Global Politics: The Anime!
Awesomely weird japanimation solves world conflicts through mahjong

Barack Obama’s appearance in Amazing Spider-Man #583 may
have resulted in the best-selling comic book this decade, but when it comes to
cartoon politicians, President Obama would get his illustrated ass handed to
him by—obviously—former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
Sorry, Hillary Clinton’s appearance in Female Force.
As you all no doubt already know, Koizumi was the extremely
popular leader of Japan from 2001 to 2006. He was much loved for both pulling
his country out of an economic slump and for having kick-ass hair. Drawn into
illustrated life with the manga The Legend of Koizumi, the Prime Minister battled other global leaders… in
mahjong. Awesomely bizarre and wickedly illustrated, The Legend of
Koizumi has now become an equally striking
anime, the first seven-minute installment of which has debuted online. Watch as
Koizumi survives an assassin’s bullet then engages in some intense
mahjong against a spit-spraying Kim Jong-il. (Former President George W. Bush
also shows up, although just long enough to fall off a Segway.)
Assuming the anime’s future episodes adhere to the plots of
the manga, Koizumi will soon find himself mahjonging against the likes of Adolf
Hitler and the Pope. If we’re really lucky, he’ll even visit his moonbase. A
DVD of episodes goes on sale in Japan on February 26th. If the global powers
allow it, YouTube translations will soon follow.