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* CriticalResearchFailure: Strangely in a book that often contains a short educational segment following the story lack of research and misinformation is everywhere and anywhere:
** Bushiri, the family name of the Japanese man who trained Rip is indeed a real-life surname, just not from Japan. The surname is common in the Congo and Tanzania. Sadly Bushiri never discusses his apparent Central-African heritage.
** The resistance guerrillas are supposedly not Japanese, despite the fact that they speak Japanese, wear Japanese clothes, use Japanese martial arts, use Japanese weapons, have Japanese family members, live on an island which can be easily paddled to from Tokyo, mostly have Japanese names (besides Bushiri, who is said to be Japanese), and have their hall decorated with the [[UsefulNotes/KatanasOfTheRisingSun rising sun emblem of Japan]].
** Issue #89:
*** There's a whopper when Commander Suzuki says "I am one of a handful of remaining Ninjutsu!" with a note defining "Ninjutsu" as "An almost extinct cult of magicians". This is especially odd since the educational segment later provides an alright introduction to ninjutsu as being the skills used by ninja, who are treated as spies and occasional assassins rather than magicians.
*** Dangerous man-eating Japanese fish isn't a real thing, despite the prison camp supposedly having a moat full of them.
*** Putting plastic bags over your shoes does not actually allow you to walk on water. Even if you're carrying someone on a stretcher. (Yes this is a real plan that is discussed and carried out in this book).
** Issue #94: The commander condescendingly tells Rip that a "true budo warrior" would just surrender and die. This does not reflect the concept. He also is using budo in a military context where some would argue budo is the civilian evolution of the militaristic bujutsu, this distinction is indistinct and arguable, however.
** Issue #99:
*** Tabuki/タブウキ is said to translate to Isle of Dragons. If you think that seems like a lot of words to get out of that one small one you'd be right. Tabuki is only written using the Latin alphabet but definitely does not translate to Isle of Dragons. Dragon is generally Ryū (竜) or Dragon, neither of which appear anywhere in "Tabuki". Isle is Shima (島).
*** While most of the dinosaurs and pterosaurs are quite off they're at least attempts to draw dinosaurs, however the first "dino" shown which shows up again at the climax is clearly just a gigantic iguana.
** Bushiri, the family name of the Japanese man who trained Rip is indeed a real-life surname, just not from Japan. The surname is common in the Congo and Tanzania. Sadly Bushiri never discusses his apparent Central-African heritage.
** The resistance guerrillas are supposedly not Japanese, despite the fact that they speak Japanese, wear Japanese clothes, use Japanese martial arts, use Japanese weapons, have Japanese family members, live on an island which can be easily paddled to from Tokyo, mostly have Japanese names (besides Bushiri, who is said to be Japanese), and have their hall decorated with the [[UsefulNotes/KatanasOfTheRisingSun rising sun emblem of Japan]].
** Issue #89:
*** There's a whopper when Commander Suzuki says "I am one of a handful of remaining Ninjutsu!" with a note defining "Ninjutsu" as "An almost extinct cult of magicians". This is especially odd since the educational segment later provides an alright introduction to ninjutsu as being the skills used by ninja, who are treated as spies and occasional assassins rather than magicians.
*** Dangerous man-eating Japanese fish isn't a real thing, despite the prison camp supposedly having a moat full of them.
*** Putting plastic bags over your shoes does not actually allow you to walk on water. Even if you're carrying someone on a stretcher. (Yes this is a real plan that is discussed and carried out in this book).
** Issue #94: The commander condescendingly tells Rip that a "true budo warrior" would just surrender and die. This does not reflect the concept. He also is using budo in a military context where some would argue budo is the civilian evolution of the militaristic bujutsu, this distinction is indistinct and arguable, however.
** Issue #99:
*** Tabuki/タブウキ is said to translate to Isle of Dragons. If you think that seems like a lot of words to get out of that one small one you'd be right. Tabuki is only written using the Latin alphabet but definitely does not translate to Isle of Dragons. Dragon is generally Ryū (竜) or Dragon, neither of which appear anywhere in "Tabuki". Isle is Shima (島).
*** While most of the dinosaurs and pterosaurs are quite off they're at least attempts to draw dinosaurs, however the first "dino" shown which shows up again at the climax is clearly just a gigantic iguana.
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** Bushiri, the family name of the Japanese man who trained Rip is indeed a real life surname, just not from Japan. The surname is common to the Congo and Tanzania. Sadly Bushiri never discusses his apparent Central-African heritage.
