Why Is Japan So Obsessed With Cuteness?
By admin · Posted in bikiniSo, I was in Japan for a year on a student exchange program and I can’t say that I wasn’t more than a little stumped at the massive amount of cuteness everywhere. Literally the first ‘Welcome to Japan’ sign I saw had an anime girl in a bikini on it. You probably all know what I’m referring to in this question; the high-pitched girl voices, pig-tails on teenagers, childish accessories (I’m talking massive ribbons and frilly socks), Loli cosplay, anime on nearly every channel and product, immensely cute stationary and candy, ect. Seriously, even my phone bill had cute cartoon on it.
So what’s the deal, is this just a trend that totally blew up out of no-where…or is there some kind of influence? Thanks everyone for your answers ^_^
P.S: I mean no offence what so ever, I know this doesn’t refer to all parts of Japan. I’m just curious <:)
I have a Japanese friend who explained this to me. She lives in England now and find this cute thing really irritating.
She said Japanese men like the women to be cute and almost childlike, because a real womanly woman with big boobs and open sexuality – Western style – would make them feel completely intimidated and insecure about their masculinity. They prefer women who put on a major act of being childlike and weak because then they feel like the big man.
So, given this fact – if you notice that in Western culture use sex (our form of sexuality) to sell everything from cars to chocolate, they use cuteness.
Somehow i think the two nuclear bombs and the defeat of the axis have something to do with it. There was also a time(not too long ago) where the Japanese used to think that europeans(gajins) were savages who had to be exterminated before they spread. You don’t go from that type of mentality to cuteness and loli girls out of the blue in a few decades. I think the “cuteness” is just an act. A facade to show the world how different they are now. Whatever works for them.
i know what you mean.i guess theyre trying to make everything seem innocent and make you feel younger and happier.
because Japan has cute girls.