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[–] -2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Not sure if that's a fair comparison. That looks like Japanese cartoon style, which is of course going to be stylized, but also visit Japan and you will see that average figure there is skinnier than Taylor Swift in the photo

Edit: wording

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  • [–] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 child)

    I've done a fair amount of karate and met a fair amount of Japanese people, met them as visiting teachers or competitors.

    On average, do they maybe have slightly less body fat than other peoples?

    Sure, to a noticeable but small degree, but not to the point that they all literally have the proportions of anime characters.

    And my 'sample' of such people is of course biased towards those who are athletic, obviously not every Japanese person is a karateka.

    Are there skinnier models that tend to be in a lot of magazines, marketing, advertising?

    Again yes, but such people are not close to average, normal people, just the same as models in most other cultures with mass marketing, or actors in movies.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago

    From my experience, it's a smaller body frame. I felt awkward taking up so much space sitting down on the subway. And I was 165 at 5.11-6. So basically a twig. All those sandos changed that lol

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