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May 6, 2:05 PM
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Recently I wrote my review of Kijin Gentoushou, and a fragment of it caught my attention:
thewiru said:
Though I know that much of book one was cut and the source material is likely better, much of the anime's episode one made it feel... Korean? That mostly come from my negative image of Korean works, but once it started with the ultra-violence between demons while they acted in less reasonable ways than a Newtype in the Gundam universe, it REALLY felt that it was going into the "OP protagonist edgefest" realm. Luckily, I couldn't have been more wrong!

The thing is: I don't really watch or read Korean stuff, so this was mostly me talking in the "generic" sense (Please read: Are you an "anime (generic)" or an "anime (specific)" person?) of what I imagine it to be, based in a mixture of surface contact with it (I don't like it's artstyles or the webtoon format) and people telling me most of it is copies of Solo Leveling or softcorn-porn-but-not-really-because-porn-is-illegal-in-Korea in ways that Narou couldn't DREAM to become.

The thing is... am I not being an asshole? I would be pretty pissed if someone who knew nothing about anime started writing "This feels anime", so I think that what I'm doing here is wrong... yet at the same time I felt happiness when I discovered that Saikyou no Ousama Nidome no Jinsei wa Nani wo Suru was a disaster, though I guess that one was in part because of it's fanbase being annoying.

When it comes to chinese stuff, I have even less of an argument. I unironically stopped hating it when I thought about it for five minutes and realized "Wait, why do I even hate that? I have, like, zero reasons for doing so.".
The only conclusion I came to is that most likely around 2016-2019 there was a Donghua with good animation (Likely Mo Dao Zu Shi) and I hated anitubers glazing it with comments such as "The future of anime will be Chinese, this is better than anything from the last season". At some point I forgot that experience, but my subconscious didn't forget the feeling of disgust.
May 6, 2:06 PM
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I feel most chinese and Korean stuff I see are more so made for women so I do not watch much.
May 6, 2:12 PM
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No, i'm pretty neutral on Chinese and Korean stuff.
May 6, 2:15 PM
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Korean stuff is fine, but I'm biased against CCP censorship.
May 6, 3:03 PM
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No.
thewiru said:
am I not being an asshole
. . . Yes. It is probably lack of sampling. If I were to start following anime now, I would probably pick a shit power isekai or a big robot 70's show too at random.

For chinese, I have found that https://myanimelist.net/anime/37396/Shikioriori was amazing. I know most of their stuff in here is urban fantasy with big fights and historical/wuxia with big fights.
For korean, I know winter sonata, https://myanimelist.net/anime/42004/Super_Secret and https://myanimelist.net/anime/43684/Semi_wa_Magic_Cube exist. So it is not all Isekai, mmorpg propaganda like https://myanimelist.net/anime/417/Ragnar%C3%B6k_The_Animation and solo leveling.
A fast search gives me Closers, Alien Stage, Beauty Water and 대장금 (We don't seem to have this one in MAL, or I am too dumb to find). That would be interesting to watch, at least in concepts.
May 6, 3:13 PM
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I've read and enjoyed tons of manhwa over the last few years (mostly in the webtoon format, but not all). It took some getting used to after a couple of decades of reading manga, but once I did, it was fine. I've also watched dozens of Korean dramas. I don't think I've ever seen any Korean animation (since Japanese produced anime based on Korean content doesn't count), but I wouldn't hesitate to watch it only because it was Korean (just like I wouldn't hesitate to watch animation from any other country).

They're not better than Japanese works, but also not worse, in my opinion. Like anything else, Korean stuff ranges from terrible to excellent.

I have less experience with Chinese stuff, but I've enjoyed the little I've watched/read, and I'd definitely be open to more.
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May 6, 3:18 PM
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I'm biased against Chinese stuff because their bullpup rifle is kinda meh (according to Canadians who have access to it)
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May 6, 3:28 PM
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I don't think I could ever get into something that uses a long strip format, but that's not an inherent part of manhwa. I enjoyed Solo Leveling, although I do think it's a bit overrated. And I'm open to donghua. I enjoyed The Daily Life of the Immortal King, have plans to watch Link Click and To Be Hero X eventually, and will probably give a chance to Lord of the Mysteries.

