| According to the official blog, they made a tie-up poster of Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF). Picture of the poster It will be used for the PR of the rescue activities of JGSDF. Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 is produced in cooperation with JGSDF 1st Division, Tokyo Fire Department, 3rd Regional Japan Coast Guard, Tokyo Disaster Medical Assistance Team. Source: Tokyo M8 official blog Related topic: Japanese Military Band Plays Fresh Precure! OP Song |
dtshykJul 29, 2009 3:41 AM
| Have the JGSDF even appeared in the series yet? |
| Should I be watching this? |
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| Wuu more links like Rescue Wings had. |
| Approved. |
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| Looks like a propaganda poster |
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dPsychc said: Looks like a propaganda poster lol, to promote the JGSDF |
bla bla bla The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.Niko-kun said: On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard? |
JadeMatrix said: Nope. It manages to make earthquake boring.Should I be watching this? |
Ii tenki desu ne... |
JadeMatrix said: Should I be watching this? yes. |
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| Oh nice. |
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| An army and a Ground Self-Defense Force are different things. The Japanese doesn't even have an army ever since WWII anyway....good stuff :) |
AlipioJul 29, 2009 8:50 AM
| Hmmmm... Ok. |
Alipio said: An army and a Ground Self-Defense Force are different things. The Japanese doesn't even have an army ever since WWII anyway....good stuff :) you are the first gaijin I saw who believes Japanese government's sophistry. (or are you kidding?) |
| This is surreal. |
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dtshyk said: Alipio said: An army and a Ground Self-Defense Force are different things. The Japanese doesn't even have an army ever since WWII anyway....good stuff :) you are the first gaijin I saw who believes Japanese government's sophistry. (or are you kidding?) well, that's what i learned at school.. |
| Perhaps, I shouldn't have dropped the series. I thought it was pretty boring on the first episode. Maybe, I should give it another try sometimes next week or later. |
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| Wow, the poster is featuring the only Summer 09 show i'm watching. |
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| Like the idea. |
| I was wondering why I had a strange feeling to serve after the last episode. Perhaps there are subliminal messages embedded into the anime. |
Antanaru said: Nope. It manages to make earthquake boring. You know, this made me hate you quite a bit. |
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Hato-kun said: Antanaru said: Nope. It manages to make earthquake boring. You know, this made me hate you quite a bit. Agreed. XD Also, cute poster. |
Hato-kun said: You made me grin.Antanaru said: Nope. It manages to make earthquake boring. You know, this made me hate you quite a bit. |
Ii tenki desu ne... |
Alipio said: dtshyk said: Alipio said: An army and a Ground Self-Defense Force are different things. The Japanese doesn't even have an army ever since WWII anyway....good stuff :) you are the first gaijin I saw who believes Japanese government's sophistry. (or are you kidding?) well, that's what i learned at school.. lol, Well, school sucks for learning things. :P Anyway if this wasn't Japan, that poster would be called propaganda. The show is still pretty good though. :) |
yakyuu-addict said: Haha...I have only seen the Coast Guard so far in the anime, though I wouldn't really know for sure because I'm not really familiar with Japan's military/emergency structure.I was wondering why I had a strange feeling to serve after the last episode. Perhaps there are subliminal messages embedded into the anime. |
| So, how many copies is each of you gonna steal? |
| Now it makes sense. The stunning visuals, characters, plot, etc. were all funded by the Japanese government as propaganda. I didn't know the JG made anime! Alright, cool, I'm American anyway. |
| Since the anime is based on research and simulations of earthquakes you can asume the story is founded on reality (luckily on a smaller scale). What is wrong to show the human forces who usually tend to situations like that? Is it not realistic that you will see police- or fireman on such a scene? Do you think the country would not send soldiers to help out with an earthquake of that magnitude in a heavy populated area? Yes it's some kind of PR, but as long as they don't fabricate a super human soldier capeable to stop the quakes with it's bare hands I don't mind the "more realistic kind of PR" at all. |
renjikuchiki1 said: it is propaganda, ment to force people into the armed forces of a nation that should be spending more money on social and economic projects instead of on military While it may very well be propaganda, it hardly 'forces' people into the armed forces. Japan's military budget averages about 1% of GDP, about $41B, compared to US spending of 21% GDP, about $711B. Considering that Japan is the world's second largest economy after the US, the Japanese military budget is pretty modest. And since having an armed force is an important facet of maintaining national sovereignty, imo, the spending can be justified |
tanjxJul 30, 2009 7:38 AM
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| That's cool. |
Hikari_Tajiri said: Mathna said: One of my favorite series of the summer. TM is the only one anime worth watching this summer >.> |
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dtshyk said: Alipio said: An army and a Ground Self-Defense Force are different things. The Japanese doesn't even have an army ever since WWII anyway....good stuff :) you are the first gaijin I saw who believes Japanese government's sophistry. (or are you kidding?) I lol'ed. |
bla bla bla The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.Niko-kun said: On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard? |
Mathna said: One of my favorite series of the summer. Double approved. I admit first episode was quite depressing and boring but it was only because staff was very professional; making you feel like main character only just by watching. Thus, if you dropped it at the first episode or second, you are a giant F. :D Antanaru said: Hato-kun said: You made me grin.Antanaru said: Nope. It manages to make earthquake boring. You know, this made me hate you quite a bit. Read above. J-970 said: Have the JGSDF even appeared in the series yet? Wow, are you blind? |
ShaiThanSep 19, 2009 3:21 AM
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tanjx said: renjikuchiki1 said: it is propaganda, ment to force people into the armed forces of a nation that should be spending more money on social and economic projects instead of on military While it may very well be propaganda, it hardly 'forces' people into the armed forces. Japan's military budget averages about 1% of GDP, about $41B, compared to US spending of 21% GDP, about $711B. Considering that Japan is the world's second largest economy after the US, the Japanese military budget is pretty modest. And since having an armed force is an important facet of maintaining national sovereignty, imo, the spending can be justified Those numbers are off by quite a bit, even if you include the supplemental spending on the Iraq and Afghanistan wars by the US and the nuclear spending by the DOE. The US military budget is 636 billion which is equal to 4.5-4.7%. Japan spends .9% of GDP on their military (49 billion) |
Alipio said: An army and a Ground Self-Defense Force are different things. The Japanese doesn't even have an army ever since WWII anyway....good stuff :) No. An army is simply the military forces of a nation. Japan has these. |
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