We thought long and hard doing this one. No doubt the Okha design is very cool but we in no way support the actions of the Japanese pilots. We wanted to do a video that showed their story from their view and reading 'Blossoms From the Sky' by Dan King inspired us to make this. Tell us if you think we got it right or wrong !
I am Japanese. I am impressed that someone from abroad has produced such a faithful and respectful work. Hopefully there will never be another war in the Pacific.
Thats why its our duty to remember ALL the fallen. As always its the normal guy who fights and lays down his life in war. My superior always said: In Death everybody is equal and only God may judge.
This was so amazing, I had to donate something. I am stunned by the beauty of this story and the way you handled the topic. Thank you for these videos. My entire family watches them regularly.
Interesting fact: When Tadanao Miki, the designer of the Ohka, was ordered by his superiors to design the Ohka, he strongly objected, saying, ``It would be an affront to technology to create an airplane in which the pilot would definitely die.'' However, his superiors and subordinates could not refuse this request. In his diary after the war, he wrote, ``My heart hurts every time I think about it.'' After the war, Tadanao Miki joined Japan National Railways, saying, ``I want to use technology for peace this time,'' and in 1964, he designed the world's first high-speed railway, the Shinkansen 0 series. Thorough weight reduction and a shape with low air resistance were exactly the techniques cultivated in Ohka's design. Tadanao Miki designed many other railway cars and passed away in 2005 at the age of 95.
I just read on another video about the Oka that the designer was somebody else, and he was ashamed changed his name after the war and ended up dying of cancer. The relevant part of the comment is as follow, “…even as a Japanese person, I am impressed. If there's one thing I'd like to tell you, it's that Shoichi Ota, who invented Ouka, boarded an airplane without permission and took off on the day Japan was defeated in the war. Everyone thought that he committed suicide, taking responsibility for losing the war after developing Ouka, but many pilots died in battle, but he was still alive. According to Japanese historians, the plane he was on crash-landed in waters far from land, and he was rescued by a fishing boat. Having failed in his suicide attempt, he abandoned the name "Shoichi Ota" and also abandoned his wife and child, whom he had married during the war. Therefore, many people thought that Shoichi Ota was dead. After the war, he gave himself a false name, changed his job many times, and no ID was created, so he couldn't go to the hospital even if he got sick, and in the end, he suffered from cancer and died.”
@@Corey_Brandt if it helps, I put a transcript of the video and Shigaraki's text through ChatGPT and it checks out, howere what you posted doesn't, and with no historical evidence.
Thank you for this comment. Quite heartbreaking, but very interesting and fascinating. Reminds me somewhat of the mind behind the German rockets during ww2. Paraphrasing here, but he said something along the lines of “the rocket performed perfectly snd exactly as intended, unfortunately, it happened to land on the wrong planet.” Brilliant minds having their talents forced into building weapons of war.
I love how this channel has no bias towards any nation. Only reporting on extreme acts of heroism, bravery, and final resolution within oneself to act in the heat of battle. We're taught in the Infantry to always respect the enemy. He's doing exactly what we're doing, serving our nations with utmost urgency to the cause.
Unfortunately, war is no sporting contest. War is killing the enemy to win the war by whatever means. Call General Patton a cynic, but he was right : One doesn’t win a war by dying for one’s own side. One wins a war by making One’s enemy die for his own side. Like it or not.
As an American, who had multiple family memebers fight in the war, a few in the Pacific, this gave me a new respect for the Japanese soldiers they fought against. We don't get a whole lot of media portraying them as honorable, respectable, and selfless. Great video. May we never have to fight another war like that ever again. We need to find a way to coexist on this planet. I hope we find life out in the galaxy somewhere soon. I think that will be the thing that will finally unite us as a species.
I love all of you and your teams content! It really is impressive we can get this quality for free on youtube! Yall have came so far since I started watching your content years ago, the production is amazing and the stories you tell are humbling and worded so well! Keep up the good work and I will continue recommending this channel as long as I live 😊
As a Japanese person, from a samurai family at that, I ans my family hate the kamikaze attack as a concept, but we still acknowledge that the pilots who flew them were all patriotic, family caring and despite the horrors the japanese inflicted during the war, thise pilots were innocent Spirits. Thank you for making this video. It means a lot.
@@hoovyzepoot And that is the point you are missing. Most of these pilots were young people who were drafted around 43,44 and 45. in fact most kamikaze pilots were university students, if memory calls correctly, that's what I mean by innocent. These pilots were not barbaric war criminals, hell you could even say most of the Japanese pilots weren't either, they were just people and specifically the kamikaze's were innocent people, they didn't start the war, fought the war with false patriotic superiority complex in mind, they were innocent people who just wanted to protect their home and family.
I despise war. There’s no other way to say it. And yet, I’m still transfixed by the stories of the men that participated in them. This story hit me especially hard. I know that every Japanese soldier was just another human, but a part of me still held such contempt for these pilots. You’ve washed that part of me away.
I am Japanese. Please read the wills of the kamikaze pilots. Written in beautiful and refined Japanese, they contain words of gratitude to their mothers, words of love encouraging their fiancées to forget about them and move on to the future, paintings they wanted to see, and what they really wanted to learn. Today's Japan is built on the sacrifice of these young lives.
I love how this channel focuses solely on war stories of extreme heroism, bravery, and the inner resolve to act decisively in the heat of battle, without showing bias toward any nation. In the Infantry, we're taught to always respect the enemy-he's a part of his own war story, doing exactly what we're doing: serving his nation with unwavering commitment to the cause.
I am American, and I feel the same way. There were so many brave heros on all sides. Learning about WW2 gives me a sense of pride, sorrow, and strangely enough, a deep love for mankind and connection between all people on this earth from every nation.
Yep. The Japanese, Germans and Italians almost broke the planet, and caused and perpetuated a war that killed 75 million people, 40 million of which were innocents. We have camped out in those three countries ever since.... and voila! No more world wars. I find the Japanese to be among the most polite people on the planet. I'm glad that we are allies.
