The mangaka responsible for illustrating the US military’s recent moe manga (visible here) has been receiving defamatory mail.
The writer of the manga, who is also known as the creator of military moe bishoujo “Mari-tan” and a vocal advocate of the alliance, explains on his Twitter account:
I have unfortunate news. It seems the illustrator responsible for the Japan-America alliance comic [Yukio Hirai, who also works on Mari-tan] has been getting defamatory mail. The illustrator is actually non-political.
The story and text were my work, so if there is something you want to say, say it to me!
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And the manga’s message is that of the US military, and not that of the illustrator.
Whether an illustrator working on military propaganda can legitimately claim to be “non-political” is of course open to debate, as is the question of whether the mangaka should be held directly responsible for taking the work, or whether the Eichman-esque defence of “just following orders” should absolve them from the becoming a legitimate target for criticism.
In any case, it certainly seems naive on the part of the mangaka to think that penning a manga in support of Japan’s highly controversial (if widely supported) military dependence on the USA would pass without notice.
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“just following orders”
Just like all those Japanese war criminals, am i rite?!? *rimshot*
Love it how they rail upon the American Military. There was marches every six months or so in protest over the retirement of the shitty kitty CV-63 to be replaced by an CVN in Yokosuka. Ahhh.. the good ol' days~
When I was there, there was a period manga of a name I can't recall any longer that took place during WWII in Manchuria where there stayed a Japanese Doctor dealing with the turbulence or war. Very popular since the episode I saw was in the hundreds already. But this one I picked up casual on the racks covered the RAPE OF NANKING--- and the common reaction of the soldiers to it. The Doctor was appalled, but was put down with a smack and put down by a Colonel as what I seemed to see. Amazed by it I did a mental double take and smiled about the courage of the author and put it back on the racks... I curse myself for not buying it!
Because guess what? IT DISAPPEARED TWO DAYS LATER when I decided to come back to buy it! I found out later that there was a huge stink over it and many Japanese wrote and called in to deride the chapter~ The series took a few months break so the editors could white wash the no doubt already follow up chapters and it disappeared for months before coming back. In the takubans I checked out a year later also scrubbed it clean.
Japanese have very~ very tender skins
I dug thru my piles of old hentai mangas and dug up the title of the manga. It was called 'Koku ga Moeru' published by YOUNG JUMP COMICS
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The series where broken up in years and the only two chapters I have takes place in -Chp 59- Showa 7(1932) [Winter] and -Chp 73- Showa 11 (1936) [Autumn?] the year before the RAPING of NANKING so I was on and off buying the magazine before the chapter showed up.. which I believe was in the hundreds by then.
It's a laugh that Japanese call it all a fabrication when I read a translated letter from a lowly soldier Brag about how he "tamed" the many ignorant women then. He admitted that he was scared first when his friends dragged out the women and began beating and RAPING them, but was then caught up in the orgy feast. He promised that when he cooled down (blew his "load" dry) the "training" began at a decent clip~~~~~~ Loving respect to father!
Very.. Very tender skins
So tender that even college weeds even published the accounts of this incident:
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/SpecialProj/ASAA/biennial-conference/2006/Rosenbaum-Roman-No.2-ASAA2006.pdf
Everyone put down yer nerd and give it a gander. This shit happened SIX years ago and involved dirty rotten politicians Again!
Stupid fucking racist Japanese twats
where can i buy that patch
I like how people like to point fingers at japan for being xenophobic, yet; a lot of the comments on sankaku reek of xenophobia itself.
We just want the fucking patch kiddo. So either provide a means to aquire it or GTFO.
Where can I get that patch?
>or whether the Eichman-esque defence of “just following orders” should absolve them from the becoming a legitimate target for criticism.
Because the murder of innocent people is easily equatable to being hired to write a P.R. piece.
Don't feed the "intellectual troll" too much. It'll get a ulcer~
A certain Japanese conservative critic points out that China at heart wishes for the continuance of the alliance for sealing Japan's potential power.
I wonder who gets profit by anti-alliance movement except Japan's radical nationalists.
How could you not like the cute military lollies?
there you go ...
always "small" individual being a target,
people never think the big picture who is actually behind this ...
When North Korea invades Japan they'll be thanking the US for saving their hides.
With whats been happening in the Mid-East and the jihad factions, Japanese xenophobia, the disgrace that American rapists have brought upon (I hope they get their asses slammed in Ft. Leavenworth), this mangaka PR issue, and rise of sentiment against this American-Japanese alliance it might be wise to just leave Japan. Then, maybe, return after the Japanese beg us to do so if they get their asses handed to them by the Chinese and/or North Koreans. I believe there was another comment on Japan getting an alliance with China. Last I checked a lot of Chinese hate Japan, especially with regards to Nanking during WWII. One Chinese guy even said Japan deserved the a-bombs. With their low birthrate, their going to need mechs or robot soldiers or something if US forces ever ditch them.
