NeatHeteroDude posted:

I think it would be cool to do parasite in america and the protagonist is some guy who's just incredibly cool and strong. Like maybe a special ed teacher who moderates an internet subforum?

And everyone enjoys his posting...

Maya Fey posted:

The Voice of Labor posted:

I want an anime set in modern day japan wherein ninjas foil assassination attempts and terrorist bombings and stuff being committed by a religious cult. bonus if the ninjas are cute, perky girls and one of them is a total ditz. I know such a thing exists

Reik posted:

What're the chances they keep any of the "hey this sucks, maybe we shouldn't do this to animals" elements from Parasyte? I'm thinking zero.

tokin opposition posted:

Haven't seen it but no.

tokin opposition posted:

Haven't seen it but no.

net work error posted:

I think I watched the first episode and this poster is probably right

NeatHeteroDude posted:

Yeaaaah they were right. It's pretty bad

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Perry was a key agent in both the making and recording of Japanese history, as well as in the shaping of Japanese history; 90% of school children in Japan can identify him.[35] He was responsible for gaining partnership with Japan and establishing a "firm, lasting, and sincere friendship between the two nations..."[36]

As portrayed by the U.S., both in writing and photographs, Perry was a man of authority and respect. He appeared as a well-mannered, sophisticated man. However, the Japanese portrayed him as a person with little respect. Japanese woodblock prints of Perry show him with droopy, wide eyes and an elongated nose and face. In some, his features are exaggerated to the extent of making him appear demonic and goblin-like. They make him out to be a stereotypical "blue-eyed, hairy barbarian."[37] These blue eyes are something associated with the West, although the blue is used in the whites of the eyes rather than the iris. Blue eyes are something as foreign to Japanese as the West itself. The prints are more than just unique artist interpretations—they speak to the collective view of Perry. He is depicted, both in prints and in writing, as stern, uptight, and unpleasant. These perceptions have carried over into the Japanese perception of Western civilization as a whole. The Japanese perceived Perry as so because of the control he was trying to obtain in Japan. It is probable that Perry represented the parts of Western Civilization that the Japanese did not like, or were afraid of. These images augment feelings of fear, of both the known and the unknown. Japan saw what happened to China and other countries where the "West was superior."[38] Western society, personified by Perry, was viewed with “unreasonable obstinacy."[39]

Pacific Overtures is a musical set in Japan beginning in 1853 and follows the difficult westernization of Japan, told from the point of view of the Japanese.

A replica of Perry's U.S. flag is on display on board the USS Missouri memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, attached to the bulkhead just inboard of the Japanese surrender signing site on the starboard side of the ship. The original flag was brought from the U.S. Naval Academy Museum to Japan for the Japan surrender ceremony and was displayed on that occasion at the request of Douglas MacArthur, who was a blood-relative of Perry. Photographs of the signing ceremony show that this flag was displayed properly as all flags on vessels (known as ensigns) on the starboard side are, with the stars in the upper right corner. The cloth of the historic flag was so fragile that the conservator at the museum directed that a protective backing be sewn on it.[40] Today, the flag is preserved and on display at the Naval Academy Museum in Annapolis, Maryland.[41]

Pener Kropoopkin posted:

Mathew Perry's best depiction to date is the baseball episode of Samurai Champloo.

Pener Kropoopkin posted:

Mathew Perry's best depiction to date is the baseball episode of Samurai Champloo.

Pener Kropoopkin posted:

Mathew Perry's best depiction to date is the baseball episode of Samurai Champloo.

AnimeIsTrash posted:

I liked the Netflix spriggan anime. 👍

Pener Kropoopkin posted:

Mathew Perry's best depiction to date is the baseball episode of Samurai Champloo.

Gripweed posted:

I don't think I'm gonna watch the next season. Instead I'm gonna watch a good Isekai.

Retromancer posted:

I've got some bad news...