End of the Samurai - Gangs of Kyoto - Japanese History - Extra History - Part 2

📜 History of the End of the Samurai: Gangs of Kyoto - With international pressure to form new (and often unfair) treaties, the political divide in Edo was growing deeper and deeper. The Emperor, a formerly apolitical position, suddenly aligned himself with the sonno joi, the anti-foreign/pro-imperial party. Several rebellions rose up against the shogun and led to the creation of the shinsengumi - a dreaded police force meant to put a stop to the chaos in the streets of Kyoto. But this is just the beginning of the tinderbox. And all we need now is a match..
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[@realThomastheCat]

Gangs of Kyoto should be a Netflix series or something.

[@BlusaundersTV]

Don't give them any ideas.

[@uria3679]

Be honest guys, you know that Netflix still has the best animated shows

[@freakymoejoe2]

I'm suprised they don't go for something like this. They're so eager to cast people of colour in everything, but instead of creating historicals set in places and periods where this makes sense, they prefer to cast european historical or mythical figures with them. If they did a show based on something like this they could kill two birds with one stone

[@Altorin]

@@freakymoejoe2 cry some more

[@kyuven]

the story's had like, dozens of movies and TV shows in Japan at this point. Netflix is only a matter of time and interest

[@SaiyanHeretic]

A wolf is a wolf. A Shinsengumi is a Shinsengumi. And a manslayer is a manslayer. Isn't that right, Battousai?

[@Beowulf_DW]

I was hoping for this reference. Thank you!

[@hyngas1238]

What is this from?

[@firenter]

@@hyngas1238 Rurouni Kenshin, an older anime set just a few years after this period

[@treebush]

@@firenter the term Battousai way before Rurouni Kenshin

[@Aereto]

@@treebush Ah yes, draw strike techniques.

[@osedebame3522]

The Shinsengumi actually made up about 60% of Japan's mayonnaise consumption, their vice-captain loved the stuff.

[@stevanusaditya7402]

You mean their vice-captain, right?

[@osedebame3522]

@@stevanusaditya7402 ya my bad

[@jiancarlosem6184]

Is that a Gintama reference?

[@osedebame3522]

@@jiancarlosem6184 ye, it’s pretty cool that so many of the characters are based on Japanese historical figures, it’s made me wanna dive deeper into their history.

[@gladyscontreras3065]

Gintama? I mean yeah, but the real Hijikata had a thing for pickles... ewww either way.

[@TheArtOfMagic]

I love how the whole Ikedaya incident - which is always portrayed as a big deal in pop culture - was basically just a minor skirmish and 30 dudes really wrecking a slightly subversive get-together.

[@justinrowlands7678]

True but the incident outraged Imperialist Samurai all across Japan, helped to bring feuding anti-bakufu elements together and ultimately incited the attack on the The Imperial Palace described which then leads to so much of what happened thereafter. It's a critical point.

[@LtZetarn]

@@justinrowlands7678 Funny is at the Ikedaya, not every samurai are agreed to attack the Palace but after that Anti-Western samurai goes into full swing mode with no break.

[@robertaylor9218]

spark in a tinderbox

[@apalahartisebuahnama7684]

And WW1 happened after a crown Prince got shoot death, in a movie you can see just how dramatic eventho not so much irl

[@abthedragon4921]

Whoa, Emperor Meiji is arriving, things are about to get crazy.

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

And deadly

[@FlyingNova223]

ITS MEIJI TIME!!!!

[@TSZatoichi]

When does Tom Cruise show up?

[@thanakonpraepanich4284]

@@TSZatoichi Satsuma Rebellion maybe. What is the name of a Frenchman Cruise's character is based on and when did he arrived?

[@LtZetarn]

@@thanakonpraepanich4284 The story in the movie are based on Satsuma Rebellion but the character who Tom Cruise portrait are actually "Jules Brunet" a french instructor turned Commanding Officer of newly formed "Ezo Republic" by the leftover of Tokugawa Shogunate's troops.

[@nextghost]

Small correction: Japanese emperors don't take a new name when they ascend to the throne. They get a new honorary name after they die. Japan traditionally divides its history into eras/periods and Meiji is the name of a historical era. One thing that changed at that time though is that the reign of each new emperor would become a separate historical era (that was not the case before, the Edo period lasted 265 years) and the name of the era would became (part of) the emperor's posthumous name, but only after they actually die. For example, emperor Akihito abdicated last year but his name is not Emperor Heisei yet because he's still alive. But that will be his posthumous name.

