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==Tropes==
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* [[:Category: All Asians Know Martial Arts | All Asians Know Martial Arts]]: Asian characters in a work have some skill in martial arts, even if it's never been implied before and they don't seem the type.
* [[:Category: All Asians Wear Conical Straw Hats | All Asians Wear Conical Straw Hats]]: An Asian character wears a conical straw hat, if only for pure aesthetic.
* [[:Category: Asian Airhead | Asian Airhead]]: An Asian girl who is beautiful, but dumb as a brick.
* [[:Category: Asian and Nerdy | Asian and Nerdy]]: The Smart Guy of the group is an (East) Asian.
* [[:Category: Asian Babymama | Asian Babymama]]: Once upon a time, a white character had a romantic tryst with an "exotic" Asian lover. This led to a child, but she kept it a secret from him.
* [[:Category: Asian Buck Teeth | Asian Buck Teeth]]: A stereotypical depiction of an Asian person, with prominent buck teeth.
* [[:Category: Asian Cleaver Fever | Asian Cleaver Fever]]: Characters cooking Asian food will wield knives as though they're engaged in battle.
* [[:Category: Asian Drivers | Asian Drivers]]: The stereotype that Asians can't drive.
* [[:Category: Asian Speekee Engrish | Asian Speekee Engrish]]: The stereotypical, mangled version of English Asian characters speak.
* [[:Category: Ching Chong | Ching Chong]]: A non-Chinese (or non-East Asian) character speaks a gibberish version of the language to mock Chinese people.
* [[:Category: Dragon Lady | Dragon Lady]]: An Asian villainess, sexy, decked out in traditional clothing, and probably skilled with a slashing weapon.
* [[:Category: Geisha Stereotype | Geisha Stereotype]]: Confusing geisha with being a prostitute.
* [[:Category: The Idiot from Osaka | The Idiot from Osaka]]: A character in an anime/manga hails from the Kansai region, and is shown as being idiotic, loud, probably alcoholic, and comedic.
* [[:Category: Inscrutable Oriental | Inscrutable Oriental]]: Asian character who is also The Stoic.
* [[:Category: Interchangeable Asian Cultures | Interchangeable Asian Cultures]]: The different cultures of Asia are all lumped together into one.
* [[:Category: Japandering | Japandering]]: Western celebrities star in Japan-only commercials which would otherwise be a source of embarrassment back home.
* [[:Category: Japanese Politeness | Japanese Politeness]]: Japanese character(s) depicted as being overly polite.
* [[:Category: Japanese Ranguage | Japanese Ranguage]]: Japanese character(s) specifically can't get their "R" sounds and "L" sounds straight.
* [[:Category: Japan Takes Over the World | Japan Takes Over the World]]: A future or alternate version of Japan manages world domination.
* [[:Category: Kaiju Defense Force | Kaiju Defense Force]]: A Useful Note on the Japanese "Self-Defence Force".
* [[:Category: Mighty Whitey and Mellow Yellow | Mighty Whitey and Mellow Yellow]]: The heroic white male hero has an Asian, female, submissive love interest.
* [[:Category: Samurai | Samurai]]: Swordsmen in feudal Japan.
* [[:Category: Tokyo Is the Center of the Universe | Tokyo Is the Center of the Universe]]: If anything happens, it's going to happen in Tokyo.
* [[:Category: Yakuza | Yakuza]]: Japanese organized crime.
* [[:Category: Yamato Nadeshiko | Yamato Nadeshiko]]: The traditional depiction of an Asian woman, elegant and docile without being a pushover.
* [[:Category: Yellow Peril | Yellow Peril]]: An Asian villain originating from 19th century bigotry.
* [[:Category: Yellowface | Yellowface]]: White people pretending to be Asian via bad make up and poor accents.


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