You really nailed this video. When I was around 11-14 years old, I saw Kamikaze pilots as fanatical lunatics. Today I am 23 and I understand exactly what they gave their lives for. The answer to this question is the "Last first sunrise" part. Japan is a beautiful country and I like it even though I haven't been there. Their culture and country is amazing. I sympathize with them also for the reason that my great-grandfather fought in the First World War and at the end of the Second World War took part in the battles on the Prague barricades. Unfortunately for him, he was in a part of Prague called Pankrác. There were some pretty tough fights. The Germans killed many resistance fighters there. My great grandfather was seriously injured but survived. But he suffered from PTSD until his death, painting pictures helped him to forget... Honor the memory of all brave men and women.
Japanese citizen here. I have had the pleasure of being to Prague and your beautiful country. The Czech people continue to punch above their weight. A beautiful city with delicious food. Glory to the heroes of your resistance. The world never gave you guys a chance when they gave the sudetenland away. With respect and hopes to visit your great nation again soon 🇯🇵♥️🇨🇿.
My grandfather was a Marine during WW2 and all he talked about was the bravery and discipline of the Japanese soldiers. He had a lot of respect for the Japanese even though they were the enemy. After the war he went to Japan multiple times.
My grandpa was a US navy officer in the pacific, he said that he could imagine no other enemy as tenacious as the Japanese on the sea. Also called them sneaky bastards with a talent for clever navigation
This is one of the best videos you've done so far. I would put this up right next to "Letters From Iwo Jima" as being one of the best portrayals of WW2 from the Japanese point of view. Well done good sir!
IF KAMIKAZE HAVE GLIDER THEY HAVE A CHANCE STOPING ALL THE ALLY ATTACK WITHOUT KNOWING. OHKA WILL BE USED FOR LONG RANGE AND NO KAMIKAZE LIFE WOULD SPARE. BUT EVERYONE WANT TO STOP A WAR.
Yarnhub, you did a fantastic job on capturing the glorious Japanese view of "the divine wind" or kamikaze. The kamikaze program started in 1944, unbeknownst to most the Japanese pilots of the day didn't want to kill themselves untill 1944 when it was believed desperate time call for desperate measures. My Dad was a U.S. Marine in WWII, serving as a 60 mm mortarman in the second Marine division. He stayed in the corps after the war and fought in north Korea as a 81mm mortarman at the chosen reservoir. I've study WWII through out my life. I'm 65 now and still learn new things about the war. Your channel is doing a great job of explaining the war in great detail and accuracy. I really enjoy watching your shows. Thank you
I am Japanese. I have worked in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, a postwar Japanese defense organization. But I cannot understand Saburo's feelings. Even though we are both Japanese, I cannot understand his feelings. I am amazed at Saburo's mental strength. It brought tears to my eyes. Saburo's death was a shock, but the deaths of the crew of the destroyer who died were just as tragic as Saburo's death. We must not let this history repeat itself.
These men were true warriors. Accepting a death sentence to help their country and countrymen. It's astounding. Even though they were our enemy, you cannot disrespect or downplay the commitment and resolve of these pilots. I will forever remain amazed by kamakazi pilots, and these are a whole new level beyond that.
@@TheSirFlanny yea the Japanese government, not the pilots. They were forced into this and it takes insane courage to train for this and go through with it, knowing it's your final mission
Imperial Japanese Air Foce: "Good news! We've developed a guided missile!" Japanese Pilot: "oh cool! What guidance system does it use?" Imperial Japanese Air Force: "You are the guidance system" Japanese Pilot: 😐
I haven't watched this channel in a year or three but I can surely say their video quality has surely improved! I'm also glad to see their still going :)
I am STUNNED by the quality of your animations. The faces, the moments it cuts away from realism, the water, it’s amazing. I cannot believe you are the same yarnhub I started watching only a year ago.
The animations keep getting better and better. I remember watching a bunch of your videos like 2 years ago and seeing how far the animations came. Now I get this recommended and I’m honestly dumbfounded how great the animations have gotten. Easily one of the most engaging history channels on TH-cam.
This is very well made. Even though they are considered an “enemy” at the time it is respectful and now I kind of feel sorry for the kamikaze pilots while still not fully supporting them. Great job.
@@dreamersdisease2481if you translate the comments then you’ll see that these chaps are only talking about the young men who died during the war for desperate needs
you’re vids are absolutely amazing and improved so much, if it wasn’t for you, i would have never known these things happened in these historical times, KEEP GOING!!❤
Said the Japan Special Attack Soldier at that time "It's like losing when you start using kamikaze weapons." You are right And thanks for the great video I respect you From Japan
This is a sensitive topic to discuss in a video. However, it was done in a very elegant manner. Showing great care in it portraying of the people involved on both sides. THIS IS ONE OF YOUR BEST THUS FAR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SHARING OF THIS STORY IN A MEANINGFUL AND RESPECTFUL MANNER.
It still makes me think whenever I consider how young many of these pilots were, and how they were taught just enough to fly a rocket in just one very final mission.
Thank you for bringing my book to life. I am the one that interviewed these Japanese naval pilots in person and published their stories and dialogues in the book "Blossoms from the Sky." ---Dan King
On May 3, 1945, the U.S.S. Aaron Ward DM34, a destroyer on picket duty north of Okinawa engaged with numerous kamikazes. The ship suffered six strikes from aircraft variously described as Vals and Zeroes. Among the strikes were two partial hits from debris of aircraft struck by anti-aircraft fire, two glancing blows one of which took off part of the forward stack, and two direct. The ship was seriously damaged but did not sink. My father was a Chief Machinest Mate aboard her and survived uninjured while over 30 crewmates didn't.
A friend of mine served in the Pacific WW2 on a British destroyer. A Kamikaze pilot who was supposed to attack his ship, managed to ditch in the sea and was picked up by my friend's ship. He was kept in the brig until the destroyers returned to dock. He said he only volunteered for the partying and girls they were provided with. There is nothing glorious or heroic about a war started by rich people and fought by the poor.
