History ValuesDissonance / AnimeAndManga

* Mikasa from ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' sometimes receives flak from Western audiences concerning her [[IOweYouMyLife devotion]] to Eren. This generally stems from a misunderstanding of her devotion, which is driven by the PillarsOfMoralCharacter. She owes him a debt for coming to her aid, helping her to accept the [[CrapsackWorld harsh]] reality of life, and adopting her into his family. To repay her debt to him, she has become his [[TheChampion champion]] and protects him with her life. This reversal of roles, with the heroine protecting the hero, is incredibly progressive for a Shonen series. Her honor-driven devotion also doubles as FridgeBrilliance, as the lone character of Asian heritage in a European-styled society. However, some viewers' confusion may also stem from the slight romantic undertones that Mikasa is shown to have towards Eren (who only views her as a sister), which is considered quite {{Squick}}y by Western standards since they're introduced as adoptive siblings. Anything remotely sexual or romantic between adoptive siblings is just as taboo as between blood siblings in the West. Mikasa's devotion to Eren is somewhat mediated by the fact that Eren has a nasty tendency to get himself in fights he cannot finish, and as such, she needs to bail him out. This is like how an older sibling protects the younger from danger. It's because of this quality that another camp of fans in the West hate Eren for constantly endangering himself and forcing Mikasa (or anyone else) to come and save him.]]

* The entire starting premise of ''Manga/SlowStart'' involves a girl going to high school one year later than her peers because she missed high school entrance exams on account of mumps, and the resulting {{Ronin}} situation is a major complex for that girl so much so that she actually considered becoming a {{hikikomori}}, and she didn't only because she was sent to a different town to study. This is incomprehensible to any non-Japanese where going on a grade at a "wrong" age never becomes such a social issue owing to the lack of SenpaiKohai. A major part of the story is the main character angsting about whether to come clean to her friends about having spent a year as a {{Ronin}}, and when she does, [[spoiler:they don't judge her unfavorably at all]].

* ''Anime/CombattlerV'': [[AliensAreBastards The]] [[AlienInvasion Campbellians]] being named after Creator/JohnWCampbell. While he was a famed science fiction writer dubbed "the most powerful force in science fiction ever" by fellow author Creator/IsaacAsimov, he was also an unashamed racist who wrote a number of articles arguing against anti-slavery and attributed the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_riots Watts uprising]] to "Black people’s latent desire to return to slavery". Campbell also looked down on Asians and wrote the short story that would inspire ''Literature/SixthColumn''. It was due to his racism that the name of the award "John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer" [[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/28/books/john-w-campbell-award-jeannette-ng.html was changed to]] "Astounding Award for Best New Writer" in 2019.[[note]]It is worth bearing in mind, though, that ''Combattler V'' is from the [[The70s 1970s]], an era where racism was taken less seriously than it is now. In additon, future installments of the Anime/RobotRomanceTrilogy are {{Anvilicious}} on the {{Aesop}} that racism is bad, even depicting racists like [[Anime/{{Daimos}} Sakamori Miwa]] as [[HateSink bloodthirsty loons]].[[/note]]

* ''Anime/CombattlerV'': [[AliensAreBastards The]] [[AlienInvasion Campbellians]] being named after Creator/JohnWCampbell. While he was a famed science fiction writer dubbed "the most powerful force in science fiction ever" by fellow author Creator/IsaacAsimov, he was also an unashamed racist who wrote a number of articles arguing against anti-slavery and attributed the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_riots Watts uprising]] to "Black people’s latent desire to return to slavery". Campbell also looked down on Asians and wrote the short story that would inspire ''Literature/SixthColumn''. It was due to his racism that the name of the award "John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer" [[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/28/books/john-w-campbell-award-jeannette-ng.html was changed to]] "Astounding Award for Best New Writer" in 2019.[[note]]It is worth bearing in mind, though, that ''Combattler V'' is from the [[The70s 1970s]], an era where racism was taken less seriously than it is now. In additon, future installments of the Anime/RobotRomanceTrilogy are {{Anvilicious}} on the {{Aesop}} that racism is bad, even depicting racists like [[Anime/{{Daimos}} Sakamori Miwa]] as [[HateSink bloodthirsty loons[[note]]

* ''Anime/CombattlerV'': [[AliensAreBastards The]] [[AlienInvasion Campbellians]] being named after Creator/JohnWCampbell. While he was a famed science fiction writer dubbed "the most powerful force in science fiction ever" by fellow author Creator/IsaacAsimov, he was also an unashamed racist who wrote a number of articles arguing against anti-slavery and attributed the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_riots Watts uprising]] to "Black people’s latent desire to return to slavery". Campbell also looked down on Asians and wrote the short story that would inspire ''Literature/SixthColumn''. It was due to his racism that the name of the award "John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer" [[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/28/books/john-w-campbell-award-jeannette-ng.html was changed to]] "Astounding Award for Best New Writer" in 2019. It is worth bearing in mind, though, that ''Combattler V'' is from the [[The70s 1970s]], an era where racism was taken less seriously than it is now. In additon, future installments of the Anime/RobotRomanceTrilogy are {{Anvilicious}} on the {{Aesop}} that racism is bad, even depicting racists like [[Anime/{{Daimos}} Sakamori Miwa]] as [[HateSink bloodthirsty loons]].

** Much like in ''Anime/Bleach'', Mami Tomoe and Homura Akemi are teenagers being allowed to live alone. While Homura's implied, but not outright stated to be an orphan, Mami is explicitly an orphan. Rather than either of these girls being in foster care, they're allowed to live completely alone with no supervision of any kind, something that would be seen as grossly irresponsible overseas.

* The entire premise of ''Manga/WeddingPeach'' is baffling to western audiences, as the middle-school aged protagonists constantly dream of getting married and their MagicalGirl transformations are wedding-themed. This contributed to ''Wedding Peach's'' anime never airing in North America. Western-styled weddings were trendy in Japan in the early 90s and women marrying straight out of high school was not uncommon at the time, while marrying straight out of high school is uncommon and discouraged in western society, often being attributed to [[ShotgunWedding shotgun weddings]].

