im a Japanese person and I think giving your Japanese oc a VERY white nickname like Richie is legit, it's up to you!
I honestly didn't even realize at first that Richie was a white name or that it was short for Richard. I couldn't unsee it and now this name doesn't feel right. I saw the japanese name Reichi online and thought about switching to that since it sounds similar to Richie BUT I didn't like the 'Rei' part, so I didn't choose this 😭
Thanks for the advice btw! I think I'll keep Keishiro, I just need to get used to this new name cuz I still call him Richie out of habit













