I think he's just tired of interviewers not doing proper research of the cast' background. It goes to show that these interviewers aren't doing their jobs well and Mackenyu is done with it.
Doesn’t even necessarily have to be interviewers not doing their research, it’s just one of those general questions they’d ask for the viewer’s sake, no matter what the adaption was. If I remember right the first guy who asked in this vid had a more personally tailored question lined up for him about it but it’s still one of those natural things to throw out for the whole cast to answer
I think it's good interviewers are like that. If you're Asian, you're not "American" for others. It's cool so far interviewers are not bringing up "oh you're Japanese blah blah blah" Let's say for example an ethnically Korean who has an American passport, born and raised in the US. And when he debut as a KPop idol and happens to be in US promoting their song, interviewers are like "your English is phenomenal" like 😂 yo
He's very proud to be Japanese, so it's probably a disrespect to him when people don't acknowledge it and assume him to be just an "American" national.
@@alstjrqkr689 He didn't give up his Japanese citizenship. He renounced his American nationality. He had dual citizenship only because he was born in the US (if you're born in the US you are automatically a US citizen regardless of your parents immigration status, this is called the "birthright citizenship"), but he chose to give up his American nationality before the age 20, in accordance with Japan's nationality laws.
To be fair asking if he's a fan of anime or if he's a fan of one piece is a legitimate question. not ALL Japanese watch anime and those that do don't necessarily watch one piece.
@@diablohorer you couldnt be more wrong lol, As of August 2022, 416,566,000 copies of the One Piece manga had been sold in Japan. One piece is extremely popular especially egghead island.
Well he is, but to be honest you could be Japanese and not like a particular anime. I mean I don’t automatically love everything that comes out of my own country.
it' s probably they don't care. I saw a korean actress that participated in an american movie whose producer was brad pitt getting asked did you smell Brad Pitt and how was it? I mean come on, really?! is that supposed to be the best question you could ever ask?? It's plainly stupid. I mean if you are interviewing anyone, you should do some basic research. Should be common sense which is not common nowadays. I am glad though, she had the best answer to it that she doesn't know cause she is not a dog 😀@@phantomhearts5577
This is insanely relatable to me. I'm half-Japanese and half-white and grew up in Japan, but since I look Hispanic no one assumes I'm Asian or Japanese, so I do the same thing as him haha. I totally get it. I have no shame in being proud of my heritage. Whenever I speak Japanese to people here in the states who are Japanese, they're always caught off-guard by my pronunciation and it's funny to see their brains short circuit for a moment.
ah, the half-asian/half white person who came out looking Hispanic (there's many of us), I feel you. I was always mistaken as hispanic growing up, never asian, not mad at it, since I know I don't look it, but, yes, it does make you want to let the people know what you are.
That reminds me of one of my high school teachers. The guy was half-okinawan/half-white and look straight up Mexican. He also happens to be my wrestling coach, so when we travel for out of city tournaments he made sure to let us know that he’s half-Japanese by taking us out for sushi.
to be fair not all japanese are a fan of anime but i can understand mackenyu's frustration with the repetitive questions in the interviews, like they ask the same question over and over again......
Right and if the interviewer assumed that he liked anime simply because he’s Japanese, that wouldn’t have been perceived well either 😅 I feel for that interviewer ahah
But the question whether he's familiar with One Piece is pretty dumb. I went to Tokyo recently and One Piece was literally on every corner. Not all Japanese are otakus, obviously, but they probably watched some anime in their childhood
It is impossible for someone to grow up in Japan without watching anime. You're speaking from a Western perspective, but in Japan it's completely natural. In the West, only anime fans watch anime, but in Japan, everyone watches anime, even if they're not anime fans. It's different from the West. There are anime broadcast on terrestrial TV every day, please don't think from a Western perspective.
He IS american. He was born in LA and went to a beverly hills school, one of the most rich neighbourhoods in US, he is a privileged american that needs to stop acting like hes a typical Japanese working class.
mackenyu is PURE japanese. many people are trying to imply he is half japanese only because he doesnt look their stereotypical japanese looks. many japanese people looks like him , not handsome like him but non stereotypical japanese.
