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Nvortex said:

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Nvortex said:



It's not quite at albino level of rarity, but it is still rare. The further you get away from Scandinavia, the greater the melanin levels get. Most black or Asian people who carry the genes for light eyes likely do so because of colonialism or steppe migration. It's contextual. There is a much higher chance that a half white, half central Asian will have blue eyes than a half white, half Japanese, because central Asia has had a history of migration and mixing from Europe. Japan and most of East Asia have not. Most hapas in Japan, East Asia, and the West are the products of East Asian and White, and by proxy, are highly likely not to have light eyes.

It's not quite at albino level of rarity, but it is still rare. The further you get away from Scandinavia, the greater the melanin levels get. Most black or Asian people who carry the genes for light eyes likely do so because of colonialism or steppe migration. It's contextual. There is a much higher chance that a half white, half central Asian will have blue eyes than a half white, half Japanese, because central Asia has had a history of migration and mixing from Europe. Japan and most of East Asia have not. Most hapas in Japan, East Asia, and the West are the products of East Asian and White, and by proxy, are highly likely not to have light eyes.

I don't think creators sit down and look at the commonality of phenotypes of mixed race when creating characters. I think having distinguishable characters is something every anime should strive to have. The common anime art style can make it impossible to identify characters because of same face syndrome which is why characters have weird hair color, odd hair styles, etc.



Nvortex said:



In almost every case, we are told the race of a non-Japanese character, so having to compound visual confirmation on top of that seems redundant.

In almost every case, we are told the race of a non-Japanese character, so having to compound visual confirmation on top of that seems redundant.

Really, because depending on the anime you are watching you would never know. In some anime for example, silver hair is symbolic of a European foreigner and other times it means a specific character trait or nothing in particular. Anime generally has no consistency in ethnic hair styles and hair color I would rather have the confirmation if it becomes relevant in the story. In When marnie was there, the fact that the main character is a hapa and another character points it out her abnormal eye color triggered her outburst of rage is one of those little xenophobic/racists things people talk about with japan. Their type of racism is in your face but is mostly polite but will probably make people still feel like shit after awhile because they live in a country their whole life and never feel like they belong there when hearing those type of comments often. Whether you think the anime is stupid for pointing it out with the eye color is bad thing or not I think its good thing if it plays big part of the narrative. in When marnie was there, that scene and including her first name are done to help the viewer to build the right associations for the story the anime was trying to tell. Without those visual cues and scenes I bet people would have a difficult time understanding the story.

I don't think creators sit down and look at the commonality of phenotypes of mixed race when creating characters. I think having distinguishable characters is something every anime should strive to have. The common anime art style can make it impossible to identify characters because of same face syndrome which is why characters have weird hair color, odd hair styles, etc.Really, because depending on the anime you are watching you would never know. In some anime for example, silver hair is symbolic of a European foreigner and other times it means a specific character trait or nothing in particular. Anime generally has no consistency in ethnic hair styles and hair color I would rather have the confirmation if it becomes relevant in the story. In When marnie was there, the fact that the main character is a hapa and another character points it out her abnormal eye color triggered her outburst of rage is one of those little xenophobic/racists things people talk about with japan. Their type of racism is in your face but is mostly polite but will probably make people still feel like shit after awhile because they live in a country their whole life and never feel like they belong there when hearing those type of comments often. Whether you think the anime is stupid for pointing it out with the eye color is bad thing or not I think its good thing if it plays big part of the narrative. in When marnie was there, that scene and including her first name are done to help the viewer to build the right associations for the story the anime was trying to tell. Without those visual cues and scenes I bet people would have a difficult time understanding the story.



I agree with what you're saying here for the most part. I'm not really trying to challenge the artistic license of the creators. Like I said, I feel like there is a greater cultural impact on this issue than may otherwise appear, even if it takes a backseat to the expression of artists.



You make a good point about When Marnie Was There. I didn't really think about that. I suppose it is far easier to convey racism or xenophobia by targeting slightly more superficial features like eye or hair color rather than say, a more prominent brow ridge, a more neutral canthal tilt, or lack of an epicanthic fold.



albertbrown said:

It's probably because the most creative people have blonde hair and blue eyes. I think there is a scientific reasoning because of this. It's probably because the most creative people have blonde hair and blue eyes. I think there is a scientific reasoning because of this.



Um, feel free to share said reasoning. I agree with what you're saying here for the most part. I'm not really trying to challenge the artistic license of the creators. Like I said, I feel like there is a greater cultural impact on this issue than may otherwise appear, even if it takes a backseat to the expression of artists.You make a good point about When Marnie Was There. I didn't really think about that. I suppose it is far easier to convey racism or xenophobia by targeting slightly more superficial features like eye or hair color rather than say, a more prominent brow ridge, a more neutral canthal tilt, or lack of an epicanthic fold.Um, feel free to share said reasoning.



Well, I might be not so accurate so don't quote me, but most of the characters with blonde hair and blue eyes are more identifiable than in the person's point of view because it brings out a form of how colorful that world they are living in represents. I think this goes into more depth here, but like I said, I could be wrong,



https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Additive_color Well, I might be not so accurate so don't quote me, but most of the characters with blonde hair and blue eyes are more identifiable than in the person's point of view because it brings out a form of how colorful that world they are living in represents. I think this goes into more depth here, but like I said, I could be wrong, BBCode