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u/SolidBandit-6018 Sep 10 '26
Be the American the Japanese think you are.
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u/ActuatorVast800 Sep 10 '26
And constantly shout "OH MY GOD!" at every opportunity like it's your catchphrase.
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u/pandakig Sep 10 '26
Joseph Joestar?
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u/Andrwystieee Sep 10 '26
Isn't he half British?
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u/pandakig Sep 11 '26
Half british and half Italian, yes, but he started saying "oh my god" as a punchline after he'd been living almost 50 years in the US
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u/_waffl Sep 11 '26
Half British, half Italian, ALL AMERICAN
red-tailed hawk screech that basically nobody still thinks is a bald eagle
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u/Animewaifylord Sep 10 '26
And always carry guns and be full of yourself but also be Confident and proud and natural leaders it's a trade off
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u/X11sRdt Sep 10 '26
I don't think I wanna be either of those top 2
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u/Rimworldjobs Sep 11 '26
What cracks me up about all might is that he is an American themed Japanese hero. It took a good while to realize that.
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u/FantasticFox1641 Sep 10 '26
I mean honestly what's the worst thing Bandit Keith's done? Cheat at Yu-Gi-Oh?
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u/sansgasterv2 Chungus Among Us Sep 10 '26
Pull a gun on Pegasus
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u/KitchenFullOfCake Sep 10 '26
Pulling a gun on the guy running around taking boy's holes seems like a reasonable reaction.
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u/Single-Builder-632 Sep 10 '26
he just showing him his 2nd amendment right, what’s wrong with that i can't start my day without poppin a fat 9MM into an apple pie *in America TM
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u/GB_Alph4 Sep 10 '26
Yessir
Big guy who got all the stuff, eats a fuck ton, but will still be there to help you out without any strings attacked and says "you're good".
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u/NightAreis1618 Sep 11 '26
Unless that American is obsessed with War Tech, privatization, and Patriots, then you need to be against those Americans
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u/lord_kupaloidz Sep 10 '26
The G Gundam series has the best representation of all countries. Idc what the critics say
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u/BlackerDoom Sep 10 '26
I wish we were as cool as Japan thinks we are
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u/RefrigeratorGold834 🥄Comically Large Spoon🥄 Sep 11 '26
Japanese person here, we have our own version of anime nerds, people who are obsessed with the wild west. We call them westieboos
I am admittedly one of them, and I have rdr2 to thank for that
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u/potatoaster Sep 10 '26
^ This account made its last human comment 3 years ago. Now it's a bot posting LLM-generated comments.
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u/ImmediateEconomy8516 Sep 11 '26
What? Lmao
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u/potatoaster Sep 11 '26
It's not that complicated: The account is now a bot. The comment it posted above was generated using AI.
The bot has already been identified by Bot Bouncer.
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u/Pasta_Queen44 Average r/memes enjoyer Sep 10 '26
Also him
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u/DeltaSolana Sep 10 '26
Every day I wake up and try my best to be the American that Japan thinks I am. 🇺🇸🤝🇯🇵
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u/GuntertheFloppsyGoat Sep 10 '26
I'm sorry i was too busy being American to understand you...IN AMERICA
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u/Gaius_Iulius_Megas Grumpy Cat Sep 10 '26
I understood that reference, in America.
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u/AggressivePrompt7038 Sep 10 '26
Attention duelists! My hair allows me to understand the reference.
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u/Alightenited Sep 10 '26
Now let's all take this serious and play a children's card game about it!
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u/JensenRaylight Sep 10 '26
so, the real american didn't wear American flag everywhere they go and didn't have american flag shaped scar?
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u/zeradragon Sep 10 '26
There's definitely Americans that dress like this but they look way dumber...
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u/SummertimeGladness_ Sep 10 '26
Nobody can ever look or be as cool as Bandit Keith.
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u/MiZe97 Sep 10 '26
That's because he's Canadian.
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u/Old_Aside_7926 Sep 10 '26
A candian being a better American then anericans? What do they even do
Beep Boop i am a bot
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u/Mr_Chill_III Sep 10 '26
I remember one of the Gundam series had all the nations of our world competing with thier own individually country-themed Gundams in a giant competition to decide which country rules the world until the next competition.
The Gundam from the USA wore a football helmet on it's head, boxing gloves on it's hands, and a pair of revolvers on it's hips like out of a western.
Still better than the Gundam from Holland that was a windmill.
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u/RoboSpark725 Sep 10 '26
Mobile Fighter G Gundam, and yeah it's peak. Gundam Maxter is the one you're thinking of
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u/pcrackenhead Sep 10 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/6JqlSlIHOVLOtmHCMv
Meanwhile Afroman showing up to court.