* This is part of the reason why red and, to a lesser extent, blonde hair are seen as such disreputable colors. They're often the result of rebellious Japanese teens bleaching or dying their hair, so even if it is your natural hair color, you're still likely to get hell for it. Thus, orange-haired [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Ichigo Kurosaki]] is constantly having to fight off thugs who get the wrong idea about him(which in turn doesn't exactly help his case either), redhead [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Orihime Inoue]] as a child had upperclassmen mock her and cut her hair because they didn't like it, and [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Kushina Uzumaki]] was bullied for her long, red hair.

** The storyline in regards to Nagisa and his [[AbusiveParents abusive mother.]] Japanese society often approves of parents being harsh/controlling towards their children, as youth are often taught to have the utmost respect for their elders since their ToughLove parenting is for their benefit. In the West, Hiromi's parenting style is criminal by law and she would be doing serious jail time for abusing and ''drugging'' her own son. Korosensei, Nagisa's teacher and a witness to Hiromi's abuse, also would likely have called the police/child services to save Nagisa from future abuse.

* This is part of the reason why red and, to a lesser extent, blonde hair are seen as such disreputable colors. They're often the result of rebellious Japanese teens bleaching or dying their hair, so even if it is your natural hair color, you're still likely to get hell for it. Thus, orange-haired [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Ichigo Kurosaki]] is constantly having to fight off thugs who get the wrong idea about him, redhead [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Orihime Inoue]] as a child had upperclassmen mock her and cut her hair because they didn't like it, and [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Kushina Uzumaki]] was bullied for her long, red hair.
* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}} Anime/BeastWarsII'' will never, '''ever''' be officially translated into English for Western audiences. The reason? [[FunnyForeigner The]] [[SouthOfTheBorder Jointrons]], who act like stereotypical Mexicans, are really lazy, and transform into ''bugs''.

* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''

** ''Manga/PrincessKnight'': The series operates under the idea that men and women are naturally inclined to act in certain ways. Princess Sapphire can do "manly" things (swordfight, adventure, etc) because she has both male and female hearts. If her male heart is removed, she instantly becomes timid and prone to swooning until she TakesALevelInBadass [[note]]It should be noted that Creator/OsamuTezuka apparently didn't think a pure ActionGirl was impossible. In the 50s manga, she is nervous but [[PluckyGirl brave enough]] to fight after she permanently loses her male heart[[/note]]. If her female heart is removed, she derides anything remotely feminine as "girly".

** In ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'', secondary character Ryuunosuke Fujinami is a girl who has been raised as a boy by her father (because he wanted a boy). Once she hits adolescence, she becomes torn between [[{{Bokukko}} her ingrained nature]] and her desire to embrace her gender, something which her father ''violently'' opposes (and she ''violently'' counter-opposes). Naturally, being a Takahashi series, the whole thing is PlayedForLaughs, which would be fine, except that nobody in the cast even considers calling child services for Mr. Fujinami's years of abuse. Even the teachers refuse to help... except for that one time when Onsen-Mark tries (and fails) to teach Ryuunosuke how to be a proper lady--an episode that itself has issues due to looking way too much like he's dating her, which is -– as mentioned above – a huge no-no in the West).

*** A major sticking point with western fans is main character Godai's relationship with Ibuki, a high school girl who follows him around, insists they're "meant to be", and tries to ruin his maybe/maybe-not relationship with his beloved out of jealousy. The problem everyone has is that Ibuki is annoying and Godai doesn't really love her... ''not'' that she's sixteen or seventeen years old, and he's at least ''twenty'' and a student teacher at her school. In fact, everyone acts like he just may hook up with her anyways, and they don't particularly comment about the morality of it aside from breaking his "true love" Kyoko's heart. Even worse, Kyoko had married her ''own'' teacher years earlier, when the age difference was even bigger, and it's viewed as a perfect relationship. It must be noted that in many countries (not only in Japan), a consensual relationship between a teenage girl and an adult is not only not taboo but very common, unlike in the US where it is generally seen as abhorrent. A large part of this being because in those areas the age of consent is usually lower than in many parts of the US. The level of acceptance varies from country to country; in some, it won’t be an issue if the age difference isn't too high (for example 16/20), but it can be an issue if the age difference is quite notable.

** The storyline in regards to Nagisa and his [[AbusiveParents abusive mother.]] Japanese society often approves of parents being harsh/controlling towards their children, as youth are often taught to have the utmost respect for their elders since their ToughLove parenting is for their benefit. In the West, Hiromi's parenting style is criminal by law and she would be doing serious jail time for abusing and even ''drugging'' her own son. Not to mention that Korosensei, Nagisa's teacher and a witness to Hiromi's abuse, should have called the police/child services to save Nagisa from future abuse.
* Mikasa from ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' sometimes receives flak from Western audiences concerning her [[IOweYouMyLife devotion]] to Eren. This generally stems from a misunderstanding of her devotion, which is driven by the PillarsOfMoralCharacter. She owes him a debt for coming to her aid, helping her to accept the [[CrapsackWorld harsh]] reality of life, and adopting her into his family. To repay her debt to him, she has become his [[TheChampion champion]] and protects him with her life. This reversal of roles, with the heroine protecting the hero, is incredibly progressive for a Shonen series. Her honor-driven devotion also doubles as FridgeBrilliance, as the lone character of Asian heritage in a European-styled society. However, some viewers' confusion may also stem from the slight romantic undertones that Mikasa is shown to have towards Eren (who only views her as a sister), which is considered quite {{Squick}}y by Western standards since they're introduced as adoptive siblings. Anything remotely sexual or romantic between adoptive siblings is just as taboo as between blood siblings in the West. Mikasa's devotion to Eren is somewhat mediated by the fact that Eren has a nasty tendency to get himself in fights he cannot finish, and as such, she needs to bail him out. This is like how an older sibling protects the younger from danger. It's because of this quality that another camp of fans in the West hate Eren for constantly endangering himself and forcing Mikasa (or anyone else) to come and save him. In fairness, this is not portrayed as an entirely positive trait in the series itself. Eren gets rather irritated at Mikasa for always trying to look after him, specifically calling her out on trying to disregard her placement in a battle plan to bodyguard him. Also, Mikasa's extreme devotion is shown to have the dark side of suicidal recklessness when she believes Eren has been killed or [[spoiler: he has been taken captive by the Female Titan.]] The first case results in many of the cadets under her command (or following her because she's TheAce) getting slaughtered in an aimless, mad rush with Mikasa herself only surviving out of dumb luck. The second case [[spoiler: gets Captain Levi injured when he saves her after she heedlessly accepted a feigned opening.]]

