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title: crocodile
summary: mayoi gets a call from this girl who keeps trying to be friends with her, and the world might as well be ending.
genre: fluff [rated G]
pairing: wataru/mayoi [!! era, pre-relationship, femstars]
word count: 1480
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Hello Enstars fans of Tumblr, please STOP spending money on the English server until they fix (if ever) their translations. Especially if you whale/tier.
Why? Because that server is transphobic. There have been many, MANY instances of ENGstars ignoring Arashi's gender, regardless of context. These instances range from avoiding any usage of pronouns, to altering the original [Japanese] text for the English-speaking audience ONLY. None of the other global servers (CN, KR, TW) consciously change the text surrounding Arashi, or at least to the degree ENGstars does.
Their blatant disregard + censorship of Arashi's character shows disrespect to the source material they're localizing, and additionally provides their global audience an inaccurate product. Keep in mind that Ensemble Stars is one of the highest grossing joseimuke that on average makes ~1 billion yen monthly. And while ENGstars may not be localized by the Japanese branch, my point stands in that they can afford to provide us better (censorship-free) translations.
But most importantly, their commitment to erasing any text that might suggest or directly state Arashi's gender (whether it be pronouns, feminine adjectives, or struggles/experiences with gender) is a transmisogynist decision made by ENGstars.
It's not like they're unaware of this issue either. If ENGstars wanted to portray Arashi as a cis man, they would simply refer to her as one. But they don't do that, and purposefully omit pronouns or make text ambiguous of gender. This is a conscious decision.
Recently, in Polka Dots they had Tetora (accidentally) refer to Arashi with he/him pronouns. While this mistake was fixed by the staff fairly quickly, this instance proves that they DO in fact read our support tickets. However, regardless of how many fan complaints they receive, they continue to degender Arashi, and push a transphobic agenda.
I cannot stop you from playing this server, but at the very least use this post for introspection. Please reconsider your financial support of ENGstars as it is actively transphobic.
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I believe that Mayoi should be the center if there were a temporary unit with Mayoi, Madara, and Wataru. He would be flustered, but I believe he can do it.
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2nd Anniversary Idol Exploration (StarPro)
Fine
Eichi (Sports Survivors) (FLAVOR)
Wataru (Dramatica) (ANIMALS)
Tori (Manga Club) (Pretty 5)
Yuzuru (Niki's Kitchen) (Keito Lecture)
Trickstar
Hokuto (Dramatica) (CRAFTMONSTER)
Subaru (ANIMALS) (Sports Survivors)
Makoto (CRAFTMONSTER) (Mystery Researchers)
Mao (Manga Club) (BB)
Ryuseitai
Chiaki (Sports Survivors) (SHIN)
Kanata (OCEANS) (Mystery Researchers)
Tetora (SHIN) (Ibara Lecture)
Midori (Manga Club) (Gardenia)
Shinobu (OCEANS) (ASOBI)
Alkaloid
Hiiro (SHIN) (Keito Lecture)
Aira (Pretty 5) (Keito Lecture)
Mayoi (Sweets Fan Club) (Overnight Outdoors Party)
Tatsumi (FLAVOR) (Gardenia)
[CosPro] [RhythLink] [NewDi]
[Specific Circles]
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