Hey...one of the lurkers comes out of the dark...(me, I mean. :D)

At 06:25 AM 5/1/96 GMT, you wrote:

>How about from the other side?  I'm a Japanese artist, and I want to
>incorporate a Caucasian in my story.  What are the distinguishing
>features of a Caucasian?  Did you say "less slantier eyes"?  Bzzt.
>Wrong answer.  What does "less slantier eyes" mean, anyway?  My eyes
>are normal and round and big (because of convention), so what is "less
>slantier"?  That doesn't make sense.  So, you can notice, that when a
>Caucasian foreigner is drawn in a Japanese manga/anime, the shape of the
>eye is THE SAME!  The distinguishing features for a Caucasian are:
>taller height, lighter-colored eyes, bigger noses, and squarer jaws.  
>Try finding some examples.  You'll see what I mean.
>
>End of corollary.  Now think more about the first part of the message.
>Does it now make sense that the characters don't look Japanese
>to Americans?  They shouldn't.  They should look Japanese to Japanese,
>and it's perfectly reasonable that they look like Americans to
>Americans.  Their actions and social decisions might distinguish
>them objectively, but their appearance is subjective with regards to
>the viewer.
>
>End of long dissertation.  Congratulations on reading this far.  Most
>people probably aren't willing to listen to all this, though; and the
>next time someone asks you, "Why don't anime characters look Japanese?"
>don't give them this answer unless you want them to fall asleep of
>boredom.  But it's true.

Maybe I shouldnta quoted so much, but oh well. :D
My friend brought up a good point, though. Look closely in the majority of
anime. For some reason, the most Japanese looking person is the bad guy. I
don't think I can actually cite these things off-hand, but I've been
looking, and oddly enough, he's right. Now, keep in mind I said a majority
(I don't even know if this is true. It is of the anime I watch...funny how I
can't name any. :D)

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