@@_nanalia_ no; many japanese look like them; because of their jomon ancestry. mackenyu is one of those people in fact he doesnt look half whiote he just have deep face; others are kitamura takumi and hiroshi abe. it is a misconception that japanese like mix/ white people. they dont cause those features are part of japanese society. no white looking actor are famous in japan
@@_nanalia_ wtf they don’t look southeast asian at all lol they look Japanese with more prominent features + there are many Japanese people who have the same look as hiroshi abe
@@_nanalia_ he looks very Japanese to me the same with his brother he doesn’t look half white at all to me there are many full blooded Japanese people who have this kind of look
This is like asking an American if he likes a certain Hollywood movie and him saying “Well duh, I’m American why would you ask me that?” 💀 not every Japanese person likes anime so the interviewers’ questions are valid.
@@astronormi I think what a lot of people don't realize is that anime like One Piece is everywhere in Japan. It's been on forever. The manga is still going on. Everybody knows it. Every year there's some sort of One Piece collaboration with some convenience store chain. You can walk into any 7-11 and they have the newest volumes laid out close to the hot foods and the magazines. If the theme song hits the charts, it's played in random shopping spaces like malls and stores. Every summer, Universal Studios Japan has a One Piece live show. One Piece isn't some niche thing, nor is it some franchise relegated to just TV or just the movie theatre. It is highkey unavoidable, and you may not watch the show or read the manga, but you know what the characters/art style looks like. You've got to be living under a rock to not recognize characters like Tony Tony Chopper and Luffy and Nami. It's kinda like how it feels like everybody in the US has watched SpongeBob at some point in their lives. Not all Japanese people like anime, but the questions being asked to the cast are often "were you fans of One Piece before you got the role?" or "did you know about One Piece before you got the role?" The latter question probably feels particularly annoying to someone like Mackenyu because, if you live in Japan for long enough, you probably know about One Piece. If you were a kid/adolescent when it first aired, then you were probably watching it just like every other kid in the country, as if it was some version of Sunday morning cartoons.
Firstly its obviously just a joke but also its like asking a westerner if theyve watched a disney movie, of course they have all kids watch disney movies like how japanese kids watch one piece
I fully understand Mackenyu . Before asking these questions, interviewers should make their homework. One Piece Day is celebrated on July 22 as the anniversary of One Piece. It was established as an official anniversary by the Japan Anniversary Association in 2017. Mackenyu is very proud of being japanese (who happenned to be delivered in US -- I'm joking). Japanese culture is known by its mangas and One Piece is there for decades. Mackenyu used to watch japanese movies and was inspired by a japanese actor when he was 15 and made the decision to become an actor. My opinion is if I were a journalist, I would study every actor I was about to interview to make different and intelligent question. Mackenyu is very educated and intelligent, he might be bored with so many repetitive question. Just saying.
And everyone who read manga or watch anime in the past decades pretty much grew up with One Piece, regardless of their nationality 😂😂 These interviewers could do better Qs
I find is so funny someone else noticed 😂 I find it really funny but also really great because of the fact he is so proud of his culture. I feel like a lot of people from around the world when they grow up in the USA they start to either not care of become embarrassed of their culture so I find it really great that he is so proud of it 🙃
Tbh the one piece interviewers do get some leeway with the anime/one piece fan stuff since those were group questions, and being Japanese doesn't automatically mean you like them. But getting those questions repeatedly when you literally are Japanese definitely must be annoying XD
The way he responds to Inaki when he asks if they were familiar with One Piece is GOLD TvT "I GEW UP *death stare like Inaki you should know this* soooooo yeah" (total Luffy and Zoro moment here)
Lol I relate so hard with this. People easily forget/dismiss your nationality when they hear you speak English with an American accent. They just think you’re American xD
His father's dream is to have a Japanese actor in Hollywood, and I think he pursues Mackenyu to be in that place. That is why he planned for Mackenyu to be born and study in the US while still having the ethics of being Japanese. You know, the Japanese have difficulties with the American language; that's why it's hard for them to enter Hollywood. But Japan is very famous when it comes to anime and horror movies; no one can beat them.👌 For sure, his father was really proud of him, seeing Mackenyu living his dream come true.
“I grew up with anime” LITERALLY. whether he likes it or not or whether he's a fan of anime or not HE GREW UP WITH ANIME. 😂🤣 I'm not even japanese but I could say the same thing🤣
Yes, but he's a full Japanese (both parents are Japanese). He stayed in LA until he was in high school, and then moved to Japan where he also started working as an actor. When he turned 18, he denounced his American citizenship since Japan's laws only allow one nationality.
