/jp/ - Otaku Culture

[Anonymous No.]

So a few things arrived from japan today, but one of them got me wondering...

Why do Animu figures from Alter use English on their box art? These are products made for the Japanese domestic market, not figures bought through Diamond comics or any importer.

I noticed my figures from Griffon also have English nameplates on them and no Japanese text at all.

[&ponpo( ﾟдﾟ) ・・・ No.]

Looks "cool" maybe.

[Anonymous No.]

I would have prefered russian.

[Anonymous No.]

>They install arms in an own body

I guess it is more Engrish than English anyhow.

It must be an Otaku marketing gimmick.

[Anonymous No.]

same reason that they think random german words look really cool

[Anonymous No.]

Also sanya has a nice "I fap to this" pose when she isn't holding her Fliegerhummer.

[&ponpo( ﾟдﾟ) ・・・ No.]

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[Tsubasa Cat !!otZqtLVzeXj No.]

I just discovered the Fliegerhummer has a magnet in it. The figure can't hold it right so it anchors to a metal plate in Sanya's head.

[Anonymous No.]

Due to Japan being reliant on exports for their economy, especially to the U.S, any company that wants to seem big and successful acts like they export there. Chinese are like that too. Being more "international" = seen as a much better company for them.

Also, Japanese are used to seeing romaji, romaji everywhere; many of them can somewhat read it anyway, since most are taught English (but few remember much besides the alphabet).