Put Da Vinci code, the lost symbol, fifty shades of grey & Greek mythology in a pot on heat & stir it. Voila! This footage is just fascinating! Awe-inspiring, entertaining & even exciting. That's not exaggerated. Somehow shocking to come across with a video like this. Such a highly complete level. Exceptionally good, head & shoulders above the other similar sites. Why so? A secret is in, say, soft- & hardware. As for the latter, the presentation is well structured. Subtitle with kanji is also helpful, as those ancient great figures' names are hardly be pronounced without it. Images & videos used here are beautiful & valuable. For the other, obvious is quality & quantity of research work. Information obtained through hard working should range wide & deep. Editorial prowess facilitates us viewers an easy access & better understanding. Finally, a master stroke is a narration in a sweet, enticing voice (of herself?). It's a huge asset, perfectly matching for the purpose! Amazing, shocking at the same time, is our ignorance or indifference to an antique treasure of our own! Almost everyone in Japan knows Kojiki & Nihonshoki. How many of us can cite their contents? Shame on us all! This website deserves proper appreciation (number of viewer & comment should be way higher! Or is it a question of time?) because it's much more than a simple history lecture, particularly so for the Japanese! I have a great deal of questions, as the video is so informative & explained in detail. Maybe next time, not here. Note: this comment concerns only this episode recommended by KZbin while I fortuitously clicked a tale of Urashima taro (still on the half way). This is the first of a sequel (I have to resume it in order). Briefly, engrossing, captivating & fascinating, such that expectation can't go higher! Thank you very much!
Here's a follow-up comments & questions (which may bother you much for my pathetic knowledge about the subject. Apologies in advance). 1. What's Kojiki? What was aimed at? I mean for the contemporaneous people. Who was potential target as reader, or simply for record ordered by the local governor? 2. Speculation goes if Kojiki was meant for somebody, that'd never be for the ordinary people because they might not be educated so as to read it! Only for the noble class. 3. Given the nature of content, unlike strictly true to actually historical events, it looks more like for a kind of pastime/entertainment. Wrong guess? 4. From our contemporary citizens' point view, it looks pretty modern in dealing with a gender issue - women's right! It's stunning, given our (can not so proudly proclaim) tradition. This, in turn, reveals potential origin of discrimination towards the women's status, which finds an extraordinarily long, deep roots. 5. Narration in sweet-toned voice tactfully (i.e., kaminari all stars) distract our attention, not to deviate from the main subject, from sensual scenes here & there. Relative openness in sensuality at that time is bits surprising & unexpected. 6. Original phrases/texts cited in the video are written form, aren't they? How come? Because there's a brief moment in which a slightly different, colloquial style was seen in conversation of 2 gods. Obviously, the noble class is supposed to talk colloquially rather than written form-like. It'd be a curious phenomenon if so. 7. 1000 vs. 1500. A conversation held between them, "killing 1000 ranked (disgraceful) men" & "trying to obtain 1500 babies", this exchange sounds bizarre. Unlike counteroffers, each cares about own opinion, disregarding the other's. It appears combative, lacking reconciliation between them. "1500 babies" phrase could be taken for revenge. Disrespectful abusers may deserve punished (Izanami no mikoto). That stands to reason. Izanagi no mikoto was wrong! Wide of the mark? 8. The last one. When the original text is cited, characteristic tone/intonation of voice becomes noticeable. Why? It has effect on viewers' attention. Does that way of reading have any base? The contrast is another charm. This is totally irrelevant to the main text, but for curiosity. Is Ms Koume Komachi from a Kansai area? Some of the above questions would become self-answered when I begin with the first episode. More to come, otherwise? See you soon!