Stereotypes of the U.S.A. and Americans in Japanese animation

[@Gigigiritina]

Last guy seemed normal to me

[@eliancalebsaquilayan5255]

hahahaha

[@ianalexander92]

ikr?

[@ian_lambert-knight]

Yeah me to, their is a guy just like that on my street. It is scarily accurate.

[@vinxcxcxcxc6354]

Bobby Fantastic Awww Fuck you very much!!!!

[@echo838]

just a normal all American sales man.

[@derpythedaedra4194]

I haven't heard that much "fuck" since the last time I saw Hell's Kitchen

[@junielthegamer2845]

Matty Hiznay lmao 😂

[@bryanmartinez6600]

FUCK YEAH!!!

[@H3llr4z0r]

Matty Hiznay nearly as much The Wolf of Wall Street

[@jamesshadowx5204]

holy fucking shit fucking cowboy thats alot of fucking fuck words in shorts amount of fuckung time jesus fuck lmao

[@ronankuek8646]

Matty Hiznay died on my floor when it started

[@piguy3945]

So that dude went super saiyan using a debit card?

[@tinybutmighty4795]

Pi Guy It's called watch the anime and also, DBZ sucks titties and yes, I've seen 50% of the series and hate it

[@antoniobordelloisbeast2436]

Lil Missy BAD MICHAEL BAD BAD BAD

[@prismickyubey1185]

Donald Trump ( ⚆ ͜ʖ ⚆)

[@tylermech66]

America in a nutshell.

[@Sassy_Witch]

If I had the same ability I'd still be weak as hell

[@reneye1813]

Love how Hetalia’s American stereotype still speaks Japanese and looks the same as any other anime character

[@lunaticcultist9741]

Because Hetalia is lazy as fuck

[@lunaticcultist9741]

@泡••water-meleonネコ• Hmm, looks like I struck a nerve... you good weeb?

[@lunaticcultist9741]

@泡••water-meleonネコ• Oh? Then why so defensive when I call Hetalia lazy as fuck?

[@Messier__]

Thus concludes another episode of Comments Wars please throw away any trash before exiting the theater.

[@lunaticcultist9741]

@@Messier__ Can I take my cup home? I bought the reusable ones.

[@walaba8565]

That hotdog vendor in the last one should be the president.

[@samiamtheman7379]

Oh fuck, say can ya fuckin' see By the fuckin' dawn's fuckin' light What so proudly we fuckin' hailed At the twilight's last fuckin' gleaming? Whose fuckin' broad stripes and bright fuckin' stars Through the perilous fuckin' fight O'er the ramparts we fuckin' watched, Were so fuckin' gallantly, yeah, fuckin' streaming? And the rockets' red fuckin' glare The bombs bursting in fuckin' air Gave proof through the fuckin' night That our flag was still fuckin' there O say, does that fuckin' star-spangled fuckin' banner yet wave O'er the land of the fuckin' free and the home of the fuckin' brave

[@MultiDEVILMAYCRY123]

He is

[@anxiousclan176]

Wait that isn’t our president?

[@bicokun]

Isn’t he, though?

[@barroldtrumboma9162]

We already have a good one, but he should run in 2024.

[@simonweigele7399]

I am very proud to represented by that last guy, thank you japan

[@temnoceranfan6002]

Your damn fucking right.

[@manictiger]

The forgot the part about us recklessly firing off M1911s into the air and screaming Yeehaw!

[@ruphite9521]

The most accurate depiction of us yet

[@arisenspirit]

A true fucking AMERICAN

[@AimForMyHead81]

O

[@starshade7826]

I feel obliged to say that Japan seconded the idea of building a giant hero to shield the earth in the first part.

[@ianbailey6592]

Well duh, Japan and America love their over the top stuff.

[@bremCZ]

The USA would need Japan to build it anyway.

[@coolsupercoolmario]

StarShade hetalias a joke man

[@Pensive_Scarlet]

Wow. Here I was trying my best to give this presentation some benefit of the doubt. That sort of cherry picking is on par with those people who point at a bible passage that says "don't mark your body" to claim that tattoos are bad, when literally the very next passage says "don't cut your hair or beard" and they just ignore it because they think a clean shaven look is more "conservative".

[@thepurehealer1279]

Brem they wouldn't need japan they'd need china... what good shit has japan given us outside of entertainment? I mean, were on good terms now but thts about it for our communication

[@Threebs-]

The samurai Champloo one is not actually far off from how we actually initially first started trading with Japan.

[@kennethbutler3727]

They did my boy Perry dirty, dude wasn't that cute but they really just took out all their anger on that guy

[@yuritarted984]

@@kennethbutler3727 but at least they played stars and stripes forever ill give them that

[@kenseisato1989]

That's what makes it so great

[@kellymoses8566]

Japan refused to allow foreigners in for hundreds of years and this made them very technologicaly bacwards. The US forced them to open up which ended up helping them in the long run.

[@Maxizio]

@@kellymoses8566 If Japan stayed isolationist it would have avoided so many Imperial Japanese invasions and atrocities from the rape of Nanking to Pearl Harbor. Not to mention no nukes would have been dropped on it. Would you really say it was worth it?

[@N4FZGoldNIAMAWESOME]

On the last one, as an American that made me laugh my ass off. And I can confirm that for some people that is true

[@DakotaofRaptors]

My mum

[@SuperCer054Real]

Not really, it was funny though

[@Moosemoose1]

@Riff Raff Oh yes it is.

[@thefederation1506]

@WithAStick AngryWhiteMan I'd say Texan xD

[@Cowboycomando54]

@Riff Raff That episode is a parody of the Black Ships under the command of Commodore Perry, who forced open trade with Japan.

