The Brother You Wish You Had - The Life & Times of Yoshitsune

[@aze94]

I like the implied arc of Yoshitsune gradually coming to accept Benkei as his brother.

[@peterwindhorst5775]

fan fiction says they were a little more than brothers - playing strip mahjong together.

[@holstorrsceadus1990]

Yoshitsune is def in the Top 10 Guys Who Had Their History Buried In a Pile of Fanfic

[@aldgate]

"I only have one brother" Top ten coldest lines in anime

[@akechijubeimitsuhide]

Benkei somehow pulling both Boromir's last stand AND "You shall not pass" at the same time it just badass as hell

[@nont18411]

Yoshitsune: “Why are you doing this?” Ben Kei: “With…uh…with great power, comes great responsibility.”

[@1998topornik]

And at top of it dying standing.

[@GatekeeperGuardian-wv3cd]

He's the inspiration for Whitebeard in many respects.

[@whathell6t]

@@GatekeeperGuardian-wv3cd Except his character design. According to Eichiro Oda, Whitebeard designed from System ∀-99 Turn ∀ Gundam, especially the mustache.

[@GatekeeperGuardian-wv3cd]

@@whathell6t You sure? I'm not finding any evidence that Oda based Whitebeard's character design on a Gundam.

[@ErmisSouldatos]

That Genghis Khan theory is crazy, imagine if it were true, that would mean there are millions and millions of Minamotos on mainland Asia right now, and then it would be a huge battle royale to see who is shogun

[@aaronrichardsoong4110]

Kinda true for the rest of Japan’s feudal history. Any samurai and their mom would try to lay claim that they have the Minamoto bloodline to increase their own legitimacy.

[@mimorisenpai8540]

​@@aaronrichardsoong4110because Minamoto is part of imperial family and claiming their descendants kinda give them prestige. If not Minamoto they will go to Taira.

[@sukitron5415]

more believable than the genghis khan theory is that he ended up escaping to hokkaido with his war buddies and just lived out the rest of his life there. this is supported by the fact that there are folk tales of his escape forming a distinct line up northern japan and into hokkaido.

[@Argos-xb8ek]

Japanese Highlander THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE

[@Turkmen2005]

@@sukitron5415 Rev. John Batchelor, a missionary to the Ainu of Hokkaido mentioned Yoshitsune multiply times in his book, Ainu and their Folklore.

[@nont18411]

“I might have a ‘shit’ in my name, but you truly are a shit brother.” - Yoshitsune’s last word to his brother Yoritomo

[@joshuasepeda3289]

All historical documents about Yoshitsune need to be rewritten to include this.

[@kv4648]

Wasn't their rivalry because of the conniving old man?

[@joshuasepeda3289]

@kv4648 Go-Shirakawa just fanned the flames. Yoritomo was always power-hungry. The Emperor was simply cunning enough to use it against him.

[@ryannonrogers528]

This is one of the best comments I’ve read for this video. It got me mentally cackling 😭

[@Heiligskraft]

Benkei and Some Norwegian Guy both share the title of "Badass Who Held a Bridge for Way Longer than he Should Have."

[@Spiderfisch]

That norwegian guy is probably the most famous person people dont actually know

[@epsilon3821]

​@@Spiderfischye who issit anyway?

[@eazy8579]

@@epsilon3821We don’t have a clue. He’s just “Stamford Bridge Guy”

[@chubbyninja89]

@@eazy8579 You mean the Stamford Bridge Berserker.

[@jman5949]

Them and Horatius.

[@fattiger6957]

I think it should be noted that the Minamoto and Taira clans were the two greatest warrior clans in Japan with lineages that go back to the imperial family. And their rivalry for power was fierce. The war featured in this video was generations in the making.

[@rudeware]

The animation quality just keeps getting better and better, you are truly the worthiest successor to Gilliam

[@TheSci-fiAnarchist42]

The not Emperor is sure giving off some serious Darth Sidious vibes ngl.

[@maxis2k]

And that's how the Emperor should have been in Star Wars. A lone human without any powers, but somehow could manipulate all the Jedi and politicians to fight each other. Then take power in the chaos.

[@Pikashockdragon]

7:28 Benkei: So, what are you thinking? Yoshitsune: Well... Might be tough if one more shows up.

[@illusion9423]

Benkei: But would you lose?

[@thomasnguyen5197]

@@illusion9423 Yoshitsune: Nah, I'd win.

[@bluninjadragon]

my japanese is rusty, but i think at 6:14 the dialogue bubble says "let's tax sushi" or something lol. actually all the japanese bubbles are pretty funny. "heiwa, kyodai" haha

[@RazReviews]

I've said it once, and I'll say it again. Every time I think you've made your best video you go and outdo yourself again. Amazing work! The animation was beautiful!

