I always find it odd that Americans call anime "weird", when one of America's most popular cartoons is about an anthropomorphic kitchen sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea.

EDIT I'd like to thank all the English professors in the comments for setting me straight on the correct definition of "weird". I always thought it meant "of strange or extraordinary character" but it seems the correct meaning is actually "sexually perverted". This is why my use of Spongebob is an incorrect example, as it is NOT sexually perverted, while every single anime ever made is.

Again, my sincerest thanks to you all for taking the time out of your busy schedules to apply your professional education and correct a lowly YouTube commenter like me on the proper use of the English language. Does the language department of the university you teach at accept donations? I'd really like to make a donation, as I feel this comment is insufficient in expressing my gratitude.

0:27 jojo isnt weird its "bizarre"

ah yes, one of the most emotionally deep,  Intellectuality stimulating, and beautiful things ever created, ghost stories American dub.

You didn't even mention all the weird gasping noises.

>Show called Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
>Look inside
>Bizarre Adventures

Pure cinema

I love it when I find a random youtuber that is the first to go over things that seem obvious but no one else has tried to go more in depth. Thankyou for shining a light on why anime do certain things

As a Japanese , I would like to express my thoughts on the problems with lip syncing.
First of all, Japanese people don't care about lip syncing.

In reality, Japanese people's mouth movements are very monotonous and short.
Because it is not a language that requires a lot of movement of the mouth and tongue, and it is a kanji-based language, sentences are short.

Therefore, dubbing the English version would be very difficult, and the amount of text is very different.
Conversely, Hollywood's Japanese dubs also do not match the mouth movements, but I don't remember seeing this being talked about.

Even outside of the covid19 era, Japanese people often wear masks.
To read the other person's intentions and conversations, they look more at the eyes than the mouth, and mouth movements are less important.
Also, because there are many homonyms, even if the sound is the same, if the eyes are irritated, it will be perceived as sarcastic or insulting.

These thoughts are my own, not those of an expert in linguistics or vocal mechanics.

Now do "why is American animation so weird?". This question is really just taking for granted the normality of what's familiar to the speaker. To an alien, everything we do is equally weird.

it's almost as if Japan has a different culture 🤔

"Why is western animation so... weird?" Some japanese guy, probably

Another thing about hairstyles and their colors is that Japan created a template where personalities are related to them. So it serves as a quick way to tell the viewer what the character is like by simply looking at the hair.

Anime Homer isn't real, he can't hurt you.

Anime Homer: 7:00

The insane importance of Shōnen Jump in how the medium of manga and anime has developed over the years is something I've never thought of and is soooooo interesting. What a wonderful discovery.

THE PAPER used for THAT magazine has changed pop culture forever. That blows my mind.

That anime Homer is the most cursed thing I've seen all week and I'm using it for my PFPs now.

Subscribed purely on the power of the dynamic inforgraphics

From what I've experienced as an American watching anime on tv is the weirdness of anime is only weird if you're not invested in the characters or story. But if you are, then the sound effects, the music, the huge eyes and mouths, they actually serve the story instead of disengaging from it. If you're invested in a character, their emotions are shown in such a way that is undeniable. Their internal thoughts being spoken serves to elevate your investment. If you're invested in a narrative, you are more than happy to accept just about any visual and auditory stimulus on the screen in a final battle or otherwise big moment. I never really question the weirdness of anime unless I'm just not interested in what I'm seeing. Then it's just all noise and nonsense

Wow so many Anime-isms I just got used to after a lot of watching make so much sense now. Now I got to watch Haikyu

the reason some people may think the eyes are big is because the body proportions of a lot of anime characters are more realistic and closer to human so the stylized and larger eyes stand out more.

I think you’re completely wrong about the “indirectness and empathy” section. I think the reason people find anime dialogue so weird is because it’s PAINFULLY direct. Just a few minutes later you’re showing thought bubbles that say “it has to be a trap!! no question!! But the problem is… Will I trigger the trap by attacking… or is the goal to get me to stand here indecisive?” There is literally no possible way to be MORE direct about that sequence, to the point that if you spoke like that in real life people would think you’re an idiot. I’m sure some of that is translational differences, but I have never heard someone say anime was too indirect. That’s even played for laughs in American television, like in futurama where the devilbot says “you can’t just have a character say how they feel! That makes me feel angry!”

12:43 I’m so used to internal dialogue being used for slapstick purposes that I thought the ball was gonna hit him halfway through his speech 😭😭