Gundam-mad bureaucrat busted
A Japanese civil servant in the agriculture ministry was recently reprimanded for ignoring his duties and making 260 edits to the Japanese-language Wikipedia entry on Mobile Suit Gundam, the super-popular animated robot sci-fi series."The agriculture ministry is not in charge of Gundam," ministry official Tsutomu Shimomura was quoted by AP as saying. He added that other bureaucrats had also modified the Gundam page, and that access to Wikipedia has been blocked from the ministry.
Gundam is a sprawling saga about space colonists who do battle in giant robots. It's also a merchandising phenomenon in Japan. Bandai, the country's largest toymaker, owes most of its revenue to the brand, especially the robot model kits that have sold over 360 million units since 1980.
posted by Tim at 11:30 AM
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That... that is priceless. You literally cannot put a price on that kind of comedy.
Now, it would've been double-funny if he were a die-hard Universal Century fan, and took every opportunity to deride, say, Gundam SEED. He'll just have to continue editing from home or an Internet cafe, I guess...
For more info about Gundam, you should check out the Gundam Geinin episode Ame Talk on TV Asahi.
something just have to be the way they are!
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