Board Thread:Movies/@comment-2143738-20150817051412/@comment-5708049-20151008032405

I think what people need to realize is that this was not made by Hollywood, which has access to a large diversity of actors. Where in Japan are you going to find several white actors who can, A) portray the character effectively, and B) fluently speak and understand Japanese? You need to realize that this was made in Japan, for Japan, so of course they would hire Japanese actors. If AOT was picked up by Hollywood or even a UK-based production company these would be legitimate criticisms, but in this case their target audience was Japanese fans, therefore, Japanese actors fit the bill. An AOT movie might be more racially accurate if it were picked up by Hollywood,  although after what Hollywood did to Dragonball Evolution, it's clear American producers do not intend to listen to the Japanese artists, and I wouldn't see it making fans happy.