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burritocannon

burritocannon

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Randomuser said:
Like I can't remember any anime made in recent times that made me want to actively go out and watch it. Or video games for that matter.
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agreed, i feel like theres some sort of institutional incest at play here, like anime is now just so deeply buried by its own conventions it has lost its ability to connect with anyone but a peculiar breed of people who have similarly lost connection with the real world.

i couldnt shake a feeling of uncanniness when i was in japan, like it was less a nation and more a nation-scale giftshop. but maybe thats just the effect of being stuck in tourist areas coupled with illiteracy.
 
Maikeru

Maikeru

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TPenglake said:
Japan and Korea are to me the ultimate examples of nations whose tourism resources are massively embellished by their pop culture image. Take away those, Japan has less and Korea has nothing.

Even with Japan though, you'll hear weebs stating their appreciation for Japanese architecture. But back when China was bottom of the barrel poor and destitute, ask any average joe on the street to name a Chinese landmark and even people in hicksville USA could at least name the Great Wall, Forbidden City, and Teracotta Warriors. Japan though? Most people who did not take a university course in Japanese history would struggle to come up with anything. Osaka castle? It's a modern art museum with a historic castle facade, nothing actually historical about it. Closest I could think of then is maybe Fushimi Shrine, but that's more of an instagram famous destination rather than something that's ubiquitous like the Colosseum or Great Wall.
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Try Nikko.
 
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