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Originally Posted by Damienthathedge

As for Kamen Rider being changed if it gets big in the west. Right lemme just say that first of all it won't. It will always be a niche following by teenagers that are angry over the internet. And if it did, Toei doesn't fucking care. Angry 15 - 40 year old Americans aren't going to change how the show is writen and directed. And hell even if it did, even if Toei decided to make a US adaption for each show where everything is changed to fit the "SJW Agenda". Guess what gang? You still got fan subs! So incase Kamen Rider gets HUGE in the west, and incase it gets so huge it warrants special edits for localized versions. They can't stop people from recording and subbing the Japanese versions. Don't worry, Kamen Rider would not be affected by anybody with a (made up) agenda.

Also pretending Japan is some non political wonderland is lying to yourself. Ichigo LITERALLY punches Nazis. Zero-One features an angry man clad in white, forcing a hostile takeover of a major tech company and kills sentient beings on sight, all while literally asking for the entire season "Should sentient robots have rights??". You can't pretend that stuff isn't political.

I'm not against politics in stories or anything, hell Metal Gear is one of my favourite game franchises, and they always have politics. If it has great characters, a good story and well written, then it's fine. It's only stupid PC politics I'm concerned about. But like you said, they at least hopefully know their audience well.