Re: why are there so few asian anime characters?

On Tue, 2 Dec 2003, Eric Schwartz wrote:

> Lena B Katz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > On Mon, 17 Nov 2003, Jeffo Swarthmore wrote:
> >> Of course some of the characters are fantasy characters, with super
> >> powers and green hair. But even the animes with natural looking
> >> characters very seldom have characters that look like asians.
> >
> > _Because they look prettier_ (Gail Benjamin's excellent book on Japanese
> > Lessons_)
>
> Also for the widely-reported fact that to the Japanese, they do look
> like them.  Apparently the style is iconic enough that unless you're
> from Darkest Africa or some such, that it doesn't matter where you're
> from, it looks like you.

... not according to Dr. Benjamin.  plz cite reputable sources.

Lena