[@fubukifangirl]

To be fair, Hetalia stereotypes every country.

[@nihility7082]

yeah TBH when it comes to anime there are more jokes on Japanese stereotypes that there are foreign stereotypes, and even if your nation is the subject of a joke you shouldn't take it personally. I'm Australian and my favorite Simpsons episode is the one where they come to oz because Bart reverse charges a phone bill to some aussie kid. The episode included a lot of jokes that make aussies out to be simple bogans but I don't take it as a personal insult, it is what it is, a harmless joke and not something to be taken seriously.

[@CyberLance26]

Whats the difference with this compared to when American media makes fun of Brittish, Frence, Scottish, Canadian, Japanese and Irish stereotypes for example? Is it only lighthearted fun when America does it but when Japan does it its offensive? Just annoys me that people make such a big deal about it when people see it in Anime but not on American shows and movies.

[@mkane368]

fubukifangirl Seriously. complaining about one nation being stereotyped in Hetalia is kinda redundant. they all are.

[@Aftertaste_]

Yet all the characters in hetalia look the same.

[@tylermech66]

that's anime man

[@keegobricks9734]

Jeez, you drop a couple nuclear bombs on someone, and they're still mad about it 60 years later.

[@ragemonster4277]

Keego Bricks I hopes that's satire

[@000netko]

Jeez, you fly airplanes into two skyscrapers and they turn it into a war and worldwide propaganda

[@keegobricks9734]

Well... that was an act of war though, so is dropping bombs. The only difference was one was to end a war- which it did, and another was to start a war- which it also did. I don't know how you expect the news to spin "2 planes flew into the world trade center today" do you think people would buy it if they said it was pilot errors? You need to look up what propaganda means. Also I'm not American, so nice try.

[@CrazyBarks]

You should thank them really, America needs to be fighting a war 24/7, or else they would have to remove all taxes in the US. They can only employ tax laws as long as the United States is currently engaged in officially declared war.

[@fireaza]

Considering that Americans keep bringing up Pearl Harbor whenever something bad happens to Japan and Japan has a favorable view of America, I'd say it's the Americans who are still mad, not the Japanese.

[@magicman3163]

Its fucking true we are all fucking Elvis lookalikes in America.😂

[@vincevega7684]

Ivanperez 128 Mmm, your picture Tello me you are a fish.

[@magicman3163]

Vince Vega and your profile pic tells me your the alien from battlefield earth

[@vincevega7684]

Ivanperez 128 LOL, please dont blow my cover.

[@_DarkKnight2301_]

Ivanperez 128 fuck yea

[@blackg450]

Ivanperez 128 Don't forget the cowboys!

[@redhairbeta23]

To be fair we do stereotype jokes on other countries. So this is completely fair. And somewhat accurate

[@alffiex7993]

The fact that Americans like swearing is true

[@marcuseldridge8675]

Not really but okay.... I love America because God give me a gift to be who I want under him. People hate God for some reason, why? He created the Big Bang and us. I love humanity like Jesus do, with a good heart. Don't ever drag this heart around.

[@jellatwentyone]

@@marcuseldridge8675 god isn’t real

[@TD1237]

As a non-American this is exactly how I view Americans lol.

[@echosmoon5605]

@@marcuseldridge8675 lol how did you this become a religious thing?😂

[@thegigmasterjr6643]

I feel like people are taking this too seriously

[@christianforde3508]

thegigmaster jr You must've forgot that we're Americans lol

[@treekid7455]

all i see in the comments are ppl enjoying these stereotypes more than hate

[@christianforde3508]

Haruka Sena I mean, I enjoy the stereotypes because they're more or less true. Especially the last one in my case XD

[@dusttodust915]

it's the internet everything's taken too seriously.

[@smash4u117]

thegigmaster jr these are pretty funny

[@spikethompson2000]

Johnny Bravo really has had a down turn in his career.

[@spleespree5858]

As an American, the first example and last examples were at least funny. And the last one wasn't even offensive to me, because he's clearly the equivalent of gimmicky Elvis themed tourist traps in Vegas; it seems like he's someone who's intentionally playing up his American caricature as a marketing technique.

[@greaterdanemark2397]

I live in Vegas. Never actually been to all the tourist parts but it probably was like that back in the day

[@derpidius6306]

Splee Spree I think the ship one was based on either american evilness soon after ww2, that moment when america forced japan to open up their country or all the above ( and possibly something I dont know )

[@greaterdanemark2397]

It was actually from waaay before. When Japan closed itself off from all trade but a bit from the Dutch until the American navy sailed over and well the clip shows the rest. British and American ships were then allowed in Japanese harbours

[@madscientistshusta]

Great Potato no its about the meji restoration when admiral perry forced oppen the trade routes

[@maxdavis7722]

@@greaterdanemark2397 didn’t the Japanese also have a small relationship with the Portuguese as well as the Dutch prior to American intervention?

[@fernandosanchez2442]

The translator's Japanese was perfect

[@BeefiestFlaps]

I like how he didn’t have the accent I thought that was cool

[@billlupin8345]

You mean the Japanese accent? While speaking Japanese? He had a strong American accent.

[@BeefiestFlaps]

Bill lupin yes most of these they use Engrish

[@baubyfreeman3956]

Bill lupin he's saying that he was speaking Japanese like an American would, instead of a Japanese voice actor playing the part. I thought it was cool too

[@MrAstrothousand98]

Fernando Sanchez i know that was awesome...

