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U.S. Navy uses manga for PR in Japan

June 5th, 2008 by James

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.



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5 Comments »

Comment by Alex
2008-06-05 13:29:29

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.

Comment by James
2008-06-05 13:45:25

Go Joe!

 
 
Comment by Victor Bogado
2008-06-06 10:34:11

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.

 
Comment by D-san
2008-06-06 12:21:29

Good Idea for these guys

 
Comment by Takoboushi
2008-06-07 06:17:21

Hell, I’m more excited about free 200-page manga than about the US Navy using it for recruitment…

 
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