{"id":64443,"date":"2026-03-31T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=64443"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:33:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T06:33:22","slug":"japanese-government-resorts-to-making-otome-game-parody-video-to-teach-people-about-bicycle-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-government-resorts-to-making-otome-game-parody-video-to-teach-people-about-bicycle-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese government resorts to making otome game parody video to teach people about bicycle safety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On March 16, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@govonline-jp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Japanese Government Public Relations YouTube channel<\/a>\u00a0released\u00a0<strong>Forever Safety: Doki\u00a0Doki\u00a0Cycling<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 an\u00a0educational\u00a0video\u00a0that aims to teach citizens the importance of bicycle safety\u00a0by parodying an anime-style dating sim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Featuring Takeshi\u00a0Kusao\u00a0as the voice of three heartthrob police officers\u00a0(he is known as the Japanese voice of\u00a0Trunks from Dragon Ball\u00a0and\u00a0Hanamichi\u00a0Sakuragi from Slam Dunk, among others) and\u00a0Hina Natsume as protagonist Bicycle\u00a0Noruko (she voices\u00a0Gran Alegria\u00a0and\u00a0South Heroine\u00a0in\u00a0Umamusume, as well as several characters in the\u00a0Nier: Automata Ver1.1a\u00a0and Pok\u00e9mon anime series),\u00a0the\u00a0four-minute video has already\u00a0amassed\u00a0over\u00a01.5 million views.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u3069\u304d\u3069\u304d\u30b5\u30a4\u30af\u30ea\u30f3\u30b0\uff5c\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u611f\u899a\u3067\u81ea\u8ee2\u8eca\u306e\u4ea4\u901a\u30eb\u30fc\u30eb\u3092\u5b66\u307c\u3046\uff01\u3010Full\u3011\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4wSCp93c6s4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The traffic rules are introduced through scenes in which Noruko is &#8220;caught&#8221; accidentally doing something dangerous while riding her bicycle and then being gently scolded by the policemen. Most of the rules introduced in the video are pretty\u00a0self-explanatory, such as\u00a0halting at stop signs and corners\u00a0or\u00a0wearing a helmet, but a few of them are quite helpful. Cycling on the left side of the road instead of the right, for instance, makes it easier for drivers of bigger vehicles to spot you, as Japan is a left-side driving country.\u00a0Backing up these rules are\u00a0accident statistics\u00a0and\u00a0penalty\u00a0information\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0handsome\u00a0police officers\u00a0explain to a lovestruck\u00a0Noruko.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forever Safety Doki Doki Cycling\u00a0follows the standard spring\u00a0otome\u00a0game aesthetic, taking place during a bright spring day amidst falling cherry blossoms. The characters are decidedly older than your standard Japanese highschooler, but they still fall within certain classic archetypes, such as\u00a0Noruko\u00a0being a silent protagonist who attracts the attention of all\u00a0the boys, and the three police officers being a fresh-faced\u00a0bishounen, a stoic but kind senior, and an overly muscular hunk,\u00a0respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1369\" height=\"761\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1369px) 100vw, 1369px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260331-64443-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260331-64443-001.jpg 1369w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260331-64443-001-380x211.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260331-64443-001-768x427.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While the commercial\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0provide much in the way of a heart-pounding story or meaningful choices, it does\u00a0a\u00a0good\u00a0job\u00a0of\u00a0catching the attention of would-be viewers and informing them\u00a0about some basic bicycle safety rules and laws.\u00a0The\u00a0videos\u2019s\u00a0creation was likely prompted\u00a0by\u00a0the government\u2019s upcoming implementation of a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov-online.go.jp\/article\/202410\/entry-6604.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blue ticket system<\/a>\u201d on April 1, which allows for quicker processing of bicycle-related offenses while preventing transgressors from getting a criminal record. Given the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ekusi_\/status\/2038249224203337913?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reactions by\u00a0Japanese\u00a0netizens<\/a>\u00a0(some of which include\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kitanomazyo\/status\/2038592549519323296?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fan art of the anime policemen<\/a>),\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0fair to say that Forever Safety has amassed quite an informed fanbase.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/finally-an-idolmaster-clone-game-where-the-idols-are-all-detergents-and-cleaning-agents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Finally, an\u00a0Idolmaster\u00a0clone game where the idols are all detergents and cleaning agents\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/steam-release-of-japanese-psycho-fujoshi-horror-visual-novel-cancelled-due-to-issues-that-couldnt-be-resolved-with-a-few-revisions-developers-say-they-saw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam release of Japanese \u201cpsycho fujoshi\u201d horror visual novel cancelled due to \u201cissues that couldn\u2019t be resolved with a few revisions.\u201d Developers say they saw it coming<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> The Japanese Government Public Relations YouTube channel has published a parody video teaching people about cycling safety through otome game tropes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":64448,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-64443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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