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If there's one thing that all Americans know about the Japanese, it's that they're hard workers, devoted to their companies, and very skilled at what they do. Also, we all know that Japanese entertainment has really made a killing in this country, especially among our younger citizens. You can't throw a stone without hitting some anime or manga (and quite possibly having it bounce off some green-haired teenager's abnormally large breasts). And they don't have the same "silly rabbit, cartoons and video games are for kids" hang-ups that many Americans do. The thing is, if the Japanese are all so busy working, or else taking public baths with their co-workers, when do they find the time to watch Akira or play Doki Doki Panic? If they were just making these entertainment products for export, that would be one thing, but it wouldn't explain why so many of them remain untranslated. (Yeah, I'm looking at YOU, Dragon Quest V and VI!) Could it be that what everyone knows about Japan isn't entirely accurate?
And while I'm on the subject, here are a few videos from the Land of the Rising Sun (not to be confused with the Land of the Midnight Sun, the Valley of the Sun, the City of the Sun, or East of the Sun and West of the Moon). I came across this first one on the LiveJournal of a person I don't know, but who's a fellow member of the![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
dragonquest community. I've never been much into the J-pop, but I found this to be really cute.
And this one is pretty old, but I thought it was worth a mention. I'll bet you never thought anyone would try to work sex appeal into a commercial for a video game featuring an overweight plumber chasing around a smelly ape, but it looks like they did. And the result is...well, pretty bizarre, really.
And while I'm on the subject, here are a few videos from the Land of the Rising Sun (not to be confused with the Land of the Midnight Sun, the Valley of the Sun, the City of the Sun, or East of the Sun and West of the Moon). I came across this first one on the LiveJournal of a person I don't know, but who's a fellow member of the
dragonquest community. I've never been much into the J-pop, but I found this to be really cute.And this one is pretty old, but I thought it was worth a mention. I'll bet you never thought anyone would try to work sex appeal into a commercial for a video game featuring an overweight plumber chasing around a smelly ape, but it looks like they did. And the result is...well, pretty bizarre, really.
