i went in to a cells at work thread on 4chan’s /a/ because i can’t help but immerse myself in sludge and the whole thread was anons talking about how they’ve been eating better and drinking more water because they want the anime girls that live inside of them to be happier
shinzo abe you son of a bitch, you did it.
cells at work is an anime about anthropomorphic cells living in a human body, depicted as a large city
otaku on 4chan watched the show and, in a desire to make the cells in their bodies happy, have started to live healthier lives
shinzo abe, the prime minister of japan and noted son of a bitch, actually managed to get anime viewers to start taking care of themselves through anime
Mission accomplished, now fuck already.
baby steps, mister prime minister.
Did you all not know that this was a thing?
Half my friends started getting healthier cause My Hero Academia, and wanting to be more heroic. Literally one cited it as the reason he leapt into action, at risk of his own life to save a woman and her child from a car crash.
People need stories to make them who they are, and heroes to aspire to be like.
Reminds of the quote from C.S. Lewis: “Since it is so likely that they will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage.”
Although this went in a direction I don’t think he could have foreseen.
I got a black belt in TKD because animu told me it was cool to learn martial arts.