Are all anime characters suppose to be Asian?

[chriscdi]

just wondering, i know some aren't im sure but are most of them suppose to be Asian?

[DevilsAdvocator]

Virtually all MCs are. Tons of other anime characters aren't- and in several (e. g, the isekai genre), the main point is that the MC's the only Japanese character in the cast (and more special, powerful and/or sexually desirable because of it, because power fantasies sell).

[SamtheDnDgirl]

No, because they're not always set in Asian countries.

And even when they are, they can be from other places.

One of my favorites, Black Lagoon, The main group is mainly from the USA, with a black guy, a white guy, a Chinese girl and a Japanese guy from Japan. And they answer to a Russian woman.

[chriscdi]

hm okay fair enough, thanks for giving a straight answer 💯

[SamtheDnDgirl]

Also, Revy, the chinese girl is Chinese-American. She does not speak any Chinese languages.

[chriscdi]

interesting

[DevilsAdvocator]

Yup, and this is how the Chinese-American girl interacts with a girl who actually is a native Chinese speaker:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13fX3sClOsI

[chriscdi]

hm i see

[DevilsAdvocator]

by the way, a fun racist term you might not be aware of; 'Twinkie', which basically means the same thing for Eastern Asians as 'Coconut' does for Black people.

[chriscdi]

good to know

[Christsdisciple15]

I’m pretty sure the default setting is Japan/Japanese unless they explicitly state otherwise (e. g. banana fish being set in New York)

[chriscdi]

fair enough

[hellacray]

Anime comes from Japan so... You do the math buddy.

[chriscdi]

the math?

[rienna888]

no, depends on their name

[Inquisitive3]

Some have blonde hair and blue eyes so I doubt it.