[@JD-wf2hu]

I expect they'll cover this in the lies episode

[@christianfreedom-seeker934]

Oh cool.

[@jaystreet46]

What is Hirohito’s now? He’s dead, right?

[@nextghost]

@@jaystreet46 Hirohito's posthumous name is Shōwa, since the time of his rule is called the Shōwa era.

[@javkhlanenkhbaatar3843]

So they gave names for their dead corpse.

[@joshuafrimpong244]

The artwork is a lot better compared to the sengoku jidai extra history artwork, which was itself good

[@arutka2000]

To be fair, the Sengoku episodes were several years ago. Time and experience improve skills

[@joshuafrimpong244]

@@arutka2000 Tru

[@drkFenix9]

@@arutka2000 Thanks to SkillShare! The silent sponsor of this episode... 😂

[@hugofernandes5210]

different artist

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

@arutka2000, the artists aren’t the same in each series. Or just the writers.

[@ltmatthewakj2466]

Total War Fall of Samurai makes this history part of japan more interesting

[@thepizzafoogle5481]

Too right, mate!

[@goobins_jr]

Best game I’ve ever played

[@jacobmueller249]

Satsuma for life, revere the emperor! Expel the barbarian!

[@bobbiadams9674]

I haven’t watched extra credit in like a year i’m glad to be back

[@wheneggsdrop1701]

I hope you enjoy the content.

[@heynice7761]

Welcome back laddie!

[@somedragontoslay2579]

You evil monster. How do you dare to not be glued to the screen waiting for the masters' glory! I am glad you're redeeming yourself.

[@sponge540]

As a Japanese, Ryoma was a Japanese hero for industrialization and democracy even if he was living under the threat of government assassins and polices. He wore boots, he made a COMPANY with modern ships. He had, get this- single action army revolver from his friend. He also wro- *Ahem, I shouldn't say no further due to spoiler issues.*

[@sourwitch2340]

lmao "let's avoid the history spoilers" I am now imagining an alien coming down to earth, we ask what the future will look like and all the response we get is "wouldn't wanna spoil it, but you'll love the next season, I promise. If the directing gets a bit balls to the wall."

[@saidtoshimaru1832]

3:30 - Fun fact, one of those samurais was Togo Heihachiro, future Admiral of the Imperial Navy and winner of the battle of Tsushima (1905).

[@MountainMemelord]

Did he leave a Ghost of Tsushima?

[@saidtoshimaru1832]

@@MountainMemelord The battle was called for the strait of Tsushima, not the island.

[@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing]

Brit strutting around Kyoto during Edo period: ACK! ACK ACK! Setsuna Samurai: ***cranks Slim Whitman up to 11***

[@jonahryan7034]

Its Satsuma

[@jordanhicks5131]

Yeah they wouldnt be so ready to fight if they understood what kind of hell the british empire at that time could and would bring down. Victoria might have decided to add japan to her crown as well. Would have been interesting, might have prevented ww2 in the Pacific

[@xeferr2736]

I feel like Sakamoto Ryouma and the Shinsengumi deserve their own mini Extra History.

[@monkeylikesmonkeys]

An extra extra extra extra history

[@pierce7993]

He got an entire Yakuza game.

[@ChaserNeos]

I'm a fan of Ruroni Kenshin, a story of a famous manslayer from the Revolution, who clashed with the Shinsengumi and now lives in the Meiji era as a peaceful wanderer. I barely knew about the Revolution, except for what was mentioned in the show. Ever since you did the Sengoku Jidai, I was hoping that you would get to the Revolution so I could learn about it.

[@dommaschk]

If you like Kenshin you'd love Mutsu. Check out "Shura No Toki age of Chaos" you wont regret it.

[@nickb.759]

Fun fact: There is a Yakuza game that only released in Japan called Ryū ga Gotoku Ishin. It's the same characters from Yakuza but they are samurai and representing other real life people. The story in that game is exactly this situation.

[@CyberSaiyan13]

Ishin has a remake coming out soon!

