don't lie. all oriental asians look the same. there is no difference, lol. i'm korean, and i can't tell the difference until i see their last names. besides..a lot of koreans and japanese people get plastic surgery anyways. it's hard to tell these days.
james kyson lee(a korean dude) plays hiro's friend in heroes. but i'm pretty sure everyone in the world thought he was japanese.
Well, with your Korean heritage, I guess I can't call you on being blatantly politically incorrect, lmao. I have to admit, it is somewhat refreshing to see someone of Asian culture defend the view of the ignorant foreigner, lol.
i hope chi chi and goku get married right after the tournament...
relationships are so troubling now a days in movies.... spiderman being the most annoying mother load of them...
it'd be nice to see a fairytale kinda thing...
I'd like for the film to close with the wedding, yeah. Then, for our cliffhanger, a five-years-later caption after the credits with a wide view of the Earth, which then cuts to the navigation panel inside of a Saiyan space pod, maybe with an AI computer saying "now approaching planetary atmosphere", and we hear a voice say "let us see what you have been up to all these years...little brother."
That would be my perfect ending.
I think there's a misconception that the Dragon Ball world has the same geography as the real earth. There is no Asian in Dragon Ball. Chi Chi was not born Asian because there is no Asia continent. To back up what I've been saying, check out this map:
As you can see, the Dragon Ball world is not Asia. It does vaguely resemble Asia and parts of Europe, Africa, and even Australia but only roughly. It is
fictional geography. Races in Dragon Ball is completely mixed geographically. Chi Chi does resemble a Chinese woman because of her hair and clothing, she is only inspired by Chinese influences. She isn't actually Chinese. The same goes for the other characters. The way I see it the people and animals see themselves collectively as Earthlings and not Asian/ Caucasian/ etc. This is what I'm basing my casting opinion on.
But, see, this is where people get caught up, when the term "Asian" comes into the fold. I'm using that word only in a referential sense. I know that Chi-Chi obviously isn't
from Asia, the country itself. She shares the physical characteristics of a person who is, though. As do Yamcha, Tenshinhan, Mai, Krillin, and a number of other characters on the show. Akira Toriyama designed them to identically resemble those of Asian society, in both their appearance and cultural practices.
Therefore, only an Asian actor/actress can be cast to portray these roles for characters which were originally desgined to resemble members of Asian culture. It's just as simple as that. You cast them as they were written/drawn.