[@RanadielMarius]

Next time you do Japan, you really need to do Oda Nobunaga. Dude went from being known as the Fool of Owari to calling himself Demon King of the Sixth Heaven. Real possibility he was sarcastically mocking someone else when he used that latter name (as I believe it was used in a response to a letter where the letter's sender signed with a title he didn't actually have), but there is so much material to work with for him, I'd love to see what you did with it. You could even use the Fact, Legend, and Fiction marker with all the legends that surround him. Come on you've done Fred the Antichrist already, so you should do the Demon King sometime!

[@akechijubeimitsuhide]

I have been waiting for a Nobunaga video ever since the Ieyasu video

[@NervousTyler]

Jack, I do not know what foul deal with the Devil you made but this production value is off the charts. Please keep it up, you are one of my favorite history channels out there.

[@oomar4597]

Benkei you absolute hero

[@Pikkabuu]

We all need a "brother" like Benkein in our lives.

[@DAsrada]

Kiyomori Taira: You just wait, absolutely everything written about this will bring me back as a demon or something.

[@darkhorseman90]

and in the far far future, a lone mushroom hears the call.

[@user-pk6qq1rg1q]

​@@darkhorseman90 Where is that from?

[@darkhorseman90]

@@user-pk6qq1rg1q Kinoko Nasu, creator of the Fate series

[@kv4648]

This was a visual feast on top of the amazing plot. Basically a well produced short show

[@kh-freack]

Benkei:loses to a dude,becomes his bro,fights like a madman so his brother can have an honorable death,dies while doing so. Legend.

[@Berserker3624]

Goals

[@palamecianrider7385]

The animation is getting better every single time

[@nowhereman6019]

The animation in this is fantastic. It feels like paper puppets.

[@joshuasepeda3289]

Kiyomori really sent Yoshitsune to a temple where he could learn all the skills he would need to get revenge? MOVE OVER, EINSTEIN!!! THERE'S A NEW GENIUS IN TOWN!!

[@warotm.590]

I love the trope of a warrior who died standing.

[@jjww30]

Trope? His third leg was so huge it held him upright.

[@yt.48ronin]

Yoshitsune in the afterlife be like: "I should've sided with Yoshinaka..."

[@enoughothis]

If you solve your problems with a razor-sharp katana, you'll never have the same problem twice.

[@faded_ink3545]

“A severed head never plots” - Sæmundr the Wise

[@user-xp8nq5mf9y]

Got it, Will use this knowledge for the Homeless Problem in my city.

[@frogonket]

No swords just double your problem

[@shaggythewriter8185]

But that's two smaller problems ​@@frogonket

[@JunkPhuJP]

That’s a dark way to deal with my post-divorce loneliness.

[@goldenfiberwheat238]

Love how in all of Japanese history the emperor is never the one in power. Meji fixed it but then two emperors later the emperor was a prisoner of his own military to the point that when wanted to announce surrender they tried to coup him

[@theelevatedone2536]

There were many times when the emperor was really powerful, especially during the early and late Asuka, much of the Nara, and early Heian periods. It just so happens that as time went on, powerful regents, generals, and even retired emperors managed to gain influence over the ruling sovereign, most especially if the latter is a child, and eventually become the power behind the throne. It doesn’t help that the emperor’s duties were mostly to conduct state ceremonies and religious rituals, leaving most of the nitty-gritty of actual governance ideally to the Council of State, but in reality to the aforementioned power. What’s even more funny is that even the shoguns eventually became figureheads, with the most notable example being the Kamakura featured at the end of the video, with Yoritomo’s successors being controlled by the Hojo clan’s Shikkens.

[@goldenfiberwheat238]

@@theelevatedone2536 whack

[@fish-kt4iq]

Nothing actually changed during the meiji restoration, they just replaced the old oligarchs with new ones. Emperor meiji was still in his teens and was fully under the control of the oligarchs. Edit : also Emperor taisho was mental handicapped.

[@goldenfiberwheat238]

@@fish-kt4iq amazing

[@lutokill4784]

I love the character development between Benkei and Yoshit In the start a annoyance In the end his only true bro

[@LeoLau-ip9bv]

yes lol

[@njwolf22]

Ok if anyone else is also a huge nerd, just know that Benkei is the inspiration for Gilgamesh in the Final Fantasy games. Usually fights on a brdge, collects weapons from foes he defeats in duels, and wears the Genji armor

[@Alexander_D_Shaffer]

This animation is a whole new level. Big congrats.

[@Imperiused]

The animation on this was absolutely stellar! You just keep getting better and better!

