Why Do Japanese Games Love Brazil?
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If you've played a lot of Japanese video games, you may have noticed that both Brazilian characters and culture appear more frequently than one might expect from a country that sits literally on the other side of the world! Maybe you've played a fighting game where the entire South American roster is Brazilians? Or perhaps you've played an RPG where you suddenly stumble across some bossa nova or samba?
It turns out, Japan and Brazil have a surprisingly deep history of cultural exchange that centers around a population of Japanese Brazilians known in Japan as the dekasegi. Let's explore their history together, in order to learn the truth of why Japanese games seem to love Brazil!
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:30 - Cultural Insularity of Japan
07:19 - Brazil is a Standout
12:30 - Japanese History, Matthew Perry, End of Sakoku
14:35 - 1850's Brazil, Dom Pedro II
19:30 - Japanese Immigrants Face Racism in Brazil
26:52 - Persecution of Brazilian Japanese
30:02 - Intermission, Beginning of Change in Brazil Towards Japanese
31:24 - Brazil's Troubles, Japan's Rise, Brazil's Potential
38:42 - Introduction to Japanese Brazilians, the Dekasegi
43:13 - Brazilian Video Game Character Case Studies, Intro
47:18 - The 1990's, Blanka and Richard Meyer Archetypes
52:16 - The Meyer Archetype and Brazilian Representation Relative to Dekasegi Prevalence in Society
56:44 - Moony Rants About Zarina Being Colombian in a Segment that Probably Goes on a Bit Longer Than it Should
58:59 - Tangent Ends, the Apogee of Japanese Brazilian Representation in Big Man from Splatoon 3
01:00:45 - Conclusion
01:02:14 - End Credits Gag
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Came to watch a video on my country's history with Japan, left with a small contribution to my Topaz funds. Funny how that works
@@sundalosketch4769LMAO sooooo funny tho how it's one of the muhuyo games amd is therefore on unity and free to play also meaning now, it's gonna be ENTIRELY SHUT DOWN in a matter of time if it wasn't for unitys sudden CHANGE OF HEART LAST NIGHT BAHAHAHAHAH
THIS WOULDA BEEN SO IRONIC
That was just such a dumb move of them, and obv muhoyo would continue but for how long.... even them.with like 1b ppl playing , will the gambling addicts make up for the casuals who install often or just don't spend a cent on it...
😅oh god I'm happy they...started to change back...
8:40 HAHAHAHAHAHAHA I COULD TELL YOU but........ hears me telling you for an hour anyway, plus amigo the monkey
1 hour of brasil mentioned lesgoooooo
HUEHUEHUEHUE
I was NOT expecting a damn HOUR WOOO
Viva nosso eterno pais do futuro!
É O BONDE DOS BR LOCO
Why were y’all so wrongfully racist 😭 average Japanese immigrant could read but the average Brazilian couldn’t talking about some “they’re deplorable”
The oldest coffee shop in Tokyo is called "café Paulista", which means coffee from São Paulo. The story behind it is that the Japanese owner of the place helped Japanese immigration to Brazil and, in exchange, the Brazilian government gave him tons of Brazilian coffee beans... The shop was opened in the early 20th century and today is located in the Ginza neighborhood
I never knew that! I'll have to go the next time I am in Ginza!
While not relating to Japan. The most popular Finnish coffee brand of “Paulig” is also named after Sãu Paulo. That’s just one of the more minor tidbits of cultural influence Brazilian coffee has had.
woah! i need to go there whenever i travel to japan, im sure it'll be nice to get a taste from home from so far away
coffe from são paulo would be "cafe de são paulo" but there isn't a translation for "paulista" so that makes sense lol
@@Cubicflow paulisa doesnt translate directly but it is basically 'from sao paulo' kinda like example floridian juice or texan food, paulista is basically like that!
When Cristiano Ronaldo visited Japan, a TV show made him a full Carnival homage and he stood there not believing his eyes😂
I don't know much about football I maybe they saw Ronaldo speaking Portuguese and got confused. LOL
@@Mojo_3.14 very likely... has a portuguese name, speaks portuguese, good at football, gotta be from BURAJIRU!
It's silly but since I dormed with 20 Brazilians in school I don't think of Portugal when I hear Portuguese. I'm guessing the Japanese do that too. Kind of like when I hear Spanish I don't immediately think the person is from Spain, I think they are Porto Ricain, cause that's the highest Spanish speaking population where I live. Silly bias, but humans are full of them.
OMG HAUHUASH that's hilarious
Japoneses gostam de samba! Até mesmo no pachinko tinha máquinas com samba! czcams.com/video/aVRPN_KH30E/video.html
I’m 3rd generation Nipo-Brazilian, my grandfather and grandmother migrated to Brazil after “kasato maru” and met each other here. I remember when I was younger Ojiichan said he had a dream of coming back to Japan, but when he finally managed to travel back to Japan after decades he realized he doesn’t belong there anymore and he felt like Brazil was more likely his home after so many years. There’s over 10 generations of Nipo-Brazilians here and even tho we look Japanese many of us don’t even speak Japanese, some of us are mixed so we grew up as any other Brazilian since majority of brazillians have different and culturally diverse backgrounds (Italians, Portuguese, indigenous, Germans).
I really enjoyed this video, u did a really good job researching everything, I’ll send this video to my parents 💖
eu tmb, meus avos tem mesma historia. Mas acho que nao retornaram ao Japao mais por ter se acomodado a vida no Brasil. O que se ve agora eh as geracoes mais novas pensando em ir trabalhar no Japao pq o Brasil ta zuadaco mas ouvi historias de dekasegis trabalhando d+ em fabricas no Japao
Excelente comentário
That’s why Brazlian Jiujitsu prospered
@@WendelReis007 kkkkkkkkk Gado
@@WendelReis007 🐂
I was tricked into learning not only Japanese, but also Brazilian history. What a wonderful place youtube can be.
The part about Pedro the Second was mostly wrong.
He had nothing to do with the end of slavery.
@@tamelo he had most to do with it.
Although it is true, the abolition of slavery came from the Golden Law on 1888, signed by his daughter, Princess Dona Isabel, and not from the king himself as the video lead to believe.
@@nico_6729 that was a administrative act.
He was emperor for 50 years, 49 of them with slavery.
@@tamelo Fontes
Gente, por que a gente começou uma briga do nada no comentario do gringo?
As a Brazilian, I've been fortunate to receive really good education, but I'm surprised by how much schools (and the media) don't talk about how deeply the history between Brazil and Japan goes. Ask people and pretty much all of them will tell you the Japanese came here after WW2. I've been looking forward to this video since you announced it, and I'm not disappointed. This is top notch content that should be screened at schools.
foda !
Start Posting COME TO LIBERDADE on the comments.
Same here, I had no idea about over 80% of the history lesson moony gave on japanese immigration, I think schools should teach about those things a little bit better 🤔
First time I am hearing about japanese concentration camps in Brazil
if only english literacy was better in brazil!
Não vi se ele mencionou o Ayrton Senna. Isso é significativo porque ele gostava dos carros japoneses em uma época que muitos desacreditavam na indústria japonesa. O apoio do Senna significou muito para a indústria autobilística do Japão.
I'm very surprised as well, Formula 1 is still very big in Japan because of Ayrton Senna's championships with Honda power, and his help developing the Honda NSX!
Bom o vídeo é sobre jogo então não.
@@Cuestrupaster Formula 1 é um tipo de jogo competitivo também, culturalmente falando tá tudo entremeado
@isodoubIet True, but all humans are limited in knowledge and usually specialized certain fields of knowledge. AFAIK, Senna died before F1 racing games became very realistic, so knowledge of him wouldn't have crossed over to video games much, if at all, -and even modern F1 games aren't considered very mainstream.-
Basically, I'm saying I hope no Brazilians see his exclusion as an insult, even if you believe ALL Brazilians have to be F1 fans.😜
@@h8GW Oh I don't see it as an insult at all, the author made a ridiculously comprehensive and informative video, and had the good taste to stop it at about the 1 hour mark. Of course there's no way he could've covered everything. I was just disagreeing with the person above who said F1 would've been off topic since it's not a videogame. I would go so far as to say the video could've plausibly remained "on topic" even if further unrelated issues were discussed (such as music or cuisine), but then it'd be like 5 hours long.
Thank you for this amazing video!!! My family immigrated to Brazil in the last wave of Japanese immigration during the early 60's. They were poor farmers barely scraping by, who were caught for over a decade in the debt traps you mentioned.
My dad grew up in one of these ethnic enclaves, and he used to tell stories about people yelling at him and my grandpa stuff like "look at those heathen Japanese working on easter". He even made the conscious choice of not teaching me how to speak Japanese because he was kinda ashamed of it, which caused some communication problems in the family since none of my grandparents (especially my grandpa) ever became truly fluent in Portuguese.
Growing up in the 90s/2000s, my experience was the complete opposite. Non-Japanese friends were fascinated by my heritage, people always assumed I was a well-behaved child with good grades (which, to be fair, I was), and I constantly begged my relatives to please teach me Japanese. Once I got a little older, I'd hangout at a crowded Liberdade nearly every week, and when I was applying to college several people told me not to be nervous because I was "Japanese". I never felt like an outsider or that I didn't belong. This became especially clear when I visited some relatives in Japan in the late 2000s. My own blood had so little in common with me compared to my Brazilian friends.
