adjective Internet Slang

mukokuseki

MOO-koh-koo-SEH-kee · adjective · informal

Deliberately ambiguous in nationality or ethnicity.

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Describes character designs made intentionally non-specific in ethnicity or nationality — a stylistic norm giving many anime characters their 'not obviously Japanese' look.

“The mukokuseki art style makes the cast hard to pin to any one country.”
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mukokuseki In A Sentence

The mukokuseki art style makes the cast hard to pin to any one country.

Origin & Usage

Japanese 無国籍 (mukokuseki), 'stateless / without nationality'.

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What does mukokuseki mean?

It describes anime character designs made deliberately ambiguous in ethnicity or nationality, giving them a 'not obviously Japanese' look.

Where does mukokuseki come from?

From Japanese 無国籍, meaning 'stateless' or 'without nationality'.

Why are anime characters mukokuseki?

It's a long-standing stylistic norm in anime art, producing designs that don't pin characters to any one country.

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