Is Japan like anime?
How true is Anime to the real Japan?
What does Anime get wrong?
Just like most of us over the last year I've been actually spending locked down,
watching more anime.
Plan to watch Anime list.
Oh yeah.
Yeah.
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Which brings you to today's topic.
Be honest.
You've wondered it too.
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it's half Japanese students.
Imagine that trying to become the very best going up against evil organizations,
a little Japanese bully piloting this big colossal robot, Japanese kids,
getting his Senate guide with their digital pounds.
I know it sounds a little corny or silly,
but really due to anime when he picked her this Japanese student,
you often get this bigger than life image,
but then he come to Japan and actually see a student out of the corner of your
eye.
Don't be a creeper that stares.
You'll notice these students in their uniforms look awfully small.
They're actually pretty tiny.
My big is definitely towers over the average Japanese person.
If you have a younger sister or brother,
you definitely know what I'm talking about.
Like a Japanese schoolgirl actually reminds me of the image I have in my mind
for my youngest sister.
And yeah she's like drinking age,
but I still picture that very young person.
So yes,
I'm like animated where you got a student that could change the world.
In reality, they're actually pretty normal, pretty small, shocking.
I know a quick mention for this as an extension is the actual school uniform.
It's one of the go-to things you think of when you think about Japan,
if not anime that sailor uniform you're familiar with is actually middle school
attire.
Keep that in mind.
Next time you actually see that anime.
Typically you may not even think about the age of the main characters in the
anime are watching.
I recall some dubs skipping it together.
I know some anime people thought this was actually for high school.
It's not the go a normal high school
attire is actually the blazer.
Plus a shirt often point what's even more interesting is that recently some
middle schools are actually adopting the high school attire earlier.
That'd be,
if Japan completely gets rid of the sailor uniform,
the crazy anime hair, you know what I'm talking about?
Let's go ahead and play the game of spot.
The main character in the crowd.
Although looking at light novel or a sec, I mean characters,
they do tend to have this more generic look, but he might be saying, Jerry,
no crap, no one in real life actually sports this hair.
But if you think about it,
you may actually be able to find one person in 1,000,001 person in 10 million.
That actually has something like this.
But what I want you to specifically focus on is actually the hair color,
take away the hair gel, and all the sharp edges.
You actually do.
Get something closer to what you see in everyday.
Japan just walk down the streets in Tokyo, you'll see a good chunk of people,
especially females with their hair, dyed blonde shades of brown.
And from my personal observation,
I would actually put the color pink and purple as the next most popular,
but really the vast majority of people walking down the street still had just
black hair. Maid cafes or Maids in general,
due to a certain adult industry.
When you think of Maid,
you actually think about the sexy maid,
especially when you think about Halloween costumes now turning to anime,
whether it's for high school or some side job, perhaps some isekai,
it actually feels pretty common to see some type of made outfit.
So what exactly is a reality for starters, you know,
I'm broke and I definitely don't have any money back friends.
So the possibility of seeing some type of made in a mansion,
it's just out of the question, which means by the phone,
if you actually want to see a made in Japan,
you would have to go to a maid cafe and I'm not talking about the kind.
When you think of may cafes, perhaps the most popular in Japan is may dreaming.
But for these maids,
don't like whatever image you have with them in the west in real life in Japan,
they're the complete opposite.
They embody being super cute.
Whenever you come to Japan, it's definitely a go-to experience.
Hashtag not sponsored, just bring money. Healthy, eating or healthy in general.
This topic is combining not only anime,
but really this perception or image that Japan has keyword being healthy.
In terms of food, you might be thinking sushi.
You might be thinking green tea.
We definitely picture elders and it don't spring thinner.
And having that higher life expectancy for this for a second.
Let me actually put a spotlight on the reality of the food.
I'm talking about rice fried food and fried chicken noodles,
ramen carves on top of car and more carbs coming to Japan is
like putting a keto person in a solid challenge.
I was watching some anime the other day and they started eating food,
which really got me craving tone concert.
And this thing is super delish.
Look at this.
According to the official website,
this is around a thousand calories or so, but how about something not as thick?
How about a beef bowl is pretty cheap and the shops are everywhere except it's
actually still a decent chunk.
Unfortunately, to shame on me.
When I first came here, I did have this perception that just being in Japan,
it would magically make the things I'm eating that much more healthier.
Screw the calories.
Eventually I did figure it out that it's not necessarily that Japanese food is
healthier.
Two things.
I often don't hear people talking about one,
just being portion sizes.
And I'm talking about overall eating less food throughout the day.
And two,
at least if you live in Tokyo,
all the walking you do on days that I work really just going to a cafe,
but going to my trusty opera watch, I still end up burning over 500 calories,
compare that two days and I'm out and about anywhere from 800 to over a
thousand.
And that say, if I don't go out of my way to walk more,
have you ever heard that in Japan anime is everywhere from some pictures you may
have seen on social media.
I really can't blame anyone from having that impression.
I mean,
it is a freaking country that is a motherland for anime.