I've been living in the US for the past decade, and I've met a disproportionate number of Japanese-Brazilian immigrants. Funny enough, we all seemed to gravitate towards Brazilian rather than Japanese cultural stuff. Hell, I'm even your average shirtless BJJ bro!
Anyway, I came here for some interesting background noise and got the best video I've ever seen on the history of us Nipo-Brasileiros. Thank you. Thank you. Arigatô e Obrigadão.
Man, I wish I could apologize to your parents on behalf of the entire country, but unfortunately I don't have that authority/relevance. hehe
I'm also from the '90s and have always admired everything 'Japanese,' so reading these stories, historical records, and seeing some remnants of this prejudice in society today towards japanese descendants in the shape of little jokes (mostly from old people) fills me with a deep sadness bordering on outrage haha.
Anyway, its a relief that at least things have changed and improved, right?
as a third generation nipo-brasilian i can relate to almost everything you said and i was born in 2001 lol.
I’m surprised you didn’t mention Monkey D Luffy. He’s the most famous manga character in all of Japan, and the author mentioned that if the characters existed in the real world, Luffy would be Brazilian. He plays into a handful of stereotypes, but he’s also an extremely positive portrayal of Brazilian culture.
And Luffy has appeared in multiple fighting games, so he’s relevant for this video, haha
I kind of love that Japanese stereotypes Brazilians as "no shirts, no shoes, charismatic". So much better than Europians vies on Brazil
It makes sense Luffy wasn't mentioned since he was talking about games
In the life action show, the actor is mexican so it's the closest he could get with that (like Samba de Amigo lol)
@@bonnymel4506One Piece is an cultural piece that beated sales internationally and nationally, altho primarily an manga/anime and not only game content, and since the protagonist is inspired on Brasil, it has all the motives to be on the vídeo :'/
But I somewhat understand since not everyone knows that Luffy irl would be Brazilian
to be honest,oda was lying,luffy is 19 years old but he acts like a kid most of the time,and not just any kid,he acts just like a japanese kid,he loves catching bugs,he loves mechas,ninjas and superheroes(the tokusatsu ones)
ele explicando a historia dos japoneses no brasil e a pisadinha estralando no fundo kkkkkkkkkk, q video perfeito
KKKKKK eu ri mt
eu procurando esse comentário kkkkkk
Quebrei inteiro no One Winged Angel
porque sempre que algum gringo fala do brasil, so acho brasileiros nos comentarios?
@@danielvenancioduartecarval242 porque é assim que o algoritmo funciona, como muitos brasileiros tem o costume de clicar em vídeos com a tag “brasil” o youtube vai e recomenda mais vídeos com a tag brasil pra pessoas clicando nessa tag e pra outras pessoas com o perfil parecido (incluindo da mesma região) isso já começou a mais de uma década e virou uma avalanche de conteúdo pra cima dos BR. O gringo pode lançar vídeo da Coréia do Norte e vai aparecer nas recomendações dos BR tudinho em menos de segundos. Muitos CZcamsrs perceberam isso e fazem vídeos sobre o brasil pra dar boost no canal deles. Já que o Brasil é (provavelmente) a segunda maior audiência online no CZcams depois dos States. É dinheiro fácil e audiência rápida pra quem é monetizado.
Also os BR love falar about Brazil kkkkk
Hello there! I come from Philippines but I love both Japan and Brazil! I went to Japan many times for traveling, and met a Brazilian Japanese who made me fall in love with the food and culture of both Japan and Brazil! I totally love the blend! Despite Brazil being super far away, I was able to make it there once back in 2018! Still such an amazing experience! Though I don’t know when I will visit again, I’m so glad that I live near Japan because they have their own Brazilian community there, and I always practice my Portuguese with them! I studied 7 languages including Japanese, Spanish and Portuguese! Muito obrigado meus brasileiros! 日本は本当にありがとうございました！❤
Speaking tagalog and eating lumpia sounds good to me.
Tu é muito legal, parabens!
VOCÊ É O MELHOR!!! um abraço do Brasil!!
That's great! Last year I spend six months in Toronto working on my PhD. It's funny, because there was a traditional filipino restaurant next to my apartment, and after my first visit, I couldn't stop having lunch there. Your cuisine is delicious and really similar to ours, to the point that I felt almost at home. I was very well-received by the community and I remember that it helped me go through some of my writing days. Cheers from Brazil!
@@marcusschubert5087 omg you serious? Wow! I’m so happy that Filipino food made an impact in your life! Because Brazilian food and also people and culture there made an impact on me too! I still crave for feijoada sometimes and also pão de queijo and picanha! I really hope to get some of the churrasco again in the future! Muito obrigado senhor!
Brazilian here, you sure do understand the importance of this video for me and my fellow people in the comments, having the history of my country and culture be this appreciated made me cry because i could finally see my culture being talked like something valuable.
It is indeed something to be cherished! I hope for all our people.
I'm Brazilian and i have studie design for characters in general and my teacher was talking about things representing Brazil and talked about blanka, he was inspired by a Brazilian mith called "Curupira" a redhead humanoid that protect the forest he is portrait as a primitive and kind of savage person, the only thing that is diferent for blanka is that Curupira has fire powers, his hair is fire when he's fighting and he also have his feet reversed, but in general we could see the inspiration in the Brazilian folklore
Oh, that's very interesting! Thank you for sharing this cultural aspect with me.
Perhaps the Curupira also explains Rila Estancia's design, in the video!
@@moon-channel we have another protector of the forest in the folklore but is more know in the north part of Brazil, is "Caipora" she's consider a spiritual guardian by some natives and have a similar portrait as Curupira, but she have spiky redhair and use animal skins as clothes, i know this cuz im really into Folklore in general and a lot of people cant see this Caipora inspiration, she is not as know as Curupira is
@@moon-channel and about Rikuo this merman its inpired by Ipupiara Mithy a badguys from rivers, but Rikuo nature its like the Brazillian Zeus, its mean he hunt woman for sex. But the mithy about The Boto, are deep dark, that legend start a hunt to the walter dolphin the Pink Boto, and hide the true nature about the no fathers children in many communitys in the small villages.
To Rikuo, wee love him becouse he its so nice in green powers and sexy (yeah many man and woman are horny about him).
IN animes Brazil are more represented, like in Gundam 1979 when the Fed Flag its the Brazil flag with 3 tri forces. Also the musican Antonio Carlos Jobim are 3 characeters in Cowboy Beeboop.
@@PaladinodoCerradooficialo anime michiko to hatchin se passa literalmente no Brasil tem até fusca
Blanka the animal crossing cat?
As a half-japanese brazilian, son of a father who is currently a dekassegi, I can't thank you enough for spreading this story to people all around the world ❤
belo nome amigo
"half-japanese brazilian"
Man n sei pq mas eu só consegui pensar no jetstream sam quando li isso kkkkkkk
❤
The other half is Corinthians.@@thotslayer9914
Odeio como representam o Brasil. A coisa mais pequena é idiota os estrangeiros associam com a maioria. Não conhecem o Brasil além do Rio de Janeiro. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
It’s also crazy how much Japanese music draws inspiration from Brazilian genres, and how little this is talked about here in Brazil.
Like I’ve been obsessed with Japanese culture my whole life, but somehow only recently discovered all the Japanese Bossa Nova out there, as well as influences in other genres too (see Yasutaka Nakata’s CAPSULE or the whole shibuya-kei genre).
And it’s not like it’s super niche either.
While not everyone here knows Yasutaka Nakata by name, almost every ‘weaboo’ I know has heard of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu at least.
So you’d imagine more people would know about this link to our culture.
Eu tentei ir com a bolsa Mext esse ano ir estudar esse assunto da "MPB japonesa" o shibuya kei, a gente tem aquele álbum chamado "bossa nova 2001" por exemplo, tem várias referências, infelizmente não deu esse ano.
I recommend the collaborations between Ryuichi Sakamoto and brazilian artists like Caetano Veloso and the Morelenbaums.
Hahahshh video mt good, I already want part 2, I loved the pisadiha as a choice of trail , UM Abraço AQUI DO BRASIL ,🎉🎉🎉❤ A
Much of Super Mario soundtracks are heavily inspired by bossa nova.
As a Brazilian myself, I love the way Japan interprets our culture as so lively and colorful, yet despite it being very stereotypical, it never comes as offensive (we love Blanka, for instance). Aside from what you mentioned, I'm very inclined to think Japan's perception of Brazil also comes from Masayoshi Takanaka, a famous Japanese guitarist and producer. He visited Brazil back in the 70's and was enchanted by our culture and music, which inspired him to composed an entire album based on the roots of Brazilian music, mostly samba and bossa nova, called "Brazilian Skies".
And yes, Brazil and Japan always had a strong connection. There are a lot of Japanese words that directly come from our portuguese (such as _konpeito,_ a Japanese sugar candy, which comes from "confeito", which is another word for "candy" here). And we had a lot of immigrants from Japan back in WW2.
