No offence though they need to make some shit that isn’t just Three Kingdoms rehashed.
That, or Journey to the West.
There’s a perception that the Chinese cultural exports we do get are so “regionalized” that they won’t be accessible to people who didn’t spend years immersed in the culture and history. The local cinema actually ran Ne Zha 2 for a couple weeks but I talked myself out of it figuring I’d lack the references.
Whatever stupid interest you have-- American football, bread, Victotian maids-- Japan has made a shonen battle anime about it that you can
enjoy without knowing who the last five emperors were. Is this because we’re importing lighter content from Japan, or is it an engineered plan on their part to produce more marketable media?
There’s a perception that the Chinese cultural exports we do get are so “regionalized” that they won’t be accessible to people who didn’t spend years immersed in the culture and history.
That’s fine! That’s good.
Like, half of anime is exactly that. The audience likes being exposed to the culture and things that don’t easily translate. They like learning specific words and concepts that can’t be translated easily “nakama” being important in One Piece for example. ProZD makes a total joke of this but it’s a good example of what I mean: https://youtu.be/YvNxgHTWIlo
The audience will learn, they will borrow the words that can’t be translated, they will build culture and community around it all, they will gatekeep and get annoyed at people who aren’t hardcore enough, etc etc. It will ALL be positive for China’s overall perception in the longterm. The difference between a normal person and a weeaboo is literally that knowledge and the “haha I know more than you” attitude people get about it. That’s fine. It’s just how it is. All of that shit would wrap itself up in Sinaboo or whatever too, if a commitment to the cultural produce and export was really made.
Is this because we’re importing lighter content from Japan, or is it an engineered plan on their part to produce more marketable media?
Probably a bit of both but probably mostly the former. There is a lot of good anime based on Japanese history and traditional arts etc, and anime is well still primarily made for the domestic market, right?
Really, this is probably a decently-sized part of why I’ve tended to favor “going off the beaten path” when it comes to anime, because if I am going to be watching cartoons from a distant country, then I want to feel like I’m Not Supposed To Be Here (cue Half Life 2 airboat music) rather than feel like the cartoons have been curated for me to prop up the PR of the Fascist War Criminal Shrines Country.
…Well, I say this, but my first anime was literally funded by the Japanese government, and was on Netflix.
That, or Journey to the West.
There’s a perception that the Chinese cultural exports we do get are so “regionalized” that they won’t be accessible to people who didn’t spend years immersed in the culture and history. The local cinema actually ran Ne Zha 2 for a couple weeks but I talked myself out of it figuring I’d lack the references.
Whatever stupid interest you have-- American football, bread, Victotian maids-- Japan has made a shonen battle anime about it that you can enjoy without knowing who the last five emperors were. Is this because we’re importing lighter content from Japan, or is it an engineered plan on their part to produce more marketable media?
That’s fine! That’s good.
Like, half of anime is exactly that. The audience likes being exposed to the culture and things that don’t easily translate. They like learning specific words and concepts that can’t be translated easily “nakama” being important in One Piece for example. ProZD makes a total joke of this but it’s a good example of what I mean: https://youtu.be/YvNxgHTWIlo
The audience will learn, they will borrow the words that can’t be translated, they will build culture and community around it all, they will gatekeep and get annoyed at people who aren’t hardcore enough, etc etc. It will ALL be positive for China’s overall perception in the longterm. The difference between a normal person and a weeaboo is literally that knowledge and the “haha I know more than you” attitude people get about it. That’s fine. It’s just how it is. All of that shit would wrap itself up in Sinaboo or whatever too, if a commitment to the cultural produce and export was really made.
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
Probably a bit of both but probably mostly the former. There is a lot of good anime based on Japanese history and traditional arts etc, and anime is well still primarily made for the domestic market, right?
Really, this is probably a decently-sized part of why I’ve tended to favor “going off the beaten path” when it comes to anime, because if I am going to be watching cartoons from a distant country, then I want to feel like I’m Not Supposed To Be Here (cue Half Life 2 airboat music) rather than feel like the cartoons have been curated for me to prop up the PR of the Fascist War Criminal Shrines Country.
…Well, I say this, but my first anime was literally funded by the Japanese government, and was on Netflix.