western entertainment has far more variety than japanese entertainment. the bulk of what japan offers is all the same. ie. anime
Absolutely not. At least, absolutely not regarding the anime.
It's all dumb ass variety shows like Distantmantra said. Anime/Manga should be compared to American comics, in which 90% is dominated by superhero comics. You can find original, well written books if you look, but just scratching the surface will net you the same old crap. Manga is the same way...and if you come here and look, you'll be floored by the amount of stuff that will unfortunately never see the light of day in English.
For the most part, Japanese TV sucks. It's 70% variety shows, 10% dramas, 5% news and documentaries, 5% sports, 5% anime and 5% Power Ranger/Masked Rider shows.
I second this. Japanese TV is fucking awful...I barely ever watch anything because I'm sick of seeing the same six celebrities on every fucking network channel on variety shows trying food and shit. Yay. Bittorrent is my savior.
I reckon that most people who like derived products of Japanese culture do so because the majority of western entertainment is austere and sanitized
if some westerner literally desires to be japanese, then part of the mockery would be understandable, but if someone simply prefers the type of storytelling, quality art and characters that the japanese developped without the yoke of christianism to repress them... then to laugh at that is bullshit
I don't think I've ever heard anyone say that. Ever. And I used to work at a game store that attracted all kinds of losers. This belief is an idea from the internets.
