Betty Boop - A Language all my own - 1935

[@CultCinemaClassics]

🍿🍿🍿 now available with subtitles in 中文, Dansk, Deutsch, English, Español, ελληνικός, Français, Italiano, 日本語, Nederlands, Português, Pусский, Svenska.

[@arpathia7262]

*Ελληνικά

[@NiaJustNia]

Why are the English subtitles so incorrect?

[@cj3627]

They're very bad though

[@Tyronejizz]

The dutch subtitles suck

[@Ida09]

thank you for adding swedish!!

[@Kazemahou]

Did anyone notice that when Betty looks through her goggles, the scene of Japan was a full model made of miniatures, carefully scroll-animated to give the effect of parallax? That was an amazing use of miniatures in an otherwise 2D cartoon!

[@skeletolio]

Wait seriously???? How??? They've made it by cuting details in paper and like.... make it stend?? Fascinating *^*

[@skeletolio]

Okay yea I see it now *^* it's a thing they seemed to use quite often 🤩

[@HerAeolianHarp]

Aboslutely. The Fleischers made these setback rigs to achieve a 3D effect a bit like that from Disney's multiplane camera.

[@BananaPhoPhilly]

@@skeletolio They would photograph the backgrounds first, then they would animate Betty on cels over the background shots and photograph that process

[@HonkaiHistory]

wow, I didnt even notice until you pointed it out. Now I can see it, it fits in so well

[@dancepiglover]

What a surprisingly positive cartoon made in that time period!

[@syasyaishavingfun]

Before the war

[@julijakeit]

After the war. The WW1. Nobody wanted what was coming just 4 years after...

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

@@julijakeit huh?

[@fuckthots]

@@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072 WW2

[@ghost-yh7fm]

@@julijakeit WW1 happened in July 28, 1914, and WW2 was in September 1, 1939 no way that was only 4 years apart fuckass

[@crazedcatlady867]

She can pilot a plane, she can speak Japanese, she’s as diverse as Barbie! edit: congrats, you found a typo... -_- happy?

[@bobalinx8762]

Are you sure we aren’t talking about Hello Nurse?

[@crazedcatlady867]

@@bobalinx8762 lol True!

[@crazedcatlady867]

@@HelloKitty-x3 There have been loads of models and looks, but I meant what they've done! Think about it! There's vet barbie, doctor barbie, marine barbie, frickn queens royal guard barbie!! She's been everything!!

[@whizz_0711]

@@HelloKitty-x3 I think op is talking abt skill set 💀

[@kiseki-san]

She is the frist Barby

[@choccocker]

Betty boop singing in Japanese is the cutest, sweetest thing I swear

[@inovakovsky]

It is cool that it is actual Japanese and not gibberish.

[@inovakovsky]

@♡Leyna's Fun World!♡ Cool for the Fleischer's to put effort in their "fan service".

[@moniquedaughtry]

Fun fact: Mae questel was singing this song both in English and Japanese

[@phosonthemoon2380]

weeb real1??1?1?1 /j

[@Hinatachan360]

A truly super kawaii moment. 💖

[@Butterstix2014]

5:06 Wow! She even does the slight “ng” sound for ga in arigatou! A slight little detail, but one that shows how much research and care went into this cartoon!

[@lennypayne4241]

Although technically, she's still pronouncing it wrong by stressing the wrong syllables. She's pronouncing it "a-ri-GA-to", when it's supposed to be "a-RI-ga-to". She's supposed to stress the "ri" instead of the "ga".

[@arpathia7262]

@@lennypayne4241 both what Betty said and what you said are very wrong :') arigatou and some other Japanese words don't stress any of their syllables, rather change pitch and draw out vowels. Usually when there's a ō/oo/ou like in arigatou you change pitch on the drawn out "ou", sometimes even making it sound stressed. Like in "Tooru" and similar words. I'd suggest watching specific videos on Japanese pronunciation pitch

[@billie1129]

she said "aringato"

[@robocatro]

@@arpathia7262 Yes, this is accurate, sometimes we take out vowels such as u or i in some words, depends on the person tho, eg, "daisuki desu", it is commonplace to say it phonetically "daiski des" or for some people, even "daisk des" with a slight tint of an i at the end of daisuki. Same for just desu, a lot of people just say "des" and ones that do include all vowels, may do it to emphasize "cuteness", saying "daisuki desu" may make you appear as naive or childlike in some instances. Hope this made sense.

[@arpathia7262]

@@robocatro it does, I studied Japanese for 5 years and you explained it perfectly for any foreigner to understand (ofc lol)

[@chiaki_amami]

There's something just super sweet about this cartoon, just pure appreciation for Betty Boop's audience in Japan, no racist caricatures in the cartoon, in a time where racism in cartoons was incredibly normalized. It's really heartwarming, there was clearly so much love put into the cartoon, especially with translating the song into Japanese.

