Taro aso comic nerd dating

Today's print edition. Former Foreign Minister Taro Aso is the clear underdog in the race to become the next prime minister. But among young fans of pop culture, Aso is king. An avowed booster of "manga" comic books and the animated films known as "anime," Aso has won the support of "otaku" nerds for his promise to promote Japanese pop art overseas.

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Sep 14, PM. He has been quoted as generally reading manga per week and is particularly noted as being a large fan of Peach-Pit's Rozen Maiden , picking up the nickname "Rozen Aso" in the process. He spoke at a large campaign rally nearly a year ago in the otaku-centric Akihabara neighborhood where the majority of his speech involved anime, manga, and other Japanese popular culture.

New reply This topic has been locked and is no longer available for discussion. It is almost time for a anime revolution! Pleinair Forever. I think in the ANN article it says in General Japan's stock with down but all otaku related stock went up. I knew about Taro Aso and his anime tastes a while ago. Glad to hear he's in the running for PM.

Rozen Maiden!! Broccoli's the best! Sep 15, AM. Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou [ reviews ] [ links ]. I wish I had stock XD. Hmm…would he be a good pm? I mean he reads a lot of anime and manga, would he have to drop some of it, so he can take on the work load of being a pm? You know like not reading so much? Sep 15, PM. Interesting news, I read it in the Globe and Mail the other day.

From what I have heard he isn't a very good guy and has done a hack job so far in some ways. Sep 24, PM. Sep 27, PM. No way, I wouldn't wish luck for a nationalist pig. Nationalists in any country suck bad, but in Japan they're like, five times more annoying, stubborn, and idiotic.