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Stamp Template by Kencho.Let me just say one thing before this rant. I DO NOT HATE JAPAN. It just isn't all that it's cracked up to be.
(I've never been to Japan-but I've read up a lot of rants, comments, journals, and deviations.)
So the first time that you found anime/manga, you were like, "Cool!" Then, after a few more episodes/chapters, you were like, "Oh my gosh, I wanna be a _____-mangaka, animator, manga story person, etc.-!" So after that, you decided to start drawing, take lessons, save up money to move to Japan, and learn Japanese.
But by the time you get there and you move there, you find out that Japan isn't all it's cracked up to be. Sure, they're pretty smart, with all their technology and crap. And sure, they are all pretty healthly with their gym memberships and they're diets. But the older generation is pretty racist-And they have every right to be. We did all that crap to them way back. And the manga/anime industry is extremely competitive. The salary for almost any job SUCKS . And anyway, most of the time, if you're not Japanese (or just plain Asian) and you want a job in the manga/anime industry, you might as well kiss your Japanese apartment goodbye and get back on that plane. Because no matter how good your skills, if you aren't a native, you probably won't get a job. (XENOPHOBIA! D:)
List of Reasons Why Your General Weeaboo Would Move to Japan
- To enjoy anime/manga more.
-To become a mangaka/animator.
-To learn Japanese.
-To study the 'hentai culture'. [link]
(There are more; I just have to go so I'll list the rest later.)
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Another reason why Japan isn't the greatest place on Earth weeaboos make it out to be: Pearl Harbor in 1941--which you should all know about by now--and more infamously the Manchurian Crisis of 1936-1939. Not very nice guys.
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I live in Japan, and i'm actually Japanese.
I'm okay with this, and when I ask Americans why they move to our country, they say "To study manga and art so I can become like you guys!"
I actually agree with this, we are not just anime.
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I don't understand why some people think Japan is nothing but anime and stuff. You are a person just like I am a person, living a life that involves waking up and going to work to support yourself 
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I don't like Japan because it rules my country for 3/5 years!
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japan is so amazing!!! i wanna live there and change my name to kawaii!!!
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Japanadditc: Japan is soo cool, everything they do is amazing, and America is the devil!
Me: Two words...Pearl Harbor.
I admit I love anime and Japanese video games and things, but it's just a country. Hell if anything the place is overcrowded, polluted, and I'm pretty sure everyone has some form of claustraphobia. (I spelled that wrong I know) why do you think they move here?
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PREACH IT SISTA! (Or Brotha) I admit, I like anime, manga, and certain J-rock bands and Vocaloid, but, come on, it's just another country. One of my greatest pet peeves is when people listen to Japanese songs and instantly go "OMG IT'S LIKE A STORY IN A SONG OMGOMGOMGOMG" Dude. Haven't they heard of anything that isn't JB, Rebecca Black, etc. It's just in a different language. Grow the heck up.
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I agree. >.>
I'm first going to assume you are American (sorry if I'mwrong) But what you said about the older generation isn't that true. They are racist yes,but they attacked the other countries first. They bombed America (I forgot where) which is why America bombed Hiroshima. They killed 35 MILLION in the Nanjing Massacre >: ( I had relatives there. D':
NOW I FEEL LIKE A HYPOCRITE CAUSE I LIKE ANIME DX
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Japan attacked Peril Harbor Hawaii.
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Oh yah! Thanks for telling me ^_^"
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Why can't people just be cool with being an anime-style cartoonist? It's the same thing, just not in Japan.
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Heh heh, if it wasn't for us Americans and our art style... they're wouldn't be anime. Thats a fact. Japanese animators work is HEAVILY influenced on our OLD cartoons like betty boop etc etc.
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Which kind of makes anime haters a little silly, doesn't it?
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No because it's a generic crappy piece of art style that anyone can draw.
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Amazingly, just about anyone can pick up a camera and take a picture, and yet photography is considered art.
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Anyone can take a picture, but it doesn't mean it's art. It's the elements the picture capture, the scenery. Photos can also evoke emotions. They even carry messages.
Anyone can take pictures of anything, but some pictures are different. You can tell.
Anime? No.
The only anime that I appreciate is Akira, and only because it was traditionally animated and I myself am a traditional animator.
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Anime can be well done though. So what then, is all manga/anime-style art not really art, even if it's well-drawn and exceptionally done?
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That's the thing, all anime has that general concept which will never make then unique in it's own respective way. The big wide eyes will always be there. Anime will not be acknowledged by art schools here.
Even if they relinquish the wide eyes (which they won't) it isn't original. It's all the same basic concept style but with different story lines or plots.
Micky Mouse and Bugs Bunny do NOT look anything the same. They are unique.
Naruto and Ichi? Not that different. See?