Implying that it would happen.
Ha ha ha... Japan-U.S. alliance, double team whoop-ass, "kiss ass alliance" would be more suitable.
I think those internet bullies might want to try another tactic. If the best they can do is harassing illustrators they'll never get what they want. I hope they enjoy another 50 years of military co-operation.
Yeah, but I just want to know where the fuck I can get the patch and the awareness ribbon. Epic shwag.
i didn't find it, but search the webs for "Morale Patch", I'm sure you'll find nice stuff
e to compensate
http://milspecmonkey.com/morale-page/morale-patches
http://www.amazon.com/Metal-HOUND-Black-Special-Force/dp/B002TK29EO
Seconded would love to know where to get the patch
Im not American but I still think that Patch is pretty freaking AWESOME!! (I want one too)
I think that the Americans are kinda cute for making a Moe Manga. (Wonder if the Chinese would make one if the shit hit the fan and America closed for business??)
The elevens certainly like to jump on the "We hate America" boat, despite using the US Military as a shield against China and Korea.
Artefact where the hell did you get that patch tell us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Butthurt Japanese can't get over their loss in WW2. Deseverd it though, the amount of Korean, Dutch, Chinese woman and men being abused and killed by them was horrendous. It was war, U lost, get over it Japan.
That was a very retarded comment coming from you. What a failure.
Using the opinion of Sankaku Complex as a representative for the collective opinions of Japan would be a mistake.
Anyone found out where you can get that patch? I will sell you my soul for one :D
I am having them custom made. reach me at:
uchikoma.x@gmail.com
I just want to know where that patch came from! I want it!
"Eichman-esque"
Jesus, calm down. It is admittedly propaganda, but I don't see it as being particularly harmful propaganda. It's more like the pointless anti-drug or pro-breastfeeding propaganda. Nothing to get exited about.
Stupid japs, they're asking for moar nukes.
Stupid American... they're sking for us to bust Hawaii and P.Harbor again!
You are all used fags! Money is money!
haha. US military’s moe manga ????
Almost Japanese people doesn't know that manga.
Only 2ch : knowing lol
Does anyone know where i could buy the bustin my ass patch i would love it for my bdu for airsofting
... The whole thing's like telling me to forsake money even though I need it.
if the US military is releasing a manga in support of the American-pacific alliance to win Japanese support then it means the relations between the two are deteriorating...AGAIN! plus the fact it received negative responses must mean the situation is at an even worse predicament than i thought....
i take it the ones complaining are of Okinawan descent since a certain US base there had many issues in the past there or so i heard at least so i guess its only natural then.
Go read the actual polls man. That will actually give you more accurate ideas of what's going on instead of speculating on your own.
SPOILER: Most Japanese prefer to have American military presense instead of having to support their own defense assets entirely.
Most Okinawans do not want the presence, and of course most Japanese expect that the bases will all be kept quietly out in Okinawa...
I thought the Japanese dislike Okinawans?
actually, most japanese people just don't really care about the comic beside that it features moe moe characters. in the recent polls in japan still indicats the vast majority of her population prefer to be under american military umbrella. rather than spending even more of their shrinking economy on their own military defenses. the low birthrate doesn't help in bringing new soldiers either.
Xenophobia is rearing its ugly head again? Not very much in terms of NEWS right?
Also, if anything, you can always count on timely troll infestation for each and every petty issue out there.
Bad economy, recession, etc. People have to make ends meet, y'know.
Some mangakas should team up and work on some anti-american titles. Were that to influence some overseas rage, we'd once again see democracy at it's best.
That was already done with.... Although Lulu died at the end.... heh...
No, this is right. As an artist-for-hire, the mangaka is inevitably going to accept work that he might not agree with. If he finds it extremely offensive, obviously he's not going to work on it, but if it's not that big a deal, sometimes you just have to do things you aren't 100% behind to make a living. It's no more selling out than any other job.
The writer is expecting to get flamemail, so he should be the sole target.
I'm not sure it's a question of politics or more a question of Japanese parents scared of having their 15 year old daughters' virginities being taken from them by dirty gaijins
What virginities, when a lot of those daughters are engaging in what's essentially prostitution to make some extra pocket money?
Virgins or not. The sole fact that US soldiers are sticking their dicks inside unwilling females is enough to anger the population and tarnish the image of the US military. Why should civillians be subjected to that?
With that damaged image because of a number of sexual offenders, it should come as no surprise that there is people sending angry emails at the makers of the propaganda in question.
I wish the UK had an alliance with Japan for this very reason.