How North Korea Uses FURRY CARTOONS to Brainwash Children

[@Saberspark]

🐱 www.makeship.com/products/furry-saberspark

[@piranhaz]

Furry-saberspark? 🤨

[@CMBGAMER2018TV]

Ayo?

[@dbzcupcake]

Man if you had a Nickle for talking about North Korean propaganda cartoons you'd have 2 nickles. It's not a lot but weird that it's happened twice now.

[@sirfazbear4993]

Furry boy

[@palekinggaming]

sabersbark

[@zogkuma]

Fun fact: The Korean folklore equivalent of a succubus is a kumiho. The are transforming fox demons, but unlike the kitsune of Japan, kumiho are always depicted as malevolent demons of sex and bloodshed. I can see this folklore characterization in North Korea's depiction of foxes within their media.

[@ReleasedHollow]

That's an interesting fact, thank you.

[@TwinRiver100]

ah, that explains one of the characters that they added for the show Lovecraft Country that wasn't in the book.

[@Lumberjacked120]

Very cool! I definitely read that as “Cummy-Hoe”.

[@disgustof-riley]

Sex and bloodshed? Fitting

[@NixityNullt]

I mean, foxes are probably the animal with the most sex appeal in the furry community, so i guess they werent too far off.

[@zipityzap7675]

At this point, Saber doesn't even bother about explaining how he's not furry anymore.

[@matejludvik6296]

"He had fallen to the Chaos."

[@glutenkillz]

@@matejludvik6296 please save me from this hell

[@matejludvik6296]

@@glutenkillz "You mean exterminatus?

[@ACompletelynormalMonster]

Me looks over at my Commissar: "Commissar i think it's time for the Emperor's mercy." BLAM

[@glutenkillz]

@@matejludvik6296 whatever that means

[@squiddyanimations6617]

i read this one autobiography about a guy who escaped/survived north korea for school. in the book he mentioned watching squirrel and hegdehog as a kid, and the only reason i even batted an eye at that is because i saw your original video. thank you for giving me the knowledge that a furry cartoon was mentioned in a serious/emotional autobiography

[@-ukball-]

Hello there brother

[@squiddyanimations6617]

@-ukball- good evening #raiseriggy

[@aen.1]

I want to think random frames from the video flashed infront of your eyes like buff mercenaries from tf2 when you saw the sentence in the book

[@squiddyanimations6617]

​@aen.1 yeah pretty much. as soon as i read "Squirrel and Hedgehog" my eyes widened and my mind went blank for about 3 seconds

[@SissypheanCatboy]

Its equal parts funny and nightmarish to see how important the messages kids see in cartoons are.

[@genericname2747]

People make fun of shows like Dora and Blues Clues, but they teach you the most important lesson of all. Being a decent human being

[@genericname2747]

@@ramonandrajo6348 Most of American propaganda is just making people think cops are people you should always trust and the American army is good. North Korean propaganda makes you think Kim Jong-Un doesn't poop and is basically god.

[@warbossgegguz679]

I've always been a defender of depicting violence in media, but in this instance I find it disturbing because it's not just a cool action scene or something. It's political motivations are too much for me to be ok with.

[@ShadiC636]

@@Sputterbug The kid shows these days however… …or more specifically, the channels themselves.

[@ramonandrajo6348]

@@genericname2747 It seems that someone does not know what BAD propaganda is per se. XD

[@yvaincallipso84]

Anthropomorphism is incredibly helpful in storytelling. Just look at Disney's Robin Hood. Robin Hood is a fox because foxes are associated with cleverness and tricks, the king is a lion because lions are the kings of beasts, the nurse is a hen because she's a mother hen, ect. Its universal

[@finezyjnafantazja2495]

And an unjust king is a king with thin mane which indicates he has less balls to wield power than rightful king Richard Lionheart

[@yvaincallipso84]

@@finezyjnafantazja2495 Exactly!!!!

[@Awesomeflame16]

Yeah people seem to ignore how anthropomorphic animals are actually an old concept

[@prasetyodwikuncorojati2434]

@@Awesomeflame16 very old concept, maybe already happened in the early time of civilization. They thinking and imagining what if animals can do something that normally human do. Then because it looks cool, this imagination become story

[@Awesomeflame16]

@@prasetyodwikuncorojati2434 I plan to have anthro in my current Wattpad... although my Wattpad is gonna have more than just anthro

[@Runivis]

What really gets me about the animation style of racoondog is that the fluidity of the villian animations are so much better than the main characters.

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

Good priorities. Also I’m genuinely curious if the Fox Girl from Racoondog is meant to be the same one from Squirrel and Hedgehog or it’s just character model reuse.

[@justsomeuser2871]

@@jakespacepiratee3740 maybe the teenage fox from Racoon Dog grew up into the Lt. Fox from Squirrel and Hedgehog? This makes an interesting backstory😆

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

@@justsomeuser2871 Depends if she survived that episode…it kinda looked like their Plane Crashed pretty bad at the end of the episode…

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

@@Yourdailycardriver Nope lol they have an incredibly small population and its not growing fast. Birth rates are very small. Also you are racist.

[@jan_Eten]

@@jakespacepiratee3740 miracle star.

[@ShadowCrescent]

Can we just all acknowledge the thumbnail of this video? Saber knows what he is trying to enable lmao

[@swagstorm9629]

oh god I didn’t even see it

[@Omabatfartsbruh]

you ran out of ideas did you?

[@OfficialEdwardNewgate]

Well it's working

[@holyturtlemaster6303]

furries

[@Jackal_El_Lobo34]

His avatar is even designed like one. Lol

[@paulustrucenus]

Note : Mick Pollock isn't just Eggman's voice actor in Sonic X, but SINCE Sonic X. He's still voicing Eggman to this day in the games.

[@madokami03]

Sonic producers really said "he just IS Eggman at this point"

[@kai_plays_khomus]

There's an amazing graphic novel called _"Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea"_ by french-canadian cartoonist and animator _Guy Delisle_ who got sent to a north korean animation studio (I think it even had been the very same SEK studio mentioned here, but I'm not perfectly sure) for quality control and overlooking the outsourced production by a french studio. He spent several month in Pyongyang where he experienced a plethora of north korean percularities and absurdities and turned it into a graphic novel traveller's report of sorts - he shows the professional aspect and how he experienced work with a north korean animation studio as well as his everyday life off work compared to how north koreans live their lives. It's extremly interesting and insightful, and it's anything but dry thanks to the author's/artist's great humor. I can definitly recommend it, and as niche as it is with its focus on north korean animation through the eyes of a western animation expert as perfectly does it fit to Saberspark's video here.

[@jonnyOysters]

I have his book on his time in Shenzhen. I've always been fascinated by North Korea for while. I'll look out for that.

[@kai_plays_khomus]

@@jonnyOysters I didn't even know there was another one based on the same premise but featuring a different country. Thanks for bringing it up - I'll have a look for that!

[@jonnyOysters]

@@kai_plays_khomus lol yeah found it in a second hand bookshop in India. I live in China. So it was an instant buy for me. Lol It's an interesting read too since 90s China is pretty different to modern China. So was interesting to see what has changed.