** Sakaki's low self-esteem and her wish to be more like [[TheCutie Chiyo]] would seem downright ludicrous to western viewers. This is because Japanese beauty standards for women put more emphasis on being small and cute--which are traits Sakaki doesn't have, being a tall and ([[SubvertedTrope seemingly]]) AloofDarkHairedGirl.

** Momo Hinamori loved and respected Aizen even before she became his lieutenant, and he used this to manipulate her into trusting him unconditionally and essentially worshipping him. After discovering Aizen's (fake) corpse, she attacked Gin (of whom her childhood friend Hitsugaya had warned her earlier). Not long after, she received Aizen's last letter addressed to her in which he named Hitsugaya as the murderer. Half-crazed from pain, she tried to fight him, but had a breakdown in the middle of the fight. Later on, she was informed of Aizen's deceit by the man himself, who went on to stab her. Yet even after this she still couldn't accept the fact that Aizen betrayed Soul Society and believed that he was framed -- behavior in line with the YamatoNadeshiko characterization female characters often receive in Japanese entertainment. American fans [[TheScrappy hate her for this]] and think she's a stupid, weak woman. Japanese fans think she's a [[TheWoobie woobie]] and love her.
** Similarly, Ukitake (and Rukia) both have a scruple that if a person is fighting for the sake of their personal pride, you should ''never'' intervene, even if they're going to be killed (Kaien does, in fact, get possessed by a Hollow as a result of Ukitake and Rukia's non-intervention[[note]]Although Rukia had wanted to help Kaien until Ukitake ordered her to stand down[[/note]], forcing Rukia to MercyKill him). While this is tied to the Japanese sense of honor, fans from other background often have a less positive view of it, because honor doesn't mean anything when you're dead, and because sometimes some other goal is more important than one person's personal pride.

* ''Manga/CardCaptorSakura'' has an astonishingly casual view of teacher/student relationships, featuring three prominent ones in the manga. Sakura's mother and father met when he was a high school teacher and she was his student. Her brother Touya dated one of his teachers when he was in junior high. One of Sakura's prepubescent classmates has a crush on their teacher... and ''he returns it!'' But then, it's Creator/{{Clamp}}, and in the anime, Sakura's classmate's crush isn't returned like in the manga.
** It also has a similar view of cousin relationships. Sakura's mother Nadeshiko's (female) first cousin, Sonomi loved her, and [[GenerationXerox Sonomi's daughter Tomoyo harbors similar feelings for Sakura]] (her second cousin). Neither Sonomi nor Tomoyo's love are requited, but the story doesn't express disapproval of either character's feelings.

** Similar to the reaction towards Sora's GirlinessUpgrade in ''02'', Western fans had mixed opinions about the character descriptions for ''tri.'' Some of them released prior to its airing have [[StayInTheKitchen mildly sexist overtones]], such as suggesting that Sora playing soccer is "[not] befitting a woman." Meanwhile, Kari was given more stereotypically feminine traits, such as developing a SweetTooth. Japanese fans embraced Sora's femininity as a sign of maturity, while Western fans were a bit perturbed at the implication Sora and soccer don't go together simply because she is a girl. This is a continuation of the attitude that contributed to Sora's character arc and the jobs the female characters received in the DistantFinale (although there's nothing that says she didn't revitalize her athletic career in the 25 years between, then take on a more feminine side after retiring).

*** Another character with similar predatory behaviors is Oolong. Early in the original series, he is shown ''drugging Bulma for the specific purpose of molesting her'' and then stealing her panties. He is about to fondle her naked, sleeping form when he is interrupted by Puar. Needless to say, this has not aged well.

** The visual depiction of black characters is seen by Westerners as uncomfortably similar to {{Blackface}} caricatures seen in cartoons and other forms of entertainment throughout the early 20th century. One example is Staff Officer Black, of the Red Ribbon Army. While serious and more-or-less competent, he's still drawn with exaggeratedly big, pink lips (not to mention the fact that his name is literally just "[[ShapedLikeItself black]]"). Non-human characters aren't exempt from this either; Mr. Popo, who's likely meant to resemble some sort of [[OurGeniesAreDifferent djinn]], is drawn with literal pitch-black skin and thick red lips. He and certain other anime characters, like Jynx from ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' and Chocolove from ''Manga/ShamanKing'', have received backlash from some viewers because of their resemblance to minstrel characters. One possible reason could be the exportation of racist imagery to other countries that may or may not be aware of the historical context, as Mr. Popo and Jynx are both seen as harmless in Japan. Because of this, a lot of fans gravitate towards Piccolo as a surrogate black character. Possibly due to this, both ''Anime/DragonBallGT'' and ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' lack black characters and Mister Popo had a severe [[DemotedToExtra downplay in screentime]].

* Any time Patrick "Panther" Spencer shows up in ''Manga/Eyeshield21'', and they begin talking about the "black man's" superior genes and body. If you tried doing something like that in Western culture, well... just look at Jimmy the Greek. Many of the initial instances are from the mouth of Leonard Apollo, who is plainly shown to be a scummy racist, but by the final arc in the series, seemingly every character (and even the narrator) starts to do this every time Panther is involved in the game.
* In ''Manga/TheElectricTaleOfPikachu'', both Misty and Jessie's costumes and designs had to be edited for the English translation, as both characters wear very skimpy and revealing outfits and have large chests. Creator Toshihiro Ono usually writes more mature manga, and even he self-censored some of the word, believing he'd made it took risque. It later was further altered for the foreign releases, though.

** An in-universe case in the "Little Army" prequel manga. Emi Nakasuga, a girl whose ethnicity (German-Japanese) and temperament are not unlike Asuka from ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' (see below), has a difficult time in Japan due to her BrutalHonesty not sitting well with most of her [[JapanesePoliteness Japanese classmates]]. Of course, it's also revealed in the sequel to Little Army that when she goes back home to Germany, she doesn't fit in there ''either'', in part because of her half-Japanese ethnicity, and partly because her abrasiveness doesn't do her any favors.