When I was a kid, I had a hard time understanding why someone would willingly fly their plane into the U.S. Navy. Being born an American, it should go without saying that I was a bit prejudice. Now, I can’t help, but respect the brave man, who gave their lives trying to protect their country.
Ficaria mais surpreso se soubesse que infelizmente esses e tantos outros, se condenaram a si mesmos à perdição eterna(ao inferno) quando assim tiraram suas próprias vidas.
Eu particularmente tenho pena deles e dos outros milhões que morreram nessas duas grandes guerras. Que são uma desgraça pra humanidade. Então amados, busquem à Deus, ao Senhor Jesus Cristo enquanto Ele pode ser achado. Pois Sua vinda está próxima. Entenda que Deus não tem prazer na morte do ímpio, do perdido pecador. Mas Ele deseja que esse se arrependa, se converta de seus maus caminhos, que esse creia no Evangelho e venha até o Senhor Jesus Cristo, Seu Filho pela Fé e se entregue Àquele que um dia se entregou pra morrer em nosso lugar numa Cruz, levando sobre si os nossos pecados, e que Ressuscitou ao terceiro Dia. O Senhor Jesus Cristo pode Perdoar e Salvar todo e qualquer um, que com Fé e em arrependimento se achega à Ele, e lhe dar um Novo Recomeço na Presença de Deus.
@@brunosampaio3893 projetar a sua cultura e visão pessoal sobre outros povos em outras circunstâncias é uma violência. Vantagem ou desvantagem, fique com a tua religião pra você mesmo. O inferno está só na cabeça de fanáticos religiosos.
It is an American psychological tactic to eliminate the moral aspect in the public and frame it as an unfortunate event rather than a heroic act. However, whether it is glorified as a sacrifice or seen as shameful depends on individual and collective perception. To me, anyone who willingly sacrifices their life for a collective purpose is show heroic nature of that individual.
My late grandfathers ship, USS Stanley DD478 was among the ships damaged by an Ohka (Baka) Bomb. Though I guess you could say his ship was lucky in that it didn't explode and merely punched clean through. A second Ohka was a near miss.
@@georgiabigfoot They were vulnerable riding in the belly of the twin engine bombers. US Navy fighters chewed up the bombers carrying them before they got into range to deploy against our fleet most of the time. There is gun camera footage of Japanese twin engine bombers being shot up and you can see the stubby wings sticking out from the belly of the bomb bay.
Congratulations on 800,000 subs! This was a great video, and it helps us to realize that the enemies can make the glorious ultimate sacrifice, even if it's for the wrong cause.
Its great to see you make videos about the japanese, Since i liked and interested about the japanese during the WW2 THIS DOES NOT MEANS THAT I SUPPORT ALL OF THEIR ACTIONS AND WAR CRIMES DURING WW2!!
This was one of the most beautiful storys i ever heard, at the end of the story i started shedding tears, the thundergod have died for their country and they did it with honor, thyis video had some crazy animations and effects as always mad respect for yarnhub and his work.
Not a single comment on the cherry blossoms in the explosion of the ship? Very moving part of the video for me, the dichotomy of destruction, duty, devotion, death
What an intense and somber tale of courage, duty, and sacrifice. The "Thunder Gods" and their unwavering resolve to carry out such harrowing missions leave an unforgettable impression. This story is a haunting reminder of the human cost of war, where ideals clash with the devastating realities of life and death. Truly captivating and thought-provoking!
@The1andOnlyWog 6 months ago As an American, who had multiple family memebers fight in the war, a few in the Pacific, this gave me a new respect for the Japanese soldiers they fought against. We don't get a whole lot of media portraying them as honorable, respectable, and selfless. Great video. May we never have to fight another war like that ever again. We need to find a way to coexist on this planet. I hope we find life out in the galaxy somewhere soon. I think that will be the thing that will finally unite us as a species.
Y'all keep pushing your animations on every video you publish. I am so glad that I get to see your journey over the years. I could only animate in 2D. And you guys inspire me to study 3D! And ofc to learn more about the world war history. Keep it up! Cheers! ❤
Excellent feature. History however painful is a story we must hear and hopefully leadership learns from. From reading Ian Toll's Twilight of the Gods there is a number of Kamikaze that didn't want to go through their mission (writings left behind). Still it shows how desperate the Japanese situation had become not to be forgotten how much of this would had been applied had Olympic and Cornet gone forward.
Amazing job. Efforts have been made on the script, images and graphics. I started followed you 6 months ago and your evolution is positively surprising ! Continue your incredible stories, i'm gonna buy a Ohka Cap to support your efforts and to wear it !!
I am literally impressed by how good your video quality has gotten, all the texts, the quality of the animation and everything, oh and the storytelling too
It's like the animation has gone into the future by 4 months or something. Love the videos, man. Also, I would LOVE to see more videos in this format. I feel it would bring much more people to the channel.
I’ve always thought kamikaze pilots were fascinating. I was a Marine who deployed to Afghanistan and knew dying was a risk , but I can’t imagine just sacrificing myself like this . There had to have been a better way .
If you think about it, anyone that joins the military is essentially signing their potential death warrant. Some make it and some do not. It is the heart of a Patriot.
I voluntarily joined the military to defend our nation even if it would cost me my life. But, I didn't volunteer to die. That's the difference. Obviously, it is a profession that could cost someone their life, but then so is being a firefighter or a police officer.
After years and years of watching y'all and never missing 1 video, i can say that the animations get better the more y'all post a vid, keep up the good work yarnhub team 😊
We thought long and hard doing this one. No doubt the Okha design is very cool but we in no way support the actions of the Japanese pilots. We wanted to do a video that showed their story from their view and reading 'Blossoms From the Sky' by Dan King inspired us to make this. Tell us if you think we got it right or wrong !
Great vid !
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@@AHAproductions712DO A FLIP
Straight on the mark
I am Japanese. I am impressed that someone from abroad has produced such a faithful and respectful work. Hopefully there will never be another war in the Pacific.