[@adamoneill6663]

I came back after finishing it

[@Timmy78722]

7:50 at that time Sakamoto Ryoma is no longer a samurai, he already left his han without his Daimyo permission at that time, known as Dappan. Satsuma chose Ryoma is because of his relations with Katsu Kaishu (responsible for the training and purchase of shogunate's navy, who was sympathetic to the restoration cause) and Katsura Kogoro (One of Chosu's great retainer), and most importantly his Satsuma funded company Kaientai. Kaientai is a trading and shipping company, that mainly deal with foreign weapons. The way the peace was brokered is when Satsuma offered Kaientai to sell warships and weapons to Choshu, to secure the alliance. Satcho Alliance wasn't formed because of overthrowing the shogunate, because both Choshu and Satsuma had things they wanedt, but the Shogunate was just in there way.

[@ostrobogulousgaming]

Cat's meows must be very complicated if one meow translates as all those names

[@sharilshahed6106]

You dont see them talk more than that, unless they're hungry or fighting a rival.

[@ryanjapan3113]

Technically cats meows don’t mean anything except to get humans attention, since cats communicate to other cats by body language.

[@christianfreedom-seeker934]

Huh??

[@ostrobogulousgaming]

@@christianfreedom-seeker934 right at the end Zoey meows once and he lists several names of patrons

[@Dustpuma1]

​@@ryanjapan3113wrong af

[@Prich319]

Ah Saigo Takamori. Get used to hearing about him, he pretty much is the IRL last Samurai.

[@vetabeta9890]

Until the Seinan War

[@spatha2584]

Imperial force defiled, facing 500 samurai

[@richie_23]

@@spatha2584 surrounded, and outnumbered, 60 to 1 the sword face the gun

[@yancee38]

"Open the country, stop having it closed") - Europe and the US

[@kaltaron1284]

"Let me get on your technological level and see me going for IMPERIALISM!!!" Japan (and Pravus)

[@namelessking8905]

Dutch were trading with Japan long before those two came along. And you forgot Russia.

[@namelessking8905]

@@kaltaron1284 - Well they tried before without that technology and their backsides got handed to them lol.

[@kaltaron1284]

@@namelessking8905 I don't understand what you're talking about.

[@namelessking8905]

@@kaltaron1284 - Why not? What I said is simple enough.

[@ninjaluc79]

4:55 In an alternate universe, Sakamoto Ryoma dresses like Michael Jackson before Michael Jackson was even born, and has a dragon for a wife.

[@Sinsystems]

Actually the outfit he wears in FGO is an Imperial Japanese Navy dress uniform, look it up it is pretty stylish.

[@KasumiRINA]

And Okita Souji is a waifu)))

[@sharilshahed6106]

So thats not the first time Muzan wore stuff like that.

[@ChrisX_212]

@@KasumiRINA OKITA-SAN DAISHOURI! (cough)

[@lucastobias7012]

AMAKAKERU RYU GA GOTOKU

[@hanzup4117]

I hope this channel lives on and continues to educate for years to come.

[@jorgelotr3752]

I'm never a fan of giving someone free immunity from a country's laws. It's my belief that even diplomatic immunity should be only applied when the receiver is really acting in the role of a diplomat at the moment of the transgression, and only for things that may be honest mistakes.

[@theresahall1591]

Too much immunity can give permission for bad behavior.

[@chakatfirepaw]

That would cause a return to the very thing diplomatic immunity exists to fix: Using trumped up charges as a negotiating tactic. There is also a common misunderstanding that diplomatic immunity means no consequences. It doesn't. Instead if someone claims immunity, (they don't have to¹), and their home government supports that claim, (again, they don't have to), it becomes the home government's responsibility to try and punish the person. Plus, the host government always has the absolute right to declare the person persona non grata and kick them out². 1: As one Russian diplomat in Ottawa found out the hard way. By claiming diplomatic immunity in his vehicular manslaughter case he ended up spending twice as long in jail, and he spent it in a Russian, rather than a Canadian, prison. 2: In most diplomatic services, getting so declared for your misbehaviour, (as opposed to a statement of displeasure in your government), ends your career.

[@KnakuanaRka]

@@chakatfirepaw TIL why diplomatic immunity is a thing. ;-D

[@EN-Fitz]

You can tame a dog with food You can tame a man with money But there is nothing that can tame the Wolves of Mibu (Shinsengumi)

[@ForgottenHonor0]

The Shinsengumi had a strong advantage in that pretty much all their officers were expert and experienced swordsmen but an even greater one in that they were all wearing armor. The plotters were trying to draw as little attention as they could during the meeting so they met wearing plainclothes.