[@OppoRancisis]

Yeah, there was a lot less incentive to be racist against East Asians pre-world war.

[@BB-TheCandleFairy]

I think one of the main reasons most (most being key word here) Betty Boop cartoons weren’t over the top racist was because the Fleischer Family were immigrants and most of the studio in New York was too.

[@kutter_ttl6786]

@@OppoRancisis "There was a lot less incentive to be racist towards East-Asians..." Are you serious? There were many reasond to be racist. You do realize there was a Chinese head tax during this time that was aimed at stopping Chinese from immigrating to the US, and fear of the "yellow peril" was perpetuated in many Western countries since at the late 19th century.

[@OriruBastard]

Try watching cartoons without "!racist!" goggles sometimes.

[@sel3248]

Yea Exactly & from 35' 👍🏼👍🏾👍🏿

[@りか-j4b]

I'm Japanese and this is really nice! It's culture Appreciation! ありがと !!

[@chiyo2166]

Hi im Half korean half Japanese but i live in Korea and im fluent in Korean more but ilove Japan :)

[@evaniceface]

@@chiyo2166 im korean too!

[@りか-j4b]

@let me fap in peace おい。そらわ何がありますか?

[@りか-j4b]

@let me fap in peace ああくそ。別のものがあります -

[@kitzz244]

@りか gal it’s ありがとう are you really Japanese

[@DaintyBouquet]

Ayo, her Japanese is spot on, what. Apparently, from what I’ve heard, this was dedicated to the large audience of Japanese folks who enjoyed watching Betty Boop. They asked some Japanese students for translations and everything. I dunno if that’s true, but that is actually just really cool

[@Nocturne22]

Japan really loved Betty!

[@cubriffic172]

I don't know if they asked the students for translations but they did get them to watch the animation to make sure Betty's dancing wasn't too obscene for the Japanese audience!

[@elwoodziggurat]

The Japanese she's singing is actually pretty accurate! It's the same lyrics in english but translated ^^ so cute, Betty-chan~

[@judaspresley01]

69

[@avaranabraham8507]

Mae questel has nailed it

[@badtz-maru55]

Betty-Chan-

[@sarastonebell9053]

Yeah it is! I can't understand all of it, but at the end she is saying "Arigatō!" (You would probably write it in Japanese lettering lol) Which means "thank you!"

[@yourmydreamgirl8775]

i beg ur pardon 💀

[@mrmangatwins]

Wow surprisingly not racist. Just super cute and she’s actually speaking ok Japanese especially for the time! The thought and consideration put into this!

[@AQuietNight]

This cartoon was part of a cultural exchange between the United States and Japan in 1936.

[@moniquedaughtry]

​@AQuietNight plus betty boop was popular in Japan

[@falconeshield]

Eh this was before the uh...you know. That helps.

[@yanma09]

この年代のアニメで、日本に行ったキャラクターが日本人とただ楽しく歌い踊って帰るって内容かなり貴重そう。 やっぱりベティは愛の象徴。

[@PhantomーII]

ゴーグル伸ばして双眼鏡にするの草

[@otaking3582]

Betty Boop was an inspiration to Osamu Tezuka, the Godfather of Manga. Without Betty, there would be no anime.

[@pyromaniac709]

For real?

[@mazimadu]

Wait, Tezuka didn't invent anime? Mind blown!

[@otaking3582]

@@pyromaniac709 Well, I might be exaggerating somewhat, but considering how influential he was to the medium, it's also not an entirely inaccurate statement.

[@benshon9708]

explains why almost all anime artstyles make their characters have big eyes, small noses and mouths

[@otaking3582]

@@benshon9708 That's at least a partial explanation. The big eyes are mostly due to being more visually expressive, while the small nose and mouth are due to Japanese beauty standards.

[@Gojiro7]

wow......I didn't expect Mae Kwestel to actually speak real Japanese......that's really impressive for the 30's

[@moniquedaughtry]

Its Questel

[@すもーるらいと-e8e]

日本語歌詞のパート、字幕なしでも何て歌ってるかわかるくらい発音が綺麗で歌も変わらず綺麗だからやはりプロは凄い

[@arnoldblashak171]

Oh wow that's cool

[@9k_n7]

この時代にこの作品が生まれてるって本当すごいなって思う

[@gone7734]

Betty Boop: sings in Japanese Literally every Japanese person who has seen this: *impossible*

[@masterspark9880]

Her design is what inspired Osamu Tezuka to create anime like Princess Knight, which evolved into modern anime

[@gone7734]

@@masterspark9880 ohh ok

[@arcradire1559]

Exactly what I thought when I clicked on this video lol. Was pleasantly shocked at how good her Japanese is 😄

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

@@masterspark9880 really???