I wish peace for both of our sides, and all countries in the world, greetings from America
I like your videos
This is the way history used to be taught. You put yourself into the shoes of even your adversaries to better understand the times.
Thats why its our duty to remember ALL the fallen.
As always its the normal guy who fights and lays down his life in war.
My superior always said: In Death everybody is equal and only God may judge.
Agreed
We should be friends not enemies
Besides, We both fought for our countries And thats what counts for me
This was so amazing, I had to donate something. I am stunned by the beauty of this story and the way you handled the topic. Thank you for these videos. My entire family watches them regularly.
Thank you for the kind support !
@@YarnhubThank you for making this video
Yoo ill love a early christmas gift of 5 or less dollars
Interesting fact:
When Tadanao Miki, the designer of the Ohka, was ordered by his superiors to design the Ohka, he strongly objected, saying, ``It would be an affront to technology to create an airplane in which the pilot would definitely die.'' However, his superiors and subordinates could not refuse this request. In his diary after the war, he wrote, ``My heart hurts every time I think about it.'' After the war, Tadanao Miki joined Japan National Railways, saying, ``I want to use technology for peace this time,'' and in 1964, he designed the world's first high-speed railway, the Shinkansen 0 series. Thorough weight reduction and a shape with low air resistance were exactly the techniques cultivated in Ohka's design. Tadanao Miki designed many other railway cars and passed away in 2005 at the age of 95.
I just read on another video about the Oka that the designer was somebody else, and he was ashamed changed his name after the war and ended up dying of cancer.
The relevant part of the comment is as follow,
“…even as a Japanese person, I am impressed. If there's one thing I'd like to tell you, it's that Shoichi Ota, who invented Ouka, boarded an airplane without permission and took off on the day Japan was defeated in the war. Everyone thought that he committed suicide, taking responsibility for losing the war after developing Ouka, but many pilots died in battle, but he was still alive. According to Japanese historians, the plane he was on crash-landed in waters far from land, and he was rescued by a fishing boat. Having failed in his suicide attempt, he abandoned the name
"Shoichi Ota" and also abandoned his wife and child, whom he had married during the war.
Therefore, many people thought that Shoichi Ota was dead. After the war, he gave himself a false name, changed his job many times, and no ID was created, so he couldn't go to the hospital even if he got sick, and in the end, he suffered from cancer and died.”
@@Corey_Brandt Did he enjoy oppenheimer lol
@@notgadot？
@@Corey_Brandt if it helps, I put a transcript of the video and Shigaraki's text through ChatGPT and it checks out, howere what you posted doesn't, and with no historical evidence.
Thank you for this comment. Quite heartbreaking, but very interesting and fascinating.
Reminds me somewhat of the mind behind the German rockets during ww2. Paraphrasing here, but he said something along the lines of “the rocket performed perfectly snd exactly as intended, unfortunately, it happened to land on the wrong planet.”
Brilliant minds having their talents forced into building weapons of war.
I love how this channel has no bias towards any nation. Only reporting on extreme acts of heroism, bravery, and final resolution within oneself to act in the heat of battle.
We're taught in the Infantry to always respect the enemy. He's doing exactly what we're doing, serving our nations with utmost urgency to the cause.
Unfortunately, war is no sporting contest.
War is killing the enemy to win the war by whatever means.
Call General Patton a cynic,
but he was right :
One doesn’t win a war by dying
for one’s own side.
One wins a war by making One’s enemy die for his own side.
Like it or not.
As an American, who had multiple family memebers fight in the war, a few in the Pacific, this gave me a new respect for the Japanese soldiers they fought against. We don't get a whole lot of media portraying them as honorable, respectable, and selfless. Great video. May we never have to fight another war like that ever again. We need to find a way to coexist on this planet. I hope we find life out in the galaxy somewhere soon. I think that will be the thing that will finally unite us as a species.
I am just worried that our racism will transfer to an alien race.
dig deeper and u will find
What about the countless atrocities that Japan committed , and has gone out of their way to deny ever happened?
@@graceneilitz7661 they deny everything. Their education system avoids this subject at all costs.
@@jackchurchill3777 at least that could be more justificable, a bacteria is more related to us than an alien, so.....
I love all of you and your teams content! It really is impressive we can get this quality for free on youtube! Yall have came so far since I started watching your content years ago, the production is amazing and the stories you tell are humbling and worded so well! Keep up the good work and I will continue recommending this channel as long as I live 😊
Thank you so much for your support !
Hello
As a Japanese person, from a samurai family at that, I ans my family hate the kamikaze attack as a concept, but we still acknowledge that the pilots who flew them were all patriotic, family caring and despite the horrors the japanese inflicted during the war, thise pilots were innocent Spirits.
Thank you for making this video. It means a lot.
Patriotic for a Nationalist Genocidal State
Those pilots weren't any better than other soldiers except they strapped themselves into specialty built suicide cans
@@hoovyzepoot You missed the entire point there but whatever.
@@FRIEND_711 Having "innocent" and Japanese soldiers be anywhere in the same sentence seems like it's spitting in the face of history
@@hoovyzepoot And that is the point you are missing.
Most of these pilots were young people who were drafted around 43,44 and 45. in fact most kamikaze pilots were university students, if memory calls correctly, that's what I mean by innocent. These pilots were not barbaric war criminals, hell you could even say most of the Japanese pilots weren't either, they were just people and specifically the kamikaze's were innocent people, they didn't start the war, fought the war with false patriotic superiority complex in mind, they were innocent people who just wanted to protect their home and family.
ありがとうございます！
Thank you very much for your kind support
The graphic, the storytelling, the voice-over, the music & sound effects....everything is perfect! Bravo for this piece of art on TH-cam!
I despise war. There’s no other way to say it.
And yet, I’m still transfixed by the stories of the men that participated in them.
This story hit me especially hard. I know that every Japanese soldier was just another human, but a part of me still held such contempt for these pilots. You’ve washed that part of me away.
Look war is a necessary evil.
A case can very well be made for defensive wars.
But when are offensive wars justified?