* ''Manga/GoldenKamuy'''s depiction of bears as man-eaters who seem to take pleasure in hunting and killing humans may raise a few eyebrows among readers from other countries. BearsAreBadNews has been a DiscreditedTrope in the West for a few decades thanks to the efforts of wildlife conservation organizations and advocates; while they are definitely animals that are considered to be very fearsome and dangerous, the common perception of bears in the West is that of animals who will be happy to leave you alone if you do the same to them. Many sports teams, schools, and even governments in America consider their local species of bear to be their mascot, and they're frequently seen promoting national parks. In contrast, the main Japanese exposure to bears comes from the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankebetsu_brown_bear_incident Sankebetsu incident of 1915]], where a bear attacked and killed seven people before finally being shot. This incident along with a couple of others led to the Japanese perception of bears as man-eaters and considering that in Hokkaido today the native brown bear population numbers less than 2,000 in remote areas, it's hard to see this stereotype changing anytime soon. After all, the public's opinion of an animal species can't really be changed if there are hardly any of those animals around anymore, and it doesn't help that the males of the last subspecies of bear native to the Japanese islands, the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ussuri_brown_bear Shiretoko brown bear]] are so aggressive that females with cubs deliberately seek out hunters and fishermen for protection.

** Onizuka in general is a fan of resorting to CorporalPunishment or other acts of humiliation to [[LaserGuidedKarma teach his students a lesson]]. Since he was put in charge of the problem class of the school that the rest of the faculty have already written off as lost causes, his methods are often treated as unorthodox but fair. Naturally, something like this wouldn't fly in real life.

* In one episode of ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'', Kamille tries to defend himself for his arrogance by calling himself an autistic child, and Emma gets even angrier at him for making excuses. In the context of Japan at the time, autism was treated as general anti-social behavior, so Emma's frustration is born from Kamille essentially saying that he is blameless for being a kid with problems socializing. In the more modern definition of autism, Emma's reaction comes off as more unfortunate because it seems like she is just brushing off Kamille having a disorder and the effects it has on him.

* An unusual reversal with ''Manga/HighschoolOfTheDead''. In the midst of a ZombieApocalypse, the teenage protagonists learn to use guns, drive without licences, [[BlackAndGrayMorality steal things to survive]], and essentially rely on themselves rather than authority/government figures. Not unusual to Americans, but in Japan (where the story takes place)? Definitely.

* In ''Manga/IkkiTousen'', when a character is revealed to really be the incarnation of Wang Yun rather than who he had previously claimed to be, it's treated as a huge shock and evidence that he's completely evil. Wang Yun was a ''hero'' in the original ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'', but it seems the Japanese don't think too highly of him. That was before, well, [[spoiler:Zuo Ci (the one who was Wang Yun) actually betrayed and manipulated his friends...]] This was one of the more heavy plot rewrites in the anime, which was made after Wang Yun's identity was known to the reader, but before he revealed it to the characters. In the manga, while he's still manipulating literally everyone behind their backs, he's got good intentions, and is treated as a hero. Hell, even in the anime, he's mostly just setting the villains up to kill each other.
* Japan definitely has a more accepting – even positive – attitude toward suicide than the West, and one series in which you can see this is ''Anime/IrresponsibleCaptainTylor''. When desperate situations happen in early episodes, basically every single character except Tylor himself start talking about dying a heroic death, and Tylor's self-preservation instinct is treated as a sign of his incompetence. What makes this weird is that, while it would be perfectly in-character for someone like Yamamoto – who was TheAce until Tylor showed up – to act like this (and he does), it even extends to the Marines on the ship who are the kind of malcontents you wouldn't expect to be so eager to die.

** The way bullying is treated in the manga makes sense to Japanese readers. In Japan, bullying is an issue rarely brought up with teachers and where the bully will rarely face consequences. Although there are initiatives to deal with the issue, it's still a large problem in Japanese schools, with the manga showing that Bakugo gets [[KarmaHoudini no formal punishment]] for his middle school behavior. Although he ''does'' face consequences for his bad attitude in U.A., where he's no longer a NormalFishInATinyPond, and his life basically becomes a HumiliationConga until he finally shapes up, it doesn't sit well with many Western fans that his bullying was so EasilyForgiven. In spite of the contrasting cultural attitudes to the subject, the series' creator Creator/KoheiHorikoshi did admit that he felt he went too far with Bakugo's behavior pre-U.A.(which included a SuicideDare). [[spoiler: Bakugo does ultimately come to admit remorse over his past bullying, first to All Might, then in a genuine apology to Midoriya]]. But that hasn't stopped a mountain of {{Revenge Fic}}s from emerging in the Western fandom, wherein Bakugo gets expelled from U.A., has a FaceHeelTurn, or otherwise suffers for his past bullying.

** Similar to the age issue above, Yaoyorozu being the main source of {{Fanservice}} is a bit of a hot topic of debate among Western fans due to her being still a first year in high school[[note]]Tenth grade, meaning that she's 15 at the start of the series[[/note]], while Japanese fans are mostly accepting of it.
** Also related to sexuality issues, Mineta's perverted antics are much less warmly received by Western fans, due to a culture where sexual harassment is no longer PlayedForLaughs. In the series, Mineta's female classmates don't hesitate to [[PervertRevengeMode punish him for his perversion,]] but generally consider him little more than a nuisance, while in the West, they'd probably have reason to have him suspended, or even expelled ([[FandomSpecificPlot which often happens in fanfics written by non-Japanese writers]]). It's also exceptionally jarring that [[SinkOrSwimMentor Aizawa,]] a rather SternTeacher who often threatens students with expulsion, [[AdultsAreUseless has yet to say or do anything to stop Mineta from continuing his perverted behavior towards his girl classmates,]] save for one warning toward Mineta around the time the students move into dorms.

** If an English-speaking viewer has seen only the dub (in which Shizuru has a cultured Southern accent), one gets the impression that her descent into {{Psycho Lesbian}}ism is more a result of "I'm a lesbian, and all lesbians are psychos, so that means I'm a psycho" kind of deal, with the conservative implications of her accent accounted for. Note that Japan has some slightly... dated views on homosexuality. Also see ''Anime/MyOtome'', which takes place in a world where lesbians are much more accepted, and Shizuru is a significantly more sane character – [[TheTease as well as a shameless flirt]].
** Also in ''[=My-HiME=]'', a similar scene happens in one of the sound dramas, with the characters 15-17 drinking alcohol on Mai's birthday. However, in this case, Natsuki is shocked that Aoi has alcohol in her room, some of the people present point out that it's not allowed under school rules, and ''[[EvenEvilHasStandards Nagi]] [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments of all people]]'' [[BreakingTheFourthWall tells the viewers]] that they should only drink once they're 20.