I'm aware some people don't like donghua because they don't like the way the Chinese language sounds compared to Japanese, but I watch dubbed anyway.
May 6, 4:04 PM
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I've never watched an aeni, but I actually like a lot of Korean and Chinese stuff like manhwa and manhua, webnovels, k-dramas, I used to be a k-pop fan... They are like anything else. Lots of low to average quality stuff with some good to great ones mixed in.

I have some preferences. I'm not a fan of 3D donghua for example. But the only Chinese or Korean pop culture stuff I think I'm truly biased against is Chinese live action with wuxia or xianxia theme.
May 6, 4:10 PM
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I've liked Aeon Flux and Galerians (Chinfa Kang is Korean), so I do like Korean works. Like @Zarutaku said though, I'm not a fan of CCP censorship or overtly nationalistic themes presented in their works.

I'm a bit more partial to Japanese works because they've been more open to worldwide settings and themes. Those have always interested me.
May 6, 4:56 PM

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I don't have much experience with Chinese stuff, mostly because I find their language too mushy and too raw to enjoy it. Even Kizuna AI spamming meow-s in a song didn't convince me otherwise.

Also biais -but flip it over- with Korean stuff, all my experiences with Korean stuff have been positive. For anime specifically, Elsword's game and anime are fully produced by Korea and I enjoyed it a lot. There is also the currently popular Solo Leveling anime - despite being made by the skilled Japanese studio A-1 Pictures, the anime wouldn't be this good without the original material giving a solid basis.

Not gonna lie though, the sheer amount and diversity Japanese anime has to offer makes it hard for any contender. But still giving a fair shot at any Chinese or Korean stuff - because why not?
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May 6, 5:08 PM

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I have not watch that many Korean or Chinese but I'm alright with because I watch some of their early anime during the 2000s I love the Korean anime lemon game that was good so I have no complain about them

Korea Chinese or Japan dosen't matter is the story is good.
May 7, 6:50 PM
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Maybe a bit when it comes to webtoons (note not manhwa, e.g. Keum-suk Kim's works look right up my alley) and the abundance of Chinese fantasy CG shows, but this is in the same sense as a bias against isekai, because of how much generic stuff comes out (not that isekai is inherently bad, nor that there aren't any good isekai). I've seen plenty of excellent Chinese and Korean animation, and believe good works have the potential to come from anywhere.
May 7, 7:20 PM

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No, I'm the same towards them as I am with anime, only watch what I want, rate accordingly to what I think about them, that's it.
May 7, 8:08 PM

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I don't enjoy most Chinese stuff/donghua. But the ones that I enjoy, I find to be really good. Hell, Dahufa is in my top 10 for a reason. I just wish they stopped releasing mostly xianxa (and to a lesser extent, wuxia) works. That, and anything too derivative from Romance of the Three Kingdoms and/or Journey to the West, that gets old quick.

Regarding Korean works/aeni, I don't think I've watched anything other than some ONA(?) shorts here and there. I'm more familiar with their manhwa catalogue. Which even then, I don't really check out much nowadays, since I despise the quick phone scrolling format of it. But there's some works I remember fondly over the years, like Kiss Wood.

Overall, more misses from Korean and Chinese works than Japanese. But it's not all that bad, and in some cases, I enjoy them more than most anime/manga. Now, am I biased against such works? I guess so, since I don't venture out to discover aeni much, while many donghua looks like some stupid ancient chinese mythology. But if the series pops out and it looks unique enough? I'll give it a shot, no hesitation.
May 7, 8:53 PM
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I enjoy shows from different countries, all the same, doesn't matter where they're from or if it's animated or live action. A good story is a good story; years of sinophobia and praise for Japanese-only things have taught me how difficult or frustrating it is when people base everything on superficial information.

