Nice things. Can't have. Etc... I swear, ppl can freely theorize about what Servant class Adolf Hitler can be, but anything else that touch the "complicated" recent history between China and Japan is no go. I am pretty sure that Matsuryuu have thought of this person as a tragic heroine, firstly. This felt like the early weeks, or months, of Kancolle where some ppl were very vocal about how uncomfortable moe-ized WWII japanese warships made them.
Nice things. Can't have. Etc... I swear, ppl can freely theorize about what Servant class Adolf Hitler can be, but anything else that touch the "complicated" recent history between China and Japan is no go. I am pretty sure that Matsuryuu have thought of this person as a tragic heroine, firstly. This felt like the early weeks, or months, of Kancolle where some ppl were very vocal about how uncomfortable moe-ized WWII japanese warships made them.
That's because it's an Asian game. Europe and North America hold Hitler to be the embodiment of all evil, but Asia has largely not put much attention into it, which is why you see plenty of Hitler stand-ins in these sorts of historically-themed games.
Meanwhile, if it's a historical figure Asians actually care about, then yeah, there will be outrage if they're in an Asian game.
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On an unrelated note, she's well-known for her crossdressing and passing herself off as a male. Why is she being super-feminine here? (You know, other than the obvious male gaze...) Considering Fate's genderflipping tendencies, she'd probably be more suited to being a really girly-looking guy like Yohane or Bridget.
Another factor is that, most likely by sheer coincidence, the original twitter post was made just a day before the Nanking Massacre Memorial Day (December 13). Taking into account the time it needed to spread from Twitter to the Chinese circles, the timing of the post probably could not be worse.
A shame, really, since I really like this picture.
Aisin Goro XianyuName and class are speculation on the artist's part