[@maxwen4153]

"The plot is foiled, but Kyoto will still burn" Save roll 20 end me

[@tealcitysports9818]

Me: Sees samurais fighting. Also me: Plays Wu-Tang Clan in the background.

[@lopan1698]

Choose the ball. Or choose the sword.

[@StephySon]

En guards, I will show you my Wu Tang style!

[@StephySon]

@@lopan1698 Shaolin shadow boxing, of the Wu tang style

[@astranix0198]

@@lopan1698 Live by the sword, die by the gun.

[@whyar3y0uga34]

I BE TOSSIN ENFORCIN MY STYLE IS AWESOME

[@codyosborne9307]

I love watching your show so much. I've never been a big history buff, but thanks to you guys I've expanded my knowledge in an entertaining way.

[@randomvideos7673]

Same

[@chloegao2946]

I think History is a very impressive subject, your shows make it even fun to look

[@AngryKittens]

Waiting for Tom Cruise's entrance.

[@k0nigw0lf]

He’s gonna be speaking French, get ready for that

[@KJ-in4gz]

@@k0nigw0lf As a Japanese, I find this hard to believe. We don’t take too kindly to those who speak in surrender.

[@xixi1x34]

@Angry kittens why did you do this?

[@AngryKittens]

@@xixi1x34 **mission impossible theme song intensifies**

[@agilegs]

Is this what Rurouni Kenshin anime series is based on?

[@nicobambino191]

Yes

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

Something is base or inspired by something away has been

[@agilegs]

@@nicobambino191 thought so. The names were sounding very familiar.

[@ArgentumFox]

@@agilegs This conflict serves as the backstory of most characters. There is even an OVA that shows Kenshin was present during the incident explained at the begining of the video.

[@walterdayrit675]

Yup.

[@capterson4]

Hey, I remember this from Rurouni Kenshin!

[@hanab3941]

My great-great-great grandfather, Adm. William Luard (at the time a Post Captain) captained the British ship HMS Conqueror during the bombardment of Shimonoseki. Never thought I would see that action in one of your videos - this helped me tremendously to understand the political circumstances surrounding the battle. Excellent video as always!

[@jamesmcamis8556]

The mention of an ex-Confederate steamship: the former CSS Stonewall. Ironclad Ram, with two seven-inch Brooke Rifles, a 300-pounder Armstrong, and at least one Gatling.

[@samrevlej9331]

I hope they're going to mention Jules Brunet when they talk about the Boshin War. He was a French artillery officer and military advisor sent to Japan who espoused the cause of the Shogun's samurai and stuck with them, creating the basis for "The Last Samurai".

[@nathanishungryanimations7206]

R.I.P. The Samurai… …I think… Man, and if we thought 2020 America was chaotic, we should look to this era in Japan. (Edit: And to think that this took place at the same time as the War between States in America. Wow!

[@failuretv814]

Wait, you think this era is worse than the USA right now? Then I dont even want to tell you about the Regency Period on Brazil.

[@vetabeta9890]

@@failuretv814 America isn't going through a coup

[@failuretv814]

@@vetabeta9890 The Regency Period WAS NOT a coup.

[@vetabeta9890]

@@failuretv814 I'm speaking on the bakamatsu and Meiji restoration not Brazil

[@failuretv814]

@@vetabeta9890 Then why did you mark me on your comment?

[@sadabrahman]

Make a random samurai of the war look like Kenshin Himura. Make this happen!

[@mikakestudios5891]

The scientific samurai is the sentence I always wanted to hear, and didn't know that I did.

[@affinityforanime]

I lived in Nagasaki for four years, so I knew all about Sakamoto Ryouma. Really cool to hear him mentioned again.

[@MarcosOConnor]

The beginning is like a movie

[@ghbsrd2249]

reminds me of home alone all the Shadows and the two guys

[@augustuzmoon3814]

Watch the last samurai

[@sharilshahed6106]

currently being covered by the manga BotI: Bakumatsu Arc.