@@blue3374 His parents very much raised him as a Japanese, but of course, being in America, he was exposed to that culture as well. But it doesn't also negate the fact that he's very Japanese in his upbringing. His father trained him personally with sword fighting, martial arts, Yabusame and Kyoushin karate since he was a child, and for most of his life, he was in Japan to live and work. When asked why he decided to start working in Japan instead of the United States, where he was born, he said, "Many of the leading roles in Hollywood are mature adults with a sense of character, and even those over 60 years old can play leading roles. Since the situation in Japan and America is the opposite, I thought that Japan would be the place where I could leave a legacy at my age."
How is it out of context? He made a valid point. He's saying he's basically reminding everyone he Japanese so that it negates anyone thinking of him as some anime obsessed American.
That's the wackiest thing I've ever heard of. mans was literally born & raised in the US but is talking like he's some foreign exchange student. with that logic, I guess all of us Asian-Americans are from our Asian countries and not from the US at all then smh
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I think he's just tired of interviewers not doing proper research of the cast' background. It goes to show that these interviewers aren't doing their jobs well and Mackenyu is done with it.
Doesn’t even necessarily have to be interviewers not doing their research, it’s just one of those general questions they’d ask for the viewer’s sake, no matter what the adaption was. If I remember right the first guy who asked in this vid had a more personally tailored question lined up for him about it but it’s still one of those natural things to throw out for the whole cast to answer
I think it's good interviewers are like that. If you're Asian, you're not "American" for others. It's cool so far interviewers are not bringing up "oh you're Japanese blah blah blah"
Let's say for example an ethnically Korean who has an American passport, born and raised in the US. And when he debut as a KPop idol and happens to be in US promoting their song, interviewers are like "your English is phenomenal" like 😂 yo
@@chocoalmondfudgeJohnny: I'm from Chicago
(Sorry couldn't resist)
@@EliKat94 Mark: looks at him and laughs
😂
@@chocoalmondfudgelike this shit happened with bangchan, Felix , Tiffany, Mark johnny
He's very proud to be Japanese, so it's probably a disrespect to him when people don't acknowledge it and assume him to be just an "American" national.
Lol But he is just legally ‘american’ national. Why did he give up jp nationality if his so proud of his heritage.
@@alstjrqkr689 He didn't give up his Japanese citizenship. He renounced his American nationality. He had dual citizenship only because he was born in the US (if you're born in the US you are automatically a US citizen regardless of your parents immigration status, this is called the "birthright citizenship"), but he chose to give up his American nationality before the age 20, in accordance with Japan's nationality laws.
Okay but if you say the opposite people call you racist
@@alstjrqkr689he was born in America his nationality was never Japanese. Japanese is his ethnicity
To be fair asking if he's a fan of anime or if he's a fan of one piece is a legitimate question. not ALL Japanese watch anime and those that do don't necessarily watch one piece.
"Gimme that mic!" 😂 Poor Mackenyu was fighting for his life in these interviews 😭
How is he "fighting"? He was being funny when he said that 🤨
Oh and... did you guys ever know that He's ✨JaPaNeSe✨
Yeah he has too or else some newcomers would think he is Chinese or Korean.
@@CosmoLav geez, it's a joke, i love him
Holy I just noticed when you say “JaPaNeSe” not a single vowel is capitalised and not a single consonant is lowercase.
@@Lemko9257 I just meant to do it alternately, but nice coincidence 😆
@CosmoLav he specifically doesn’t want to get mistaken for Chinese. Koreans and Japanese get helllllaaaa pissed if people mistake them for Chinese.
Macken be like, "for the last time folks, I'm JAPANESE!"
No one said he wasn't, but not all Japanese people watch anime, and those that do, don't necessarily watch one piece
@@diablohorer you couldnt be more wrong lol, As of August 2022, 416,566,000 copies of the One Piece manga had been sold in Japan. One piece is extremely popular especially egghead island.
He’s so done explaining himself dat he’s japanese 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
He is being questioned by both American & Japanese. Damn he cant seem to get a break.
Well he is, but to be honest you could be Japanese and not like a particular anime. I mean I don’t automatically love everything that comes out of my own country.