[@pokingaroundwithtech]

@@kai_plays_khomus He has one for Burma andIsrael as well

[@QuietBorb]

i am french canadian and my dad realy likes to share media from here latest example i can think of is u-merlin one day, he brought home a journey in north korea because he thought it looked interesting that book is now one of my favorite graphic novels that depict real events in short i second this its 100% worth the read

[@choreani]

Fun fact about the man on the left at 3:34 His name is Yang Kyoungjong, an IJA soldier who was captured by the Soviet Red Army during the Battle of Khalkin Gol in 1939, sent to Stalingrad in 1942 where he got captured by the Germans, and then ended up in Normandy during D-Day in 1944 when he was captured by the advancing Western Forces.

[@choreani]

@Not gonna lie oh boy, my first bot comment

[@KingOfHarlots86]

@Goofy ahh why did you send me to an angry midget anal fisting compilation??😳. This is KZbin Sir! I had to rewatch it 158 times to make sure I was correct

[@olivius8891]

He was the main character

[@Blue-mr7fe]

Where did he go next

[@kormannn1]

@@Blue-mr7fe to Brazil

[@harvencosset3147]

Unironically probably the cleanest transition into an ad I have ever seen and I can't even be slightly upset. Well done Saber.

[@myukiscottage9054]

9:11 the movie, empress Chung had a little to no release outside of North Korea, even in South Korea, the movie is considered lost because the only known copies are locked within north korea

[@Syiepherze]

For people curious, the Avatar episode outsourced to SEK was "The Awakening" (S03E01). The animation work is pretty decent honestly

[@marocat4749]

Wow, i mean its really a decnt season opener.

[@NewStarConstellation]

Thank you for that info. I never knew that.

[@JTRyuujin]

I do find it funny that most of the "Not-American" wolves are practically himbos. That combined with Lt. Vixen just checks off a lot of furry check boxes.

[@ryanschneider115]

What a statement

[@dprksquirrels]

You did an incredible job in this video, Saber!! Thank you so much for giving Squirrel and Hedgehog another chance and checking out Clever Raccoon Dog as well! I'm honored to have been able to work with you and contribute to your research; thanks for letting me! Your video years back was the foundation of the fandom and lots of people discovered it through you. Thanks so much again!

[@warbossgegguz679]

@@ramonandrajo6348 I think there's a lot of equally anti-military and patriotic films that come out of Hollywood. Hell, Avatar just came out and that whole "series" is anti-military and anti-colonialism + environmentalist elements. There's a difference between GI Joe fighting a generic bad-dude and something as thinly veiled as this. Saber even says as much.

[@candycane1744]

Lt vixen was also the foundation for the fandom too

[@warbossgegguz679]

@@ramonandrajo6348 ??? so you're saying Saber isn't in a position to talk because US media is full of propaganda that's PRO-US or in general? because the latter is genuinely an even more brainless argument than saying 2 wrongs make a right...

[@alpacaofthemountain8760]

sooo.... whats your opinion on North Korea?

[@davidedeus12]

@@warbossgegguz679 Saying that "military propaganda is bad" to a nation who are doing most of the wars, like the US, is good. Saying that "military propaganda is bad" to a nation who suffers embargos from almost every country in the world and has the biggest military nation in the world threatening your existence all the time, putting the South Korea army (Who is run by the US) to practicing invading this nation in the frontier once every semester... sounds a bit unfair. Also, for every anti-military movie, you have five that shows how cool and awesome the army is and the it's the United States mission to save the world with the power of *FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY* (whatever those words actually mean)

[@focornali4349]

Korea, Japan, and China all feature a fox trickster femme fatale in folklore (kumiho/kitsune/huli jing respectively), hence why there tends to be a lot of evil sexy fox ladies in Asian animation. Japan is the only one to also have benevolent portrayals of these fox tricksters.

[@Rosy345c]

I can't believe how well done are the homoromantic scenes in this show. What the hell??!! Golden and Stripped Squirl has more tension between each other than many irl couples

[@theflowercat8793]

Especially from a propaganda cartoon from Korea of all places

[@thewitness4134]

considering watching the show just fur this comment alone

[@mr.jamster8414]

for real??? I didn't think that stuff is even legal there...

[@angelikaskoroszyn8495]

@Mr. Jamster Quick! We have to convince NK that homophobia is Western degeneracy!

[@Techy404]

in North Korea? HOW?

[@thereptiledurppy6703]

"One often meets his destiny on the path they take to avoid it"- Master Oogway. You say you're not a furry but always sink deeper into the rabbit hole of anthro 😂

[@MiloMurphysLaw]

He doesn’t even deny it anymore

[@redtheforgottendragon4576]

Phrasing.

[@apenguininthemist855]

@Marav Reviews Misfortune? Or providence?

[@bigchungus7870]

Which rabbit hole?

[@SnowWhiteLilli]

@@bigchungus7870 🤨

[@CamelotGaming]

Oh no Saber, Pulgasari is much worse than you realize. Kim Jong Ill himself had the entire cast and crew of the movie kidnapped from their homes in Japan, south Korea, and China and forced them to make the movie. Most of the crew was never seen again, and the director only made the movie under threat of his wife and children being publicly executed.

[@pomaranczowaszarlotka]

What a fun film production

[@oracuda]

bro copy pasted wikipedia 💀 how are those south korean tabloids doing

[@CamelotGaming]

@@oracuda Found the North Korean spy.

[@spencersullivan4447]

Jesus Christ!! That is dark!

[@CamelotGaming]

@UCwJUqqCVLxELsA5e3LbO2TA Yeah, Kim Jong Ill had the largest movie collection in the world like on film, and a huge personal theater to watch them in.

[@gp-1542]

The “just friends” can be implied with almost anything anime related

[@djfebrezee]

Regarding _why_ they chose squirrels as sort of a symbol, I don't know if this is intended but squirrels, despite their harmless front, are actually quite brutal in nature. They're omnivorous, a lesser known fact, and will hunt smaller - more defenseless - animals like juvenile birds. They can even cannibalize eachother! This is to say that it could have a double-sided meaning of sorts, they seem small in defenseless and, being lower on the foodchain, do have to be more vigilant of their surroundings in order to not fall prey to a more robust animal, though their strength (or seemingly lack thereof) should not be taken at face value.

[@Dovah_Slayer]

So you can take it in a NEGATIVE light and apply that to North Korea wow great job making propaganda

[@Tegedfdrvvgbghhbjhh]

Bro wrote a paragraph and got no comments

[@gurfild1906]

My mother is terrified of squirrels. New York squirrels are apparently vicious.

[@NewStarConstellation]

@@gurfild1906 Why is that?

[@romanrussu3403]

"Squirrel" is just a translation mistake, they are actually chipmunks

[@endjfcar]

Korean folklores in general has a lot of anthromorphic characters and we have described animals with spiritual meanings in our literatures and poems for centuries. So anthromorphism in Korean literatures is very common thing. Following that, NK promoting their own traditions and Juche politics, these anthromorphic characters are very much in line with their objectives in propaganda animations. Squirrels and rabbits being shown as innocent and hopeful, tigers being a strong protector of their culture and tradition and foxes being malicious and brutal infiltrators. This representation of animal characters are very familiar for kids reading folklores and easier for them to understand and absorb the content of the propaganda.

