Tag: jpop
Are anime characters caucasian or japanese
by admin on Sep.15, 2009, under japanese animation
try googling Do anime characters look caucasian and you’d be surprised how many hits you get. Some people consider it a serious enough issue that they write formal academic papers on it
how about you? Do you think that they look japanese or caucasian?
it’s a bit fast. Just pause it from time to time so you can read the subtitles
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I’m not arguing that the characters are definitely japanese and definitely not white as most characters are ambigious enough to be interpreted as any race
It may seem like i’m overanalyzing anime but this is actually a response to those who are overanalyzing anime.
like these people:
http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=181650
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080722054903AACVpOd
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=928790&topic=47581011
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080226011142AAKJiky
Here’s an academic paper analyzing the japanese people’s self image based on anime
http://www.focusanthro.org/archive/2007-2008/saunders07-08.pdf
Here’s an article on newsweek “Is japan becoming less Japanese”
http://www.meiwasuisan.com/yt/bin/img/sougou/12377354020024.jpg
Basically some people think that the japanese have a warped self image and they base this conclusion on the fact that anime characters look caucasian to them.
In this video, i argue that the characters may not necessarily look white to everybody and so any conclusion based on the fact that they look caucasian is poorly grounded.
also, I said that asians are good at cosplay but i never said that white people are bad at cosplay.
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Update may 18 2009:
I wont be answering any more questions as Ive gotten a lot already and most of them are the same. So heres a generic reply to the most common questions Ive been getting:
Anime characters aren’t anatomically accurate. If youd try to measure the difference the eye sizes of different races, the difference wouldnt usually be greater than a millimeter. You cant expect these measurements to be accurately reflected in anime, even the more realistic ones.
The only way you can definitively make a character look like a specific race is by exaggerating stereotypical features. These exaggerations are more common in mangga and in older, less politically correct anime. david rice of neogami neuro had very stereotypical features in the mangga which were toned down a little bit in the anime.
http://nougamineuro.wikia.com/wiki/David_Rice
If they do need to exaggerate features its usually the nose and the facial shape. I never suggested that small eyes are a stereotypical trait of whites to the Japanese animators. My point was that large eyes arent a stereotypical trait of whites for the Japanese animators. When whites are represented in anime they either have smaller eyes or eyes that are the same size. They never make the eyes stereotypically bigger than other races when they draw whites.
Heres an interesting article on how and when stereotypes are used by the japanese.
http://www.matt-thorn.com/mangagaku/faceoftheother.html
The point of the video is not to prove absolutely that anime characters are Japanese or east asian. As I said before, they usually look ambiguous enough to be interpreted as any race. And there are anime that are set in Europe where the characters are mostly white. The point is to disprove the argument that most anime characters are drawn to look Caucasian (even those that arent supposed to be Caucasian) and that the Japanese have a secret desire to be white because of this.
The premise itself is flawed so any conclusion you derive from it is poorly grounded. There is no reason to ume that they were intentionally drawn to look Caucasian. Racial characteristics aside, most of them live in japan, have Japanese names, Japanese hairstyles, japanse fashion etc. if you ask the average japanese person why most anime characters look caucasian, theyd give you a baffled look because the characters dont look Caucasian to them at all.
This video doesnt advocate racism. Its actually against racism. Ignore the asian supremacist comments, especially from proudasianguy. Im not on their side and I mark them down whenever I can. Im not attacking whites or any other race in this video. Im attacking whites who have a Eurocentric view of the world, who think that everyone wants to look white. If you dont have such a view of the world then you have no reason to be offended.
BTW the song is namida mokou by stereopony
Duration : 0:6:57
Rurouni Kenshin OST1 – The Last Wolf Suite
by admin on Sep.01, 2009, under kenshin
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The Last Wolf Suite
ANIME: Rurouni Kenshin
OST: Rurouni Kenshin(1994)
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Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story (るろうに剣心 明治剣客浪漫譚, Rurōni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Romantan?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki with an anime adaptation. The story is set during a fictional early Meiji period in Japan. The English-language versions of the OVAs as well the film is released as Samurai X, although the original title was included in the DVD releases. The story is about a fictional assin named Himura Kenshin, formerly known as the “Hitokiri Battōsai” (人斬り抜刀斎, “Hitokiri Battōsai”?). kenshin later grieves for all the lives he has taken, and vows that he will never kill again.