@@claritakrist the thing is they dont realise that he been asked the same question in every single american interview for One-piece.
it' s probably they don't care. I saw a korean actress that participated in an american movie whose producer was brad pitt getting asked did you smell Brad Pitt and how was it? I mean come on, really?! is that supposed to be the best question you could ever ask?? It's plainly stupid. I mean if you are interviewing anyone, you should do some basic research. Should be common sense which is not common nowadays. I am glad though, she had the best answer to it that she doesn't know cause she is not a dog 😀@@phantomhearts5577
@@claritakristcan confirm. Am Japanese and don’t watch anime, can’t engage when people try to talk to me about it lol
Proud as a Japanese...
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This is insanely relatable to me. I'm half-Japanese and half-white and grew up in Japan, but since I look Hispanic no one assumes I'm Asian or Japanese, so I do the same thing as him haha. I totally get it. I have no shame in being proud of my heritage. Whenever I speak Japanese to people here in the states who are Japanese, they're always caught off-guard by my pronunciation and it's funny to see their brains short circuit for a moment.
ah, the half-asian/half white person who came out looking Hispanic (there's many of us), I feel you. I was always mistaken as hispanic growing up, never asian, not mad at it, since I know I don't look it, but, yes, it does make you want to let the people know what you are.
That reminds me of one of my high school teachers. The guy was half-okinawan/half-white and look straight up Mexican. He also happens to be my wrestling coach, so when we travel for out of city tournaments he made sure to let us know that he’s half-Japanese by taking us out for sushi.
I wonder why most wasians ended up looking Hispanic lmao, especially Half Japanese ones.
Most half Thais just s8 up look White
Same bro same
@pumpkin-yf4ryI feel like phenotypically when people see him they don't automatically think he's Asian maybe? Idk just my guess.
Mackenyu: "In case you haven't noticed.... I'M JAPANESE!" lol
why does this remind me of that one time jackson wang was asked whether he understood Chinese and he was like "IM CHINESE"
SAME VIBES AHHAHAHAA
“I’m Jackson Wang from China ✨“
Wtf is jackson wong?
@@alstjrqkr689 A Chinese idol. He was a member of Got7 and is a solo singer right now (and a businessman). I don’t know that much of him.
Not even remotely close, being Japanese does not automatically mean you watch anime 🤣
Rather than your nationality I think it's more necessary to remind us that you are maried, makken-san
WHAT????
Crying screaming throwing up
@@kuro_kama7266he is married and also has a child a few months ago
@@margarete5920 Thanks for reminding me again T^T
@@margarete5920I knew but everytime someone reminds me I relive the momment when I found out he was married like months ago😭😭
Guys, I think he might be Japanese, I'm not sure tho.
Has he ever explicitly say he is Japanese? I mean, where are the videos?
he never said he was japanese racist for you to assume
Tut tut tut 😤
@@eyesopen4729 I apologize for my racis-ness I will try to better in the future.
Really?! What gave you that idea?
to be fair not all japanese are a fan of anime but i can understand mackenyu's frustration with the repetitive questions in the interviews, like they ask the same question over and over again......
They are being politically correct, idiot.
Right and if the interviewer assumed that he liked anime simply because he’s Japanese, that wouldn’t have been perceived well either 😅 I feel for that interviewer ahah
But the question whether he's familiar with One Piece is pretty dumb. I went to Tokyo recently and One Piece was literally on every corner. Not all Japanese are otakus, obviously, but they probably watched some anime in their childhood
I mean, they grew up with anime, fans or not.... Of course they mostly exposed by any kind of anime tv series
Especially one piece😅
It is impossible for someone to grow up in Japan without watching anime. You're speaking from a Western perspective, but in Japan it's completely natural. In the West, only anime fans watch anime, but in Japan, everyone watches anime, even if they're not anime fans. It's different from the West. There are anime broadcast on terrestrial TV every day, please don't think from a Western perspective.
I’m so proud of him literally standing up for himself by always reminding the interviewers that he is Japanese and not American
He IS american. He was born in LA and went to a beverly hills school, one of the most rich neighbourhoods in US, he is a privileged american that needs to stop acting like hes a typical Japanese working class.
He literally is American tho lmao
Being Japanese, that's his pride. And we're proud of him as Japanese. マッケン最高!!
