Whiteness was, and still is to a point, seen as being ideal in Japan. Women wear makeup and take beauty products to lighten their skin. The geisha of old wore white makeup and still do. This has literally been a thing since the Heian period which started back in the late 8th century. Mrs. Sebben used to be praised by her friends and co-workers for being so pale skinned and they wanted to know her secret in being so. Poor thing burns very easily and means she needs to cover up during the summer.The only way this loser has a point at all is that so many Japanese cartoons depict white people with no noses.
Demon Slayer ended up being more popular than Wonder Woman and they had to use a 1984 Reference to show us why Donald Trump is Big Brother, or something.
It is not surprising that it was more popular, the advertising and marketing for demon slayer is more effective and the fan base is larger.Demon Slayer ended up being more popular than Wonder Woman and they had to use a 1984 Reference to show us why Donald Trump is Big Brother, or something.
It made something like half a billion dollars overseas.It is not surprising that it was more popular, the advertising and marketing for demon slayer is more effective and the fan base is larger.
It isn't as much whiteness as much as it is discrimination based on skin color, China has something similar, in fact the Japanese probably took it from China, in the Heian period they were very much influenced by Chinese culture and sought to emulate them.Whiteness was, and still is to a point, seen as being ideal in Japan. Women wear makeup and take beauty products to lighten their skin. The geisha of old wore white makeup and still do. This has literally been a thing since the Heian period which started back in the late 8th century. Mrs. Sebben used to be praised by her friends and co-workers for being so pale skinned and they wanted to know her secret in being so. Poor thing burns very easily and means she needs to cover up during the summer.
Also the Japanese tend to have small noses. You can see this in manga and animu when they have a gaijin there as often times they're depicted as having larger noses to the point of sometimes being comical.
You’re on Anime News Network, and your opinion is about as invalid as your projection
It was according to ANN's deliberately mistranslated interview with the creators.View attachment 2302975
pretty sure that wasn't the message but whatever
View attachment 2302975
pretty sure that wasn't the message but whatever
More proof that they’ve never seen Hajime No Ippo. Not saying you have to have a high I.Q. to enjoy it, but Megalobox is just good fun mixed with action and drama because you’re rooting for the boxer to win.It was according to ANN's deliberately mistranslated interview with the creators.