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[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

For over 40 years Gundam has had straight white male protags, heaven forbid it be a gay woman we must not upset the precious otaku who buys our injection mold plastic gunpla kits.

[-] Cromalin@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

first queer woman of color as a gundam protag was in 1999

(i am only half joking here)

[-] CriticalOtaku@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago
[-] Cromalin@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

i genuinely think loran has some gender going on, but because it's the early 20th century he doesn't have any of the language to express it, and so it just manifests as him being completely fine with dressing up as laura from time to time

[-] CriticalOtaku@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

The deep lore is that Loran was Tomino's 2nd attempt at a girl protagonist and the suits deep-sixed that idea again. What we ended up with's probably better tho.

[-] GVAGUY3@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

It's funny because the G-Witch kits were doing really well.

[-] laziestflagellant@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

For over 40 years Gundam has had straight white male protags

Hey, to be fair, Yoshiyuki Tomino has frequently credited the fujoshi contingent for helping Gundam get off the ground at the beginning, even more than the gunpla fans.>

[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

Cool, didn't know this.

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