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@@Mackenyu-l6hok buddy you're not deceiving anyone
The way he just asked and grabbed for the mic to “clarify” he’s Japanese haha 😂
He’s so funny lmaooo
gimme that mic!
he was so excited😂
I know after every interviewer he had to sit down and rethink life because how do they not know this by now 😭
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Interviewer: Are you a fan o--
I'M JaPanESe!!!
He's so real and extra 😂😂
He has the most cute "offended" in this earth🤧
I am so proud of you because my children are Japanese too.
Guys i have theory i think mackney is japanese
I had the same theory too!
Really? I don't know, that seems kind of farfetched
your right! looking closer he does look italian to me🧐
Hmm looks Mongolian to me…🥴
what!?!}!?? he looks Russian to me, I would’ve never guessed!
mackenyu is PURE japanese. many people are trying to imply he is half japanese only because he doesnt look their stereotypical japanese looks. many japanese people looks like him , not handsome like him but non stereotypical japanese.
Wait he kinda looks mix. Same with his brother, Gordon. I thought they were half white?
@@_nanalia_ no; many japanese look like them; because of their jomon ancestry. mackenyu is one of those people in fact he doesnt look half whiote he just have deep face; others are kitamura takumi and hiroshi abe.
it is a misconception that japanese like mix/ white people. they dont cause those features are part of japanese society. no white looking actor are famous in japan
@@s2oop436 Thanks for the explanation. I don't know about Hiroshi Abe but Kitamura Takumi looks a lot like Southeast Asian imo.
@@_nanalia_ wtf they don’t look southeast asian at all lol they look Japanese with more prominent features + there are many Japanese people who have the same look as hiroshi abe
@@_nanalia_ he looks very Japanese to me the same with his brother he doesn’t look half white at all to me
there are many full blooded Japanese people who have this kind of look
protect this guy at all costs. he's too precious
“I live here” 💀😭
The 😌💅 in the scene at 0:45 sent me 😂 So fitting.
The fact that even without the mic he was already so loud 😭😭
This is giving me "I'm Jackson Wang...from China" vibes lol.
Name mackenyu arata
Can't read English?
@DeathGuard-mc4pt yes bro
Mackenyu arata from japan
what does it have to do with it?Jackson wang
What?China
Jackson wang from China got a competition
I was looking for this kind of comment haha
what does it have to do with it?Jackson wang
Name mackenyu arata
Can't read English?
@@DeathGuard-6666yes bro
@@DeathGuard-6666 it's a joke
His father was literally THE Sonny Chiba. You know, the freaking Hattori Hanzo from kill bill and soo many big japanese movies
Sadly he passed away in 2021 because of c0vid
The reason why he doesn't appear as many as his other One Piece co-stars is because he is done with the question.
Quite ironic that Zoro is a descendant of people who left Wano to settle in the East Blue.
I asked a japanese if he reads manga and the answer is the same “Im japanese” 😭😭
😌🤝
Being born Japanese itself is a huge flex. That country, that culture, those traditions… unmatched!
Actually 50-50 since we get criticism as well because of our history...🫤
@@dshinctrueeee
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@@dshincMore like people use WW2 as a excuse to be racist (on twitter specially).
@@AyueKodamaesKoreans, Taiwanese and Chinese have always been jealous of Japan anyway
Y'all these interviewers need firing. Let me interview Mackenyu 😭 I've watched him on screen since he debuted as an actor 😭😭
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I just love how he always says that he's japanese
He's Japanese and ya'll got to know that. I love his flex
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I was actually just thinking of doing so😁👍
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aren't we all😌🤝
1:01 inaki already knew what was coming
he be so done with mackenyu's shenanigans😂
Lol 😂
Best part was the "I haven't 'returned'. I'm always here. I _live_ here"
A person would breathe beside him and he’d tell them he’s Japanese.
This is funny to me cuz him reminding people that he's Japanese is the most American thing ever😂😂
Mackenyu lived in LA in his childhood
This is like asking an American if he likes a certain Hollywood movie and him saying “Well duh, I’m American why would you ask me that?” 💀 not every Japanese person likes anime so the interviewers’ questions are valid.
