History Main / Animeland

* ''Anime/ConcreteRevolutio'' takes place in an oldschool Animeland version of Japan, though it fully embraces other aspects of Showa-era Japanese pop culture as well. [[spoiler:This turns out to actually be a plot point, as that ''is'' Showa-era Japan they're living in.]]
* In ''Manga/LuckyStar'', OccidentalOtaku Patricia Martin has this worldview. Which the mangaka immediately {{lampshade}}s as "the wrong idea on Japanese culture." Given that nearly half of the main cast happens to be some flavour of otaku, this may be a bit of HypocriticalHumor.

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* The real Japan [[SubvertedTrope subverts]] this, as the culture is much more reserved and conservative than what Japanese popular media would have international audiences believe:
** The [[QuirkyWork infamous quirkiness]] of Japanese media [[https://youtu.be/m7diGxLECF4?t=62 comes out of escapism from the mundane lives of Japanese people,]] not projection of an inherent cultural trait. In reality, Japanese society [[https://www.no.emb-japan.go.jp/files/Japanese%20politeness.pdf is subject to a strict code of conduct,]] and anyone that acts like an anime character is going to get bewildered looks (hence the aforementioned depictions of OccidentalOtaku in Japanese works).
** The parts of Japan that come closest to this being TruthInTelevision -- Akihabara, Comiket; etc. -- are still subject to this code of conduct: for example, [[https://www.comiket.co.jp/info-a/TAFO/C77TAFO/C77eng.html Comiket explicitly forbids attendees from wearing cosplay outside of the convention grounds,]] as it has "yet to be widely accepted in mainstream Japanese society."
** Also, keep in mind that while conversations in anime can often be peppered with foreign vocabulary, this is absolutely NOT the case with real Japanese conversation.
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** The [[WidgetSeries infamous quirkiness]] of Japanese media [[https://youtu.be/m7diGxLECF4?t=62 comes out of escapism from the mundane lives of Japanese people,]] not projection of an inherent cultural trait. In reality, Japanese society [[https://www.no.emb-japan.go.jp/files/Japanese%20politeness.pdf is subject to a strict code of conduct,]] and anyone that acts like an anime character is going to get bewildered looks (hence the aforementioned depictions of OccidentalOtaku in Japanese works).

* ''VideoGame/[[Warframe]]'': [[PlayerCharacter The Tenno]] is taken from stereotypical anime depictions of [[Ninjas]] and [[Samurais]]: the way they sit, their swords, their motions, their name, their very designs... The anime influence is most shown in Styanax's trailer, which is a short anime.

* Virtual vlogger WebVideo/AmiYamato, a Japanese person living in the UK, has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKJKnrzjvzI a video]] where she addresses people who get their perceptions of her home country purely from pop culture. "There are definitely no giant robots," she tells the viewers -- [[RightBehindMe while walking past a giant]] [[Anime/{{Gundam}} Gundam]] [[FailedASpotCheck in the background]].

* The real Japan [[SubvertedTrope subverts]] this, as the culture is much more reserved and conservative than what Japanese popular media would have international audiences believe. In fact, the [[WidgetSeries infamous quirkiness]] of Japanese media [[https://youtu.be/m7diGxLECF4?t=62 comes out of escapism from the mundane lives of Japanese people,]] not projection of an inherent cultural trait. In reality, Japanese society [[https://www.no.emb-japan.go.jp/files/Japanese%20politeness.pdf is subject to a strict code of conduct,]] and anyone that acts like an anime character is going to get bewildered looks (hence the aforementioned depictions of OccidentalOtaku in Japanese works). The parts of Japan that come closest to being TruthInTelevision -- Akihabara, Comiket; etc. -- are still subject to this code of conduct: for example, [[https://www.comiket.co.jp/info-a/TAFO/C77TAFO/C77eng.html Comiket explicitly forbids attendees from wearing cosplay outside of the convention grounds,]] as it has "yet to be widely accepted in mainstream Japanese society."
** Also keep in mind that while conversations in anime can often be peppered with foreign vocabulary, this is absolutely NOT the case with real Japanese conversation.

