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Japanese protagonists by skip 03/28/2014, 9:28pm PDT
Souffle of Pain wrote:

And it is weird to me that video games made in Japan feature caucasian protagonists.


There were two articles I've read on this and they both kinda point out the same thing. Anime characters look Japanese to Japanese people because that's their default the same way white is default in the West. Big eyes and pale skin aren't only found in Europe. Prizing lighter skin is common among a lot of Asian cultures. Tezuka had a huge influence on all things anime and he was heavily influenced by Betty Boop and Disney, hence the huge eyes. I don't know what's up with the neon hair though.
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    Link your shit, dickhead by Souffle of Pain 03/27/2014, 2:04pm PDT NEW
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        Certainly not Bioshock Infinite by fabio 03/27/2014, 10:34pm PDT NEW
            That is a good example by Souffle of Pain 03/28/2014, 7:43am PDT NEW
                An edit by Souffle of Pain 03/28/2014, 7:46am PDT NEW
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                    It's funny because it's not really about racism by fabio 03/28/2014, 11:00am PDT NEW
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                    Re: Wait, he was complaining about DEPICTIONS of racism? by Souffle of Pain 03/28/2014, 1:35pm PDT NEW
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                        Japanese protagonists by skip 03/28/2014, 9:28pm PDT NEW
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