[@simplyaregularguy131]

I always like to hear about other cultures' folklore, thanks for sharing this

[@dr.altoclef9255]

Interesting that foxes always seem to be tricksters. Many European countries told stories of ‘Reynard’ the fox, who tricks other animals to get his way, tries to avoid getting punished for his pranks or plots how to humiliate the other animals when they do wrong to him.

[@Jimmyismine]

I have no problem with antro animals BUT WITH FURRIES

[@capriciouslytumultuous4259]

Oh wow. That’s fascinating. Other cultures’ folklore is fascinating. That k you for sharing.

[@vinson3725]

@Jimmyismine furries are LITERALLY that

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

If anything, North Korea created their own worst enemy with this Fox Girl. She's American, in the Military, intelligent, and kinda cute. North Korea is a Country that bans p0rn. They were asking for trouble with this character. Its a symbol of resistance as far as im concerned.

[@plague6566]

They never knew the consequences that would come from making a "Military Fox Girl" character It's, it's glorious. It's like another version of Koyanskaya from Fate

[@TheBlackSpartan103]

They have conjured the deadly sin of... Lust

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

@@TheBlackSpartan103 what is sin?

[@TheBlackSpartan103]

@@jakespacepiratee3740 Lust is one of the 7 Deadly Sins in case you're curious

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

@@TheBlackSpartan103 oh from the Anime?

[@bionicdragon5]

It will never not be funny to me how Squirrel and Hedgehog portrays Americans as huge, buff wolf dudes whose main base of operations is a giant B-17 Flying Fortress shaped like a dragon! Even in propaganda, NK can't help to admit that America is, as RussianBadger put it, "the final boss of planet Earth!"

[@Planet.Xplor3r]

Unlike what most people think, this is not a good thing that the entire world hates the US government unless specifically allied with them. Did you know that 20% of all North Korean citizens died in the Korean war? This includes children, infants, 100% of all civilian infrastructure, etc.

[@helicopterharry5101]

They are not just friends. They are very close comrades.

[@Golems_victory]

I’d argue that’s offensive to communism and communist. Lol actual communism isn’t authoritarian like Stalin or even the fat fool king jun un or whatever his name is. Real communism is democracy based and workers and people all together. Lol vaush is a great example of a good communist. Lol just a heads up folks

[@charlx8979]

Ah yes, totally not gay, like achilles and patrocles Just very very close heterosexual life partners

[@albrown122]

Brokeback Comrades.

[@Kostyurik]

Interesting thing: squirrel in the "Squirrel and Hedgehog" might be a slight mistranslation. North koreans have a single word for both squirrel and chipmunk and since main characters clearly have fur patterns on their faces and tails, it is highly likely they are in fact chipmunks. I'm from Russia and we don't have an official dub of "Squirrel and Hedgehog", but we have a fandub called "Бурундук и ёжик" (Chipmunk and Hedgehog). It might be because russian word "белка" (squirrel) is female gendered, so male gendered "chipmunk" was chosen instead, but I still like to believe our translators have done a better job with original korean title :-)

[@caranostalgico9249]

Makes sense, here in Brazil we too have a single word for them: ''Esquilo'', we don't have the word ''chipmunk'' here, so our translation for Alvin and the Chipmunks for exemple is Alvin and the Squirrels (Alvin e os Esquilos), only here the word in male gendered.

[@prasetyodwikuncorojati2434]

To be fair, chipmunk is just ground dwelling squirrel that doesn't have any distinction from other squirrels other than iconic striped back (many other squirrel too live in the ground surfaces and have extendable cheeks for holds food). So thats translation doesn't change anything

[@raphaelcarvalhobezerra6913]

Ah yes, the furmunists

[@jakebissell7930]

That’s funny

[@raphaelcarvalhobezerra6913]

@here is the full clip clearly, you dont own an airfrier

[@___blocked]

communyiffs

[@DAVIDBROWNTHE3RD]

@@raphaelcarvalhobezerra6913 they indeed, clearly dont own an airfrier

[@LS-rp6yq]

Laughs Ls does

[@TobyAnderson]

I appreciate how you were able to share your conflicting feelings on the show and it's origins. Most folks take a stance and back it with fervour. You relayed a more balanced viewpoint.

[@SadToffee]

Place your bets now ladies and gentlemen, will saber FINALLY admit to being a furry?

[@thatonecanadian2522]

Yes

[@pixelcat29]

Yes and I want to die more

[@toastysalmon9300]

@don't be surprised bro how many times did you do this

[@e.l.studios455]

@@toastysalmon9300 its a bot

[@quasimoto7767]

No

[@mmalinoff5290]

I’ve always found international and national propaganda cartoons morbidly fascinating too Saber. I feel the same way, it’s interesting seeing how animation is used internationally for both art and politics. Thank you for bringing more attention to this. Love your videos!

[@Sk8rToon]

Same. I have a whole collection of WWII shorts on DVDs. Some horrible content to be sure. But fascinating to watch how some are boring as hell while others are so well done it’s wild.

[@mmalinoff5290]

Yeah. It makes sense to me why we have a fascination with these things wanting to understand the past and for a country such as North Korea much doesn’t go in or come out of it so what very little does will make us a bit curious.

[@prasetyodwikuncorojati2434]

@@mmalinoff5290 that's the human nature to have curious feeling toward something that potentially dangerous (physically or mentally)

[@ramonandrajo6348]

Like in the USA?

[@mmalinoff5290]

@Ramon Andrajo What do you mean?

[@dank_smirk2ndchannel200]

10:59 The real reason why Robotnik wants to destroy that damn hedgehog.

[@frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574]

LOL

[@valiant545]

I remember when I watched this when I was like, 13, and I LOVED it. I found myself outright rooting for the characters and being invested in it. Such a good time, wish I could go back.

[@420SanSai]

Ok

[@altechelghanforever9906]

ngl the squirrel was scrappin for real.

[@personguy5234]

Wait you wish you could go back to North Korea 🤔🤨🤔🤨🤔🤨

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Considering how many fan arts that the American Vixen from _Squirrel and Hedgehog_ have, I can't imagine the looks on Kim Jung Un's face when he discovered the 34th rule of the Internet.

[@RealRexRiplash]

He can't, North Korea doesn't have worldwide internet access.

[@Jackal_El_Lobo34]

We’re also likely to see an uptick in furry art for that Vixen thief because of this video. 😐

[@DakotaofRaptors]

@@RealRexRiplash this is Kim Jong Un we're talking about: he has a lot of things your average NK citizen doesn't.

[@ramonandrajo6348]

@@RealRexRiplash Kinda.

[@ramonandrajo6348]

@@DakotaofRaptors Whatever, sheep. XD

[@hikaru9624]

This just goes to show how powerful story telling is and how important it is to us. I mean who doesn't like a story with dragons or dinosaurs or prehistoric mammals?

[@avadoksorem2854]

Explain why Primal largely phased them out.

[@hikaru9624]

@@avadoksorem2854 What???