This👆
Interviewer defo had logic but I think Mackenyu is just being a troll
@@astronormi I think what a lot of people don't realize is that anime like One Piece is everywhere in Japan. It's been on forever. The manga is still going on. Everybody knows it. Every year there's some sort of One Piece collaboration with some convenience store chain. You can walk into any 7-11 and they have the newest volumes laid out close to the hot foods and the magazines. If the theme song hits the charts, it's played in random shopping spaces like malls and stores. Every summer, Universal Studios Japan has a One Piece live show. One Piece isn't some niche thing, nor is it some franchise relegated to just TV or just the movie theatre. It is highkey unavoidable, and you may not watch the show or read the manga, but you know what the characters/art style looks like. You've got to be living under a rock to not recognize characters like Tony Tony Chopper and Luffy and Nami. It's kinda like how it feels like everybody in the US has watched SpongeBob at some point in their lives.
Not all Japanese people like anime, but the questions being asked to the cast are often "were you fans of One Piece before you got the role?" or "did you know about One Piece before you got the role?" The latter question probably feels particularly annoying to someone like Mackenyu because, if you live in Japan for long enough, you probably know about One Piece. If you were a kid/adolescent when it first aired, then you were probably watching it just like every other kid in the country, as if it was some version of Sunday morning cartoons.
@@evelynd9240 I agree...I also think the interviewers wanted to avoid making assumptions
Firstly its obviously just a joke but also its like asking a westerner if theyve watched a disney movie, of course they have all kids watch disney movies like how japanese kids watch one piece
I fully understand Mackenyu . Before asking these questions, interviewers should make their homework.
One Piece Day is celebrated on July 22 as the anniversary of One Piece. It was established as an official anniversary by the Japan Anniversary Association in 2017.
Mackenyu is very proud of being japanese (who happenned to be delivered in US -- I'm joking). Japanese culture is known by its mangas and One Piece is there for decades.
Mackenyu used to watch japanese movies and was inspired by a japanese actor when he was 15 and made the decision to become an actor.
My opinion is if I were a journalist, I would study every actor I was about to interview to make different and intelligent question.
Mackenyu is very educated and intelligent, he might be bored with so many repetitive question.
Just saying.
I am not japanese but I’m also proud for the japanese for being japanese
And everyone who read manga or watch anime in the past decades pretty much grew up with One Piece, regardless of their nationality 😂😂 These interviewers could do better Qs
This popped up on my algorithm and now I’m intrigued by this man 😂😂😂
you should check out my other videos for more of him😉
Mine too. It's funny because he sounds like he is from Southern California, that's where I am from, and we have California accent when we speak.
@@aliciaanguiano3860 he was born in california but left to japan when he was 18 i think
i can't with the emoji in the thumbnail with flower crown and tongue out
i love his japanese movies and until i saw him accept an award in america i didnt even know he spoke english or was at involved in any american cinema
I mean, the interviewer doesn’t only ask JUST him but then he grabbed the mic just to announce everyone that he’s Japanese
His ring oh his fingger 😭😭😭😭
he's a taken man😔
Married boi
He’s the Logic version of Japan 😂😂😂
I find is so funny someone else noticed 😂
I find it really funny but also really great because of the fact he is so proud of his culture. I feel like a lot of people from around the world when they grow up in the USA they start to either not care of become embarrassed of their culture so I find it really great that he is so proud of it 🙃
It’s a good thing to be proud of your culture. I would’ve been saying that 100 times too if that were me
Tbh the one piece interviewers do get some leeway with the anime/one piece fan stuff since those were group questions, and being Japanese doesn't automatically mean you like them.
But getting those questions repeatedly when you literally are Japanese definitely must be annoying XD
he is sick of that question 😂😂
HE IS SO DONE WITH IT😂😂
The way he responds to Inaki when he asks if they were familiar with One Piece is GOLD TvT "I GEW UP *death stare like Inaki you should know this* soooooo yeah" (total Luffy and Zoro moment here)
He is so cool aaaaaa
GiMMi dAt MIaC
13 likes? Wow
450 likes wow
his role as Zoro: 🔪😈💣⚔️😒
Him irl: 😊❤🫣🫶🙃
GIMEE THAT MIC
he's so handsome!
It's like asking if an American has ever watched spongebob
I'm not American and I watched It.
No my dear fan .😊I will explain
How do you forget he's Japanese like HOW.
