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==Tropes== Standardized by [https://tvtropes.org/ TV Tropes] * [[: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. [[Category: Wiki]] [[Category: Culture]]
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