from experience, japanese ppl idolize western culture a lot. the same if not more than ppl in the west. in the second grade when i was going to school in japan, i was reading a small book about willy wonka or smthing and just for doing that i gathered a crowd of japanese kids who were so amazed that the text was so small it was in english.
Really, I think the only time this train of thought is bad is when people treat Japan as exotic, special, perfect, basically act like it's something that it's not and put it on a weird pedestal or glorify it despite the flaws and brush them to the side, or warp it to a fetishized stereotyping of the original culture. This video is great, while of course it points out how weird people can be about Japan, I also love seeing the genuine and respectful amount of love aztro has for Japanese culture! Also, I just love her stuff.
Yeah i feel the same like obviously I wanna go there because saw it in funny Japanese show and I wanna buy stuff. But I also do wanna see the beautiful scenery irl and culture. I wanna go to a temple irl and all idk if I am being cringey or not
That’s the point of the place, Japan meme. People treat it as if it’s on another planet and that nothing bad goes on there, and nothing bad can be said about it. Meanwhile, place, China, people get upset and say a lot of bad things. Last year exactly this happened, with a video at an airport.people thought it was japan originally and were praising it at first, but as soon as the word spread that it was actually in China, people began to react negatively instead
Almost all discussion online about Japan is either “Japan is full of pedo’s and they need to be corrected” Or “Japan is very good because it isn’t woke” And nothing else, and I’m so tired of it
Every time your avatar switches between the skeleton and the cartoon you, I imagine that you’re repeatedly dying and going to space and then being reincarnated between videos
the big ass crab in osaka is peak and would be awesome everywhere. the proof is how many "let's make a big thing for the hell of it" shit there is in bumfuck nowhere, Australia that's also awesome.
I love the fact that the fight against pain is absolutely one of the best fights in Naruto and the way Pain stretches is a super original way to convey movement and way more dynamic than most anime and people still say it's goofy...
I also went to Japan basically just like you same time frame everything. The amount of times I said "place, Japan" to stay in denial of my weebiness was austounding
Honestly, they clearly have a thing over there for aesthetics. They're well known worldwide for having the most powerful ad agencies with some of the most memorable ads of all time, every single street is clean even in the rural outskirts, you go into a konbini and everything is cutely shaped and decorated **including the food itself** , if you don't comply by gender standards wearing tidy clothes and using the expected manners you're eternally ostracized and rejected away from society, like it makes sense. based peepy owner based peepy owner
I have been to Japan twice, once over the new year and it is by far my favorite foreign country in the world. The vomit on the sidewalk of osaka really ads to the drunk business guy ascetic.
The music you used in this vid was great! I hope that someday I can go to Japan to get a few Sega Saturn games. Btw that Neo Geo pocket has a decent classic Sonic game you can get for it that has some nice music & collectible puzzle pieces that you can get
7:20 thats actually a plairail model, you can unscrew the bottom and put a battery in it and it does actually run, im (pretty?) sure they are quite big over in japan (thanks thomas and friends brainrot) they got a whole track system kinda like model trains do.
The way you showed the youtuber merch with a "Japanese" aesthetic,,, amd i litterly own two of those peices you showed 😭😭😭 (the dan and phil merch was on sale, and i got the misfits hoodie second hand for like $5)
Ok but place japan syndrome should actually be a thing people study. Like i think all the time, this place looks like it could be in hawaii, but because i know its not it has a completely different feel to it
Literally the only thing i've ever bought while in Japan was a Big Mac. Technically I was just laid over at the airport but i've been laid over in Narita a lot over the years, only ever ate there once. Maybe, maybe it's fucked up but the best takoyaki i've ever had in my life was at a tako stand in Singapore at a mall in Yishun I used to go to every day for lunch. The lady that ran it used to give me free extra tako balls all the time.
