>>537849407
you don't need to be a racially pure japanese man to draw in an anime artstyle, even the art you posted was not drawn by a japanese dude (unless i'm misremembering). in fact, i never once mentioned having to be japanese in my post.
>You can and should do whatever you please with these characters, as they are fictional and thus the "standard" is a pointless constant
i wholeheartedly agree. however, we live in a world where people have different tastes, and some of those aren't shy to making their distaste for something vocal. if you're going to deviate from something that is more widely accepted as good, then you should be prepared for scathing criticism, be it through growing a thick skin or learning to tune them out.
