[Jaydelart]

Have you been to Japan yet, Saffy?

This subject has been brought up before... And, while it's logically reasonable to assume that Anime and Manga fans may be misled from the material they read and watch, some of them are intelligent enough to seperate fantasy from reality. One could even say that your generalization is somewhat distorted also.

There are some obvious misconceptions, but Japan is similar to what is expressed in Mangas and Animes to a certain extent* and in certain aspects, and, while they are human beings like you and me, their culture is still considerably different from Western culture.

* Just like shows and movies here in the West, there are some things that are accurately depicted and some that aren't. There are many different types of Animes and Mangas, some more relative to reality than others.

Take, for instance, the way foreigners are shown in general Japanese entertainment. Some of the stuff they make fun of us about are actually things we do... Of course, they may be exaggerated and possibly used out of context, but they are somewhat true nonetheless.