Artistic Forces/Rising Sun Self-Defense Force

The Rising Sun Self-Defense Force, otherwise referred to as the Self-Defense Force, is one of the factions of Artistic Forces.

Description
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History
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List of Keiretsu and Military Contractors
Here are a list of companies directly responsible for manufacturing the RSSDF's arsenal:


 * Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
 * Mitsubishi Electric
 * Mitsubishi Fuso
 * Toyota
 * Kawasaki Heavy Industries
 * IHI Corporation
 * Japan Marine United
 * Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding
 * Nippon Electronics Corporation
 * Japan Radio Company
 * Toshiba
 * Fujitsu
 * Oki Electric Industry
 * Koito Manufacturing
 * Howa
 * Chugoku Kayaku
 * Toray Industries
 * Idemitsu Kosan
 * Daicel
 * Asahi-Seiki Manufacturing
 * ShinMaywa
 * Japan Steel Works
 * Subaru Corporation
 * MinebeaMitsumi
 * Komatsu Limited
 * Yamaha Motor Company
 * Kayaba Industry
 * Rikigaku Robotics
 * Kisai Robotics
 * Tsurugi Robotics
 * Sera Ship Works
 * Morikawa Industries
 * Osakawa Energy Corporation
 * Kyodai Heavy Industries
 * Tokuhara Bureau

Trivia

 * An inspiration of the Rising Sun Self-Defense Force is clearly based on the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, popular culture and post-war periods. Its units and buildings are largely inspired by anime, manga, novels, video games, feudal Japan and Tokusatsu.
 * Most of the RSSDF units speak in a Japanese accent.
 * The RSSDF units and buildings have cultural references and inspirations to the following Tokusatsu and live-action titles:
 * Super Sentai
 * Ultraman
 * Kamen Rider
 * Godzilla
 * Shin Godzilla
 * G.I. Samurai
 * Samurai Commando: Mission 1549
 * Frankenstein Conquers the World
 * Chouseishin Gransazer
 * Additionally, each unit and building of the RSSDF has many references from the following anime, novel and manga titles:
 * Gate: Thus the Japanese Self-Defense Force Fought There
 * Gundam Series
 * Macross
 * Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan
 * The Library War
 * Raid on Tokyo/Tokyo Wars
 * The Irregular at Magic High School
 * Patlabor 2: The Movie
 * Innocent Venus
 * Saikano
 * Yomigaeru Sora – Rescue Wings
 * Gurren Lagann
 * Neon Genesis Evangelion
 * Future War 198X
 * Gasaraki
 * Akira
 * Arpeggio of Blue Steel
 * 801 T.T.S. Airbats
 * The futuristic technological level of the RSSDF alludes to Japanese post-war economic boom and the numerous high-tech products manufactured by the advanced Japanese industry.
 * The RSSDF's defense contractors and armament manufacturers are influenced by the concept of Keiretsu, a Japanese term literally means system, series, grouping of enterprises, or order of succession. This also refers to a set of companies with interlocking business relationships and shareholdings by the Allied occupation of Japan following World War II and the elimination of Zaibatsu holding companies, such as Nakajima Aircraft Company.