User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 684 - The Blade/@comment-1351982-20160728115324/@comment-1351982-20160728134800

Justin over at ANN did an article last year that explained how media is "reviewed" and the overall media landscape. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2015-10-23/.94171

Also if you think Japan is less racist and xenophobic than America, boy do I have some bad news for you. Anime and manga isn't an accurate depiction of Japanese life. Japan isn't as diverse as America (Which if you are white, there are hundreds of variations and mixes of Caucasian ancestry). Being mixed race in Japan is still just as bad as it was here in the 1960s. The fact Chad became a main supporting character is kind of a miracle.