* [[{{Bishounen}} Princely hunks]] getting touchy-feely [[YaoiGuys with each other]] and their [[OtomeGame dreamy-eyed admirers]];

* The real Japan [[SubvertedTrope subverts]] this, as the culture is much more reserved and conservative than what Japanese popular media would have international audiences believe. In fact, the [[WidgetSeries infamous quirkiness]] of Japanese media [[https://youtu.be/m7diGxLECF4?t=62 comes out of escapism from the mundane lives of Japanese people,]] not projection of an inherent cultural trait. In reality, Japanese society [[https://www.no.emb-japan.go.jp/files/Japanese%20politeness.pdf is subject to a strict code of conduct,]] and anyone that acts like an anime character [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome is going to get bewildered looks]] (hence the aforementioned depictions of OccidentalOtaku in Japanese works). The parts of Japan that come closest to being TruthInTelevision -- Akihabara, Comiket; etc. -- are still subject to this code of conduct: for example, [[https://www.comiket.co.jp/info-a/TAFO/C77TAFO/C77eng.html Comiket explicitly forbids attendees from wearing cosplay outside of the convention grounds,]] as it has "yet to be widely accepted in mainstream Japanese society."
* Also keep in mind that while conversations in anime can often be peppered with foreign vocabulary, this is absolutely NOT the case with real Japanese conversation.

-->-- ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12331780/1/Chronicles-of-Shattered-Border Chronicles Of Shattered Border]]''

[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
* In ''Manga/LuckyStar'', OccidentalOtaku Patricia Martin has this worldview. Which the mangaka immediately {{lampshade}}s as "the wrong idea on Japanese culture." Given that nearly half of the main cast happens to be some flavour of otaku, this may be a bit of HypocriticalHumor.

* ''Anime/ConcreteRevolutio'' takes place in an oldschool Animeland version of Japan, though it fully embraces other aspects of Showa-era Japanese pop culture as well. [[spoiler: This turns out to actually be a plot point, as that ''is'' Showa-era Japan they're living in.]]

* Japan in ''[[WesternAnimation/PixarShorts Tokyo Mater]]'', and as an extension, the Japan segment of ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars 2}}''.

* ''Film/RoboGeisha'': There is not a Japanese stereotype in existence that this movie does not portray. {{Yakuza}}s, Geishas, Ninjas, Samurai, SailorFuku, {{Kaiju}}, {{Tokusatsu}}... you name it.

* In ''Series/ThirtyRock'', Tracy believes he is giving a speech over a live feed to a Japanese award show. He thanks all his Japanese fans, especially Franchise/{{Godzilla}}. The he laughs and says he's just kidding... he knows Godzilla doesn't care what humans do.

* In ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert3'', the Empire of the Rising Sun faction's military units included psychic {{Magical Girl}}s in SailorFuku, and HumongousMecha, some of which transform, while one of their transformers is based on the iconic Zero Fighter. Their superweapon is a [[Manga/{{Akira}} Psychic]] [[TheTokyoFireball Explosion]], and the engineer is a {{Salaryman}}, standing next to Samurai soldiers and Ninja, as well as longbow-wielding Miko in the expansion. About the only thing missing are naughty tentacles. Oddly enough, The Soviets did have a giant squid in the previous game. ([[RuleThirtyFour You can bet you'll find some fan-art of it if you look hard enough.]])
** The Emperor's video briefings help tick any other boxes in the Big Book Of Japanese Clichés: his son wears a kind of samurai armour, he's seen practising sword forms, contemplating a bonsai tree, practising calligraphy, taking tea a lot, mentions a revival of Bushido, tells you to slice through the enemy "like the blade of a [[KatanasAreJustBetter katana]]" and finally declares you "Supreme Shogun".

* ''Webcomic/MegaTokyo'' is a complicated example. The Tokyo Police apparently got so annoyed with their city constantly being destroyed by monsters that they started ''scheduling'' such events, so they were easier to handle. Kaiju are available for rent, and the commander of the Cataclysm Division rides around in a mech.

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* [[http://davegutteridge.com/wow_you_live_in_japan Wow - You Live in Japan]] by Dave Gutteridge juxtaposes that stereotypical pop-culture-based image of Japan with the reality of Japan as a country like any other.

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* ''Roleplay/NoMatterWhatHappensIStillWontBecomeAnAnimeCharacter'' is all about its main character living in Animeland, up to and including the protagonist's [[IJustWantToBeNormal constantly crushed desire]] to be an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent.
* Virtual vlogger WebVideo/AmiYamato, a Japanese person living in the UK, has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKJKnrzjvzI a video]] where she addresses people who get their perceptions of her home country purely from pop culture. "There are definitely no giant robots," she tells the viewers - [[RightBehindMe while walking past a giant]] [[Anime/{{Gundam}} Gundam]] [[FailedASpotCheck in the background]].

* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'''s special "Summer Belongs to You" has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkdylAg40wE this little sequence.]]
* The season two finale of ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' starts off here with Dexter accidentally awakening a Kaiju, while trying to one-up two mecha pilots his age (who both look like Creator/GoNagai characters). The rest of the episode has him and his entire family fighting said Kaiju back home, with the help of a CombiningMecha, under the guidance of a KidSamurai.

* The real Japan [[SubvertedTrope subverts]] this, as the culture is much more reserved and conservative than what Japanese popular media would have international audiences believe. In fact, the [[WidgetSeries infamous quirkiness]] of Japanese media [[https://youtu.be/m7diGxLECF4?t=62 comes out of escapism from the mundane lives of Japanese people,]] not projection of an inherent cultural trait. In reality, Japanese society [[https://www.no.emb-japan.go.jp/files/Japanese%20politeness.pdf is subject to a strict code of conduct,]] and anyone that acts like an anime character [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome is going to get bewildered looks]] (hence the aforementioned depictions of OccidentalOtaku in Japanese works). The parts of Japan that come closest to being TruthInTelevision - Akihabara, Comiket; etc. - are still subject to this code of conduct: for example, [[https://www.comiket.co.jp/info-a/TAFO/C77TAFO/C77eng.html Comiket explicitly forbids attendees from wearing cosplay outside of the convention grounds,]] as it has "yet to be widely accepted in mainstream Japanese society."

* [[TokyoIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse Tokyo]], full of CoolTrains, CoolCars, skyscrapers and bright lights, [[TheTokyoFireball often being]] [[ApocalypseWow spectacularly blown up every now and then]];

* [[TheTokyoFireball Tokyo being]] [[ApocalypseWow spectacularly blown up once in a while]];

* In ''Anime/LuckyStar'', OccidentalOtaku Patricia Martin has this worldview. Which the mangaka immediately {{lampshade}}s as "the wrong idea on Japanese culture." Given that nearly half of the main cast happens to be some flavour of otaku, this may be a bit of HypocriticalHumor.

* The real Japan [[SubvertedTrope subverts]] this, as the culture is much more reserved and conservative than what Japanese popular media would have international audiences believe. In fact, the [[WidgetSeries infamous quirkiness]] of Japanese media [[https://youtu.be/m7diGxLECF4?t=62 comes out of escapism from the mundane lives of Japanese people,]] not projection of an inherent cultural trait. In reality, Japanese society [[https://www.no.emb-japan.go.jp/files/Japanese%20politeness.pdf is subject to a strict code of conduct,]] and anyone that acts like an anime character [[RealityEnsues is going to get bewildered looks]] (hence the aforementioned depictions of OccidentalOtaku in Japanese works). The parts of Japan that come closest to being TruthInTelevision - Akihabara, Comiket; etc. - are still subject to this code of conduct: for example, [[https://www.comiket.co.jp/info-a/TAFO/C77TAFO/C77eng.html Comiket explicitly forbids attendees from wearing cosplay outside of the convention grounds,]] as it has "yet to be widely accepted in mainstream Japanese society."
** Also keep in mind that while conversations in anime can often be peppered with foreign vocabulary, this is absolutely NOT the case with real Japanese conversation.

->''“Far, far away, across the sea, there is a fabled land that people speak of as a place of enchantment and wonder, of magical beings of myriad shapes and sizes. A place where one can make their wildest dreams come true.''

->''“And by that, we in America are of course referring to Japan. But [[Franchise/TouhouProject Gensokyo]] is kinda like that.”''
-->—''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12331780/1/Chronicles-of-Shattered-Border Chronicles Of Shattered Border]]''

* {{Kaiju}} and armies of HumongousMecha engaging in epic wars;

* [[BishoujoGenre Extremely beautiful]], [[MsFanservice model-bodied]] {{Moe}} {{Magical Girl}}s in (sometimes {{stripperific}}) SailorFuku;

* The four ninja siblings in ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'' exist largely as an excuse to play with anime tropes. Each of the four is an anime archetype: Shempu is a wild-haired [[{{shonen}} shōnen]] guy, Moé is a cute {{moe}} girl, Lari is a {{bishounen}} (his head perpetually surrounded by a cloud of sparkles), and Kurlijōh is explicitly a Creator/LeijiMatsumoto-style {{gonk}}.