You must log in or # to comment.
Tell me you don’t know anything about Japan without saying it.
John Lennon got caught with 2 joints at the height of his popularity and got banned from the country for 10 years.
Personally, I prefer my anime without drugs. So I hope the current state doesn’t change.
Fuck smokers 🖕
This is such a gaijin question to ask 😅.
Actual marijuana usage in Japan is low with only about 1.8% of Japan’s population ever trying cannabis, compared to 44.2% in the United States.
I can’t say I miss the representation of it. I can’t imagine my favorite characters stoned of their ass 😭. Fun article to bring up the topic and think about it though.
I do think it’s bizarre we live in a society where smoking tobacco or drinking alcohol is “normal” yet weed is somehow a taboo subject.
It’s especially funny since Japanese policy on weed was basically forced on Japan (and the rest of the world) by the United States with racially motivated trade policies that conveniently helped the alcohol business thrive in a post prohibition world.
I think I’d prefer seeing characters consume cannabis over alcohol. I definitely get that it’s entirely cultural, but I can’t say I ever feel comfortable with the stereotypical drunk characters. I suppose, at the very least, most perpetually drunk characters in the anime I watch are seen as a nuisance, annoying, and obnoxious. I do understand why cannabis doesn’t have representation in anime and don’t really see that changing any time soon.
Wow I never knew that Great Ace Attorney was used for Anti-weed propaganda. That’s crazy (and probably a little bit niche?)