Fascinating video, by the way. I really appreciate all the work you put into it, even though it shows a side of our history we're ashamed of, and still plagues our society and economy to this day. And great job with the pronoucing, by the way.
Wow, as a Japanese Brazilian myself who is currently living in Japan, I lack the words in my vocabulary to describe how much I loved this video. It’s clear as day that you put a lot of effort and care in your research regarding both Brazilian and Japanese history and the unique relationship that these two countries share. I found myself learning a lot about my own past and identity thanks to you, I’m truly grateful for your work.
Also, that “Dekasegi Garcia” girl made me completely lose my sides, even more by discovering that she is a character from an anime from this year 😂😂😂
Damn. I hope it got better for you.
All humans want is a reason to hurt others, huh
@@thotslayer9914 oh no, I was born and raised in Brazil and then I moved to Japan for financial reasons.
she's from this year?! holy shit man...
i'm really glad this video resonated with you! i'm brasilian and also learned a bunch abt my country's history hehe
@@gustavokenzo1819 é a segunda vez que vejo um fan de touhou br, fui abençoado
@@Krezmornós existimos
I want to correct what you said about Zarina's design, her clothes combine the colors of both Brazil and Colombia's flags and they're supposed to represent her double nationality ,something extremely common in SNK since the biggest part of their roster is made of immigrants. the medallions she wears on her waist are a reference to what Shakira, a Colombian singer who's also notorious for her dancing, wears on the video clip for "Whenever, Wherever" and the sentence "Bendición del Sol" which you might notice isn't Portuguese. The flowers on her special moves are there because there is a yearly floral parade in Colombia known as La Feria de las Flores, her flowers specifically are probably the yellow hibiscus which are very common in all South America. I have to give it to you though, not in a million years I would have guessed those airplanes were Colombian fighter jets, maybe it's because I'm not American so I wouldn't know anything about war machines.
Thank you for the context! What a wonderful comment!
To add to this comment, Zarina even though she is Colombian, as you pointed out, she fights capoeira and likes samba, but I think that is fair, I mean when you go to a place that isn't your country and fall in love with it, you generally want to integrate their culture into your own lifestyle, I mean she lives in Brazil so it's obvious she likes it here, about the toucan, yes that is a mostly Brazilian toucan but it would sorta make sense that she would want an animal that is very Brazilian in nature (even though I'm pretty sure it's illegal to own one, but who am I to argue with someone that can kick my ass).
In the same way the other 2 members of the team kinda follow suit to Zarina in a sense, most obviously Bandeiras Hattori, he is clearly a weeb, the guy literally wants to be a ninja and spells his name in the same manner as the Japanese (Surname then first name), I at least think he does, because Bandeiras is not a common first name but is indeed a surname, and then there is Nelson which is just a boxer, not a typical Brazilian martial art but it's nice to see the diversity.
@Laddie_O When you fight with war machines, take care that you don’t not become a war machine. And when you stare into the military industrial complex, the complex stares back.
I'm sure they show up in your dreams. I suggest keeping a dream journal and recording only the details of the various warplanes that show up in the background.
@moon_channel on an other note: ""A country of otherwise many different toucans" is such a golden sentence I wish would be heard more often.
tbh, as a child of brazil-born japanese people its really nice to see someone explain the story of the japan-brazil relations in such a nice approach:D
As per rule, I'm a brazilian commenting on a video about Brazil, and it's both painful but also important to see the history, it's good to see the good and the bad of countries and their relationship.
One of my best friends is japenese-brazilian (im brazilian). He looks strictly japanese, speaks fluent japanese as well as portuguese, and has recently gone off to an exchange program in Japan. In his first day there, he was immediately recognized as a dekasegi amongst his japanese peers and suffered quite a bit of bullying in his first month. Its funmy, cause he was never considered "brazilian enough" here, and now hes not japanese enough in Japan. He is, incredibly, BOTH. Its hard for people to comprehend that.
Deve ser osso né mano, num ser "completamente aceito" em lugar nenhum. Espero que isso num afete ele demais.
o bom de ser pardo é q cê é preto o suficiente pra ter cota e branco o suficiente pra não tomar coça da polícia . Parece q essa estratégia n funciona com japonês
Not true. Every Brazilian of Japanese ancestry is 100% considered a Brazilian here. What are you talking about?
@@tube.brasil So... there's stupid people in every country, there's also kids in every country who are also stupid... they will stumble in one of those along the way and suffer for being part of two cultures and not only one.
Sadly but it's true.
@@tube.brasilé que nesse caso seria porque o pessoal chamava o amigo dele de "japa"; mas, sim, é correto dizer que consideramos ele 100% brasileiro. Japa nesse caso é só um apelido, mas para alguns rola aquela crise de identidade.
I'm neither brazilian or japanese, but as fan of japanese football, i can confirm that Brazil plays a big role in Japan. The J.League have many brazilians that helped to growth the sport while even the Japan's National Team had players born in Brazil.
Captain Tsubasa (manga and anime) is the perfect example of Brazil/Japan connections through football.
Great video!
I mean, Japanese are still obsessed with Zico to this day!
Yup, I'm brazilian and became a Sao Paulo fan cuz thats the team Tsubasa's goes to play at
As a brazilian myself, I can say that you make me laugh, cry, learn and yell "BRAAAAAZIIIIIL huehue" more times than I can count. I learned lot about the history of my own country through your video.
For all your research about history and "nipo brasileira" culture you deserve every single like! The music selection was also the best, with Luiz Gonzaga being "the cherry off the cake"! You earned one more subscribe
Know what is the crazyest part? Blanka is really loved here in Brazil. Today I see how his design may be pejorative, but as a kid, me and my friends thought he was really cool, and it was awesome to have a brazilian character in the game.
But Amigo being brazilian really surprised me.
As a Brazilian, it's so healing to see people from other countries taking interest in our history, appreciating our country and even believing in our potential. It really helps removing our deep rooted "complexo de vira-lata"
Sim realmente!! ❤❤
Vdd
exatamente
Falou muito bem!
Brasileiro vira-lata é a razão o país não é uma potência. Com todos os problemas já é um dos melhores países do mundo em vários aspectos. Moro num “país desenvolvido” é meu primeiro choque foi ver que muita coisa o Brasil tem igual ou melhor. Minha segunda surpresa é ver que a maioria dos brasileiros amam contar histórias tristes e trazer uma imagem negativa do país. Só brasileiro e argentino fazem isso. Nem quem vem do Afeganistão fala mal do seu país.
I came for the "haha Brazil mentioned" and gained a history lesson about my own country.
What a great video!
This deserves more views and likes
Tem múltiplos erros relacionados a história brasileira no vídeo mas é melhor do que nada eu acho né
@@alexzeng9833 Não são necessariamente erros, é a visão que os historiadores de fora tem da historia do Brasil em contraste com a visão que os nossos tem. Assumir que a visão de fora é necessariamente errada não é muito correto, é melhor levar essas diferenças como pontos de vista diferentes, ambos sendo válidos de se levar em conta.
@@kelvin9875 não é uma questão de visão, tem muitos fatos errados sobre a história principalmente na parte da Era Vargas e sobre Dom Pedro II
@@alexzeng9833Gostaria de saber quais
@@ArthurzinnSOTC sobre ele ter chorado com a abolição da escravidão por exemplo, inclusive ele teve várias medidas que atrapalharam as causas anti escravidão e nunca fez nada contra por vontade própria e sim por pressão de outros países, principalmente a Inglaterra, ele disse especificamente por exemplo que não acreditava que iam sofrer embargos por manter a escravidão enquanto os Estados Unidos também tivessem pois isso significaria que o Reino Unido teria que embargar ambos, isso é só um exemplo que afeta 80% do que ele disse sobre Dom Pedro II. Também Ignorou que as medidas contra o povo japonês durante a era Vargas aconteceram em conta da segunda guerra mundial, onde o Japão era um inimigo do Brasil, e o chamou de anti democrático, apesar de ter tomado o poder para derrubar a corrupção da primeira república, ter estabelecido o voto para as mulheres e então renunciado por vontade própria(porém com pressão militar) para estabelecer a democracia no país agora com o voto feminino em conta e direitos trabalhistas.
It feels to me like you're disappointed that so many games resort to the use of capoeira martial art as a crutch, but personally as someone who is very much not a fan of Carnaval and our music, i like the idea of capoeira being the center piece for the cultural sharing. Lately i've seen many brazillian funk songs being sampled into Phonk tracks, which is also worthy of note.
They could put Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the games... but it wouldn't be nearly as much fun than Capoeira 😅
@@MaiaPalazzo Jiu-Jitsu isn't as graphic as Capoeira or Judo, so it makes sense.
Brazil and brazilians have had a cultural presence in japan. Like the brazilian F1 driver Airton Sena was one of Honda's greatest drivers and loved so much around Japan.
Also in football with Zico playing in Japan!
That meme "If you don't come to Brazil, Brazil will come to you" it's so true in nature. We love people, we have a culture of nurture, Hearty laugh and tight hugs. We will be amazed to learn about others' experiences and cultures. Please, let Brazil love you.
