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#1 unr2
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Why do the japanese always make their videogame/cartoon characters to resemble europeans? Like you'd think if a game/cartoon is made by japanese they'll make the characters look japanese, but i've noticed in all their games/cartoons (final fantasy, legend of zelda, dragonball, princess mononoke, howls moving castle) they ALWAYS make their characters with blue eyes and blonde hair or blue eyes and brown hair...like is it just japanese to do that or do they think that everyone else in the world looks like that? I'm neither japanese nor european, but it annoys me how they'll make characters like that, even when they are depicting japan....its totally weird!
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To appeal to a bigger audience?
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#3 black_cat19
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The japanese just want their characters to look expressive and cool, thus the huge eyes, the not-so-common and sometimes unique eye and hair colors, the highly stylized body proportions, etc.
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#4 KG86
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You should probably ask the Japanese this.
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The Japanese think we look cute, and they're semi-obsessed with it.

We're like their "Hello Kitties".

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And yet, we have the only cosplayers that actually LOOK like their video-game counterparts. Ironic :roll:
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Why do the japanese always make their videogame/cartoon characters to resemble europeans? Like you'd think if a game/cartoon is made by japanese they'll make the characters look japanese, but i've noticed in all their games/cartoons (final fantasy, legend of zelda, dragonball, princess mononoke, howls moving castle) they ALWAYS make their characters with blue eyes and blonde hair or blue eyes and brown hair...like is it just japanese to do that or do they think that everyone else in the world looks like that? I'm neither japanese nor european, but it annoys me how they'll make characters like that, even when they are depicting japan....its totally weird!unr2

Where the hell in Princess mononoke is anyone blonde and have blue eyes

Howls Moving Castle isn't suppose to be held in Japan

Most characters in DB looks asian cept for foreigners and aeliens

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Why do the japanese always make their videogame/cartoon characters to resemble europeans? Like you'd think if a game/cartoon is made by japanese they'll make the characters look japanese, but i've noticed in all their games/cartoons (final fantasy, legend of zelda, dragonball, princess mononoke, howls moving castle) they ALWAYS make their characters with blue eyes and blonde hair or blue eyes and brown hair...like is it just japanese to do that or do they think that everyone else in the world looks like that? I'm neither japanese nor european, but it annoys me how they'll make characters like that, even when they are depicting japan....its totally weird!unr2

Also asian ppl do have brown hair

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#9 InvisibleKid042
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because they're japanese and they dont give a damn what the rest of the world thinks

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#10 AtomVamp308
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Well DBZ is an anime/mange loosely based on a Chinese myth and therefore the characters are actually more Asian geared.
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#11 bungie93
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They usually have European features, but their faces still look Japanese.
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#12 SpidersRMe
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I know what you mean. I have no idea why everybody in anime looks white.
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#13 Tuky06
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Maybe they're jealous.
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#14 lord_mordain
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They usually have European features, but their faces still look Japanese.bungie93

Features=Boobs

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Hair dye, make up, contact lens

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Be careful when using the word "always".

Observe:

This is from the movie based off the manga Tekkonkinkreet.

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#17 Tuky06
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Be careful when using the word "always".

Observe:

This is from the movie based off the manga Tekkonkinkreet.

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Japanese people CAN FLY!? :o
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#18 Dexter-Morgan
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[QUOTE="Shad0ki11"]

Be careful when using the word "always".

Observe:

This is from the movie based off the manga Tekkonkinkreet.

Tuky06

Japanese people CAN FLY!? :o

sth up

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#19 SpidersRMe
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[QUOTE="Tuky06"][QUOTE="Shad0ki11"]

Be careful when using the word "always".

Observe:

This is from the movie based off the manga Tekkonkinkreet.

Dexter-Morgan

Japanese people CAN FLY!? :o

sth up

That's actually some sick art. But is it what people consider the anime "s tyle"?

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#20 foxhound_fox
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They resemble all kinds of ethnicities.
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#21 Dexter-Morgan
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[QUOTE="Dexter-Morgan"][QUOTE="Tuky06"][QUOTE="Shad0ki11"]

Be careful when using the word "always".

Observe:

This is from the movie based off the manga Tekkonkinkreet.

SpidersRMe

Japanese people CAN FLY!? :o

sth up

That's actually some sick art. But is it what people consider the anime "s tyle"?

anime can consists of many different s tyle.