[@mkr1225]

*imposiburu

[@raydgreenwald7788]

This woman inspired the aesthetic of all anime

[@sarahp3150]

That's actually kinda true

[@val-ci5fo]

Her and Bjorn Andreson no?

[@Gimmie_my_legoz]

Actually yeah

[@noodleexpanding3407]

@@Gimmie_my_legoz Yeah? Tell me what's the similarity of Betty Boop and Berserk

[@melonis]

@@noodleexpanding3407 Betty boop inspired the writer of Princess Knight to create the artstyle that it is. Princess Knight was popular and now known for giving anime it's signature style

[@aiyannaboykins7888]

This was on some DVD of old cartoons I had as a kid. I loved this song so much. Also I like the character designs of the japanese audience. They don't look like those awful racist caricatures from the time period (squinty eyes and big buck teeth).

[@pookiebear1000]

Yea ikr, the women's kimonos are so adorable and their Japanese fans their holding up is definitely my style

[@KawaiiStars]

The war hadn't started yet

[@verycoolguy5947]

Whats racist about accuracy? Racism is hate, it would be racist to not represent a certain nationality the way their people actually look. Showing them how they actually look is actually a very respectful and attentive gesture.

[@cloudberry5452]

@@verycoolguy5947 erm..

[@OriruBastard]

Seriously Aiyanna, if that's your only worry, wanna take a serious note about other type of caricatures and personalities that's been presented in Betty Boop or any other cartoons of a time? They don't only make fun out of foreigners, they literally make fun out of different types of people living in america as well. But your only focus is on about foreigners. How bloody racist is your own mindset just to focus on race in a first place? There's way more in to these cartoons than "Black and white" population, start thinking about what's in between the boxes.

[@8covers938]

Got a language of my own known in every foreign home. You surely know it is Boop-Oopy-Doop-Boop-Oopy-Doop! If you sing it when you’re sad it will always make you glad. You surely know it is Boop-Oopy-Doop! If you’re near or far doesn’t matter where you are. Sung in every land or the ocean Bop! Boop-Oopy-Doop! It’s a song for harmony if you’ll only sing with me. A’ww, come on and join me with, Boopy-Doopy-Doopy-Doo-Boop-Oopy-Doop! hitotsu daijina toteyo ki kotoba sore wa watashi no Boop-Oop-a-Doop! kokoro hisomeba naosara no koto utai odore! Boop-Oop-a-Doop! wakaretemo kokoro wa hitotsu mimi ni todomete! Boop-Oop-a-Doop! onajimi-samaya makoto wa mune ni sore de ii desho? Boopy-Doopy-Doopy-Doo-Boop-Oopy-Doop! correct me if I made a mistake

[@myasmilkyway]

How long did take to write it

[@shannongodbey7420]

Awesome

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa790]

@@myasmilkyway Long KZbin comments used to be popular. I used to spend like an hour writing a comment. Got the likes to make it worth the effort, too.

[@myasmilkyway]

Rabid Mewtwo Fangirl but like how long did it take? Did you copy it from google?

[@cottagearts8467]

Is it okay if I put the Japanese lyrics in Japanese characters?

[@SoraTrace]

This is qualifies more as anime than High Guardian Spice

[@valhatan3907]

Don't bring about that *shit* here 😂

[@amegardenia8296]

Anything would qualify as anime better than that show

[@ggEmolicious]

ROFL oh lord

[@willows_stories6749]

We dont talk about "bruno"

[@castelliacak3]

@@willows_stories6749 no no no

[@clairewiley9720]

I was expecting some racist shit, but I am very happy that it isn’t. And hearing Betty sing in Japanese is cute AF!

[@KishoreG2396]

This was before Pearl harbor I believe which is why you don't see any racism

[@clairewiley9720]

@@KishoreG2396 Oh, yeah it was before Pearl Harbor

[@SoggyCroissants]

@@KishoreG2396 Even then there was Alot of racism towards Asians at the time

[@rioffy]

@@KishoreG2396 even during that time there was still a lot of racism

[@robyncook5255]

during that time strange Berlin movie night zou zou adopted became Baker movie

[@KaleidoSTAR_PH]

I watch this as a kid in early or mid 90s and now watching this after 20+ years, its really surprising how the creator put so much respect to Japanese culture+people really ahead of its time where its full of racism in classic cartoons, and singing in Japanese is a surprising and beautiful gesture to her audience

[@Nocturne22]

The creator was aware how much Japanese people loved Betty Boop, so made sure to reciprocate that love back!