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** Bushiri, the family name of the Japanese man who trained Rip is indeed a real life real-life surname, just not from Japan. The surname is common to in the Congo and Tanzania. Sadly Bushiri never discusses his apparent Central-African heritage.
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*** Theres a whopper when Commander Suzuki says "I am one of a handful of remaining Ninjutsu!" with a note defining "Ninjutsu" as "An almost extinct cult of magicians". This is especially odd since the educational segment later provides an alright introduction to ninjutsu as being the skills used by ninja, who are treated as spies and occasional assassins rather than magicians.
*** Dangerous man-eating Japanese fish are not a real thing, despite the prison camp supposedly having a moat full of them.
*** Dangerous man-eating Japanese fish are not a real thing, despite the prison camp supposedly having a moat full of them.
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*** Theres There's a whopper when Commander Suzuki says "I am one of a handful of remaining Ninjutsu!" with a note defining "Ninjutsu" as "An almost extinct cult of magicians". This is especially odd since the educational segment later provides an alright introduction to ninjutsu as being the skills used by ninja, who are treated as spies and occasional assassins rather than magicians.
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** Issue #94: The commander condescendingly tells Rip that a "true budo warrior" would just surrender and die. This does not reflect the concept. He also is using budo in a military context where some would argue budo is the civilian evolution of the militaristic bujutsu, this distinction is indistinct and arguable however.
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** Issue #94: The commander condescendingly tells Rip that a "true budo warrior" would just surrender and die. This does not reflect the concept. He also is using budo in a military context where some would argue budo is the civilian evolution of the militaristic bujutsu, this distinction is indistinct and arguable arguable, however.
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*** Tabuki/タブウキ is said to translate to Isle of Dragons. If you think that seems like a lot of words to get out of that one small one you'd be right. Tabuki is only written using the latin alphabet, but definitely does not translate to Isle of Dragons. Dragon is generally Ryū (竜) or Dragon, neither of which appear anywhere in "Tabuki". Isle is Shima (島).
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*** Tabuki/タブウキ is said to translate to Isle of Dragons. If you think that seems like a lot of words to get out of that one small one you'd be right. Tabuki is only written using the latin alphabet, Latin alphabet but definitely does not translate to Isle of Dragons. Dragon is generally Ryū (竜) or Dragon, neither of which appear anywhere in "Tabuki". Isle is Shima (島).
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** The entire premise is that a white American learned Judo and Karate in at most a month and is now able to defeat any and all Japanese martial artists, also every time he faces them a big deal is made out of how honorable he is while his opponents aren't honorable.
** No actual propaganda broadcasters went by "Tokyo Rose", and its use as the name of the already decades out of date stereotype of the seductive DragonLady propaganda broadcaster is especially appalling given the outcome of the public application of the name (and stereotype) to the real life US citizen Iva Toguri. Would have been passable if it was just the Americans referring to the character that way, but it was the other way around.[[note]] Iva ended up trapped in Japan for the duration of the war and refused to renounce her American citizenship, risked her life to sneak food to [=POWs=], and was forced to do the broadcasts in order to have enough money to survive. Her propaganda broadcasts were written by American and Australian [=POWs=] and were interpreted by [=GIs=] who heard them as someone who was on their side rather than allied with Imperial Japan. At the end of the war she was arrested and then released after it was determined she had committed no wrongdoing. Then when she tried to return home she was charged with treason, had her citizenship revoked and spent six years in prison because a gossip columnist and several others roused up a fervor over her being "Tokyo Rose", originally a generic name used to refer to the women making English language Japanese propaganda broadcasts.[[/note]]
** No actual propaganda broadcasters went by "Tokyo Rose", and its use as the name of the already decades out of date stereotype of the seductive DragonLady propaganda broadcaster is especially appalling given the outcome of the public application of the name (and stereotype) to the real life US citizen Iva Toguri. Would have been passable if it was just the Americans referring to the character that way, but it was the other way around.[[note]] Iva ended up trapped in Japan for the duration of the war and refused to renounce her American citizenship, risked her life to sneak food to [=POWs=], and was forced to do the broadcasts in order to have enough money to survive. Her propaganda broadcasts were written by American and Australian [=POWs=] and were interpreted by [=GIs=] who heard them as someone who was on their side rather than allied with Imperial Japan. At the end of the war she was arrested and then released after it was determined she had committed no wrongdoing. Then when she tried to return home she was charged with treason, had her citizenship revoked and spent six years in prison because a gossip columnist and several others roused up a fervor over her being "Tokyo Rose", originally a generic name used to refer to the women making English language Japanese propaganda broadcasts.[[/note]]
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** The entire premise is that a white American learned Judo and Karate in at most a month and is now able to defeat any and all Japanese martial artists, also every time he faces them a big deal is made out of how honorable he is while his opponents aren't honorable.
