Japanese React to Trash Taste Complain about Japan 

I like how everyone agrees that life action adaptations of anime are bad

I lived in Japan for a couple of years and not being able to have a debit card was very frustrating. The thing about the credit cards is that you can usually use them to buy huge products but for small stuff a lot of stores don't accept credit mostly cash.

boi Yuta you've found the gold mine of content, please make more of this.

Now make one where they appreciate Japanese culture. It would be interesting to see them react to the good parts about their country that they may often take for granted.

1:20 - Wait... what? The argument is that a mass produced stamp that you can buy at a dollar store is more difficult to fake than a personalized, hand-written signature? That makes no sense.

Even in the US, it's not much different with students being uninterested in raising their hand and asking questions. I've seen it a lot in colleges, where everyone in the entire class is always completely silent when teachers ask if there are any questions. There's usually only like one or two students that always ask questions and no one else does.

I find it hilarious that even Japanese people think (their) live-action adaptions of anime are... creepy.

Yuta you should really be guest for Trash taste man. You can really share this with the boyz!

Everybody complains a little about how things are where they live. It’s human nature. The Trash Taste boys also praise Japan a ton. Glad some residents even agree with some stuff though lol.

It’s mind blowing to me that Japan “a technological powerhouse of the world” has yet to figure out debit cards. like, not to mention Japan is very much about efficiency and convenience... that’s literally exactly why the debit card was invented.

Hahahah, hanko culture is getting be a LEGACY. And I never understand why Japanese people even invented "DEGITAL HANKO". It is just a png file which can stamp every documents for degitally. Should we make a video about Japanese mysterious social systems, maybe?

I love how these people reacted to their country being criticised. They were so calm. I know many people who would be rather upset if you dare to say sonething bad out their home country. In university, we were even briefed how to speak to foreign students because there were multiple incidents with Chinese exchange students who started fights because they wanted to defend their country.

initially, i was nervous seeing the title and thumbnail (knowing what the trash taste boys tend to say in their vids lmao), but i like the clips you chose and the way everyone who was interviewed answered!

3:28 I think this is actually a very good point. Regardless of how tough school is or isn't in the US, I can see that more kids in elementary school are more able to talk to adults than older kids. Even when I was in elementary school, I was much less shy than once I hit puberty.

I have a theory about why acting in Japanese media is so bad: theatre. Theatre requires over-exaggerated acting because otherwise a large audience can't see what you're doing. Early British TV had the same problem. Watch an old episode of Doctor Who: the actors seem to be emoting for people fifty feet away through a darkened theatre rather than a camera five feet in front of them. Early American TV didn't have the same problem because it was mostly borrowing actors from the film industry, but Britain didn't have a big film industry before TV became popular. Add to that the fact that a lot of traditional Japanese theatre involved highly formalised and over-exaggerated gestures. Modern Japanese acting might not be as stiff as kabuki, but it comes from that tradition. Like so much of Japanese society, it hasn't changed with the times as much as it should.

The problem with live action based on anime is that the expressions are based so much on anime voice acting, which turn them to be over the top and many time, indeed, bad. However, if you'll watch other dramas, such as Peroid Taiga drama you'll find great acting.

8:59 this dude spitting facts 👏

As a westerner who hates anime getting turned into live action, its nice to hear a Japanese anime fan say the same thing.

meanwhile we in poland have oral final exams, we also have something called "oral answer", the teacher asks you to come to his desk and ask you questions in front of the whole class on a daily basis, you are forced to talk even tho you might not like it

I really liked the responses of the elder couple. You can see, they already had a lot of thoughts about everything and answered the questions in a critical way.

I agree that most Japanese shows have over top acting from one or more characters that takes you away from the context of the plot. Some show are just straight up weird. But I have found a few live action anime/manga that were well performed: Nana, Initial D, High & Low, and Death Note (not the Netflix one). And I prefer Japan live action of Absolute Boyfriend over Korean version.

"Anime is a part of Japanase culture, and they should stay as an anime" Truest word has been said

I love Japan and the Japanese people having lived there for 2 years, but the lady's comment of "well... I'm not inconvenienced by it" is giving me flashbacks of the general Japanese reaction to any criticism or problem identifying. If someone ever told me during a meeting re: a policy change for example, "well... there's no reason or need for what we do, but it's not terrible, and I'm not terribly inconvenienced by it, so uh... let's keep on doing it," would be met with derision. I mean... c'mon.

When I examine Japanese acting in TV and most films I see an acting style that's closer to live action theater where the audience is far away where they may not be able to hear or see subtle gestures, facial expressions, and statements. When I think about the way that most Japanese TV is produced with subtitles and LOTS or text and graphics it makes more sense. Maybe the producers want the acting to be that way to cater to the same audiences that benefit from the graphics and text--people that have the show on as background as they multi-task or show a TV in a lobby or cafe.

