Japanese Users React To #NotMyZelda Controversy Surrounding The Legend Of Zelda Movie

Japanese Users React To #NotMyZelda Controversy Surrounding The Legend Of Zelda Movie

Last week, Shigeru Miyamoto revealed the leads for the upcoming The Legend of Zelda movie, which kicked up a storm as fans were disappointed that Hunter Schafer wasn’t chosen to play as Zelda.

This incident led to hashtags such as #NotMyZelda and #WeWantHunter to spread on social media, with both sides quarreling over Nintendo’s pick.

News of the controversy has reached Japan, and Japanese users have started chiming in on what they think about it. Most Japanese were indifferent to the issue and thought that Hunter wasn’t suited for the role, suggesting that Link could be a better option instead.

We leave you with some of their thoughts below:

“They kept saying that (Hunter) looks like Zelda, but I guess that’s just Smash Bros. Zelda? Aside of that version of Zelda, (Hunter) doesn’t look like Zelda at all”

“What the hell are these fellas doing?”

“Who wants to see a gay Zelda? In the first place, Zelda belongs to Japan. The copyright owner decides (who plays as Zelda). The fact that this entire controversy has been going on until Miyamoto’s announcement disgusts me”

“Most people would go with the leads (announced by Miyamoto) in the official announcement”

“Perhaps (Hunter) could have been a great fit for Link”

“Complaints over the Switch 2 pricing also originated outside Japan, so it’s best to ignore this (controversy)”

“I can’t grasp how foreigners think”

What do you think? Let us know in the comments.

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