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meddyowo · 7 years

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So some people think Youjo Senki has to deal with Nazis or Nazi Germany, let me clear that up.

1: The double headed eagle coat of arms is one set by the German Federation back in 1848, and had been used previously in history by others such as Albania and the Byzantine Empire. The one used by the Nazi’s is entirely different and consisted of a loosely drawn single headed eagle in its initial version, and a very sternly drawn eagle in the second and more famous version. The coat of arms in the show is a double headed dragon that sorta looks like an eagle.

2: There has been no talk or showing of Hitler, the Nazi party, the Jewish star, or concentration camps.

3: The flag shown is a simple black bar with a white outline going across a red background. The thing is that red, black, and white have been German colors since 1867. The general layout of the flag - with the single black bar stretching across, nothing occupying the corners, and any symbols being centered, is also much closer to the Urburschenschaft’s flag which was set in 1816. In other words, it’s as different as it can be whilst still being German and appropriate for WWI.

4: It’s an alternate WWI. This means that the Germans haven’t lost yet, and more importantly, they haven’t signed the Treaty of Versailles. Why is this important? Well the reason that Hitler was able to rise to power was because he festered on people’s depression and need to direct their hatred towards something. Being that they haven’t lost the war and signed the Treaty yet, they aren’t living in the terrible post WWI conditions that the real Germans lived in, meaning that there isn’t the same negativity for Hitler to fester and use to rise into power.

5: Continuing from the fact that the Treaty wasn’t signed, but on a different note: The Weimar Republic doesn’t exist. Yes, I know the Weimar Republic didn’t originate because of the Treaty, but it was a sign of the loss to come and following that, point #4. The Weimar republic originated from a rebellion in late 1918 for those that don’t know, but it’s important to note that this rebellion started due to the people’s lack of faith and support in their government for losing the war - what I mean is that by time the rebellion occurred, WWI was pretty much lost, this much was implicitly decided when the Spring Offensive of 1918 failed. Being that in the show they aren’t losing, then this all would have never happened. Now as for why the Weimar Republic is important, well it’s what Hitler used as his stepping stone into power. The Republic gave him something to target and show that democracy and their government as it is will not save their people, and after he was thrown in jail by the Republic for his outcry's, he was able to write Mein Kampf - his ideologies and policies. TLDR: No Republic = no stepping stone for Hitler and his Nazi party + people in the show still support their current non-Nazi government.

6: What is their current government? Well pretty much all signs point to the German Empire. It’s even referred to that in the show, “The Empire”. In real life the Empire lasted from 1871 to 1919, and from the way it was structured it would not have allowed Hitler to rise up as he did and control the country. The German Empire was also unaffiliated with the Nazi party.

The only question isn’t whether or not it’s okay for there to be Nazi’s in the show, because there are none. The question is whether or not it’s okay to show imperialization as being this glorified, which is an entirely different conversation and not one I hold an opinion on.

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