History Main / AllAnimeIsNaughtyTentacles

By the end of the 90's, however, this trope had largely died down, as the massive success of shows like Anime/SailorMoon, Franchise/DragonBall, and {{Franchise/Pokemon}} in the west largely cleaned up anime's image there, with the wave of [[ShonenDemographic Battle Shounen]] and MagicalGirl shows that followed finally breaking this assumption and helping bring anime fully into the mainstream. However, it never truly became a ForgottenTrope, as it is still quite common for one to assume that a good chunk of modern anime is still dirty tentacle porn, or at least heavily sexualized. More recent variants on the trope are "All Anime is LoliconAndShotacon" or "All [[NostalgiaFilter Modern]] Anime is {{Moe}}''.

* A one-panel parody of ''Webcomic/TheWotch'' showed a scene which the Anne {{Expy}} described as: "Oh no! She’s being stripped and molested by some kind of slimy, tentacled ... Oh, right, she’s a Japanese schoolgirl. This is normal."

* Ling-Ling, from ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether'', manages to be a case of both this ''and'' {{Phonymon}}. On the one hand, he's a cute Pikachu expy. On the other hand, he's the most depraved and excessively violent of the main characters (and considering he shares the show with [[PsychopathicManChild Captain Hero]], that's saying a lot). In other words, he embodies ''both'' of the ways anime is seen by Americans--as MerchandiseDriven kiddie fluff and as raunchy adult material filled with violence and sex.

* The ''Magazine/{{MAD}}'' feature "If Truth in Advertising Laws Applied to Comic Books" described a Japanese imported series as "something to do with a boy who fights a giant squid." The illustration showed a boy with an enormous grin standing in front of a bunch of girls, all with panties exposed due to being grasped by tentacles.

* The ''Magazine/{{MAD}}'' feature "If Truth in Advertising Laws Applied to Comic Books" described a Japanese imported series as "something to do with a boy who fights a giant squid." The illustration showed a boy with an enormous grin standing in front of a bunch of girls, all with [[PantyShot panties exposed]] due to being grasped by tentacles.

* The American Heritage Dictionary is just a bit better about this, but only just - it defines "{{anime}}" as a Japanese style of animation "characterized by "colorful stylized art" and "[[HumongousMecha futuristic settings]]" (not every {{anime}} has giant robots or is set in the future, granted, but they at least acknowledged the genre). So far, so good, right? Guess which two characterizations come next. Yep, "violence" and "sex".

This {{trope}} began in the early [[TheNineties '90s]], on account of the western release of {{anime}} such as ''Manga/{{Akira}}'', ''Legend of the Overfiend'', and works by Creator/YoshiakiKawajiri and Creator/ShoAikawa. Since most purveyors of imported media back then were either undersexed, nerdy collectors specifically seeking out "mature" fare, or huckster distributors looking to make a fast buck on said collectors, the more "shocking" examples of the medium tended to be the ones that got priority for localization. Glorified rape stories are easily the most visible, and due to ValuesDissonance, [[GirlOnGirlIsHot lesbian porn]] is actually quite rare and generally featured alongside straight sex... or rape.

By the end of the 90's, however, this trope had largely died down, as the massive success of shows like Anime/SailorMoon, Franchise/DragonBall, and {{Franchise/Pokemon}} in the west largely cleaned up anime's image there, with the wave of [[ShonenDemographic Battle Shounen]] and MagicalGirl shows that followed finally breaking this assumption and helping bring anime fully into the mainstream. However, it never truly became a ForgottenTrope, as it is still quite common for one to assume that a good chunk of modern anime is still dirty tentacle porn, or at least heavily sexualized. More recent variants on the trope are "All Anime is LoliconAndShotacon" or "All [[NostalgiaFilter Modern]] Anime is {{Moe}}''

This {{trope}} began in the early [[TheNineties '90s]], on account of the western release of {{anime}} such as ''Manga/{{Akira}}'', ''Legend of the Overfiend'', and several other works by names like Creator/YoshiakiKawajiri and Creator/ShoAikawa. Since most purveyors of imported media back then were either undersexed, nerdy collectors specifically seeking out "mature" fare, or huckster distributors looking to make a fast buck on said collectors, the more "shocking" examples of the medium tended to be the ones that got priority for localization. Glorified rape stories are easily the most visible, and due to ValuesDissonance, [[GirlOnGirlIsHot lesbian porn]] is actually quite rare and generally featured alongside straight sex... or rape.

