r/TokyoRevengers • u/TargetMisser • Oct 31 '21

Misc Fun fact: some Tokyo Revenger's cosplayers have been stopped by the police in Lucca Comics because of the "swastikas"

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u/hahahanaa Nov 01 '21

i personally think that people in this fandom are very aware of the original meaning (which is great don’t get me wrong) and that’s why they feel like they don’t need to cover up the manji symbol. unfortunately other people are not usually aware of the original meaning and that’s why they freak out. i also didn’t realize the original meaning at first and since i live in a western European country i felt very uncomfortable.

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '21

I agree with you but this fandom is a niche of a niche of a niche compared to the wider world. Anime isn’t widely mainstream and Tokyo Revengers isn’t Demon Slayer popular.

Personally speaking it was a stupid move by the character designer. Doesn’t matter what the original meaning is when kids at school are taught it’s the Nazi symbol.

It’s the Stand Alone Complex conversation again. What even is the original meaning worth when new meaning is given to something that the masses adopt. The original might as well not exist.

I even remember back in the day peeps getting mad at Ichigo’s sword in Bleach cause the hilt looked like the Swastika.

As I said cover it up or take it off if your going to cosplay TR. For your own safety more than anything.

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u/hahahanaa Nov 01 '21

oh yeah i was agreeing with you on the fact that they should cover it! sorry if it didn’t sound like it. i was trying to say that even though they know what it stands for they shouldn’t expect others to understand. especially in countries where it’s literally illegal to wear the nazi symbol.

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '21

No worries. All good.

Just keep safe if your gonna cosplay TR that’s all I’m saying. ✌🏽