[@bloodyidit4506]

Everything about this is inaccurate except for the last example. You have not truly lived until you buy a hot-dog from an asian Elvis impersonator at a hot-dog stand in New York. They're surprisingly common. Also in casual speech we do curse a fuckton. When typing we tend to be more selective with our words for clarity's sake, but when it's between two people in person, cursing does occur and it is frequent. Murica. JESUS CHRIST. Fuck. SHIT. OH MY GOD.

[@norbonius]

Especially in Boston, according to more than a few people that have been there.

[@user-nd8uq7kt6k]

Bloodyidit Depicted as aggressive power hungry imperialists- not accurate? Tell me how does the inside of your colon smell?

[@CosmicG777]

tim Because aggressive power hungry imperialist is what the Japanese have always been.

[@AlphaOmega1237]

Tim, once the fighting starts the US military is pretty aggressive, but you need to remember that the overwhelming majority of the wars the US has been involved in were either caused by some other nation attacking the US or by the US being called into war by its allies who were attacked. Most of them are wars we didn't start and that we are defending ourselves or other nations. Imperialists don't typically have a history of their wars being nearly exclusively defencive wars.

[@thelasttaino4299]

AlphaOmega1237 except the whole Korean, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan wars. Korea was to stop the spread of communism. Korea was in a civil war and we intervened. since we were forced to retreat due to Chinese intervention. This led to Vietnam. where we again intervened in the war with a fire in our hearts to stop the spread of communism. Btw we pulled out of nam due to growing tension back home. Iraq pt1 was due to the invasion of Kuwait by the Iraqi army. pt2 was part of the "war on terror". But what the U.S.A. really wanted was another foot in the middle East between that was convenient for both Israel and the USA. USA gets military bases near Iran and a large US presence in the middle East removes some pressure off of Israel. As for Afghanistan. A. poppy seeds B. Osama bin Laden D. Bases near Russia. Don't forget the countless proxy wars the USA has funded since WW2. The rise of the Taliban and the Saddam regime was largely due to us funding. So when you say the US acts in defense of allies you would be dead wrong.

[@CallsignYukiMizuki]

2:02 OPEN THE COUNTRY STOP HAVING IT BE CLOSED

[@phairecouchpotato3912]

America goes wherever we want! Deal with it or get blown up.... That's the positive message we are trying to get across to people

[@AggrahWant2Know]

knock knock it's united state with huge boat . . . and guns GUNBOATS

[@DemothHymside]

Phaire Couchpotato , that's the message every powerful country has given when they want something.

[@TheRealAmerica1776]

Callsign-YukiMizuki meta

[@Lny_Forner]

may I have some *oil* ?

[@remisoverrated3489]

Jojo's bizzare adventure has alot of characters that are Americans that are actually represented well, Johnny, Jolyne, and pretty much all the characters in part 6 and 7 are great characters, and Jotaro, Josuke, and Joseph are all half American aswell.

[@PrimeTF]

Is Half British Half American even a thing? How would anybody tell? Nobody calls them that, they'd just call them Americans, considering USA started off as a British colony.

[@conradojavier7547]

Young Joseph is British, while his Older Counterpart lost his british accent, & became a Naturalized American in Part 3.

[@Lara-mo5oy]

@@PrimeTF There is no half british half american character in jjba

[@donttreadonme123]

how tf is blud half American

[@juliodiaz7778]

was eating a burger while watching 10/10 accurate.

[@thegodofsoapkekcario1970]

Aren't burgers from Germany?

[@Cretaal]

Yes, burgers were from germany. America stole the burger. Fuck you germany, that's our burger now.

[@mons3020]

Or German immigrants just brought it here, and their American descendants kept making it.

[@tyaty]

No, a German descent Ameroca,, whose name was Hamburger, sold the sandwiches to immigrants.

[@jackandchar]

The Samurai Champloo one was actually kinda accurate historically. The Western world wanted Japan to open up their country to trade, so the United States sent huge ships equipped with canons to "negotiate" with Japan to open their country.

[@Kai-ow9gi]

jackandchar I don't remember them firing their weapons

[@Noint-bc6gr]

Dakota Frerking I don't remember that either but it was they did send warships to he more of hey look what we have now let's trade.

[@jackandchar]

They didn't, but that's why I said "kinda" accurate

[@luminaryprism75]

jackandchar gunboat diplomacy they call it

[@luminaryprism75]

Dakota Frerking They didn't need to, the Japanese saw what Britain had done to China (Britain showed up and actually fired on cities until the government let them into five places) and were terrified of the United States doing the same to them

[@dcampi7597]

"hot dogs for sale, fuck yeah" is about to become my new favorite catch phrase 🤣

[@SMCwasTaken]

Devuélvenos a Texas "héroe del mundo" culiao

[@linux750]

That antagonist who gets stronger from spending money perfectly displays the type of d bags who run Wall Street and play GTA with copious amounts of Sharkcards.

[@PanfuSerenity]

Made me think "that guy is a less ugly but more honest version of Donald Trump".

[@daemonCaptrix]

So... they run Wall Street but they just use their money for shark cards in GTA? rofl

[@Ryujiin.Sukuna]

daemonCaptrix The lack of comprehension from you is astonishing

[@SnafflezGames]

"Those d bags who run wall street" a.k.a. jews

[@TexMeta]

I may not be rich, but I do agree with the money antagonist.

[@Shakiahjprod]

Damn didn't know the Japanese think of us as saying Fuck so many times...

[@heliveruscalion9124]

Shakiah Johnson but are they wrong tho?

[@Shakiahjprod]

Heliverus Calion I mean yeah. Unless you have no moral boundaries and just don't give a sht

[@tnajar1]

Hahaha I got reminded of the scene in the beginning of Jay and Silent Bob Strike back

[@abyssstrider2547]

Shakiah Johnson well... Then why does a majority of American youtubers swear alot? Huh?

