At times, I find it hard to believe they are Asian. If most if their eyes weren't big, they would look Asian.
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Hmm intresting.
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[url=http://youtu.be/dm5elAJKSh8?t=5m30s]White people in anime[/url][quote][b]Posted by:[/b] S0m3W31rd0 [url=http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2010/08/30/guest-post-why-do-the-japanese-draw-themselves-as-white/]I think this page sums it up pretty well[/url].[/quote]^ That also. It's just the default character. If the artist wants you to think they're white, it's pretty obvious.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] S0m3W31rd0 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] sniper09208 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] S0m3W31rd0 [url=http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2010/08/30/guest-post-why-do-the-japanese-draw-themselves-as-white/]I think this page sums it up pretty well[/url].[/quote] I still think they should look More Asian, it just makes more sense to me. [/quote] They don't need to look more Asian, they just are, it's not hard to accept, just stop looking at it through an American perspective and try seeing it from an Asian point of view. They see asian as default. Like the page I linked stated, if you draw a stick figure, most people in western countries will thinks it's a white guy, but if you showed it to a person living in Japan, they would think its an Asian guy. It's all about perspective and how we see things as default.[/quote] It's still funny since they literally lack all Asian characteristics. The only real Asian anime person I know off the top of my head is Renji Abarai. Also, no one thinks a stick person is a certain race. It's just a human. It's like a stick cow, no one really cares what color the cow is.
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Not really. I just match the characters with their surroundings, how they talk, etc etc. I mean Guts from Berserk is obviously "white", but I can't say that about Haruka from iDOLM@STER, can't I?
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My friend and I were actually talking about this topic a few days ago. We pretty much settled on that they're white (most of the time).
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They don't even look that much like people to me.
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I've always wondered why in Anime, America is always an empire?
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] S0m3W31rd0 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] sniper09208 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] S0m3W31rd0 [url=http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2010/08/30/guest-post-why-do-the-japanese-draw-themselves-as-white/]I think this page sums it up pretty well[/url].[/quote] I still think they should look More Asian, it just makes more sense to me. [/quote] They don't need to look more Asian, they just are, it's not hard to accept, just stop looking at it through an American perspective and try seeing it from an Asian point of view. They see asian as default. Like the page I linked stated, if you draw a stick figure, most people in western countries will thinks it's a white guy, but if you showed it to a person living in Japan, they would think its an Asian guy. It's all about perspective and how we see things as default.[/quote] No offence but, I still kinda disagree, but thanks anyway.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] FloodPsychologis [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Swagoth Ur [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] FloodPsychologis [url=http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/14200000/kaichou-wa-maid-sama-takumi-usui-x-misaki-ayuzawa-14267243-1280-720.jpg]1[/url] [url=http://moet.anizone.net/charicons/quark_e0fce1258a444f839887158cabf645427cc2110b.jpg]2[/url] I have known people who looked like these characters. I specifically chose them based on their similarities to real people. I've known a lot of Asian girls too, they look NOTHING like anime girls.[/quote] Damn, how have I been missing out on all the noseless women?[/quote] Obviously they are different. Anime characters do not look Asian at all and look like cartoonized white people. [/quote] I don't know about you, but I'm pretty sure white people don't have tiny noses, huge eyes, and hair and eyes the colours of the rainbow. There isn't anything white or asian in terms of appearance, but the fact that they are drawn by Japanese people in Japan for a Japanese audience kind of implies that the characters would be Japanese (unless specifically shown or stated otherwise) despite lacking any stereotypical asian features.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] S0m3W31rd0 [url=http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2010/08/30/guest-post-why-do-the-japanese-draw-themselves-as-white/]I think this page sums it up pretty well[/url].[/quote]I'm glad someone else knows about this.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Swagoth Ur [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] FloodPsychologis [url=http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/14200000/kaichou-wa-maid-sama-takumi-usui-x-misaki-ayuzawa-14267243-1280-720.jpg]1[/url] [url=http://moet.anizone.net/charicons/quark_e0fce1258a444f839887158cabf645427cc2110b.jpg]2[/url] I have known people who looked like these characters. I specifically chose them based on their similarities to real people. I've known a lot of Asian girls too, they look NOTHING like anime girls.[/quote] Damn, how have I been missing out on all the noseless women?[/quote] Obviously they are different. Anime characters do not look Asian at all and look like cartoonized white people.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] FloodPsychologis [url=http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/14200000/kaichou-wa-maid-sama-takumi-usui-x-misaki-ayuzawa-14267243-1280-720.jpg]1[/url] [url=http://moet.anizone.net/charicons/quark_e0fce1258a444f839887158cabf645427cc2110b.jpg]2[/url] I have known people who looked like these characters. I specifically chose them based on their similarities to real people. I've known a lot of Asian girls too, they look NOTHING like anime girls.[/quote] Damn, how have I been missing out on all the noseless women? [Edited on 12.11.2012 10:44 PM PST]
