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FoxyKaizoku said:

toutoune134 said:

FoxyKaizoku said:

"Hey, there's this anime called "Attack on Titan". Yeah, the manga has more than 100 chapters and the anime is about 70 episodes long with more to come... yeah-yeah, it's 23 hours total and the story is not finished"



"Cool... though, I don't want to watch 70 episodes. What, a Japanese movie-adaptation? Nah, I don't like Japanese. LET'S MAKE OUR OWN MOVIE"



"But we can't adapt it properly and the story, aesthetics would not work in a movie format..."



"I WANT AN AMERICAN MOVIE"



"We can't do that..."



"AND NO ASIANS"

"Hey, there's this anime called "Attack on Titan". Yeah, the manga has more than 100 chapters and the anime is about 70 episodes long with more to come... yeah-yeah, it's 23 hours total and the story is not finished""Cool... though, I don't want to watch 70 episodes. What, a Japanese movie-adaptation? Nah, I don't like Japanese. LET'S MAKE OUR OWN MOVIE""But we can't adapt it properly and the story, aesthetics would not work in a movie format...""I WANT AN AMERICAN MOVIE""We can't do that...""AND NO ASIANS"



Aot has a 19th century european inspired setting, I don't see why it couldn't be properly adapted into a Hollywood movie. And most of the characters are Caucasians, with Mikasa being the only asian. Of course they could add more diverse original characters as long they fit the setting and the story. Aot has a 19th century european inspired setting, I don't see why it couldn't be properly adapted into a Hollywood movie. And most of the characters are Caucasians, with Mikasa being the only asian. Of course they could add more diverse original characters as long they fit the setting and the story.

Caucasians? European?... Goodness, do you know the definition of "style"?



Show me an article or a mangaka's note where he says that all of the mentioned characters are Caucasians and Mikasa is "the only Asian".

Stop projecting your politicized beliefs on art. Anime does NOT play your race game.





Caucasians? European?... Goodness, do you know the definition of "style"?Show me an article or a mangaka's note where he says that all of the mentioned characters are Caucasians and Mikasa is "the only Asian".Stop projecting your politicized beliefs on art.

Except it does. Spoilers for the manga, but





In the manga, the Asian country where Mikasa's ancestors are from is called "Hizuru." Hizuru is apart of a place called "Toyo" or literally "The East Sea" in reference to Asia. Within the country, you have the "Shogun Clan," a direct reference to the feudal Japanese shogun. Isayama also mentions "Asia" at least once, not to mention Mikasa is referred to as an "oriental" quite a couple times, which is literally a slur for Asians in real life.



Not only that, but there are black characters later on. One of the questions asked (as a joke) is something along the lines of "Why is that dude so dark-skinned?" to which he replies his ancestors were from a different place. They even call him a "Moor." This perpetuates the idea of race in AoT. Why would the mangaka use real life slurs if it's a fictional world? It's because AoT, despite being 95% unreal, still mimics our world in specific aspects. There is a distinguish in the manga between light-skinned, dark-skinned and Asian.



Plus, just use your damn common sense dude. When you got a name like "Kiyomi Azumabito" in the manga, you bet your ass you think of an Asian. Or "Eren Jaeger" will probably remind you of a European. This is PURPOSELY done because the characters are based off of our real world.

Except it does. Spoilers for the manga, butPlus, just use your damn common sense dude. When you got a name like "Kiyomi Azumabito" in the manga, you bet your ass you think of an Asian. Or "Eren Jaeger" will probably remind you of a European. This is PURPOSELY done because the characters are based off of our real world. BBCode a-wise-man said:

It doesn't matter how many bishounens are in an anime if the plot is shit. It doesn't matter how many bishounens are in an anime if the plot is shit.