We recently told you about a discussion that revolved around the protagonist of the anime Uzaki-chan wa asobitai!, which divided the Western community, and recently attracted the attention of the Japanese community who decided to comment on the subject.
As previously mentioned, a redesign of the character Hana Uzaki He unleashed a debate about how the protagonist should look; Some of them are giving the character that the character should look as “real as possible”, while others supported that the original design should be respected. Reason why the Japanese community has joined the debate and expressed what it thinks around the redesign and demands of some users.
某プラスサイズモデルも、｢ラブライブのポスターを手直ししてやったぜ｣みたいなことやってたけど、ここまで酷くなかったぞ。
— ダンジョン⋈ (@hgnoguscagfmFE) August 12, 2020
欧米人って、これが善意だと思ってるから本当に気持ち悪いな。 https://t.co/NkOaM84PEf
A user commented the following:
Some plus size model also did something like “I repaired the Love Live poster, dude!” But it wasn’t that bad.
Westerners are very rare because they think it’s a good intention.
この外人、自分のしてることが「黒人に対するホワイトウォッシュ」と同じ事してる愚かさに気づいてないんか？
— 田子倉湖畔 (@tagokurakohan28) August 12, 2020
宇崎ちゃんを８頭身化させてドヤ顔してるこの外人は日本人を差別してるに過ぎない。#宇崎ちゃん #人種差別 https://t.co/r08qNsJXCU
The user commented the following:
“Isn’t this foreigner aware of the stupidity he did, it’s the same as “Blanque#r a black character”?
It’s just another form of discrimination against the Japanese, while they have a cocky face and make Uzaki taller.”
Another user commented the following:
“Today’s hate speech, but it’s politically correct since there is a black person in the profile picture.”
One of the most popular comments was:
“Isn’t this discrimination rewriting an expression of art made by a Japanese while under the excuse that it’s improper? Can that be done with the art of a black man? Who is the bad person here, the one that bothers him to see Japanese who look young.”
https://twitter.com/theorcking/status/1293303118734733314
An illustrator commented the following
“Western Twitter ruins everything it touches”
The Japanese community saw what happened as something offensive, since they tried to impose as a Japanese should be represented. Especially, when the work does not attack the Western public, nor does it judge someone by its appearance.
In addition, although many Japanese users mentioned that it is valid to reimagine a character, they were against this being used as an excuse to attack the author of the character and the Japanese community simply for being slender.
Take launched the manga in unique In December 2017 as part of the brand Dr. Dra Sharp. Kadokawa published the fourth volume compiled on February 7.
The manga ranked in the list of the top 20 web manga at the Da Vinci and Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Awards for Nionicico in 2018.
Synopsis of Uzaki-chan wa asobitai!:
Sakurai Shinichi’s only wish is a bit of peace and quiet. But Uzaki Hana, her lively and well-endowed high school partner, has other plans. All she wants is to hang out and play jokes on her. With the help of its charm and its persistence, this could be the beginning of a beautiful relationship!
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