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I would file that more as people being tongue in cheek. No, I do not think she got the job by sucking dick. I do think she's getting a surprising amount of attention for her work for being a cute woman and I wouldn't be surprised at all if it was happening more in the west than in Japan.Having now watched Fan Letter, I can now say I have proof that Weeb Wars rots people's brains. While I don't think it was the most amazing thing ever, it certainly wasn't bad enough to suggest the director fucked her way into the job.
I'll put it this way. Do you see anybody talking about the director of the first 4 episodes of Dandadan? Me neither, and those are fire. Is fan letter bad? No, I enjoyed it and found it cute even if the end was a mess. Am I annoyed that speople are saying that "Ishitani delivers again!" When you look at her filmography and help but wonder what that "again" is supposed to relate to? Yes. Do I think she can do great things? Who knows, but I've certainly seen a lot worse, so I can see her earning it in a few more projects.
I wouldn't even call this a culture war thing, this is "cute girl gets more attention than disgusting neet, news at 11" sort of thing, I was just surprised at how hyped she was by name compared to what is in her portfolio.
Doesn't help we have a 2 week rest in OP and the only thing to really talk about is Fan Letter or just general sperging.
More on topic... does anybody have a decent theory of what Yamato's cover story is heading towards? Reminds me of the Jinbei one that just felt like meandering around for the most part.
