[Oni]

Ai Kayano was removed from some Chinese games, due to her visit to a war memorial. Ai Kayano has voiced Atago, Graf Zeppelin, and Kaga. She also voiced Platinum in Arknights.

This sort of stuff highlights China's shitty attempts at censorship. Not only that, but there's very little evidence Ai Kayano's visit had anything to do with the war criminals being mentioned.

Voice actress Ai Kayano has been removed from Azur Lane, and her credit in Arknights, after outcry from Chinese players of her visit to a controversial memorial.

Kayano’s previous roles in anime have included Darkness in KonoSuba, Shiro in No Game No Life, Saori Takabe in Girls und Panzer, Alice Zuberg in Sword Art Online: Alicization, and many more. In video games, she has voiced Y’shtola in Final Fantasy XIV, Yomi in the Senran Kagura series, Ophilia Clement in Octopath Traveler, and many more.

This also includes several mobile games; such as Granblue Fantasy (Rei, Golden Knight), Pokémon Masters (Erika), Arknights (Platinum), Fate/Grand Order (Murasaki Shikibu), Azur Lane (Kaga, Atago, Renown, Graf Zeppelin), Fire Emblem Heroes (Gunnthrá), and Girls’ Frontline (Kar98k, NTW-20, StG44). It’s these roles that may soon be in danger however.


On February 11th, Kayano had reportedly stated on YouTube that she visited the Yasukuni Shrine, and described it as comfortable, and having plenty of fresh air. The controversy arises from the shrine being dedicated to those who died in service to Japan- from civilians to military.

While this initially included those who died in the Boshin War (1868 to 1869) to the First Indochina War (1946 to 1954), it later included all those who served in defense of Japan; including those later found guilty of war crimes at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East.

According to Wikipedia, out of over 2 million contained in the shrine’s Book of Souls, 1,068 were convicted of war crimes from World War 2; 14 of them as Class A war criminals (or those committing “crime against peace”). The enshrinement of a soul at the Shrine is entirely under the purview of the Shinto priesthood at the shrine; and all signs point to it being permanent and irreversible.

Read More: https://nichegamer.com/2021/06/22/report...se-outcry/

[Drako]

China's favorite pastime when they aren't threatening other nations with war, is crying and throwing a tantrum because they didn't like something.

Also one of the reasons I'm done playing Azur Lane. There's just too much micromanagement and censorship from the top of the pyramid.

[Oni]

China's favorite pastime when they aren't threatening other nations with war, is crying and throwing a tantrum because they didn't like something.

Also one of the reasons I'm done playing Azur Lane. There's just too much micromanagement and censorship from the top of the pyramid.

Thankfully it looks like the changes were only applied to the Chinese servers. I still play occasionally, but it's not a good trajectory.

[Accident Man]

Truly want to go over to the shrine for a visit and pray there as a Chinese. Watch shiz erupt.

[anna2]

There's several individual songs I like from different shows, though many of those I like purely because I enjoy the show or they're closely linked to the themes in the show. In other words, it's not music I listen to independently from the shows. Whereas, I'd happily listen to the Bebop soundtrack any day.