Again, I recently witnessed this kind of questions “Why anime characters are white?”.
The reason why I ask this question is because most of Japanese never think anime characters are white people. Because I can read Japanese forum and live there. But many questions are submitted in English forums like this.
Why do the anime characters don’t look like japanese people?http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;…
and this
Why do anime characters always look caucasian?http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;…
and I found many Youtube videos insisting “anime characters are Caucasian”, many and many…
They are nonsense because I know Japanese common people’s reactions. Most of them are just surprised and laughed, for the question. “Are you okay?”,”Caucasians are insane.”
I wish all you can read Japanese and live here, you would realize anime characters are just a fantasy drawings, which are idealized as Japanese ideal* plus commic sense(random hair and random color and various character set-ups).
(*You can see what kind of outlook Japanese love in Japanese idols. For example, AKB48 or Visual kei singers, try google http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/im…http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/im…
We suppose anime characters’ nationality as their set-ups in stories, most of them are Japanese or alien who come from some wonderful country or a world..
I know white young people’s beauty(Japanse don’t say cute) and know their popularity in Japan, but it is not so much..it means white youth are not for Japanese to prior them to Japanese adult or teen stars, also white youth don’t have enough power to be anime characters eliminating Japanese self-conciousness. I mean they are just niche.(very sorry to be mean but I like their appearances too)
I am here to warn its pitifulness for SOME white people saying “We are envied much by Japanese people”…
I admit to some extent, but don’t you misunderstand anime and Japanese culture much?
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Why White People Easily Believe Japanese Anime Characters Are Them?
Posted on March 14, 2013.
I’m white (from Europe) but I never thought about this. Manga is usually white and black anyways so people can’t really say what race is the character but in anime they probably think they should be “yellow” because some idiots think Asian people are really yellow…
The preferences however are alwys different and what is popular in other cultures doesn’t have to be popular in Japan and vice versa. Just like Visual Kei artists, even though they might be popular in Japan caucasian people love them too (me included) but that doesn’t mean it applies for whole country.
animes are not meant to be Japanese or anything. It’s usually all just ideas or what people(creator/watcher) wanted to have that they don’t have. Things that usually never existed in this/their world. Like big eyes let say, most anime characters have bigger eyes, Japanese and most Asians(specially East Asia) have smaller eyes. And alot of any other imaginary things. Most of it are all just an imaginations and alot of people are getting into it maybe b’coz they have similar interest as what the anime character has.
WE DON’T COMPARE LOOKS for anime characters, WE COMPARE EMOTIONS, BEHAVIOR, ATTITUDE, STORY, MUSIC, ART.
EVERY HUMAN BEEING IS THE SAME when it comes to LIFE ! it doesn’t matter if we are black, white or yellow or something else, we all share SAME mistakes, SAME feelings, simmilar attitude, simmilar choices in life, simmilar situations, simmilar love, simmilar tragedy or happiness or sadness or angst….
you don’t need to think about anime like its reality, cause reality is created upon yourself and your belief what is reality for you!?
anime is just a TEACHING material which can help in your life by lecturing you, feeling RELAXED relieved, or just as FUN to make your brain at ease sometimes with good stuff.
and also not all japanese have the same thoughts about anime, for someone its ridiculous fantasy thing, for someone else its drawn life of somebody, also like in western or american world.
also in anime you have western and black people: East of Eden, Durarara etc…
and it doesn’t matter, most of those who watch anime knows that japanese are main protagonists.
I think you missunderstand the whole point of watching and understanding anime.
also don’t comapre those who love popularities with those who appreciate anime art, I am not talking about obsession, just about appreciation towards masterpiece of modern century
Lol you’re obviously so mad that anime characters don’t look japanese.
I don’t recall any race having huge googly eyes, and extremely tiny noses and mouths, along with other unusual features that most anime characters have. (not all, some are drawn more realistically but still doesn’t resemble the japanese people you love so much lol)