I love this married dude's approach. He just keeps the discussion as meritoric and constructive as it can get.

Love this format of video! It’s so cool seeing everyone’s opinion. Well done, Mr.Yuta 👏🏽

i love every video you upload yuta. thank you for making these for us 🙏

I think someone, a Chinese(???) Movie Reviewer on youtube pointed out that in his mind, the "animezation of acting" in Japan is more of a modern problem, where popularity of anime bleeds a little too strong into things, possibly through very large Live Action culture in anime adaptions. It could been interesting to hear older people say have they noticed a change or point out if older works, lesser seen in west are different, and also just cultural difference in levels of disbelief needed to enjoy fictional drama. Theatre is in it's name, it is setting that is very hard to take seriously for many aspects not just acting but it has it's fans and people who understand it.

I enjoyed this video. Wished it was longer! Nice job

Very informative video Yuta! Thanks a lot😄

you need to do more of these!! trash taste have pretty interesting takes on japan and I would love to see your interviews on them!!

That was super interesting, I wouldnt mind to see more japanese react to foreigners complain, and see what they think about it.

I really liked the selection of people in this one. Every one brought up good points

I have been living in Japan for the past 4 years and boy is it a tedious country. Everything has so much red tape and the easiest thing becomes something huge. Something as simple as having a debit card, getting info about and collecting your pension because you’re leaving the country will have you jumping through hoops. Beautiful country but they’re stuck in a paradox with outdated technology and thinking.

Amazing content Yuta. Keep up the good work.

Would be really happy to see a second episode of the video 👍🏻

I think a lot of the counter arguments given just shows how.. for a lack of better phrasing - diverse japanese people are. A lot of them don't go out of the country and therefore don't see how some of their systems/culture is very outdated. The girl talking about hanko stamps said that she's never had problems with it but also says she can see how it might be better if they got rid of it entirely. The thing is, it is very outdated and some people that see it as "oh it's never a problem with me" have never seen how other countries function without it and how it's easier. Same with the debt/cash/credit card system. I love Japan, I love the culture, but like every country in the world, the people could use with some.. exposure to other cultures. Like when Japan influenced the world with technology, it's time they get influenced by the world with other aspects while retaining their own uniqueness. Thanks for coming to my ted talk.

I simply admire those interviewed, who are able to take in the information and then give a balanced opinion that takes account of their own limited experience/information while providing some intelligent consideration also. Thank you. It is really impressive when Japanese people consistently respond this way. I think modern societies have ALL failed their younger people in my opinion. On the one hand: Create an environment to DEVELOP the young people optimally. On the other hand after the puberty phase (change from primary-> secondary or middle-high after lower/elementary) Young people must EXPERIENCE RIGHTS OF PASSAGE to prepare them to change MINDSET from child to adult successfully. What is noticeable in Western World, is failure on both of these: 1. To develop the young successfully/optimally (over-emphasis on academia learning) 2. To create conditions of successful rights of passage (extended childhood / juvenile stage well into advanced 20's) Concerning these variables, Japan (as usual has a different approach - not altogether successful either but it is different). One final thought: I respect the fact the students respect the teachers and behave well. It's a fundamental basis to learning to start with Correct Conduct. Even this prelimnary basis is FAILED in Western Nations (US/UK eg). It's very tragic.

Nice shirt! I also liked the variation on your signature "check this out", this one feels more sincere.

Love how this video immediately gets into it without like, 2 minutes of intro. Straightforward.

On that debit card part, I wonder how many Japanese people would have their brains blown out once they knew the concept of PIX No cash, no fees, no third-party mediation whatsoever, just one direct transaction of one's account with another.

As an American high schooler, it's pretty interesting to see the similarities and differences between Japanese and Western schooling, and how they affect the kids in them. I definitely agree with that lady about us becoming shy around people in middle/high school, though. I guess that's just universal lol

We need more contents like this Yuta san

Loved this vid yuta, keep up the trash taste content. I’ll watch it all 👍👍

Topic timestamps, since I haven't seen any yet: 0:03 - Hanko (Stamps) 1:55 - Education 4:39 - Debit Cards 7:20 - Acting

I think it would also be nice if you did this with elderlies too. Their opinions might differ and would be interesting to see how their views match up with the youths'

Yuta your the best no explanation needed 💯

Dude I love your videos they are very interesting and educational 💯 ❤️ keep up the good work Yuta

5:28, I just love the old couple. The casual responses and the questioning

They need to watch Kurosawa films with Toshiro Mifune if they want to see an example of fantastic Japanese acting.

please make more of this Yuta

The thing about education is same in every Asian country. As an Indian, until middle school I never had to study more than a week before exam. But then came high school and University entrance exam where no matter how much you study it's not fucking enough. Day in and day out that's expected from a model student.

