The series of novels Gate is based on is also penned by a former JSDF member, Takumi Yanai.
In light of all that, he really starts to feel like an odd decision for the JSDF’s literal poster boy.
It’s not an entirely new tactic for Japan’s Self-Defense Forces to use anime imagery in their recruiting materials.
From 2015 to 2016, the Ministry of Defense distributed posters featuring the cast of anime TV series Gate.
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