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Japanese artistic depictions of America have an interesting way of having an "accent" so to speak but in a manner that doesn't mistranslate but rather adds some
by IIAOPSW 2y ago
Japanese artistic depictions of America have an interesting way of having an "accent" so to speak but in a manner that doesn't mistranslate but rather adds something unique to it. I'm reminded of a series of illustrations from the 1800s explaining the American revolution for a Japanese audience where all the depictions of the important historical characters look like traditional samurai drawings and they take on a sort of mythological character to them. Its like different enough to appreciate that its different while also familiar enough to understand what its saying.
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- bluepizza 2y agoInteresting point. I feel the same about the old SNES classic, Earthbound. It was a different perspective on America, making small towns and suburbia (a sometimes looked down upon aspect of the country) look appreciated, cozy, nice.
- PittleyDunkin 2y agoSmall towns and suburbia are wildly different (and arguably contradictory terms).
- DiscourseFan 2y agoJapan doesn't have suburbs in the same way as the US, small towns often look and feel the same as the outskirts of major cities; although very small towns, as depicted in the Hamaguchi's most recent film Evil Does not Exist, are qualitatively different from both.