[@alexkuhn5078]

Saber sincerely going into great depths about legit international relations to the point where I completely forget that he has cat ears

[@sentinelmoonfang]

A few historical items of note. You're right that North Korea was flourishing after the war. They were outstripping the South despite heaps of foreign aid being pumped into it. Its current economic state is due largely to the collapse of the Soviet Union and many other other Eastern countries during that time, depriving North Korea of many of its trade partners that it was reliant on. This is exacerbated by Western sanctions that even America fully admits exist to make living conditions so bad that it will drive suffering civilians to rebel. To me, that sounds like a pretty inhumane policy. I also think the affect of the war on the country was understated. What the United States did was nothing short of a genocide. Not only were there many massacres committed such as at No Gun Ri, but the bombing campaign indiscriminately targeted civilian structures as well. Millions were killed both by the bombs and the starvation, thirst and disease caused by the destruction of infrastructure. Beyond that, the South committed some horrific atrocities against anyone who was even suspected of having Communist sympathies (It's definitely worth looking up the Bodo League.) To be honest, while these cartoons certainly are propaganda, we need to realize that much of the news we get about North Korea comes from very unreliable sources like Radio Free Asia (Literally a state department propaganda outlet) and half of them are completely unsourced or vetted. So there is a certain irony to be looking at North Korean propaganda and acting like it's so infantile while we, ourselves are inundated with just as much propaganda about North Korea that attempts to manufacture our consent for hawkish foreign policy against them. And with regards to nuclear weapons... Sadly, that's kind of a necessity for them to retain their independence. Look at Western intervention across the globe. We invade and force regime change on countries completely arbitrarily and when those tactics aren't available? We fund and arm far right rebels in the country to enact a violent coup. Do you think there would be a self-determined North Korea still instead of a puppet state if they didn't have an appreciable military?

[@Planet.Xplor3r]

THIS SHOULD BE THE PINNED COMMENT!! You really need more likes! You are the first person with a brain here, oh my god. North Korean civilians have a normal life. They have smartphones and water parks and live semi-normal lives despite their hardships. Unlike what Reddit says, the government does not need to pay over 1 million actors; it's just a nation with people like you and me.

[@psykodactyle]

But but what about the citizens(euphemism for inmates) having to pull the passenger trains across the tracks? Or the rats eating children who are then served to the people?? Or every grocery store being fake and just filled with plastic food?! Aren't these 100% true and credible facts about North Korea???? I'm shook.

[@joto0x-yp5xx]

Only sane person in the entire comment section

[@HighFlyingOwlOfMinerva]

An entire paragraph dedicated to propaganda? Nice try, but still, *no.*

[@Planet.Xplor3r]

@@HighFlyingOwlOfMinerva So you come to a year old video, find a comment that says that North Koreans are normal people, and you have the same reactions that the British had when they were expected to believe Brown people could build the pyramids? Least racist lib right here lmao.

[@collaterale1]

Wanna know the reason Squirrel and Hedgehog ended on a cliffhanger? The short answer is, The Korean Central Television cut several animated programs in 2013 as part of their changing broadcasting schedule.

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

What a loss. As far as I’m concerned, the cliffhanger is just the real ending and the Americans Win.

[@KingsBard]

@@jakespacepiratee3740 Hell yeah, Himbo Wolves and Dom Vixens for life!

[@moonlightwolf]

These cartoons actually look halfway decent! I feel so bad for the animators who are clearly talented but have to make these cartoons

[@deau2444]

Some, if not most of them actually want to make propaganda. no way animation that decent could be made while being pissed

[@Rad-Dude63andathird]

@@deau2444 They want to because they were fed the same crap growing up. They're brainwashed, it's hardly a *real* choice if you ask me.

[@exceptionallyriso]

@@deau2444 Their life and their family's entire lineage is on the line

[@jaydenjewett3796]

@@exceptionallyriso Now thats what I call Motivation!

[@jgzales1]

What makes u think they dont want to??? If your family and house was lost by a US bomb you would be making anti america animation tol

[@chocolatecookieboi8611]

He mentioned the Japanese invasion of Korea during the first bit of the video. While I lived in Korea, I went to a museum of sorts that showed this history of this. I think it was called “Independence Hall” and it was quite a thing to see. They had animatronics depicting what the Japanese did to the Korean women. It was very graphic. I enjoyed the rest of the museum and learning about Korea’s history though!

[@cohengamertv6548]

Well, thats what japan

[@warbossgegguz679]

Between Unit 731, Nanjing, Korea, and so much more, the Japanese army might be the most depraved participant in WW2. You can understand why the global community is very iffy on the prospect of Japanese Rearmament that's been thrown around lately.

[@ShaunOfTheN00bs]

@@warbossgegguz679 I'd argue that would have been a problem if the old guard of post-war Japanese nationalism still held sway like they did back in the 2000s, but the fact is they don't. I'm talking about the conservatives who wanted Japanese atrocities written out of school history books and visited cemeteries where war criminals are interred. And they nearly succeeded in making younger generations forget their troubling national legacy (I've heard tell of young Japanese tourists using the Pearl Harbour memorial for selfies, but I could neither confirm nor deny this claim based on my own research). It may be too early to tell if the incumbent powers in Japan are going to be better or worse compared to those that came before. Hell, they may mirror Israel's slippery slope into authoritarianism, only without the convenience of a scapegoat to blame all their woes on like Israel does with Palestine. But I feel confident in stating one thing: with tensions rising over Taiwan and the various societal crises in southeast Asia, Japanese rearmament is almost inevitable, as Japan is already going through a population crisis. Let's just hope that Abe's brand of nationalism lost its bite after his assassination, and it won't be prominent enough to take hold in Japan and repeat history

[@warbossgegguz679]

@@ShaunOfTheN00bs Oh no I agree. I think it's been unfairly long since they had greater independence. I'm just mentioning that the past is rather unflattering.

[@ShaunOfTheN00bs]

@@warbossgegguz679 for sure, but I think as long as Japan adopts the same mentality that Germany does when it comes to their relationship with the country's checkered past, then the world shouldn't worry too much about a resurgent Japan. If anything, the new generations may do this themselves indirectly. This is because a rising percentage of Japanese school children are being taught in free schools where their learning is self-directed, so they're more likely to encounter outside writings of what Japan did during WW2

[@theroguenetwork1083]

Golden Squirrel and Striped squirrel are just roommates who happen to be best friends and occasionally hug a little. It's fine

[@albrown122]

Like Bert and Ernie. But more gay.

[@anthonylong9067]

North Korea: *makes anti-american propaganda cartoons with anthropomorphism* The western world: *makes NSFW art of said anthro characters from north korean propaganda films* North Korea: WAIT! THAT’S NOT WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?

[@reddragon7564]

Nsfw artist gave their ways. If its furry and hot, r34 will be made.

[@matheusvillela9150]

NK couldn't give less of a shit about NFTs, unless it's a way for them to commit crypto crimes. The cartoons are meant for domestic consumption.

[@Redwoe1]

​@@reddragon7564 Let me fix this for you "If it is a anthro animal then there will be r34."