[@Grapethegreat]

I'm genuinely surprised on how wholesome and sweet this is, considering the fact that cartoons were on the rise in 1920s-1930s and world war two was also active at the time so racism was very common even in cartoons, making this episode very heartwarming Edit (10/23/22): ok i got the history incorrect, but yeah this episode still warms my heart

[@sandorclegane5657]

This was before WW2

[@Grapethegreat]

@@sandorclegane5657 ah, i see. Sorry sorry, I'm still learning that part of history

[@AutumnGuiFei]

So part of the reason for this being so positive is because during this time Japan was opening up more to the world following the Meiji restoration. America had essentially forced the country to open its trading borders with the world (specifically them). Positive propaganda films like this would have been made to push the American people to view the Japanese people in a popular light, thereby opening up more trade connections. You’ll then see a sharp contrast in post-Pearl harbour propaganda concerning Japan. And then again another change back to positive propaganda post-ww2 during the post war economic boom in Japan as they were once again an important trade partner.

[@Grapethegreat]

@@AutumnGuiFei ohh, that sorta explains it all

[@Phantom_Moth]

@@sandorclegane5657 racism towards asians was still around before WW2

[@ちゃいにーずチャプチェ]

こういう英語圏から見た日本のイメージって、中国とごちゃ混ぜになってる感じが新鮮で味でていいよね。 というか日本語喋ってるベティちゃん貴重じゃない？

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

Mixed with China? In what way

[@ちゃいにーずチャプチェ]

@@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072 I think the architectural style and tunes are especially mixed with the cultures of the countries around China. The same can be said when considering the scenery of Japan at that time. I apologize if it was unpleasant to compare it to "China." I don't want to criticize China or this anime, and it just made me feel strange as the same Asian, considering that I don't really understand the difference between Asia from the Western world. .. sorry. I can't speak English well.

[@antoniocasias5545]

@@ちゃいにーずチャプチェ You’re fine. In what way “do you not understand the difference between Asia and the western world”?

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

@@ちゃいにーずチャプチェ I was confused on what you meant. As you said the architectural style and music were reminiscent of China? そうか

[@ちゃいにーずチャプチェ]

As a Japanese person, that's what I think at least.

[@chowder-chomper]

Even tho she was ment for a “gentleman’s erotic show character” she’s came so far!! She’s very intelligent,kind, and respectful to other people no matter cultures.

[@TheSlipperyNUwUdle]

I like that the voice actress seemed like she was really trying her best with the Japanese.

[@katkk4096]

@theSlipperyNUwUdle I know right :)

[@attosottokotto]

このビデオを小さい頃に良く見てました! ベティちゃんが日本語で歌ってるのが可愛いくて何度もリピートしてました。 日本語の歌はこう聞こえます! 一つ大事なとて良い言葉 それは私の　pupuppidu... 心ひそめば　尚更のこと 歌い踊れ　pupuppidu... 離れても心は一つ (聞き取れない…教えて!)　pupuppidu... 同じ皆　山　言葉胸に それでいいでしょ?　pupuppidu... I used to watch this video when I was little! Betty Boop is so cute that she sings in Japanese, so I watched it over and over again. Japanese songs sound like this! One important and very good word That's my pupuppidu ... Even more so if you keep your heart open Sing and dance pupuppidu ... One heart even if separated (I can't hear ... Tell me!) Pupuppidu ... The same mountain, in the heart of words That's okay, right? pupuppidu...

[@antoniocasias5545]

“Wakaretemo kokoro wa hitotsu mimi ni todomete” The part that you could not hear Possibly 別れても心は1つ耳に留めて?????

[@coffee-kd8oo]

She's so respectful and responsible and also a beautiful

[@ryankieran3132]

Let’s be honest if this was made five years later this would be so much worse than just a cute little video

[@ryankieran3132]

@Tp Roll ok

[@verybarebones]

Lets be honest, even made at the time it was made it could have been so much worse

[@ryankieran3132]

@@verybarebones agreed

[@raysalter2270]

Wow it's 1935, in 6 years the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor December 7th 1941

[@rudiruttger]

it's amazing what happens when you face a perfidious enemy that takes your friendship and throws it in your face

[@kikikalathiasart9510]

3:43 The way she pulls up the kimono to hide her chest as to not sexualize the kimono 💗💗

[@miorinchaan1365]

she's actually singing in Japanese without sounding weird because of the accent, she's just so amazing

[@amyisaway7800]

this aged surprisingly well, wow. how wholesome!

[@ReesesBees]

It aged like fine wine.

[@1958mh]

アメリカと日本が血で血を洗う戦争を経験して、また再度この頃の様な友人となれたことは奇跡としか言いようがない。

[@user-dr5xx6ii2i]

Ummmmm...

[@alanfoster6589]

Most people have no sense of time. History-wise, a couple of hundred years is nothing.

[@hawkeyenextgen7117]

Honto

[@agorapanologia]

I was honestly expecting this to be as bad as Felix the cat in Japan, but this was adorable and really nice. Betty Boop is still an incomparable queen.

[@JeiJei_theAutivert]

Are there any stereotypes in Felix the cat in japan?

