“Guilty Gear Stive: Dual Rulers“It is the next anime that will be inspired by the franchise of”Guilty Gear“, But it is not even close to being released and is already wrapped in a controversy. The reason? Surely you already infer him, it has to do with Bridget, a character who has divided the opinions of the community for years.
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For those who do not know it, Bridget is a character who has been appearing in the “Guilty Gear” franchise for decades, being described as a boy who dresses as a woman (otokonoko, 男の娘), because he is a male twin and this was considered bad omen in his hometown. For the same reason, his parents decided to dress him and raise him as a woman, Although Bridget, aware that he is a man, always hated this and ended up abandoning his home to look for his own destiny.
But with the arrival of “Guilty Gear Stive”, the creator of the saga, Daisuke Ishiwatari, decided that Bridget was now considered “a trans woman”going against the canon that he imposed from the beginning. That didn't sit well with fans, who They accused Arc System Works of forcing the author to agree with this change only to satisfy the progressive tendencies of the West.
And of course, there are also those who agree with the decision and believe that it is a great step in the representation of the trans in video games (although many of these people are not even consumers). In the end, this discussion never ended and has now been driven by another great mistake made by production.
And now we arrive at the most recent controversy, because the official Twitter account of “Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers” shared Several comments from the members of the cast of voices, including Manaka Iwami, who will give Bridget voice in the adaptation. All good there, until the original message was read: The post said that Bridget was a man (for the use of “Him”).
- «Hello, I'm Manaka Iwami, and I'll give Bridget voice in the television anime by Guilty Gear. I was very surprised to know that it would become an anime, what an incredible moment! With each recording session, I have discovered more Bridget's charm, and it has been a pleasure to give life again. I hope that both the usual fans and those who know Bridget for the first time enjoy the series!».
Obviously this caught attention on social networks, because how is it possible that the franchise itself is not clear about the character of the character? Perhaps when he realized this, the publication was eliminated almost immediately, but had already been stored for posterity.
Later, the account itself shared the message with “a corrected description”, changing the Bridget pronoun of “He” to “She” And writing: «Although Bridget once fought with questions about his identity, the encounters throughout his trip helped him discover his own path in life». With this, they made it clear that Bridget is transgender in the current version of history in the West.
The underlying problem is not only the error, but for many this shows that not even the creators of “Guilty Gear” are convinced of Bridget's change. Some are sure that the character was always a man, probably a “femboy” or “trap” in the current slang, and that trans reinterpretation only exists to please the community of the West. Others believe that the creator always wanted to do it trans from the beginning, but did not do so to avoid a negative reaction in Japan.
Whatever the truth, what all fans ask is that the “Guilty Gear” franchise decides once and for all for one thing or the other, in order to maintain a consistency in history. Globalization may bring a great increase in sales, but when they begin to add inclusion measures and changes to satisfy a sector that could not even be interested in the video game, the true consumers are just moving away.
Fountain: Niche Gamer
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