The manga originally appeared in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump from September 2, 1994, to November 4, 1999. The complete work consists of 28 tankōbon volumes which have sold over 47 million copies in Japan as of 2007. The United States release of the manga has been completed by Viz Media. Rurouni Kenshin is subtitled “Wandering Samurai” in some English releases, as a rough translation of “Rurouni.”
Writer Kaoru Shizuka has written an official Rurouni Kenshin novel titled Voyage to the Moon World. The novel has been translated by Viz and distributed in the United States and Canada.
Source:wikipedia.org
Duration : 0:6:47
quaff – J-rock band 11
by admin on Aug.09, 2009, under japanese animation
Quaff appears in anime USA!!
Hyatt Regency Crystal City
Arlington, Virginia
November 20-22, 2009
What’s Anime USA?
In 1999 AnimeUSA began as a northern Virginia convention started by fans, and in 2004 become a non-profit educational organization. Our mission is to educate the public about and promote Japanese arts and popular culture. As in the beginning, we remain a convention of fans, by fans, and for fans.
■Anime USA
http://www.animeusa.org/
■myspace
http://www.myspace.com/quaffjapan
Duration : 0:4:40
Inuyasha OST 2 – Inuyasha Renga
by admin on Aug.03, 2009, under inuyasha
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Inuyasha Renga
anime: Inuyasha
OST: Inuyasha OST 2 (2000)
[audio]
InuYasha (犬夜叉, InuYasha), full title InuYasha, a Feudal Fairy Tale (戦国御伽草子 犬夜叉, Sengoku Otogizōshi InuYasha?, lit. “Warring-States Fairy-Tale Book: InuYasha”) (romanized as inuyasha in Japan and sometimes Inuyasha), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It premiered in Weekly Shōnen Sunday on November 13, 1996 and concluded on June 18, 2008. The series follows a time-traveling middle school student, a half-demon, a lecherous monk, a fox demon, a demon slayer, and a nekomata during the Sengoku period as they seek to find all the fragments of the Jewel of Four Souls (Shikon no Tama) and to keep them out of the hands of evildoers, especially Naraku.
The manga was adapted into a 167 episode anime series produced by Sunrise. Masashi Ikeda directed the first forty-four episodes, while Yasunao Aoki directed the remainder of the series. InuYasha premiered on Yomiuri TV in Japan on October 16, 2000 and ran until September 13, 2004. The television run of the anime ceased without a conclusion to the story.
In 2002, the manga won the Shogakukan Manga Award for best shōnen title of the year.
Source: wikipedia.org
Duration : 0:7:33
Inuyasha OST 1 – Fate and Love
by admin on Jul.29, 2009, under inuyasha
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Fate and Love
Anime: Inuyasha
OST: Inuyasha OST 1 (2000)
[audio]
InuYasha (犬夜叉, inuyasha), full title InuYasha, a Feudal Fairy Tale (戦国御伽草子 犬夜叉, Sengoku Otogizōshi InuYasha?, lit. “Warring-States Fairy-Tale Book: InuYasha”) (romanized as INUYASHA in Japan and sometimes Inuyasha), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It premiered in Weekly Shōnen Sunday on November 13, 1996 and concluded on June 18, 2008. The series follows a time-traveling middle school student, a half-demon, a lecherous monk, a fox demon, a demon slayer, and a nekomata during the Sengoku period as they seek to find all the fragments of the Jewel of Four Souls (Shikon no Tama) and to keep them out of the hands of evildoers, especially Naraku.
