He also demonstrated that he can't understand the concept of hyperbole or humor. 'NUH UH, THEY DIDN'T ACTUALLY VOTE SO HARD THE PLACE BURNED DOWN!' Yeah, no shit.
Great reaction and as others have said, the same guy has a "History of the entire world I guess" that's worth checking out, and it's aptly named - it covers big bang up through current day, so tons of stuff and it's trippy
This guy has somepretty awesome videos. 'history of the entire world, I guess' is one of the best. It'll blow your mind with how much he crams into 19 and a half minutes.
Bill Wurtz does a great job summarizing Japanese History if you're already familiar with it. When I first watched this Video I had no idea about Japanese History so I didn't understand most of he was talking about. Really the biggest "flaw" I could is that he kinda misrepresents Tokugawa Ieyasu. He wasn't just one of five dudes supposed to watch over Toyotomi Hideyoshi's 5-year old Son. He was there from the beginning slowly building his way up to the top. In Fact, he was there at the battlefield working for the Imagawa Clan, when Oda Nobunaga defeated them in his FIRST really big important battle at Okehazama (1560).
For me, the Sengoku period is the one I learned the most about... I mean shit Inuyasha is set in that era... and the demons it's all symbolism.. that era fucking sucked ass to be alive in Japan in.
I think he has an entertaining teaching style, and keeping someone's attention and getting someone engaged is an underrated part of teaching. If at the very least he gets you interesting in a subject and makes you want to learn on your own about xyz topic, mission accomplished.
Just been watching this after being recommended your video on HIstory Of The Entire World I Guess. I appreciate your added historical knowledge, but I'm so glad you refrained from saying anything about the nukes. That part of his video is underscored perfectly by the removal of all the little jingles he uses throughout the rest of it
Some fun facts about Japan's name: Originally called "wa", the "wa" prefix is still used in some compound words. Like 和食 (washoku - Japanese food) The character is different, though, so this might just be coincidence. There actually is no official pronunciation for 日本 (Japan), which is why you can find both "nihon" and "nippon" being used. "nihon" is far more popular, though. The name 日本 doesn't really mean "sunrise land". The characters are "sun" and "book". The second can also mean "origin", so I personally like to think it is "origin of the sun", but that is just me jumping to conclusions and not backed by anything.
my japanese teacher told us the characters translate to origin of the sun when we were learning kanji (she often gave us translations of the characters with the actual word to help us learn them) so i think your conclusion is valid
it can be interpreted in any way. "sunrise land" is what english wikipedia likes to translate it as as well but it's not like it "really means" anything besides "origin of the sun" which can... be interpreted to mean anything really. same thing with how japanese translators fought over the meaning of the governments response to 黙殺 / mokusatsu being translated as "ignore" vs. "withhold comment" before the bombing of hiroshima / nagasaki when neither one is technically any more correct because the original compound is still semantically ambiguous
I would say that you came into this knowing quite a lot about the history of Japan, all things considered. Also, as others have stated, 'History of the World, I guess' is a must if you enjoyed this one.
This video brushes over a lot of things, but I think that thanks to this video there are a literally millions of people who have a working knowledge of Japanese history who would never have had it before
You should also check out history of the entire world i guess. Also a note: from what i understand, the history videos he made were partially to promote his music.
Very nice. I've been a fan of Japanese language and culture for many many years. I silent some time there a few years ago and loved it, can't Walt to go back. I filmed a number of videos for my channel there and have written some articles for a travel site.
just so you know, the "died in a tornado" line about the mongols used to be corrected into "tsunami" by an annotation back before youtube took them away
I believe Japan is officially referred to as the "land of the rising sun" but I know a lot of music refers to as, and it might be the literal translation, "house of the rising sun."
@@SeekingHisWill78 I never knew that house of the rising sun referred to New Orleans. Learn something new every day. My brain attributed it to Japan because of the rising sun correlation
@@ndrwprtr japan is written as 日本, with 日 meaning sun and 本 having various meanings but in this case it means "origin", such as in words like 本音 (original / true intention), 元々 (originally), etc. So it just means "sun's origin" when translated literally.
Fun fact, the first western samurai came from the city I live in, his name was Will Adams and the main character from the Nioh games is based on him ^^
The Dutch had quite a powerful navy, but they were much bigger as a trading nation because they didn't care about ruling and spreading religion very much, that's why the Japanese let them trade. This was not a matter power but rather a matter of also being humble enough.
My High School in Seattle offered Japanese as a foreign language to study. I often wonder where my life would be if I took that instead of continuing with French that I started in middle school.
