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[Hikikomori1]

This thread is for topics related to Japan and Japanese culture.

Anime/Manga/Movies/News/History and more.

 

[Rocinante]

 

[Eternal Bliss]

this ai generated video is so beautiful, I wish Japan was a real country

 

[soledad.virgen]

I'm really big on Japanese music and cinema. Would absolutely love to visit that place. Probably the most beautiful country on Earth, or at the very least it's up there with Italy or Spain.

 

[Rocinante]

this ai generated video is so beautiful, I wish Japan was a real country

Isekai

 

[Hikikomori1]

Cool video.

I'm really big on Japanese music and cinema. Would absolutely love to visit that place. Probably the most beautiful country on Earth, or at the very least it's up there with Italy or Spain.

Japan and Germany are the two places i wanna visit the most.

 

[leloyon]

Anyone else into Japanese urban legends?
I feel really bad for Hikiko-san.

 

[Rocinante]

Anyone else into Japanese urban legends?
I feel really bad for Hikiko-san.

Is that the slit mouthed woman, or whatever it's called? I'm more familiar with cryptids. There was an anime on Japanese urban legends I used to watch.
Have you heard of Inunaki Village?

 

[leloyon]

Is that the slit mouthed woman, or whatever it's called? I'm more familiar with cryptids. There was an anime on Japanese urban legends I used to watch.
Have you heard of Inunaki Village?
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I'm aware of the slit-mouthed woman, but no, Hikiko-san was different. She was a girl who got bullied at school and abused at home to the point that she became deformed from the abuse. She committed suicide and is now a ghost that drags people on the ground by the leg until death, though stories differ on what exactly causes people to be dragged around (some say she drags her bullies, others say she drags any bullies who pick on weak children, others say she appears on rainy days and drags any child she sees that isn't abused or bullied like her, etc.)
I am vaguely familiar with cryptids, though not Japanese ones, only the well-known ones like bigfoot, mothman, etc. though I'm named after a "cryptid" (I disagree with them being labelled as such, but whatever)

Le Loyon

Le Loyon, also known as "The Ghost of Maules", was a supposed humanoid figure who was said to had haunt the woodlands near the Swiss town of Maules. Le Loyon is described as a tall humanoid creature dressed in a Gimp Suit and a gas mask that completely covers its head and face. The nature of its...

cryptidz.fandom.com

And yes, I am familiar with the Inunaki Village. Do you have the name of that anime? I would like to see it.

 

[Rocinante]

I am vaguely familiar with cryptids, though not Japanese ones, only the well-known ones like bigfoot, mothman, etc. though I'm named after a "cryptid" (I disagree with them being labelled as such, but whatever)

Le Loyon

Le Loyon, also known as "The Ghost of Maules", was a supposed humanoid figure who was said to had haunt the woodlands near the Swiss town of Maules. Le Loyon is described as a tall humanoid creature dressed in a Gimp Suit and a gas mask that completely covers its head and face. The nature of its...

cryptidz.fandom.com

Ah, I'm aware of that one. Your username used to be a popular urban legend, I remember it's heyday and the letter they left.

And yes, I am familiar with the Inunaki Village. Do you have the name of that anime? I would like to see it.

I never watched much after the second season, it's supposedly urban legends mixed in with made up episodes by the directors following season 1.

Yami Shibai

The mysterious, yellow-masked Storyteller is a man whose true name and origin are both unknown. He appears at dusk where children gather and recites sinister tales based on Japanese urban legends, to which his young audience eerily intakes. However, the Storyteller is no ordinary teller of...

myanimelist.net

 

[Disappointered]

So...you actually do like Japan then?

 

[Hikikomori1]

So...you actually do like Japan then?

Yes.

 

[Hikikomori1]

Gonna revive this thread.

 

[steppenwolf]

 

[Adûnâi]

I consider Japan to be a dead nation. They lost their final battle for existence in 1945. Now they're huddling in their islands, and when the American people kill themselves (personal suicide is nice, collective suicide is stupid), I'm really curious how Japan is going to fare. Will they submit to the Chinese? Or will they be starved to death in a blockade, and then the Juche Koreans will kill their male population and turn it into East Korea, healing the divide?

I hate anime, I consider the Japanese a discount version of Chinese... Yet of course, they're still Christianity-free, and I would take Japan over any disgusting European country (let alone a Muslim one). So while I may appear harsh, I'm still mortally envious.

In April-June 2023, I talked to a person for the first time ever who wasn't my mom, and it was apparently a Japanese girl whom I convinced to postpone roping. So that's literally an isekai dream - wasted on me, because I hate anime.

Still, this event prompted me to start learning Kanji because it's an anti-Semitic writing system (and because Chinese tones are too hard to pronounce).

