And before anyone says anything, I am aware that this is just ero manga and it shouldn't have to be this deep lmao sorry
Authors are always threading on thin ice when they make such controversial topics on other countries' people. But I personally don't think it's that bad, as they showed the animosity and monsters on both sides. However we saw some respectable American people but none Chinese ones, which is a bit unbalanced. It could be that the author simply didn't think too deeply into it, or didn't have enough pages and time to portray that.
Very fair comment
Agreed. There was no sense of community showcased in China Town, except for being heralded as a place you shouldn't visit, an 'Other'. Maybe a chapter of Lin Che and Elliot exploring China Town and interacting positively with other Chinese characters would have been nice.
Even though I love this mangaka and I've been enjoying this manga very much, somehow the portrayal of Chinese people as criminals, drug addicts and rapists doesn't sit right with me when it comes from a Japanese author and especially given the historical context of the story (sorry if it's disrespectful for me to bring it up but I think we all know what the Japanese army was up to just a few years later).
And like, yeah, I guess it does a good job showing that people were horrible to immigrants but Jesus Christ why does it also feel like it's trying to make it seem like it was justified in a sense.
I don't know, man, maybe it's just me who feels this way, but maybe they didn't think this one through.
Sorry if I sound kinda preachy, that's not my intention. I just wanted to get this off my chest.