Quote Originally Posted by Saefinn View Post
I'm going to throw it out there, but fair skin for centuries in Japan has been considered a sign of beauty, I think we are talking as far back at 10th century AD. If I were to hazard a guess, if it was an artist deliberately doing it, I don't think the intention is racially motivated or an attempt to white wash a character. Japanese characters are so often depicted by the Japanese as having fairer skin than Japanese people tend to in the real world. It could well be because of this cultural difference.
I’m sure that’s what it is. It’s not a race thing but a skin tone thing. And that would be “fine” if this was a Japan-only game. But when you’re selling to the west, I would think that they would want to be more careful, especially when this has unfortunate implications no matter the reason behind it.

I don’t think any of this is malicious, it’s just disappointing.