[@meiru.asai00]

小さい頃ベティちゃんをいくつか見たことあるんですけど、この話だけはずっと覚えてて、大好きです。

[@lobsterd]

It’s so nice to see that there are no harmful/racist stereotypes especially considering the time period and her Japanese is so nice!

[@rudiruttger]

ack, what an original 21st century vapid comment.

[@belletaunde102]

​@@rudiruttgeroh shut it. Racist caricatures of Asians existed back then, it's common knowledge.

[@rudiruttger]

@@belletaunde102 your focus is eternally negative, please stop deriving a meaning that wasn't written

[@tamika1014]

I love this. Omg Betty is so adorable. As a Japanese American, I am very glad this was made very wholesomely during its time period. I would always see the older cartoons with very racist (or stereotypical) looks and always portrayed them to be very evil. Betty managed to make this adorable masterpiece during the time that it was not looked at that way. Classic Betty Boop ☺️

[@antoniocasias5545]

Yeah well when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour for no reason, it made Americans think that Japan was a cowardIy Backstabber

[@i_eat_soap]

Same! My dad is Japanese and my mom is American. My mom’s side of the family has always been extremely racist towards my dad, especially because my great grandfather (on my mom’s side), was alive during this period and was very anti-Japanese. It’s great to see that not everyone during this time period was racist or stereotypical, because even though I wasn’t alive during this time, I’m very nostalgic to the 1930s-50s. I love old cartoons, but hated the controversy.

[@tamika1014]

@@i_eat_soap Hey~ My Dad is Japanese and my Mom is American too 😆 Tho it was my Grandma Yoko who lived in Japan during the war (and had to follow her mom to every bombing locations due to being a nurse) she had a hard time with other races. Such as the Chinese (which is funny cause i can speak that language too) and on my moms side, it was my grandfather who also served in the war and HATED the Japanese, so he always had a hard time looking at us.

[@i_eat_soap]

@@tamika1014 Wow! It’s great to have someone to relate to on this. My great grandfather served in the war as well. I was introduced to old cartoons by my great grandma (who wasn’t racist). She really took me and my sister in and accepted our Japanese side of the family. That’s why I’ve always loved old cartoons! I hope you and your family are doing well now.

[@tamika1014]

@@i_eat_soap They are. Tho both passed on sadly. But the racism in our family stopped with them. But yeah my family is overall doing well these days. I was introduced old cartoons by my Dad actually. So i always founds those interesting

[@sinlvst]

I keep replaying this part cause how good the music and drums go with it 3:19

[@mikatheperson]

Is it just me or does that part sound like “there’s a place i know where the freaks all come around” in the song Take It Off?

[@ellywhy7957]

@@mikatheperson Just you

[@Peepawpeep]

@@mikatheperson yeah but I'm pretty sure take it off came from either this song or another old song lime that

[@mikatheperson]

@@Peepawpeep no i just remembered actually, it sounds like the song Istanbul (not Constantinople)

[@harmonypon7380]

Kesha's 'Take It Off' used a sample of James Thornton's 'Streets of Cairo or the Poor Little Country Maid' , so this melody is actually quite old!

[@dinodisneylover1]

Betty Boop is an absolute legend. She's like an aunt that everybody wants. I didn't even know she could speak Japanese.

[@theotherjared9824]

I think it's underappreciated how progressive these betty boop cartoons were at the time. A female protagonist drives a car and flies a plane in the first minute, and throughout is just happy to go on adventures without a man being mentioned once. The tragedy is that the later cartoons had to tone these elements down because of complaints from audience members.

[@viimayhem_]

there’s something adorable about betty’s voice here, It’s so cute!

[@よしかわみきお]

ちょうちん🏮の中からべティちゃんが出てくる‼️その姿がかわいい着物姿👘に変身して扇子をふりながら歌った姿がとってもかわいい和傘☔が開くところがまたすごい‼️アニメの表現カがすごい‼️最高ですね‼️日本語で歌うところがすごく‼️かわいいBOOP-OOP-A-DOOPーププピデゥーぷぷぴでうーがかわいすぎる‼️靴👠はハィ匕ールではなく日本の下駄を履いて歌ってくれたら最高でしたねぇ🎵とっても面白くって最高の作品ですね‼️べティちゃんは永遠のアイドルですね‼️べティちゃんアニメ作品は凄すぎる‼️

[@andyvictory950]

Betty put all drag queens to shame by pulling that mini dress into a full kimono with obi on stage 😂, what a reveal

[@meep5206]

@Meeep hello fellow Meep!

[@meep5206]

@Meeep hii! How are you?

[@meep5206]

@Meeep I'm really sad these days, would you like me to explain why?

