![]() While her first clothes resemble the Vietnamese ao dai, her second outfit reflects a more modern Chinese dress. Chan Lee from Bakugan, who is Chinese and very good at martial arts.Except for the martial arts part, but she's got some crazy super powers with Chinese motifs instead, so it all evens out. Ling Yunque (Suzu) from Amuri in Star Ocean.She has Odango Hair, wears a qipao, and is described as a " palm reader from Chinatown". Are All She Says, Tanaka cosplays as the Magical Girl character Chaoli Fan from the anime Luckysis. She typically wears a red uniform, but slips into a Qipao during a later scene, in an attempt to get Yakumo's attention. 3×3 Eyes: Mei Shin is from Hong Kong, knows Kung-Fu, and is drawn to actually appear Asian.Or they might have a change of heart after years of helping their evil mad scientist fathers.Ī subtrope of Stereotypes of Chinese People. Hong Kong is in a weird place in the middle (culturally, if not geographically), usually used when the writers want to set a story in a Vice City that wouldn't work properly otherwise.Įvil Chinese girls grow up to be Dragon Ladies. In Anime and Manga the Chinese are a special case to the usual But Not Too Foreign treatment of foreigners, due to the long-running rivalry (historically exploding into outright war more than once) between China and Japan. It re-emerged in the 1970s although now as more "innocuous" portrayals when Japan had a boom of interest in Chinese culture due to improving relations between China and Japan, as well as the dominance of Hong Kong cinema in Eastern Asia. This trope dates back to the Sino-Japanese war when Chinese women were highly exoticised and sexualised by Japanese men. Most of them will be called Lanhua (more often spelled Ranpha in merchandise), Meiling (sometimes Mei Lin), or some other popular name, even though there are many options for Chinese names. A very high proportion (even for anime) will know martial arts, always in a Chinese style. Nearly guaranteed to dress at some point in a qipao (or, almost as often, a tangzhuang) and has Odango Hair. Iggy Pop, "China Girl" ( Covered Up by David Bowie)Ī cute Chinese girl, usually with a variable accent.
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