This always struck me as odd. Anime comes from Japan (I’m told term “Anime” is an portmanteau of “Japan” and “Animation”) but only once in a while do the characters actually look like the Japanese people that draw them. Many are blond, in fact; Cloud (Final Fantasy) or Vash (TriGun) are good examples. It seems to me [based on my own observations] that most Anime characters look Caucasian. That seems odd since Japan’s been animating for years and years but Anime has only been picked up by the United States since the 80’s or so. The classic Anime characters don’t seem to have any of the Asian characteristics from which they originate. Am I right or totally confused? I’m not a HUGE consumer of Anime, but that detail always stuck out like a sore thumb to me. Can anyone shed some light on the matter for me?
2007-01-05
14:54:33
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