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World flags: Attending countries introduced with a samurai anime character for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

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  1. SheepWolf
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    Growing up, I watched G Gundam which represented a handful of countries with a (subjectively silly) mobile suit design featuring stereotypes of that country. I would say these Olympic designs are...

    Growing up, I watched G Gundam which represented a handful of countries with a (subjectively silly) mobile suit design featuring stereotypes of that country. I would say these Olympic designs are better.

    I haven't read or seen it but I think Hetalia: Axis Powers also anthropomorphizes countries. I'm sure there are other manga/anime that do the same, but I'm not able to recall them at the moment.

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  2. nothis
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    This is hilarious. Yup, that's our stereotype, but with a really delicate face attached!

    This is hilarious. Yup, that's our stereotype, but with a really delicate face attached!

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