2016 / Video / Absurdist animated history comedy
history of japan
A national history becomes a rapid-fire hand-drawn lecture full of songs and blunt summaries.
The original is hosted off-site; this page provides context and a link to it.
What was this?
Minimal drawings and musical fragments race through centuries of events.
Why it spread
Its dense joke rate rewards replay.
What happened
Minimal drawings and musical fragments race through centuries of events.
Where it came from
Bill Wurtz posted history of japan to his own YouTube channel in 2016.
Why it mattered
Compression and presentation style become the joke.
How it spread
Its dense joke rate rewards replay.
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