[@fedoramaster6035]

Another Life and Times! I never thought I’d see the day. Im actually such a huge fan of your stuff. Tbh I feel like you make more nuanced points in your ten minute videos than a lot of the bigger pop history channels make in hour-long documentaries.

[@vegardodavinci5046]

4:37 History is based On Bayblade Metal Fusion

[@TheBlindingStorm]

Another enjoyable video and I especially liked the Japanese dialogues. 🙂 As a video creator, I hope you don't take this negatively: @4:57, the Kanji is written in the wrong direction (it should be right to left), the verb "to destroy" should be conjugated (probably as 滅ぼされる), there should be a か after 亡くなった, and 参加する should be conjugated in the imperative (probably as 参加売れ).

[@lillifeless197]

I might be incorrect but I think the instance of the emperor who drowned with his grandmother, was the same one in which the regalia sword of the Tenno went down with them. Before it of course mysteriously reappeared in the Royal Families possession, no questions asked 😂 i may be mixing my Emperors but either way, Japanese history makes Old Europe look like a politically stable paradise 😭😭

[@kuronoch.1441]

The sword was the only one that is lost. But most likely they made a new one to replace it.

[@tagalongtoourpast]

Thanks, Jack Rackam... another winner!!

[@Teelirious]

The like was for the song in the ad as much as anything. Kudos, Jack.

[@Americanbadashh]

Honestly the fact that the majority of people were malnourished until recent times makes a single dude surviving so long against many, a lot more believable.

[@Robdavis1990]

WOAH this channel has leveled up its animation quality sense i last watched a video.

[@Reddsoldier]

Can't see that anyone else has said it, so I will say it now. your Weird Al reference in the Aura plug was noticed and appreciated.

[@funghi2606]

The animation is top notch

[@rubbishdounut3670]

this is prob my fav rackam video to date. the benkei last stand and the really nice bouncy idle animation on all the default soilders take the cake

[@danielgraham873]

Your commercial song brought a tear of joy to eye. I love you sir. You are my hero.

[@Alpha222-tkn]

can i just say jack, as a bit of a linguistics nerd, it fills my heart with joy that you went out of your way to try to pronounce the names in this video with at least some accuracy to japanese phonology.

[@Shantari]

Yes! Benkei's last stand!! The "one guy holding a bridge against a large army" trope is almost a staple of historical legend, but I love the addition of Benkei still standing in death. Detective Conan even referenced this in a case when talking about how adrenaline and exertion can speed up rigor mortis. Like maybe there's a grain of truth to that legend.

[@Da_Dingus]

This needs more attention! Such high quality!!

[@emilycerto2996]

Crazy how Japan made the Wano arc into a real thing

[@JenniferinIllinois]

These videos just get weirder and weirder and I love it!!!!!

[@Mycroft93]

This has to be your most beautiful looking video to date. Love the style.

[@stevenchoza6391]

Yay, Life & Times is back!

[@zephlodwick1009]

The animation really took a step up in this episode. My only gripes are the shadow going behind the non-emperor in one shot and some AI-generated soldiers at the end.

[@JoelJames2]

Well, nice to know the backstory of best raccoon girl and turtle accomplice.

[@johnnygyro2295]

Context, please? I don't know the reference.

[@JoelJames2]

@@johnnygyro2295 Fate Grand Order is a mobile game that has a younger version of Yorimitsu that goes by the name Ushiwakamaru. She’s a raccoon girl/yokai in the game, and Benkei has the ability to retract his head in like a turtle for some reason.

[@johnnygyro2295]

@JoelJames2 I've only heard a little about the Fate series. Do you recommend it?

[@JoelJames2]

@@johnnygyro2295 No. It’s really only a game for the more dedicated fan base, and in an era where gacha games have gone through massive changes over the last few years, you have better options. If you want to try Fate, try one of the animes. Haven’t had anyone say anything bad about Fate Zero.

[@YeetusCalculus]

​@@johnnygyro2295 it's quite hard to get into because of all the different timelines in the lore but if you want to see male heroes from different parts of the world be hot waifus then I'd recommend it

[@benjaminwaters275]

Yeah but could he use Hassou Tobi?

[@Caniewaak]

I did not wake up today expecting a reference to Weird Al's Hardware Store, let alone in an ad read, but here I sit pleasantly surprised

[@TheTomac]

I fucking love the combination of your animation style and ancient japanese scroll painting. it fits so perfectly.

[@MatthewCaunsfield]

Your videos continue to get better and better

[@eacalvert]

Always a great day woth Jack posts

[@tacticanuclearninja9112]

I enjoy the way you present your videos, funny historic you have earned yourself a sub!

[@davidtownsend6092]

Both taida and minimoto were born from sheering branches off the royal family tree. That's why they hated each other. Both technically royal family just. The extra.