[@troyjardine5850]

This was also the story of Rurouni Kenshin

[@beeaggro2593]

There was, well kinda, the Kenshin OVA is about this

[@DJMichael356]

I’ve been waiting for the Boshin war since 2014 And I just want to say I am not disappointed these past two episodes were very well done

[@KingofAwesomness14]

Ah yes, THE SHISENGUMI DA!!! I love Hijikata Toshizo, very much!

[@pako184]

Mayoooo San!

[@fuehrer_tb5597]

ahahaha gintama reference

[@ilikedota5]

What's the most interesting part about revolutionary time periods such as these are the soup of ideas that come out. While some would argue that modernization is just another form of Westernization and cultural imperialism, both the result and the method matter, so we should be careful with our words and labels. But I think we see that this is a bit of a false dichotomy, as the various Japanese individuals and factions generally recognized things have to change, but they differed on how much to change.

[@KasumiRINA]

Both sides were backed by western powers, one by USA and British, other by France and the Confederacy.

[@ilikedota5]

@@KasumiRINA The CSA doesn't count. No one officially recognized them, and they had no way of actually sending any help as they were busy.

[@reinardish]

If your culture are wipe out, you have no identity of yourself and no differ than animal

[@morehero1]

Like the right to kill your social inferior for the flimsiest of reasons? And they called the West barbarians.

[@mokentroll4823]

The fact i saw this in my recommended and immediately gasped in exitment proves that i like this channel way too much

[@danielduvernay3207]

We’re learning about Japan in school right now, very cool of you to help out🙂

[@hadihamade2053]

This channel actually helps me understand important people events and etc even better than my history classes

[@nomMascot]

I don’t think Emperor Kōmei was strictly anti-Shogun and wanted power for himself. He married his sister to the Tokugawa Shōgun and had a policy of joining the aristocracy with ‘the military’ (Shoguns). He was very anti-foreigner though for sure. This is the understanding I came to after reading Donald Keene’s ‘Emperor of Japan’ biography of Kōmei’s son, Emperor Meiji.

[@zollen123]

Never thought I heard "Pro-science Samurai".. He should have dual-wielded pistols instead of sword.

[@KasumiRINA]

Date Masamune bought two pistols, way back in Sengoku Jidai.

[@kokuinomusume]

Shozan wasn't the first... Hiraga Gennai was also bigger than life en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiraga_Gennai As for pistols, Sakamoto Ryoma packed heat, too. www.samurai-revolution.com/the-ryoma-phenomenon-%E9%BE%8D%E9%A6%AC%E7%8F%BE%E8%B1%A1-9/

[@troyjardine5850]

It's like how in "Golden Kamuy" the samurai is wielding a winchester lever-action and a katana

[@EarlofMcCleaster]

Super pumped for the Boshin war

[@PyroPuffs777]

Can’t wait for episodes on Sino Japanese wars or the century of humiliation

[@troyjardine5850]

The last episode of this series better be the Russo-Japanese War

[@namelessking8905]

@@troyjardine5850 - The Russians underestimating the power of the radio back then cost them the war.

[@Dio5ful]

Why do i always get goosebumps from the closing statements. Always great videos.

[@HeartOfTheEarth009]

I've never understood why the Shinsengumi has been so popular in Japanese culture. They were a bunch of violent reactionaries who didn't even win the war.

[@KasumiRINA]

Worse than chaotic reactionaries, they were the oppressive apparatus of the declining regime... But gurrrl those uniforms were swanky!!11

[@andrewsuryali8540]

The Shinsengumi were popular even during their lifetimes because in the beginning before the Boshin War the sonno joi faction was even more reactionary and violent, launching terrorist attacks that ravaged Japan's biggest cities. During and after the Boshin War, the Choshu and Satsuma forces they opposed were brutally ransacking cities and territories in Honshu that stayed loyal to the Shogunate. So now fast forward a century and who are the vast majority of the "Japanese"? Well, the descendants of all the Honshu folk who bore the brunt of Choshu and Satsuma brutality. To them, the eventual victors were the assholes who burned their cities way back when, so of course the Shinsengumi became heroes.