* The American Heritage Dictionary is just a bit better about this, but only just - it defines "{{anime}}" as a Japanese style of animation "characterized by "[[YouGottaHaveBlueHair colorful stylized art]]" and "[[HumongousMecha futuristic settings]]" (not every {{anime}} has giant robots or is set in the future, granted, but they at least acknowledged the genre). So far, so good, right? Guess which two characterizations come next. Yep, "violence" and "sex".

** Keep in mind, ''Charlie'' wrote that opening song, without having ever read the manga the show is based on. When Jake, who is a fan of the series, berates him for the SoundtrackDissonance, he actually checks it out and writes a more serious and appropriate replacement, but [[ExecutiveMeddling the network]] likes his first submission better and runs it anyway.

** In their take on ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}: Salvation'', Kevin [[{{Mondegreen}} mishears]] "enemy movements" as "{{anime}} movements." "Like tentacles and stuff?"

* ''Website/TheOnion'' [[http://www.theonion.com/content/news/japan_pledges_to_halt_production on the topic]].

->''"I think I love you more than the Japanese love tentacle porn, and we should dance, dance, dance, d-d-d-d-dance, to these stereotypes!"''

-->-- '''[[WebVideo/EqualsThree Yourfavoritemartian]]''', "The Stereotype Song"

* ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'': Uderzo firmly believed this to be the case, and expressed his dislike for anime by making the villains of ''Recap/AsterixAndTheFallingSky'' a race of {{animesque}} YellowPeril aliens. It is one of the main reasons the album is considered the worst entry in the series, and [[FanonDiscontinuity fans would rather pretend it doesn't exist]].

Outside of works in the [[YaoiGenre yaoi]] or [[BaraGenre bara]] genre, most {{hentai}} is actually ordinary heterosexual porn. NaughtyTentacles were mostly a fad around the end of TheEighties and early in TheNineties, and currently they're at best a throwaway joke on some FanService shows. Somewhat related, even among anime fans, there's a misconception that all {{Doujinshi}} are pornographic, even though a good chunk of doujinshi made are all ages works, and some are even in mediums that can't even possibly be pornographic, such as instrumental music. VisualNovels have a similar reputation of all being eroge, or at least always being dating sims.

* ''Website/GaiaOnline'' has [[PlayedForLaughs played this for laughs]] numerous times. One print ad for the website featured avatars dressed up like schoolgirls being chased by avatars dressed up as squids, with the squids being chased by avatars dressed up like chefs. The ill-fated short-lived adults-only sister site was also called Tentacl.

By the end of the 90's, however, this trope had largely died down, as the massive success of shows like Anime/SailorMoon, Franchise/DragonBall, and {{Franchise/Pokemon}} in the west largely cleaned up anime's image there, with the wave of [[ShonenDemographic Battle Shounen]] and MagicalGirl shows that followed finally breaking this assumption and helping bring anime fully into the mainstream. However, it never truly became a ForgottenTrope, as it is still quite common for one to assume that a good chunk of modern anime is still dirty tentacle porn, or at least heavily sexualized. More recent variants on the prejudice are "All Anime is LoliconAndShotacon" or "All [[NostalgiaFilter Modern]] Anime is {{Moe}}''

By the end of the 90's, however, this trope had largely died down, as the massive success of shows like Anime/SailorMoon, Franchise/DragonBall, and {{Franchise/Pokemon}} in the west largely cleaned up anime's image there, with the wave of [[ShonenDemographic Battle Shounen]] and MagicalGirl shows that followed finally breaking this assumption and helping bring anime fully into the mainstream. However, it never truly became a ForgottenTrope, as it is still quite common for one to assume that a good chunk of modern anime is still dirty tentacle porn, or at least heavily sexualized.