Now that the reality in Tokyo, if you're thinking about anime,
you really only think about one location, which is Akihabara,
anything and everything that is anime is jam packed there.
If you love anime,
definitely a must visit.
But back to reality,
besides this few blank area in the giant Tokyo area,
it's really like a drought for anything anime related to be fair to this is some
of the major areas like Shinjuku Shibuya or Ikebukeru
You may actually find something anime related,
which is actually almost guaranteed to be some type of ad for an airing anime.
Come watch it please.
Another spotty,
you may actually be able to get a glimpse of anime it's actually on your daily
commute on the train or the more than likely it will be for some app game.
This perfectly flows into the next topic that every Japanese person,
everyone in Japan loves anime.
Let me first mention that this could very well be its own dedicated video.
Here's the quick abridged version.
I mean, it's not too surprising.
And I may find it's think that every Japanese person loves what they love.
I mean,
stop the random Japanese guy they'll know all of the novels are too soon.
They should be able to sing the sailor moon theme from memory and naturally they
cosplay on their free time.
In reality,
recall how anime has always been niche worldwide.
Very recently,
as some arguably as mainstream.
The shocking part is that it's actually been like that up until recently in
Japan too.
And don't get me wrong.
Sure.
You have popular anime airing in the morning for a little Japanese kids stuff
like dragon ball, one piece fairytale.
You also got the afternoon slot.
That's another hotspot for anime like my hero academia.
But if you actually go back a few years,
anime fans in Japan had to stay up late past midnight to catch their favorite
anime will airing and yes, recording devices definitely helped with this.
But now looking at today, anime is extremely popular.
I mean,
just look at how successful the Demon Slayer movie became.
I really wish there were some public data on this,
but my theory is that streaming sites like Amazon,
Netflix and Japanese streaming science really helped to make anime mainstream in
Japan and yes
I knew how odd that may sound, but look at it this way.
You have anime like razor or attack on Titan every past midnight nowadays you
have everyone growing up with streaming that really just makes anime like any
other show released super early in the day.
For example,
how Marvel has been releasing shows this year.
This really goes back to the topic that it's not necessarily that enemies in
popular in Japan or hadn't been in the past,
but it's more like the popular anime in Japan.
The anime with the highest ratings is stuff that some anime friends don't even
know the names of for my own experience.
No surprise.
I do have Japanese friends who are into anime,
but funny part about that is that a tech quite a bit of time,
for most to even admit that they watch anime.
I've constantly seen this throughout the year,
just living here and then it's taken much longer to get any deep details about
the anime they had seen like one guy I know claims casually watch anime,
but after a while I'm like, dude, you seen them more stuff than most anime
super fans back home. That said,
I still can't find anyone who watches idle anime.
I think it's no one that wants to admit it now for a fun topic love or these
shy romance you've seen it around anime people joking around how these two
characters are holding hands.
Oh, it was so spicy.
But then depending on which anime you're watching,
you may see the complete opposite, like screw, keeping it quiet.
I'm going to tell the whole school I'm in freaking love with this girl and don't
get me wrong.
I'm sure that's happened.
Maybe once or twice in Japanese history.
Although the topic I want to focus on here is actually showing affection in
public, like holding hands, kissing and stuff like that.
Pretty often I do see outdated notions online that this stuff is completely
taboo.
At least focusing on Tokyo.
If I do go out and about seeing things like a couple hugging, holding hands,
maybe a Peck on the cheek is actually not too uncommon.
I wouldn't even say common.
Although of course being American drastically less compared to the us on the
other hand, deep passionate kissing is still seen as a no go outside.
Keep that to yourself.
Anyway, getting into Japan,
being super technologically advanced.
Is there perhaps a mixture of this through anime and other Japanese media,
you often think of like robots.
Think of Japan being super high tech.
And I do think Japan could boast being so advanced in these areas like a decade
or two ago when this topic actually comes up,
my mind always goes to Japan as love of the fax machine.
Everyone has their own story.
It's like a badge of honor for something important.
I once had to get some documents signed online,
which of course I sent through the email except for one specific document,
the instructions for this for to print it out, sign it and then fax it back,
which I'm like what?
I ended up going to the seven 11,
cause that's where he could find a fricking fax machine.
And after a few minutes, I just note out of there.
The place was like 30 minutes away.
So I just ended up delivering in person for another very timely example.
You might be familiar with this Japan being super behind in people,
getting the Rona shot, come on.
I want to get chipped.
But back on topic,
Japan living a few decades into the future.
Sure.
In some areas.
And I do want to stress as this stuff,
my very own experiences living some years in Tokyo, traveling for more.
I hope you did enjoy this slightly different video.
I am curious to hear below what you've learned from anime.
What did you get wrong?
Did I miss anything?
If you did enjoy this smash that
like there might be a part two.
Maybe I should do one anime gets right about Japan.
Or if you're curious things,
I hate about Japan after living here for a few years.
maybe I should just do a video on how I even got to Japan.
That might be fun.
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