[@akinasukizakura]

彼らは彼らの正義を貫いた。彼らは本来反逆者ではなく将軍や天皇の下で京都を守っていたが、鳥羽伏見の戦いで薩長の戦略により反逆者扱いされた。 欧米の人達は勝者に感情移入し敗者を悪者として見下しますが、昔から日本人は敗者の立場にも感情移入することがあります。 忠臣蔵や平家物語や源義経や真田幸村でも、敗者の生き様に心打たれるものがあれば、日本人は敗者であっても称賛し愛する傾向があります。

[@richardgonzalez6409]

Watching this series while playing Shogun 2 Fall of the samurai. Truly life is good

[@jacktribble5253]

Important lesson here. When you are in someone else's country, behave as a guest. Be polite and appreciative. Never be rude or demanding.

[@christianoravec7152]

Babe wake up, Extra Credits posted !

[@Egemony]

TIL Shinsengumi was an actual thing rather than a Gintama reference

[@pako184]

I just can't get out of my mind as Gintama styled Shinsengumi

[@LtZetarn]

@@pako184 Kihetai also a real battle regiment under Choshu who consist of Samurai and Ronin(no-master samurai).

[@BicyclesMayUseFullLane]

Yeah, Gintama characters are mostly just historical characters with a very thin veneer of slightly fudged names.

[@CyberSaiyan13]

The story of Sakamoto Ryoma and the Shinsengumi is actually the plot of both the original version and the upcoming remake of "Like A Dragon: Ishin" a spinoff of the Yakuza series

[@Tom_SDM]

Anyone else now got Shiroyama by Sabaton blasting in their heads after watching this?

[@salavy]

Shiroyama was a battle in 1877. This whole thing takes place more than 10 years earlier

[@richie_23]

@@salavy we got the prelude to that battle tho, saigo takamori is mentioned in that video which is the leading figure in the battle of shiroyama

[@salavy]

@@richie_23 The prelude to that battle would be the events between 1869 and 1876, after the Boshin war and the Meiji restoration. Saigo was a notable figure in the restoration but that's not entirely related to what happened to him after the restoration. His involvement in the Boshin war and the Satsuma rebellion (battle of Shiroyama) are quite different stories.

[@brianstabile165]

Facing 500 samurai

[@nicobambino191]

Japanese history is real life anime

[@codysing1223]

Most things that happen in anime are inspired by history.

[@jrodriguez1374]

Preeetty sure most things in anime are based on real life events/mythologies

[@StateholderofLunt]

Literally all history is like anime, haven't you been watching the other series of Extra History

[@MORNINGSTAR827]

ya ur right

[@codysing1223]

@@USSAnimeNCC- "Inspired" not based on.

[@TajiriOli]

I love this series! Thank you!

[@FRIEND_711]

Extra credits: Acting more like a political gang. Shinsengumi gumi: *demonic laughter in Yakuza*

[@sejonwatson5532]

I just can't stop watching this channel

[@dash1011]

Great work guys! Artwork is outstanding. Although this is a really really really coles notes version of the events, it’s really well done. Thanks for doing such outstanding work. And as a asides, I can’t tell you how happy I am to see Sakamoto Ryoma on your channel. Made my day.

[@thebakerofbananabread3237]

This would make an awesome setting for a Blades in the Dark campaign

[@devilfruit3415]

"His name was meji" HERE WE GO!

[@isnitjustkit]

Does everything start on July 8th or something?

[@adityapaldas6610]

Gr8 vid. Also pls make a series on a medieval Indian kingdom/empire. I'd prefer u make a series on Vijayanagara.

[@andreasstrauss5194]

I really like this series finally i learn about one of my favourite countrys i never really heard of in my school

[@BoredAwen]

Waiting so long for meiji restoration topic. Thanks. 😁

[@user-fu1yt7vb8h]

Honestly this one of my favorite part of Japanese history and I'm so sad the rest of the world on see the sengoku period

[@samdumaquis2033]

Great history, love this artwork

[@alexandrapitchford4932]

I came here for the historical content, I stayed for the Rurouni Kenshin quotes.

[@oceanman3804]

A new extra credit history series? *NANI?*

[@thedirty530]

Gintama makes so much more sense now... I never knew the shinsengumi were real!

[@MrMighty147]

And then Tom Cruise showed up...

[@charles2703]

He was based off a actual French advisor Captain Jules Brunet

[@chiblast100x]

There, finally someone other than me mentioning that film. Now I can stop scrolling down.

