Vad tycker du? Spelar det någon roll? Petition to boycott Netflix adaptation of 'Death Note' reaches Japan ENTERTAINMENT APR. 04, 2017 - 06:55AM JST ( 20 ) Petition to boycott Netflix adaptation of 'Death Note' reaches Japan Tokyo — On March 22, Netflix released a teaser trailer of its upcoming film “Death Note,” an adaptation based on the popular Manga by Tsugumi Oba and Takeshi Obata. Fans were quick to reignite the outrage regarding the whitewashing of the main character Light that arose when the casting was first announced. In the entire cast, only a few non-white actors have significant roles, with Masi Oka being the only Japanese-born cast member announced so far. A petition on Care2 Petition urging people to boycott Netflix’s “Death Note” has almost reached its 15,000-signature goal, citing the lack of Asian-American actors in a story that is “full of Japanese culture, history, and identity” as another example of whitewashing by the entertainment industry. The petition has garnered enough attention in the West that Japanese netizens have made note of the story and are offering their comments. Perhaps unsurprisingly though, similar to the “Ghost in the Shell” casting controversy, some of them have posted that the casting of a Hollywood adaptation featuring a predominantly white cast isn’t a problem. “If this takes place at an American high school, then having white actors isn’t an issue.” “It’s a Hollywood version, so it’s okay to have white people.” “It’s like the Hollywood Godzilla. It’s the Hollywood version so having foreigners isn’t a problem.” However, despite the mostly laissez-faire attitude on that issue, there were comments by some questioning the casting of Keith Stanfield, a black actor, as L. While the character of Light is likely fully Japanese, it’s rumored that L is only a quarter Japanese at most meaning the character could be played by basically anyone. However, that’s not how some netizens saw it with comments like: (Läs resten här: https://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/petition-to-boycott-netflix-adaptation-of-death-note-reaches-japan )