By the end of the 90's, however, this trope had largely died down, as the massive success of shows like Anime/SailorMoon, Franchise/DragonBall, and {{Franchise/Pokemon}} in the west largely cleaned up anime's image there, with the wave of [[ShonenDemographic Battle Shounen]] and MagicalGirl shows that followed finally breaking this assumption and helping bring anime fully into the mainstream. However, it never truly became a ForgottenTrope, as it is still quite common for one to assume that a good chunk of modern anime is still dirty tentacle porn.

By the end of the 90's, however, this trope had largely died down, as the massive success of {{Franchise/Pokemon}} in the west largely cleaned up anime's image there, with the wave of [[ShonenDemographic Battle Shounen]] and MagicalGirl shows that followed finally breaking this assumption and helping bring anime fully into the mainstream. However, it never truly became a ForgottenTrope, as it is still quite common for one to assume that a good chunk of modern anime is still dirty tentacle porn.

A specific exception to the AnimationAgeGhetto, and a form of PublicMediumIgnorance: the belief that all {{anime}} (or in some cases, every work of fiction from Japan) features/consists of sexually explicit material, grotesque sexual fetishes, and illegal pornographic material such as [[PaedoHunt child pornography]] and [[BestialityIsDepraved bestiality]]. Since the recess of the [[AnimationAgeGhetto Ghetto]], this continues to be a relatively common belief these days, along with the idea that all (Western) adult animation is AnimatedShockComedy.

This {{trope}} began in the early [[TheNineties '90s]], on account of the release of {{anime}} such as ''Manga/{{Akira}}'', ''Legend of the Overfiend'', and several works by Creator/YoshiakiKawajiri in the west. Since most purveyors of imported media back then were either undersexed, nerdy collectors specifically seeking out "mature" fare, or huckster distributors looking to make a fast buck on said collectors, the more "shocking" examples of the medium tended to be the ones that got priority for localization. Glorified rape stories are easily the most visible, and due to ValuesDissonance, [[GirlOnGirlIsHot lesbian porn]] is actually quite rare and generally featured alongside straight sex... or rape.

By the end of the 90's, however, this trope had largely died down, as the massive success of {{Franchise/Pokemon}} in the west largely cleaned up anime's image there, with the wave of [[ShonenDemographic Battle Shounen]] and [[MagicalGirl]] shows that followed finally breaking this assumption and helping bring anime fully into the mainstream. However, it never truly became a ForgottenTrope, as it is still quite common for one to assume that a good chunk of modern anime is still dirty tentacle porn.

A specific exception to the AnimationAgeGhetto, and a form of PublicMediumIgnorance: the belief that all {{anime}} (or in some cases, every work of fiction from Japan) features/consists of sexually explicit material, grotesque sexual fetishes, and illegal pornographic material such as [[PaedoHunt child pornography]] and [[BestialityIsDepraved bestiality]]. Since the recess of the [[AnimationAgeGhetto Ghetto]], ''this'' is actually most common belief these days, along with the idea that all (Western) adult animation is AnimatedShockComedy.

This {{trope}} began in the early 90's, on account of the release of {{anime}} such as ''Manga/{{Akira}}'', ''Legend of the Overfiend'', and several works by Creator/YoshiakiKawajiri in the west. Since most purveyors of imported media back then were either undersexed, nerdy collectors specifically seeking out "mature" fare, or huckster distributors looking to make a fast buck on said collectors, the more "shocking" examples of the medium tended to be the ones that got priority for localization. Glorified rape stories are easily the most visible, and due to ValuesDissonance, [[GirlOnGirlIsHot lesbian porn]] is actually quite rare and generally featured alongside straight sex... or rape.

A specific exception to the AnimationAgeGhetto, and a form of PublicMediumIgnorance: the belief that all {{anime}} (or in some cases, every work of fiction from Japan) features/consists of sexually explicit material, grotesque sexual fetishes, and illegal pornographic material such as [[PaedoHunt child pornography]] and [[BestialityIsDepraved bestiality]]. Since the recess of the [[AnimationAgeGhetto Ghetto]], ''this'' is actually most common belief these days, along with idea that all (Western) adult animation is AnimatedShockComedy.