Comments on: The Cockpit Review - 83/100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/31/the-cockpit-review-83100/ An anime blog covering a large variety of series, both popular and underrated. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:14:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Kurisu http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/31/the-cockpit-review-83100/#comment-10465 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:38:06 +0000 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/31/the-cockpit-review-83100/#comment-10465 Saying the Japanese in here are the "bastards" because they are "suicide bombers" is rather ridiculous. If one side has the upper-hand in terms of technology and quantity, it's only possible to beat them with determination. Killing hundred thousands of people from secure distance by pushing some buttons is far more inhumane then paying with your own life. "Sonic Boom Squadron" isn't single-sided anyway. It's not trying to point fingers. It just shows the madness of war on both sides. Though it certainly focuses on the Japanese side. It is self-critical but not in the sense that they are merciless soldiers. Rather lives are thrown away for little gain in the name of "honour" or whatever was driving those generals back then. If anything, you could even blame them for making the kamikaze soldiers look too good and too humane. That would be missing the point though because it's not about idolizing suicide attacks. Many people also committed suicide after the war was over because they were scared to death of the US soldiers because of the propaganda spread to keep the public pro-war. In reality, it were the Japanese soldiers who committed horrible crimes in China. Putting nukes on Nagasaki and Hiroshima aside, of course. At least that what history books tell today and the Japanese seem awfully ignorant of these facts. Anime isn't an exception. Saying the Japanese in here are the “bastards” because they are “suicide bombers” is rather ridiculous. If one side has the upper-hand in terms of technology and quantity, it’s only possible to beat them with determination. Killing hundred thousands of people from secure distance by pushing some buttons is far more inhumane then paying with your own life.

“Sonic Boom Squadron” isn’t single-sided anyway. It’s not trying to point fingers. It just shows the madness of war on both sides. Though it certainly focuses on the Japanese side.
It is self-critical but not in the sense that they are merciless soldiers. Rather lives are thrown away for little gain in the name of “honour” or whatever was driving those generals back then. If anything, you could even blame them for making the kamikaze soldiers look too good and too humane. That would be missing the point though because it’s not about idolizing suicide attacks.

Many people also committed suicide after the war was over because they were scared to death of the US soldiers because of the propaganda spread to keep the public pro-war. In reality, it were the Japanese soldiers who committed horrible crimes in China. Putting nukes on Nagasaki and Hiroshima aside, of course. At least that what history books tell today and the Japanese seem awfully ignorant of these facts. Anime isn’t an exception.

]]> by: totoum http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/31/the-cockpit-review-83100/#comment-5575 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:43:53 +0000 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/12/31/the-cockpit-review-83100/#comment-5575 lol I didn't even need to read anything to know it was done by Matsumoto Leiji,I just looked at the screenshots,the chara designs just gave it away. Anyway I grew up watching captain Harlock,havn't seen it in years,definatly entertained me as a kid but i have no idea what i would think of it now. lol I didn’t even need to read anything to know it was done by Matsumoto Leiji,I just looked at the screenshots,the chara designs just gave it away.

Anyway I grew up watching captain Harlock,havn’t seen it in years,definatly entertained me as a kid but i have no idea what i would think of it now.

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