** Many fans groaned at a flashback showing Kurenai's father telling her to [[StayInTheKitchen stay out of the fight with the Nine-Tailed Fox]] because she must one day have children. While this is ''extremely'' sexist from a Western viewpoint, it is somewhat different for Japan. Namely, perpetuating one's lineage is seen as ''extremely significant'' in Asian cultures, and having one's bloodline die out is seen as equal to ''not existing''. Not to mention the series' overarching theme of passing the Will of Fire to the next generation... It's telling that, while the 'have a child' speech was seemingly only directed at Kurenai, there were plenty of '''male''' characters prevented from fighting, too. Conversely, some female ninja, such as [[ParentalAbandonment Iruka's]] [[MissingMom mother]], went into battle and died (though Kurenai was about ''sixteen'' at the time.)

** In general, the reveal that Naruto and Sasuke are "reincarnations" of past historical figures tend to spark a groan from a lot of Western audiences, who see it as them being [[YouCantFightFate simply preordained to be amazing]] or working with a cheat sheet, or start asking why no other character in the story is reincarnated. The meaning to Japanese audiences is meant to be more that Naruto and Sasuke are just the latest form of a pair of archetypes (a hard worker and a genius prodigy) in a cycle of EternalRecurrence, rather than that they are literally the same guys as the prior incarnations but in new bodies.

** Things get ''really'' weird in ''Pet Shop of Horrors: Tokyo'', which starts blatantly imposing the "rules" of the animal kingdom directly on to humans. Take the first story, "Domestic": [[spoiler:A victim of domestic violence dies, but it's treated as a happy ending by Count D because she protected her son.]] The pet the woman gets is not to save her, but to ensure that she fulfills her role as a woman and mother: defending her young to the last. The Count has no remorse for his actions, [[spoiler:basically sending her to her death,]] because that is apparently Nature's Way. It becomes increasingly difficult to tell if this is a strategy to dehumanize the Count after he becomes notably more compassionate in the first series (which would be in-universe Values Dissonance), or whether Akino herself supports this view. [[HerHeartWillGoOn Men don't get off lightly either]] -- see "Double-Booking".

** The anime's penultimate episode has a similar case to ''Ponyo'' where, with a little convincing, Madoka's mother allows her to go out alone into a dangerous superstorm with no explanation beyond "I need to save a friend". It's hard to imagine a Western parent accepting such a thing from a 14-year-old girl, even without the extra factor of [[spoiler:Madoka's best friend having recently died]] in mysterious circumstances which the mother (correctly) suspects her daughter knows something about. This can put viewers in an awkward situation, because the audience knows Madoka really does need to go on this dangerous quest [[CassandraTruth for ridiculous-sounding reasons]]--her mother made the right decision, irresponsible as it may seem on the surface.
** During the scene mentioned above Madoka's mother resorts to slapping her to try to get her to come to her senses. As expressed elsewhere on the page, parents hitting children is more accepted in Japan than it is in the west.

* In ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'', the main character Himura Kenshin is 28 years old, while his love interest [[spoiler: and eventual wife]] Kamiya Kaoru is 17. Such an age gap would be seen as inappropriate if not outright illegal in countries like North America, but it's more common in Japan, especially [[PeriodPiece during the time]] of the manga's setting. See the Sailor Moon entry below for another example.

** Furthermore, there's the lesbians Haruka and Michiru. In America, they became the [[HideYourLesbians cousins]] Amara and Michelle. But you could still tell Amara and Michelle were lesbians, making this a case of KissingCousins. Both lesbians and cousins being romantically involved aren't looked down upon quite as much in Japan as in the USA (though see below), so...
*** Also, the fact that ''Anime/SailorMoon'' was viewed as a children's series surprises many Western viewers. The show's sexuality did cause some controversy in Japan (including the aforementioned lesbians), which caused Toei to change the Sailor Starlights into [[SuperGenderBender boys in their civilian forms]] to make Seiya Kou's relationship with Usagi straight.
*** Interestingly enough, given how much the gay rights movement has advanced in the U.S. since ''Sailor Moon'' first aired there, the decision by Creator/{{DiC|Entertainment}} (with Zoisite and Malachite in the first season) and Cloverway (aforementioned example) to HideYourGays in TheNineties American dub is ''itself'' quickly approaching ValuesDissonance. They'd still likely make the same decision now due to fear of MoralGuardians, but it would be met with considerably more controversy now than it was. With more and more gay teens choosing to [[ComingOutStory come out]] younger and younger, the old American idea that homosexuality is a child-unfriendly topic has been increasingly challenged in recent years. Fans rejoiced when [[Anime/SailorMoonCrystal the remake's]] dub kept Haruka and Michiru's relationship intact.

*** On the other hand, the original version and Viz dub portrays Zoiscite and Kunzite as evil despite gay and Fish Eyes alongside the Amazon Trio as creepy sexual predators. Plus during the anime, while Uranus and Neptune were written to be sympathetic, both ended up [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic being pretty nasty to the main cast in the show]] near the end of S and Stars each. To some people upon rewatching this series, it comes across as them being a really bad representation to the LGBT community (and to some, what DIC did at the time was perhaps the LesserOfTwoEvils in the 90s).
** In the first chapter/episode, Usagi fearfully shows her mom that she has failed her test, only to have her mom verbally berate her and kick her out of the house to "think about what she's done". To Japanese audiences, this is seen as strict, but appropriate punishment for her perceived laziness. To Western audiences, it looks an awful lot like child abuse. Naturally, the 90s English dub somewhat watered it down to just telling her to go to the library to study.

** In what's probably a case of DeliberateValuesDissonance, the manga has a main character who is deaf. She is bullied relentlessly throughout her elementary school life, her father and paternal grandparents abandon the family for her deafness, and her mother is cold to her, even though she's trying to work on rectifying this. In reality, situations like this occur in various parts of Japan, since kids with disabilities are looked down upon due to the belief that they are incapable of living on their own and can't do anything for society. Not to mention that it is also widely believed that disabled children should be taken care of "out of sight" and not interact with those considered "normal", which is why Shoko is viewed so much like an alien by her classmates and why her school doesn't offer much support for her deafness. It's a side of Japan that most Westerners don't get to see often, which is why there was a lawsuit to try and prevent the manga from being published.