How can the human race advance as a species when all we do is fear each other or disregard stuff from other countries, when all people do is believe everything they see on the internet without doing their own extensive research from multiple angles?
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May 7, 9:34 PM

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I don't have bias towards any medium, that doesn't really make sense in my opinion. Like donghua and aeni are technically the same product as anime, just from a different country of origin. Having bias towards genres makes a lot more sense tho. Like if someone says that they don't like romance animes (or shows in general) that does make sense, because most shows from that genre have similar tropes or characters that some people may or may not dislike.
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May 7, 10:53 PM

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It's weird to use the word "biased" when it comes to your preferences regards your own personal hobbies. It's simply whether you're interested in something or not. Again, it's not that deep. Feeling disgust because of some comments online seems excessive, too. Actions of a fanbase shouldn't really affect how you enjoy something.

As for your question, assuming you do mean "biased" towards, and not against, I suppose I'm probably more into Chinese/Korean media than most having lived in both places for periods of time. I do listen to a lot of Chinese (and Japanese for that matter) music, but not so much Korean nowadays. Live-action television, I've had periods of being into each country's almost equally. I'm open to animation from all three places, but obviously, Japan produces high quality shows at a far greater volume than the other two, but I wouldn't be dismissive of the growth of the industry in those places, it's just they make up a small percentage of what I view.
May 7, 10:55 PM
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Korean probably yes, as I do love their culture and many forms of their media. Chinese I pretty much only like their food, and technology parts I guess.
May 7, 10:57 PM

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Not really. I genuinely enjoy various Korean and Chinese media I consume. Chinese with the Nezha movies, Korean with Webtoons like God of High School and K Drama like Squid Games, Parasite, and Black Knight.
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May 8, 1:14 AM

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I tried to avoid Chinese products in general, because of political reasons.
I'm completely fine with Korean products.
May 8, 1:46 AM

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Kinda, yeah. It's just that I've had years and years to get used to Japanese anime, their culture, their language, their personalities, tropes, expressions, everything. I've been a fan of the stuff since I was a child and have poured years of my life into almost every aspect of knowing the soul of their works and everything.

Then in recent years this stuff from Korea and China comes out, and while I'm sure it's good, maybe even amazing, I'm just not familiar with it at all. It feels like, to enjoy it anywhere near the same level as I enjoy anime and manga, I'd have to pour my everything into getting to know Chinese and Korean everything as well. It just doesn't feel like I could have the same feelings and familiarity so easily as I do for this thing that's been a huge part of me my entire life.
May 8, 4:12 AM

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At least a little. That's for the lack of exposure for sure but I'm branching out slowly to manhwa and korean/chinese animation. Mostly I like the aesthetics in japanese media more appealing so that's why I've stuck to it way more
May 10, 11:46 PM

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Not at all. In fact I’m a huge fan of Korean live action cinema.

If it’s good, then it’s good, regardless of which country it’s from.
May 11, 12:35 AM

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Neutral. Haven't heard of much from Korea (other than webtoon adaptations), but China seems to have some good stuff going on. I'd say I'm more of a Japanese anime guy, but that's probably just because I haven't seen much from Korea/China.
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May 11, 12:36 AM
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The majority will not admit it, but they are biased definitely
this is not even myanimelist anymore

May 11, 11:31 AM

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"Are you biased towards Korean and Chinese stuff?"

Kind of biased against korean stuff - not prejudice, just too lazy to learn how to navigate it. For some reason couldn't find something for me and asking its fans would inevitably direct me towards the biggest trash.
It was the same thing with the chinese stuff, but I randomly stumbled upon some decent shows and from there it was easy to find titles I would enjoy.



"with good animation (Likely Mo Dao Zu Shi)"

It has good writing too, tho the first season is unnecessary slow burn (but the information in it is quite important).



"The future of anime will be Chinese"

Which is a quite dumb claim, since it's donghua, not anime (thus PO should’ve have ignore it).

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