I don’t think they ever are.
@@lanej5828Offensive wars sometimes are justified
@@AngelLopez-is12example?
私も戦争は嫌いです。ですが特攻隊の人達は、愛する人々、祖国の為に儚くも美しく英霊になったという事を知っていてほしいです。自分達の命を軽く見ていた訳ではなく、自分達の命で護るべきものがあるから飛んだのだと。
I am Japanese. Please read the wills of the kamikaze pilots. Written in beautiful and refined Japanese, they contain words of gratitude to their mothers, words of love encouraging their fiancées to forget about them and move on to the future, paintings they wanted to see, and what they really wanted to learn. Today's Japan is built on the sacrifice of these young lives.
The Germans have a more beautiful story.
@@GardenGuy1942
とても興味があります。ぜひ聞かせて下さいますか？
@@GardenGuy1942 There was no equivalent to kamikaze in any other combatants in WW2 so I am not sure what this reference to Germany is about.
@@Sashazur Sonderkommando Elbe. But you really have to be messed up to compare lives lost like this.
sacrifice? Weren't yall the one invading?
The voice acting, the Lighting, the Atmosphere, The Particles, The Camera panning everything about this one is outstanding
the only thing that could make it better is using war thunder for the flights and models
I love how this channel focuses solely on war stories of extreme heroism, bravery, and the inner resolve to act decisively in the heat of battle, without showing bias toward any nation.
In the Infantry, we're taught to always respect the enemy-he's a part of his own war story, doing exactly what we're doing: serving his nation with unwavering commitment to the cause.
I am amazed at the beautiful way that this topic was handled. Not glorifying or demeaning the actions of these pilots. Very well done.
The quality and respectfulness of your videos are unmatched by any other channels i have watched, keep doing what you do best.
I am Japanese. I really respect for everyone who fights WW2.
I never forget and keep studying about this important history.
I am American, and I feel the same way. There were so many brave heros on all sides. Learning about WW2 gives me a sense of pride, sorrow, and strangely enough, a deep love for mankind and connection between all people on this earth from every nation.
Yep. The Japanese, Germans and Italians almost broke the planet, and caused and perpetuated a war that killed 75 million people, 40 million of which were innocents. We have camped out in those three countries ever since.... and voila! No more world wars. I find the Japanese to be among the most polite people on the planet. I'm glad that we are allies.
@@AnthonyRBrass I feel the exact same way. I feel like that feeling gets more and more distant as newer generations come and older ones go.
@@MsBob314 Go back to McDonald's, sepp
how it feels now who your are a small puppy of americans ????
You really nailed this video.
When I was around 11-14 years old, I saw Kamikaze pilots as fanatical lunatics.
Today I am 23 and I understand exactly what they gave their lives for.
The answer to this question is the "Last first sunrise" part.
Japan is a beautiful country and I like it even though I haven't been there.
Their culture and country is amazing.
I sympathize with them also for the reason that my great-grandfather fought in the First World War and at the end of the Second World War took part in the battles on the Prague barricades.
Unfortunately for him, he was in a part of Prague called Pankrác.
There were some pretty tough fights.
The Germans killed many resistance fighters there.
My great grandfather was seriously injured but survived.
But he suffered from PTSD until his death, painting pictures helped him to forget...
Honor the memory of all brave men and women.
oh my ur czech? :O Wow ahooj :D
Japanese citizen here. I have had the pleasure of being to Prague and your beautiful country. The Czech people continue to punch above their weight. A beautiful city with delicious food. Glory to the heroes of your resistance. The world never gave you guys a chance when they gave the sudetenland away. With respect and hopes to visit your great nation again soon 🇯🇵♥️🇨🇿.
@@Raptorsified 🥰thanks mate, means a lot. Japan is high on my bucket list, such a unique and beatiful country! Gotta visit it oneday!
@@KubFire Ahoj 😀
@@KubFire Nečekal bych že tu narazím na dalšího Čecha.
Chci se tě zeptat.
Znáš anime Girls und Panzer?
My grandfather was a Marine during WW2 and all he talked about was the bravery and discipline of the Japanese soldiers. He had a lot of respect for the Japanese even though they were the enemy.
After the war he went to Japan multiple times.
I was really scared, I translated the message and I thought I was reading Marine Lepen, a French extremist 💀💀💀💀
Clearly he was not a prisoner of them during the war.
My grandpa was a US navy officer in the pacific, he said that he could imagine no other enemy as tenacious as the Japanese on the sea. Also called them sneaky bastards with a talent for clever navigation
素晴らしいビデオをありがとう。
日本ではこの様な番組は絶対に放送されません。
淡々とした解説で冷静にビデオを作ってくれたことに、日本人として感謝申し上げます。
ありがとうございます。
Why aren't such movies made in Japan??
@@jasertomhok 無かった事にしたい人と、英雄視したがる人の両極だから
英語だけでなく日本語でもあるのが素晴らしい
This is one of the best videos you've done so far. I would put this up right next to "Letters From Iwo Jima" as being one of the best portrayals of WW2 from the Japanese point of view. Well done good sir!
That's a bit of an exaggeration. It's a good video but it's know where near the production value of letters from iwo jima
Have a look at the Studio Ghibli animation called 'Grave of the fireflies'.
This is amazing! No matter what side you supported, all sides have a story. Thank you for telling the other side's story so eloquently.
IF KAMIKAZE HAVE GLIDER THEY HAVE A CHANCE STOPING ALL THE ALLY ATTACK WITHOUT KNOWING.
OHKA WILL BE USED FOR LONG RANGE AND NO KAMIKAZE LIFE WOULD SPARE. BUT EVERYONE WANT TO STOP A WAR.
Yarnhub, you did a fantastic job on capturing the glorious Japanese view of "the divine wind" or kamikaze. The kamikaze program started in 1944, unbeknownst to most the Japanese pilots of the day didn't want to kill themselves untill 1944 when it was believed desperate time call for desperate measures. My Dad was a U.S. Marine in WWII, serving as a 60 mm mortarman in the second Marine division. He stayed in the corps after the war and fought in north Korea as a 81mm mortarman at the chosen reservoir.
