Why Japan Hates Assassin's Creed Shadows

Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Shadows had a target on its back since its trailer came out with accusations of forced DEI and blackwashing, but the backlash wasn't warranted... right? What did Japanese people think? Why are politicians talking about it? Why is Asmongold everywhere!?!? Shout out to ‪@masakismc‬ and his community https://progreztribe.substack.com/about, as well as ‪@kanatime1023‬ , Soshi Matsuoka https://x.com/ssimtok, https://unseen-japan.com/ , and Jeffrey J. Hall https://linktr.ee/jeffreyjhall 00:00 Intro 02:59 Part 1: The Assassin's Creed Problem 10:51 Part 2: The Yasuke Problem 22:26 Part 3: The SlopTube Problem Patreon:   / nilgiree   Twitch:   / nilnilgiree   Twitter (X): https://x.com/nilnilgiree Bluesky: nilnilgiree.bsky.social Art Insta:   / nilnilgiree   Video by Nil Nilgiree Script edited by Stormy ‪@Stormy64Edits‬ Books, Articles, and Videos Referenced Thomas Lockley's "African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan" , Published by Hanover Square Press IGN article: https://www.ign.com/articles/the-prim... Sadataro's comic: https://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articl... Wikipedia pages: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%AB%... https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8A%... https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%97%... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07... Ubisoft:    • From Assassin's Creed to Rainbow Six Siege...      • Assassin's Creed Shadows: Official World P...   WIRED video:    • Japanese Historian Answers Samurai Questio...   Ghost of Tsushima Interview:    • Ghost of Tsushima (対馬の幽霊) - Director's Int...   Game File: https://www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubi... Nippon TV:    • Foreigners become a major issue for Japan'...   Megumi Hayashibara's Controversy: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/inte... (Will be omitting direct links to politicians' YouTube channels and other pages I don't want to send traffic)