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Funny you should say that, because there are colleges that do courses on manga and anime. And no, not all anime characters have the stereotypical wide eyes (Spirited Away, as seen in the picture from this TV Tropes page: [link] )
Also, anime was actually inspired by Western animation style such as Bugs Bunny and Betty Boop, complete with the large eyes.
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Yeah, without the Americans, there wouldn't be anime. Our style pioneered many cartoons and animations. But as far as studying anime in the U.S. it will never work because the only way it would be considered anime is if you are actually JAPANESE! If you take courses here and draw manga or anime here, it isn't anime anymore and it never will be. It's as if you built a Roman Colosseum in the U.S. and claimed that it is one.
Is it a Roman Colosseum? No, it's pretty much a cheap stadium knock off.
Besides, in Spirited Away, Haku had huge eyes.
I'm just saying, universities such as CalArts (founded by Walt Disney and many alumi's such as Tim Burton) say anime is crap. And even in high schools, the art teachers attempt to stray away from anime.
The style may change some variations but it's a Japanese thing and Americans shouldn't bastardize it like they do with everything, including cultures, languages and culinary from different countries. They should just enjoy, but not mess with it.
In the end, anime is a bit overrated, too many weeboos, it's kinda gross, and Japan hates Americans. Why glorify Japan?
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Okay, I'll admit that anime is a bit overrated. But why is it so bad that *gasp* non-Japanese people use that style? So does that mean no one is aloud to use a style not belonging to their culture? It's not a bastardization. I know for a fact it's not strictly speaking 'anime', but referred to as 'animesque', or isnpired by the anime/manga style. Kind of like how steampunk isn't a bastardization of the Victorian era.
Look, yes, the weeaboos suck, but guess what...idiots abound in all fandoms, regardless of what it is. A lot of furries are sick zoophiles, a lot of whites are racist, a lot of Christians are fundie assholes...does that suddenly make the group they belong to bad? No.
You and I can have our own opinions about anime. You hate it, I don't, but either way, don't discredit it as an art. I hate rap music, it sounds all the same to me, but I still recognize that it takes some talent to pull off and can be done well.
Finally, why is just liking anime suddenly 'glorifying' Japan? I know Japan isn't everything, I just happen to like the art. And yes, that's what it is.
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Everyone is entitled to their opinion. As a traditional animator, I don't like anime, but that's my opinion.
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You don't have to like it, but that doesn't mean it isn't art. I can appreciate other forms of animation too.
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This stamp caught my eye, totally agree. To those (weeaboos) who think Japan is some "Super Flawless Country", look up Unit 731.
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(pretty late reply)
wow that's just messed up (the unit 731 thing)
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yeah, I know. I watched a movie on it with my boyfriend, and we both were horrified on what the Japanese did to the Chinese.... What's worse is that Japan refuses to apologize for the atrocities they committed. People who really are obsessed with Japan should really reevaluate it's history.
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I agree. My friend is a weeboo. It gets way out of hand and she pretends to know so much.
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I had friends like that (thank gawd I don't hang with them anymore)too. Though my first friend was a major weeaboo, like, she pretended she was an anime/ video game character and would act like them in public. She was embarrassing to be around...
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I know how you feel. My one friend wanted to wear her cosplay on the plane... She did dances from anime in Panda Express... She hides ecchi books from her parents... she watches anime during school (she's not supposed to) what else could I say?
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Ew, it's people like her that ruin things that we like that's good from Japan. I feel bad for her parents; they must go through hell from the way she acts 
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People don't really realize that this stuff isn't everything...
I take watching anime/reading manga as a hobby.
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but........
...but........
....but...
Japan invented NINTENDO!!!!
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Nintendo is probably one of the least better consoles/ECT out there. XBOX and PS are more praised.
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nuh way! Nnintendo is badass classic! XDDDDD
I myself am a nintendo fan but yes today i feel that nintendo is less praised than xbox and such
IT WILL RISE UP TO VICTORY ,THOUGH >:U
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It does have its good points. N64 was cool, but not really amazing compared to what you get on XBOX and PS. It's mainly designed for children and such, and more child-friendly really.
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yea. nintendo was really the base of everything such as wireless controlers and 3d video games.
But i guess xbox and PS kinda upgraded on that
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Japan?
India and China's where all the business opportunities are at!
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Yes, they do.
That's why I don't like it when Americans move into my country just for manga.
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^Never been to Japan, major weeaboo.
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^probably hasn't even been to Japan.
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What if it wasn't in your bed?
Couldn't help myself.
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You obviously know nothing about English.
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Oh my Gosh, there are so many weeaboos in the comments. Especially that Applesauce person. I'm almost completely sure that some of the "weebs" are trolling, and are not actually weeaboos, but you can never be too sure.
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well sorry, ive never been ignorant before in my comments but i wanted to give this guy a taste of his own medicine, so my ignorant comments were absolutley an faked act. so please dont feel affended by them
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No one feels affended. I don't even feel offended. I just feel like a Grammar Nazi.
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