A JSDF command which took the far-sighted measure of hiring Strike Witches creator Shimada Fumikane to create mascot characters for its army, navy and air force recruiting efforts is reporting huge success.
Okayama prefecture JSDF forces hired Shimada Fumikane (who happens to reside in the prefecture) to design the girls in the summer.
The “three moe girls” now feature on pamphlets, a calender and the official site of the command in question, and the military reports running out of materials at many of the events they were distributed at, with patriotic volunteers even approaching them for more art.
90,000 postcards and 6,500 calenders later, the forces claim volunteers in their prefecture have increased “20%.”
The base is however silent as to just how many of these eager souls go on to actually join up (Japan’s tiny military tends to be oversubscribed), or for that matter are top recruiting material, but Strike Witches fans could not be happier…
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Needs more Striker units.
Moe to die for.
if you die you can't see the moe anymore, it's a trap.
Don't worry. Heaven is 2D.
I'm not a religious person but, 2D heaven? Where do I sign up to whatever church offering that?
Official registration for 2D Heaven held at the following locations: Hakurei Shrine, Moriya Shrine, & Myouren Temple.
we can only hope
pfft, if heaven is anything less than 4D ill be disappointed
no, it's a landmine
Honey trap?
worse than conscription
That banner looks badly aliased. Did they fuck up the printing?
upscale...
So they did fuck up the printing. If you don't use vectors, use atleast bitmap with a resolution of a fucking football field.
i almost thought the banners were shopped...
20% is with home security. No land. Just home.
Probably the only girls they will see in the army.
Gaining new recruits, one moe at a time :p
I remember a part in the book "Even a monkey can draw manga" where they showed how using a cute moe girl can convince you into joining in the JSDF. Looks like that just became reality.
Japanese Navy Recruitment Ad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjAXJaFydwM
German Army Recruitment Ad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ2OQS7y-ps
Questions?
Well the German one was for ARMY.
Japanese one was for NAVY, so yeah, that seems about right.
Wow.
German ad == play with big machines, do cool stuff.
Japanese ad == We are recruiting for the Village People. "Y-M-C-A!"
The German Ad reminds me of one of the old U.S. ones; the one that starts off with, "We do more before 6 AM than most people do all day..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AprqomTW-Wo
+1 for Sweeden for keeping it real
And here have VDV (Russian Paratroopers) add
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOaGgY2yUHw
Rambo meets Glee-Club!?!?!?!
Seing that......is a Rape of Meili...ups China alot.
I'd rather learn to dance on a ship than continue warring lol :D
If women looked at that in the navy I would join but they dont
Finally the right way to use the Otaku...
Instead of Milk-tan who is just a voice,the moeblobs lead by example.
Glory to the New Otaku's Army!
I'm not sure if I really want to be defended by otaku ...
You're safe if you're an underaged girl.
Everyone else is fucked.
Considering the nature of Otaku, I think you have that reversed...
Yeah the spike in volunteers is all due to a bunch of cutesy girl pictures. Nothing to do at all with rising unemployment, shrinking career opportunities and increased threat from China or Islamist controlled Middle East.
Increased threat from China? The United States will always back Japan, much like how they will always back Israel. Nothing will happen to Japan while America and Japan are still allies.
Yeah right, all that matter is to believe it.
Hmmm? Just wait until something happens between Japan and China, the United States will step in. Or at least increase its presence in the region to deter China while pursuing a diplomatic resolution.
Japan is vital for the US's continued presence in the region. There's no way the US would simply let China do whatever with Japan.
so how much did they pay him to draw one picture each of three generic uniform girls? Cause it's clearly the exact same picture, the exact same pose in every copy- on the website, banners, flyers, etc.
Pretty good pay for probably 15 minutes' work.
I agree. Taking away any biases you may have because he created the concept for such an epic series, the artwork wouldn't hold its own against even some pretty amateurish fan art.
But then again, this is the government, spending government money (ie. the taxpayer's money), so getting their money's worth has never been a goal that they were shooting for, and I'm positive that this sentiment transcends borders and cultures.
I'm expecting little girls at the next war meeting..
I hope they don't actually join up.
It would feel slightly less good to kill fans of anime.
You need not concern yourself about that. The army doesn't hire fatass psychotic man-children.
Not sure about that, but I am worried about an army where a marketing campaign for fake girls lead to people wanting to subvert themselves to people, most of whom will not have the will to become anything but brainless drones.
Then again, no different from here, just instead of cute girls, a bunch of effects to make you feel like you'll be in a Hollywood movie.
You always wanted to be like Rambo or Chuck Norris anyway right?.
The U.S.Army is giving you exactly that Feeling now(minus all the cool Action Scenes and wild chases...) which makes you feel like a Super-Hero in every Battle!.
(Warning doesnt work in actual War´s)
en la masoneria tus palabras son incorrectas
Just use the Otaku as bullet sponges while the US does the real work.
Operation "Get Behind the Darkies" has been updated for the 21st century.
A-san - Our moe propaganda increased army volunteers by 20%
B-san - Holy crap, thats great
A-san - We got 5 volunteers last year, but this year we got 6
20% suicidals more.
Repeat after me.
I will never make fun of my own country's military ad again.
I will never make fun of my own country's military ad again.
Of course check out the dancing prancing sailors recruitment ad for JMSDF.