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How do you feel about racial representations in anime? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 10 months ago by Itte@sh.itjust.works to c/anime@ani.social

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[–] Cypher@aussie.zone 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

For certain anime like historical settings the lack of representation makes perfect sense, however other mediums like Isekai or scifi settings it makes the setting seem shallow.

We see more beast people in anime than black people for example, please note Im only comparing representation and nothing else.

That’s not exactly inclusive.

Where there is inclusion it’s often racist stereotypes.

I found AoTs inclusion of Onyankopon to be fine and even, if very briefly, touched on initial reactions by cultures that have never encountered people of another skin colour before which I liked.

[–] undefinedValue@programming.dev 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Have you been to Japan?

[–] Cypher@aussie.zone 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Does travelling to Japan make the anime different or did you have a point?

[–] undefinedValue@programming.dev -3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

My point is that anime’s are perfectly inclusive. To the Japanese people.

[–] Cypher@aussie.zone 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ahh yes all the Isekai that take place in Japan or futuristic scifi with mechs in space that take place in Japan.

Do you have rocks in your head?

[–] undefinedValue@programming.dev -2 points 10 months ago

Well I’m not speaking with the brightest person ever so I’m going to duck out of this conversation now. Gl in life Mr I need Japan to make shows with more black people.