Unexplainably, weeks after the show ended, Bandai Namco has de-canonized Suletta and Miorine's marriage, claiming that confirmation of the couple in an interview was a miscommunication and that the tw
"They were just roommates."
Then how do they explain them wearing wedding rings in the last ep
they were friendship rings. the real question is how eri and miorine are sisters in law
It's actually a misinterpretation. You see, they're uhhhhh step-sisters. Right, so, Prospera and Delling got married.
They wore rings to show their commitment, to fashion.
This is so dumb...
This feels like more corporate conservatism, definitely something typical of the old male corporate leadership, the fucking 80 dinosaurs that just wont retire trying to think more about the long term future of the franchise and being scared about being at the front of a "social issue" even though for the target audience here, gay relationships are definitely not taboo in any way in media, though it may not be their preference.
With regards to China I do think it is possible that these out of touch execs are self-censoring because they think it will be easier to avoid problems in the future, i.e their own misguided and false perception of China(let alone the west and even JP itself) makes them believe self-censorship will be beneficial.
Also this is not about male otaku pressure at all, yuri fandom is very much male gaze oriented like it or not so if they were male partners, yeah maybe. But even then I think Yuri on Ice and Free are like a decade old now even mainstream yaoi is not taboo to anyone in JP so yeah its very much likely male cowardice BS. Maybe if someone can go and look at 2ch reaction but I very very much doubt anyone is supporting them.
For over 40 years Gundam has had straight white male protags, heaven forbid it be a gay woman we must not upset the precious otaku who buys our injection mold plastic gunpla kits.
For over 40 years Gundam has had straight white male protags
Hey, to be fair, Yoshiyuki Tomino has frequently credited the fujoshi contingent for helping Gundam get off the ground at the beginning, even more than the gunpla fans.>
Cool, didn't know this.
It's funny because the G-Witch kits were doing really well.
This is one of the genuinely most baffling things I've ever seen.
Some people on
think it is for the Chinese market which first of all, didn't even air on the mainland, and also just standard Sinophobic stuff (yes China seems to have very mixed record in regards to queer rep, I'm probably wrong). I'm glad that there is some pushback of people saying Japanese people can be homophobic. I just kinda think the suits at top flipped and cracked down on this.This is the next level of yuri-bait: make an entire show with openly gay characters that get married but clarify afterwards "no they were just friends".
is anyone surprised at japan queer baiting?
yes, because the show shows them as a married couple
Whatever, they're gay af.
That handhold during their reunion was gay as shit, like mega gay