The acting one, I agree. Sometimes when I watch jdramas, It really is cringe and acting is terrible but the plot is amazing. plot goes to japan and acting goes to korea.

Non-anime related “serious” live action films tend to have a more realistic quality of acting than tv dramas/live action anime remakes, I’ve found. There are some incredible films out there like Okuribito, My Little Sister, Shoplifters and Drive My Car. Maybe a minority, but still enough to make me hesitate to tar all Japanese acting with the same brush. Ultimately, it’s a question of what appeals to you personally.

1:50 To see if that really solves anything, we have to test it by applying the solution: "Anyone can buy a finger from the dollar store." Yeah no, definitely not the case. Solution works.

Wow its been a while since I've watched your channel Yuta, but this content was very interesting! Might have to start watching your content again!

Yuta on trash taste when?

I really wonder what happened to Japanese drama. I remember watching quite a few when I was still at the uni around some 15 years ago. There was quite a few good ones around back then, some even based on Manga. I remember liking Gokusen, Kurosagi, Kimi wa Petto, Stand Up! (great one), Nobuta wo Produce (amazing one), Buzzer Beat, Hana Yori Dango (super cheesy and over the top but entertaining), Code Blue... shows with good production value for the time and absolutely decent acting.

Wow. Your english has improved drastically since the last video I saw (maybe last year?). Great work!

Thanks for your videos and for giving foreigners like me a bit of Japanese culture and point of views.

4:15 This guy has some sweet naïve perceptions about the rest of the world. lol

to be fair, the description of Japanese teenagers seems pretty universal

PLEASE MAKE MORE OF THIS

Long awaited video

I can't wait for trash talk react on this video

Glad to hear that Japanese people agrees too that Live Action adaptations of manga franchises suck.

Wow very informative thanks for the video!

Good video, make more of this Japanese reaction/perspective on trash taste comments about Japan

I think there are many Japanese movies whose actors act so well, like more subdued, subtle and natural like Koreeda's movies, Her Love Boils Bathwater, etc. You have to look for the good ones.

5:32 the genuine look on his face on why he is paying to get his own money 😂

We needed to see this

Really appreciate it, I hear the Bois say this stuff all the time but it's nice seeing a Japanese perspective on this.

Didn't know that the Japanese had separate cards for cash withdrawals and debit purchases, in my country this is common place since the late 90's. Anytime you create a new bank account you automatically get an atm & debit combo card. Also the only time that we get charged for withdrawing money is when you withdraw from ATMs that aren't your bank, even then it's a very small static amount regardless of how little or how much you withdraw.

Yuta i hope you appear in Trash Taste, you'd be an interesting guest or the other way around you get to interview one of the trash taste boys

Daaamn Yuta, looking good, man! Happy New Year!

Yuta san, thank you for this video! You look great!😻

Next up: Trash Taste reacts to Chris England reacting to George Japan reacting to this video.

1:17 in german we say: BÜROKRATIE

Love the new hairstyle Yuuta

We need more!

In some dramas the acting is actually good especially the older ones. I think directors in Japan should learn subtlety in acting than make the actors over react.

That’s why Japan needs to stop voting for dinosaurs and vote for some younger people who are more technologically savvy.

this is such a great video

Wow this was a fantastic video!

For me as indonesian, I appreciate japan education. In history lessons, they let us to study more like study our language, using local language, and many more.

Now Trash Taste needs to react to this

Yuta! i haven't seen your channel for a little while. This new hairstyle is really good on you!

This was a very informative video, I really enjoyed it. Love to see more of this, maybe from opinions that aren't from Trash taste lol

9:45 haha I like this guy

I disagree with the second question, I firmly believe is a worldwide trend that teens tend to be way more silent during class

That acting comment is crazy. There are a lot of great Japanese actors and movies out there.

great video!!!

I think the problem he describes has to do with the acting and more to do with the director, what type of show is it, also what audience like in a certain actor since idols are a bigger thing in Japan.

Me learning Japanese, the guy in the garden or back yard is talking so fast. I'm rather overwhelmed. He speaks so fast and intimidating. But it's a very nice learning experience.

It's really nice to hear the opinions of Japanese people about what Connor, Joey, and Garnt thinks about Japan. Thank you for making this!

Gotta love these videos,,

0:45 Damn, that's like when captain Yamato used his fear face to intimidate Naruto and his team....

the trash taste boys also compliment the culture too, it'd be cool if you made that version of this kind of video too

This is frankly refreshing content, seeing multiple opinions is very good brain food.

i absolutely loved that older dude. He was so frank about things