This is an interesting point. One of the reasons I like anime and anime style media is because the characters are almost all fair skinned. To me, I imagine them all as European, and it's refreshing in this day and age to see an all white cast. To the original artists and audience in Japan, however, I'm sure they see it as an all Japanese cast.
I guess the anime art style is one of those cultural things that ties Europeans and East Asians together in a unique way because we share fair skin. I imagine it's difficult for a brown skinned person to draw the same kind of interpretation. Do they see anime characters as Asian or European?
This is an interesting point. One of the reasons I like anime and anime style media is because the characters are almost all fair skinned. To me, I imagine them all as European, and it's refreshing in this day and age to see an all white cast. To the original artists and audience in Japan, however, I'm sure they see it as an all Japanese cast.
I guess the anime art style is one of those cultural things that ties Europeans and East Asians together in a unique way because we share fair skin. I imagine it's difficult for a brown skinned person to draw the same kind of interpretation. Do they see anime characters as Asian or European?