[@safruddinaly5822]

The animation really cool in this episode. You should keep this fast alive animation style

[@TheJakk5]

I like the the indicators for: for sure history, Legend and Embellishment. But I found it hard to notice them sometimes. Maybe decrease the opacity or give them colors to make it easier to note when they happen.

[@Wulk]

That twist at the end blew my mind for a solid second ngl LMAO

[@wyatt8315]

What happened to the history/legend indicators?

[@jonathancampbell5231]

They are there, but they only show up for a second and are somewhat transparent.

[@danielhale1]

The groupie was fantastic

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Happy good friday jack! Thanks For this 😊😊😊❤❤❤

[@Blehhd]

I remember doing a paper on this dude, I love it

[@aleturano1052]

Yoshitsune aside, can we talk about Go Shirakawa for a moment? Old man was on demon time

[@khameronsmith108]

Jack I gotta say your videos only outdo the last one every time 👏👏

[@jarlbregadan914]

I'm a simple man, I see Benkei and I watch.

[@ChrisHJohnson93]

I've been waiting for more Asia videos

[@louthegiantcookie]

New episode! I am always excited when you do a show about a figure whom I have not heard of before, so I am very excited to hear this story!

[@iverkjellkken6569]

You know, the other day I was thinking to myself: it's only matter of time until Jack gets into japanese history

[@DrVerseAlt]

I like how the whole History, Legend, Fiction thing could have just been replaced with a sentence near the beginning going, “Sadly, Benkei was too awesome for reality, but we’re gonna talk about him anyway.”

[@FlowGoerWither]

The Kuwabara voice was a nice touch

[@sebdragonholste2404]

The life and Times are back

[@shinsenshogun900]

They never left, they just needed to be remembered!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Hey jack! Huge fan! 🔥🔥🙏🙏

[@DavidGonzalez-jh6eh]

Was that ad speed song a weird al hardware store nod?

[@mihaicipriandragos5459]

The movement of the charachters reminds me of Rock of Ages, I gut to say, I like it

[@kurtkahn8781]

Literally you're the only guy that I watch his ads for. You're amazing Jack adman lol

[@Darkgeran7]

Your animation style is improved also I recognize the screaming woman photo from a Godzilla movie

[@nivekian]

I have to say, this is award winning IMO. Entertaining as hell, fluid animation, I feel like I learned a new story.

[@mathieuleader8601]

Yoshitsune certainly had quite a few soap opera style twists when it came to long-lost brothers.

[@Americanbadashh]

I adore the graphics you have for History, Legend and Fiction

[@theoddstrokesswimmingvideo1314]

Seriously need an anime about this guy.

[@fireisawesome1466]

Please cover the life and times 9f raja raja chola because of the "spice"

[@banzaiperson]

“Huh that monsters gotta be Yoshitsune Yo! On the peaks in the snow he's a spooky mofo Everything's gone a loony Cause the mountain's haunted by Yoshitsune It's gotta be the ghost (yeah boy) He's fat he's fly he's tall as the sky Always grabs his rocks when the bitches walk by Yo! He's a nice cold sucka Killed a thousand mighty men (yeaaw) He's so fast coming up on your ass Gonna knock ya in the air Cause he's jumpin everywhere in ya face And dude's so handsome all the bitches wanna pants him Ha! There's no need to bust a tumor Cause it's nothing but a rumor Word!”

[@EveryPersonaExplained]

Go Shirakawa being a puppet master is interesting. I didn't find any of that when I was researching Yoshitsune. It does make a lot of the events make sense though.

[@khoivo7947]

A vid about Yoshinaka would also be great

[@Pillzpop]

…And this is why I want Shana Oh Yoshitsune to be an anime!

[@BlueflameKing1]

The anomation is great. Still love your old stuff, but seeing the new and improving animation is nice. Keep up the great work.

[@TheFiresloth]

This story (well, one version of it) can be read in Osamu Tezuka's last story of his classic Phoenix saga.

[@DHTheAlaskan]

Would love your take on Hattori Hanzo.

[@adamrodaway1074]

Can’t believe no-one had mentioned the Inigo Montoya reference at 10:00

[@welcometonebalia]

Yo, thank you.

[@Sam-ux7cn]

Nice, a video about Persona lore

[@strategost]

When in doubt, hassou tobi

[@lukatroha8785]

Please do an episode on Basil the 2nd

[@brokenbridge6316]

Nice job with the video Jack Rackham. This was a nice one to watch before leaving for work.

[@shinsenshogun900]

With Jack Rackham's innovative way to explain which is legendary and historic, will Jack Rackham cover the most epic of Chinese history that is the Three Kingdoms and it's epic prequel the Decline of the Later/Eastern Han dynasty?

[@Terrence34]

You need to make another video about Japanese history