Dictators according to Japan

[Gigano]

Well, it's not the first time [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/95937-This-Is-the-Best-Trailer-for-a-Japanese-Porn-Game-Ever] famous politicians have been given the good ol' genderbender treatment. If you ever wanted to screw Putin over, that's the game for you.

 

[mechashiva77]

I wouldn't call it brilliant, but it honestly doesn't bother me that much. I chuckled, I face-palmed, and now I'm going to move on with my life.

 

[Hagi]

I don't really get it...

They appear to be just random drawings with a name that happens to be a dictator below it. A few of them wear uniforms of some kinds but even then there's hardly any link to the dictator they're supposed to represent.

Tell me honestly, how many of them could you guess the identity of without those names displayed?

Weird combination... random softcore porn images with random dictator names below them... But hardly the weirdest coming from Japan.

 

[Belated]

It's just a book dedicated towards a specific fetish, I don't see something wrong with that. If it wasn't posted on the internet, no one except those who actively looked for it would have known about this.

Your tolerance is appreciated. It's refreshing to see there are still people who have an open mind towards fetishists...

such as myself.

And on that note, damn these dictator babes are sexy. Pol Pot and Mussolini are both 10s. I got the whole collection, and I really wish somebody would buy the book [http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10206181] for me. (Mao is a bit young for me, though.)

Tell me honestly, how many of them could you guess the identity of without those names displayed?

*raises hand*

I guessed a few of them. Saddam Hussein, Stalin, Gaddafi, Castro, Mao, honestly I guessed Mussolini even though she doesn't look a lot like him...

 

[IamQ]

While not badly drawn, they could have at least tried make them resemble their real life counterparts. The only ones I sorta got were hitler, Mao and castro. They didn't even try with Kim il sung.

 

[Dr. Cakey]

I'm inclined to agree that they don't do a good enough job of drawing the connection between the actual dictator and the underage moe girls...but I don't see how this could warrant an "I don't want to live on this planet anymore". Arguably a "this is kind of stupid" would make sense, but even that's a bit much.

Unless people are just using memes and radicalizing their opinions to get a laugh. But no one on the Internet would ever do that.

 

[jetriot]

After looking at them it really isn't about making them look like their counterparts as much as making dramatic parodies of the actions or personality. The Poland one made me laugh a little, then I felt bad.

 

[Eternal_Lament]

Offended? No, there's nothing really here that's offensive. However the quality isn't very good, or rather I just don't see the point. If it were funny that would be one thing, but the only humor here seems to be "LOL!!! The anime really makes the dictators look so kaiwai, desu!!!" so I just don't see the point.

Actually, you know what, this isn't even remotely funny because it doesn't even look like dictators as anime girls, rather just anime girls cosplaying as dictators.

 

[Sean Steele]

You know for all this. "According to Japan" jazz Japan is actually a very stodgey conservative culture with an aging population. Otaku are considered wierdos and anime is considered kids stuff. This is a place so conservative they are worried about the racial influx of... Koreans who make up about one third of one percent of the population.

 

[chiggerwood]

Hitler as a lolicon? Does anyone else want to see a television show where Hitler gets reincarnated as a little girl in middle class suburbia all of the sudden or is that just me? However can we please not put the camera at an angle where we can almost see the eleven year old's ass? ... wait, WHY THE FUCK MUST I REQUEST THAT!? Why can I almost see up the skirt of the eleven year old little girl Hitler? What the fuck? Little girl Hitler is mildly amusing, but an upskirt!? what's next a cheesecake shot of a twelve year old Stalin?

 

[ZehMadScientist]

Ah yes, I've seen these before. How amusing. Kim Il-Sung's depiction cracked me up, as is not too far off actually

The book actually comes with a detailed explanation of who all these people were and what they've done and I'll be damned if my history lessons wouldn't be more enjoyable if it had nothing but moe in it. And hey, if it teaches kids that Che Guevara wasn't a musician than I'm all for it.

 

[Revnak_v1legacy]

While not badly drawn, they could have at least tried make them resemble their real life counterparts. The only ones I sorta got were hitler, Mao and castro. They didn't even try with Kim il sung.

Actually I'd argue that Kim Il Sing was the best of all of them. It is definitely the most obviously satirical. Comparing that group of dictators to idol singers is hilarious.

After looking at them it really isn't about making them look like their counterparts as much as making dramatic parodies of the actions or personality. The Poland one made me laugh a little, then I felt bad.

Essentially this is my stance on all this, as well as finding it all pretty hilarious. Then again, I spent Saturday night laughing for over ten minutes because a character in a game I greenlighted for steam looked like a sexy version of Hitler, so I am likely somewhat of an outlier on this issue.

 

[Dandark]

These are great XD

Thanks for sharing the link and no I don't think they are in bad taste, they are just some funny pictures people drew so im not sure why anyone could call them "in bad taste", it's not like they were put somewhere really public, this is the internet, people find those by searching or getting linked to them.

 

[Drauger]

After looking at them it really isn't about making them look like their counterparts as much as making dramatic parodies of the actions or personality. The Poland one made me laugh a little, then I felt bad.

Yup you got it right the pictures doesn't resemble much but you can have a laugh if you identify the reference they make.

I know this is a semi-joke but I can't believe no one's called out the OP for lumping that one crazy subsect of Japan that always churns out the weird stuff with all of Japan. I'm not even close to being a weeaboo but I'm pretty sure this is analogous to grouping all Americans with the WBC. Come on people, Japan does have its crazy shit but sometimes it really is as crazy to them as it is to you or me. Like these pictures. I think.

Don't over think it, maybe i should have called it " how does a large trend in japan parodies some dictators as moe girls"? i don't know it doesn't sound good..... i like anime, manga and even jrpgs, so no my intention isn't no portrait as a wacky weird country although sometime it is XD.

 

[xplosive59]

Uh... There is an audience for everything I guess? Kind of offensive but in an endearing kind of way... which is kind of worse come to think of it.

 

[Marik2]

I was browsing around and found this pictures of some sort of storybook/artbook that was released recently in Japan and found the pics quite funny, the pics are some kind of gender bender moefication of some dictators :

Hugo Chavez

Fidel Castro

Eh... yes Adolf Hitler

What do you guys think? are the pics funny or just bad taste? here's a link with all the dictators on the book :

http://www.deculture.es/2012/12/08/dictadores-moe/

ahhahaha saw that the other day

and japan likes making famous people into cute girls

http://aya.shii.org/2011/09/17/european-philosophers-become-magical-anime-girls/

 

[IamQ]

While not badly drawn, they could have at least tried make them resemble their real life counterparts. The only ones I sorta got were hitler, Mao and castro. They didn't even try with Kim il sung.

Actually I'd argue that Kim Il Sing was the best of all of them. It is definitely the most obviously satirical. Comparing that group of dictators to idol singers is hilarious.

Maybe you're right. Maybe I just want more Hitler-chan.

Spoiler

 

[Mr.Squishy]

I....it's Japan. I'm slightly uncomfortable, very weirded out and somewhat aroused. Standard procedure.