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H0shi
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Wow...even anime infiltrates politics!
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hyojodoji
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See the 'Update' section. animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-06/politician-cosplays-as-evangelion-gendo-for-election animenewsnetwork.com/cms/changelog/34600/ The ANN staffer(s) correctly understood what I had said. |
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prime_pm
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Reminds me of that SNL sketch they did years ago, where the candidates did their speeches at a Star Trek convention. |
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Veers
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I can't help but wonder at what point does one decide that doing something like this will win enough support from the otaku crowd to balance out any raised eyebrows and assorted other wtfs from other people.
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Ovan~the~Rebirth
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Hell yeah! I would defiantly be more into politics if they didn't have to dress in suits all the time. I'd love to see our senators do some superhero cosplay. Oh well American politics will remain boring as usual. |
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Ashen Phoenix
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Took the words right outta my mouth, comrade. Ho-ly cow. 
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enurtsol
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Almost there. Wired: 5 Signs President-Elect Obama Is a Geek 
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The Xenos
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Considering how well Evangelion has been selling in the country, I can't say it's not a bad move for someone up on the Japanese economy.
Meanwhile, let's not forget that the Liberal Democrats are actually the economically conservative party, being literally liberal toward business like our Republicans. So this is more akin to Bush dressing up as Darth Vader, Dick Cheney being Lex Luthor, or Palin going around looking like President Laura Roslin from Battlestar Galactica than Obama posing in front of Superman. You know, another illegal alien with no birth record! (I kid! I kid! Though like Superman, I do think Obama is overrated too.) |
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Spotlesseden
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after look at the pic. if you said he is wearing navy uniform, i would believe you. it's not that bad. |
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enurtsol
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If his wife: Gendo + Ayanami = fanboys' wet dream! 
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yamiangie
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ok we need to get Obama to Japan and trick him into cospaly. They got him into that Arabian Nights number one time.
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Redbeard 101
Oscar the Grouch
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So we get Obama to dress up as Superman for re-election and then Joe Bidden can go as Batman and Michelle Obama as Posion Ivy (which works as she has instituted a big sustainable vegetable garden on the white house grounds). Then the Republicans can run as Marvel characters and we can have a good ole fashioned comic super hero showdown. |
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Zin5ki
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I must humbly admit that I initially misinterpreted this as indicating the existence of a cosplaying political party. If one were to be formed, one fathoms it would quickly and easily gain the reliable support of its key voting demographic. |
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Pocky Monster
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Politicians cosplaying? Sounds pretty cool to me.
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The Xenos
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Yeah, cause dressing up as cartoon characters is far more important than them getting anything done to fix the problems the country and world faces. Who cares if there's a giant oil spill in the gulf, the economy's in the tank, unemployment is still high, and we're still in a war in the middle east? Just as long as Obama dresses up as Superman, then fanboys can be happy about our president!
Hell, at least this guy Evangelion is selling well in Japan and this politician is endorsing it. When's the last time Superman sold well? What has Obama for US comics done other than sell some crappy variant covers and that Spdier-man one in particular? I keep hearing about all the wonderful change that Obama brought... but I don;'t see any of it happening. Dressing up in a costume is maybe one hollow symbolic gesture the administration hasn't tried. |
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