Thread:DanteLee123/@comment-1672596-20190223024707/@comment-1672596-20190223035123

Speaking as an American, I actually would defend DOA to the death, even the fanservice (and let's be honest, even with DOA5 and the Xtreme series, the fanservice is outright tame by comparison). I wouldn't go so far as to agree with the director, though. If I remember correctly, that's the same guy who implied that women who are naturally well-endowed were less human, and tried to make the girls more like Carol Danvers of Marvel Comics (or should I say, Carol MANVERS?). If anything, I have far more of a bone to pick and axe to grind against the likes of Love Hina.

And good to hear Tina and Bass didn't turn into villains. I got scared there, especially after the whole circus that Shimbori and Tom Lee tried to push especially when they implied that Diego would represent "American sensibilities" despite Tina and Bass, being very patriotic characters and good guys, and in the case of Tina, the epitome of the American Dream, did more than enough to represent said sensibilities. (them as well as the lamestream media). I already saw how Kojima ruined Metal Gear by turning it into a hate America first bully pulpit (that, and making the heroes outright Che Guevara worshippers for no real reason), I didn't want that to happen with Dead or Alive. One of the reasons I am very fond of Tina is because she outright averts several stereotypes of Americans that Japanese people have (think Hot Coldman, The Boss, Solidus Snake, Clifford Simmons, The Patriots, etc., etc., where they are treated as at best amoral nihilists who are technically good yet are willing to obey even illegal/amoral orders if given, and at worst are depicted as the worst sort of villains).