2ch has taken the unusual step of fighting back against the wicked Korean fifth column it believes is behind most of the ills of Japanese society by producing some English language propaganda of its own, targeted at American anime fans.
The document was mailed to at least one North American university anime club, and identifies itself as the handiwork of the Vippers – denizens of 2ch’s “VIP” board, which is known even on 2ch for its eccentric and activist character.
Aside from being a surprisingly thorough outline of some of the less crazed claims which 2ch endlessly fulminates over (and which were largely responsible for a series of large-scale anti-Fuji TV demonstrations in 2011), the document is presented in unusually good English (for 2ch at least) and appears to have been quite carefully prepared.
The veracity of the claims made is another matter – they range from the usual xenophobic delusions of foreign infiltration beloved of the Internet right, to some rather more well-founded concerns about the supposed efforts of Korean nationalists to stealthily advance their national interests in Japan and beyond, and the distressingly obvious lack of reliable politicians and media Japan is afflicted by.
Whatever the truth behind their claims, they do at least give English speakers a great deal of insight into the thinking current across much of the Japanese Internet.
The letter and accompanying materials:
I want to say too with poor English. Some people says vippers are paranoia. If you see only those poor description papers, you may think so. I know your feelings. but, Vippers dont say without reasons or basises at all, from long contexts between japan and korea and current media situations. Important points are not in the drama, k-pop, anime… but ｍedia manipulation by other countries (and Pressure groups). By the way, Argument that Japanese are evil because of Xenofobia has no effect anymore, sorry:) I want to get along with your good manners foreigners. thx.
Hey, I am Japanese and come to read this post.
Those Japanese idiots who made those ads make use of this post, and brag that all foreigners who read this stand by us Japanese, so
I read comment section and laughed to death.
They are too biased to think that usually foreigners never care about other countries, especially those kinda racism things.
Ah, I said I am Japanese, and of course those paranoias must think I am Korean and pretend to be Japanese to dishonor them, “normal” Japanese. They seriously think all bad things come from Koreans and Chinese. I have never fucked girls because of Koreans, I am poor because of Chinese conspiracy, I am ugly because of those inferior Asian people,, etc.
Sadly enough paranoia never think they are paranoia and they think they are normal.
This is why people don’t take Japan seriously.
In the Kodomo no Jikan we could also start counting flags of Finland and get surprisingly high count. It doesn’t matter.
Have you ever seen these drawings?
http://www.geocities.jp/bxninjin2004/data_room/05/cache/02/index.php.htm