[#AiNi Trivia] I said before that I would not mention any character's gender identity, but there is one exception. About Marco. Actually Marco is not a male. Not even female. They are non-binary. #ainispoilers
In JP version, any pronouns are not used in the lines regarding Marco. But in English, I knew it's difficult to construct natural sentences without using pronouns, so we consulted with the localization staff and decided to use "he/his". #ainispoilers
Because we thought you might be confused if "they" or "ze" suddenly appeared in the dialogue. The fact that both "Marco" and "Maruko" are used in the game also shows the confusion of the localization staff... #ainispoilers
Maybe I made a mistake in using the word "confuse". Now suppose your mind is filled with many thoughts about the truth of the case. And in that state, if any other important piece of information (unrelated to the case) jumps into your head... #ainispoilers
it will be a mix of both and messed up, right? That's what I meant by "confused". It doesn't mean like "confused by misunderstanding the meaning of they/ze." #ainispoilers
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Thank you so much to everyone who gave that tweet a Like!! But actually, it might have been better to have gotten fewer Likes. "The Earth goes around the Sun." If I had said that, would anyone have given it a Like? I thought I had just said something as obvious as that.
Even in the first tweet, if I had said, "The next game will feature a man, woman, child, old man, and two horses," then how many Likes do you think it has gotten?
Someday many characters with NB or various gender identities will appear in games or others as a natural normal thing. At that time those who saw that tweet will wonder "Why so many Likes on such an obvious reply?" I really hope such a peaceful future will come to the world asap.
@JeanLaMorale OK, I got your argument. There may have been a slight misunderstanding. I honestly apologize for that. But unfortunately I don't think your argument is correct. You said "only in the most privileged part of the west", but there are many non-binary people in any part of Japan too.
@JeanLaMorale And this has also been confirmed medically. However, if you are implying that non-binary people do not exist based on absolute criteria, then I agree. Likewise, men and women as gender identities are not defined on the basis of absolute universal rules either.
@JeanLaMorale "l'existence précède l'essence" You, as a French speaker, probably know this. It is a quote from the great French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. And he also said "man first of all exists, encounters himself, surges up in the world – and defines himself afterwards"