It’s more a generational shift and the fact they play otaku characters appealing to the otaku audience. The obsession with purity is still there it just is manifested in our ironic age. If a young female idol has a love interest in real life she will still be canceled. Kson has talked about how the Japanese domestic fans are much more demanding of her and also they seem to not be interested in the 3D version of her but the 2D version while western fans just don’t care.
Also you might not have a good eye for what a “sanitized” image is in the Japanese context.
It’s more a generational shift and the fact they play otaku characters appealing to the otaku audience. The obsession with purity is still there it just is manifested in our ironic age. If a young female idol has a love interest in real life she will still be canceled. Kson has talked about how the Japanese domestic fans are much more demanding of her and also they seem to not be interested in the 3D version of her but the 2D version while western fans just don’t care.
Also you might not have a good eye for what a “sanitized” image is in the Japanese context.