[@reddragon7564]

@@Redwoe1 well said

[@Sorrowdusk]

Someone in NK secretly loves America and Lt. Fox ...even if they never pick up a pencil and draw heretical things that would make Kim execute them and their family.

[@jsyoon9959]

As a Korean viewer of this channel, i never thought that i would hearing this deep into my country's history, while i'm watching video about my nasty Northern cousin's furry cartoon.

[@Planet.Xplor3r]

The "nasty" north, sure. Look up Bodo Massacre and South Korean suicide and fertility rates

[@tristancallahan8189]

​@@Planet.Xplor3rI think they meant that in a sarcastic way. Also, every country has its own problems.

[@ciociazeldzia9252]

Funfact: The Clever Racoon-dog was dubbed in Poland back in the end of 80's. Some of the well-known dub actors appeared in this dub like Joanna Wizmur (polish voice of Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory) or Ilona Kuśmierska (polish voice of Gadget from Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers)

[@modmaker7617]

O boże!

[@gkotta_kedamono]

Co. 👁👁

[@promienodrzutowysamuel790]

You have just summoned an entire country, 🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱POLSKA GUROM🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱

[@lucarleigho]

37:16 both ideas coexist. the argument that "the usa also has nationalist and pro war propaganda" isnt the gotcha some ppl might think it is, but rather reinforces the idea of how insidious certain programming is. i dont find it hypocritical at all to rightfully point out that propaganda can come from anywhere, especially pointed at young and impressionable audiences, and that nobody is immune to it

[@tonypringles2285]

sure but just because something is propoganda doesnt mean its bad. i would say us propoganda is ten times better than NK ones at least

[@Planet.Xplor3r]

@@tonypringles2285 Of course this is because the US is good and North Korea is literally satan because the US said so.

[@cameronbosch1213]

In all seriousness, this show (Squirrel & Hedgehog) being so well to North Korean kids, who are so impressionable, well, that is legitimately horrifying. I agree with Saberspark here; once you know the context of the show, it's VERY difficult to focus on anything BUT the context. And that shakes me more than most recent horror movies. 😬

[@lesigh3410]

Came for the fox waifu, left traumatized by the fact young children have to watch this

[@nukelewman]

How is it horrifying. You are failing to understand that north Koreans live in a very different society, in its actual fundamental functioning. You can't apply western, capitalist standards to this. The children there are not so ignorant and impressionable as children from the USA

[@laughableInflection]

@@nukelewman "how is promoting child soldiers, killing all outsiders, and extreme violence to children horrifying?? Its just their society!"

[@nukelewman]

@@laughableInflection I don't think this show promotes child soldiers at all. Keep in mind, it's still a fucking cartoon. And there really isn't much reason for us to engage because I doubt you have any sympathies for communism, right? You just see it as a savage, totalitarian ideology right?

[@laughableInflection]

@@nukelewman pretty sure thats what the characters in the last episode were. Its a cartoon full of things to try and sway the minds of the people who watch it, which tbh is common but still. Im not really a fan of cartoons or shows in general like that. And no, i dont feel very strongly about communism in general, just north korea as controlling as it is.

[@binterwinterboyii1095]

I love how universal villains being the more interesting characters in children's shows are even across countries

[@N.i.E.M.O]

What makes all of these propaganda shows all the more bizarre and unsettling is just how well-drawn and animated they often look.

[@nathanseper8738]

North Korea's artists are wasted on the dumb propaganda they are forced to make for Kim Jong Un.

[@Daniel_Zhu_a6f]

what makes US military propaganda movies is that american studios were able to brainwash people to voluntarily buy tickets to them. seriously, you cannot watch topgun or iron man (or hundreds of similar movies) and say that these are "just ordinary movies" -- they are exactly like these North Korea cartoons, packed to the brim with militarism, national/religious exceptionalism and willingness to bring "peace and democracy" by any means necessary.

[@jan_Eten]

yea

[@AVA-StupidLN]

Saber: guys, I’m not a furry! Also Saber: 🦁

[@Kryg94]

Hey Saber, did you already make a video about "Nu, Pagadi!"? (English title is apparently "Well, Just You Wait!") Its a russian anthropomorphic cartoon about a wolf living in the city and trying to eat a hare living in his neighborhood. Its like Zootopia but 50 years earlier and with more cartoon violence

[@gunjfur8633]

Ehhh, its less Zootpia and more Roadrunner

[@tigera5941]

It's more so just slapstick comedy rather than Zootopia but i'd love a video on that, I used to watch a lot of old recordings of it as a kid

[@bulbousborb]

I would love that! I watched that show all the time as a kid. Though, it's more Tom and Jerry-esque than Zootopia.

[@kagekaiser9270]

I think Episode 5 was supossed to be based on that one time a Japanese politician that happened to be a former Pro-Wrestler worked together with Kim Jong-Il to host the biggest Pro-Wrestling event to boost his popularity cause he had ties with the Yakuza; Also apparently he was really popular with North Koreans for some reason. He also called a bunch of American Pro-Wrestlers to participate incluiding Ric Flair.

[@rhedosaurus2251]

The Collision In Korea. That is well known for being an event that was too ambitous for it's own good. You can find the whole thing on KZbin.

[@arturocavendish6859]

Mortal Kombat?

[@carlS523]

Good job on making this video, Saberspark. Those cartoons you reviewed intend to pander to kids, manipulate them, and make them act just as insane as the characters!

[@wahoo.]

*It’s back:* kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3TJipxta5hnqLc

[@metalslayer777]

Yeah, that is nothing like SJW and cancel culure at all, those poor little insane DPRK kids.

[@SergioLeonardoCornejo]

I'll just say the "bad guys" in those cartoons are actually the heroes. That's why they have pretty fox girls on their side.

[@popeo1973]

Here’s the full vid: that explains kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6uTop14rdxlnac after so long, it’s here.

[@ramonandrajo6348]

@@SergioLeonardoCornejo Nope. USA are bad guys actually.

[@Kevin-jb2pv]

Every time you point out an animation error, there is a non-zero chance that you are sentencing someone in North Korea to death.

[@fakename-tc5tj]

Holy shit you might actually be right

[@Thewaster-yp3uh]

No wait I swear... 💀

[@aci6737]

Mike pollock actually voices eggman in EVERYTHING besides the movies, not just in Sonic X. (for a few years, the entire sonic x cast became the voice actors for the games aswell, and Mike pollock is one of the few that have stuck around)

[@KingsBard]

Not Sonic Prime tho ☹️

[@cfruge444]

@@KingsBard Or Sonic SatAM.

[@cfruge444]

< for a few years, the entire sonic x cast became the voice actors for the games aswell And yet, even Duke Nukem himself Jon St. John hated how he portrayed Big the Cat so much, he actually quit.

[@FidoArtz]

i think both koreas south and north tend to be a less respected but equally popular animation culture in the world that follows along with canada and japan. because when you watch a domestic animation made by these countries. you can tell how culturally and ethically different they are in their storytelling, humor, as well visual styles in their animations. they are not often the same as ours. Squrriel and hedgehog is no different to this example, despite it being made out of a infamous nature of north korea Now if there was another series thats similar i would recommend checking out for a review, i would say check out Chinese animations such as Black Cat Detective (黑猫警长) or Rainbow Cat & Blue Rabbit (虹猫蓝兔).

