This fashion trend and subculture, however, has recently become an easy target of foreign cultural dissonance and prejudice. For example, when episode 6 of the mini anime series of the smartphone rhythm game Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage! named () or Leo/need Style first premiered on YouTube in 2022, it was accused by American or Western viewers of "doing/promoting blackface" and "cultural appropriation" due to a scene inspired by fashion substyle of perceived as being blackface. The next day, the episode was withdrawn indefinitely and a public apology in both English and Japanese was uploaded on the official Twitter account. The removal of the episode is controversial and many fans of the game and show, either Japanese and American, were disappointed with the company's decision, with some blaming SEGA for its "bending the knee" and "listening to outraged Twitter users who insist that everyone should respect foreign cultures while applying and imposing their own Western prejudices, views, puritanism and imperialism against foreign media and subcultures". The episode was reuploaded to YouTube on March 15, 2022, with some modifications that removed the typical tan, make-up and the previous items.
