Mar 2, 2019
“Interesting detail about this article: originally I wanted to include both Asirpa from Golden Kamuy and Ashitaka from Princess Mononoke, because Asirpa is Ainu and Ashitaka is Emishi, who are both indigenous groups in Japan with their own history of colonialism.”
I RT’d my article for Indian Country Today on Twitter, but thought I’d make it into a thread specifically talking about Asirpa, Ashitaka, and the representation of Ainu and Emishi people in both Golden Kamuy and Princess Mononoke.
A big shout out and many thanks and love to @amer-ainu and several of the Ainu people who sent me asks / anons expressing their opinions and views on the anime and the characters.
