Just because anime and games make it into the western market doesn't mean it was meant for mass consumption in Japan. If you looked at western releases you'd be made to believe that Japanese grindhouse movies were the entirety of their live-action film market.
This post wasn't intended as "WOW THE JAPANESE SURE ARE WEIRD AND FUCKED UP AREN'T THEY LOLOLOL"
I just find it weird how often you see this trope in pop culture stuff :shrug-outta-hecks: (I'm also well aware that niche nerd shit is niche nerd shit even in Japan)
It's like how early 00s internet humor reduced Japanese culture to tentacle porn and vending machines that sold used panties. Yeah, those things technically existed, but they were only found in red light districts and areas that sold novelties to tourists. It would be like someone visiting Christopher Street during the 90s and assuming most American stores displayed cockrings and leatherdaddy gear on their storefront windows.
Just because anime and games make it into the western market doesn't mean it was meant for mass consumption in Japan. If you looked at western releases you'd be made to believe that Japanese grindhouse movies were the entirety of their live-action film market.
This post wasn't intended as "WOW THE JAPANESE SURE ARE WEIRD AND FUCKED UP AREN'T THEY LOLOLOL"
I just find it weird how often you see this trope in pop culture stuff :shrug-outta-hecks: (I'm also well aware that niche nerd shit is niche nerd shit even in Japan)
It's like how early 00s internet humor reduced Japanese culture to tentacle porn and vending machines that sold used panties. Yeah, those things technically existed, but they were only found in red light districts and areas that sold novelties to tourists. It would be like someone visiting Christopher Street during the 90s and assuming most American stores displayed cockrings and leatherdaddy gear on their storefront windows.