The manga was adapted into a 167 episode anime series produced by Sunrise. Masashi Ikeda directed the first forty-four episodes, while Yasunao Aoki directed the remainder of the series. InuYasha premiered on Yomiuri TV in Japan on October 16, 2000 and ran until September 13, 2004. The television run of the anime ceased without a conclusion to the story.
In 2002, the manga won the Shogakukan Manga Award for best shōnen title of the year.
Source: wikipedia.org
Duration : 0:3:3
Escaflowne Original Sound Track – Into GAEA
by admin on Jul.27, 2009, under escaflowne
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Into GAEA
ANIME:Escaflowne
OST: Escaflowne(1996)
[audio]
The Vision of Escaflowne (天空のエスカフローネ, Tenkū no Esukafurōne?, lit. Escaflowne of the Heavens) is a 26-episode anime television series produced by Sunrise Studios and directed by Kazuki Akane. It premiered in Japan on April 2, 1996 on TV Tokyo, with the final episode airing on September 24, 1996. Sony’s anime satellite channel, Animax also aired the series, both in Japan and on its various worldwide networks, including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, South Asia. The series is licensed for Region 1 release by Bandai Entertainment.
Deliberately blending elements both shōnen and shōjo genres, the series follows a teenage high school girl named Hitomi, who finds herself pulled from Earth to the planet Gaea when a boy named Van appears on the high school track while battling a dragon. In Gaea, she is caught in the middle of a war as the Zaibach empire attempts to take over Gaea. Van, fallen king of the kingdom of Fanelia, with aid from Allen, a knight from the kingdom of Asturia, struggles to stop Zaibach using his mystical mech Escaflowne. Hitomi, whose fortune telling powers blossom in Gaea, discovers she is the key to awakening Escaflowne and to stopping Zaibach’s plans.
While the anime series was in production, two very different manga retellings were also developed and released: a shōnen version of the story entitled The Vision of Escaflowne and a shōjo retelling titled HITOMI – The Vision of escaflowne. In 1997, a third manga adaptation, the single volume Escaflowne – Energist’s Memories was released. The story is novelized in a series of six light novels by Yumiko Tsukamoto, Hajime Yatate, and Shoji Kawamori. A movie adaptation, Escaflowne: The Movie was released on June 24, 2000, but bears only a basic resemblance to the original series. Four CD soundtracks and a drama CD have also been released in relation to the series.
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Duration : 0:2:41
Inuyasha OST 2 – Kikyo’s Heart
by admin on Jul.21, 2009, under inuyasha
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Kikyo’s Heart
Anime: Inuyasha
OST: Inuyasha OST 2 (2000)
[audio]
InuYasha (犬夜叉, InuYasha), full title InuYasha, a Feudal Fairy Tale (戦国御伽草子 犬夜叉, Sengoku Otogizōshi InuYasha?, lit. “Warring-States Fairy-Tale Book: inuyasha“) (romanized as INUYASHA in Japan and sometimes Inuyasha), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It premiered in Weekly Shōnen Sunday on November 13, 1996 and concluded on June 18, 2008. The series follows a time-traveling middle school student, a half-demon, a lecherous monk, a fox demon, a demon slayer, and a nekomata during the Sengoku period as they seek to find all the fragments of the Jewel of Four Souls (Shikon no Tama) and to keep them out of the hands of evildoers, especially Naraku.
The manga was adapted into a 167 episode anime series produced by Sunrise. Masashi Ikeda directed the first forty-four episodes, while Yasunao Aoki directed the remainder of the series. InuYasha premiered on Yomiuri TV in Japan on October 16, 2000 and ran until September 13, 2004. The television run of the anime ceased without a conclusion to the story.
In 2002, the manga won the Shogakukan Manga Award for best shōnen title of the year.