[@meep5206]

@Meeep so, here it is: Last year or two my dog, cat and Grandma died, it was always winter whenever a death occurred so I just look back at their videos and pictures and... I miss them you know... Spending this December without them feels empty and sad and I just can't let go of them I just hope that one day, I'll be as happy as before, thanks for caring about me. by the way, do you have Discord? We can chat if you want to

[@yumibro8121]

@Meeep did I just witness the beginnings of a friendship forged in the Betty boop comment replies section? Technology man. Wild.

[@pon6603]

I'm Japanese and holy shit, her pronunciation is so easy to understand. The sentences made sense. I've heard way worse from recent movies and shows. I'm so happy😳

[@mari_senpai6775]

Betty boop was ahead of her time

[@rikimura_rishi]

VERY

[@shizukagozen777]

OMG She's really singing in Japanese. 😳💓

[@azia5051]

So true even those WW2 will come out after this. But it still amazes about it.

[@shotakonkin2047]

That caught me by surprise, soon as I heard　'一つ' I then realized it's not going to be a sound-alike but actually the real deal.

[@shizukagozen777]

@@shotakonkin2047 Ikr 😳

[@shizukagozen777]

@@azia5051 What ?

[@azia5051]

@shizukagozen777 do you even know what I say shame on you, but that okay.

[@TheSlipperyNUwUdle]

Given the time period this came out, this is shockingly not offensive.

[@antoniocasias5545]

Why would it be? The Japanese didn’t attack Pearl Harbor for literally no reason…yet

[@jamesliu8095]

it was actually dedicated to their japanese audience so they had a bunch of japanese students help with it.

[@rudiruttger]

oh boy, another commenter expounding upon how shocked they are not to judge this cartoon as they judge others from the period. so original

[@chibicheeks78]

I can’t believe how thoughtful this cartoon is. No racist caricatures and actual Japanese words instead of Japanese sounding gibberish

[@markgarin6355]

Wow... when she was flying into Japan, the sun had radiating bars, just like their battle flag.

[@AmazingAppleCakes]

It was a flag of Japanese empire

[@markgarin6355]

@@AmazingAppleCakes ah no. The flag with a white background, red dot with radiating lines was the japanese battle flag not their empire flag. Much like the US confederate 'stars and bars' flag was not the Confederate flag, but their battle flag

[@markgarin6355]

@@AmazingAppleCakes no ....it was the naval ensign and currently used with JSDGF. It was used in countries/territories controlled by Japan in WWII because the military was in charge.

[@edgyunikorns]

@@markgarin6355 doesn’t it mean japanese fascism? sorry if that’s incorrect, I genuinely don’t know and would like to know whether that’s true or not ^^;

[@Orangestardust]

It's a common artistic trope used in Japan for hundred of years hence the moniker "land of the rising sun".

[@conatcha]

I love how her stage is just two footsteps away from her parked car.

[@davidwesley2525]

Betty Boop has V.I.P. parking.🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@kendra_t]

And not too far from her personal plans!

[@GrandCorsair]

I'll admit when KZbin recommended this I was worried but it turned out to be genuinely wholesome.

[@LaishaPreciado]

Betty is such a wonderful woman i wish i could meet her

[@Reindeer911]

This was made just after my father was born. Probably the understatement of the decade to say the world has changed a lot since then! LOL!

[@thepaintpad9817]

I watched this when I was six and I didn't even know Japan existed back then, and being 17 now, knowing what I do now, it's only made it more fun to watch this again today.

[@amneetthedelicioussandwich8921]

Betty Boop cartoons always make my day. Her voice actress is a talent!

[@wangbural]

THE LYRICS FOR THE JAPANESE PART: 一つ大事なとっておき言葉 それは私の　プップビドゥ こころ沈めば　尚更のこと 歌い踊れ　プップビドゥ 別れても心が一つ 耳にとどめて　プップビドゥ おなじみ様や誠は胸に それでいいでしょう プップビドゥ プップビドゥ

[@Carlhero-ce2xq]

What stands out to me is how plausible they make the quick change. Like how she exclusively faces the audience for the first half of the performance, presumably to hide the back of the. Obi belt that would be sticking out Just realized you can kinda see the belt when she is bowing to the audience at the beginning of her performance!

[@Star_Girl1970]

This video got me crying because a cartoon made in the 1930s has better representation of my culture than any shows I watched as a kid in the 2010s

[@ももまん-t7q]

このすぐ後に…って思うとなんだか悲しくて仕方がない

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

僕も

[@rikimura_rishi]

Same :/

[@tomomi22tomomi]

Betty Boop was very popular in Japan before World War II, and there were coloring books and toys. Popeye and Mickey Mouse were also available. During the war, those things disappeared, but they became popular again after the war.She is a symbol of peace.

[@aydenhargrave4199]

It’s very heartwarming to see a Betty Boop cartoon portray Japanese culture very positively it rlly goes to show that animation is meant for all ppl :)

[@dfsnsdfn]

1:22 tiny detail but i love that the Statue of Liberty has a French accent

[@TheFloraNarrator]

It actually makes sense due to the fact the Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the US.