I've study WWII through out my life. I'm 65 now and still learn new things about the war. Your channel is doing a great job of explaining the war in great detail and accuracy. I really enjoy watching your shows. Thank you
That was an amazing video to watch, from a different yet respectful perspective. Thank you.
I am Japanese. I have worked in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, a postwar Japanese defense organization. But I cannot understand Saburo's feelings. Even though we are both Japanese, I cannot understand his feelings. I am amazed at Saburo's mental strength. It brought tears to my eyes. Saburo's death was a shock, but the deaths of the crew of the destroyer who died were just as tragic as Saburo's death. We must not let this history repeat itself.
I really do admire his mental strength, but I do wish things like this will never happen again
Considering he was the perpetrator his death in fact wasn't just as tragic.
Because then our countries were literally fighting what we thought was guaranteed deathand losing our countries to each other
@@Saber0931 they still do from the Iraqi suicide bombers etc today etc
@@fransliszt You have a lot to learn about history, people and war.
These men were true warriors. Accepting a death sentence to help their country and countrymen. It's astounding. Even though they were our enemy, you cannot disrespect or downplay the commitment and resolve of these pilots. I will forever remain amazed by kamakazi pilots, and these are a whole new level beyond that.
They were dumb as hell imo lmao
you realise they did experminents and tortured little kids?
Tbh it doesn’t really help much. It’s not effective in the long run. You’re just losing soldiers
@@TheSirFlanny yea the Japanese government, not the pilots. They were forced into this and it takes insane courage to train for this and go through with it, knowing it's your final mission
not just the governmant
Imperial Japanese Air Foce: "Good news! We've developed a guided missile!"
Japanese Pilot: "oh cool! What guidance system does it use?"
Imperial Japanese Air Force: "You are the guidance system"
Japanese Pilot: 😐
Japanese air force: so you know the germans have the v1?
Well we took that idea and said ADD A COCKPIT!
In reality, the Japanese pilot would have said: 😃
@@seantaggart7382 I mean tbf the Germans also rammed planes into Allied Bombers as well.
@@gregorylouis617 That is true, only their intent was to do so without killing the pilot. There was even a whole Dogfights episode on that
@@seantaggart7382the germans do that also! Calls Fi 103 Reichenberg the manned V1.
Ehre&Stolz&Treue
Er ist ein Held, eine Legende, danke für den Beitrag.
I haven't watched this channel in a year or three but I can surely say their video quality has surely improved! I'm also glad to see their still going :)
I am STUNNED by the quality of your animations.
The faces, the moments it cuts away from realism, the water, it’s amazing. I cannot believe you are the same yarnhub I started watching only a year ago.
泣く子も黙る雷神部隊。私の父は、戦況悪化で海軍兵学校を繰上卒業後、霞ヶ浦航空隊に配属され一式陸上攻撃機の操縦士として、桜花の開発に関わりました。敗戦直前は九州に移り雷神部隊で出撃まちでした。一式陸上攻撃機の燃料は、片道分だったそうです。ライターと、揶揄された陸攻です。殆ど陸攻もろとも撃ち落とされた様です。
鎌倉の某お寺の中に桜花の碑があります。
This Salute is for the Man, who may have been from any country! Thanks for your sacrifices 🤗
I swear , this is account so underrated . Ever since ive found passion in ww2 Ive been missing out on this accoutn so good quality like I love this .
The animations keep getting better and better. I remember watching a bunch of your videos like 2 years ago and seeing how far the animations came. Now I get this recommended and I’m honestly dumbfounded how great the animations have gotten. Easily one of the most engaging history channels on TH-cam.
This channel is on another level, holy crap I love the story telling and the visuals, just beautifully done.
This is very well made. Even though they are considered an “enemy” at the time it is respectful and now I kind of feel sorry for the kamikaze pilots while still not fully supporting them. Great job.
This is definetely one of the best videos you guys have made. The chapters with different timelines were amazing. Keep up your amazing work!
私の祖父は帝国職業軍人でした。
アメリカも我が日本も必死に戦った。
この戦争で亡くなった両国の英霊に敬意を
ひいおばあちゃんの父が陸軍所属だったそうですしかし終戦後帰ってくることは無かったそうな…
America beat and brought shame upon Japan
@@dreamersdisease2481if you translate the comments then you’ll see that these chaps are only talking about the young men who died during the war for desperate needs
命を賭して戦った英霊にはもちろん敬意を評します。
それだけに終戦後に中国と国交を結んだ政府とその支持者には憤りを禁じ得ません。
you’re vids are absolutely amazing and improved so much, if it wasn’t for you, i would have never known these things happened in these historical times, KEEP GOING!!❤
yes
Thunder God's? Lol
Even though I don’t support the Japanese actions during ww2 but this actually made me cry
Most people would never. But they're still human.
@@mrpineapple3942 1000% true
I feel more for the 84 Americans who died.
We need their own story told.
@@Yman83464zjust how it is in wars tho innit, very rare to ever get both sides
war is hell@@mikeoxsmal69
Said the Japan Special Attack Soldier at that time
"It's like losing when you start using kamikaze weapons."
You are right
And thanks for the great video
I respect you
From Japan
This is a sensitive topic to discuss in a video. However, it was done in a very elegant manner. Showing great care in it portraying of the people involved on both sides. THIS IS ONE OF YOUR BEST THUS FAR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SHARING OF THIS STORY IN A MEANINGFUL AND RESPECTFUL MANNER.
The naval Videos are truly the highlight of great content of this channel
It still makes me think whenever I consider how young many of these pilots were, and how they were taught just enough to fly a rocket in just one very final mission.
Extraordinary video! You treat such a difficult subject with respect and honor to the men who were doing their duty as they understood it. Thank you!
