Ukrainian military insignia, a flack jacket, and a airsoft rifle, accompanied by an anime drawing—a Japanese otaku’s arsenal. Image from http://kumanori0108.militaryblog.jp/.
Japan and Ukraine are miles apart, but as it turns out, Japanese airsoft players are big fans of the Ukrainian military—so much so that they are now dressing as Ukrainians and modeling their game scenarios after anti-terrorist operations in eastern Ukraine.
Airsoft, a military simulation game in which participants seek to eliminate opponents by hitting each other with non-metallic pellets, originated in Japan. The game is often played using organized scenarios based on military simulations or historical reenactments. “Combat situations” in …read more
Source: Global Voices
