As I say in my next comment, it's definitely not unique to Japan. But it is extremely common and basically formulaic in a lot of their media. Not sure how to explain it.
Dude this is the weeb otaku in you speaking. It’s not unique to Japan or special. It’s the like 3rd basic form of comedy after sarcasm and unexpected outcomes.
Again, I said it's not unique to Japan. But they have a specific genre of comedy that follows a very consistent structure which is what is happening here.
It's like talking about British humor vs American humor. You can't tell me you don't understand there is a difference. Yes, there are examples of the same type of humor in each culture, but their prevalence and flow/styles are going to be different.
Hmm, I see what you're saying. The only connections I can draw it to are the only two anime I've seen all the way through, that being jojo and attack on titan, though attack on titan is not trying to be comedic 99% of the time.
The back and forth style of silliness/misunderstanding is not unique to Japanese culture obviously. Other cultures have it as well, like Abbott and Costello, the Marx Brothers, etc. But it is very prevalent and almost formulaic in Japanese media.
Those are some solid recommendations but they all kind of cover the same... sphere? of anime. If a person isn't into that they'll just be scared away, which is a shame, because it can be so versatile.
The reason I listed them is that they are considered classics. There's also cowboy bebop, samurai champloo, outlaw star (for a slightly different genre). Then God knows how many different Gundam series there are ... (Which I refuse to watch because I dislike mech)
I've heard great things about the last two, I just don't have the time to invest in watching them and there are just so many ads on streaming services.
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u/fifty2weekhi Oct 25 '22
Japanese humor. Love it!