They are all the same
Not entirely. But when you live in an ethnically homogeneous society you notice more subtle differences in people.
when you live in an ethnically homogeneous society
Japan isn’t ethnically homogeneous. Westerners simply aren’t interested in learning the history and social makeup of the island, or even acknowledge anyone lives outside Tokyo.
The Ainu, the Ryukyuans, and the Yamato are all distinct cohorts. And that’s before you get into the post-Meiji cultural divergences.
The ainu and ryukyuan are a tiny fraction of the population, and there are only 2% of foreigners living in Japan, with half of those being Korean. There arent many countries with a lower diversity of population than that.
The ainu and ryukyuan are a tiny fraction of the population
When you count mixed-race Japanese residents as Yamato by default, sure. When you deliberately blot out the historical genealogies as part of the fascist project of the post-Meiji Era, absolutely.
There arent many countries with a lower diversity of population than that.
In the same way that somewhere north of 30% of the population in Vietnam has the last name Nguyen, we can pretend at homogeneity to salve the prickly attitudes people who desire the appearance of a uniform population. Ralphiel Cruz changes his name to Ted. Robert Francis O’Rourke changes his name to Beto. It has nothing to do with their racial composition and everything to do with their efforts to appear to fit in.
But if you believe Japan’s 189M people all came out of the same petri dish, you’re simply buying into a eugenics myth.
One is missing an eye. Sucks to be her.
Check the tits
The second doesn’t have the coveted “thigh gap”, signaling that you are sufficiently anorexic. The third has the faintest shadow of muscle definition in her biceps and calves. The fourth remembered to wear socks, a thing only tall people do
Frigging tall girls and their (checks notes) socks. Why do they ALWAYS wear them.
The fourth remembered to wear socks, a thing only tall people do
she’s wearing socks because she has so little fat on her body, she’s cold all the time. so she needs extra clothing.
Strikes me as the same girl drawn once for every year in high school, from left to right junior, senior, sophomore, freshman.
Anime girl with d cup breaststroke slightly thick thighs most chubby anime person peops can handle before they start getting scared
But those are the same picture…
Yep, I’m afraid Gladaed is right; definitely different pictures. When she posed for the sketches, she did something different with her arms each time. She sometimes changed her expression too. Oh, and one day she wore a shorter shirt.
They all seem to be suffering from the same rather pronounced internal hip rotation.
Yes, what we rudely used to call knock-kneed
Good job, Creed. Corporate has a new assignment for you, though.
Just take those exact characters, give them different hair colors, match the personality to the hair color, boom you got a slice of life show that has a strong first season but then fades in quality and takes a weird turn in season 2+3 before a mediocre season 4 that fans try to justify but everyone really hates.
I really wish there was more evolution in anime. I used to like it a lot but I’ve grown to really dislike the art style because it’s so homogenous. I’m sure I’m missing out on great stories but I’m so damn bored of cookie cutter kawaii characters
I know that’s not every anime so no need to reply with the exceptions to the rule. The two most popular styles are “generic anime” (this) and “chibi anime” (creepy/gross)
Mahou shoujo Madoka magika is one fantastic story. And only 12 episodes or 2 movies (they are the same, just less OP/EDs).
There is a third original movie and they are making a 4th original. They’re was also a size anime loosely based on the mobile game.
Third movie was really weird.
Maybe it was the crazy subtitles I had when it came out, but I didn’t like it as much as the original.
I googled it and visually it looks like…everything else
Well it’s kinda half meant to, it’s a magical girl genre subversion
Go in blind, push through the first movie. It is worth it.
Yeah but that’s what I’m saying, I dislike the generic aesthetic enough that it takes away most of the enjoyment. If I was neutral on that it’d be no big deal, but the story is only part of visual media
Yeah, also, it’s my favourite anime ever.
It’s weird. It gets even weirder. But it’s purposeful, and it grows on you.
I love how many anime recommendations begin with “It’s really hard to get through the first episodes/season/series, but it really picks up about 140 hours in!”
Guys. You can learn a new language in the time it takes to get to the “good parts.” You can learn to draw. You can take a hike every day for a week. You can write a short story. You can call someone and have a conversation. You can make a paper-mache volcano for your nephew’s science project. You can take a box of food and socks to your local food bank.
Let’s stop grinding slop for desperate distraction from the anxiety in our heads.
It’s 4 hours total, so you could not pick worse time to write all that.
The entire show is very purposeful, and it reveals the meanings slowly. That’s why you need to push through the first hour.
I almost gave up, many of my friends gave up, but those who gave it a serious try, were rewarded.
I went from ‘wtf is this shit’ to my absolute most favourite piece of media ever.
you could not pick worse time to write all that.
This isn’t a “me” problem. I’ve already moved on.
Afaik the manga art style evolved in the first place because it’s very economic, particularly with facial expressions, and allows pumping out thick volumes of comics every week.
If you’re looking for more unique styles of anime, try out jojo’s bizarre adventure or dorohedoro. Both have quite a unique drawing style (for anime) and world building
those hair colors, is this a DV-i reference or something
edit: the personalities match as well wtf
This is every generic anime.
thought the title said booty types, I am slightly disappointed (in myself)
That’s what I love about Japan, so much variety. >_>
Oh really? Have you ever seen a person in the shape of a rhomboid?
Eiichiro Oda: “hold my sake”
Your mother was a rhomboid
MY mother was a rhomboid, you insensitive clod
And your father smelt of irregular polyhedrons
I think this would be incrementally less ridiculous if they hadn’t, presumably, scaled the images causing them all to be the same size/height on the page.
Why are they all pigeon-toed?
You accidentally double posted, but yes, that is uh… odd.
Bent in knees are cutesy as a pose, but as a fundamental skeletal attribute, they’re … kinda problematic.
Ah whoops!
Just helping you from tripping over yourself.
=P
Half of this comment section Is hating on anime for no reason and the other half is people just going yeah why are they so similar lol
Classic Double with Cheese for me!
Also fat, fatter, fatass, fatterass, full zipcode, city size, state size, continental, hemispherical, planetary, solar, black hole-like, Galactical, interstatial, universal and beyond luminal.
These can be combined for yo momma jokes.
I never noticed before that all girls are knock-kneed.
It’s somehow preferred in Japan.
Why are they all pigeon-toed?
When I lived in Japan, about 30 years ago, it seemed to be a trend among young women to stand and walk pigeon-toed. It seems likely that manga took their cue from what was popular.
At one point, it was considered cute/attractive. I don’t know if it still is IRL (I don’t notice it when out and about, but I also don’t pay much attention to anyone’s legs or feet), but it definitely has stuck around in drawn media.
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