Kapitan M:
Depraved and warped comic books have been circulated in Japan for years but those two "best sellers" you have cited appear to have sunk to a level of lying that even reasonable Japanese would find hard to accept. I wonder what the hordes of Japanese tourists who visit China seeking a link with their identify think of it all. I also wonder why it is that Japanese literature never seems to refer to that mushroom cloud that they as a nation are so privileged to be identified with.
Prince of Dzun
P.S. May I wish you and those two gentlemen from the other side of the river ("N" and "S") all the best for the coming year and let's all hope 2006 will provide some positive enlightenment for those who need it.