U.S. Navy uses manga for PR in Japan

Reuters reports that the U.S. Navy will be giving out free comic books aimed at improving relations with Japanese who live near a major naval base:

The navy will distribute free copies of a 200-page manga in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, where the aircraft carrier USS George Washington will be based, with downloads also available online, U.S. Naval Forces Japan said in a statement on Wednesday.

The manga features a Japanese-American sailor and includes a scene in which the character quickly snuffs out a small fire on the warship, scheduled to be deployed in August, Kyodo news agency said.

6 comments - What do you think? Posted by James - June 5, 2008 at 8:33 am

Categories: Foreigners in Japan Tags: america, japan, military

http://www.victorymanual.com Alex

First an anime for Megumi in NK, now the US Navy using manga for PR? I never knew cartoons could be so versatile! Come to think of it, though, the GI Joe of my childhood was the very essence of propaganda.

http://www.japanprobe.com James

Go Joe!

Victor Bogado

The picture is of Rio de janeiro, the city where I live, I don’t know if the carrier is American or not.

On the background you can see the Santos Dumont airport runway and even back the sugar loaf mount.
D-san

Good Idea for these guys
Takoboushi

Hell, I’m more excited about free 200-page manga than about the US Navy using it for recruitment…
http://www.allthingspass.com fun the mental

Why does a rich modern country like Japan have to take orders from America ? by the way is there going to be a rape scene in the manga ? i mean after all this manga isn’t propaganda, it’s just about good will and reality. Oh and if Japanese people resist colonialism will they get put under martial law ?

U.S. Navy uses manga for PR in Japan

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