[@Pridetoons]

Also Scissors Seven too.

[@FidoArtz]

@@Pridetoons thats another good example, i was going for examples similar to the squrriel and hedgehog show, in term of animation and storytelling with anthro characters. these 2 that came to mind, tend to be hugely popular with the Chinese youth and general public. and kinda get away with the same things that S&H did.

[@ramonandrajo6348]

infamous nature of north korea?

[@FidoArtz]

@@ramonandrajo6348 North Korea tend to have a strict authoritarian regime and ideology. Those are north koreas infamous natures that their animations are made out of. Particularly, Squrriel and Hedgehog.

[@satriaproto]

There are also 3000 whys of Blue Cat and some 3D cartoons produced by Bluearc Studios (the studio which is also controversial for their illegal ultraman media (due to UM Corporation's involvement and contract for Bluearc in that time) like Fruity Robo and RevEvolution. Kung Food is also included! Oh wait, great Chinese Animation movies also exist like White Snake and Ne Zha. Plus, as for unoriginal cartoons, God Beast King Kong (神兽金刚) exists.

[@Cadmann778]

The wrestling episode is probably based on a real event imo. I checked the dates, the episode seems to have been released in 1997, and in 1995 the Collision in Korea happened. The Collision in Korea was a wrestling promo between WCW and New Japan Pro Wrestling hosted in Pyongyang to a crowd of 190,000 North Koreans. The main event was a match between Ric Flair and Antonio Inoki, and was also kind of a weird political promotion for Inoki's re-election campaign to Japanese Parliament. Honestly the whole thing is a crazy story in itself

[@Blodhelm]

There's an episode of Dark Side of the Ring about, it definitely had an effect XD

[@senint]

Yeah, I remember of having heard of that story. I think the new North Korean leader was getting into his position, and that wretling even was somesort of "showing off the new leader's power."

[@commentarysheep]

He has now finally come to terms with his furriness. One of us.

[@jaredlewis6854]

Nooo! You were the chosen one!

[@alexjenkins2574]

Lol, he was at MFF earlier this month. I’d say it’s about confirmed.

[@DanteKrystal]

One of us.

[@theplayer1997]

@@alexjenkins2574 footage??

[@kariduanimations]

Definitely uwu OwO >w< XD x3 jkjkjkjkjk that’s a joke but yea definitely and his sona is adorable

[@Mario_Angel_Medina]

Me watching the clips of _Squirrell and Hedgehog:_ "man, the janky animation and the weird contrast between the violent shootouts and thr cartoony character design reminds me of _Speed Racer"_ Saberspark: "I think the batch of episodes after the original miniseries is heavily influenced by _Speed Racer"_ Me: "Yay! Validation!"

[@agentw8728]

Mike Pollock didn't just voice Eggman in Sonic X, he's still the official English voice of the character in the games!

[@trevorjamieson8892]

I think mike pollock has actually stepped down from his role as Dr. Robotnik, as of sonic prime and sonic frontiers.

[@ghoulchan7525]

@@trevorjamieson8892 he's still Eggman in frontiers but not the new TV show. in fact the whole cast is new for that one. Edit: i looked up the new VA, same guy as the voice of the "it's Over 9000!" meme. yeah... i did not expect that either.

[@agentw8728]

@@trevorjamieson8892 Mike Pollock has said he'll voice Eggman for as long as possible and he did the voice in Frontiers. In Prime all the characters have different voice actors because of some Canadian law requiring the use of Canadian voice actors for Canadian productions. But the actors for the games have not changed, despite some initial confusion.

[@damienearl8302]

@@agentw8728 Oh right, I forgot about that whole "It has to be completely Canadian or it'll get pushed to the side" law-

[@Rad-Dude63andathird]

@@damienearl8302 Christ that's pretty openly racist (nationalist maybe? it's some kinda discrimination) for a country that gets praised to high-heaven for "being so nice".

[@ericlamb4501]

I do believe the reason the "bad" animals are specifically weasels and rats is because those are major pest animals in North Korea. At one point the North Koreans thought of sparrows as pest animals too and even ran a campaign to hunt them to extinction in their country, which sorta worked in massively reducing their numbers, *BUT* basically let locusts and other actual pest insects run rampant across their tiny chunk of country, which is something they're *still* trying to recover from even now.

[@NitakuDragonsoul]

Suddenly I'm reminded of a George Orwell quote "All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others"

[@ramonandrajo6348]

What?

[@ISOCATO]

Animal farm

[@NitakuDragonsoul]

@@ramonandrajo6348 a quote from Animal Farm which is a commentary on Stahlinist USSR but considering North Korea is also an authoritarian country bassed of a Communist regime I felt it a fitting quote

[@samgomez2064]

@@NitakuDragonsoul cringe

[@ramonandrajo6348]

@@NitakuDragonsoul A movie is not the same as reality and you know it, and no; there was never communism in North Korea because the system of government they have doesn't fit with that, at all.

[@lainpowers8146]

Maybe they choose squirrels because there gathers. Hear me out. Hedgehogs = Defense Ducks = Water Squirrel = gather You mention how the squirrels where doing undercover work and making there goes attack themselves, so they would gather information aka a spy. Also a gather could also be a reflection of farmers or father whom gather the food for family and friends. This could mean that in war time's, everyone must join the fight even the farmers.

[@greanhare5270]

I hope these cartoons get an unauthorized satirical dub. Maybe the guys from TeamFourStar can do it.

[@soupmuncher.]

Teamfourstar dbz parodies are funny as shit lmao

[@THEARCTROOPER123]

i would fucking love that especially if thy edit golden squirrel fighting Alucard

[@XSpamDragonX]

Thank you for using the Korean War gif, the crazy back and forth always makes me laugh. It's literally just whenever new/more foreign troops arrived for each side.

[@LegitMan335]

North Korea: *ruled by evil Kim Jong Un, follow his strict ass laws or there will be consequences* Also North Korea: *has anthro furry fox cartoons* Also also North Korea: *robot crab pinches Fox girls chest*

[@EMC_ADEPT]

Bro deadass said ill allow it💀💀

[@Oliver_11_the_little_western]

............................................... WARNING YOUR MICROSOFT PC HAS A VIRUS USE MICKA- second later *pc blows up*

[@LegitMan335]

@@EMC_ADEPT Kay

[@paulajordan6005]

This place is weirder than ohio

[@meriahpoo7131]

Timestamp please

[@EPPicstuff]

No don't worry, he's totally not a furry. He's just cosplaying as his favorite character, Moses from "Joshua and the Promised Land"!

[@taliesin159]

Small theory here; The show may be intentionally hard to follow, to encourage kids to initiate discussion with adults about the plot, which makes the kid's brain work harder while thinking about the show, embedding it deeper into their memory.

