>(Of course, the average anime character does look unmistakably Japanese, but in the same way a rococo painting in a gilded frame looks unmistakably French.)

Uhh... No. I actually remember wondering why anime characters almost never look Japanese, and ended up decided that they wanted them to look different from themselves. Blue and pink hair, huge eyes, all those differences added up to "not us" in my mind. There are some anime characters who do look distinctly Asian to me, but they're pretty few and far between.

In addition, they often give them non-Japanese names as well, which further cemented my belief that they didn't want them to be Japanese. The ones with Japanese names often didn't look more Japanese, either.

But according to the article, Japanese people aren't upset at all with the casting of this film... Why should I be? Worse, what right have I got to be upset about that? It's specifically not affecting me or my culture, and I can only be outraged for them, to help them with their issues. It makes no sense for me to be outraged if they aren't.