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What is this game doing to Jirard? For real!

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Kevin Finnegan

Alex is right about the Japanese-German thing. Neon Genesis Evangelion and Attack on Titan are 2 animes I can think of that incorporate German

Spencer Burton

Alex is right, the weird Japan/German thing is all over

Noxgarm

I don't know about Elmer Fudd, but I'm fairly certain Tom from Tom and Jerry ended up in full-on blackface after having stuff explode in his face. (I think it was a rifle?)

Spoken_Weakley

The Japan/German thing is most obviously a leftover of World War 2 but even before that Japan took a lot of influence from Germany in their military, education and law. In the 19th century Germany was really on top of their game and Japan was looking to improve theirs, so they essentially copied the German university system AND the German medical system. The most important foreign language to Japan at that time was German. Then World War 2 happened and America essentially replaced most German influence with English/American culture and language.

Korbo

Japanese find foreign languages "cool". In the case of attack on titan I think it's more of a military thing, but in general it's just that it evokes that "cool mysterious and dark" feeling like it's some cthullu shit. A lot of other anime use english and spanish the same way, for no reason.

Wiz3rd

I know what you mean alex