Brickbat: Wait Until They See the Kaiju


In a report on Japanese officials clamoring for war with China, China Central Television showed some of the fearsome weapons Japan has. This included a brief clip of a Gundam, a giant robot battle suit from the anime franchise of the same name.
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No need to exaggerate. Just mention Nanking.
Yeah but the Chinese have the geat leap forward and the cultural revelution Rocks in a glass house.
Yeah but the Chinese have the geat leap forward and the cultural revelution Rocks in a glass house.
Or Locks at grass houses.
I saw that, straffinrun.
The Chinese have the advantage in the question of how many Chinese they've managed to kill due to proximity and duration.
To be fair, Japan does have giant robots, they just don't move quite that fast...
Never underestimate the robot threat
Oh no, there goes Tokyo,
Go go .....
+1 Soft White Underbellies
Gamers is a friend to *all* children.
^Gamera. Have to add MST3k-isms to autocorrect.
Or just don't do autocorrect.
I'll take Gamera over those creepy twin chicks Mothra hangs out with.
Well, the Japanese do control a legion of Tentacle porn monsters. Every Japanese schoolgirl commands entire legions of rape monsters.
Go on
Well as we're considering Japanese military capacity by what shows up in anime.
BTW, the Japanese are reported to have the most powerful navy in the region,and China spends is thought to spend as much on internal security [ defending agaist their people ] as they do on the military.With the stock crash and the economy built on a bubble they may want a enemy to focus their people on.
You mean China or the US?
Well,yes.
Scary things from Japan checklist
1. Kaiju- check
2. porn- check
3. game shows- check
3. kindergarten- check
oopsy, kindergarten should be 4.
For those who can't watch, they force kindergarteners to run shirtless outside in the winter.
I don't think the schools per se are what is causing youth suicide. It's the fear of being ostracised that causes kids to do so. Also, suicide doesn't have the religious aspect to it that it does in the West. The kindergarden my daughter went to for 3 years was quite good. The elementary school is definitely creepy though.
""The kindergarden my daughter went to for 3 years was quite good""
3 years?
does she have to pass a rigorous test to get out, or something?
I think i did 2 yrs kindergarten, but it was because of bad behavior and my lawyer fucked me.
I agree with what Fist posted at 6:24.
I began reading a book named "The Rape of Nanking" once.
I never finished it.
That book is gut wrenching. I made the mistake of following it with "Mao: The Unknown Story". Monsters preying on the defenseless in both cases.
"Monsters preying on the defenseless in both cases."
Perhaps this is at the core of what disturbed me the most.
Read the Rising Sun,good book,also Rise and Fall of the Thrid Riech.
Oh, man, you totally missed the happy ending!
You really need to read the sequel = Four Hours In My Lai
Its a delightful romp
Once there were two Chinese... now look how many there are.
Propaganda is Gundam style.
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If history's any guide, Japan will wait until America invents a (crappy and expensive) Metal Gear, and come out with an awesome Gundam that's half the price, twice as efficient and four times as capable.
(I kid 'cause I like you, Japan)