Thank you for bringing my book to life. I am the one that interviewed these Japanese naval pilots in person and published their stories and dialogues in the book "Blossoms from the Sky." ---Dan King
On May 3, 1945, the U.S.S. Aaron Ward DM34, a destroyer on picket duty north of Okinawa engaged with numerous kamikazes. The ship suffered six strikes from aircraft variously described as Vals and Zeroes. Among the strikes were two partial hits from debris of aircraft struck by anti-aircraft fire, two glancing blows one of which took off part of the forward stack, and two direct. The ship was seriously damaged but did not sink. My father was a Chief Machinest Mate aboard her and survived uninjured while over 30 crewmates didn't.
The animation is cutting edge, and the translations are all accurate. Definentely worth watching.
A friend of mine served in the Pacific WW2 on a British destroyer. A Kamikaze pilot who was supposed to attack his ship, managed to ditch in the sea and was picked up by my friend's ship. He was kept in the brig until the destroyers returned to dock. He said he only volunteered for the partying and girls they were provided with.
There is nothing glorious or heroic about a war started by rich people and fought by the poor.
When I was a kid, I had a hard time understanding why someone would willingly fly their plane into the U.S. Navy. Being born an American, it should go without saying that I was a bit prejudice. Now, I can’t help, but respect the brave man, who gave their lives trying to protect their country.
こんなにたくさんの海外の人が特攻隊に同情的な事に驚いた。
私の祖父は海軍航空隊でフィリピンで特別自爆隊の護衛を勤め松山で終戦を迎えました
航空自衛隊任官時に初めてその事を語りまして「気がおかしくなった」と語りました
Ficaria mais surpreso se soubesse que infelizmente esses e tantos outros, se condenaram a si mesmos à perdição eterna(ao inferno) quando assim tiraram suas próprias vidas.
Eu particularmente tenho pena deles e dos outros milhões que morreram nessas duas grandes guerras. Que são uma desgraça pra humanidade. Então amados, busquem à Deus, ao Senhor Jesus Cristo enquanto Ele pode ser achado. Pois Sua vinda está próxima. Entenda que Deus não tem prazer na morte do ímpio, do perdido pecador. Mas Ele deseja que esse se arrependa, se converta de seus maus caminhos, que esse creia no Evangelho e venha até o Senhor Jesus Cristo, Seu Filho pela Fé e se entregue Àquele que um dia se entregou pra morrer em nosso lugar numa Cruz, levando sobre si os nossos pecados, e que Ressuscitou ao terceiro Dia. O Senhor Jesus Cristo pode Perdoar e Salvar todo e qualquer um, que com Fé e em arrependimento se achega à Ele, e lhe dar um Novo Recomeço na Presença de Deus.
@@brunosampaio3893 projetar a sua cultura e visão pessoal sobre outros povos em outras circunstâncias é uma violência. Vantagem ou desvantagem, fique com a tua religião pra você mesmo. O inferno está só na cabeça de fanáticos religiosos.
Dio su vida por su nación. No hay forma más digna de morir.
Today in Japan, kamikaze pilots are memorialized as victims of war, not heroes.
Is it because if the men said no they’d be killed or was it PRESSURE from the high ups…either way…I believe that.
They truly were victims of war
It is an American psychological tactic to eliminate the moral aspect in the public and frame it as an unfortunate event rather than a heroic act. However, whether it is glorified as a sacrifice or seen as shameful depends on individual and collective perception. To me, anyone who willingly sacrifices their life for a collective purpose is show heroic nature of that individual.
What ever they were it's wrong to call them victims.. It will tarnish their honor and bravery..
That’s not nice they gave their life for the country they were victims but they were hero’s too because me I’m just gonna defect not kms
My late grandfathers ship, USS Stanley DD478 was among the ships damaged by an Ohka (Baka) Bomb. Though I guess you could say his ship was lucky in that it didn't explode and merely punched clean through. A second Ohka was a near miss.
In spite of the fact that so many ships were damaged, thank GOD those Ohkas weren't very successful and only sank one US NAVY vessel.
Baka bombs 🗿
Sounds like the Ohka program was sort of a bust with a low return on investment.
@@georgiabigfoot They were vulnerable riding in the belly of the twin engine bombers. US Navy fighters chewed up the bombers carrying them before they got into range to deploy against our fleet most of the time. There is gun camera footage of Japanese twin engine bombers being shot up and you can see the stubby wings sticking out from the belly of the bomb bay.
@@1977Yakko seems like Japanese engineers would have spent their time and energy on something more fortuitous like an atomic bomb
Bro the quality is EPIC NGL
彼らの死が無駄死にでない事を、海外のあなた方が再現してくれた事を心から感謝いたします。
そしてこのような兵器が使われない事を心から願います。
ありがとう。
無駄死にではないとは？
このビデオは兵士達の勇気を讃え、死に場所を与えられなかった生き残りを憐れんではいるけれど、特攻が無駄死にで無かったとは言っていない。
The narrator nailing the pronunciation of some of these names!
The animation in this was absolutely beautiful
just 16 minutes got me feeling like this was a whole movie! The writing and everything else compacted in just 16 minutes is.. Excellent!
Congratulations on 800,000 subs! This was a great video, and it helps us to realize that the enemies can make the glorious ultimate sacrifice, even if it's for the wrong cause.
If the US had 800,000 subs, WWII would've lasted five days! 😊😅😂
The wait was worth for this one! I loved every single one of it! I'd love for you guys to explore more stories in this style!
The quality of storytelling is second to none ‼️
Its great to see you make videos about the japanese,
Since i liked and interested about the japanese during the WW2
THIS DOES NOT MEANS THAT I SUPPORT ALL OF THEIR ACTIONS AND WAR CRIMES DURING WW2!!
Yep completely agree.
Yoooo YarnHub themselves responded to you!
@@Yarnhub You guys should do an episode on the Candy Bomber from the Berlin airlift of 1948 thats a touching story also one people should know
@@Yarnhub That reply lol 😂😂😂😂
@@YarnhubHi Yarnhub can you do a video on max immelmann
This is the best channel ever!!!!! Your work is absolutely amazing and we thank you for sharing it with us❤
Subscribed for the reference to the Falling Lotus at 14:32. Great work and an interesting way to respectfully describe Kamikaze pilots!
wow this is better than some movies the editing and animation is insanely good
This was one of the most beautiful storys i ever heard, at the end of the story i started shedding tears, the thundergod have died for their country and they did it with honor, thyis video had some crazy animations and effects as always mad respect for yarnhub and his work.
