Quote:DHBirr wrote:The Japanese before WWII considered all Japanese who emigrated as "compatriots". Does not matter if you are now a citizen of another country, you are still Japanese and therefore still a subject of the emperor. There are probably people in Japan who still think the 442nd as traitors to the motherland.
I've just finished watching ep. 19, and one thing I saw disturbs me ... a lot. Specifically, it's that the unit from Zaltz reporting to Domel is the 442nd. Because when you show a force not of the enemy's main ethnicity/race but loyal to them, and designated 442nd, to my mind that suggests you think of the enemy not as stand-ins for Nazi Germany, but for the United States of America.
Still, the bit about them starting up the Gamilas' patriotic song in response to their loyalty being questioned was a very nice touch.
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