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Anime = Secret Behind Chinese "Super Girl" Winner?




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smutchi



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 12:53 pm Reply with quote
The newspaper Chinese Daily is speculating that the recent winner of the Chinese "Super Girl" contest might have won because of her similarity to "cartoon images":

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Li Yuchun, the androgynous girl with the weakest voice of the top five, has been leading in popular votes by a huge margin throughout the season. Justifications for her appeal abound: Some say her appearance fits the ubiquitous cartoon images beloved by the younger generation.


The article (in English) can be found here.

Actually I'm just curious about your reactions and your opinions concerning that topic, because I'm not a China expert at all and don't know if anime/manga really has such a big influence on Chinese (youth) culture...
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dormcat
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:07 pm Reply with quote
smutchi wrote:
...because I'm not a China expert at all and don't know if anime/manga really has such a big influence on Chinese (youth) culture...

China is the biggest provider of anime fansubs and bootlegs in the world, and most of the market is domestic. Go figure.

Personally, I believe it was because of her cross-gender portrayal.

By the way, this thread shouldn't be in the Talkback forum.
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smutchi



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:32 pm Reply with quote
dormcat wrote:

By the way, this thread shouldn't be in the Talkback forum.


Oops Embarassed I didn't mean to post it here, I actually wanted to post it in the anime forum. I'm sorry.
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The Frankman



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 7:20 pm Reply with quote
Is it me, or does she bear a resemblance to Clay Aiken?

I don't know. I have no comment.
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ShellBullet



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 12:53 am Reply with quote
How is she suposed to look any more anime-esqe than anyone else? Is it just me, because I'm not seeing the resemblance. Now if she was a double D with no waist and blue hair, than I could understand.
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