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** No actual propaganda broadcasters went by "Tokyo Rose", and its use as the name of the already decades out of date stereotype of the seductive DragonLady propaganda broadcaster is especially appalling given the outcome of the public application of the name (and stereotype) to thereal life real-life US citizen Iva Toguri. Would have been passable if it was just the Americans referring to the character that way, but it was the other way around.[[note]] Iva ended up trapped in Japan for the duration of the war and refused to renounce her American citizenship, risked her life to sneak food to [=POWs=], and was forced to do the broadcasts in order to have enough money to survive. Her propaganda broadcasts were written by American and Australian [=POWs=] and were interpreted by [=GIs=] who heard them as someone who was on their side rather than allied with Imperial Japan. At the end of the war war, she was arrested and then released after it was determined she had committed no wrongdoing. Then when she tried to return home she was charged with treason, had her citizenship revoked revoked, and spent six years in prison because a gossip columnist and several others roused up a fervor over her being "Tokyo Rose", originally a generic name used to refer to the women making English language Japanese propaganda broadcasts.[[/note]]
** No actual propaganda broadcasters went by "Tokyo Rose", and its use as the name of the already decades out of date stereotype of the seductive DragonLady propaganda broadcaster is especially appalling given the outcome of the public application of the name (and stereotype) to the
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* CriticalResearchFailure: Strangely in a book that often contains a short educational segment following the story lack of research and misinformation is everywhere and anywhere:
** Bushiri, the family name of the Japanese man who trained Rip is indeed a real life surname, just not from Japan. The surname is common to the Congo and Tanzania. Sadly Bushiri never discusses his apparent Central-African heritage.
** The resistance guerrillas are supposedly not Japanese, despite the fact that they speak Japanese, wear Japanese clothes, use Japanese martial arts, use Japanese weapons, have Japanese family members, live on an island which can be easily paddled to from Tokyo, mostly have Japanese names (besides Bushiri, who is said to be Japanese), and have their hall decorated with the [[UsefulNotes/KatanasOfTheRisingSun rising sun emblem of Japan]].
** Issue #89:
*** Theres a whopper when Commander Suzuki says "I am one of a handful of remaining Ninjutsu!" with a note defining "Ninjutsu" as "An almost extinct cult of magicians". This is especially odd since the educational segment later provides an alright introduction to ninjutsu as being the skills used by ninja, who are treated as spies and occasional assassins rather than magicians.
*** Dangerous man-eating Japanese fish are not a real thing, despite the prison camp supposedly having a moat full of them.
** Issue #94: The commander condescendingly tells Rip that a "true budo warrior" would just surrender and die. This does not reflect the concept. He also is using budo in a military context where some would argue budo is the civilian evolution of the militaristic bujutsu, this distinction is indistinct and arguable however.
** Issue #99:
*** Tabuki/タブウキ is said to translate to Isle of Dragons. If you think that seems like a lot of words to get out of that one small one you'd be right. Tabuki is only written using the latin alphabet, but definitely does not translate to Isle of Dragons. Dragon is generally Ryū (竜) or Dragon, neither of which appear anywhere in "Tabuki". Isle is Shima (島).
*** While most of the dinosaurs and pterosaurs are quite off they're at least attempts to draw dinosaurs, however the first "dino" shown which shows up again at the climax is clearly just a gigantic iguana.
* ValuesDissonance:
** Racist terms are used regularly for the Japanese.
** Mountain Storm, a sumo-wrestler, is called an ape and a "missing link" by allies and opponents alike despite just being a large Japanese man.
** The entire premise is that a white American learned Judo and Karate in at most a month and is now able to defeat any and all Japanese martial artists, also every time he faces them a big deal is made out of how honorable he is while his opponents aren't honorable.