The un-beautiful part is when after this happened, Japan got two warheads.
Not a single comment on the cherry blossoms in the explosion of the ship? Very moving part of the video for me, the dichotomy of destruction, duty, devotion, death
It is so amazing how his animation has changed over the years and I really like it keep doing the good work
You guys have come a long way from 2D animations to realistic 3d animations
Excellent video. You have to respect how sincere the Japanese people were about giving their life for their country and their emperor
It hit hard when he said "the battle cry of the Thunder Gods has been sounded."
BANZAI! BANZAI! BANZAI!
Love from BD
Brunei Darussalam?
Your animation keep getting better every video I hope you get more popular you deserve way more 🎉
What an intense and somber tale of courage, duty, and sacrifice. The "Thunder Gods" and their unwavering resolve to carry out such harrowing missions leave an unforgettable impression. This story is a haunting reminder of the human cost of war, where ideals clash with the devastating realities of life and death. Truly captivating and thought-provoking!
My father was on the USS Chandler, which was on picket duty during the melee north of Okinawa. Glad he didn't have to deal with any of these.
this is actually amazing editing i have never seen anything like it. Keep this up bro you're going places for sure
@The1andOnlyWog
6 months ago
As an American, who had multiple family memebers fight in the war, a few in the Pacific, this gave me a new respect for the Japanese soldiers they fought against. We don't get a whole lot of media portraying them as honorable, respectable, and selfless. Great video. May we never have to fight another war like that ever again. We need to find a way to coexist on this planet. I hope we find life out in the galaxy somewhere soon. I think that will be the thing that will finally unite us as a species.
Y'all keep pushing your animations on every video you publish. I am so glad that I get to see your journey over the years.
I could only animate in 2D. And you guys inspire me to study 3D! And ofc to learn more about the world war history. Keep it up! Cheers! ❤
Excellent feature. History however painful is a story we must hear and hopefully leadership learns from. From reading Ian Toll's Twilight of the Gods there is a number of Kamikaze that didn't want to go through their mission (writings left behind). Still it shows how desperate the Japanese situation had become not to be forgotten how much of this would had been applied had Olympic and Cornet gone forward.
These videos are so well made - well done!
I really like this japan's POV and all the background of the operation! and great animation and narration too!!
4:34
Can we just appreciate how much of a beautiful and yet simple animation that is?
I loved this
Thank you for the support !
Very Historical and A Great Birthday Gift :D
Keep it up Yarnhub, Love from Britain 🇬🇧
Happy birthday!
@@Yarnhub That Means a Lot to me Yarnhub, Thank you.
I've been watching this channel for over a year now and the editing and visuals have gotten so extremely good
自ら神風特別攻撃隊に志願したものの終戦で任務遂行出来ず生き残ってしまったと遠くを見つめて話をされる元特攻兵を思い出しました。当時若かった私は、ただ受け止める事がやっとでしたが、今となっては貴重な話をもっと聞いておけば良かったと後悔しています。
そういう方達って特攻崩れって言われて迫害されとるからね。
@@kaisoukonbuもっと悲惨なのは戦傷者ではないか？自分の親の世代でも子供の頃駅とかに行くと戦後随分経っていたけど戦争で足とか手失った人たちが募金集めたりしていたって言うのは聞いた。
Amazing job. Efforts have been made on the script, images and graphics. I started followed you 6 months ago and your evolution is positively surprising ! Continue your incredible stories, i'm gonna buy a Ohka Cap to support your efforts and to wear it !!
戦争のない世の中になりますようお祈りいたします。
There was a time like that, before humans took over the planet.
@@clagoeiro 禽獸知道的只是弱肉强食,叢林法則,人類與禽獸不同在於人類有智慧,建立了文明,只是有些人沒把智慧用在對的地方.
dile eso a tu país y a los enemigos de la envidia
フェアな理解とリスペクトある描写、ありがとうございます。
WWIIで亡くなった全ての方に心から哀悼の意を表します。
戦争は悲惨そのものだ。
消して悲劇を忘れず、太平洋の平和が永遠に続くことを祈ります。
I am literally impressed by how good your video quality has gotten, all the texts, the quality of the animation and everything, oh and the storytelling too
It's like the animation has gone into the future by 4 months or something. Love the videos, man. Also, I would LOVE to see more videos in this format. I feel it would bring much more people to the channel.
Hats off to the creator for portraying them in such an honourable and respectful manner.
Very rare
This was a great style of video! I think it would be cool if you did another video like this about american paratroopers
You started from making 2D clips to 3D animation and now you have made realistic! Great job!
Dude you guys make like hollywood quality videos its great! Dont stop
I’m so impressed of how far you guys have come! Ive been watching for 2 years now. 🎉
i have to
Holy! The animation is GODLY! I've been a subscriber since the beginning and I can say I invested to watch a such a magnificent channel. 💮
I’ve always thought kamikaze pilots were fascinating. I was a Marine who deployed to Afghanistan and knew dying was a risk , but I can’t imagine just sacrificing myself like this . There had to have been a better way .
If you think about it, anyone that joins the military is essentially signing their potential death warrant. Some make it and some do not. It is the heart of a Patriot.
I voluntarily joined the military to defend our nation even if it would cost me my life. But, I didn't volunteer to die. That's the difference. Obviously, it is a profession that could cost someone their life, but then so is being a firefighter or a police officer.
Yarnhub really threw everything for this. 2D animation, 3D, modeling, well done Yarnhub, you are my role model.
Those pilots are heroes, no matter which side they fought. Respect and salute from India.
After years and years of watching y'all and never missing 1 video, i can say that the animations get better the more y'all post a vid, keep up the good work yarnhub team 😊