If you pay some amount of attention to Japanese video games that get released in the west, you've probably noticed far more trans representation than games made in the west. It's not quite that...
If you pay some amount of attention to Japanese video games that get released in the west, you've probably noticed far more trans representation than games made in the west. It's not quite that simple, though, and I've personally always felt some level of awkwardness with how they're portrayed, which is commonly pretty unclear or left up to interpretation (Bridget being a rather recent exception). This video explores some of the reasons why this is, ranging from localization issues to conformist cultural norms in East Asia.
If you pay some amount of attention to Japanese video games that get released in the west, you've probably noticed far more trans representation than games made in the west. It's not quite that simple, though, and I've personally always felt some level of awkwardness with how they're portrayed, which is commonly pretty unclear or left up to interpretation (Bridget being a rather recent exception). This video explores some of the reasons why this is, ranging from localization issues to conformist cultural norms in East Asia.