We make the joke all the time that the most common trope of any anime, JRPG, or many other Japanese-created media is to ultimately kill God with the Power of FriendshipTM. But, why is that? Thanks to #buttthwompnation member "@Sharkbait" we present to you a liberal college-level course that answers that question with 2,000+ years of real-world Japanese history!

Link to the Imgur library: https://imgur.com/a/HAaNlGV

Recommended Reading:

• Moon Channel's video essay that served as the major framework for this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEUqLL8J4gI

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