2009-04-02, 22:47 | Link #1 |
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Things in anime that may not be acceptable in real life.
There are probably other threads like this but when I was reading TVTropes the other day especially the Bright Slap, I read somewhere that may not be acceptable in real life especially in the army. What are other things that are acceptable in anime but not real life and vice versa?
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2009-04-02, 23:35 | Link #2 |
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Acting as a hot blooded hero is fine in anime, but in real life that kinda attitude is considered annoying and disrespectful. Plus it's just asking for trouble.
This comic will explain why acting like Kamina or Simon won't get you anything (and is embarrassing).
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2009-04-03, 00:17 | Link #3 |
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If you're going to post an image, it's a good idea to check to see if it works first. In this case, the direct link to ANN would have led to a "nosteal" image instead, which ANN thinks of as a big no-no. I've changed it to a link to the page where the image sits.
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2009-04-03, 00:46 | Link #4 |
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Well in anime you often see the commander of a ship, submarine or starship giving orders and then the subordinate replies that it would be dangerous or something, then the commander usually replies "kawaran!". This is a sort of cliché that always makes me laugh.
I think that in the real military if someone is given an order he must execute it and shut up. Then well it's not acceptable for girls to kick and punch boys even if they do "ecchi stuff", but that's for gag purpose, usually it's not supposed to really happen in reality, since in reality you don't recover from bloody wounds that fast. In the U.S. it's also not acceptable for girls and boys to have sexual intercourse before 18, but in japan and many other countries the age of consent is lower. Anime often reflects this aspect. It is not acceptable for a man to bathe with his little daughter in most western countries, but it is in Japan, this also sometimes happens in anime. Generally speaking anime depicts a world that is more open to sexual anomalies than it really is. For example boys are not allowed to wear female school uniforms but it happens in quite a few anime. In Japan it is not allowed to carry swords (or any kind of weapon) in public, but that doesn't prevent some anime characters to do that anyway, even if they are just high schoolers. EDIT Ah i forgot: It is not acceptable for minors to be in any military organization or to have any kind of leadership position in any kind of organization. You gotta love Tessa of FMP
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2009-04-03, 01:04 | Link #6 |
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Such vulgar levels of brutal assault depicted in anime such as one character beating another to a pulp for a gag could be considered attempted murder in real life, and therefore would not be otherwise acceptable...
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British Army - 16.5yrs US Army - 17yrs (though they are not permitted in combat units til 18 and must get their parent's permission). Execution of illegal orders??? No, military law (US) explicitly permits you to refuse to execute illegal orders. You'd better be sure they're illegal, of course. You, of course, will probably be removed by the officer giving the order but a courts martial will determine the officer's fate. Now the JAPANESE military may have different procedures.... someone knowledgeable in their protocols would have to answer that. ---------- A fair amount of what we see in anime (especially school settings) is more reflective of school life 10 or 20 years ago ... because that's when the authors and writers were in school and thats what they remember. I have noticed that very recent anime is starting to update (lots of cellphones, simpler uniforms, etc).
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Anyway there do are countries in the U.S. that put 18 as the limit, and the others are still higher than japan which is 15.
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Totoro is a great example --- a perfectly innocent bathing scene generates concerned looks with some people I discuss it with... o.O
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2009-04-03, 13:25 | Link #12 |
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That's the only Anime i've seen that actually show that, as for the rest it's only mentioned in gags where a father wants to bathe with his teenaged daughter.
anyway there are reverse situations. You never see in an anime two friends kiss each other in the cheeks, you rarely see them hugging, unless it is a very dramatic scene or the character is blatantly abnormal. In many western cultures a kiss or two on the cheeks is a way to greet a person that is very close to you (usually it's done by females or male and female, but between males is also accepted in some countries)
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And from what I remember Japan is actually 13, not 15. Quote:
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However, I can also say from previous experience that at least one very influential members of the exec is rabidly anti-loli. Now, he actually is a relatively smart guy and might realize that Kurenai is a bit different than the shows he rails against, but it's far from a sure thing, particularly since I think some of his railing is a bit over the top. And he has enough pull that the chances of something he doesn't approve actually being screened are very low. The fact I'm the one who nominated the show probably doesn't help matters, since I'm also pretty sure he thinks the fact I like some moe shows makes me a weirdo. I definitely agree with the bit about how anime viewers see other anime viewers. I'm pretty sure that's why my brother got so worked up about the scene. Whereas my general reaction to the scene was just to go "Awwww, cute.". It's from Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu, a beautiful if somewhat confusing romance OVA that I think deserves to be far better known than it is - hence my little bracketed remark. |
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