White House Sparks Outrage with Video Featuring Unauthorized Japanese IP and “War Propaganda”
A video posted by the official White House X (formerly Twitter) account has caused a significant stir both domestically and internationally. In addition to accusations of unauthorized use of popular Japanese anime and game intellectual property (IP), it has also drawn a flood of criticism for being “war propaganda” that trivializes military action. Content of the Controversial Post The video in question, approximately 42 seconds long, was posted by the official White House account. It is a montage that splices together footage of military operations and explosions with clips from Hollywood films such as “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Deadpool,” and “Superman,” as well as characters and logo-style fonts from popular Japanese content like “Pokémon,” “Dragon Ball,” and “Yu-Gi-Oh!.” Notably, an image featuring the phrase “Make America Great...” rendered in a logo-style font reminiscent of Nintendo’s new game “Pokémon Picopia” was also confirmed to have been posted, with some pointing out similar in...