The intensity of the japanese character is, in large part, i think, a factor in this. The late nineteenth early twentieth century's one of the high water marks of global racism and the pseudo science of it. And we'll talk about race, ecause it matters in a story that's very multi racial in an era that's very racest. But by the way, full disclaimers are here. There's going to be a lot of race talk in this programme, not because it matters to me or because i think it's important, but because it matter to the people in this story. It's carrots and sticks.
The Asia-Pacific War of 1937-1945 has deep roots. It also involves a Japanese society that's been called one of the most distinctive on Earth. If there were a Japanese version of Captain America, this would be his origin story.