Yomiuri: U.S. Navy creates manga about nuclear carrier
U.S. Naval Forces Japan headquarters has produced a Japanese language manga comic depicting the life of a U.S. serviceman of Japanese origin working as a crew member on a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier...This unprecedented public relations exercise is aimed at deepening local residents' understanding about what living on the carrier is like. Many residents have deep-rooted opposition to the deployment of the USS George Washington. The comic is about 200 pages long, and is titled "CVN73," after the number assigned to the carrier. It follows the life of a young man who grows up to be a strapping serviceman. [Unrelated to the earlier thread about homoerotic manga] The manga will first be available at Keihin Electric Express Railway Yokosuka Chuo Station, the closest train station to the base, and places such as Akihabara, Tokyo, an area popular with manga enthusiasts. It reportedly also will be available for download from the U.S. Naval Forces Japan Web site...more...
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