[@colebeejack3898]

@Edin743 Is it a bad thing to swear? I mean, swearing isn't exclusive to the US or North America. KZbinrs also don't represent an entire populace. I do think more often than not you'll meet someone that swears in some space or context, but it isn't overabundant.

[@eaglesfan226]

“I’m a hero!” Sounds accurate

[@RaidenNin]

Yea Kinda how you think that of yourself when you decided to make your profile pic 6itch boy

[@jamesedison9672]

Reality it’s often disappointing.

[@RetroRaven8]

fucking hot dogs for sale. fuck yeah.

[@skrivbok]

Want some fucking ketchup and fucking mustard with those fucking hot dogs?!? xD

[@Karlos1234ify]

"Fuck you very much!"

[@BudokaiMan-mr9tw]

yzer bach Actually hotdogs are a German invention.

[@AnakinSkywakka]

For five hundred fucking yen? That better be a good fucking hot dog.

[@sirshockraiden]

I don't know whether to be offended or amused by the last clip

[@AnakinSkywakka]

Sir_Shock_Raiden Why would you be offended? Isn't that how you talk to your fucking friends?

[@DBT1007]

Sir_Shock_Raiden F*CK YEAH

[@ratedr7845]

Sir Sir thank you for proving his point

[@billlupin8345]

We elected him president. You do know that, don't you? Negan's motivation, in all that he did was narcissism. Everything was done to glorify him. He was trying to be an IRL Duke Nukem. Look at everything Trump's done, all the strange decisions, all the online trolling, ALL of it is done for attention. Like Negan, he's genuinely shocked when people don't think highly of him.

[@Pernection]

Sir_Shock_Raiden or maybe just have a fuckin' hotdog

[@PokeDude011]

BASEBULL? SONOVAGUN!

[@DJATOMICA95]

Tbh, hearing actual americans play americans in anime is....weird. But I do wish they did it more often.

[@takdakkerja6937]

was that a fucking jojo reference

[@NEUTR0NDANCE]

OH! THAT'S A BASEBOL!

[@IR-Fan]

"SERECT YOUR KAR"

[@lopiklop]

there's a difference between "anti-American" and "Stereotypes"

[@JoseRodriguez-eu5ez]

There's definitely anti-American sentiment in Anime and Manga. It mostly revolves around Americans being snobbish and lackadaisical, but I think that's an exaggerated take on Japanese humility degenerating into an inferiority complex. In other words, it's the exception and not the rule; individual feeling rather than a concensus.

[@arifahmedkhan9999]

@@JoseRodriguez-eu5ez in some*

[@samuraijosh1595]

@@JoseRodriguez-eu5ez I mean americans are pathetic IRL anyways so i think Japan portrays them really well.

[@fictionfungoofy]

iIwanted to like your comment but your at 69

[@skunknoodles6426]

None of these were anti American lmfao

[@goatcheezius2399]

this is beautiful. (insert picture of bald eagle crying nobly)

[@mueezadam8438]

* *cries in freedom* *

[@youtubeuser3343]

Cries in liberty

[@josyahtestosterone3592]

"fuck ya very much." The best.

[@shori8438]

Title says "US Stereotypes in Anime" but last guy has no any stereotypes

[@AnakinSkywakka]

Li-Zan Kai Exactly, the last guy sounds pretty fucking normal to me.

[@aychtooo3981]

2:57-3:05 Here is what that Spanish subtitles say: Blue-Haired Girl: This girl is an international student. She is a freshman of our institution. Patricia Martin : My name is Patricia Martin. Nice to you meet you. Blue-Haired Girl: We have even released a CD.

[@gabrielesolletico6542]

@Awawawa CM I was asking the same Lol

[@domenico_ginny6164]

I don’t understand what that has to do with America though?

[@peterdiaz3796]

It doesn't seem like it's anti-American, more just for fun.

[@jimmyshousevideos]

the money guy seemed anti American, the rest just seemed to be stereotypes for comedy sake

[@thenoicemango1827]

The money guy is not anit American dude. I've seen the anime my self.

[@Akiraspin]

He is though.... He's also based on an american writer of the same name... bungostraydogs.wikia.com/wiki/Francis_Scott_Key_Fitzgerald en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Scott_Fitzgerald

[@vladys5238]

Yeah but that writer has a book in which money plays a major role caled the Great Gatsby so imo it's more of a cool reference then an anti-american stereotype

[@thetoontastictoon1720]

+Peter Diaz Right. These just look like fun little stereotypes, as a American I do not take this as a true insult, rather, just a little joking around. Just like how we Americans sometimes joke around and say Japan is really weird. We mean no harm, we're just playing around. One of those "nudge-nudge" teasing jokes.

[@ERIZZY]

Honestly I think it's funny when they make fun of Americans in anime. And I'm American

[@Amir4christ]

yazuma saitama Go back and research the Vietnam war. Research who took more casualties, plans, and why we left.

[@Amir4christ]

Couponuser16 Thank you for actually doing research and know about the war

[@chancemattox3151]

No we lost Vietnam it was a complete failure.

[@shaunibabe1]

Chance Mattox hahahahahahhahahahahhahahahaah no

[@Amir4christ]

Vietnam was not a complete failure actually... We only left due to political reasons dude. Read Couponuser16's comment

[@zetafish7347]

The last guy is legit just johnny bravo

[@retroinspect]

The "Fitzgerald" one isn't so much a stereotype as it is an homage to The Great Gatsby, a book that's very popular in Japan whose wife inspired the name of the princess everyone loves. It was translated by Japanese author Murakami famous for his absurd postmodern stories.