[@jan_Eten]

ö

[@flightpointer]

o ​@@jan_Eten

[@Man-faced-man]

Who clicked bc of the thumbnail?🗿

[@superfleetway5782]

Me

[@Littlebignono]

Me

[@Bashsbrickfilms1013]

Me

[@Ganjaforce100]

Me

[@Raymi20-]

Me (Scared Saberspark is funny, but the furry is scary)

[@elijahcandage]

0:42 Saber is probably the first person to ever say that. That is the most brand new sentence ever spoken, and I freaking loved it.

[@aramis4347]

Bot

[@elijahcandage]

@@aramis4347 I am not a bot. What are you talking about?

[@jakedoe698]

The most important thing to remember. Nations are more than just the governments that run them. The people are most often overlooked. But we can never forget that those who fly different flags are all still people trying to survive.

[@ramonandrajo6348]

I don't get it.

[@verticalflyingb737]

@@ramonandrajo6348 In a nutshell; A government of a country does not 100% represent what the citizens are. Hopefully that helps.

[@ramonandrajo6348]

@@verticalflyingb737 Technically, the North Korean government does represent the majority of its citizens; Americans should learn not to interpret reality as they please as it is not right.

[@nukelewman]

Capitalist, imperialist nations sure. But nations that are constructed by the people, run and governed by the people, through socialism, those nations are the people. North Korea might be the best example of this, through socialism they have turned from a nation of slaves on the brink of destruction to a growing nation full of hard working and determined comrades.

[@jasoethesentienteyeshapedg4847]

@@nukelewman👀

[@kinghoodofmousekind2906]

01:15 fun fact: a lot of Italian cartoons were made in North Korea by SEK Studio, one of the most recent monsters coming out of that factory of animation is a show called Adrian, a propaganda mini-series by an Italian singer, Adriano Celentano. I wonder if there's an English subtitled version, for you'd go crazy with all the things he said and claimed through that show (and I speak as a right-leaning person: he pissed both left and right with that show...).

[@SlapstickGenius23]

Ehh, Adriano Celentano has largely fallen down from grace. But do many Italians know and realise that he is both a huge talent and a deeply screwed up person as well? Another fun fact; he voiced Kaa in an early Italian dub to the Soviet Adventures of Mowgli, and played a Tarzan expy in the pretty funny Italian remake (called Bingo Bongo) of a Turkish film (featuring the late Turkish talent Kemal Sunal) named after the famed Hanzo Hattori!

[@kwibloupthesomething]

as a person who only knows him for the english gibberish song.. i don't think i want to go any further

[@johnwright3963]

You should definitely review this series called “Year Hare Affair”. Similar premise but from China. Although I think not all of it is translated as far as I saw.

[@kingstar5494]

14:11 How dangerous does a city or nation has to be when an animation studio was given the task of making an episode teaching kids how to deal with highway bandits If I was living there, and I saw that episode, I would’ve packed up all of my stuff and gotten the hell out of there. (then again, this is North Korea after all)

[@thatmtgnerd]

You can't leave. You need permission which is rarely granted, people caught attempting to escape are shot on site sad reality.

[@kingstar5494]

@@thatmtgnerd I know, i’m just saying if it was somewhere else like Detroit or Baltimore, I would’ve gotten the heck out of there

[@LostApotheosis]

In all fairness, most girls in America are extensively taught how to defend themselves from attackers growing up. Same hat.

[@goonerOZZ]

I mean US children have to train on what to do when some crazy people come to their school and shoot indiscriminately. Po-tay-to po-tah-to?

[@puppiekit]

@@LostApotheosis seriously do people forget that here in America it's the norm to teach children how to avoid MASS MURDERERS in schools...? Like did we forget that? Because I would say dealing with bandits is pretty tame in comparison LOl

[@En_Joshi-Godrez]

The irony is this animation is only really known in the west because of the result capitalism had on the s3xy fox lady.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Yeah. That Fox Lady got attention on the Internet so much that she ends up becoming a subject to every R34 artists out there.

[@ramonandrajo6348]

Capitalism in her, what?

[@julianmartinez4719]

In a nutshell: they used the power of horny for evil.

[@bearerofbadnews1375]

It always the female anthro characters that make things stand out.

[@warbossgegguz679]

I do also think that westerners just have a morbid curiosity about DPRK media.

[@StarWolfLegacy]

This channel is slowly becoming Saber's downfall I to insanity 🤣🤣🤣 YES join us! JOIN THE MADNESS

[@skull_bat]

Oh boy...

[@shenp1e]

ruh roh!

[@peskypicklepower2625]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@lemon5155]

@here is the full clip got saved by an ad

[@polancoboomer]

14:49 Correction, S.E.K., or Korean April 26 Animation, uses Moho, or Anime Studio, to do their cartoons. Not Toon Boom. Though, I think they used Toon Boom back in the 2000's to replace their cel animation duties. Who knows.

[@davidkoudelka10]

You know that someone is going to make a yaoi fanfic about Golden Squirrel and Stripped Squirrel, hell, I'M CONSIDERING IT!!!😳 Also, HOW is it that a animation studio from North Korea, which is against homosexuality, managed to make their two main characters "totally-just-bros"!?

[@aquaabouttogetfunky]

Do it! I want to read it!

[@datalysjr3339]

I’m both terrified… but intrigued-

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

Make a one on LT. Fox Vixen breeding the Wolf Commander and now I’d be interested

[@fhrbhthht968]

@@jakespacepiratee3740 💀💀💀

[@fhrbhthht968]

Probably because the military (at least in the US) are infamous for having the male be very close. So whenever anyone asks if they're gay, they could just say 'They're not gay! They're just close friends'. Regardless, Mondo must've noticed this too, so they're instead biological brothers in the english dub (let's just hope they didn't pull a 'sailor moon' on us :p)

[@SoranotRoxas]

I'm totally convinced that *Mike Pollock* has done work in nearly every low budget cartoon production ever lol. He's a nice guy though 👍

[@ghoulchan7525]

he's gotta pay the bills too.

[@icegoober]

Like the Dr. Eggman voice actor?

[@iamnothale]

You know what they say: “The more, the merrier!”

[@damienearl8302]

@@iamnothale Not gonna lie, I also just imagined him saying "Don't get excited boys, those were the *easy* ones!"

[@skybite]

He even voiced “Hitler Lite” in Lastman.

[@ZER0O9]

While everyone's talking about Sabre being a furry, meanwhile I'm in awe of this mad lad 8:27

[@admiralpepper6933]

Hey, least he tried it lmao

[@ZER0O9]

@@admiralpepper6933 he definitely deserves higher social credit scores.

[@dulguunjargal1199]

Top 10 Most INTENSE Anime battles!!!

[@ramonandrajo6348]

@@ZER0O9 ?

[@ZER0O9]

@@ramonandrajo6348 yes?

[@coffeecorgii3512]

Saber spark being a furry makes me happy. Its not only because i am, it also because hes a great channel who supports even the most interesting minded people like furrys. Hes a cool KZbinr who doesn't waste their time crying ranting and screaming about furrys and if they're either cringe or stupid. Nor does he brag about being one too. This makes him a great person

[@Therealalgebraleinfour]

Me too! I'm also a therian

[@jan_Eten]

fax

[@Raymi20-]

​@@TherealalgebraleinfourThe early Japanese therians or the modern therians?