Source: wikipedia.org
Duration : 0:3:0
Inuyasha OST 1 – Longing
by admin on Jul.13, 2009, under inuyasha
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Longing
Anime: inuyasha
OST: Inuyasha OST 1 (2000)
[audio]
InuYasha (犬夜叉, InuYasha), full title InuYasha, a Feudal Fairy Tale (戦国御伽草子 犬夜叉, Sengoku Otogizōshi InuYasha?, lit. “Warring-States Fairy-Tale Book: InuYasha”) (romanized as INUYASHA in Japan and sometimes Inuyasha), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It premiered in Weekly Shōnen Sunday on November 13, 1996 and concluded on June 18, 2008. The series follows a time-traveling middle school student, a half-demon, a lecherous monk, a fox demon, a demon slayer, and a nekomata during the Sengoku period as they seek to find all the fragments of the Jewel of Four Souls (Shikon no Tama) and to keep them out of the hands of evildoers, especially Naraku.
The manga was adapted into a 167 episode anime series produced by Sunrise. Masashi Ikeda directed the first forty-four episodes, while Yasunao Aoki directed the remainder of the series. InuYasha premiered on Yomiuri TV in Japan on October 16, 2000 and ran until September 13, 2004. The television run of the anime ceased without a conclusion to the story.
In 2002, the manga won the Shogakukan Manga Award for best shōnen title of the year.
Source: wikipedia.org
Duration : 0:2:8
Inuyasha OST 1 – Kagome and Inuyasha
by admin on Jul.12, 2009, under inuyasha
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Kagome and Inuyasha
Anime: inuyasha
OST: Inuyasha OST 1 (2000)
[audio]
InuYasha (犬夜叉, InuYasha), full title InuYasha, a Feudal Fairy Tale (戦国御伽草子 犬夜叉, Sengoku Otogizōshi InuYasha?, lit. “Warring-States Fairy-Tale Book: InuYasha”) (romanized as INUYASHA in Japan and sometimes Inuyasha), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It premiered in Weekly Shōnen Sunday on November 13, 1996 and concluded on June 18, 2008. The series follows a time-traveling middle school student, a half-demon, a lecherous monk, a fox demon, a demon slayer, and a nekomata during the Sengoku period as they seek to find all the fragments of the Jewel of Four Souls (Shikon no Tama) and to keep them out of the hands of evildoers, especially Naraku.
The manga was adapted into a 167 episode anime series produced by Sunrise. Masashi Ikeda directed the first forty-four episodes, while Yasunao Aoki directed the remainder of the series. InuYasha premiered on Yomiuri TV in Japan on October 16, 2000 and ran until September 13, 2004. The television run of the anime ceased without a conclusion to the story.
In 2002, the manga won the Shogakukan Manga Award for best shōnen title of the year.
Source: wikipedia.org
Duration : 0:3:23
Inuyasha OST 1 – Exterminator, Sango
by admin on Jul.07, 2009, under inuyasha
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Exterminator, Sango
Anime: Inuyasha
OST: Inuyasha OST 1 (2000)
[audio]
InuYasha (犬夜叉, InuYasha), full title InuYasha, a Feudal Fairy Tale (戦国御伽草子 犬夜叉, Sengoku Otogizōshi InuYasha?, lit. “Warring-States Fairy-Tale Book: InuYasha”) (romanized as INUYASHA in Japan and sometimes Inuyasha), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It premiered in Weekly Shōnen Sunday on November 13, 1996 and concluded on June 18, 2008. The series follows a time-traveling middle school student, a half-demon, a lecherous monk, a fox demon, a demon slayer, and a nekomata during the Sengoku period as they seek to find all the fragments of the Jewel of Four Souls (Shikon no Tama) and to keep them out of the hands of evildoers, especially Naraku.
The manga was adapted into a 167 episode anime series produced by Sunrise. Masashi Ikeda directed the first forty-four episodes, while Yasunao Aoki directed the remainder of the series. inuyasha premiered on Yomiuri TV in Japan on October 16, 2000 and ran until September 13, 2004. The television run of the anime ceased without a conclusion to the story.
In 2002, the manga won the Shogakukan Manga Award for best shōnen title of the year.
Source: wikipedia.org
Duration : 0:3:45
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