The old samurai were not demonized at all during the Meiji restoration. They were literally the "lord class" of European countries in comparison and the reformation would strip them of their power as if they were ordinary citizens, causing them to rebel.
slight correction: the marshall islands is an independent country that is freely associated with the US. this is a new kind of relationship created by the US between itself and 2 other island nations, all in the pacific Micronesian region. Basically, the agreement has the US govt invest money to these islands for the benefit and development of these young countries, while giving the US more allies with strategic military locations in the pacific in the case of another world war
On your own time you can check out his awesome sometimes depressing, sometimes ecouraging and sometimes hilarious short music/comedy videos. They make you feel high as a kite.
There's a series on netflix about that that era of conquering japan. I wouldn't have know anything about it without this clans and who's kid will be or will not be the next shogun. Without any knowledge it would be probably pass for me.
as just about everyone else has mentioned, you need to check out the video history of the entire world I guess thats by the same guy. With that said be prepared because it is probably the most information dense video on youtube.
Martin Luther's translation of the Bible from Latin to German was hugely influential though, so you can't claim that latin dying out takes away from his importance. it was essential in establishing a form of standard (written) German. of course, his antijudaism would also be very influential.
Monkey Fun should be relevant to fans of Dragon Ball Z. This is where Journey to the West that was originally a Chinese fairytale was adapted for the Japanese.
11:15 you mention that the US ends up with the Marshall Islands as part of their territory, but I think you may have meant the Mariana Islands. The Marshall Islands are currently an independent country, although they are a part of the Compact of Free Association which lets their citizens serve in the US army along with other benefits.
And a good chunk of the rest fucked off to try and do a democracy. Well... A democracy exclusively for samurai because of course it's exclusively for samurai. Also: They failed. Apparently gatling guns don't give a fuck about your kenjutsu. Or torso.
There is a bit more subtlety to why the bombs were dropped then the US was curious. The alternative was invading mainland Japan. Conventional bombing was already killing hundreds of thousands. And then racism.
Kraut's video on Japan's descent into militarism/fascism is good. Just saying Also, w/Russia distracted, Japan should take the islands. It just should. They want to, anyway
The Samurai weren't as noble as some romanticized stories play them out to be. They were a very strict class that essentially had the right to abuse those lower on the social ladder - especially farmers. During wars, the farmers were often cause in the cross fires, having their livelihoods destroyed then turned around and denied any sort of compensation no matter which side won. The Samurai also enforced a feudalistic system in that when you were born, your future was whatever your parents did for a living. Very rarely would anyone break from the status quo. Under the Meiji Restoration, it offered people the opportunity to expand past what their families did. The rebellions happened not because "the Samurai were tossed away," but because the remaining Samurai lost their political power. A LOT of Samurai accepted the changes in time and either retired as Samurai or accepted positions as officers or members of the Meiji military. The Meiji Restoration invited those of all walks of life to join the military - something only previously reserved for Samurai and their families. Of course Japan being a nation of tradition still respected the Samurai that rebelled and taught the upcoming generations to have that same courage of these last Samurai that fought back despite overwhelming odds and that's typically where the romance comes in.
Both the emperor and the commoners had good reason to demonize the samurai, lets be real. It's like knights in medieval Europe; lofty ideals and talk of honor but in reality a lot of them were bullies who abused their power. Not all of them, of course, but still.
I mean, lets face it, the Samurai had it coming, the entire history of Japan shows that the Samurai were cunning, and basically didn't care for Politics, who's to say that they wouldnt just dethrone Meiji or Taisho, they were also very strict coming from more than a century of Tokugawa's segregatory ideology, and with Japan trying to become international, it just wouldn't work.
"I dont know much about Japan guys" *Proceeds to demonstrate his impressive amount of knowledge on the history of Japan*
I watched the video and still knew less...
He's a fanatic of history, so it's understandable 😂
He also demonstrated that he can't understand the concept of hyperbole or humor. 'NUH UH, THEY DIDN'T ACTUALLY VOTE SO HARD THE PLACE BURNED DOWN!' Yeah, no shit.
@@notoriousfluffyg5318 I personally think he saw the vid before
“The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.”
Need to do "The history of the entire world, I guess". I have never left a UA-cam comment ever, so gotta have it.
Yes. This.
Yes, this.
Yerp. A must
I concur. Great video.
Yup agreed it’s a must
Great reaction and as others have said, the same guy has a "History of the entire world I guess" that's worth checking out, and it's aptly named - it covers big bang up through current day, so tons of stuff and it's trippy
That one is epic.
