Alright, I'm gonna have to stop you because we're already hitting a problem: Teen Titans is an American Animesque show. Trying to hold it as any kind of example among or against Japanese media is ignorant at best.
I'm sorry I have nothing else right now, but that shoots a big hole in whatever point you're trying to make and it needs to go.
America doesn't figure much in Bokurano at all but whenever the country is brought up there's some very thinly veiled contempt, portraying it as a selfish militaristic superpower.
I dunno much about how the US is portrayed, but I know that Americans are generally portrayed as loud, boisterous Large Hams.
Kekkai Sensen is coming up in one day and takes place in supernatural, inter-dimensional-breach New York. So that's exciting.
Loves feel-good animation a whole lot.Although they're IN SPACE, I think Sleger from the original Gundam 0079 and Duo from Gundam Wing were supposed to be American.
They're both pretty cocky but Duo is actually the sanest Gundam Wing Pilot so that's something.
Somebody's going to bring up Metal Wolf Chaos eventually, so it might as well be me...
...and I apologise for commenting as an outsider, but the words "jingoistic", "trigger-happy" and "totally radical" come to mind.
edited 4th Apr '15 12:31:31 AM by Pyrite
Not a substitute for a formal medical consultation.Don't forget Bandit Keith, Pegasus, Rebecca, Arthur Hawkins, and Jean-Claude Magnum!
...What's the topic of discussion in this topic, anyway?
edited 4th Apr '15 12:09:26 AM by lalalei2001
The Protomen enhanced my life.The discussion of recurring elements common to Japanese depictions of the US and / or their representatives (if any) in anime, manga, and videogames of Japanese origin, I guess.
edited 4th Apr '15 12:38:48 AM by Pyrite
Not a substitute for a formal medical consultation.also, i forgot to mention that in Pluto there's a very obvious stand-in for the US called Thracia, which is part of a scathing critique of american imperalism and the Iraq War. it's also run by an evil supercomputer who manifests through a teddy bear. humorously he's called "dr. roosevelt".
I thought that he killed himself on his own volition.
Hmm? Where are you from, if you don't mind me asking?
edited 4th Apr '15 2:36:20 PM by KarkatTheDalek
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the manga made it ambiguous about how the President died.In the manga,Mello assumes he may have killed himself out of fear that Kira would use him to press The Button after the failed assault,with Mello even praising his courage if that was really the case.Even the How To Read book doesn't give a clear answer and instead only speculates that Kira may have killed him as a punishment for the failed assault at Mello's hideout.
Majikoi has an America maid who dual wields assault rifles while wearing an American flag bikini and yelling Fuck! which I'm pretty sure was a parody of the normal Eagleland portrayal. Can't say for sure though.
Generally, the United States is presented as pretty shady and opportunistic at best, ala Infinite Stratos, and many others just flat out go with anti-imperialism.
Americans are usually presented as Hot-Blooded, battle-hungry, flirtatious, shameless, and unconcerned about conformity or group identity. At worst, we're presented as bloodthirsty ego-maniacs.
edited 4th Apr '15 6:50:48 PM by Serocco
In RWBY, every girl is Best Girl.But Canadians are Americans, Rob. In fact, I would venture to say that you specifically are more American than most, what with your righteous fury and all (and I may be slightly drunk right now).
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In RWBY, every girl is Best Girl.I think you'd be hard pressed to find an explicitly identified Canadian in an anime.
Isn't Kate from Sketchbook Canadian?
What about Bandit Keith?
edited 4th Apr '15 8:34:28 PM by Ruise
Loves feel-good animation a whole lot.What about Canada? (Who?)
The guy literally being Canada is exactly why I didn't mention him.
Questionable or Otherwise Interesting Portrayals of America by Japan:
Teen Titans had the mostly American-style/ized superheroes head to Tokyo to beat the crap out of a bunch of Japanese concepts, catgirls, ink demons, and even a kaiju.I'm curious about how we're portrayed/represented in other Japanese media, even loosely. Particularly Axis Powers Hetalia, since I haven't seen that yet.
edited 3rd Apr '15 3:04:33 PM by Soble
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