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Yoko "I was inspired by 9/11 to make NieR" Taro and Hideo "Hi I made Metal Gear" Kojima not being political is one of the funniest takes I tend to see really REALLY weirdly often by moron weebs
Hey folks, gonna clue you in on a lil secret, okay

Alright are ya ready

Come here are you

Are you ready for it

Okay here ya go

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Like one of the single biggest, most culturally prominent works in Japanese entertainment is fucking GUNDAM

A series that has a strong anti-war message and puts the suffering of its child soldier main characters from and center in many of its iterations including THE FIRST ONE
The very first commercially translated manga in North America was ROSE OF VERSAILLES, a series depicting the lead up to the French Revolution through the eyes of Lady Oscar, a fictional female officer and deals with issues of gender in a traditionally male-operated court
Godzilla is without a doubt THE most culturally impactful piece of media in Japanese culture in the last century and was a direct response to and form of showcasing the horrors of a nation that experienced the atom bomb, with many entries in the series having a anti-nuke message
You know what was made recently, after a 12 year hiatus since the last major Japanese Godzilla film?

Shin Godzilla

A reboot that was now a direct response to the bungled response to the Fukushima Incident by the Japanese government and how it is the will and resolve of the
People that is needed to survive a crisis and move forward as a nation, not government figureheads
Japanese media is just as political

The most culturally important pieces of Japanese media have been inherently political

Anyone that says otherwise is a fucking moron
I don't have a Soundcloud

Go support Discotek releases and read Umineko

And if you disagree with these posts, get a fucking brain while you're at it
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