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] sniper09208 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] S0m3W31rd0 [url=http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2010/08/30/guest-post-why-do-the-japanese-draw-themselves-as-white/]I think this page sums it up pretty well[/url].[/quote] I still think they should look More Asian, it just makes more sense to me. [/quote] They don't need to look more Asian, they just are, it's not hard to accept, just stop looking at it through an American perspective and try seeing it from an Asian point of view. They see asian as default. Like the page I linked stated, if you draw a stick figure, most people in western countries will thinks it's a white guy, but if you showed it to a person living in Japan, they would think its an Asian guy. It's all about perspective and how we see things as default.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] sniper09208 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] S0m3W31rd0 [url=http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2010/08/30/guest-post-why-do-the-japanese-draw-themselves-as-white/]I think this page sums it up pretty well[/url].[/quote] I still think they should look More Asian, it just makes more sense to me. [/quote] Why? Characters from american cartoons rarely look like real white people either.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] SonicJohn Generic anime characters aren't really any ethnicity unless they're pointing out some sort of stereotype.[/quote] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvUSiRlKedY]Like this?[/url]
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Generic anime characters aren't really any ethnicity unless they're pointing out some sort of stereotype.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] sniper09208 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] FloodPsychologis [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] CND AAA Beef [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] FloodPsychologis They are white. Their skin, hair and eyes are white. There's an image which compares skull shape and face of both White people and asians, and shows the anime face, and it matches really well to the White girl, and not at all to the Asian girl.[/quote]Also, they're usually tall and "full breasted".[/quote] [url=http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=14bp2zp&s=6]Here[/url] Some might say it is biased, but I have seen a lot of Asian people and a lot of white people, almost no anime characters look like Asian people, even if they have long black hair and brown eyes, except for old people. However, I've seen quite plenty of characters who look like white girls drawn in anime style. For example: [url=http://media.deremoe.com.s3.amazonaws.com/deremoeWP/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/koichocoreto35-290x290.jpg]1[/url] [url=http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/18400000/B-gata-H-kei-b-gata-h-kei-18486186-704-396.jpg]2[/url] [url=http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8il9jPbGs1qkxv8to1_500.jpg]3[/url][/quote] Good pics. #1 was my fav.[/quote] Why thank you sir. [url=http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/14200000/kaichou-wa-maid-sama-takumi-usui-x-misaki-ayuzawa-14267243-1280-720.jpg]1[/url] [url=http://moet.anizone.net/charicons/quark_e0fce1258a444f839887158cabf645427cc2110b.jpg]2[/url] Done. I have known people who looked like these characters. I specifically chose them based on their similarities to real people. I've known a lot of Asian girls too, they look NOTHING like anime girls. [Edited on 12.11.2012 10:32 PM PST]
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In many Asian cultures lighter skin is more attractive. Because it showed wealth.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] S0m3W31rd0 [url=http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2010/08/30/guest-post-why-do-the-japanese-draw-themselves-as-white/]I think this page sums it up pretty well[/url].[/quote] I still think they should look More Asian, it just makes more sense to me.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Modern Designer [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] sniper09208 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Modern Designer I used to think they were white when I was little. The only Asian looking anime characters are the ones on Bleach.[/quote] I think Sasuke from Naruto does too.[/quote] I agree. [/quote] I don't think Naruto does....He has blue eyes and blond hair. Also has tan skin.
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[url=http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2010/08/30/guest-post-why-do-the-japanese-draw-themselves-as-white/]I think this page sums it up pretty well[/url].
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] FloodPsychologis [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] CND AAA Beef [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] FloodPsychologis They are white. Their skin, hair and eyes are white. There's an image which compares skull shape and face of both White people and asians, and shows the anime face, and it matches really well to the White girl, and not at all to the Asian girl.[/quote]Also, they're usually tall and "full breasted".[/quote] [url=http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=14bp2zp&s=6]Here[/url] Some might say it is biased, but I have seen a lot of Asian people and a lot of white people, almost no anime characters look like Asian people, even if they have long black hair and brown eyes, except for old people. However, I've seen quite plenty of characters who look like white girls drawn in anime style. For example: [url=http://media.deremoe.com.s3.amazonaws.com/deremoeWP/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/koichocoreto35-290x290.jpg]1[/url] [url=http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/18400000/B-gata-H-kei-b-gata-h-kei-18486186-704-396.jpg]2[/url] [url=http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8il9jPbGs1qkxv8to1_500.jpg]3[/url][/quote] Good pics. #1 was my fav.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] sniper09208 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Modern Designer I used to think they were white when I was little. The only Asian looking anime characters are the ones on Bleach.[/quote] I think Sasuke from Naruto does too.[/quote] I agree.
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[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OeRIAS-i20]no.[/url]
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They usually looks sort of cream color mixed with orange to me.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Modern Designer I used to think they were white when I was little. The only Asian looking anime characters are the ones on Bleach.[/quote] I think Sasuke from Naruto does too.