Oto Wakka
, also known as  is an  video derived from Final Fantasy X. It was posted on YouTube and Niconico on May 7, 2022, and was deleted on June 6, about a month later. Before its deletion, the video earned more than 3.1 million views. The video's most popular section (a parody of Connect) comedically portrayed the game's characters as homosexual, which has been viewed by some as mocking LGBT. The word "Oto Wakka" was given the silver award of the . Timeline 
Oto Wakka was posted on Niconico by  on May 7, 2022, and it quickly amassed many views. As it became popular, "FINAL FANTASY X | X-2 HD Remaster" became one of the most popular games in the "RPG" category on Steam. At the same time, there was a debate among viewers about the morality of mockingly portraying the characters as homosexual. On June 6, about a month after the video was posted, it was deleted from Niconico at the request of Square Enix. Before its deletion, it earned more than 3.1 million views. After the deletion, Rug Mat tweeted: "Thanks for watching the video! I'm sorry! ", and declared that he had no plans to repost the video. Content 
Oto Wakka is a derivative works of Final Fantasy X. It is a video of a genre called otoMAD, which combines a medley style music with jokes surrounding Wakka, a character from the game. In the part using "Connect" (the opening theme of Puella Magi Madoka Magica), Wakka is treated as a homosexual who shouting repeatedly obscene words, and yearning for Tidus. This part was spread as a meme on social media, and many derivative videos were made. Influence and reaction 
Since more than ten years ago, there have been topics on the Internet that treat Wakka as a homosexual arose from his body and molding. Also, in Niconico, content that treats homosexuals in ridiculous or insulting such as the topic of "A Midsummer Night's Wet Dream" (contents modified from a video works for homosexuals) has acquired deep-rooted popularity. There were many criticisms to Oto Wakka (to be descended from this), but the direction to consume as an entertainment was also large. There are a objection that this is bright humor and not discrimination, and a refutation that it is an era that cannot be evasion as humor. On the other hand, there were many opinions that it was appropriate to be deleted by copyright infringement, and there were also positive opinions about the deletion. Within the day it was deleted, Shigetaka Kurita (chief operating officer of Dwango, which operates Niconico) didn't the name explicitly and tweeted "It's become a legend, don't be sad. It was fun". AUTOMATON (video game website) published the article on 25 May. On 7 June, they changed the author to the AUTOMATON editorial department and apologized for this article with strikethroughs throughout the article. The reason is that they received a series of criticisms that it should not be published uncritically because it contains expressions that insult homosexuality. They also say they will re-examine the handling of Internet culture and take steps to measures to prevent recurrence. See also 
 YouTube
 Niconico
 Final Fantasy X

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Derivative works
Final Fantasy X
LGBT in Japan
Sexuality and gender-related prejudices