* This may be why ''Manga/SugarSugarRune'' never really found much of an audience outside Japan, as it has very traditionally Japanese views on femininity (the view that NoGuyWantsAnAmazon is ''very'' prevelant; in fact, it's ''one of the main aesops of the series'') that can come across as odd and even offensive to Western readers. And it doesn't help that in the series, people in the human world generally agree that NoGuyWantsAnAmazon, even though that actually varies from country to country and person to person.
* ''Manga/SuicideIsland'''s premise is that hospitals in Japan are so overwhelmed with attempted suicides that the Japanese government decides to wash their hands of this and simply send the suicidal people to an isolated island. Oh, the suicidal people are given a choice and have to sign a form if they choose to die. Of course, the protagonist, who is suicidal, did not know that when he signed the form, he was going to be put on this island, rather than be killed off shortly afterwards. The story contains elements comparable to ''Literature/BattleRoyale'', only the government is not forcing the people on the island to kill anyone. There is obviously a large amount of ValuesDissonance here, but this manga is clearly examining the concept of suicide from the Japanese perspective.

** Before the birth of the Headmasters Junior in that titular episode, Metalhawk tells Minerva that becoming a Headmaster Junior is too dangerous. The reason why is because of her gender. Such a comment would be seen as totally unacceptable in the contemporary TV industry.

* In ''Anime/VividStrike'', similar to ''Manga/CandyCandy'' above, Rinne gets bullied by some of her peers for not being a "real" rich girl once they found out that she was adopted. That being said, the ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' franchise features many cases of [[HappilyAdopted loving adoptive families]] (Lindy with Fate, Fate herself with Erio and Caro, Nanoha and Fate with Vivio, and the entire Nakajima family), and the bullies are [[HateSink easily the most despicable characters in the season]].

* Somewhat similar to the ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' example above, we have ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5'' and its major pairings, namely Nozomi/Coco, Komatsu/Nuts and Urara/Syrup. While Japan sees nothing wrong with that and its referenced a few times in ''Anime/PrettyCureAllStars'' entries, the more younger Western fans absolutely hate these pairings. While part of this lie in the HetIsEw angle, most of it deals with the InterspeciesRelationship angle as Coco, Nuts and Syrup are fairies with human forms, Coco and Nuts' human forms are young adults with jobs with Coco being Nozomi's teacher with a few expressing a desire for these pairings to be done away with with the sequel series ''Power of Hope ~Adult Pretty Cure 23~''. [[DoubleStandard Notice, however]], there's no desire to do away with the implied but never really shown relationship between Karen and Milk/Kurumi.

*** A specific difference is that, like most other LGBT characters in anime and manga (including in most YaoiGenre and YuriGenre works), neither [[spoiler:Victor]] nor [[spoiler:Yuri]] has a "coming out" scene or announces their specific sexuality label. This is a pretty big sign of "canonicity" in Western LGBT media (often treated as more important than how it's reflected in their relationships on-screen, to sometimes frustrating results) and may reflect the difference in Western viewers' debating if the couple has "gone far enough" to be canon. This reflects a larger cultural difference, with Japan being a far less individual-focused culture, and as mentioned above, viewers preferring to figure out things on their own rather than have them specifically spelled out to them.

** The general attitudes on sexuality are always a bit played for laughs in Takahashi's ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', but there are still some moments full of UnfortunateImplications. Most notably, a short arc concerning a StalkerWithACrush named Tsubasa Kurenai, who is obsessed with Ukyo. The ongoing gag is that everybody assumes Tsubasa was a girl, and 'her' lesbian crush on Ukyo is PlayedForLaughs. Towards the end, Ranma (while male) attempts to "cure" Tsubasa's lesbianism by asking her out on a date.

* ''Manga/{{Devilman}}'': The scene where Ryo/[[{{Hermaphrodite}} Satan]] claims that he loves Akira because of his female side would sound [[UnfortunateImplications incredibly homophobic]] for today's audience and would definitely rub some people, especially the LGBT community, the wrong way. Still, the manga came out in 1970, and [[FairForItsDay for that time]], an author even thinking of having a man explicitly proclaiming his love for another man, regardless of the reason, was already quite admirable.

** The visual depiction of black characters is seen by Westerners as uncomfortably similar to {{Blackface}} caricatures seen in cartoons and other forms of entertainment throughout the early 20th century. One example is Staff Officer Black, of the Red Ribbon Army. While serious and more-or-less competent, he's still drawn with exaggeratedly big, pink lips (not to mention the fact that his name is literally just "[[ShapedLikeItself black]]"). Non-human characters aren't exempt from this either; Mr. Popo, who's likely meant to resemble some sort of {{djinn}}, is drawn with literal pitch-black skin and thick red lips. He and certain other anime characters, like Jynx from ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' and Chocolove from ''Manga/ShamanKing'', have received backlash from some viewers because of their resemblance to minstrel characters. One possible reason could be the exportation of racist imagery to other countries that may or may not be aware of the historical context, as Mr. Popo and Jynx are both seen as harmless in Japan. Because of this, a lot of fans gravitate towards Piccolo as a surrogate black character. Possibly due to this, both ''Anime/DragonBallGT'' and ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' lack black characters and Mister Popo had a severe [[DemotedToExtra downplay in screentime]].

* The translators not realizing this created issues for the dub of ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid''. In the original version, when Kobayashi rejects Tooru's romantic propositioning early on, it's with the claim of "But I'm a woman." To the dubbing team, this read as homophobic, and so it was changed to "But I'm not into women." The issue is, in Japan, serious same-sex romantic relationships are not nearly as normalized as they are in modern America, and consequently, in many YuriGenre works, it is something of a StockPhrase for one of the characters to say some variant of "But we're both girls." The implication is not meant to be intolerance, but rather naïveté: the character never truly considered that two women could be involved in a serious relationship, that was the main obstacle for her forming one, and [[ClosetKey her partner will go on to prove her wrong]]. This made the change unexpectedly controversial because it changes the meaning of Kobayashi's statement to suggest she ''does'' fully understand women can get involved in those kinds of relationships, but considers herself straight regardless. At that point, Tooru's pursuit of her despite a stated IncompatibleOrientation reads as a lot less likeable.

