Rabbit: So I know we just did this whole thing about diversity in western games but Japanese games could use a bit too.
Tiger: I always kind of find it strange when Japanese games feature different ethnicities. Like Vanquish, that was kind of funny.
Rabbit: Americans and Russians according to the Japanese. Yeah, it was different. Is it strange that most of the characters of African descent that I know are in Japanese games?
Tiger: Considering the small population there, yeah. Do you think the Japanese characters in Yakuza were stereotyped?
Rabbit: Weren’t they all Japanese characters?
Tiger: No, not all. But you kind of wonder, because you can stereotype your own culture, I’d be curious to know how accurate that game actually was.
Rabbit: (ง •̀_•́)ง There was an interview a while back with ex-Yakuza members who were shown the game and their thoughts on it, pretty insightful.
Tiger: I never think of Japanese games as not being racially diversified though. You have people with blue and pink hair, there are all these crazy cultures, and even crazier settings.
Rabbit: But everyone has the same face and eyes. No really, especially the anime-esque ones.
Tiger: Oh man, don’t get me started on anime characters, those eyes. Talk about a genre that needs some more diversity, while there are a lot of great shows that depicted various ethnicities; some of them are so cookie cutter.
Rabbit: I always liked how British or European characters are depicted as being rich. 八(＾□＾*)
Tiger: ( ´△｀) Americans are fat, stupid, and wet their pants. Oh, and the military is shown a lot.
Rabbit: I think it’s sad that aliens are always depicted as being obsessed with Japanese pop culture.
Tiger: Or how gods are usually homeless and live in vending machines. (^-人-^)
Rabbit: Or that polar bears are meaner than their southern counterparts.
Tiger: ⋛⋋( ‘◇’)⋌⋚ And demons always kill little birdies.
Rabbit: And swimmers always eat mackerel. <º))))><
Tiger: Eh, I think we’re getting a little off track.
Rabbit: (ง ˙o˙)ว They’re so cruel with their depiction of spacenoids! They just want to live in peace with their shiny robots!
Tiger: *sighs*
Rabbit: In other news, we're sorry to announce that TvR will be going on hiatus indefinitely.
Tiger: Unfortunately, this is true. Our editor has run across some health concerns but we hope to be back really soon.
Rabbit: Don't worry Qgers and Qbbits! Tiger Vs. Rabbit will return with new topics, crazy conversations, and more posts about food!
Tiger: *rolls eyes* Or not. Anyway, we thank you readers for being with us for this long and hope to see you all when we return.
Rabbit: ^cries^ I'll miss you so much, Tiger! I'll miss our readers too!
Tiger: There, there. *pats Rabbit on the head* You and I are sticking together so we can come up with more topics to discuss and we'll see our readers really soon.
Rabbit: That's true! I hope you look forward to our return! Thanks again!
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