Again, its usually when criticism is brought up, not all the time like I said, but it does happen. For all the people complaining about the too Japanese and gaijin stuff you mentioned there's plenty who actually like the controversy or downplay the issues with it, justifying it as good writing because its ''realistic'' (which is a whole other barrel of fish I won't get into it) or because its meant to piss you off therefore it accomplishes its job. But I don't really want to keep talking about this tbh as I think its not productive. People are free to disagree with me if they like, its just how I feel. You can feel its condescending but I think its accurate. If you're still holding grudges about stuff people did a decade ago, people who mostly aren't even here anymore and use that as justification to be salty towards your current fanbase, then that is childish plain and simple, not to mention unfair. At a certain point you need to grow up and let it go. A human reaction is crashing out if somebody keeps poking you. What's not a human reaction is taking it out on people who had nothing to do with the crashout years after the fact. I'm gonna drop this now as again I've said my piece and I don't think its gonna go anywhere. Plus I've derailed things enough as is.Honestly? I've seen plenty of simping for characters, but aside from dedicated appreciation threads I haven't seen anything like what you're talking about. Maybe I'm not looking in the right places, or my brain has been so worn 0down by years of exposure to online drama that I just don't retain the long-term memory of it.
But if I had a Euro for every time someone has said how much they hate the kitsune for being too Japanese or too alienating to us bake gaijins for being outsiders, or Kiyoko specifically for being written for men with dicks first and foremost? I'd have at least a hundred by now. And don't get me started on Brienne.
I dunno, man. Calling it "childish" sounds rather condescending. I'd call it a human reaction, which is neither simping nor disparaging and simply acknowledges that it's a strong emotional reaction anyone could have after enough needling.