And then there's Ohio
There’s no such meme
@@araujowjow oxi mano obv q tem
@@regis_cwhy mention Ohio now
@@heitormoraesdamata1850 Brazil was the original Ohio meme
*You're going to Brazil!*
I'm Brazilian, and one thing I discovered just recently was that one of the first big music exchanges between Brazil and Japan happened in 1951 with the Japanese singer Keiko Ikuta recording not samba, not bossa nova (which wasn't a thing yet), but "baião", a rhythm from the Brazilian Northeast played with accordion, triangle and zabumba, a type of drum. It was
extremely popular in the '40s and '50s due to the singer and accordionist Luiz Gonzaga (one of the most important Brazilian artistis of all time). Kieko Ikuta would cover several of Gonzagas hits translated to the Japanese language, including the songs "Paraíba" and "Baião" (this last one being the responsible for cristalizing the name of the genre).
Eu realmente fiquei surpreso quando começou a tocar asa branca, muito raro ver algo daqui aparecendo lá fora
The only real reason Japans love Brazil is because of Ayrton Senna! The man himself, and that is probably because of the mclaren Honda era
@@tonioriginal3215 What are you talking about "the only reason", wtf
@@Pedro96915 legal né? Luiz Gonzaga era gênio
Se tem Brasil no título tem brasileiro nos comentários, tamo junto
As a brazilian who has plenty japanese friends I can say that at some misterious way Brazilians and Japaneses are the perfect match. Our cultures are so different that they complete each other in a some perfect and strange way, just like a positive and negative magnets attrack each other.
O yin e yang dos países
I aways found the japanese immigration to Brazil fascinating, but sometimes Its weird to me, that I am Brazilian/Italian, but I grew up amidst a bunch of japanese/brazilians (neighbours and friends from my family), so I got a bunch from them while growing up in my early days of life. Ever since I can remember I struggled in fitting in the "brazilian" way of life, I didnt understand why my views were so different from other kids from school and all, after I grew up, moved to Italy, met people from outside views, other countries and then looked out more about the actual japanese culture, I understood that my way of viewing life turned out much more japanese(and italian) brazilian than just brazilian. The kindness and mystique those people close to me demosntrated when I grew up made me what I am today, made me have a drive through many hardships that I probably wouldnt have otherwise, so I thank them a lot for that, one day I hope to make the trip to Japan to feel in my own skin what a country that those around me had in their past, just like I did with my own.
Its Just Vira latismo
@@cristhianfernandes4023 Ofc a brazilian is saying that. lol Trying to put down other brazilians that dont feel or do the same as the norm is such a stupid gate keeping way to think, no wonder why people who manage to leave never look back to this toxicity and awful mentality. I doubt that people who feel more european than american in the states receive the same shit for thinking in a different way.
The Dekasegi not being welcomed in Japan kind of reminds me of an experience I had growing up. I was born in Taiwan, but my parents bought me to the U.S. when I was 1. Growing up, I was bullied a lot in part because I was the only kid that looked Asian. When I was 13, I was super excited to go to Taiwan because I thought, "wow, everyone is going to look like me and I'm going to fit in super well." Well, I actually stood out like a sore thumb. I spoke Mandarin like a 4 year old, I couldn't read 95% of the words, I was taller than most the kids, and I dressed differently as well. The kid me was also surprised to find out that kids were still bullied in Taiwan--my kid brain thought since everyone looked alike no one would have cause for bullying each other.
sorry to hear that
hope youre doing better these days
if not, hope better days are to come
*taller*
The power of the american diet hell yeah
Lol, I was a foreigner for most of my life, I know how it feels
It goes the other way around too. Established immigrants will see new immigrants as strange and foreign too at least for the children who grew up in their new country. In fact, for Asians, we even came up with a not-so-nice term for it "fresh off the boat" or FOB. And we have a good laugh at their accents and inability to speak English well. They probably see American born Asians the same way as you trip up trying to speak their language.
@@phylippezimmermannpaquin2062 The power of fastfood and Bigmacs, like the Japanese had a new generation of taller kids after fastfood companies started to enter the country. It didn't help that I come from a poor family, so my parents taught me to eat everything in my meal. As a result, I was fully eating everything back in the days when they had cheap supersized meals, and this was when I was a growing teen. I ballooned up to 240lbs at my heaviest.
I've learned how to adjust myself though and as a middle aged adult, and I try to eat just what I need for my caloric needs. This means if I'm having a sedentary day, I'm probably eating just a single meal a day. This bought me down to a relatively slim 200lbs.
Eu amo o fato de que ele colocou algumas musicas misturadas com ritmos brasileiros e jogos no fundo. Trabalho incrivel!
Aposto que em Samba de Amigo a gente tinha algo mais na cara. Mas que esse jogo da Nintendo me ofende. Ofende.
Por isso amo Capcom, SNK e o Kojima. Sabem fazer brasileiros como nós brasileiros fazemos com a gente.
E agora que o Brasil voltou com tudo com as relações internacionais, vamos ver o que teremos no futuro. Espero que Batuque seja animado logo.
@@PaladinodoCerradooficial samba de amigo é da sega. eu n me sinto tão ofendido quanto na real racho o bico de como a sega conseguiu errar tão cabulosamente no jogo uiadshuiashdiuashdiuhaiudhauihd mas o jogo em si é otimo.
Gente alguém me faz um breve resumo do vídeo, sinto muito é que é muito tempo de vídeo e eu não gosto de assistir legendado
@@bea8828 ausdhisahd até um resumo seria enorme, então um resumo do resumo, ele conta a historia do brasil e japão culturalmente desde suas origens xenofobicas até o momento onde o intercambio cultural se tornou tão prevalente q ambos os paises passaram a ter facinio um pelo outro, e por isso q japoneses utilizam muita coisa br na cultura deles
@@PaladinodoCerradooficialSamba de amigo nem é da Nintendo! Pra mim parece que alguém quer criticar algo sem nem conhecer...
Amazing how you got brazilian history REALLY accurately. I knew the japanese had a hard time during the immigration era in Brazil, but i didn't expect it was that harsh. Also interesting to know that they had a specific word for japanese brasilians in japan. Really good video and thank you for the apreciation of wour culture.
And if you allow me to add some of the brazilians perspective on this conversation, a lot of people here think Blanka's design is offensive twords brazilians but we learned to like it as the years passad and the personality became more cheerful and funny, we started to see it as a funny joke. But his apeareance int the newer games made some people unconfortable with his apereance again for his resemblance with a gorilla, and being called a monkey is a serious offense for us. I still like the character nonetheless and his music theme is a banger.
Dekasegi isn't exclusively for Brazilians, it's for any ethnically japanese person not born in Japan.
Most of them are from Brazil though, since that's the biggest japanese population outside of Japan.
the way Brazilians turned it around in like 20 years is honestly astonishing. i know a LOT of things were happening at that time - but it's still crazy impressive and awesome. japanese bossa nova is some of my favorite music and i know there are thousands of other little things i love that are born from this integration. Thank you for teaching us so much!!!
As a brazilian, i don't really mind the Meyer brazilian stereotypes in japanese media, in fact, it's really cool to see our culture being shared to everyone, even in an stereotypical way. It's also good to remember that capoeira is fought barefoot and shirtless, so there's no problem there.
Its kinda hard to argue that capoeira isn't the coolest looking martial art there is. Its a no-brainer that if you’re gonna put a Brazilian character in your game, you’re gonna give them the coolest fighting style.
Concordo contigo, eu antes me irritava com isso mas hoje também não me importo e até acho engraçado as vezes, o Brasil muitas vezes é retratado de forma estranha e fora da realidade não só pelos japoneses mas pelos americanos também, eles costumam achar que tudo por aqui é o Rio de Janeiro ou a floresta amazônica, muitos filmes "retratados no Brasil" são gravados em porto rico e por isso muitos deles acham que somos iguais a porto rico, também acham que falamos espanhol, até nos consideram hispânicos por fazermos parte da América Latina, a representação mais bizarra do Brasil para mim foi o Max Payne 3.
Same! It’s fine with me. It’s normal for capoeira fighters to be shirtless and barefoot.
I love the fact that he does the ginga instead of walking like the other characters do
I have always thought that if someone from abroad seeks to represent another country, they can do it even with some element that is repeated a lot to the point of being considered a stereotype, As long as it's not a *truly* offensive representation, I don't see any problem. The reality is that, not all stereotypes are bad or offensive, sometimes not even incorrect, elements that do represent a certain country are usually used.
As a Brazilian descendant of Japanese immigrants I always find funny to see how both sides immagine each other and their respective cultures, from my great grandfathers and some other japanese relatvies not unsderstanding some practices I consider normal in Brazil to some friends not understanding some aspects of japanese culture present in my family. Its pretty cool to have a double perspective lol
Edit: A lot of people dont know, but even Zelda Majoras Mask is based in Brasil, with a lot of elements borrowed from the Marajó civilization from Pará.
I live in marajó, soure island and i never new that
Judgment Day.
For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body.
-2 Corinthians 5:10
The Bible teaches that every person will stand before God on a day of judgment. Countless verses in Scripture address this topic.