2:22 I don't really agree with it. The use of OOH ads in different countries are really cool and I love seeing how they do it, even if the ads are in the US, Japan, Vietnam or somewhere else. Some of them are really creative! 3:47 IMO, I like the ad because of the aesthetic, the vibe and the music. The anime is cool, and there is a wholesome vibe of a happy family. Some ad campaign in Vietnam did the same thing or some even more emotional things and I like the vibe of it. But I can see your point tho.
all jokes aside, i like how soft power works and influences us, it's so subtle and all of a sudden you're a weeb. japanophilia has actually been a thing since centuries ago, and japonisme was pretty popular at that time too. when you go a bit further into history, specially art history, we see that orientalism has always been a thing as well. i wonder why japan, though. maybe it's because they understood soft power was the only option to clean their image after the terror they brought to neighbouring nations, but that doesnt explain pre-ww japanophilia so i dont really get it after all
Japan remained independent while the rest of the world was colonized so it might explain why Westerners looked up to it compared to other "exotic" places that were under Western rule, so by definition "inferior" to us. Colonialism needs to denigrate the local indigenous cultures in order to justify itself. "Why aren't they independent? Why do we exploit and massacre them?" - "Because they are savage, uncultured and backwards". "Why is Japan not under our rule?" - "Because they are superior like us, we can't lose to someone inferior". This reminds me of how modern racism developed as a way to justify slavery of black people.
@@_blank-_ ohh i didn't think of that, very interesting!! it reminds me that some racist people in brazil think indigenous people are superior than black people because they were ”harder” to enslave in colonial times...💀
the sienfeld voice was too accurate
fr, caught me off guard with how good it was
The jerry voice, you can hear it’s not him but it’s distinct Lmaoo
it really felt like jerry
aztrosist being in denial for 8 minutes and 40 seconds about being a weeb, love it
You think theres japanese people that look at seinfeld like westeners see cowboy bebop
the creator of jjba (araki) loves old american rock bands, so maybe idk
Yes, and in fact they are no joke called “westaboos”
from experience, japanese ppl idolize western culture a lot. the same if not more than ppl in the west.
in the second grade when i was going to school in japan, i was reading a small book about willy wonka or smthing and just for doing that i gathered a crowd of japanese kids who were so amazed that the text was so small it was in english.
@@Nixxorihe also loves Italy, a lot
they get obsessed with the west too, hence the paris syndrome happens when it doesn't match their fantasy
Really, I think the only time this train of thought is bad is when people treat Japan as exotic, special, perfect, basically act like it's something that it's not and put it on a weird pedestal or glorify it despite the flaws and brush them to the side, or warp it to a fetishized stereotyping of the original culture. This video is great, while of course it points out how weird people can be about Japan, I also love seeing the genuine and respectful amount of love aztro has for Japanese culture! Also, I just love her stuff.
Yeah i feel the same like obviously I wanna go there because saw it in funny Japanese show and I wanna buy stuff. But I also do wanna see the beautiful scenery irl and culture. I wanna go to a temple irl and all idk if I am being cringey or not
It is basically a second wave of japanophillia
That’s the point of the place, Japan meme. People treat it as if it’s on another planet and that nothing bad goes on there, and nothing bad can be said about it. Meanwhile, place, China, people get upset and say a lot of bad things. Last year exactly this happened, with a video at an airport.people thought it was japan originally and were praising it at first, but as soon as the word spread that it was actually in China, people began to react negatively instead
@@ca678.4 wtf Sinophobia literally isn’t real, how much does Winnie pay you?
Almost all discussion online about Japan is either
“Japan is full of pedo’s and they need to be corrected”
Or
“Japan is very good because it isn’t woke”
And nothing else, and I’m so tired of it
The 5 stages of grief, Japan.
:O
Whole video was just for Aztrosist to show her new trinkets at the end
6:09 the funny thing about those fishcakes is that they're called Naurotomaki 💀
Chanel:
Chanel Aztroist:
Every time your avatar switches between the skeleton and the cartoon you, I imagine that you’re repeatedly dying and going to space and then being reincarnated between videos
6:56 NO That is NOT SOLID SNAKE!
STOP IMPERSONATING HIM!
The metal gear resurgence is HERE baby
Yeah but japan is still admittedly pretty cool if you ask me
But i didn’t
Hey is Japan still admittedly pretty cool
I'm cooler
Mexico is pretty cool because of the Breaking Bad reference
@@archithroughthat's like saying Colombia was pretty cool because Pablo Escobar lived there. Wtf xD
Edited for correction. See below.
