[Ralath]

Yeah. :/

Didn't use Asian actors for DBZ either.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...apop012809.DTL

So when the core cast was revealed, hardcore fans recoiled -- not because the actors are mostly unknowns, drawn from open auditions across the country, but because, well, they're white.

This is far from the first controversy regarding the casting of Asian roles with Caucasian actors -- last year saw an outcry over the "whitewashing" of "21," the film about blackjack prodigies whose real-life counterparts were a group of Asian M.I.T. undergrads. But for the fans of "Avatar," the casting is an even greater affront, not least because the show's primary target audience is six-to-11-year-olds -- kids who may not know the specifics of its references, but are undoubtedly aware of and attracted to its cultural origins.

"These are kids growing up with manga," Kim says. "They're not only comfortable with Asian concepts, they're fascinated by them. To think that they won't come to a live-action version unless it's cast with white actors -- that's really a shockingly ignorant viewpoint. These kids aren't watching Jackie Chan movies and thinking, 'Yikes! I wish he were a white guy!'"