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Originally Posted by SeijiSensei
Are you including Black Lagoon's Balalaika in this category?
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I forgot it. I'll make the excuse, saying that BL is full with villains of various nationalities, not only Russia.
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Originally Posted by wontaek
As far as most anime series is concerned, there is no Korean on face of Earth.
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I have heard the detailed explanation why there are very few Korean characters in Anime. In short, Japanese are afraid of protest by Korean themselves.
"Hikaru no Go" is probably the most famous anime series in which Koreans appear. In this series, however, they were portrayed as antagonists, though they had some honesty. And then some Korean people living in Japan violently protested this anime. So every Japanese writer or creater were shocked and began to refrain from portraying Korean characters as not only antagonists but also protagonists and such. That is why Koreans are excluded from Anime world. Currently, it is taboo to get Korean characters to appear in anime or manga as well as Japanese Emperor.
In defence of Koreans, I say that many Korean people are not so irritable and they did tolerate Korean portrayal of "Hikaru no Go".