[@sprindraconis631]

We want Trading relations or war we're cool either way

[@sprindraconis631]

'murica

[@notsofatpeiceofsht8535]

Sprin Draconis hell fucking yeah, where ready do tjis shit right here

[@justatallmexican1187]

Sprin Draconis Merica fuck yeah

[@blankmoment2]

The last it fine totally american (so yeah seriously this is kinda poor research )

[@CyberLance26]

Does American shows and movies do any "research" when they make fun of stereotypes of people from other countries like this?

[@tylermech66]

dude the show is literally stupidity on top of stupidity all strung together in a surprisingly deep plot....yes, i'm probably the only one here who's actually watched that one :P

[@blankmoment2]

what show

[@blankmoment2]

CyberLance26 well honestly you question is kinda confuse to me

[@brotherbarnaby4464]

The last clip is the only one I have watched, its from Abenobashi Magical Shopping Arcade. From what I remember its actually not a good clip to use in a video like this, considering at the start they said all the clips were suppose to be anti-American. The whole point of that series was that all the characters they are meeting are NOT normal and are comically messed up.

[@naverilllang]

As an american, i find most of these to be hillarious. Hotdog Elvis was awesome.

[@Praisethesunson]

We aren't that fat. We are fatter

[@karakun1]

Sadly its true

[@chrisz71]

As an American I laugh my ass off at the hot dog vendor every time. It's hilarious and I'm proud he represents my country in a perfect way.

[@slightlyoffensivedadjokes]

I wish all American interpretations were like the last guy. The only accurate representation

[@thewretchedpleb7484]

Fuckin' hot dogs for sale: FUCK YEAH!!!

[@notsofatpeiceofsht8535]

slightly offensive dad jokes happens when you use fuck like a coma lm......fucking......ao

[@craigjones6843]

The last one was not acurate at all.

[@iandavidsson5674]

last guy's accurate only if you're from the hillbilly or valleygirl or surferdude parts of america.

[@thewretchedpleb7484]

With that many qualifiers, I'd speculate that's a sizeable portion of the country lol

[@kindredkate8940]

Seeing as how we’ve portrayed Asians in American media, I’d say that we deserve this one.

[@angelcabeza6464]

what smart?

[@heartnsoulintodeglocc9975]

​@@angelcabeza6464effeminate, nerdy, and some other weird shit

[@Helpertin]

The funny and ironic part is that the "physical strength equal to the money I spend" almost perfectly describes the samurai, whom were the big money "best mounts for best arms for best armor" spenders of their day and age.

[@ghost085]

I have the feeling that last guy just went crazy with the script and the Japanese director had no idea he was cursing all the time. I mean, I don't think the Japanese will find the word 'fuck' that funny to write an script like that.

[@stanthonysfire6387]

OOoooooonceee again American's proving their ability to stereotype OTHERS in a video about AMERICAN stereotypes. Congrats, you just played your country, regardless of your intention.

[@bigbrojz66]

Arywnn >person just doesn't understand the culture >you proceed to insult him for no reason You wanna feel better about yourself on the Internet? Or are you that dumb?

[@tygerchickchibi]

Watch Detroit Metal City.

[@RayCasket]

Of course Hetalia is the first one *_OF COURSE IT IS_*

[@berzerktroll7623]

Remember it's racist to do the exact same in America!

[@rumfordc]

we are free to be censored!

[@IllHandleThis]

Steiner von Wolfkin Kreave Would you like a fucking hot dog?

[@huverdoose]

Steiner -- Race has lost all meaning in America. When Nicolas Sarkozy called Serena and Venus Williams the Williams brothers, Serena said that was racist. Just one of many, many examples.

[@mbarsad4610]

That's not really racism, it's more like jingoism and exceptionalism, which are very different thing. Some times jingoism is motivated by racism, but often not uniformly. It isn't necessarily, but it can be less caustic than actual racism. It can also be much worse! These concepts are so deeply rooted in Japanese culture that it had it's own phrase : Nihonjinron.

[@justsomeguywithoutbluehair4159]

Ever seen a Seth McFarlane show? He makes jokes about japanese people like there's no tomorrow.

[@randomquestion7592]

When people take anime to seriously.

[@Fishhunter2014]

That second clip is payback for all those racially insensitive WWII cartoons, isn't it? Well played Japan, Well played.

[@luminaryprism75]

Fishhunter2014 More like portrayal of an exaggerated version of what we did in 1863 when we threatened the Japanese with giant gunboats if they didn't establish a trade relationship

[@mkane368]

LuminaryPrism75 I think it was warlier than that. like the 1850's. That whole civil war thing was going on during the 1860's .

[@plantythepottedplant6316]

LuminaryPrism75 it was for the better for them, they were going all screwy with all of their different providences and everyone being at each other's throats.

[@AlabamaSoldier]

Don't dis our WWII cartoons. Japan earned that shit.

[@kanadetone]

just call me Madness Nope, Japan was united by the time America forced it's gates open. The warring factions era had long passed, and there had already been at least 250 years of relative peace under the Tokugawa Shogunate. The only thing America did, was serve as a forced catalyst for Japan's emerging industrialization and development.

[@deutscherrapblog7014]

There is a difference between stereotyping and actually representing

[@onegirl1750]

DeutscherRapBlog Battle Turnier cant argue with that

[@ThePa1riot]

You’re right there is. This is stereotyping.

[@LordVader1094]

+DeutscherRapBlog Battle Turnier I agree. And this falls very far on the side of stereotyping.