Jesus said, “For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged,” and “I tell you this, you must give an account on judgment day for every idle word you speak”
(Matthew 7:2; 12:36)
Romans 14:10 says, “So why do you condemn another believer? Why do you look down on another believer? Remember, we will all stand before the judgment seat of God”
Judgment is coming. Not only is there a final judgment for non-Christians, but there is also a final judgment for Christians. Paul wrote to the church in Corinth, “For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body”
(2 Corinthians 5:10)
However, those who have put their faith in Jesus Christ have nothing to fear. Because Jesus has forgiven us and justified us, we can be certain that we won’t stand at the Great White Throne Judgment, the final judgment for nonbelievers.
Christians will face a different kind of judgment known as the judgment seat of Christ. This is a time when God will reward us. This judgment is not about our getting to Heaven, because the judgment seat of Christ takes place there. But God will evaluate our lives.
Scripture suggests the judgment seat of Christ will reveal our essential character or motives. The question will be about what we did with our lives. What did we do with the time God gave us? What did we do with the gifts and resources God entrusted to us?
Did we develop them, seek to multiply them, and use them for His glory? Or, was it all about us? Was life only about being happy and finding fulfillment? God will look at what motivated us and why we did what we did with what He gave us. And He will make an evaluation.
It calls to mind what Daniel said to the wicked King Belshazzar: “You have been weighed on the balances and have not measured up” (Daniel 5:27). Loosely paraphrased, he was saying, “Belshazzar, you are a lightweight.”
Most of us want to weigh less when we step onto a scale. But on God’s scales, we don’t want to be light. Rather, we want to be heavy. We want to have substance and meaning in our lives. And God’s scales are never off.
The Bible says, “For no one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have-Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 3:11). According to this and other passages, the promises of God guarantee our presence in the kingdom of God.
But we will earn or lose our position in the kingdom of God by the quality of service that we render here and now.
O nome Majora vem de Marajoara?
@@faith9505no one asked
@@franciscosoares2440 , likewise
ahhhh, no, man, now that I've seen who the reply was for. So... Yes, you're absolutely right xD
So you're telling me Blanka is not an average brazilian man?
EDIT: Dom Pedro the second was an absolute gigachad.
Everyone in Brazil has electric powers, it’s common knowledge.
Wow! As a Brazilian who is a black belt in judo, has a lot of Brazilian Japanese friends, loves history and is occasionally a gamer as well, this has been one of my most incredible hours on youtube. Thank you very much for the video! And yes, you were very respectful and discreet, but Dom Pedro II is under appreciated and Getulio Vargas was the worst human being to ever set foot in Brazil.
Blanka resembles curpira, a Brazilain folklore being that protects the forest. That must be one of the reasons why Blanka is a beloved characther in Brazil.
Well also because although we get offended by foreingners calling us monkeys,
between us we go "Hehe Monke go BRRRRRR"
Ele não é querido não mano, quando eu jogava no fliperama com meus amigos ou desconhecidos, ninguém gostava desse personagem.
Aliás, o curupira não tem nada aver com ele...
@@Azul2787 Para, tá feio já
@@JuanSamuel-pr4hl é uma verdade
@@Azul2787 Oxi, única coisa que o curupira tem e o blanka não, é o pé virado e não ter a pele verde, pq de resto o blanka é o curupira. Mesma cor de cabelo vermelho e o fato de tanto o blanka quanto o curupira proteger a floresta amazônica. E sobre ele não ser muito querido é mentira, conheço muita gente que amava jogar de blanka nos fliperamas, quando eu era criança sempre via os guri do meu bairro falando que o blanka era divertido de jogar.
As a Japanese Brazilian myself, I would like to thank you for the video and for showing our history!
Judgment Day.
For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body.
-2 Corinthians 5:10
The Bible teaches that every person will stand before God on a day of judgment. Countless verses in Scripture address this topic.
Jesus said, “For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged,” and “I tell you this, you must give an account on judgment day for every idle word you speak”
(Matthew 7:2; 12:36)
Romans 14:10 says, “So why do you condemn another believer? Why do you look down on another believer? Remember, we will all stand before the judgment seat of God”
Judgment is coming. Not only is there a final judgment for non-Christians, but there is also a final judgment for Christians. Paul wrote to the church in Corinth, “For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body”
(2 Corinthians 5:10)
However, those who have put their faith in Jesus Christ have nothing to fear. Because Jesus has forgiven us and justified us, we can be certain that we won’t stand at the Great White Throne Judgment, the final judgment for nonbelievers.
Christians will face a different kind of judgment known as the judgment seat of Christ. This is a time when God will reward us. This judgment is not about our getting to Heaven, because the judgment seat of Christ takes place there. But God will evaluate our lives.
Scripture suggests the judgment seat of Christ will reveal our essential character or motives. The question will be about what we did with our lives. What did we do with the time God gave us? What did we do with the gifts and resources God entrusted to us?
Did we develop them, seek to multiply them, and use them for His glory? Or, was it all about us? Was life only about being happy and finding fulfillment? God will look at what motivated us and why we did what we did with what He gave us. And He will make an evaluation.
It calls to mind what Daniel said to the wicked King Belshazzar: “You have been weighed on the balances and have not measured up” (Daniel 5:27). Loosely paraphrased, he was saying, “Belshazzar, you are a lightweight.”
Most of us want to weigh less when we step onto a scale. But on God’s scales, we don’t want to be light. Rather, we want to be heavy. We want to have substance and meaning in our lives. And God’s scales are never off.
The Bible says, “For no one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have-Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 3:11). According to this and other passages, the promises of God guarantee our presence in the kingdom of God.
But we will earn or lose our position in the kingdom of God by the quality of service that we render here and now.
Infelizmente a história do Brasil ta bem errada, então capaz que a japonesa tb esteja
É parceiro, se o país não ta bom pra geral, imagina pra quem era, até metade do seculo passado visto como um "cisto na sociedade".
Faltou mencionar o "Shindo Renmei", a máfia japonesa no Brasil, que matava os nikkeis que acreditavam na derrota dos japoneses na segunda guerra mundial! *E também o Carnaval do Japão, que é o segundo maior do mundo* , com 30 escolas de samba!
@@victortineo9278Não está mais errada do que a história que aprendemos na escola!
Captain tsubasa had a brazilian partnership on road to 2002, also theres the paper japanese-brazilian company named CENIBRA celulose niponico brasileira , since japan have the technology and brazil the prime materials this partnership still pretty important
Hey Moon, I'm a brazilian, and I'm only 31:10 minutes into the video, but i would like to ask you if i can translate your whole video to brazilian portugese, I have a friend who's a grad in history and a "chief of teachers" at he's school and i think your video is incredibly informative well researched and well presented! it condenses and explains Brazil's transition form Monarchy to Republic far better than most history school books
keep the awesome work man
Yessssss
É só ativar a legenda, clicar em traduzir e selecionar Português.
As a brazilian, i can say that today in modern brasil we brazilians love the japanese culture, we like very much the music, the games, the food, and principally the anime and manga from there. The newest generations Love manga, anime and japanese games. We love soo much japan that, as you said, we have a wholly district for japanese culture called "bairro da liberdade".
Here in Londrina we also have squares and themed events related to Japanese culture
But I also think it's important to mention here, the current Bairro da Liberdade only exists through an erasure of black history in that district. Liberdade (literally means freedom) was a very important place for slaves back in the day with the first school of samba from São Paulo being there, with most of the public hangings happening there, to this day we still have the Church of the hanged and an entire cemetery of slaves under the Japanese laterns lights. Brazil went through a process of whitening the population with the government giving lands and jobs to Europeans in hopes of making the population more white. The history of Bairro da Liberdade goes in a similar way, the Japanese culture present there serves as huge tourist attractions and it was specifically tailored to erase the black history there. It's a celebration of Japanese culture and a really nice place to hang around with some friends, but that celebration came with a cost to our own culture and history, which now it's almost completely forgotten.
@@Guilherme-rd4rtHOLLY SHIT, UM LONDRINENSE
@@Guilherme-rd4rtLondrina mentioned lessss go
@@lendario0177 londrina nem existe, falaram na rede globo
The largest Japanese colony outside of Japan is in Brazil. so many Japanese families settled in Brazil, and there are also many Japanese-Brazilians who have returned to Japan.
Yeah, if I'm not mistaken, Japan also holds the third largest Brazilian population.
maybe thats how they will solve their population crisis, by migrating their people elsewhere and bring the descendants, like myself, back by offering opportunities.
@@Cloud43001 As it currently stands, no. That alone won't solve it (it is THAT severe by now), they need that plus more to solve that crisis, because it's dangerouslly close to catch up to them.
@@Cloud43001Japanese people are real ungrateful. They immigrated to Brazil when Japan was in crisis and now they're xenophobic towards Brazilians
@@Cloud43001 They would rather die than have you there. Literally.
As a brazilian japanese myself I'm impressed of the commitment on the research you got to do to make this video. I've watched a summary of Brazil's history in an hour and I can assure all of this is true. From what I have experienced, Brazil still have some of his prejudice but is no way compared to way back in history.
This problem is a very difficult problem to tackle not just in Brazil but in any other country. Brazil treated the japanese immigrants with a lot of prejudice as well as Japan treated their returned race (Dekasegi) the same.
