|
Narrative
|
Ununnilium: Pulled out...
Possible Western xamples are Kappa Mikey and Perfect Hair Forever. Western examples of this trope will, by the trope's very nature, be exceedingly rare.
...because neither of those is an example of this; they're more parodies of anime in general. It's probably possible for there to be such a thing, but I can't think of one, or even how one would work.
Morgan Wick: Maybe a Weird Western Thing marketed to Japan or elsewhere in Asia. Not so much the trope itself as a parallel to it.
Ununnilium: That'd be interesting. We'd need more Asian contributors to tell us what "counts", though.
Claws: Wouldn't Loco Roco and Patapon be perfect here?
Freezair For A Limited Time: Then add them. You don't need approval before adding examples.
On a more random note, I'm beginning to think that the French are giving the Japanese a run for their money in the weirdness department.
Obviously a young person wrote the article as there were many Japanese series that were mainstream prior to Sailor Moon & Dragon Ball showing up in the mid-90s (though, of course, they were mostly Macekred...
Freezair For A Limited Time: Widget-dom is not designated by being Japanese, though. Widget-dom is about being both foreign and very weird, with its weirdness attributed to its foreignness. Or, failing that, it's sufficiently weird that one suspects it's foreign.
Vergil: Anyone else think Okami qualifies? It might have a lot of traditional adventure tropes, but it's chock full of Japanese culture, and the Celestial Brush techniques smack of calligraphy.
Prfnoff: I'm starting to think that this Needs A Better Description. It's already started to drift by including Western things, and now Star Wars has been listed as an example...
Freezair For A Limited Time: Huh? I'm not against broadening the scope of the page, but whoever added Star Wars? Completely Missing The Point.
Stupidnickname: Okay, here's what I think: Widget Series begins with WJT, but now it's broadened into Weird (NATION/REGION/X) Thing. And part of the problem is that WXT and WJT have more differences than similarities, as WEIRD is by definition, not the same thing. So, what we need here is one entry for Widget Series/WJT, and then a different page for WXT inspired by WJT. I, personally, have often described events or quirks in reality by, 1) describing the thing, and then 2), trailing off lamely by saying: "It's a whole thing . . . " That's clearly not WJT, it belongs on a "It's a thing" page.
Bionicman: I'm removing Metal Gear Solid, as I've seen countless people over the years comment on how Western the game feels (in particular, the action movie-esque first game James Bond style third game), and I've never heard anyone identify an aspect of the game as particularly Japanese.
Filby: Took this out:
|
This wiki is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.
