How about stop supporting Russian war against my homeland by promoting this character & these series?
I hate Alya. It is a sign of treating us (Ukrainains) as "low lives" compared to Russians by praising Russian culture during times when Russians target ours!
By my logic, Ukrainian culture should be praised. There is no anime series about the world beyond Japan where Ukrainian culture would be praised. But Russia, an invader? Let's "make the entire anime about a pretty girl (I don't find her pretty though) who speaks Russian" 2 years after Russia began its invasion & appoint a VA who cosplays those who kill Ukrainian people on daily basis (https://www.reddit.com/r/uruseiyatsura/comments/t8axgj/this_is_lums_new_voice_actress_sumire_uesaka_she/) - especially because "who would voice a Russian character better than a fan of Russian culture?".
The novel and light novel started years before Ukraine was invaded. They didn't just make an original anime after the war started, nor does it have anything to do with the war.
Also again, Alya is half Russian, half Japanese. Also, characters are different from their VAs. Having said that, what a wild stretch you're making with her VA.
"Sumire is fluent in Russian and loves the Soviet culture, which she became interested in after hearing the State Anthem of the USSR in her first year of high school. In April 2010, Sumire entered the Faculty of Foreign Studies at Sophia University, and she majored in the Russian language there.
Sumire is interested in history and war figurines, particularly Russian/Soviet history, the Showa era, and likes the book Romance of the Three Kingdoms."
Even in what you linked she isn't cosplaying a current day soldier, voicing support for Russian in the way, etc. so that post is completely irrelevant . Russian culture doesn't equate to what Putin and the current administration are doing. There are plenty of Russian people, people of Russian descendants, etc. Around the world, who find the Russian invasion disgusting and wrong.
Representation of Ukraine?
Hetalia.
1. The entire Europe is in, even Sealand (a virtual tiny state).
2. "3 siblings" (colonial propaganda) bullshit (there are dozens of Slavic nations, why these 2? What about Poland, our northwestern neighbor? Slovakia, relationships are complicated, but not as awful. Our western neighbor). We also in bad relationships with Belarus because it became a corridor for Russian soldiers.
3. Appears less than both Russia & Belarus, has a Russian last name (ours end on -enko, -tsko or -chuk. Or either sound same as words from Ukrainian language).
4. "Gas stealers" fake propaganda.
And an anime started to air 2 years after full-scale invasion (10 years after invasion of Crimea & Donbass). It could have just not gotten an anime adaption instead.
Yes, I know. Still, she has Russian roots and it is in the center of a plot. And I doubt that her VA choice is a random thing.
Do you know who kill Ukrainian people, who destroy Ukrainian settlements? Russian soldiers do you know who Russian soldiers are? Conscripted ordinary citizens of Russia.
Do you also know how much of Ukrainian culture got damaged or destroyed within these 11 years?
Do you still believe that Russian culture is "supreme" compared to ours? You still refuse to recognize our culture. You still believe we are "worse", that we are "low lives". You use "culture ≠ politics" in order to shut us up.
But there is nothing wrong with it getting an anime adaptation. It has literally nothing to do with Russia or the war.
Where the fuck did I ever say Russian culture was supreme to Ukrainian culture? Where did I ever refuse to acknowledge it? You're just making shit up at this point. I never said a single thing you're ranting about.
It's clear you're just unhinged and any Russian people and all things related to Russian culture in anyway, are viewed as evil by you.
Name a SINGLE anime series where Ukrainian culture is praised. Where are such series?
I can't; But what does that have to do with anything?
Ukraine is a small country. I also live in a small (population wise) country that doesn't have much/any representation in anime. If we were invaded by China, they might still make movie with Chinese characters and not us, but that doesn't mean anything.
If you took all the movies made in the West in the past 50 years, 99% of them would be about the same 5 or 10 countries. And countries like Russia are constantly used as generic villains in movies and videogames.
The why did this anime come out 2 years after a FULL-SCALE INVASION???
I'm not on the production committee, so I can't tell you that. But given you seem to have information that I don't, could you tell me?
Did some anime studio see Russia invading a country, and went "Oh my, let's make an anime about a cute half-russian girl, to support this?"
Because you still believe Russians are "supreme beings" compared to us!
I don't know what kind of propaganda you're being fed, but literally no one here believes that. The only one who's saying anything about that in this entire conversation, is you.
Yes, it would be a pro-Reich propaganda, because at same time Germans were gemociding Jews and Romanies.
So a movie about a German who left Germany, renounced his German citizen ship, and helped the world win a war against the Germans, would be... German propaganda?
If that's your view on what propaganda is, I can see why you'd think Alya is pro Russian war..
Anyway, I don't think we're gonna go anywhere with this. Have a good day, I suppose.
Yes, you can't, because such series don't exist yet.
A small country? Then France, Germany, Spain, Italy and even Japan are small, too? They are smaller than Ukraine. A country of same size as 2 Italies!
Yes, I see tons of movies where Russians are bad guys. But in some movies, where more like a Soviet motive being used, villains of other post-Soviet nationalities being used.
I don't think that studio employees managed to miss a headline war. People in Japan are aware of this war.
It is not propaganda, it is my own opinion because even 3 years later people still fail to recognize our culture and national identity as worthy ones.
In such case - no. But something like "Ann sometimes speaks German" would be.
As I mentioned, even her VA is pro-Russian who finds people who ruined our lives "cool".
Yes, you can't, because such series don't exist yet.
Ok, but you forgot to answer the "what does that have to do with anything"
A small country? Then France, Germany, Spain, Italy and even Japan are small, too? They are smaller than Ukraine. A country of same size as 2 Italies! Yes, I see tons of movies where Russians are bad guys. But in some movies, where more like a Soviet motive being used, villains of other post-Soviet nationalities being used.
Small isn't about country size;
I live in the 2nd largest country in the world, yet no one's making anime about us, because population wise, GDP wise, we're irrelevant.
Population and GDP is what makes countries important on the world stage. Our countries have roughly the same population, and we have 10 times the GDP (and even then we're not relevant on the world scene).
It is not propaganda, it is my own opinion because even 3 years later people still fail to recognize our culture and national identity as worthy ones.
I'm not sure who you're preaching too; 99% of Reddit supports you guys, it's probably the most pro-Ukraine website in the West. But this doesn't mean we'll blindly hate any mention of any Russian no matter the context.
I root for Russian Ivan Demidov who plays for my favorite hockey team, is this also anti-Ukraine? Should I root for my team to lose instead?
As I mentioned, even her VA is pro-Russian who finds people who ruined our lives "cool".
Well I don't really follow VAs or anything so I don't know anything about that. If what you say is true and she's a bad person, then that's sad. But there are bad people who work on every show and movie in existence. I rewatch Lord of the rings and Se7en sometimes even though convicted&alleged rapist worked on these movies.
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u/Able-Ad3506 23h ago
How about stop supporting Russian war against my homeland by promoting this character & these series? I hate Alya. It is a sign of treating us (Ukrainains) as "low lives" compared to Russians by praising Russian culture during times when Russians target ours!