Sometimes as a half between those two, I feel like I take part in neither of them and I feel lost. But the majority brazilian people are kind and receives people very well.
As a brazilian, I just love how you used "asa branca" in the end instead of the regular tune you'd expect
I'm a brazilian japanese living in Osaka, this video made me cry, thank you so much Moon Channel!!!
Osaka n era aquela mina do anime lá?
@@oyashirosamabrasileirose eu n me engano osaka é uma cidade
@@BielNeiYTentão, naverdade não, o Japão tem um sistema um pouquinho diferente, onde esses são como estados, como o Japão é bem pequeno, os estados são como grandes cidades tipo São Paulo, ou Rio de Janeiro, 😊
@@rimuruborges7785 coisa de doido man, vlw pela info!!
BRAZIL MENTIONED 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Edit: After finishing the video, I have to say, thank you so much for respecting our country and language despite our... complicated history. And while we learn about japanese immigrants in school and all, I didn't even knew that our history was so linked, this not only explains the videogames but also why there's some references here and there in music, tv, and even anime(even though the example showed was borderline offensive), there's probably a whole list about brazilian culture in Japan and it's wild, never knew all of this had an actual reason.
Brazil was more than just mentioned
@@WohaoG Yeah, it's... a meme, have you never seen the image?
I haven't@@Nqsmn
Gay
Odeio como representam o Brasil. A coisa mais pequena é idiota os estrangeiros associam com a maioria. Não conhecem o Brasil além do Rio de Janeiro. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
BRASIL MENTIONED, LET'S GO... I remember watching super 11 ( inazuma eleven), when the brasil team arrived, they shoutout SAMBA out of the blue and make the samba strike... and i was like WTF? SHDHSHSHSHHS
as a half japanese and brazilian, i love the mix with both culture, but sometimes is kinda awkward.
I love your video, just incredible way to say both point of view of those coutries, congrats👍
What a beautiful walk through Brazil's and Japan's shared history, what a journey of a video.
I'm a Brazilian of Lebanese and Italian mix but I loved every second of this video, thank you sir.
What I took away from this video is that treating people with kindness and compassion is much better than hate and avarice. We're all human at the end of the day.
And Big Man is the best of the trio. No contest. Poor Frye though, she kind of deserves a W out of pity.
Tbh, its kinda of nintendos fault, both her and pearl had amazing designs that were scraped in favor of what they got.
Like, frye had a design that looked like surge from sonic adw, man she looked SO COOL.
nah no pity win please HAHAH I love her but I understand why she's the most visually striking for most, aggression and action! is her character! :D. BIGMAN RULES THOUGH WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Você está certo!❤
We love Big Man
Fun fact: the teacher who appears at 41:01 (and a few other times) is literally a IRL friend of mine. She used to live in a city just next to mine and now has been living and working in Japan for a few years. Crazy to see her out of nowhere in this video
Really darn good video, btw.
Amazing! What a small world.
i'm so shocked that, as a brazilian, i had no idea about how deep our relations with the japanese are... i'm literally graduating in history this year and had an asian history class, but STILL didn't know about this! i had no idea how much i would learn when i pressed play, this was a very fun video, thank you!
This is a little embarrassing haha 😅
the "Pisadinha" blasting on the background really made me watch the whole thing.
chaaama na pisadinha
about Blanka, a trivia:
During early development, one of Blanka's possible names was "Anabebe", inspired by a character with that same name from a fairly popular manga from the early 90s called "Jungle King Tar-chan". As you can guess by the title, the manga is a parody of Tarzan and Anabebe is an African warrior that, despite being strong, he's also very goofy and he's usually the butt of a lot of the jokes in the manga. Kinda in a similar fashion to Usopp in "One Piece". The original plan was to make SFII's own Anabebe to be a tribal african warrior raised by lions, but somewhere along the way, they changed their plans and we got Blanka as we know him.
Despite the absurdly stereotyped design, Blanka is a fairly loved character in Brazil and people here are usually fond of him. He's very easily the first character that comes to mind when we think about brazilian characters in media, and after him I think Tekken's Eddy Gordo is the most popular one.
Japan was also pretty obsessed with a few brazilian sportsmen in the late 80s and early 90s. Ask someone in Japan back then who's the most famous brazilian they knew and they'd answer "Ayrton Senna" on the spot. Senna was absurdly popular in Japan for some reason, to the point we literally had a speedster character in Kiramager, one of the most recent Super Sentai shows, named after him.
In manga that probably goes even deeper with Captain Tsubasa being one of the most popular manga series of the 1980s, which is about soccer and the protagonist had a japanese-brazilian mentor who coaches him, and one of Tsubasa's goals was to be a soccer player in Brazil, which is arguably the biggest powerhouse in world's history for the sport. This manga helped to popularize soccer in Japan and, by extent, raised japanese awareness about Brazil, being as popular as it was. It got even bigger when Zico, a former popular brazilian soccer player, went to Japan to be a coach there. So... yeah, soccer, alongside capoeira, is also a big trope common to Brazil-related characters in japanese media as well.
Don't forget the weird thing about Silence Suzuka (a horse) having some stories about being the reincarnation of Ayrton Senna, as the horse was born right after his death
Senna is popular in Japan because he won the japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka and subsequently the WDC title with a McLaren Honda car.
Oda did work as an assistant on Jungle King Tar-chan funnily enough. Also Senna is one of the few human beings who has appeared in a Weekly Shonen Jump Cover
This is really interesting, the more you know
Angra, Brazilian Metal Band has a lot of fans in Japan also
Only 40 minutes in and as a brazilian, the historical segment of the video detailing the evolution of the Brazil/Japan relationship made me drop tears. Amazingly written.
Moon vem pro brasil
O Brasil Voltou! o/
Acho que eu aprendi mais da nossa história nesse vídeo do que na escola.
Come to brazil ☻️
@@matheusps92eu comentei algo parecido em outro comentário 😅
@@Krezmor"if you don't come to Brazil, Brazil come to you!"
Final da copa do mundo de 2002, muitos japoneses estavam com a bandeira do Brasil, e com as camisetas da seleção, e apoiou muito, e saímos campeão 🇧🇷❤️🇯🇵
cheers from india ! I also seriously enjoy 10 - 20 min long legal document reading and historical lessons
Been reading the manga Batuque recently. It's a fun MMA manga about some girl that needs to become the strongest because criminals are doing crime stuff and forcing her to compete. The focus of the manga is Capoeira, which is totally cool, but the manga makes it seem like 1 in 10 people in Japan are actually secretly capoeiristas, which is pretty unintentionally funny.
One thing to add about the manga, it isn't a comedy. The Japanese author/artist has made sure to do his research on the history of Capoeira, organized crime in Brazil, and modern living conditions, to include research trips to Brazil. The author is an MMA fighter and clearly deeply respects Brazil in general and Capoeira specifically. He'll also share that history he's learned with you in the manga.
When you look at how everyone in the Yu-Gi-Oh universe is not only a duelist as their second job, but also has a deck thematically fitting of their first job, everyone secretly practicing capoeira doesn't sound so weird anymore. XD
@@VixYW Fair point. I bet it's because of the midriffs. 1 in 10 Japanese really ARE practicing capoeira, they're just too humble to run around shirtless/belly exposed.
@@VixYW wait...you dont have a yu-gi-oh-deck based on your first job/biggest hobby/tragic backstory-element?
Yes, 1 in 10 people in Japan secretly play Capoeira, while the other 9 openly play Capoeira
It's so funny to hear one of your favorite video essayist speak... With the background music being a forrozinho, sang by Miku. What a marvelous mix. Hugs from Brazil
Right??? I was dying when it was like "these people were opressed and treated as cancer" with garota de ipanema on the background 😭
@@Jr837_ and I wonder why there was no mentions of Princesa Isabel
As a Brazilian kid in the 90s we grew up with tones of Japanese TV series. In my city, there are monuments honoring Japan due to the significant number of Japanese descendants.
As a Brazilian, I can say that the view we have of the Japanese is that they are very polite, intelligent, serious and hard-working. Japanese culture is very much appreciated here. During the World Cup, which took place here, it was normal for the Japanese to stay after the games to clean the stadiums, and many Brazilians began to imitate this gesture in other places and it was widely commented on in the local newspapers.
1 hour of Brazil being called Brajiu!
Jokes aside, great video as always! Always happy to see something about Brazil (I'm from Portugal, and seeing them get the spotlight makes me proud to speak the same language and have deep ties to them)
since the Republican coup against Dom Pedro II, our politics has made a big effort to Brazilians hate Portugal.
But anyone with honesty will realize that Portugal is like our father, and we Brazilians nees to be proud and grateful of our Portuguese ancestors!
And for what I know, it seems that in your country you suffer from a similar problem of low self-esteem, with a lot of people not proud enough of the big past you have! Did you know that the Japanese language have a lot of words that came from Portuguese navigators?
@@elonage5929 yeah! I remember doing watching Totoro as a kid and recognising "arigato" because it was very close to "obrigado"! A few years later I decided to research and that, tenpura, confetto, among others were a cultural exchange!
History is fascinating!
