[Jiggly]

Peruvian politicians Jorge Hugo Romero and Milagros Juárez have dressed up as Akatsuki from Naruto and Asuka from Evangelion to get the Otaku vote. Initially I thought this was just an entertainment move to get Otakus looking. However, it seems the characters they have chosen appear to be very meaningful for them as well.

Jorge Hugo Romero:

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He chose the Akatsuki because they are "renegade ninjas" who decide to organize against the corrupt forces that have caused destruction and war. He told EFE that his "ninja path" was chosen eleven years ago when he began to serve in the PPC. "Before, I hated politics, until I realized that if I don't participate in it, I would be letting the corrupt continue to make the decisions," he recalled. Like other young people, he understood how it felt to be disengaged from politics, so he decided to reach out to them through a means they could relate to: anime. He said that he wishes to create a "shinobi alliance" through the Andean Parliament. If elected to the parliament, he promises a law so that all university degrees are valid in the countries of the "alliance," which consists of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

Milagros Juárez:

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Representing a more ethnocentric stance, Milagros Juárez, a candidate for the Union for Peru (Unión por el Perú, UPP) nationalist party, found fame on TikTok for her posts cosplaying as Evangelion character Asuka and singing the "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" opening theme song from the TV anime. She claimed to be fed up with "proper" politicians who wear a suit and tie while perpetuating corruption. "They say they are serious because they dress smartly, but when they come to power, they steal and end up disappointing the population," she said. Juárez is campaigning on a controversial proposal to deport jobless foreigners who have committed crimes. "We have no patience for those who continue to commit crimes and take away our peace of mind. I adopt the 'otaku' aesthetic because it is my way of communicating things, but my message goes to the working classes, single mothers, and young people," she concluded.

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[Oni]

South American politicians dressing up as Japanese cartoon characters somehow seems cursed. At least they're having fun.

[Jiggly]

South American politicians dressing up as Japanese cartoon characters somehow seems cursed. At least they're having fun.

Politics can contain a lot of doom and gloom, so I think I'm with you in that one. At least it's a laugh xD

[Greenleaf]

Japanese anime has fans all over the world. It's nice to see politicians are trying to connect with Otaku's. That politician could have chosen an hero character rather than a Villian.