This guy has somepretty awesome videos. 'history of the entire world, I guess' is one of the best. It'll blow your mind with how much he crams into 19 and a half minutes.
Bill Wurtz does a great job summarizing Japanese History if you're already familiar with it. When I first watched this Video I had no idea about Japanese History so I didn't understand most of he was talking about. Really the biggest "flaw" I could is that he kinda misrepresents Tokugawa Ieyasu. He wasn't just one of five dudes supposed to watch over Toyotomi Hideyoshi's 5-year old Son. He was there from the beginning slowly building his way up to the top. In Fact, he was there at the battlefield working for the Imagawa Clan, when Oda Nobunaga defeated them in his FIRST really big important battle at Okehazama (1560).
If this is a "miniscule amount of knowledge" on the history of Japan, I would be amazed to hear you talk about something you're comfortable with
I love how you claim to be a novice on Japanese history, but it turns out you know quite a bit!
Right? The second time he says "I don't know much about Japanese history," I loudly said "Oh, Shut Up!"
“The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.”
He's basically a total history nerd. His concept of "novice" is equivalent to most people's "expert."
For me, the Sengoku period is the one I learned the most about... I mean shit Inuyasha is set in that era... and the demons it's all symbolism.. that era fucking sucked ass to be alive in Japan in.
Agreed like at 6:08
I think he has an entertaining teaching style, and keeping someone's attention and getting someone engaged is an underrated part of teaching. If at the very least he gets you interesting in a subject and makes you want to learn on your own about xyz topic, mission accomplished.
Just been watching this after being recommended your video on HIstory Of The Entire World I Guess. I appreciate your added historical knowledge, but I'm so glad you refrained from saying anything about the nukes. That part of his video is underscored perfectly by the removal of all the little jingles he uses throughout the rest of it
Some fun facts about Japan's name:
Originally called "wa", the "wa" prefix is still used in some compound words. Like 和食 (washoku - Japanese food) The character is different, though, so this might just be coincidence.
There actually is no official pronunciation for 日本 (Japan), which is why you can find both "nihon" and "nippon" being used. "nihon" is far more popular, though.
The name 日本 doesn't really mean "sunrise land". The characters are "sun" and "book". The second can also mean "origin", so I personally like to think it is "origin of the sun", but that is just me jumping to conclusions and not backed by anything.
my japanese teacher told us the characters translate to origin of the sun when we were learning kanji (she often gave us translations of the characters with the actual word to help us learn them) so i think your conclusion is valid
it can be interpreted in any way. "sunrise land" is what english wikipedia likes to translate it as as well but it's not like it "really means" anything besides "origin of the sun" which can... be interpreted to mean anything really.
same thing with how japanese translators fought over the meaning of the governments response to 黙殺 / mokusatsu being translated as "ignore" vs. "withhold comment" before the bombing of hiroshima / nagasaki when neither one is technically any more correct because the original compound is still semantically ambiguous
wait a minute...... You're telling me they DIDNT vote on their PHONES so hard that the palace burnt down?!?! 🤯
I would say that you came into this knowing quite a lot about the history of Japan, all things considered. Also, as others have stated, 'History of the World, I guess' is a must if you enjoyed this one.
Hilarious.Entertaining as usual. lol every time you paused I was thinking "give it 15 seconds my dude!" lol
I know a lot about Japan. Been there through the military and studied multiple styles of Japanese swordsmanship. Awesome culture.
One of the only top tier reactors left
I miss Charmx.
I honestly thought youve done this video already 😂 Im glad you’re doing it now
I love you doing this history stuff. It really lights you up.
More of This Specific Type of content.
History of the Entire world I guess
'history of the entire world, I guess" is the obvious and only follow-up. It's his best video by far.
Do "History of the World, I guess" trust!
i mean to be fair the Samurai didn't really "build the nation." That was the workers.
This video brushes over a lot of things, but I think that thanks to this video there are a literally millions of people who have a working knowledge of Japanese history who would never have had it before
I would love to see you react to oversimplified and i also like the idea of you watching" history of the entire world I guess"
YOU HAVE TO DO HIS VIDEO "history of the entire world, I guess" WE WANT MOAR!!
You should also check out history of the entire world i guess. Also a note: from what i understand, the history videos he made were partially to promote his music.
How does he keep getting suggested the second video in series of things?
History of the entire world. I guess.. is the best place to start.
History of Japan was first, yes but the Entire World is way more popular.
