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Role of "foreigners" in anime?


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riru



Joined: 22 Jan 2010
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 1:18 pm Reply with quote
EireformContinent wrote:
I don't think that typical anime watcher who looks for pure entertainment thinks about "portrait of minority" in his favourite cartoon.


Valid point. :) This is true of any TV-watcher in any country, but whether we think about it or not, the depiction of any person of a particular ethnic group is typically accompanied by a cultural stereotype. Even, I think, the Japanese in Japanese shows, which is evident when you compare them to characters of other nationalities in the same show.

The cancellation of the Hetalia broadcast is a good point... I'll have to look for a news article on that or something. :D
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ReiClone88



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:58 pm Reply with quote
I find the portrayl of foreigners in anime to be rather amusing.

I mean, just look at Monty Python's Spanish Inquisition in Patlabor, episode 44:
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