Talk:Future Card Buddyfight Ace/@comment-34917389-20180517174310/@comment-25600444-20180519223530

My 2 cents on Axia:

The circumstances around Axia's change for the Dub were probably alot more complicated then simply "The US had a problem with Trans People". I feel it's a gross oversimplification of many things, of which I simply don't want to get into them cause this isn't the wiki for that and this dead topic has been revived and died numerous times and this will not be the last one, I guarantee on that.

1. Japanese Language

I'm not a native Japanese speaker, so someone who is would probably be better at explaining this or proving me wrong, but from other people who have talked about this in great depth on other vids I've watched on this matter, it's probable the words JPN Axia used were not strictly congruent to a Transgender person's vocalbulary. I.e. words that strictly convay a gender indentity, words that convey a "feeling" of identity but nothing strong, words that are simply feminine but not implying a gender status etc. etc.

Alongside that, Translations of Japanese to English is notariously difficult, not only because of inherent meanings and nuances being removed (you see this all the time with Japanese Specific Puns) but also lip flaps and such. Simply put, it's likely JPN Axia probably used a specific word(s) for "Female" and such or something, and that specific word(s) had simply no true English word equivalent.

2. Portrayal of Axia, Gay vs Trans

Given the above, it's (from my view) probably that the Dub Team made the "pragmatic" choice to focus on Axia's attraction to Drum as a main point to their character, given Axia's shtick was their crush on Drum and all, and made Axia a Gay Male as they probably figured, with the material they had on hand and could make from it, it's easier to portray a Gay Character then a Trans Character for the script at hand to a Western Auidiance.

You can debate whether a Western Auidiance can handle a Trans Character or not or if they're too bigoted, I have no interest in that discussion.

Given those nuances I suggested, you can chalk it up to hate, lack of knowledge, laziness, bigots being behind the time, good intentions, a misunderstanding of Axia's Character, putting money first over faith to the original, whatever fits your agenda or pet peeves or march etc. but the end result is Axia is a Gay Male in the Dub and a Female Transgender in JPN.

If you want my personal view, Axia is a Transgender Female (Biologically Male). But I feel like I should inject some nuance into this, because alot of people have nuanced views that simply don't match up or agree with all parts of the wider discussion blah blah.

Devil's Advocate and such, that's me.