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* 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}}, and Kurlijōh is explicitly a Creator/LeijiMatsumoto-style {{gonk}}.

* 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}} guy, Moé is a cute {{moe}} girl, Lari is a {{bishounen}}, and Kurlijōh is explicitly a Creator/LeijiMatsumoto-style {{gonk}}.

* 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}} guy, Moé is a cute {{moe}} girl, Lari is a {{bishounen}}, and Kurlijōh is explicitly a Creator/LeijiMatsumoto-style {{Gonk}}.

* 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}} guy, Moé is a cute {{moe}} girl, Lari is a {{bishounen}}, and Kurlijōh is explicitly a Leiji Matsumoto-style {{Gonk}}.

->''“And by that, we in America are of course referring to Japan. But [[Franchise/{{Touhou}} Gensokyo]] is kinda like that.”''

->''“And by that, we in America are of course referring to Japan. But [[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Gensokyo]] is kinda like that.”''

* ''Webcomic/ApricotCookies'' is treated as this, though it's just a little bit downplayed. The boys play childrens' card-games, every girl is a MagicalGirl and you get your daily Kaiju attacks, one of which is explicitly called out as a tentacle monster. No ninjas yet (if at all), though.

* Webcomic/ApricotCookies is treated as this, though it's just a little bit downplayed. The boys play childrens card-games, every girl is a MagicalGirl and you get your daily Kaiju attacks. No ninjas yet (if at all), though.

* [[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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* The real Japan [[SubvertedTrope subverts]] this, as the culture is much more reserved and conservative than what Japanese 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 conversation in anime can often be peppered with foreign vocabulary, this is absolutely NOT the case with real Japanese conversation.

* ''VideoGame/OsuTatakaeOuendan'' and its sequel, especially since it was designed with a manga feel. There are two levels featuring schoolgirls, two with {{Kaiju}} fighting against a {{Salaryman}} or a HumongousMecha depending on the game, and other HotBlooded shenanigans. However, there are no tentacle creatures, (like [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar that would really change anything]]), and a ninja only appears in the ''[[VideoGame/EliteBeatAgents American]]'' localization.

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''“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 [[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Gensokyo]] is kinda like that.”''

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

In Western works, it might serve as a parody of the anime fandom in general, or Western perceptions of Japan. In Japanese works, it might be a jab at OccidentalOtaku [[PoesLaw who seem to actually believe in this]], or lampshaded to emphasize that [[ThisIsReality this particular work is more realistic than that]].

* ''Anime/ConcreteRevolutio'' takes place in an oldschool Animeland version of Japan, though it fully embraces 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.]]

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

* 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".