dogfrog and the underbelly

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New Article: Japan vs. the West. No Contest

It’s a fact that the West ignores Japan on any meaningful cultural or intellectual level. Instead we prefer to wallow with Tarrant in their wacky game shows (that are virtually unheard of over there) and their seemingly fetishistic behaviours. We also steal all Japan’s best ideas for ourselves. One thing the West cannot steal or replicate authentically are Japanese video games. Colour, innovation, surrealism, imagination, dodgy plots and power ups. Video gaming is the one area of Japanese culture that has done its best to seep into the bland underbelly of Western culture and Japan's most important contribution to video gaming is their ability to subvert the linear Western narrative. Read More