[@the99throgue25]

DeutscherRapBlog Battle Turnier couldn't agree more this would've been more accurate 20 year's ago but now hardly anyone acts like that from my experience.

[@temnoceranfan6002]

BBOX 360 In some places yes, but in others it's stronger than ever.

[@ZeeZeeBun]

Speaking as a Canadian... That last one is pretty much how we see American's too.. :P ...Actually it wouldn't surprise me if that was the case for most of the world.. Need's more gun though...

[@iminsideyou2717]

TehZee as an american, i can fucking agree

[@velileon101]

Shut yall Canada ass up...We got more guns than y'all come try us

[@JacobLozano-mr8ll]

TehZee as American I can agree also

[@funkyjoebob6121]

as an american this relates to me so much

[@fettacheeze]

Ya know that’s pretty sad if you think about it. Too bad I’m American.

[@lexzeyfercronus]

Hate me all you want but those stereotypes were pretty damn accurate,and you know it. Specially the last one i loled so hard.

[@user-nx9qh1po1n]

Because all Americans are fucking rich, right? I have a few thousand dollars to spend right now- oh wait, I don't.

[@kurousagi8155]

Wɪzard cop Eɴgɪɴeer you're going to lose your next fight then.

[@Timbone07]

The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and America retaliated It is just hypocrisy

[@purplejakman]

I fucking love fucking mustard and fucking ketchup on my fucking hot dogs

[@HotaruZoku]

Timbone admiral Perry. Look him up.

[@blackmatterlives9865]

I'm an American and I thought this was hilarious! More please!

[@daemonCaptrix]

While individual Americans aren't necessarily like this, if you live here you'll learn there's a general societal tendency to be like this.

[@derpythefool9106]

daemonCaptrix sad part is your 100% correct

[@LukeSmith-kt2ir]

To quote Tommy Lee Jones: "A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky and dangerous animals and you know it."

[@Paulafan5]

If Japanese were horribly stereotyped in American animation (today) the way Americans are stereotyped in Anime, do you think that would be allowed to continue? Nope. Every society has it's ups and downs and social trends, but blantant stereotyping is wrong no matter who is doing it.

[@onidaaitsubasa4177]

Paulafan5. Actually Japan has been stereotyped in a few American cartoons. One was Finnius and Ferb (ignore the crummy spelling) Where they went to Japan and it was only like a Caramel dancing with cosplay party. They came back and were like "What just happened?" lol

[@onidaaitsubasa4177]

Paulafan5. Stereotyping is all about pointing out extremes and this can be funny in anime. Hopefully the viewers have the sensibilities to not believe it to be a 100% acurate representation. There most likely are a few people that actually fit the stereotype fairly well. This a normal possibility in a widely diverse society.

[@fireaza]

The Samurai Champloo scene is definitely coming from a place of love. Aside from the oddness that it has Alexander Cartwright in place of Commodore Perry (I don't think Alexander ever went to Japan, but it works for the episode being about baseball), in Japan, Commodore Perry is actually a beloved historical figure. He was after all, the catalyst for bringing Japan into the modern world and putting the country on the path to being an economic superpower. Hell, just the other day my students were making paper models of his black ships! Just because you're poking fun at someone doesn't mean you don't like them!

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

Cool

[@男の娘-p3f]

いや普通に嫌いだけど お前らのせいで不平等条約を押し付けられて屈辱を味わったんだけど 不平等条約を撤回するためにお前らと同じように帝国主義を採用したら俺らだけ悪者にされる 公平じゃないね

[@たまごおうじ-v2m]

愛されているわけじゃないですよ。実際不平等条約を結ばされましたし。

[@fireaza]

@@たまごおうじ-v2m 本当に不公平だった。しかし、あなたが除外したように、ほとんどの日本人はこの出来事に対して恨みを抱いていないようだ。開国は経済的にも技術的にも日本に大きな利益をもたらした。日本が今日のような経済大国になるための第一歩であったことは間違いない。 英語にはこんなことわざがある。「no man is an island」である。それは、「誰も本当の意味で自給自足している人はいない。繁栄するためには、誰もが他の人たちとの付き合いや快適さに頼らなければならない 」という意味である。日本は文字通りの島国だが、外部とのつながりがなければ、今の日本はなかっただろう。

[@たまごおうじ-v2m]

@@fireaza Thank you for translating it into Japanese for me. It is a well-known fact in Japan that the opening of the country led to the current economic development of Japan. No one in Japan would deny this. However, the original purpose of the American side was to make Japan a convenient resupply point. There was no good intentions there. Therefore, as a Japanese citizen, I am grateful but not a person I love. He's just a historical figure.

[@edwardcumpstey9061]

1:30 The most accurate depiction of our foreign policy.

[@templar-yu5ve]

The best kind

[@edwardcumpstey9061]

@@templar-yu5ve Realistically speaking, Japan being forced to trade with the western nations by the U.S. actually improved things for the Japanese as well. So yeah, while it may be looked down upon today, it was almost necessary. That's just Realpolitk.

[@jz1443]

They're *really* picking and choosing though. There's a lot more of the normal ones then the over the top. They ignored a lot of the intentionally goofy ones like Zetsubou Sensei's Commadore Perry skit, or the constant ones in yakitate japan. Not to mention manga where it's a *lot* more common to be used as a gag or over the top. I mean, if this is academic Commadore Perry is the tip of the iceberg but a constant parody of "Open your country or die" to various degrees, like in that Samurai Champloo clip. But using Hetalia is also another "Uh, that's the entire point of the series....."