** No actual propaganda broadcasters went by "Tokyo Rose", and its use as the name of the already decades out of date stereotype of the seductive DragonLady propaganda broadcaster is especially appalling given the outcome of the public application of the name (and stereotype) to the real life US citizen Iva Toguri. Would have been passable if it was just the Americans referring to the character that way, but it was the other way around.[[note]] Iva ended up trapped in Japan for the duration of the war and refused to renounce her American citizenship, risked her life to sneak food to [=POWs=], and was forced to do the broadcasts in order to have enough money to survive. Her propaganda broadcasts were written by American and Australian [=POWs=] and were interpreted by [=GIs=] who heard them as someone who was on their side rather than allied with Imperial Japan. At the end of the war she was arrested and then released after it was determined she had committed no wrongdoing. Then when she tried to return home she was charged with treason, had her citizenship revoked and spent six years in prison because a gossip columnist and several others roused up a fervor over her being "Tokyo Rose", originally a generic name used to refer to the women making English language Japanese propaganda broadcasts.[[/note]]
** It is highly unlikely a group of armed Japanese soldiers would react to a child throwing dirt in someone's face and running into the jungle by considering the kid a ghost or ninja and then stand around being too terrified to go after him. Because "he's a ninja", which is, according to this book, more terrifying to a Japanese person than having their boss point a gun at them.
** Bushiri, the family name of the Japanese man who trained Rip is indeed a real life surname, just not from Japan. The surname is common to the Congo and Tanzania. Sadly Bushiri never discusses his apparent Central-African heritage.
** The resistance guerrillas are supposedly not Japanese, despite the fact that they speak Japanese, wear Japanese clothes, use Japanese martial arts, use Japanese weapons, have Japanese family members, live on an island which can be easily paddled to from Tokyo, mostly have Japanese names (besides Bushiri, who is said to be Japanese), and have their hall decorated with the [[UsefulNotes/KatanasOfTheRisingSun rising sun emblem of Japan]].
** Issue #89:
*** Theres a whopper when Commander Suzuki says "I am one of a handful of remaining Ninjutsu!" with a note defining "Ninjutsu" as "An almost extinct cult of magicians". This is especially odd since the educational segment later provides an alright introduction to ninjutsu as being the skills used by ninja, who are treated as spies and occasional assassins rather than magicians.
*** Dangerous man-eating Japanese fish are not a real thing, despite the prison camp supposedly having a moat full of them.
** Issue #94: The commander condescendingly tells Rip that a "true budo warrior" would just surrender and die. This does not reflect the concept. He also is using budo in a military context where some would argue budo is the civilian evolution of the militaristic bujutsu, this distinction is indistinct and arguable however.
** Issue #99:
*** Tabuki/タブウキ is said to translate to Isle of Dragons. If you think that seems like a lot of words to get out of that one small one you'd be right. Tabuki is only written using the latin alphabet, but definitely does not translate to Isle of Dragons. Dragon is generally Ryū (竜) or Dragon, neither of which appear anywhere in "Tabuki". Isle is Shima (島).
*** While most of the dinosaurs and pterosaurs are quite off they're at least attempts to draw dinosaurs, however the first "dino" shown which shows up again at the climax is clearly just a gigantic iguana.
* ValuesDissonance:
** Racist terms are used regularly for the Japanese.
** Mountain Storm, a sumo-wrestler, is called an ape and a "missing link" by allies and opponents alike despite just being a large Japanese man.
** The entire premise is that a white American learned Judo and Karate in at most a month and is now able to defeat any and all Japanese martial artists, also every time he faces them a big deal is made out of how honorable he is while his opponents aren't honorable.
** No actual propaganda broadcasters went by "Tokyo Rose", and its use as the name of the already decades out of date stereotype of the seductive DragonLady propaganda broadcaster is especially appalling given the outcome of the public application of the name (and stereotype) to the real life US citizen Iva Toguri. Would have been passable if it was just the Americans referring to the character that way, but it was the other way around.[[note]] Iva ended up trapped in Japan for the duration of the war and refused to renounce her American citizenship, risked her life to sneak food to [=POWs=], and was forced to do the broadcasts in order to have enough money to survive. Her propaganda broadcasts were written by American and Australian [=POWs=] and were interpreted by [=GIs=] who heard them as someone who was on their side rather than allied with Imperial Japan. At the end of the war she was arrested and then released after it was determined she had committed no wrongdoing. Then when she tried to return home she was charged with treason, had her citizenship revoked and spent six years in prison because a gossip columnist and several others roused up a fervor over her being "Tokyo Rose", originally a generic name used to refer to the women making English language Japanese propaganda broadcasts.[[/note]]
** It is highly unlikely a group of armed Japanese soldiers would react to a child throwing dirt in someone's face and running into the jungle by considering the kid a ghost or ninja and then stand around being too terrified to go after him. Because "he's a ninja", which is, according to this book, more terrifying to a Japanese person than having their boss point a gun at them.