Okay but we should elect Miku as president of the world. She'd be a horrible president but it'd be fine
omg! I love place, Japan! It’s my favourite place, in Japan!
the big ass crab in osaka is peak and would be awesome everywhere.
the proof is how many "let's make a big thing for the hell of it" shit there is in bumfuck nowhere, Australia that's also awesome.
I LOVE THE BIG POTATO IN ROBERTSON, NSW SO MUCH
BIG ASS TURD AS THE ONLY FUCKING TOURIST ATTRACTION
BIG TROUT W
Osaka like azumanga daioh?!
I love Japan, I can't stop eating it!
にほんはおいしいです！d(⌒ー⌒)!
うわあーΣ（・□・；）
I love the fact that the fight against pain is absolutely one of the best fights in Naruto and the way Pain stretches is a super original way to convey movement and way more dynamic than most anime and people still say it's goofy...
Don't worry I actually love the pain fight it's one of my favs ngl
Regardless it's still goofy and experimental
@@ruller8901 true
@Aztrosist you have been spared by the naruto Council
3:00 absolutely cackling at the american psycho bit. one of my favorite scenes
This feels just like an old school aztro video nice one editor
Isn’t this just the inverse phenomenon of “bad thing, Africa”?
Nice Seinfeld joke, it actually made me laugh, and I agree that the flygon plushie was necessary there's no denying it
Aztro upload = yipee
mcdonald’s pfp but anime
7:16 Look, there is no need to feel ashamed of yourself; the Evangelion train, in the Rei Ayanami colors, is indeed a good investment.
this is edited like an apandah video, satsfied my brain rot response. 10/10
6:56 NO, that is NOT Solid Snake!!! (That is Naked Snake / Big Boss)
7:58 NOT, that is NOT Jack Frost!!! (That is Black Frost)
I also went to Japan basically just like you same time frame everything. The amount of times I said "place, Japan" to stay in denial of my weebiness was austounding
Honestly, they clearly have a thing over there for aesthetics. They're well known worldwide for having the most powerful ad agencies with some of the most memorable ads of all time, every single street is clean even in the rural outskirts, you go into a konbini and everything is cutely shaped and decorated **including the food itself** , if you don't comply by gender standards wearing tidy clothes and using the expected manners you're eternally ostracized and rejected away from society, like it makes sense.
based peepy owner based peepy owner
was not expecting the Seinfeld impression to be incredible
This just made me look around my room and realize I also like place, Japan. Loved the editing in this as well!
That’s pretty kawai
i don't like how accurate aztro's seinfeld is
6:57 Grrrr..... That is NOT Solid Snake!
these impressions are way too good :0
I have been to Japan twice, once over the new year and it is by far my favorite foreign country in the world. The vomit on the sidewalk of osaka really ads to the drunk business guy ascetic.
The editing in this is so great
Is this what u r doing w sleep deprived pateron money. amazing
podcast about planes pays for plane tickets, makes sense to me
The omori music 🤌
Never knew Aztro was the voice behind Patrick Bateman, but it totally fits!
zoomer girl spends 2 trillion on japanese funko pops
I love your editing
The music you used in this vid was great! I hope that someday I can go to Japan to get a few Sega Saturn games. Btw that Neo Geo pocket has a decent classic Sonic game you can get for it that has some nice music & collectible puzzle pieces that you can get
i proudly watched this Aztrosist video ad free
7:20 thats actually a plairail model, you can unscrew the bottom and put a battery in it and it does actually run, im (pretty?) sure they are quite big over in japan (thanks thomas and friends brainrot) they got a whole track system kinda like model trains do.
Place: 😐
Place, Somalia: 💀💀💀
I just adore how walk-able it is there.
great vid loved the editing
Maybe we all need some place, japan in our lives.
congrats on 900 mil!
this is like if aztrosist was japanese
literally the same thing happened to me last year when I visited Japan, it really snaps you back into reality, which is nice
This has been the realest Astro has ever been
This was a genuinely entertaining(wow it talked bout Japan so cool hehehe)
The Seinfeld and Naruto bit gave me laughing cramps owie... :)) good video
the seinfeld voice was crazy
The editing of this video hits the sweetspot in my ADHD brain, keep up the good work !