I'm a fan of the channel "The Shogunate" who does deeper dives into the history of Japan. i recommend to anyone who would like to know more.
"History of the entire word, I guess" has GOT to be next.... actually surprised you haven't done that one.....
Dude you're far more knowledgable on Japan than almost everyone
Very nice. I've been a fan of Japanese language and culture for many many years. I silent some time there a few years ago and loved it, can't Walt to go back. I filmed a number of videos for my channel there and have written some articles for a travel site.
just so you know, the "died in a tornado" line about the mongols used to be corrected into "tsunami" by an annotation back before youtube took them away
Tsunami, or typhoon?
I believe Japan is officially referred to as the "land of the rising sun" but I know a lot of music refers to as, and it might be the literal translation, "house of the rising sun."
Didn't realize New Orleans was in Japan...
@@SeekingHisWill78 I never knew that house of the rising sun referred to New Orleans. Learn something new every day. My brain attributed it to Japan because of the rising sun correlation
@@ndrwprtr japan is written as 日本, with 日 meaning sun and 本 having various meanings but in this case it means "origin", such as in words like 本音 (original / true intention), 元々 (originally), etc. So it just means "sun's origin" when translated literally.
@Cathaan New Orleans is mentioned 5 words in
History of the entire world i guess. Thank you
Fun fact, the first western samurai came from the city I live in, his name was Will Adams and the main character from the Nioh games is based on him ^^
The Dutch had quite a powerful navy, but they were much bigger as a trading nation because they didn't care about ruling and spreading religion very much, that's why the Japanese let them trade. This was not a matter power but rather a matter of also being humble enough.
History of the entire world I guess is a banger to
Can’t wait for you to see Shogun, Mr B!
Mr.Boyd: makes every comment on this video
Me: wait for the 20 minute long version...
The anime Samurai Champloo had a really interesting episode where a European sneaks into the country during this time period.
Your wealth of knowledge continues to impress me fine sir.
What they did to the samurai was the biggest slap in the face ever.
The History of the Entire World I Guess is the best!
My High School in Seattle offered Japanese as a foreign language to study. I often wonder where my life would be if I took that instead of continuing with French that I started in middle school.
The old samurai were not demonized at all during the Meiji restoration. They were literally the "lord class" of European countries in comparison and the reformation would strip them of their power as if they were ordinary citizens, causing them to rebel.
slight correction: the marshall islands is an independent country that is freely associated with the US. this is a new kind of relationship created by the US between itself and 2 other island nations, all in the pacific Micronesian region. Basically, the agreement has the US govt invest money to these islands for the benefit and development of these young countries, while giving the US more allies with strategic military locations in the pacific in the case of another world war
Strategic military locations, and also 1 whole UN vote each, which is 1 more than if the US absorbed them.
The Marshall Islands are also very radioactive as it was common thermonuclear bomb test location.
It's kinda sad that the native Ainu people of Japan just got like, erased and weren't recognized until the 2000's but it's never mentioned hardly
@Michelle worse in some ways
One thing to take into account is he's a musician by trade. He writes and records all the music stings. None of it is library music.
Trippin' though history. This guys video style is trippy but it is solid material. Check out his history of the world video
I feel like the emperor is the best position there even if someone rules the country you're still the emperor
If you liked this, you'll probably like Oversimplified. In spite of the name they actually go a lot more in-depth.
On your own time you can check out his awesome sometimes depressing, sometimes ecouraging and sometimes hilarious short music/comedy videos. They make you feel high as a kite.
the marshall islands are an independent republic.
I can't wait for you to do the history of the entire world, I guess
You MUST do more Bill Wurtz, check out "History of the entire world I guess"
There's a series on netflix about that that era of conquering japan. I wouldn't have know anything about it without this clans and who's kid will be or will not be the next shogun. Without any knowledge it would be probably pass for me.
Awesome! You have to do 'history of the entire world, I guess' now! It's the pinnacle of UA-cam reaction videos!
Loved this video, great content,
as just about everyone else has mentioned, you need to check out the video history of the entire world I guess thats by the same guy. With that said be prepared because it is probably the most information dense video on youtube.
Looks like we’re gonna get History of the World, based at n the number of suggestions 😂
I know many others are saying it, but now you have to watch "History of the entire world I guess" too.
Martin Luther's translation of the Bible from Latin to German was hugely influential though, so you can't claim that latin dying out takes away from his importance. it was essential in establishing a form of standard (written) German. of course, his antijudaism would also be very influential.
