kimchi 19,921 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keline 518 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Hollywood's always been racist. Just look at the lack of Asian American actors/actresses in movies and the number of Oscars that's been awarded to people of color. This is neither first time something like this has happened, nor will it be the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA02 4,755 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Damn he's a hottie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abra 40,910 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 How do you make a Death Note movie without Asian actors... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimchi 19,921 Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 How do you make a Death Note movie without Asian actors... They've done it for just about ever other live action anime movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Of Perception 12,466 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 This is why I don't want them touching Akira Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NORIKIYO 5,087 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 How do you make a Death Note movie without Asian actors... I'll ask Goku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xo Nix xo 1,224 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 I wouldn't be surprised if this entire production lacked a single POC. Some have argued that the character Light is white-passing. Right, because Tsugumi Ohba & Takeshi Obata had written and illustrated a Japanese manga, that takes place in Japan, with almost all the characters speaking Japanese...and they're totally white. Totally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethereal 20,923 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Are you kidding me? Fucking Natt Wolf is cast as Light Yagami? What kind of utter bullshit tbvh.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abra 40,910 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 They've done it for just about ever other live action anime movie. It makes a bit more sense w/ Dragon Ball though since the characters aren't Japanese (even if some of the characters are clearly Asian like Tenshinhan and Chiaotzu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
night vale. 8,071 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Because Asian Americans don't exist *eye roll* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturn Girl 2,292 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 oh fuck that's a long video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarted 378 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Why break stereotypes when you can keep the white supremacy? /sercasm Hollywood are not interested in visibility. Nothing new... Sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witch Nose 6,905 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Why fuck with it in the first place when the characters are obviously Japanese? Racist fucks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpaperscissor 1,398 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 This is why I don't want them touching Akira Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gosenshi 1,150 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Are you kidding me? Fucking Natt Wolf is cast as Light Yagami? What kind of utter bullshit tbvh.... isn't Light supposed to be good-looking? not saying that natt is ugly but... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sane 16,342 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Unfortunately inaccurate racial casting is an issue that has plagued Death Note since the beginning, so it's not like this is new to fans of the series. The original contains several white and mixed race characters, but you'd never guess it from the casting choices of all the productions up until now. They don't even try to make the Asian actors look less Asian with make-up or anything, they just pretend the character was Asian the whole time because fuck diversity and fuck the creator's vision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos 1,944 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 #EverybodyKnow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Of Perception 12,466 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 This is too funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Jellyfish 23,232 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Ah Hollywood, still as disappointing as ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodBot 1,005 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 How do you make a Death Note movie without Asian actors... By not copying the manga and just have the same story but in a different setting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitch 1,286 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 If they insist on casting all white people they could avoid all these issues if they just said the movie was an "inspired re-adaptation" and change the name of it. Just like "loosely based on the manga of (whatever the name of the manga is)". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i2NE1 4,925 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Let's be real for a second, Light doesn't even look Asian ... They don't need to cast an Asian dude just because the story was based on a manga/anime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintat 4,072 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 I have not seen the video but are people seriously expecting Hollywood to cast asians as lead? They have done the same shit with every adaptation they have done, i.e Dragon Ball, upcoming Ghost in the shell cast Scarlett Johanson, whitewashed all the main characters in avatar last airbender, etc. It's not even exclusive to asian adaptations, they do it with everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynnie 1,207 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Knew this was coming lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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