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Originally Posted by BumbleBeeDave
. . . how the manga style developed when it came from Japan and the typical anime/manga character most obviously does not look Japanese. The women all have the same kind of distortion a Barbie doll has, though in slightly different ways. Huge eyes in proportion to the rest of the body instead of huge, well, you know . . .
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I think it has to do A LOT to do with how Japanese culture has changed over the years...specifically after they started trading with other countries:
I'd highly recommend reading into what I'm going to say...it's very interesting and I'm probably going to get some things wrong.
Japan used to have a much more "erotic" culture...sex in art, women not wearing panties and "liberating" clothing.
When Japan started trading with other countries there was A LOT of culture clash which lead to Japanese society changing their view on "eroticism" and now Japan has heavily censored porn, obsessions with panties...etc
...basically, I think the Japan we know today is very quirky and strange because of their past culture and the transition to where they are today.
Oh yeah, eye makeup...this is just an assumption/theory but I think that a lot of women in Japan focus heavily on making their eyes look bigger just like women in other countries focus on their figure...it's like eye cleavage.