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southphillyman
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"WHY DO SO MANY ANIME CHARACTERS LOOK "WHITE""


  

          

i was watching ful metal alchemist and shells in a box
first time i ever seen them and i enjoyed it
but i was just wondering why are so many characters white looking
if these films are made and wrote in japan?
like are these custom built for the american market
and the *real* anime has japanese characters
or are all anime shows filled wit white ppl
do any have black ppl?

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WHY DO SO MANY ANIME CHARACTERS LOOK "WHITE" [View all] , southphillyman, Mon Jan-09-06 12:34 PM
 
Subject Author Message Date ID
anglo american fetishism
Jan 09th 2006
1
cosign. and the self hate..they think 'big eyes' are sexy....
Jan 09th 2006
2
SMH INDEED
Sep 03rd 2006
50
how are blacks portrayed?
Jan 09th 2006
6
fuckin mr. popo from dragon ball z
Jan 10th 2006
21
Always thought mr Popo was Indian cause of the turban...
Jan 10th 2006
28
Mr. Popo ain't BLACK.
Jan 10th 2006
33
mr. popo's a Djinn..
Jan 12th 2006
43
popo probably means darkie or something in japanese
Jan 11th 2006
36
      RE: popo probably means darkie or something in japanese
Jan 12th 2006
46
There are SOME decent portrayals, like in Cowboy Bebop:
Sep 04th 2006
59
      there's also tousen, the blind guy in bleach
Sep 04th 2006
60
      ^^Knows^^
Sep 04th 2006
61
      Are Yoruichi and Caska "Black" persay...?
Sep 04th 2006
63
           I've not seen either of those 2 animes yet
Sep 04th 2006
65
                I have, but I'm asking to see where you are drawing the line...
Sep 04th 2006
68
                     Like I said,
Sep 04th 2006
69
                          RE: Like I said,
Sep 04th 2006
74
                          tousen is definitely black, nigga has an afro in his flashback
Sep 04th 2006
75
cosignature. n/m
Sep 04th 2006
54
they don't...
Jan 09th 2006
3
^^^ i ain't buying this ^^^
Jan 09th 2006
4
RE: ^^^ i ain't buying this ^^^
Jan 09th 2006
7
C'mon though...
Jan 09th 2006
9
RE: C'mon though...
Jan 09th 2006
15
small eyes don't work in animation
Sep 03rd 2006
51
this is the right answer
Jan 10th 2006
29
post over.
Jan 10th 2006
30
This is correct.
Jan 10th 2006
34
these answers are pure crap
Jan 11th 2006
40
RE: WHY DO SO MANY ANIME CHARACTERS LOOK "WHITE"
Jan 09th 2006
5
I use to think the same think until I read this, dude breaks it down
Jan 09th 2006
8
applause
Jan 09th 2006
11
A nice artsy, fartsy article about nothing.
Jan 09th 2006
12
wow, not hardley the guy couldn't break it down more simple
Jan 09th 2006
14
Jedi mind trick
Jan 10th 2006
32
The Long version of what i said earlier.
Jan 09th 2006
16
basically, yeah. the problem is less with them than with us
Jan 09th 2006
17
OK,now read this article which solidly refutes that guy's whole argument
Jan 09th 2006
18
      READ THIS
Jan 10th 2006
24
      oh shit! another layer to the onion.
Jan 10th 2006
25
Politically Correct - See Astroboy...but the real answer
Jan 09th 2006
10
Yup. We need not complicate this one.
Jan 09th 2006
13
um this is not true:
Sep 04th 2006
57
The shit looks REAL ridiculous
Jan 09th 2006
19
Because japanese idolize white people especially blonde hair
Jan 09th 2006
20
super saiyan = crazy cracker with nukes. think about it.
Jan 10th 2006
22
RE: Because japanese idolize white people especially blonde hair
Jan 12th 2006
47
DBGT is more than a decade old, as is Nadia, another anime w/a black cha...
Sep 03rd 2006
52
it's pretty obvious when you see how they portray chinese in mangas
Jan 10th 2006
23
I currently live in Japan
Jan 10th 2006
26
Golden Half.
Jan 10th 2006
27
      RE: Golden Half.
Jan 10th 2006
31
ayo I don't think southphilly really even cares anymore lol
Jan 10th 2006
35
posts 3 & 8 are bullshit-- stop lying
Jan 11th 2006
37
pic of 2 japanese and a korean
Jan 11th 2006
38
      you went to csudh?
Jan 11th 2006
39
      This reflects Japan's imperialist mentality IMO though
Jan 12th 2006
41
even IF the rationalization in post 3 is correct-which i doubt
Jan 12th 2006
42
A fucking Men!!!!!
Jan 12th 2006
48
a lot of studios and artists nowadays are straying away from it..
Jan 12th 2006
44
I remember one black dude
Jan 12th 2006
45
ARCHIVE.
Sep 03rd 2006
49
Please Archive
Sep 03rd 2006
53
I've always wondered that..........
Sep 04th 2006
55
I've always wondered that..........
Sep 04th 2006
56
because japanese people want to be white.
Sep 04th 2006
58
Their culture supresses individuality...
Sep 04th 2006
64
      Hey, I told my uncle about this post (well and this thread in general)
Sep 04th 2006
70
           Whoops, wasn't trying to say they teach being "white" in school...
Sep 04th 2006
72
Why do you think they look White?
Sep 04th 2006
62
Lack of outside cultural awareness is their biggest problem...
Sep 04th 2006
66
Many of their characters have straight black hair
Sep 04th 2006
67
      True but when you get into the "cute" or "sexy" aesthetic...
Sep 04th 2006
71
           No doubt, their hair says a lot
Sep 04th 2006
73
RE: SEE POST 18
Sep 05th 2006
77
cowboy bebop had lots of ethnic groups
Sep 05th 2006
76

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