Re: why are there so few asian anime characters?

Lena B Katz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Tue, 2 Dec 2003, Eric Schwartz wrote:
>> 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.

Who the fuck is Dr. Benjamin?  Anyway, some Asians have reported this
as well, see:

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and tons of other threads on this very topic on this newsgroup,
rec.arts.anime (before there was a .misc), and soc.culture.japan, plus
a few conversations I had with some native Japanese when I was in
Japan last (Oct. 2001).  It's conventional wisdom around here more or
less for that reason.

-=Eric
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