 

[tiger b]

...says the Ukrainian...

They didn't lose their 'final battle for existence' in 1945. That's a silly interpretation of history. 'Discount version of Chinese' is really moronic imo. Anyway.

I'm quite interested to seeing how Japan opens up to foreigners, as they are recognising the falling birth rate is definitely a problem.

I like anime, but it's not really reflective of Japan in reality, anymore that caricatures of London reflect reality there.

 

[Deleted member 65988]

I'm quite interested to seeing how Japan opens up to foreigners, as they are recognising the falling birth rate is definitely a problem.

Yeah, that'll be an interesting one to see.

 

[Hikikomori1]

I'm quite interested to seeing how Japan opens up to foreigners,

Mass immigration will ruin Japan,

It was not meant to be a diverse individualistic society like the USA.

Japan is a conservative conformist culture.

 

[tiger b]

It has the biggest percentage of senior citizens in the world, and a high life expectancy.

It will have to embrace some, like it or not.

 

[Hikikomori1]

It has the biggest percentage of senior citizens in the world, and a high life expectancy.

It will have to embrace some, like it or not.

Disregarding the fact that there are young Japanese too.

 

[Disappointered]

I always found it revealing that the only fully "developed" country that wasn't caucasian had a very strict immigration system, was rumoured to be racist, and had a really high standard of living. They nearly put the boots to the "anglo" empire in the 1980s if I recall, which caused a lot of consternation in north america. I don't imagine them benefiting from pluralism more than any other country, so I don't see a bright future ahead for them, sadly.

 

[tiger b]

Disregarding the fact that there are young Japanese too.

Well, there are, obviously, but that's apparently not going to solve the problem.

I'm just going off political statements made by the Japanese administration. I'm sure you've read similar. Don't think it's me calling for multiculturalism here.

Japan PM says country on the brink over falling birth rate

Fumio Kishida says Japan is on the verge of not being able to function.

www.bbc.co.uk

(I didn't know that Monaco had a higher proportion of senior citizens, but that's a moot point as they're rich retirees who don't need to young to support them, perhaps a hand in cleaning their yachts.)

That's just one example. If the PM is saying that, then there clearly are huge problems. In my opinion, politicians come out with such statements to begin preparing their people.

The obvious solution is obvious, and people will have to change their attitudes. I guess time will tell.

You get the drift from many articles like this:

Japan Is Bringing in More Foreigners Than You Think

The declining population gets all the headlines, but the country is quietly preparing for a future with much greater immigration.

www.bloomberg.com

...don't shoot the messenger, ok?

 

[Hikikomori1]

Moving the thread away from politics.

 

[Hikikomori1]

What is your favorite Japanese food?

I like these.

 

[PrettyPotato]

Katsu-don - best dish ever made, and I will vigorously debate that with anyone that disagrees!

 

[Hikikomori1]

Katsu-don - best dish ever made, and I will vigorously debate that with anyone that disagrees!

Looks good never had it.

 

[leloyon]

Since music was brought up, I went to a concert for the first time since BABYMETAL was playing in the city over. It has really reignited my interest in Japanese music.
I mostly listen to Alstroemeria Records, though, or the FLCL OST by The Pillows, though I have been listening to more recently since that concert. I really like 88Kasyo Junrei and BAND-MAID. I used to listen to Shinsei Kamattechan all the time back in 2020, but I barely listen to them nowadays.
I listen to other bands, of course, but those are the ones I have listened to a lot recently.
I really enjoyed the concert despite the inherent discomfort in going outside and having to interact with others (kept it a minimum, but still had to do some interaction to find the venue, find my way around the venue, etc.), I wish I lived in Japan, maybe I would be more comfortable and I could go to more concerts, with less trouble. While I do not deny the problems in Japanese society, I think my chances of getting mugged or stabbed at random would be significantly smaller if I lived there, and thus I could live more comfortably.

 

[Hikikomori1]

I wish I lived in Japan, maybe I would be more comfortable and I could go to more concerts, with less trouble. While I do not deny the problems in Japanese society, I think my chances of getting mugged or stabbed at random would be significantly smaller if I lived there, and thus I could live more comfortably.

I feel the same way.

 

[Hikikomori1]

Anyone else on here a fan of Japanese trains?

 

[Meteora]

AI generated? Looks like my country.

@Hikikomori1 Germany? May I ask why?

I dont know soo much about Japan but I definitly think it is a fascinating country and would love to visit it.

Mass immigration will ruin Japan,

It was not meant to be a diverse individualistic society like the USA.

Japan is a conservative conformist culture.

Why will there be mass immigration? Sorry if it is a stupid question.


I like Cherry Blossom Poems : )
Simple and beautiful:

The blossoms fall
and then the cherry.
Before resurrection
comes the bury.