@@JackieJKENVtuber i hope this doesn't come off as nit-picky, but arigatou is actually attested from before the portuguese first came there, so that's actually just a really cool coincidence. from what i can see the other words are actual cultural exchanges, and it's really fascinating to think about, especially since tempura is often viewed as a very japanese thing :)
There is an increasing respect for our history with Portugal nowadays here in Brazil. Right wing/conservatives are trying to change the current "exploitive" image from Portugal to a nation that actually saw Brazil as their own kingdom and that made their best to turn us into a bright nation. Brazil - Portugal should be closer than we are, and with a better relationship IMO.
Cadê o nosso ouro, safado? :v
As a Brazilian-japanese myself, I can relate what you said when the perspetive of Japanese changed/evolved in Brazil.
My dad always said that he recived a lot of hate and even some persecution just from being Japanese at school and later on, even at work. But eventually, he met my mom (Brazilian) and even her family was kinda reluctant about their relationship at the begining.
And for me, while I did also got some flack as a kid just for being Japanese, eventually in high school this completely changed and I was being viewed as "smart, good at everything", more like a "superior" person (with is completely not true, I was barely average at school). It was kinda a shock seeing how people changed how they treated me so sudden.
Oh dude that's such a cool mix! You're rare and should be protected at all costs xD
We need more South American/Asian people out there!
@@alsoviperlicious brazilians-japoneses are very common on some places here in Brazil, like really common.
@@alsoviperliciousI love paternal attitudes
@@rodmrc5863 In Paraná and São Paulo especially.
story of japoneses: being bulied, proved to be better in shcool, be consider genius. In first years they mocked them for being diferent because childrens don't know better, but in collage everyone have a beter view of them because they probably got a lot a japoneses going better at school. The specialized schools with japonese method also help to get this view
Brother your selection of songs for this video is just phenomenal
playing "Asa Branca" in the outro was the chef's kiss
Im a brazzilian with lebanese descent and my neighboors are japanese descendents I really like their culture and food and they like ours, Im fortunate to have such good friends the japanese comunity here in São Paulo is huge.
We have a Libanese population even larger than Lebanon even!
@@fegjnwrs That's true, the diaspora here is huge, Brazzilians should be thankful because they can enjoy our marvelous cuisine haha
@@Ndobless brazilian cuisine is only so good because of all the influence from so many different places. What is Brazil without sfeeha?
Tu é literalmente SUCO DE BRASIL!
Vizinho japonês é uma benção.
Hi! I would like to add a few things on the close and curious relation between Brasil and Japan.
1- Brazilian music, particularly samba and Bossa Nova became really popular during the 60's, with a few songs becoming part of the 'jazz canon' and being performed and prometed in the american musical industry. Jazz had a huge influence in japan at the time, and by becoming jazz bossa nova also reached Japan. Masayoshi Takanaka, a jazz artist, demonstrate this influence in many of his albums
There is also a brazilian poem called 'rosa de hiroshima' (Hiroshima's rose) made by Vinicius de Moraes, one of the great lyricists of Bossa Nova, that describes the tragedy of hiroshima while the rose is an allusion to hope. Later this song was performed by another artists, Ney Matogrosso.
2 - The Liberdade Neighborhood you've shown in this video, is today one of the major touristics points in São Paulo, the major and wealthiest city in Brazil, being the heart of asian culture (japanese, chinese, and south korean) but with more of japanese focus. There's also the Bom Retiro neibhorghood in São Paulo, but it's more influenced by the south-korean immigration.
I think it's fair to say that Brazil has become a place with strong interest in East Asian countries, for cultural and political reasons. Culturally there's the advent of video games, anime, j-pop, K-pop, Dramas, and south korean movies. Politically there are strong immigration movements from Japan, South Korea, and China, the later being the major economic partner of Brasil and the major player of Brics. So the relation between brazil and these countries is not by curiosity, but a part of modern everyday life.
Based Takanaka enjoyer spotted. Beleze pulo slaps so hard.
Nao se esquece que o Brasil e a segunda maior colonia japonesa do mundo
Don't forget that Brazil is the second biggest japanese colony in the world
caralho eu não conhecia esse poema, a parada da rosa com a bomba no coração do netero no hunter x hunter no fim era uma referência a um poema brasileiro??? pica demais KKKKKKKKKKKKKK
caralho eu não conhecia esse poema, a parada da rosa com a bomba no coração do netero no hunter x hunter no fim era uma referência a um poema brasileiro??? pica demais KKKKKKKKKKKKKK
@@victorianoliveiravieira5775segunda não cara primeira mesmo, o lugar com mais japoneses fora do próprio país é aqui :v
E mais... não é só a cidade de São Paulo, tem no estado inteiro e no Paraná também 👍
That's by far the best video i've seen in months. Thanks a lot!
The songs playing in the background are way too damn funny for me, as a brazilian, to focus on what you're saying. Pisadinha with otaku music is the perfect soundtrack for this
I understand that the shirtlessness and lack of footwear looks strange, but Capoeira is as much as a NATIONAL dance as a fighting style that is performed without a shirt most of the time or shoes for a better grip and movement. Capoeira is also THE most popular fighting style in Brazil as it is an extra-curricular activity in many schools. Those who practice usually love it both as a dance and a martial art, and are usually energetic people that dabble in other dances. Plus Brazilian culture sees cheerlessness as a desirable trait and a national standard.
Moonie is particularly harsh at this representation, but Brazil itself see those as virtues, and as brazilian myself, I agree that is a very specific and limited representation but his cynical response to seeing what is an accurate portrait of Brazilian capoeiristas is off putting and unwarranted, most of all distracting.
Hm, I have received a few of these comments, and I think they are fair. The intention is not to act cynically towards portrayals of capoeira, it is to show that the Japanese perception of Brazil is still centered very much around an archetype. Archetypes themselves aren't bad, and I use that word to steer around the more problematic idea of "stereotype."
The prevalence of this archetype though, in this case, the Meyer archetype, is a helpful contrast against the Blanka archetype, and it also shows how portrayal of Brazilians in Japanese media has evolved past merely just a very charming capoeira fighter.
There's nothing inaccurate about the portrayals of capoeira, per se!
capoeira is not the most popular fighting style in Brazil, that would be Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. tbh, i think there is more people learning Judo and Karate than Capoeira.
@@jean178pereMaybe for this and half of the last generation only? I think that started to change to jiu-jitsu between the start to the middle of the millenniums, or maybe is just because I live on Bahia that has stronger roots to Candomblé
@@Nokaid0 Actually Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, or Gracie Jiu-jitsu, is popular in brazil for a long time. The first Gracie Jiu-Jitsu academy was established in 1925, and it became increasingly popular after that. The famous "vale tudo" was created by the Gracies to showcase their Jiu-Jitsu against other fighting styles. It truly exploded in popularity the 1990s, which was likely due to the worldwide surge in martial arts films.
In Bahia, capoeira is a big cultural thing, and I get it that it's more common there. But it's just a tiny fraction of Brazil. If you go to Rio, São Paulo, or even Brasília (where I live), you won't find many people into capoeira. You can check this by looking up martial arts gyms on Google Maps.
@@jean178pere thanks for the explanation :]
And Brazil is hella too big lmao 💀💀
I'm Brazilian, Lebanese descendent, my deceased wife was a Japanese decedent. I was so afraid to meet her family, her grandparents came from Japan one time, all of them were so cool to me. I miss her so much.
Judgment Day.
For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body.
-2 Corinthians 5:10
The Bible teaches that every person will stand before God on a day of judgment. Countless verses in Scripture address this topic.
Jesus said, “For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged,” and “I tell you this, you must give an account on judgment day for every idle word you speak”
(Matthew 7:2; 12:36)
Romans 14:10 says, “So why do you condemn another believer? Why do you look down on another believer? Remember, we will all stand before the judgment seat of God”
Judgment is coming. Not only is there a final judgment for non-Christians, but there is also a final judgment for Christians. Paul wrote to the church in Corinth, “For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body”
(2 Corinthians 5:10)
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Did we develop them, seek to multiply them, and use them for His glory? Or, was it all about us? Was life only about being happy and finding fulfillment? God will look at what motivated us and why we did what we did with what He gave us. And He will make an evaluation.
It calls to mind what Daniel said to the wicked King Belshazzar: “You have been weighed on the balances and have not measured up” (Daniel 5:27). Loosely paraphrased, he was saying, “Belshazzar, you are a lightweight.”
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Meus sentimentos 🙏💔
Meus pêsames... força pra vc.
I am sorry for your loss bro. She must have been so beautiful.
Thank you for this amazing video! I'm Brazilian-Japanese my self and it was very nice to see all this History and it's fruits in society.
I can't believe how interesting this video came to be, it might be an hour long, but surely I don't regret clicking on it, I enjoyed every bit of it!!
Other factors that must have contributed to this link between Brazilian and Japanese culture could have been sports, Zico (a great Brazilian football player) went to Japan and basically introduced and popularized the sport there, in motorsport there was Ayrton Senna who for using Honda engines and being charismatic with his fans, he became extremely popular in Japan, in addition to the martial arts that were mentioned in the video
also São Paulo FC the football team won the Club World Cup three times in japan in relatively short intervals which made some japanese people start to root for the team, with even a football themed anime featuring a jersey that looks similar to the one of São Paulo.
