What is /a/'s thoughts on rampant Germanophilia in anime?
> random German words in names
> mangled German pronunciation
> not!Bismarck clones
> German "magical" elements
You need some positive gaijin to balance out all the Americans.
>>159485789
they miss their nazi waifu
Maybe they miss the good ol' days of the great Japanese empire and their friends from the axis.
>being a dipshit
You realize that the Meiji government brought in a bunch of German academics in an effort to modernize the country in various fields (e.g. law, medicine, etc.), right?
Germans had a huge influence on modern Japanese society, so no shit the Japanese still have an affinity for German culture.
I like it.
>>159485875
That was really mean, please delete that post, thank you.
>>159485789
Hitler-kun was a weaboo, he even wore a kimono outfit. I guess that's why they like German culture? One of Anno's themes is Western/American imperialists, and a German girl is is favorite character.
>>159485789
Because Germany is the greatest country on earth, all countries should have a love boner for them too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BS8f8SvYlQ
>>159486075
>You realize that the Meiji government brought in a bunch of German academics
everyone knows that op, how is that you don't have a clue of japan history, periods, cuisine, tv and religion? what a retard
>>159487403
I hope you're not being sarcastic.
>>159485789
They were the only true western allies they ever had.
>>159485789
>Bismarck
Fucking american education
>>159487549
Holland, dude. Everyone loves the Netherlands. Sigh, don't talk history if you don't actually know it.
>>159487793
Irrelevant countries don't count.
>>159487855
are you from like South Sudan or Palestine and consider country's that don't acknowledge your existence as "irrelevant"?
>>159487938
Yes, Holland is irrelevant and the equivalent of fiji in the east.
>>159488086
t. Principal of Alabama Public High School