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   Haruhi
   

   

   The US military is using a Japanese graphic novel format called manga to teach Japanese children about the importance of their half-century security alliance.

   The new comic book series features a US boy called Usa, who wears a hooded jacket with bunny ears and befriends a Japanese girl, Anzu Arai.

   In the first comic of "Our Alliance - A Lasting Partnership," published online today, the boy tells Anzu that he has come to defend her home because they are "important friends."

   This is the first of four stories where the two main characters "explore and learn about the US military in Japan and its role in the US-Japan alliance," according to a statement from the US forces.

   The US military chose the manga format because it is "a very common way of communicating in Japan," Major Neal Fisher, deputy director of the US forces' public affairs office in Japan, told AFP.

   "Manga is a very light-hearted way to carry information" on where US bases are located, what they are doing and how they are cooperating with Japanese forces, Fisher added.

   The comic will be published at noon Wednesday at http://www.usfj.mil/manga

   Source: Global Times

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   motaku96
   

   This looks cute. No one does propaganda like the US.

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   Persona
   

   lol nice propaganda. We all know the US is taking advantage of Japan in this alliance.

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   Ribbons
   

   Persona said:
   lol nice propaganda. We all know the US is taking advantage of Japan in this alliance.

   And by that, you mean sex.

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   Suicider (Banned Terrorist)
   

   does it mention how Usa dropped 2 atomic bombs on Anzu's country?

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   Sorrior
   

   One wonders how they'll deal with the inevitable pronon version.

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   StefanKinoshita
   

   This is bad, really bad.

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   brningpyre
   

   Usa needs to be more of a trap.

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   Manztaku
   

   flamehaze628 said:
   does it mention how Usa dropped 2 atomic bombs on Anzu's country?

   Hmm, I wonder how they will manga-nize the atomic bombing events.

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    Archer112
    

    Otakumanichiwa said:

    Hmm, I wonder how they will manga-nize the atomic bombing events.

    spirit bombs of course.

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    Master Evil The Return!
    

    Archer112 said:

    spirit bombs of course.

    ka-me-ha-me-HHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!~~~~!!!!!!!!!!!1

    Usa looks like the type of friend that would stab Anzu in the ribs, just saying.

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    Sorrior
    

    master-evil said:

    ka-me-ha-me-HHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!~~~~!!!!!!!!!!!1

    Usa looks like the type of friend that would stab Anzu in the ribs, just saying.

    Or the pussy just hd to put tht out there.

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    Archer112
    

    Sorrior said:

    Or the pussy just hd to put tht out there.

    The money shot would be quite the explosion.

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    Persona
    

    USA is trying to promote straight shota as well by the look of it.

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    ----
    

    flamehaze628 said:
    does it mention how Usa dropped 2 atomic bombs on Anzu's country?

    Anzu's country started that mess to begin with.

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    Lilith
    

    ---- said:

    Anzu's country started that mess to begin with.

    retarded butthurt american detected.

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    Huey
    

    ---- said:

    Anzu's country started that mess to begin with.

    Lilith said:

    retarded butthurt american detected.

    Oh, but it's all so true "Retarded Brazilian Detected"

    

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    Zerocaliber
    

    Lilith said:

    retarded butthurt american detected.

    To be fair, Japan did attack the United States first. Also, the United States gave Japan fair warning to surrender before the bombs were dropped. They didn't surrender until after the second bomb was used against them several days after the first. Japan's leader was even quoted saying something along the lines of how it would be beautiful if all of Japan should die like a flower rather than surrender (it's been awhile and I can't remember the quote). Point is, the US wasn't this heartless nation that decided we wanted to nuke Japan, it was a long drawn out conflict and we had already lost plenty of men in Germany. Rather than continuing to fight a nation that would literally defend its homeland to the death, we used a controversial tactic that was capable of ending the war quickly. Even if you feel that such an indiscriminate weapon should never be used, understand that Japan was given fair warning and the US had legitimate reason for pulling such a move (honestly, we didn't even start the war this time!).

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    ----
    

    I'm not even American, just stating facts.

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    Indekkusutaku
    

    Zerocaliber said:

    To be fair, Japan did attack the United States first. Also, the United States gave Japan fair warning to surrender before the bombs were dropped. They didn't surrender until after the second bomb was used against them several days after the first. Japan's leader was even quoted saying something along the lines of how it would be beautiful if all of Japan should die like a flower rather than surrender (it's been awhile and I can't remember the quote). Point is, the US wasn't this heartless nation that decided we wanted to nuke Japan, it was a long drawn out conflict and we had already lost plenty of men in Germany. Rather than continuing to fight a nation that would literally defend its homeland to the death, we used a controversial tactic that was capable of ending the war quickly. Even if you feel that such an indiscriminate weapon should never be used, understand that Japan was given fair warning and the US had legitimate reason for pulling such a move (honestly, we didn't even start the war this time!).

    He speaks the truth, also to add, the United States dropped fliers on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki warning of an imminent strike capable of large-scale devastation before they dropped the bombs. Was it a good thing the US dropped the bombs-- yes and no they were weapons that did cause millions to die but it saved millions, both American and Japanese as pointed out earlier, as well. More than justified, although a terrible thing that unfortunately needed to be done, in my opinion.

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