why is every anime character 5'10?

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whats japans obsession with this height? why not make them 6ft
 
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whats japans obsession with this height? why not make them 6ft
Chad questions bhai :feelsez:
 
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whats japans obsession with this height? why not make them 6ft
naruto, ichigo i could go on
 
Aren't they like 5'7? So 6'0 would be very tall there. 5'10 would be the equivalent of 6'0 in a western country
 
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Aren't they like 5'7? So 6'0 would be very tall there. 5'10 would be the equivalent of 6'0 in a western country
That's what i thought but then again they also hold 6ft to a high standard there. its the equivalent of making somebody 6ft instead of 6'2 most women prefer the latter
 
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Most shonen mcs i've seen are 5'6-5'9, they get taller when you get into seinen anime like berserk

But ones like Luffy, Goku, Saitama are never super tall
 
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Most shonen mcs i've seen are 5'6-5'9, they get taller when you get into seinen anime like berserk

But ones like Luffy, Goku, Saitama are never super tall
luffy is 5'9 but yeah the rest are like 5'7
 
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5’10 is pretty tall in Japan
 
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Also, if you want to see tall characters, romance series written by women always have tall mcs

Men draw self inserts typically, Women draw the man they would want
 
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whats japans obsession with this height? why not make them 6ft
who cares they have 12 inch dicks
 
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Onizuka is 5’9”

Anyway it’s because 5’10” is the equivalent of 6’0” here. Tall/above average but without height being a defining trait of the character.
 
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zoomer average height in Japan is like 180 cms so its kinda accurate
 
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i see most anime characters being manlets because of shonen target audience and japs being manlets themselves on average
 
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narutos like 6ft in boruto though
 
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Because pretty-boy twink frames can look off when tall in certain art styles. Also, the main character might need to be relatable to the audience to some extent, like in the case of Onizuka, and height is a character design trait that could disrupt that.
 
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Most shonen mcs i've seen are 5'6-5'9, they get taller when you get into seinen anime like berserk

But ones like Luffy, Goku, Saitama are never super tall
luffy is 5'9 but yeah the rest are like 5'7

Goku, luffy and saitama are 176cm which is tall in japan, although goku and saitama look 6’0+ tall, they look tall because 176(5’9) is tall in japan and equivalent of 6’0
 
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