Dragon Quest’s bigoted composer Koichi Sugiyama has died, age 90

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For some context:

Dragon Quest composer Koichi Sugiyama isn't happy just being a war crime denier, is anti-LGBT too!

So you might have seen this thread on Off Topic: https://www.resetera.com/threads/japanese-politician-says-using-tax-on-lgbt-citizens-is-unproductive-because-they-dont-have-children.57209/ So this Japanese politician is being an asshate on a conservative propaganda talk that's making waves now...

www.resetera.com

edit: I just saw that the original tweet in the OP was deleted but Brian Ashcraft wrote an article about it back then

Politician Made Anti-LGBTQ Comments On Dragon Quest Composer's TV Show

Japanese politician Mio Sugita has made international news due to her anti-LGBTQ comments on a television show. The program is co-hosted by Koichi Sugiyama, who composes music for the Dragon Quest games.

kotaku.com

 

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