[@ThePa1riot]

Okay, for all of those in the comments saying this is “accurate” or “true.” They’re being facetious. Aside from the Samurai Champloo example, which historically happened, all of these are broad generalizations about a people as ethnically and ideologically diverse as you can get.

[@amiral-shathri449]

Anthony Clay ~Canada~

[@manictiger]

I don't think you understand. The entire thing was an accident. They meant to do a 21-gun salute before entering port, but they accidentally aimed the guns at the port defenses before doing it. Accidents like that could have been prevented by accepting trade with us. So you see, it was all just one big misunderstanding.

[@Evbuscus1]

I mean that last one was pretty *fuckin* accurate

[@sowietdoge6259]

Well, I think Commodore Matthew Perry's visit to Japan was extremely important, as it led to the modernisation of Japan and the Meiji Restoration.

[@boocrimson7720]

Anthony Clay true indeed. And XD there are aspects to it that while generalized tend to fit a lot of generalized Americans doesn't mean these are literally spot on at all. I mean theres aspects of these that in a generalized sense speak from truth (that in general americans tend to be pretty exitable and chaoticly expressive about it for example) however even at that there are plenty of people who arent even super exitable XD these are like hitting the broad side of a barn with darts but missing the actual target that may be drawn on said wall the dart still sticks in some aspects but some aren't even near the mark. XD however as an american to me personally that last guy's swearing is on point with how i talk at times and i don't even mean to but i'll swear or make up swears and thet just fumble out between everything else

[@TKnightcrawler]

Brother, you are taking this way too seriously. It's playful teasing, and maybe a nudge for us to get our shit together a bit better. Japan loves America.

[@sauce2371]

The last part is very accurate; I damn near lost my shit 😂

[@samuelmenicucci5234]

holy fuck that last fucking one is pretty fucking accurate if I do fucking say so my fucking self

[@PuppetMasteronVHS]

As an American the last one with the Hotdog stand guy, was completely accurate. From California to Maine and our lone states of Hawaii and Alaska, salesmen are that loud and showy when it comes to trying to get you to buy their product. Whether it be a car or even a simple hotdog, if they want your business they will give it all they got. That is one of the most favored stereo types of Americans that even I could even agree with...

[@doff1395]

2:17 this whole interaction feels like something from the boondocks 😂

[@tailsprowerfan2729]

LOL

[@kylem1112]

3:50 it says african express.

[@wmax90]

LOL good catch

[@kylem1112]

must have summoned alot of blood diamonds for that attack

[@abnercruz1067]

that's a black card right there and over there .

[@shanegarcia5963]

no bandit Keith from yugioh?

[@PharaohMisa]

Shane Brown IN AMERICA! I ONLY SPEAK AMERICAN!

[@haijin7484]

“GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY COUNTRY” “BUT THIS IS JAPAN” “EVERY COUNTRY IS OWNED BY MURICA”

[@xancarter1927]

my favourite stereotype in anime is that everybody West of India, including Russia, has blond hair and White skin if they aren't black. I have dark skin and black hair curly hair with beard, so it's allways made me laugh. And to be fair, my favorite reverse of these Steryotype is how any western animation with even a hint of supernatural or scifi in it will indicate that Japan has allways been bombarded by Kaiju and ancient Japanese sorcery. And that's not counting our old, offensive steryotypes in cartoons, so we can hardly blame them.

[@Jenkinsc37]

The guy who voiced the last example must have had a lot of fun voicing that role.

[@user-hsghyjush]

I can't believe some Americans here are offended about this and call it racist. Any racist factor on this? hot dog one is just a joke and samurai champloo one is just historical truth

[@KiraAsakura14]

Wow, that Voice Actor speaking Japanese in an American Accent totally nailed it. Kinda sure even Taka can't do something like that. >w

[@patrickpowell1526]

The one about "Fucking hot dogs" is definitely a stereotype I can get behind 😂😂😂

[@TheFoolishSamurai]

To be fair, we did *nuke* them... _Twice._

[@dathomierabbit5721]

Neo Machine to be fair they did kill millions of Chinese citizens, and rape nanjin

[@Solvernia]

Neo Machine The fire bombs we dropped on Tokyo did more damage, and it would have been worse for both sides if the nukes weren't dropped.

[@coltonmichalsky23]

Neo Machine to be fair they attacked us unprovoked

[@Legiion513]

After they slaughtered millions of Chinese civilians. Japan had it coming.

[@cordar7547]

Which was because of the atrocities Japan committed against their neighbors, the Nanking Massacre being a prominent example.

[@SwgReyzee]

It seems their still mad about the nukes lol

[@marcoa6319]

Jesse Reyes Since there was no proper apology, I guess it’s acceptable.

[@Kirbyftw402]

@@marcoa6319 Even if the nukes weren't dropped, there would be even more casualties since the cowardly leaders would rather sacrifice their country than their own egos from surrendering. The Imperial Japanese would force women and even children to fight the allies with sticks. Yes, I agree that the atomic bombs were an incredibly inhumane way to win the war, and how much suffering it caused to Japanese civilians, but the casualties would've gone from 200,000 to 5 million.

[@marcoa6319]

Roses Are Red Maybe so. I might be too familiar with Japanese history but I do know that the country has made quite a lot of bloody conflicts.

[@srirammohan9809]

Bruhh, this is nothing compared to US anti-Japanese propaganda cartoons.

[@marcoa6319]

Sriram Mohan Subtle payback I guess.

[@BifronsCandle]

2:10 Pretty much how it went down in 1853.

[@hardwirecars]

yeah but the part no one likes to admit to was it was not only use england and france were both in on it as well.

[@youngarchivest9092]

They didn't start firing their weapons.

