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Sengoku BASARA: Video game and Anime heroes help out Japanese politics
Posted on 16. Oct, 2009 by Cassandra.
Video Games and Anime Help out Japanese Politics
Only in Japan – Date Masamune a character from the video game and anime series Sengoku BASARA has been spotted in TV ads and posters for the October 25th election in Miyagi Prefecture.
The stunt, joining action heroes with politics was done in order to appeal to the younger generation and thus encourage them to vote in the upcoming election.
Apparently these characters are a household name as Capcom, the games developers and publishers have shipped over 1.5 million copies of Sengoku BASARA in Japan alone.
Because the brand is so huge in Japan, there are also plans to use the game’s characters to promote tourism in Miyagi Prefecture and in Kochi Prefecture as well.
Who knew that video game/anime characters would have ever had such pull. Maybe that’s what John McCain missed out on. [John note to self] next time call upon Sailor Moon for those extra female votes.
