Questions tagged [culture]
Questions about anime and manga in the broader context of Japanese culture. Includes both questions about cultural origins for anime/manga references and questions about the cultural impact of a particular series.
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Is VTube an actual social network in Japan, or is it a trope made up for animes?
In animes, I've seen several times characters mentioning "VTube" , a social network just like Youtube, but with a slightly different name. If I recall correctly, one anime I've seen it is in ...
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Is it true that Captain Tsubasa made football popular in Japan?
So I've heard that Captain Tsubasa made football popular in Japan. Until the late 90's, Japan wasnt good at football, but later it was youth world sub champion, many japanese players are playing in ...
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Why are virgins after 30 considered wizards?
I've seen this in some manga I read for a while now, but I've always wondered where it comes from. For example:
in chapter 4 of Tanaka Family Reincarnates. In which the protagonist calls her brother a ...
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What are these "fence-posts" with Kanji on them in Samurai Champloo?
During episode 2 of Samurai Champloo, Mugen's walking through some wooden posts with kanji on them. What are they? I can't imagine they're grave-stones or something, since they're all bunched in a row ...
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What is the significance of the name cid/sid in Japanese pop culture?
In the Final Fantasy series, there is always a technician named Cid, and in the anime Soul Eater Not, one of the characters is named Sid. However, this name does not occur in the Western world.
What, ...
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Are "avowed sisters" pseudohistory or a real/semi-real Persian custom in the past?
In volume 7 is the story of Anis and Sherine and them becoming "avowed sisters", which the author describes in the omake as a (Persian) custom around the 17-19 century, where two wives would ...
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Does this piece of clothing have a specific name?
Does this piece of clothing have a specific name? I mean the scarf (?) that is linked to her cuffs.
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What is this silly horn sound that's always made by someone on the street in Maison Ikkoku?
Example clip:
https://i.imgur.com/7OgVPIc.mp4
In Maison Ikkoku (which takes place in Tokyo, and was released in the 90s), this person on a cycle occasionally cycles past and makes this silly horn ...
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What is this button-up shirts attire that is usually seen in fighting anime and martial arts movies?
What do they call those button-up shirts you often see in fighting anime and martial arts movies, like Dragon Ball series?
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Why does Mizuto say Yuni-san but Yume says Mineaki-oji-san?
You can answer either for the series in particular or for in general about Japanese culture/language.
Mizuto both addresses and refer to Yuni as Yuni-san while Yume both addresses and refers to ...
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Attire for a Japanese summer festival: Why don't the boys dress up for the summer festival while their dates do?
Maybe related: Attire for a Japanese fireworks festival: Why does Miyuki (Shirogane) REALLY attend in school uniform?
In the s2 finale, Takao, Nakai and Nishikata don't wear yukata's while their ...
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Why are there more harem anime than reverse harem anime?
Harem anime's target audiences are mainly males while reverse harem anime's target audiences are mainly females. So, it makes sense for the producers to make as many reverse harem anime as harem anime,...
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What is this metal object that Nino is rubbing against her face in Gotoubun no Hanayome?
See the picture for what I'm referring to. At the end of S02E03 of Gotoubun no Hanayome (aka Quintessential Quintuplets), Nino is lounging around in her residence, rubbing these metal-looking balls ...
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Why is a black ribbon hung over a person's portrait when they die?
Across quite a few Japanese works, I have noticed black ribbons/bows hung over a deceased person's portrait (shown in the photo below). But why are they there? What do they symbolise? Are they ...
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Why do anime girls tend to wear long socks?
In real life, a pair of short socks as the following seems to be more common.
However, anime girls tend to wear long socks, at least knee-high.
Why do anime girls tend to wear long socks? Is it ...
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