[@theowllands3705]

Betty boop makes me way emotional. She's sweet kind good natured and loving I love a cartoon like this. Her cute ways make me tear up happily

[@OsakaJoe01]

日本語でも歌えるか！ベッティー・ブープはとても面白いですね。この懐かしそうな動画を見ると、昔でも日本の国や文化はこれほど人気だったことが分かりました。

[@ADiNiYaHgYalHeRe]

I Love BettyBoop Its such a sweet little cartoon for kids and its entertaining

[@durece100]

I wonder if this cartoon is on Toon in with Me.

[@NickJohnCoop]

Can you imagine how this would have blown the minds of Japanese people back then. The most adorable cartoon Gal there’s ever been singing in your language and doing it sincerely.

[@bumblehoney7206]

Well this'll be stuck in my head all week..I don't know why but I'm suddenly addicted to these old cartoons

[@eigo8708]

I’m from japan and she was singing in Japanese. But japan don’t always where Kimonos, they only where kimonos in special days. でもベティーブートさんはあんまり上手に話せてなかったんですけど、でも世界で一番難しい語は日本なのでとても上手だったと思いました😊

[@widCr_Kd]

It’s also because this was back along time, they wouldn’t have had a translator or someone to help them. When Betty was made, it was also racist and stereotyped. So in my opinion for their time it was really good,seeing as they didn’t have much to work with. Not saying you didn’t already know that lol

[@xXHibiscusXxc]

I sort of assume they busted out the Kimonos for Betty judging by the way they were all crowded outside the building.

[@squidballs]

Her accent is definitely off, but it was at least still understandable

[@babygurleatsshickennuggits4201]

@@xXHibiscusXxc I think a concert counts as a special occasion

[@johnny-yw8ob]

In the 1930s, when this cartoon came out many Japanese women did wear kimonos every day

[@jshisvivsihsksbibsiveuev]

3:42 The transformtuon to a kimono And the beatiful Japanese singing.

[@Cugastratos]

I was enjoying it a lot, and then she started singing in Japanese my brain popped! For the era this was made in, it was shocking for this to be so CULTURED!

[@キャラメルスイーツ-d4d]

「一つ大事な、それ、呼び言葉！それは私の…」 「ドゥビドゥビドゥ！ドゥビドゥビドゥ！」 「心引き止められればなおさらのこと！歌い踊れ！」 「ドゥビドゥビドゥ！」 「離れても心は一つ！歌に乗せて、ドゥビドゥビドゥ！」 「ほな、君といれば、まだ覚悟は胸に。それでいいでしょ？」 「ドゥビドゥビドゥビドゥ、ドゥビドゥビドゥ！」 ❇︎繰り返し 「ありがとう、ありがとう、ありがとう！」 とてもいい曲です。日本語の部分は多分このように言っていると思われます。間違えていたらごめんなさい。

[@antoniocasias5545]

What does hona mean?

[@Damie78109]

@@antoniocasias5545 Like “Say it” I think (It’s dialect in Osaka.)

[@うまいものはだいたい茶色]

動画冒頭の「Thank　You！」と日本語の「アリガト！」を同じ語尾の上がる アクセントで言うのがおもしろいですね。

[@ArthurD]

This is when Betty Boop was the closest thing to anime, spiritually and culturally.

[@amitamaru]

I know cartoons get to cheat, but part of me still wonders if that wizardry of her costume change on stage could actually be done. I love it.

[@palla3athene]

Maybe? There’s tear off clothes for plays that I know

[@Fresh_outtanapkins]

This was my favorite Betty cartoon as a kid…i still have my set of dvds with all the classics on them 😂❤️

[@forkwithchicken1000]

Wow their animation is so fluid... The way betty wobble is so amazing

[@2hortcake]

Is it actual Japanese? Cause if so that’s so cool!!!

[@michi2162]

It is actual Japanese

[@apersonwhocantmoveitmoveit7688]

Yeah, is admirable cause in some cartoons of this times it would juts be a gibberish…

[@sofiafontes4741]

@@apersonwhocantmoveitmoveit7688 I feel like it would be more of those times, which makes this more impressive. back then they didn't have such things like translate or duolingo, which many people have today. Cartoons wanting to speak Japanese today would use actual japanese cause people today can say things such as "it's not actual Japanese."

[@MaskedMan66]

@@sofiafontes4741 Or in this case, they used Mae Questel singing in Japanese.

[@luthiengs]

@@sofiafontes4741 Really?! You do know they had...people...who spoke Japanese back then. My gosh...you guys think just because people didn't have smartphones and apps that somehow they can't do something as basic as speak another language. Geez.

[@qaoxl]

*She's an Icon. She's a Legend. She's Betty Boop.* 🤌

[@Nocturne22]

now come on now!

