Odd Question

Flame Sage · Post by **Flame Sage** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 4:39 pm

my sis was watching .hack//Sign and brought up a odd (but true) question..
If this TV show is ANIME then why dont we see all japenese people in it?
And all the other shows? Since there from Japan how come we get English lookin people!?

Xebexz · Post by **Xebexz** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 7:25 pm

It's an international game, and althoguh most of the characters live in Japan, they don't need to have a japanese character skin, who said that was required..? -_^

thedudewhosadude · Post by **thedudewhosadude** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 8:01 pm

"So you brought him to the station because he dosen't look Japanese enough??" --Neo Ranga. Some Anime make a point of races ^^. However, this thread also exist somewhere else....

Flame Sage · Post by **Flame Sage** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 8:52 pm

well I mean in ALL anime.

Duskino · Post by **Duskino** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 9:10 pm

Well, I honestly don't think the anime style was intended to make people look Japanese. n.n;

CRtwenty · Post by **CRtwenty** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 9:32 pm

It's just a style... there are very few animes where the people in them actually look asian... and when you add in the fact that many of them have unnatural hair colors, they don't look much like anybody!

The searcher of souls · Fri Oct 03, 2003 9:34 pm

They(the poeple who make it)don't care how the poeple look as long as they can get millions of people to watch it and buy the toys and games. They are very good at that.

CRtwenty · Post by **CRtwenty** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 9:38 pm

And, your point is? I have no problem with it, and they don't seem to either. You don't see people protesting in Japan because their cartoons don't look like them...

The searcher of souls · Fri Oct 03, 2003 9:44 pm

My point is they don't care either as long as they make money. They're character could be deformed monkey as long as they make money they make money they're happy.

Duskino · Post by **Duskino** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 9:47 pm

What? That's like saying artists' and writers only do their thing because they want money. Not true.

While some BSed anime out there might be for that purpose, I think what you said is not true.

The searcher of souls · Fri Oct 03, 2003 9:51 pm

I'm sorry today is not a good day for me girlfriend dumped me so I'm sorry.

Flame Sage · Post by **Flame Sage** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 9:54 pm

heh poor guy....
anyway...
Well I mean still...... if there not any real RACE then like......
When you see people do things.. they ... act.. like..
yeah...

Duskino · Post by **Duskino** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 9:56 pm

The searcher of souls wrote:I'm sorry today is not a good day for me girlfriend dumped me so I'm sorry.

Well, I can't say my day has been roses and sunshine either, but be logical at least ~_~;

Cobweb · Post by **Cobweb** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 11:29 pm

Some anime have characters drawn to look Japanese. Not many, it's true, but some ... (thinks hard) Jin-Roh. Some of Studio Ghibli's work, especially Grave of the Fireflies. Millenium Actress. Even Digimon, kinda (maybe it's just the eyes).
The more modern shows and movies often include characters that don't look Japanese for a reason: they're *not.* Often anime will take place in locations other than Japan, from America to Italy to Jupiter. Surely you must have noticed this?

RayJNT · Post by **RayJNT** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 1:51 am

You also have the fact that the to the japanese culture, big eyes are a sign of innosence, so the art style is very much influenced by that facial characteristic (which most japanese dont have)