[@hardwirecars]

yeah they didnt have to they used us as there attack dogs.

[@rizikos_]

That English to Japanese interpreter was fucking spot on. I've heard so many American people speak Japanese without trying to replicate the accent lmao

[@DraculaCronqvist]

English-speaking people cannot speak another language without bringing their accent into things. No matter if Brits, Americans, Canadians or whatever have you, their English-based accent always comes through with a vengeance. I swear, these are the only people in the world that just can't learn another language properly.

[@Longlius]

Are you implying that other people don't bring their accent to English? Because I've never met a non-native speaker of English without some kind of accent.

[@DraculaCronqvist]

Yes, that is exactly what I am saying. There are non-native speakers of English who have mastered the language without any traceable accent. However, never have I seen any example of a case vice versa, neither personal nor in any form of media.

[@Longlius]

I've never met a non-native speaker who didn't bring their accent to the language, neither personal nor in any form of media.

[@DraculaCronqvist]

Well, that is your failing, but it is true. Also, nice copypasta.

[@thesun6211]

As an American, some of these anime clips are hilarious on multiple levels. As is the compilation.

[@kolbyquayle9920]

That second one is kinda what actually happened tho😂

[@praxedisrodriguez5545]

I like how we complain that people see us like that and then realize we stereotype everyone, including ourselves.

[@alphayun7401]

the second to last is almost on point without the powers

[@FyreMagyk67]

I kinda want to see an anime show to portray an American as a good teacher or friend. It would be refreshing to see personally.

[@Poglavnit_Pferdefuhrer]

FyreMagyk67 so basically Onizuka, but the hair isn't dyed?

[@evanjacques2993]

There are some! Check out Hanayamata and Taishou Yakyuu Musume.

[@gabrielesolletico6542]

But later in the series you discover that he abuses his female underage students, eh eh eh...

[@CharizardMaster69]

5:00 that is actually how we talk

[@AidanS99]

Bro I can’t wait for Funny Valentine to be animated. 😂

[@shadowsources]

In the Samurai Champloo scene, that was pretty much historically accurate. The US went in with gunships and said "This is what's gonna happen." As for spending money to gain super powers, that would be awesome!

[@elimorris5225]

Im American and honestly we do the same thing all the time thow we mostly are more open to foreigners so i just see this as funny and for some like the last one even us Americans make cartoons and memes just as bad to are selves like a well known cartoon American Dad

[@austinfj4564]

HansMario818 America has always had high immigration. I think you mean Anti-illegal immigration.

[@the99throgue25]

HansMario818 anti-illegal emigration No one has ever siad complianed about legal foriagners

[@marcobazan4187]

HansMario818 we are the most diverse nation in the whole world, idk what you are talking about

[@bittersaint8831]

Eli Morris you act as if these are traits only attributable to Americans.

[@yallnwahsdontevendrinkskoo4092]

HansMario818 This country is VERY pro immigrant, and its been that way for over 100 years. Its illegal immigration we don't want. Quite simple really.

[@SchlubbyTomHanks]

as an american, i freaking love when we get stereotyped, it's hilarious and often very accurate lol

[@SmokingShellx]

"In other words I'm the hero" shit had me dead 😂😂

[@Floridamangaming729]

for everyone complaining about this learn to take a joke.

[@beanodonnell]

i really liked the samurai champloo one i completely accept actual real world history knock knock its america

[@jesseh8554]

"I won't take any objections" 😂😂 thats so us

[@kannonball5789]

That's so U.S., you mean?

[@gabrielesolletico6542]

Yes!

[@eliesh3833]

@@kannonball5789 *H E S A I D " U S. "*

[@aaronlandry3934]

At 1:40, I'm distracted by how poorly the guy's English lines match with his actual lips. They barely match at all!

[@chidinmairabor1423]

The fact that Americans pretty much make stereotypes in their media ALL THE TIME, keeps me from considering this video to be problematic.

[@JamesJones-li6ff]

Americans aren't usually the ones getting upset by stereotypes

[@samuraijosh1595]

@@JamesJones-li6ff in this very comment section, you see many butthurt cucks.

[@shitface1847]

dude whats up with belguim

[@allidoiscomment7141]

Technically the stuff from the Samurai Champloo episode was partially based on a real event. Back during Japan's isolationist period, American ships did essentially force Japan to open its borders for trade at cannon point.

[@Betrix5060]

True but opening fire? That was never an occourence, the Japanese were at negotiations before a single shot needed to fire. Plus it was more than just trade rights, the US didn't even demand those it was primarily about fair treatment of shipwrecked Americans andthe ability to use select Japanese ports for fleet rebasing.

[@hisoka3159]

That's it. We're dropping another one

[@Davums]

Let's be honest here... the last one was pretty accurate :P

[@robertramsey8340]

That end stereotype was just hysterical! I'm still laughing about it XD... though, the second one I was somewhat offended by... we don't usually show up blasting cannons and all that... though I will say that the elderly japanese man was absolutely adorable... I didn't understand what the girls were saying... or the joke.. and then the money spending guy.. well let's be honest, if you aren't in a communist country everyone has a ceo like that.

[@papasmurfsmurfy6360]

Robert Ramsey That actually happened.

[@winterprince994]

Robert Ramsey commodore perry

[@axelwulf6220]

You're welcome for Baseball, Basketball, Football (the one with all the shiny helmets) Hockey, McDonald's, Asphalt, airplanes, and Orange Juice

[@st1ckerz]

The last one was so funny I haven’t laughed so hard in a long time

[@TDHDN]

Lol as an American I can confirm that the last one is the truth XD