Western Anime vs Real Anime

Text on the meme

Western "anime" vs real anime All we're trying to do is survive. For them, words are a means of deceiving humans.

What it means

A split-screen comparison contrasts a grim gray humanoid character saying that all they are trying to do is survive with a close-up anime girl saying that words are a means of deceiving humans. The joke mocks the difference between Western animation labeled as “anime” and real anime, portraying the former as blunt survival drama and the latter as psychologically intense and ominous. It is used as a reaction to exaggerated contrasts between Western cartoons and anime. EN: A split-screen comparison contrasts a grim gray humanoid character saying that all they are trying to do is survive with a close-up anime girl saying that words are a means of deceiving humans. The joke mocks the difference between Western animation labeled as “anime” and real anime, portraying the former as blunt survival drama and the latter as psychologically intense and ominous. It is used as a reaction to exaggerated contrasts between Western cartoons and anime.

Objects

gray humanoid character / серый гуманоидный персонаж anime girl / девушка из аниме split screen / разделённый экран close-up face / лицо крупным планом green eyes / зелёные глаза pointed ears / заострённые уши horn-like forehead ridges / роговидные выступы на лбу brown clothing / коричневая одежда dark background / тёмный фон subtitles / субтитры