[@Therealalgebraleinfour]

@@Raymi20- I dunno

[@Raymi20-]

@@Therealalgebraleinfour Or the father of all therians, Kreekcra- Nah I'm joking, I meant THE EGYPTIAN GODS

[@furrysunny1300]

It's actually astouning, that the show managed to get out of that prison country. Most people don't manage that.

[@ramonandrajo6348]

That the country is isolated does not mean that it is a prison.

[@totallynottoaster1114]

@@ramonandrajo6348 Bruv, it's illegal to watch/listen to western media, to leave the country, and people have been killed/jailed for it, also fun fact since you know so much, your family can be punished for up to three generations for something a family member did, so shut the hell up, you understand jackshit.

[@lukav3509]

@@ramonandrajo6348 it is in its own way

[@SkyCardis]

They prevent people from leaving, and will kill someone's family if that person tries to leave. You right, its not a prison, it is worse.

[@jaybeevs8612]

@@SkyCardis plenty of people from North Korea work in China, Europe, and other parts of the world and the 3 generation rule has never been proven to exist. A lot of this news comes from Radio Free Asia, a CIA-ran news outlet that makes up stories with no proof all the time (like the story they claimed to find a unicorn when it was actually a cave called the Unicorn Cave, or when they claimed they killed kids that watched Squid Game, a show criticizing South Korean capitalism). I'm in no way claiming North Korea is this paradise (they have a lot of propaganda everywhere, obv) but people who paint a country with 25 million people as simultaneously the poorest nation ever in history AND an Orwellian prison state are being entirely disingenuous.

[@KolkoCat]

I've been anticipating for this for longer than I'd like to admit.

[@Jackal_El_Lobo34]

As have I. He’s hyped this one for months now.

[@HUSKIIII]

The furry transformation has begun. Cant wait for the awkward mid form like the animorph books

[@Cinemace81]

By the end of the year Saber will have a whole fursona

[@Damond_Warrior]

Transfurmation

[@OR56]

The spikes in the ground to stop paratroopers is a real tactic. (I think it’s outlawed by the Geneva Conventions, but, you know, in an actual war, it’s really just the Geneva Suggestion)

[@MadArtillery]

Love the new look Saber! Also god I wish they put out another season of this, seems really interesting and love following videos about it. The pure brutality is also quiet something. Think they really came up with a strong and unique style too! Imagine what could be coming out of North Korea animation wise if they weren't a hermit kingdom!

[@geardog24]

I can't put my finger on it, but I'm pretty sure Golden Squirrel and Stripped Squirrel are more than friends.

[@stroodleloodle2909]

Someone needs to make a rewrite where they remove some of the propaganda and have the two realize their feelings and grapple with knowing that they will never truly fit the standards of their home

[@fenrirgg]

They are good friends.

[@shortcake_sweetie]

You're right They're best friends

[@it1745]

We're getting closer and closer to witness saber to fully embrace his furryness

[@NewStarConstellation]

This channel is a gem. I very much like the concept, your narration (with the mood pics) and the fact, that you try to give as much objective information as possible. Thank you for your work and efforts! Subscribed!

[@nykole1963]

That'd be interesting if some small team on KZbin made a short video where Squirrel was kicking ass and being a badass...then gets shot with a tranq. He'd get brought into a room, completely unharmed and not tied up, and the enemies would talk to him. And after a long while, with them being courteous, but keeping him locked up, they would bring a child in to talk to him. But this child would be some creature that would be too small and innocent looking to be one of theirs. So he'd think anyways. As they would get to talking, and bond, and the child would reveal to him that someone killed their dad, and it was a squirrel of some sort (not him, some rogue), then he'd get sympathy, and start to see the others for what they actually are. He would realize he'd been killing, not innocents, but creatures just like him, and begin to realize that his country had totally lied to him. It would be a struggle for him to keep the truth alive in his mind, but he'd continue going on and just help behind the scenes, no matter what side anyone was on.

[@Green-Raccoon777]

I love this pitch. When does the plot go full Metal Gear Solid with the anti-war messaging? That's not sarcasm.

[@nykole1963]

@@Green-Raccoon777 I've never actually watched that :D so can't say lol

[@OR56]

@Nycole Metal Gear Solid is a game series, not a film

[@boyinblue.]

I feel so bad for the people who escape. They can never see family or their childhood home again. They don't know what happened to friends or the before mentioned family.

[@TheNorth15]

If you're more interested in Korean Animation, you could do a video exploring Dooly the Little Dinosaur. He's South Korea's most famous cartoon character.

[@REVOICER14]

Donald Duck: “I have 2 sides. Side 1: “Quack” Side 2 “ERIKA”

[@Razorcrusher]

I remember when there was an episode where Donald Duck became a Yahtzee (darn KZbin and its rules)

[@SsnakeBite]

If anyone is interested in the backstory of Pulgasari, how it was made and what happened to the kidnapped filmmakers, I highly recommedn Atrocity Guide's documentary on the subject. It's incredibly detailed, well researched and entertaining.

[@SlapstickGenius23]

Hey, Pulgasari is both an adaptation of a same name folktale which deserves international attention and a remake of its same name South Korean counterpart (sadly pretty much lost media now) made in the 1960s.

[@Antraeon]

Honestly, that's just such a typically American thing to do - Take something from the opposing side that is meant to be an insult and re-purpose it as an item of pride and cultural identity.

[@etinarcadiaego7424]

Or better yet, make it something one can jack to!

[@jonathanwells223]

@@etinarcadiaego7424I thought that was a Japanese thing

[@Jean-Luc_Renard]

​@@jonathanwells223It's a human thing.

[@zandaroos553]

@@etinarcadiaego7424they already did it for us. If we’re so evil why are we portrayed as so sexy?

[@strippinheat]

Saberspark: "I'm not a furry." Also Saberspark: "E621."

[@hitkid2456]

Eeeee LMFAO, It's even better that he's on there (27 as of now)

[@MPHJackson7]

Totally just a reference to sodium glutamate and not anything else, nope, nothing to see here guys!

[@AsecasJavi]

Was that

[@titanium4082]

@@AsecasJavi look it up ofc

[@AsecasJavi]

@@titanium4082 nah I imagine what it is already

[@HouseParadox]

That clip from Clerks The Animated Series surprised me a little.

[@anonymousfall]

Saber is slowly going to become a furry more and more in each video

[@dulguunjargal1199]

Hes gonna be a full on wolf by the 7th video

[@TheGhostDogg100]

Slowly? He's already got an anthro Lion version of himself that you can now purchase. lol

[@SL2797]

He already is, he just won't admit it.

[@LARADEKA]

*_He used the Bill Wurtz video. Yay!_* *_I didn't know Pororo at that time was made during the unity treaty of North and South Korea, so it sounded nice that Korea actually acted as one (When we're all waiting for the Nobunaga Unification of Korea, because if the Nobunaga clan and their successors had unified Japan, then something similar can be the same for Korea)._* _Also, SABERLEO HAS JOINED THE SABER SQUAD._

[@nof_real]

seeing furry saberspark explain history is something i really never thought id see, & yet here i am

[@Milk-rw2ht]

I also didn't expect you to use the XD meme song