Shōgun is a favorite book
"I don't know much about Japan"
(proceeds to teach half of the history)
As much as he missed, I think it's to make the pacing as good as it is.
The great thing about his videos is you know he’s done the research to make a 3 hour video. Haha
If someone brings up a subject in Japan you won’t look completely clueless lol
He brushed over it when he said " and then he took away all their swords."
"But like... Is the whole thing gonna be this hectic"
Welcome to the world of Bill Wurtz
Okay, this needs to be said. The Samurai and the Shogunate overall were high society. Make no mistake, there was a lot of corruption.
My school taught me the formal title "land of the rising sun" but this video simply calling it "sunrise land" is funny lmao
Monkey Fun should be relevant to fans of Dragon Ball Z.
This is where Journey to the West that was originally a Chinese fairytale was adapted for the Japanese.
"sunrise land" or land of the rising sun.
This is funny. Mr bloyd says he doesn’t know much, then says everything before it happens in this video
Should have watched "History of The Entire World I Guess" first.
Maybe it could be next up.
11:15 you mention that the US ends up with the Marshall Islands as part of their territory, but I think you may have meant the Mariana Islands. The Marshall Islands are currently an independent country, although they are a part of the Compact of Free Association which lets their citizens serve in the US army along with other benefits.
When you get a chance I think you would really enjoy Kung Fu Hustle.
Not all samurai were cast aside. Many of them were made nobles and military commanders in the new imperial government.
And a good chunk of the rest fucked off to try and do a democracy. Well... A democracy exclusively for samurai because of course it's exclusively for samurai.
Also: They failed. Apparently gatling guns don't give a fuck about your kenjutsu. Or torso.
I wish someone would reboot the old show, Shogun.
すごい！
There is a bit more subtlety to why the bombs were dropped then the US was curious. The alternative was invading mainland Japan. Conventional bombing was already killing hundreds of thousands. And then racism.
You should also react to some videos by Oversimplified they have a similar but more in depth way of explaining specific historic events.
Glad that he made the U.S. own up to threatening Japan to open there borders with guns.
We sent them two of our best fireworks and still haven't got a thank you card
Kraut's video on Japan's descent into militarism/fascism is good. Just saying
Also, w/Russia distracted, Japan should take the islands. It just should. They want to, anyway
Waiting with bated breathe for this sequel
Do the history of the Philippines!!!
So the story of the samurai is the plot of the Witcher series.
The Samurai weren't as noble as some romanticized stories play them out to be. They were a very strict class that essentially had the right to abuse those lower on the social ladder - especially farmers. During wars, the farmers were often cause in the cross fires, having their livelihoods destroyed then turned around and denied any sort of compensation no matter which side won. The Samurai also enforced a feudalistic system in that when you were born, your future was whatever your parents did for a living. Very rarely would anyone break from the status quo. Under the Meiji Restoration, it offered people the opportunity to expand past what their families did.
The rebellions happened not because "the Samurai were tossed away," but because the remaining Samurai lost their political power. A LOT of Samurai accepted the changes in time and either retired as Samurai or accepted positions as officers or members of the Meiji military. The Meiji Restoration invited those of all walks of life to join the military - something only previously reserved for Samurai and their families. Of course Japan being a nation of tradition still respected the Samurai that rebelled and taught the upcoming generations to have that same courage of these last Samurai that fought back despite overwhelming odds and that's typically where the romance comes in.
What's crazy is a white guy was the last samurai. His name? Tom Cruise
Both the emperor and the commoners had good reason to demonize the samurai, lets be real. It's like knights in medieval Europe; lofty ideals and talk of honor but in reality a lot of them were bullies who abused their power. Not all of them, of course, but still.
"history of japan" for if you have a japan exam in 30 minutes 😂😂
I mean, lets face it, the Samurai had it coming, the entire history of Japan shows that the Samurai were cunning, and basically didn't care for Politics, who's to say that they wouldnt just dethrone Meiji or Taisho, they were also very strict coming from more than a century of Tokugawa's segregatory ideology, and with Japan trying to become international, it just wouldn't work.
You are a reaction channel. You are legally required to do “history of the world, i guess.”
buttery smooth voice
When are you going to do The History of Spain.
Tokugawa's regime began in 1601, so America did not exist yet. They got in eventually, but yea, Tokugawa shut everyone out...... except the Dutch.
Yeah lol his videos are moreso just an overview of everything rather than a deep dive. Fun times tho
Bill Wurtz has a great channel
I saw this one after the history of the world 🌎