[@brianstabile165]

Coming down from top gun

[@cristhianramirez6939]

And keanu reeves after him

[@averagecustodes2562]

The artist that did the polio episode is good but the person that did this is AMAZING

[@christianfreedom-seeker934]

WOW!!! I never knew ANY of that!! Thank you hugely for exposing the truth of the matter!

[@ben-jt6gh]

In the mind of Charles Richardson: hmm , I’m impatient and want to get through this road. Oh I know, I’ll try to gut check my way through a line of men with swords, and are very well trained and ready to use them

[@SuperUniverse]

I now understand the setting of Rorouni Kenshin and the possible sequel of Ghost of Tsushima.

[@ashrafmukhlis2454]

At last! The subject of my thesis.. Thanks by the way

[@epauletshark3793]

My problem with Japanese history is that I cant keep the names straight, which is why I love these pictures.

[@babitachoudhary4674]

This series is awesome

[@card9247]

EC: No One: FGO player: I know these guys!

[@Slash-XVI]

FGO? Edit: Fate Grand order?

[@KasumiRINA]

@@Slash-XVI Yes, Sakamoto Ryoma and Shinsengumi Okita Souji, Saito Hajime and Hijikata Toshizo are playable. Plus the man slayer Okada Izo.

[@mauricemcdonald80]

Didn’t they recently add another guy in JP?

[@enricopucci1987]

@@mauricemcdonald80 they added Saito Hajime in JP

[@Raiga0310]

@@enricopucci1987 Pretty sure two other members were in the event

[@werbnnerf]

@joshua The artwork has improved on its design yes, remarkably the style is the same: perfect 👌

[@nikolozgilles]

wasn't there a badassoftheweek article on the shinsengumi, particularly on kondo isami?

[@alphagamer1802]

If Sabatons “Shiroyama” song is played in the last episode I will be so happy

[@woodrowjang]

why does this feel like spoilers for the next assassin's creed

[@KasumiRINA]

Nooo don't put salt on the would of Ubisoft not making a Japanese Assassin's Creed game! =(

[@pericagal19]

@@KasumiRINA With the current state of the franchise it's honestly a blessing they aren't XD

[@beeaggro2593]

@@pericagal19 I mean Valhalla is honestly great. Meiji restoration AC would be fun

[@ancientzmenji4404]

Yyyyaaaassss I’ve been waiting

[@haileycurtis6035]

Cheso: No you can't just attack us while we are at the inn! Shesengomi: haha expert swordsmans go brrr.

[@mlovecraftr]

The Emperor didn't take a new name. A new Era name is declared while the living Emperor is simply The Emperor (Tenno). After death, the era name is then used to refer to him. Am I wrong?

[@sakataginko9092]

No you’re right. People tend to forget that the era names are not the personal names of the actual emperors. As someone of Japanese descent, I cringed when someone said, “it should be Meiji’s Cabinet Restoration” when in fact, every element tied to the period of that emperor’s reign can be attributed to Meiji.

[@thecoffeeengineer]

Glad to see Shinsengumi featured in this video!

[@nahheio]

Gintama fans will see this series very differently from others

[@TheInsaneTeddy]

So cool to see this while rewatching Rurouni Kenshin

[@matthewmelange]

I always tell myself to watch all these when they finish but then I forget.

[@cunningham.s_law]

gintama makes so much sense now

[@failuretv814]

Raise the weebs

[@abcdef27669]

Yes, my Lord! (Start making a lot of Jojo references at the same time, to assemble the Otakus)

[@sharilshahed6106]

@@abcdef27669 AYYAYAYYYAYYY

[@whathell6t]

@@abcdef27669 Wrong weebs to awake. You were suppose to get the Rurouni Kenshin and Gintama fans.

[@chaosking_R]

@@whathell6t fgo degens with their gender bent waifus : hold my gacha rolls.

[@roofkorean1892]

Finally something about the boshin war, a very interesting subject with little coverage in history, also am I the only one that came here because I played shogun 2 fall of the samurai?

[@ebinshumate3132]

I can already hear shiroyama in the background, and I am ready...

[@timthewarlord2304]

Can wait till next week

[@TheCreepypro]

I knew this would be good but not this good I can't wait for next week

[@Alphazans]

I feel a need to play Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai now

[@ztcgamer9652]

aku soku zan kill evil quickly if you can delay the inevitable for a year you are strong indeed