Poll of the Day > Why do the Japanese and the French like each other so much?

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I notice there is very high amount of French and Japanese collaboration and appreciation, and it's something that has happen for centuries. IE

*Ubisoft always supporting nintendo as much as posible, easter eggs for metal gear and assasine's creed etc.

*tons of animation colaborations such as the red turtle movie, Ulyses 31, thera, oban star racers Spartacus etc.

*Nisan and Renault alliance, Japan and France making an Aliance to invest in Africa

*During the 1800's both countries artists loved each other's art whit Japonism in france and french impressionism in Japan.

*France is the second largest market for anime and manga after Japan. in 2014 it was even bigger than far more populated countries like America and China

*HUGE amounts for Japanese restaurants in Paris and huge amounts of french restaurants in Tokyo(I have been in both)

So I'm curious, what caused these 2 countries to like each other so much?

Colonel Cortez hates the damn French!

whGo_Totodile posted...

Colonel Cortez hates the damn French!

who is that?
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DrChocolate posted...

*tons of animation colaborations such as the red turtle movie, Ulyses 31, thera, oban star racers Spartacus etc.

*France is the second largest market for anime and manga after Japan. in 2014 it was even bigger than far more populated countries like America and China

Well these I can comment on because modern Japanese Anime is highly influenced from 60's and 70's French Bandes dessinée. Valerian being the most popular example thanks to the (somewhat horrible) movie that just came out.
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Umami, ok?
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