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Japan is not anime.

• nayuki 8y ago
  It kind of is, especially in a relative sense. I was in Japan for a few weeks this year. Some of the unique anime things that I found in Japan that I don't see in North America: * Anime girls (specifically Azur Lane) plastered all over Yamanote Line trains * Shops playing music from animes I've watched and other recognizable Jpop music * Anime-themed cafes (Gundam, Card Captor Sakura, etc.) * Stores for secondhand anime goods * Rentable display cases to sell your anime goods * Anime mascots printed on public banners * Gaming arcades with anime goods * Conversely, the way that cities, train stations, and other scenes are depicted in anime is fairly accurate to how Japan looks like in real life This is not to say that Japan is 100% anime, because that is obviously false. All I'm saying is that if you want to see a place that upholds the anime lifestyle more than anywhere else in the world, then Japan is the only answer.