this is truly an aztrosist video
Finally a video that pokes fun at people without going too far
The way you showed the youtuber merch with a "Japanese" aesthetic,,, amd i litterly own two of those peices you showed 😭😭😭 (the dan and phil merch was on sale, and i got the misfits hoodie second hand for like $5)
Ok but place japan syndrome should actually be a thing people study. Like i think all the time, this place looks like it could be in hawaii, but because i know its not it has a completely different feel to it
Literally the only thing i've ever bought while in Japan was a Big Mac. Technically I was just laid over at the airport but i've been laid over in Narita a lot over the years, only ever ate there once. Maybe, maybe it's fucked up but the best takoyaki i've ever had in my life was at a tako stand in Singapore at a mall in Yishun I used to go to every day for lunch. The lady that ran it used to give me free extra tako balls all the time.
The one about the McDonald’s ad is because it’s promoting family and you never see that in ads in the west
7:45 LEGO GALAXY EXPLORER!!! SO BASED!
That was an impressive barry impression
6:57 DAAAAAMNNNNN look at that HALOSUKA!!!
I have car, Japan syndrome
The turbotax anime skin…I think you’re onto something. Can I get the same treatment for my medical textbooks please?
music in this video is sso good
This reminds me of Diamondbolts transformers addiction
aztro might be insane
aight so I'm boutta go get me some supper, I am hunger. what a great show and uh
Miku should be president of the world 🌎
I love the little flower on her spacesuit
Hey did I just hear cybergrind in the middle of this
loving edging to your videos, keep working there ❤️
You fuking got me with the monitors bit
Why is no one talking about the macdonalds burger WITHOUT MEAT??? immediately ruined my day
most epicest video ever
watched this whole video cause it was about japan
aztrosist never failed to make my day worse!
Your voice impressions are 10/10
i have a crippling addiction to looking at empty fields in japan
5:25 “I am Astro, this is a very bad video, right?” Something like that 👍
thanks aztro you make good videos i guess
this was a hard watch i wont lie
2:22 I don't really agree with it.
The use of OOH ads in different countries are really cool and I love seeing how they do it, even if the ads are in the US, Japan, Vietnam or somewhere else. Some of them are really creative!
3:47 IMO, I like the ad because of the aesthetic, the vibe and the music. The anime is cool, and there is a wholesome vibe of a happy family. Some ad campaign in Vietnam did the same thing or some even more emotional things and I like the vibe of it.
But I can see your point tho.
Fentanyl overdose😒
Fentanyl overdose, japan🥵
in denial yapping is hilarious,
5:04 JUST ONE MORE LANE 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
4:28 this one’s kinda true though American cars should be classified as war crimes
My first exposure to Japan was in Gran Turismo so I just imagine it's alot of the cars I grew up Idolizing. Same thing pretty much but just with cars.
all jokes aside, i like how soft power works and influences us, it's so subtle and all of a sudden you're a weeb. japanophilia has actually been a thing since centuries ago, and japonisme was pretty popular at that time too. when you go a bit further into history, specially art history, we see that orientalism has always been a thing as well.
i wonder why japan, though. maybe it's because they understood soft power was the only option to clean their image after the terror they brought to neighbouring nations, but that doesnt explain pre-ww japanophilia so i dont really get it after all
Japan remained independent while the rest of the world was colonized so it might explain why Westerners looked up to it compared to other "exotic" places that were under Western rule, so by definition "inferior" to us. Colonialism needs to denigrate the local indigenous cultures in order to justify itself. "Why aren't they independent? Why do we exploit and massacre them?" - "Because they are savage, uncultured and backwards". "Why is Japan not under our rule?" - "Because they are superior like us, we can't lose to someone inferior". This reminds me of how modern racism developed as a way to justify slavery of black people.
@@_blank-_ ohh i didn't think of that, very interesting!! it reminds me that some racist people in brazil think indigenous people are superior than black people because they were ”harder” to enslave in colonial times...💀
Comment, Japan.
the sienfeld bit about gooning is too spot on wtf
6:58 No! That is NOT Solid Snake!
love the mother 2 music
this is so freaking SUGOI!!1!111!!1
Nice Lego Galaxy Explorer
Your videos are like apandah’s but actually consistent
bro went through all five stages of grief.
jerry impression was nuts
japan is solely better because they have more Pikmin merch than in the US
This was epic video, ya