* In ''Anime/VividStrike'', similar to ''Manga/CandyCandy'' above, Rinne gets bullied by some of her peers for not being a "real" rich girl once they found out that she was adopted. That being said, the ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' franchise features many cases of [[HappilyAdopted loving adoptive families]] (Lindy with Fate, Fate herself with Erio and Caro, [[HasTwoMommies Nanoha and Fate]] with Vivio, and the entire Nakajima family), and the bullies are [[HateSink easily the most despicable characters in the season]].

* The translators not realizing this created issues for the dub of ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid''. In the original version, when Kobayashi rejects Tooru's romantic propositioning early on, it's with the claim of "But I'm a woman." To the dubbing team, this read as homophobic, and so it was changed to "But I'm not into women." The issue is, in Japan, serious same-sex romantic relationships are not nearly as normalized as they are in modern America, and consequently, in many YuriGenre works, it is something of a StockPhrase for one of the characters to say some variant of "But we're both girls." The implication is not meant to be intolerance, but rather naïveté: the character never truly considered that two women could be involved in a serious relationship, that was the main obstacle for her forming one, and [[ClosetKey her partner will go on to prove her wrong]]. This made the change unexpectedly controversial because it changes the meaning of Kobayashi's statement to suggest she ''does'' fully understand women can get involved in those kinds of relationships, but considers herself straight regardless. At that point, Tooru's pursuit of her despite a stated IncompatibleOrientation reads as a lot less likeable.

** Neeko suffers from depression, extreme social anxiety and possible PTSD (putting on a suit [[TraumaButton reminds her of a failed job interview]]), leading some viewers to suspect that [[DiagnosedByTheAudience she has an undiagnosed mental disorder.]] If she does, her family hasn't even considered getting her psychiatric help, most likely because of [[TherapyIsForTheWeak Japanese attitudes toward therapy.]] Instead, Mrs. Niito's best idea for helping deal with the problem is [[spoiler:to trick her daughter into helping out part-time at an electronics store on the Switch's release day.]] That move proved rather controversial among readers, with some saying that it was the best option she had, and others believing that it could only have worsened Neeko's issues.

** Neeko suffers from depression, extreme social anxiety and possible PTSD (putting on a suit [[TraumaButton reminds her of a failed job interview]]), leading some viewers to suspect that [[AmbiguousDisorder she has an undiagnosed mental disorder.]] If she does, her family hasn't even considered getting her psychiatric help, most likely because of [[TherapyIsForTheWeak Japanese attitudes toward therapy.]] Instead, Mrs. Niito's best idea for helping deal with the problem is [[spoiler:to trick her daughter into helping out part-time at an electronics store on the Switch's release day.]] That move proved rather controversial among readers, with some saying that it was the best option she had, and others believing that it could only have worsened Neeko's issues.

* In ''Anime/PonyoOnTheCliffByTheSea'', a mother leaves her five-year-old son alone in a typhoon in order to take supplies to elderly women in the old-folks home, who seem to already have others taking care of them. This looks like child neglect from a Western perspective, instead of dedication to her job and trust in her son's maturity as was probably intended. Also, elders in Japan are viewed with great respect and their well-being is important. While in the West, it wouldn't be uncommon to hear "They're going to die soon anyway. Shouldn't you be focusing on your FIVE-YEAR-OLD SON?" In Japan, it's a completely different attitude. Mixed with the dissonance above and it really is a case of culture shock.

* ''Anime/TransformersSuperGodMasterforce'', while not as bad, and quite progressive in retrospect, still has quite a bit of this

* Occurs in-universe in ''Literature/TheHeroicLegendOfArslan'' as one of the main themes in the story.
** Lusitania's religious war against other nations is the main conflict. Arslan struggles against his own country's tradition of slavery. Etoile, despite his religious bigotry, is a good person. Gieve hates mindless servitude while Elam actually wants to work for Narsus.
** After being rescued, Jimsa is reluctant to join Arslan's group because in Turan, the king must never be overshadowed by his retainers in order to rule. Arslan is the crowned prince but he is not as strong as Daryun and he relies heavily on Narsus as a tactician. Arslan's kindness towards his retainers and civilians also makes Jimsa feel the boy is too "weak" to rule.

* Yuna, the protagonist of ''Literature/KumaKumaKumaBear'' staffs her many businesses with orphans, the youngest of whom barely even reach 10 years old. These jobs range from raising chickens and gathering their eggs, to serving as wait-staff for a cafe or a restaurant, to being assistant chefs and bakers. This is unquestionably portrayed as a good thing as A) the MedievalFantasy she lives in expect children to be smaller adults, chipping into the regular work out of necessity, B) the orphans get a massive share of the profits to become self-sustaining and be less reliant on government subsidies and the generosity of strangers, and C) Yuna is never greedily exploiting their labor and goodwill, and even actively goes out of her way to improve their quality of life several times.

* ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'':
** Sinon's treatment in the second series. To summarize, she and her mother went to a bank one day when she was eleven and an armed robber came in. In the ensuing struggle, Sinon managed to get a hold of the robber's gun and shot him and killed him. This would be traumatic enough on its own, but it's shown Sinon is treated like a pariah by almost everyone around her, including her own ''mother'', simply for having handled a gun and using it to kill in self-defense. Even the therapists she's mentioned to have seen treat her as though she's committed a grave sin by handling that weapon, so she has a case of PTSD so intense that a schoolyard bully can set off a panic attack simply by pointing a finger gun gesture at her and saying "bang". American viewers, regardless of their own individual views on guns and gun control, found this treatment cruel and nonsensical, with many pointing out that if an incident like this were to happen in the USA, most people would consider Sinon a hero for what she did and would treat the killing much more favorably, as it was clearly done in self-defense, and therefore, was justified by American standards. Even in several European countries, many of which are far more in line with Japan than America in their attitudes about guns, Sinon would almost universally have been seen as a victim of a crime who was just acting in self-defense and did nothing wrong.\\
There is also the fact that some Americans assume Sinon's treatment is the result of Japanese gunphobia (which isn't ''entirely'' far off -- guns are practically banned in the country; a firearm costs more than a ''luxury car''), when this is not really the case. Japan has rather set ways of viewing children (see -- ''Highschool of the Dead'' example above) where children are expected to be innocent and reliant upon adults. The fact that Sinon killed a person at such a young age (even in self-defense) is what is at issue to Japanese society, not that a gun was used. The fact that a kid could even be '''able''' to pull the trigger seems to them as meaning she's essentially got the mindset of a cold-blooded murderer. ''As a child.'' On the other hand, the story seems to be on Sinon's side, as it compares her action to the times when Kirito, while in [[MostDangerousVideoGame the eponymous game]], killed two members of the player killer guild Laughing Coffin in a heated battle, and later killed another to protect himself and Asuna. Ultimately, the Phantom Bullet arc ends with Kirito telling Sinon that she deserves to think of the people she saved through her actions, as well as [[spoiler:Sinon meeting the woman she saved, and learning that she also saved her unborn daughter.]]
*** On that note, the use of the word "murderer" and how killing, even in self-defense, is viewed. When Kirito has a heart-to-heart with Sinon, in order to get her to understand that he does actually know what she's going through, he several times states outright that he too is a "murderer". Even when explaining how the deaths came about -- self-defense every time -- he, and the audience by default, are supposed to think that there could have been another way (in two of the cases at the least, no, they made suicidal rushes as a final gambit and it was literally kill or be killed. The third was saving someone else who had so little health left, no move he made would have kept the guy alive) and since only death came, he can only be a murderer. Except, by most Western definitions at least, being a "murderer" implies either premeditation or an intention to kill, neither of which Kirito or Sinon ever had. But both, many times else, still refer to themselves as murderers. Hell, as a kid, Sinon was bullied by other kids who'd ring around her and chant "murderer" at her.
** Similar to what's shown on the Video Games page, Gun Gale Online [[BribingYourWayToVictory heavily features the use of]] the RealMoneyTrade. It doesn't do much good for Sinon (a student who barely makes ends meet with the money her relatives give her), or Kirito (who, for some reason, doesn't use any money in the game), but it's possible to buy an extremely useful [[spoiler:thermoptic camouflage cloak]] for 300,000 yen, something that the main villain takes full advantage of. Granted, Zaskar, the makers of GGO, are in something of a legal gray area due to being neither fully in Japan nor the US, which makes it more difficult for Kikuoka to investigate the game.
** As mentioned above, it's mentioned that Kazuto and Suguha being first cousins would not preclude their getting into a relationship. What ''does'' preclude their relationship, though, is the fact that they're also adoptive siblings, and Kazuto is in love with Asuna. It's pointed out in one of Suguha's POV segments in the light novel.
--->Even if they were really cousins by birth, Kazuto and Suguha had been raised as brother and sister for years and years. If she revealed her feelings, Kazuto and her parents would be shocked and troubled. Not to mention that Kazuto's heart belonged to that lovely girl...
** It's occasionally mentioned that most of Kirito's friends are female, and he considers [[TragicBromance Eugeo]] to be the only close male friend he has. While this doesn't seem that strange to a Western audience, most platonic Japanese friendships tend to be between people of the same sex.
* In ''Literature/SwordArtOnlineAlternativeGunGaleOnline'', Karen Kohiruimaki suffers from HeightAngst due to being [[HugeSchoolgirl six feet tall]] (which is taller than 99 percent of Japanese women[[note]]She's actually far taller than most women ''in general''. The tallest average height for women goes to Latvia, whose women on average stand at 5 feet six inches tall, or 1.7 meters[[/note]]), since Japanese people tend to have a preference for short and cute girls. Since Western standards of beauty differ, a lot of viewers outside Japan wonder why a fairly attractive girl like Karen is so insecure about her height.

* In ''Literature/{{Toradora}}'' episode 16, Ryuji finds Kitamura sitting around with a giant bruise on his face. Kitamura eventually reveals that his father basically hauled off and punched the hell out of him because he ''dyed his hair'' (and also probably for not wanting to run for student council president). Both of these were explicitly stated to be cries for help on Kitamura's part. In most Western productions, the rest of the episode would probably be about how abusive and wrong this was, both physically and emotionally. The characters don't seem to think twice about it, and Kitamura comes back to school the next day with his hair dyed back and saying he's all better now.
** The ''dyed hair'' turns up in a lot. This also is featured in ''Literature/TheTwelveKingdoms'' where Yohko is thought to be some sort of hoodlum or perhaps prostituting herself just [[EvilRedhead because her hair is red]] and not black like other Japanese students. This escalates to the point where her parents are called and she is cornered by teachers to stop dying her hair for the sake of her honor student reputation. Unfortunately for her, she is a natural redhead [[spoiler:because she is [[TrappedInAnotherWorld from another world.]]]] Even more unfortunate is the fact that she's whisked away by the golden-haired Keiki, who only solidifies suspicions of her relating with unscrupulous characters. Because, even if he's innocent, we all know blond guys are evil especially when they're foreigners in Japan.
** Do note that Asians generally have black hair, as opposed to Westerners with varying colors. Dyeing your hair in most Asian countries usually means you're [[DelinquentHair a rebelling teenager or a wannabe gangster.]]
*** This is part of the reason why red and, to a lesser extent, blonde hair are seen as such disreputable colors. They're often the result of rebellious Japanese teens bleaching or dying their hair, so even if it is your natural hair color, you're still likely to get hell for it. Thus, orange-haired [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Ichigo Kurosaki]] is constantly having to fight off thugs who get the wrong idea about him, redhead [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Orihime Inoue]] as a child had upperclassmen mock her and cut her hair because they didn't like it, and [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Kushina Uzumaki]] was bullied for her long, red hair.

* In ''Manga/DearBrother'', [[spoiler:Nanako]] sometimes angsts about being an adoptive child, for similar reasons to Tetsuya's (though not half as intense). Even more so, [[spoiler:her stepbrother Takehiko (the "Oniisama") is taken away from his dad/Nanako's adoptive father when his parents get divorced and they're not in contact for years: this is because Japanese divorce laws are ''very'' different from those in North America and Europe, and since Takehiko's mother was the one who filed for divorce, she got full custody and Takehiko simply was ''not'' allowed to meet with Professor Misono.]]