Seeing how anime culture has permeated the military in Japan makes me wonder if anime&#x2F;manga&#x2F;games like Strike Witches[0], Kancolle[1], and Girls und Panzer[2] are strictly for entertainment purposes or if they are in part developed as a recruitment tool?<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Strike_Witches" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Strike_Witches</a><p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Kantai_Collection" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Kantai_Collection</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Girls_und_Panzer" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Girls_und_Panzer</a><p>Edit: As I read more of the article I see it mentions &quot;Combined Fleet Girls Collection&quot; which is the Kancolle I referenced.