I didn’t forget it dear 😊
This has the same energy as "I'm Jackson Wang from China" 😂
Name mackenyu arata from japan 😂😂😂😂😂😂
what does it have to do with it?
Why?China
Lol I relate so hard with this. People easily forget/dismiss your nationality when they hear you speak English with an American accent. They just think you’re American xD
Its like asking indonesian : " Are you fan of indomie?"
His English is just too good that's why they thought he's not Japanese
So Japanese Americans do not exist…?
*Y’all* Mackenyu should portray Mako in *LOK* live action
LMAOO IT NEEDS TO BE KNOWN THAT BRO IS JAPANESE AND GREW UP WITH ANIME [offended]
Reminds me of Jackson wang, love it!❤
His father's dream is to have a Japanese actor in Hollywood, and I think he pursues Mackenyu to be in that place. That is why he planned for Mackenyu to be born and study in the US while still having the ethics of being Japanese. You know, the Japanese have difficulties with the American language; that's why it's hard for them to enter Hollywood. But Japan is very famous when it comes to anime and horror movies; no one can beat them.👌
For sure, his father was really proud of him, seeing Mackenyu living his dream come true.
I don't know him but dude I was really laughing so hard when he's emphasizing HE IS JAPANESE
😂 he made sure everyone knew
New crush unlocked 🔓
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“I grew up with anime” LITERALLY. whether he likes it or not or whether he's a fan of anime or not HE GREW UP WITH ANIME. 😂🤣
I'm not even japanese but I could say the same thing🤣
Some of these questions are fine. I have friends who are Japanese/grew up in Japan and do not like anime or just aren’t interested.
Ok,boomer.
Isn’t he Japanese-American? He grew up in Cali, didn’t he?
Yes, but he's a full Japanese (both parents are Japanese). He stayed in LA until he was in high school, and then moved to Japan where he also started working as an actor. When he turned 18, he denounced his American citizenship since Japan's laws only allow one nationality.
@@wreathoflaurel Nationality and upbringing does not negate or equal ethnicity... idk why y'all be so confused about this
@@blue3374 his nationality is japanese he has japanese passport. japan doesnt allow dual nationality so your brainless comments are funny
@@blue3374 His parents very much raised him as a Japanese, but of course, being in America, he was exposed to that culture as well. But it doesn't also negate the fact that he's very Japanese in his upbringing.
His father trained him personally with sword fighting, martial arts, Yabusame and Kyoushin karate since he was a child, and for most of his life, he was in Japan to live and work.
When asked why he decided to start working in Japan instead of the United States, where he was born, he said, "Many of the leading roles in Hollywood are mature adults with a sense of character, and even those over 60 years old can play leading roles. Since the situation in Japan and America is the opposite, I thought that Japan would be the place where I could leave a legacy at my age."
I think they ask as to not assume anything. It's stupid, but apparently even educated assumptions get people hated.
HAHA say it loud, say it proud my Japanese brother
I mean….he IS Japanese and they keep asking him questions as if he’s not.
I think Makenyu just afraid to get lost like Zoro. He needs to reminded as Japanese before he forgot 😅
"I'm Japanese."💅😭❤❤❤
He's proud❤
Give me that 🎤😂😂😂
Hahaha he's the kind of friend I wanted to annoy, like call an anime a cartoon, just to see their cute annoyed reaction LOL
WTF bro
He doesn't want to be accused of being a Weeaboo so he needs to remind people that he's a legit Japanese.
what is a "weeaboo"🤔
Bro,stop saying weeaboo around out of context,that's cringe af. Be normal.
How is it out of context? He made a valid point. He's saying he's basically reminding everyone he Japanese so that it negates anyone thinking of him as some anime obsessed American.
He thinks that they don't know who he is😅😅😅😅
NOT THAT KIM KARDSHIAN FOOTAGE OMG LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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He said it before somewhere, he considers himself as a Japanese that went to school in the US.
He is Japanese though
That's the wackiest thing I've ever heard of. mans was literally born & raised in the US but is talking like he's some foreign exchange student. with that logic, I guess all of us Asian-Americans are from our Asian countries and not from the US at all then smh
yup, he is japanese
Lmao. He's so random
If they were to reboot Kuuga or ZX like they did with BlackSun and Amazons he should star as the main protagonist.
the kim kardashian clip pfftkskfkfkdkdk
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Honestly same, he's just like me fr