[@525Lines]

Betty Boop is the first magical girl, something anime would pick up later.

[@melanienolley]

I love all of the gifts she in carrying home!

[@slavic_bumpkin624]

I love Betty boop, she’s such a feminist icon for her time and, while not perfect, they made her content much less racist than everything was at the time

[@ukrainepigcountry]

This was before war, of course is not too racist

[@ukrainepigcountry]

"feminist icon" My gosh...

[@angel72987]

shes cute but i wouldnt really say shes a feminist icon at all

[@unoriginalquote8132]

@@angel72987 I see how she could be considered one sometimes. In some interactions she was protrayed as a business owner, had her own home, rejected marriage when she would have been expected to settle down, ect. That seems normal now but back then it was taboo for a lot of people

[@thallium.81]

@@angel72987 she's smart, capable, independent, and does things herself instead of relying on a man to save her, which was really common at the time in media. At the same time, she doesn't reject her femininity, embracing it and enjoying it. She's exactly what a young girl should strive to be, and I'm glad that people in that time period had a good example of a woman who took no garbage but still looked beautiful and dainty doing so.

[@GMDTheOnyxGuyEizzX]

I find it pretty funny how every time Betty says "Thank you", her vocals jump higher and higher to almost obnoxiously high ultrasound. Weirdly charming

[@EmnM2010]

I love how the Japanese people look like normal people instead of the typical stereotypes of the time. It's the best part of the whole thing!

[@Nocturne22]

4:40 - proof that it was entirely possible back then to draw people of different races like actual human beings

[@FandomFanaticFreak]

The studio actually had Japanese students help a bit with this animation so that's why it wasn't as racist because they actually consulted Japanese individuals beforehand, this was also before WWII when people began drawing racist cartoons. This one however wasn't intended to be harmful, Just bring both Japanese and American people together

[@binbasesatoktayyldran5236]

You know that Betty Boop was originally a dog right?

[@FandomFanaticFreak]

@@binbasesatoktayyldran5236 pretty sure they were talking about the crowd of Japanese not Betty herself

[@binbasesatoktayyldran5236]

@@FandomFanaticFreak I know

[@S1llyCuteAngel]

4:50

[@heg30]

I’m Japanese Her pronunciation’s really amazing...so perfect😮

[@メメ-k6f]

ベティちゃん本当に可愛い

[@titodalmatian1742]

現実の戦前日本でもモガ・モボの象徴としてナウなヤングたちの大スターだったベティちゃん。 大東亜戦争の長期化、悪化とともに「敵」認定され「浄化」されている歴史があるのはその世代じゃないボクもむなしく思いました。

[@ららららり-x6m]

曲がすごく中毒性ある…。

[@DIMON_CAMI]

Betty Boop ALWAYS brings out the good vibes!

[@togas1stan]

For some reason I just adore the fact that Betty Boop has seemingly united the earth and ended all global suffering because of this simple song that everyone loves so much. There’s even a short where she becomes the president of the u.s and makes the country a technologically advanced utopia.

[@わど-e6d]

ベティーちゃん日本語上手くてびっくりした！声可愛い

[@ny8619]

3:26 ここのダンスがめちゃくちゃ可愛い❤

[@ホムンクルス-r1q]

昔だから仕方ないんだけど、そのお辞儀は日本じゃのやり方ではないにゃ でも提灯とか傘の使い方は流石だにゃ、 歌も素敵だし面白いにゃ

[@carelixacosta5601]

I used to LOVE to watch original 1930's Betty Boop episodes on KZbin when I was 10 years old! I loved all of the episodes, but this was one of my absolute favorites, along with Minnie the Moocher!

[@discount_d0ll]

Betty our multilingual queen❤️

[@アスターシャ]

感動で、嬉し涙が流れました😭

[@violettapn]

This is an example of why i love betty boop especially the 1935 cartoons she was independent sweet and way ahead of her time

[@ms.pirate]

I honestly need kimono betty mech now, she looks so pretty. and I'm happy that even for what happened back then, this particular episode painted Japan and alot of other countries more positive

[@jaydugger3291]

I suggest researching the history of this film. A lot more to the story than you might expect.

[@dajdools8834]

Without doing any research, I have an educated guess, or hypothesis, which I bet is fairly close to the background to this little gem...

[@inovakovsky]

@@dajdools8834 The producers noticed that Betty Boop is very popular in Japan via unofficial merchandise and cheap import screenings.

[@pyromaniac709]

@@inovakovsky was she?

[@inovakovsky]

@@pyromaniac709 Yes, to the point there was fan-fic of her in proto-manga before ww2.

[@hunkydorian]

Of course you couldn't be bothered to provide any leads....

[@salomeheredia9885]

The fact that there ia traslation and no joking about their culture, just her making them happy entertaiming with a cute song ♡