@@leoteles Even Captain Tsubasa going to a team that resembled São Paulo in the anime
Japan also had a captain of the national team who was born in Brazil.
"Jetstram" Samuel Rodruiges' fighting style, is described by kevin with more nuance than just "mixes in some capoeira", and it is thrown in as an afterthought to the rest of the analysis Kevin does.
(I don't remember the exact wording, but it's about how it's focused on the "killing blade", an aggressively minded style that utilizes every type of move, including grapples and throws, and throws in some capoeira as well).
In my mind, this seems to be a nuanced and non-problematic description. There isn't anything inherently wrong with representing a character having aspects of their native culture, so long as it isn't othering/alienizing.
Kojima redeemed???
So Sam goes for the "kitchen sink" approach when it comes to fighting!?
Jetstream*
Both when you fight against and when you play as Samuel "Jetstream" Rodruiges, he has a very aggressive fighting style, mostly focused on Brazilian Kenjutsu, his use of Capoiera and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu mostly relegated to counterattacks, throws, and when his sword is knocked out of his hands during his boss fight.
As an aside, his big "pre-boss fight one liner" is "let's dance".
Idk man, I just thought it was cool how Jetstream Sam literally kicked my teeth in after losing his sword.
This is do professionally done! How is your channel not bigger?!
Your quality of work is outstanding! Thanks! I had no icea about this connection or the history of Brazil, very interesting!
I felt so proud while watching this video. The way you talked was so respectful towards Brazil and Japan at the same time. Loved it.
im brazillian loved it aswell
me too meu mano@@angelosinski
The only thing that I thought a bit naive was the picture he made of Dom Pedro II, Guy wasn't committed to abolish the slavery out of simpaty, it was actually a lot of pressure from other countries that rushed him for that decision, the big land owners wheren't happy with it though, just like he mentioned
@@mergulhador_espacial Not naive, Pedro II was the greatest leader Brazil ever had. The Brazilian republic is flawed and corrupt, and it has ever been
e a gente aqui falando em inglês kkkkk@@angelosinski
As a brazilian, i've almost cried watching your video. It's an honor to see the imense love you have for our country and our cuture and i wish the whole world coud see us as you, bro. Obrigado pelo imenso carinho!
Né mano! Ele até ficou puto com a primeira república!
Esse vídeo me deixou tão feliz
depender de estrangeiros para vc se sentir bem não é um bom sinal
@@fcouperin ninguém disse q depende, só é algo agradável de se ver e q n acontece com mta frequência
Esse é aquele tipo de comentário que me faz sentir vergonha alheia de brasileiro, o cara diz que quase "chorou assistindo o vídeo dele" e por que isso acontece? O brasileiro tem um complexo de cachorro vira-lata, de inferioridade que ele acha que ver o Brasil ser mencionado por um canal estrangeiro, é como ser notado por pessoas importantes e superiores a ele. Só pensa assim quem se enxerga como um "merda"
E claro, só dá brasileiros nos comentários e escrevendo em inglês ainda por cima, todos "contentinhos" querendo aparecer e mostrar orgulho do país só porque foram lembrados.
Gente pobre de espírito é uma desgraça viu...
What a wonderful and well-researched video! Thank you so much
Something that's worth pointing out about capoeira characters is that capoeira is practiced with no shoes, so Pupa ends up being the odd one out of that list.
As a yonsei, the 4° generation of japonese descendents in Brazil, I should just thank you for the respect and the top quality research in telling the history between Brazil and Japan. ❤
4th. 4º doesn't mean anything in english.
@@GraveUypo It does in Portuguese.
@@DinnerForkTongue Yes, but he was typing in English. There's absolutely nothing wrong with correcting someone using their mother language's expressions in an incorrect way when speaking in English, it's helpful for learning.
@@DinnerForkTongue eu sei
As a Brazilian, I knew you would get it right from the moment I heard the soundtrack you choose for the video. A Japanese song in the Piseiro genre, which is huge popular here in Brazil but i would never imagine a gringo to be listening, except for someone familiar with the connection between the two countrys
Fun fact: João Gomes, a young and famous Piseiro singer featured in the Netflix campain for the One Piece adaptation. He is also a big anime fan
Thank you very much!!
Those are Siivagunner's "rips" (remixes of video-game soundtracks that are made in a manner that is supposed to fool the listener to think it's the original track) made in commemoration of Felipe Barão's birthday
If anyone is weirded out by him using the word "gringo", I'll clarify here that us brazilians don't use that word in the derogatory way that people from other countries use :) ...or at least we usually don't use it that way, but in a more positive way
Damn, I wasn't expecting AT ALL such a complete and well done video like this. I'm really impressed, thank you for your work, I hope you keep doing videos like this one, I'm still baffled.
Perdi tudo na hora do Asa Branca no final. Excelente vídeo
In Brazil it is often said that we are the country of the future, even our anthem talks about this, but sometimes as a Brazilian I cannot see that future, but today was different, thank you very much for your words.
There is a famous saying about Brasil, possibily said by a french president: "Brasil is the country of the future, and aways will be" - meaning we will never be able to overcome our chalanges and live to our potential. Very brutal, and true up until now. Lets hope for the better and try to change things
É só falar de Brasil e já aparece milhares de VIRA-LATAS...
As a japanese brazilian myself, I gotta praise how well researched and well written this video was! Thank you immensely for the appreciation and care put into this topic!
Hello Moony,
I want to express my gratitude and apprechiation for your videos. They are extremly informative, fun and well researched. I love hearing about historical and cultural context in media that I consume almost daily. It helps me to have a deeper understanding about WHY jp videogames depict certain things the way they do.
Hope you have a nice day, and I will be looking forward to your next video as always :)
Instantly subscribed. Why took so long for YT to recommend your channel? Also, a huge mix of emotions, ranging from pride, shame and even rage listening to our own brazilian history being (correctly) re-told to us. And more shame and rage from knowing the bad part of it being again repeated elsewhere in the world.
I was born in Brazil and I lived there for the first 13 years of my life. I remember Japanese culture being quite prevalent in the country - Japanese people were everywhere and there was a LOT of anime on TV, which nearly all Brazilian kids from the 80s/90s/00s were raised on.
I came of age in The Netherlands and I feel like I rarely ever see the Japanese in person ever since I left Brazil as a child, which is funny considering that Holland also has history with them. I really enjoy Japanese culture and I wish they were as present here as they are in Brazil. I just love that little cultural friendship.
Your genome, every 100 years: "A'ight this has been great, i'm out".
@@cannaroe1213what?
As a brazilian game designer currently learning the japanese language almost full time, I cannot express how accurate you are in so many levels. I've got the opportunity to reflect and expand my knowledge in japanese culture, my own culture and the history about the industry which I currently work on. I'm completely flabbergasted to learn so much in a single video.
The brazilian perspective of Japan and japanese people really shifted throughout the years, and I'm glad to see the we're starting to be seen in a different light from people that we are not afraid to admire nowadays and consume their media with pride.
I can't imagine the sheer amount of work you had, only to make a video aiming to teach other people. Thank you so so much for your content and, with all my gratitude, I'm going to leave my like and samba away~
@@HM-gn4uv Se você quer ser um desenvolvedor, você tem que escolher uma engine primeiramente. Para usar em uma empresa, escolha entre Unity e Unreal, se for para si mesmo, escolha qualquer uma (de preferência Godot). Faz de 1 a 3 cursos gratuito no CZcams sobre essa engine, entende como funciona a linguagem de programação dela, e aí foca em participar de game jams de curta duração (2 a 4 dias). A partir disso se você quiser seguir no caminho de game design, leia livros sobre game design e análise os jogos que você joga, se quiser seguir o caminho de programação, se especialize na linguagem que você está usando na engine e foque complementar essa conhecimento com tópicos extra, como debugging, matemática, como ter um código bem limpo e altoexplicativo, e por aí vai.
Aprender a fazer jogos não é difícil, só precisa de um pouquinho de esforço! Você consegue!
Just don't scare the poor book salesmen in Japan like in the manga/anime Skull-Face bookseller honda-san
What a fascinating history! Thanks for making another great video.
Parabéns pelo vídeo e pelo estudo da nossa história.
Congrats for the video and for studying our history.
As a brazillian and lawyer, I quite loved this video. And really, it's quite astonishing how japanese games and media have featured Brazillians so heavily. One of my secret joys was when I learned about a anseer from Eiichiro Oda regarding characters nationalities, and that Luffy, the main character, would be Brazillian if he existed in real life.
Thank you for making this lovely video!
Japanese-brazilian here, your video was spot on! Related to the topic, I'm an angler, and one of the famous fishing tournaments (World Amazon Fishing Game) is funded by many japanese companies and about half of the participants this year were japanese, with many other Nikkei on the brazilian teams as well. In my region, the japanese are also praised for a somewhat recent colaboration between the two governments, to develop agricultural techniques on poor soil of the Cerrado biome, the savannah in the center of the country. This relationship goes deep!
Que estado?
Another brilliantly well-researched video. Love it.