#like im not joking that single cast of 9 was more diverse rhan like the entire rf series before ir. | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

crownconstellation · 3 months ago

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okay one more azuma post for the day before i go to bed because i have to do work at my job in 7hours:

i think it’s incredibly telling that as soon as hashimoto is not credited on something related to the series we get:

1. more noticeably adult looking designs for the characters as a whole (even if i’m not a huge fan of the 3d models’ art style)

2. actual skin tone variety for a large chunk of the cast that’s not just 98% pale and one to two characters who are possibly some sort of greyish in tone

#silent hope was also noticeable for this in that as a spinoff without hashimoto on it #the cast was about ~60% Not Pale and we got rune factory and co’s first ever black character in the form of caster #like im not joking that single cast of 9 was more diverse rhan like the entire rf series before ir.#azuma has both given us our first ever non-pale protagonist in the form of subaru #as well as several brown charas showcased over two (2) trailers. who all have saturated skin tones.#i’ve spoken abt this before with people but it’s certainly very much the aspect of hashimoto-era bokumono & rune factory in general im most #critical about. because his colourism & racism are very noticeable at times.#ex. the lulukoko charas being a mishmosh of cultures + allegedly speaking gibberish as tbeir language in jpn 3t #or the brother trio in grand bazaar’s designs being racist caricatures #or everything regarding fuuka who he designed.#i love these series and i especiallg love rf. as we all know. but it’s a terrible look and it’s v telling that this kind of cast diversity #only shows up as soon as he’s not in rhe picture #bri.txt

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