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ペンネーム
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Yeah, pretty much. Then again, what should we expect from an author who makes Nazis into heroes? |
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fuuma_monou
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For the first half of the series, Nadia thought she was from Africa. By the end of the series we learn that spoiler[she's actually Atlantean, and not a human being] |
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Mr.Shonen
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Depends. Lets say the a creator mad his story about a that was set taking place around the world. Of course if would be logical to have a cast of diverse characters not just conveniently place Japanese people. Even though there are Japanese people around the world. But if the series was set in Japan why should the creator force diversity when it wouldn't make sense? Sure there are foreign exchange students, but their number pales in comparison to Japanese students. Are we gonna have a series about Japanese high school students but the student body of the school are extras from the "I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke" Commercial" displaying Japanese customs/mannerisms? Thanks to social media everyone gets to share there knee jerk reactions about why is X western character white/male and not female/non-white/etc... Would it be nice to have more characters to represent the ever diverse demographics. Of course, that's a no brainer. BUT...I never want to restrict or impair the creator/s original idea for a story just to satisfy a bunch of whiners. Because it pains me to see that in this age of the internet, that for every person that creates their own content to satisfy their wants there are tens if not hundreds that go complain about the creator/s and publishers because it didn't satisfy their exact personal needs. Pertaining to the west, the diversity in will come to where we will get that perfect balance, but it takes time, and I want to see it mostly done by creating new characters and building up their lore instead of rushing to change existing white/male character to female/non-white. Only to see people online act like is God's great gift in smug satisfaction and tell anyone who doesn't agree there nothing but white males who's opinions don't matter anyway and they're upset. That irritates and angers me when I see that. |
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ペンネーム
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To be honest, upon rereading the intro to the list I'm glad to see that the authors admitted that these characters do have flaws and stereotypes built into them, but at the same time it would have been nice to have more diversity in the range of characters who come from more diverse, less Japan-centric backgrounds. The list really feels like its the "top six brown painted characters we can think of immediately off the top of our heads" rather than being a true example of awesome characters from diverse ethnic backgrounds in anime.
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Garudyne
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On Caska: "She's inspiring in her ability to play at the same levels as the men around her"
Is this a joke? It sounds like a joke to me. |
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leafy sea dragon
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According to the 2010 US Census, Hispanics are counted under "white."
There's also the war on terror, which singles out Islamic-looking people, and anti-immigration, which focuses on Latin Americans. For the latter, this is something that seems to be hardly ever noticed, but when I read and watch stuff about the immigration controversy going on right now in the US, the talk seems solely about people who have immigrated from Latin America or Latin Americans who intend to immigrate. You never hear anything about Asian, European, or African immigrants (or Australian, but their numbers are pretty few). |
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Alunimus
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invalidname
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Thank you for Claudia. The bridge officer with her shit completely together (sorry Lisa/Misa, but you're too distracted), her boyfriend is the (white) ace pilot whom she invites over for dinner… and in an inner monologue thinks "and if I'm lucky, breakfast." In a show marketed to US kids in 1985.
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notrogersmith
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ichii_1
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No Raikage, killer bee , chad, tousen or yoruichi? shonen hater confirmed
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Maokun
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Thank you. Biggest omission from the list, IMHO. Also, needs Pedro from Excel Saga. Sure, he's Latinxplotaitive, but I can laugh because I am Latin American myself. |
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Kadmos1
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Durarara's Simon is a Black Russian and I think that's an interesting racial/ethnic combo.
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darkarcstar
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What about Archer in Fate Stay Night? Hey it just says "People of Color", not "African-American", and he certainly was awesome this weekend!
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Kadmos1
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A prominent example for the Latino category is Bleach's Chad. Though he has Okinawan background, he was raised in Mexico.
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vashfanatic
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I've been thinking about this, and I think for shows set in Japan, it's not a bad thing to have the cast be overwhelmingly ethnic Japanese, though a few Korean-Japanese people every now and then might not be bad. Then there's the internal rifts within ethnic Japanese, like the burakumin, but that's a very touchy issue for a medium like anime to deal with. The more important thing is, in international anime, to not resort to crude stereotypes for non-Japanese characters. We live in a globalized world, and it would help Japan's interaction with the international world if they weren't making some of the stupid mistakes they've done in the past with marketing and infographics. Meanwhile, though, there's other areas of diversity that we've only touched upon or not brought up at all. The portrayal of gay and trans people in Japan is a mixed bag at best. People with disabilities get very little visibility - and given that Japan has nothing comparable to the Americans with Disabilities Act, they are a seriously disenfranchised group within Japan, and anime, which targets young people, could make a big difference in dispelling stereotypes and raising awareness of problems. (With the Light covers this somewhat) |
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