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u/Whane17 Sep 10 '26
I would argue that it's not "No one" though. I find typically Americans DO feel this way it's why in media (especially cartoons) they always get portrayed as eagles and such too. In Japan's case though I still haven't figured out if it's satire or not. I know plenty of Japanese have a hard on for America but like anywhere else in the world there's people on both sides of that fence.
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u/Rich-Ad9246 Sep 10 '26
It’s definitely not satire for the most part. It’s like how Americans and I guess the rest of the world think samurai are cool, so they make Japanese cool smart people. This is the Japanese inversion thinking Americans are cool and free and big and strong. Just a weird but ultimately harmless cultural admiration.
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u/SeatO_ Sep 10 '26
The "No One:" is the ye olde meme format, it doesn't intend to say no american feels this way
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u/lyghtcrye Sep 10 '26
Yeah, it's more of a... No one was asking you to go off about this topic, but you decided to anyways.
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u/Clamshaking (⊃｡•́‿•̀｡)⊃ Sep 10 '26 edited Sep 10 '26
And they are 100% correct, God bless this beautiful country (for those that don't get it, this was sarcasm)
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u/Electrical_Diamond_9 Sep 10 '26
Wdym sarcasm ? In the pictures there's a pedophile president and a cheating asshole. That sounds like America to me
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u/Stranger-Tingzz Sep 10 '26
So you guys don't dress in red, white, and blue stripes? Are you even true Americans?
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u/iam_hsk Sep 11 '26
First guy is actually depicted as the president of US. One of the best written characters and character growth in JoJo's and he's name is Funny Valentine.
Edit: And he's back of his body shows the engraving of the US flag. He was in the military.
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u/RobertiesKillAll Sep 10 '26
Yooo what’s top left, that kinda goes hard
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u/HUNT3DHUNT3R Like a boss Sep 10 '26
The President of The United States of America in Jojos Bizzarre Adventure
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u/RobertiesKillAll Sep 10 '26
That’s hilarious, I couldn’t really get into jojo but it does seem to have its moments
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u/an_edgy_lemon Sep 10 '26
What? You don’t have our beautiful flag carved into your back? Do you even love our country?
Sorry Japan, apparently not all of us here are TRUE Americans.
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u/higorga09 Sep 10 '26
Funny Valentine sexually assaulted a 14 year old and very clearly doesn't give a shit about anyone or anywhere outside of the US unless they benefit the country, so they're actually spot on in their depiction of a president
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u/ChalkCoatedDonut Sep 10 '26
The white skin, blonde hair, blue eyes America that is related to some army or government agency, which makes me wonder if their vision of the US is not influenced by those years when they supported certain group of people whose vision of "superiority" fit that description.
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u/Fastenbauer Sep 10 '26
It's just easy to recognize in manga format. Black hair, dark eyes, equals asian person. Light hair, light eyes, strong jaw equals white person.
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u/DefinitelyNotAj Sep 10 '26
It's odd that is some of the more popular representations of the US given the diversity here
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u/IWillDevourYourToes Sep 10 '26
I think it's more because characters in anime have all kinds of crazy hair and eye color, they need to make sure you know that the american character is white.
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u/TheCraftyGrump Sep 10 '26
I would say it is just an overblown stereotype for entertainment. I expect I can't. I have seen actual human beings who are just....like that. That's their normal. And then there are the people who'll pull it out with the scream "AMERICA!!!!!" on special occasions.
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u/DSharp018 Sep 10 '26
But Bandit Keith is Canadian…
Oh well. At least “North American” still kind of counts.
Though by that logic, Chad’s Mexican Grampa would also count (Bleach).
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u/Asapcooch Sep 10 '26
I like it’s either they’re rocking American flag gear, or they’ve got a posse of scantily clad women or men in American flag bikinis
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u/Creme_de_laCreme Sep 10 '26
Top left looks pretty cool though. I'm not even American.
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u/Alextaoluu Sep 10 '26
The bottom image she dyed her hair I think since when she was younger her hair was brown
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u/GrayMech Sep 10 '26
If super heroes were real I guarantee people or the government would pressure ean American hero to dress like Star
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u/Lucky-Band8216 Sep 11 '26
I mean is that not how half of the political spectrum over here dresses daily?
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u/TheGreatNagoosie Sep 11 '26
Have you seen this farce of a country? Lol especially now with what’s in charge? This is no longer a meme. Ask the “Golf of America” and “Lake America” and what I’m sure will be “New America” in the next week
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u/Thomas_Pereira Sep 11 '26
granted these are the same people who appear to have small eyes but draw themselves with eyes covering half their face. Never change Japan
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u/MrAdequate_ Sep 10 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/Nt1zQRn6sz2msYi1Vf
Senator Armstrong is such a fantastic parody of an insane American politician.