Between creepy robots, incomprehensible game shows, unfamiliar modes of addressing audiences and cameras, and generally unfamiliar aesthetic sensibilities, Japanese TV not only offers a hilariously foreign viewing experience, but also throws our Western televisual expectations into a strange light. Why should TV robots be strictly utilitarian? Why should game shows be more about the plebeian contestants than the outrageous hosts? And what’s with the muted tones and staid furniture of American TV sets? Highlighting the limitations of North American TV conventions, YesButNoButYes has compiled a listicle of 10 Strange Japanese YouTube Videos. Check out our favorite below, then click through for the others.

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