YouTube Vlogger PropagandaBuster Gets a Japanese Book Deal
A few years ago, anti-Greenpeace/Sea Shepherd videos uploaded by an obscure YouTube Vlogger who goes by the user name PropagandaBuster [real name: Tony Marano] was discovered by Japanese bloggers and 2-channelers. Up until that point, he had virtually no following, so he was thrilled to get attention from Japanese viewers.
Soon after his discovery by Japanese netizens, PropagandaBuster seemed to transform into a cheerleader for Japanese nationalism. When he’s not busy uploading videos defending Glenn Beck and loony rants about Obama’s attempts to turn America into a Muslim nation, he’s been parroting support for whatever cause his Japanese viewers seemed to be angry about. He’s made a video ranting in support of Japanese businesses that put up “no foreigners allowed” signs, a video about the DPJ’s anti-Japan/pro-China agenda, a video laughing about how Koreans eat dog meat, a video attacking Japan’s leftist education system, and a video defending Emobile’s Obama Monkey commercial. Right-leaning Japanese bloggers and 2-channelers seem oblivious to the fact that PropagandaBuster often comes off as a loon that likes to hear the sound of his own voice, and his Japan-related videos have received thousands of views. To spread his message, loyal followers subtitled some of his videos in Japanese and re-uploaded them on other YouTube accounts.
His popularity has now translated into a book deal. Here’s PropagandaBuster talking about it in a recent video:
Asukashinsha Publishing Company will be publishing English transcripts and Japanese translations of some special PropagandaBuster rants under the title “Speeches of Texas Daddy.” The book will also come with a DVD of the speeches. Here is a list of the topics that will be covered:
- Fantastic Japan
- Article 9
- The atomic bomb issue
- Worthless apology
- Choshu Five
- Texas Diary I: The truth of Toyota
- Commies invasion
- Beware of Chinese products
- Territorial issues and pheasants
- Texas Diary II: God help America
- The truth of Sea Shepherd
- Runaway eco-terrorism
- Awakening of the Samurai
- An interview with Texas Daddy
- Texas Diary III: Next, Tuna
- When in Faroe, do as the Faroese do
- Thank you Japan
- Texas report The Study of Sea Shepherd
- Texas Diary IV: “Spy Film” award
- Today’s Texas dish-cooking steak
- Texas Recipe
- Closing
The publishing company seems to specialize in sales to the niche market of right-wingers in Japan, offering three books by ex-General Tamogami, a book warning about the impending Chinese conquest of Japan, and at least two books about the “truth” about the Nanking Incident.
[hat tip to JapanSoc / JapanPress.info ]
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