How North Korea Uses FURRY CARTOONS to Brainwash Children
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Man if you had a Nickle for talking about North Korean propaganda cartoons you'd have 2 nickles. It's not a lot but weird that it's happened twice now.
Furry boy
sabersbark
At this point, Saber doesn't even bother about explaining how he's not furry anymore.
"He had fallen to the Chaos."
@@matejludvik6296 please save me from this hell
@@glutenkillz "You mean exterminatus?
Me looks over at my Commissar: "Commissar i think it's time for the Emperor's mercy."
BLAM
@@matejludvik6296 whatever that means
Fun fact: The Korean folklore equivalent of a succubus is a kumiho. The are transforming fox demons, but unlike the kitsune of Japan, kumiho are always depicted as malevolent demons of sex and bloodshed. I can see this folklore characterization in North Korea's depiction of foxes within their media.
That's an interesting fact, thank you.
ah, that explains one of the characters that they added for the show Lovecraft Country that wasn't in the book.
Very cool! I definitely read that as “Cummy-Hoe”.
Sex and bloodshed? Fitting
I mean, foxes are probably the animal with the most sex appeal in the furry community, so i guess they werent too far off.
Note : Mick Pollock isn't just Eggman's voice actor in Sonic X, but SINCE Sonic X. He's still voicing Eggman to this day in the games.
Sonic producers really said "he just IS Eggman at this point"
i read this one autobiography about a guy who escaped/survived north korea for school. in the book he mentioned watching squirrel and hegdehog as a kid, and the only reason i even batted an eye at that is because i saw your original video. thank you for giving me the knowledge that a furry cartoon was mentioned in a serious/emotional autobiography
Hello there brother
@-ukball- good evening #raiseriggy
I want to think random frames from the video flashed infront of your eyes like buff mercenaries from tf2 when you saw the sentence in the book
@aen.1 yeah pretty much. as soon as i read "Squirrel and Hedgehog" my eyes widened and my mind went blank for about 3 seconds
Ah yes, the furmunists
That’s funny
@here is the full clip clearly, you dont own an airfrier
communyiffs
@@raphaelcarvalhobezerra6913 they indeed, clearly dont own an airfrier
Laughs Ls does
Korea, Japan, and China all feature a fox trickster femme fatale in folklore (kumiho/kitsune/huli jing respectively), hence why there tends to be a lot of evil sexy fox ladies in Asian animation. Japan is the only one to also have benevolent portrayals of these fox tricksters.
9:11 the movie, empress Chung had a little to no release outside of North Korea, even in South Korea, the movie is considered lost because the only known copies are locked within north korea
Anthropomorphism is incredibly helpful in storytelling. Just look at Disney's Robin Hood. Robin Hood is a fox because foxes are associated with cleverness and tricks, the king is a lion because lions are the kings of beasts, the nurse is a hen because she's a mother hen, ect. Its universal
And an unjust king is a king with thin mane which indicates he has less balls to wield power than rightful king Richard Lionheart
@@finezyjnafantazja2495 Exactly!!!!
Yeah people seem to ignore how anthropomorphic animals are actually an old concept
@@Awesomeflame16 very old concept, maybe already happened in the early time of civilization. They thinking and imagining what if animals can do something that normally human do. Then because it looks cool, this imagination become story
@@prasetyodwikuncorojati2434 I plan to have anthro in my current Wattpad... although my Wattpad is gonna have more than just anthro
Can we just all acknowledge the thumbnail of this video? Saber knows what he is trying to enable lmao
oh god I didn’t even see it
you ran out of ideas did you?
Well it's working
furries
His avatar is even designed like one. Lol
Every time you point out an animation error, there is a non-zero chance that you are sentencing someone in North Korea to death.
Holy shit you might actually be right
It will never not be funny to me how Squirrel and Hedgehog portrays Americans as huge, buff wolf dudes whose main base of operations is a giant B-17 Flying Fortress shaped like a dragon!
Even in propaganda, NK can't help to admit that America is, as RussianBadger put it, "the final boss of planet Earth!"
Unlike what most people think, this is not a good thing that the entire world hates the US government unless specifically allied with them. Did you know that 20% of all North Korean citizens died in the Korean war? This includes children, infants, 100% of all civilian infrastructure, etc.
Its equal parts funny and nightmarish to see how important the messages kids see in cartoons are.
People make fun of shows like Dora and Blues Clues, but they teach you the most important lesson of all.
Being a decent human being
@@ramonandrajo6348 Most of American propaganda is just making people think cops are people you should always trust and the American army is good.
North Korean propaganda makes you think Kim Jong-Un doesn't poop and is basically god.
I've always been a defender of depicting violence in media, but in this instance I find it disturbing because it's not just a cool action scene or something. It's political motivations are too much for me to be ok with.
@@Sputterbugz The kid shows these days however…
…or more specifically, the channels themselves.
@@genericname2747 It seems that someone does not know what BAD propaganda is per se. XD
What really gets me about the animation style of racoondog is that the fluidity of the villian animations are so much better than the main characters.
Good priorities.
Also I’m genuinely curious if the Fox Girl from Racoondog is meant to be the same one from Squirrel and Hedgehog or it’s just character model reuse.
@@jakespacepiratee3740 maybe the teenage fox from Racoon Dog grew up into the Lt. Fox from Squirrel and Hedgehog? This makes an interesting backstory😆
@@justsomeuser2871 Depends if she survived that episode…it kinda looked like their Plane Crashed pretty bad at the end of the episode…
@@Yourdailycardriver Nope lol they have an incredibly small population and its not growing fast. Birth rates are very small. Also you are racist.
@@jakespacepiratee3740 miracle star.
"One often meets his destiny on the path they take to avoid it"- Master Oogway. You say you're not a furry but always sink deeper into the rabbit hole of anthro 😂
He doesn’t even deny it anymore
Phrasing.
@Marav Reviews Misfortune? Or providence?
Which rabbit hole?
@@bigchungus7870 🤨
The “just friends” can be implied with almost anything anime related
I remember when I watched this when I was like, 13, and I LOVED it. I found myself outright rooting for the characters and being invested in it. Such a good time, wish I could go back.
Ok
ngl the squirrel was scrappin for real.
Wait you wish you could go back to North Korea 🤔🤨🤔🤨🤔🤨
There's an amazing graphic novel called _"Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea"_ by french-canadian cartoonist and animator _Guy Delisle_ who got sent to a north korean animation studio (I think it even had been the very same SEK studio mentioned here, but I'm not perfectly sure) for quality control and overlooking the outsourced production by a french studio. He spent several month in Pyongyang where he experienced a plethora of north korean percularities and absurdities and turned it into a graphic novel traveller's report of sorts - he shows the professional aspect and how he experienced work with a north korean animation studio as well as his everyday life off work compared to how north koreans live their lives.
It's extremly interesting and insightful, and it's anything but dry thanks to the author's/artist's great humor.
I can definitly recommend it, and as niche as it is with its focus on north korean animation through the eyes of a western animation expert as perfectly does it fit to Saberspark's video here.
I have his book on his time in Shenzhen. I've always been fascinated by North Korea for while. I'll look out for that.
@@jonnyOysters
I didn't even know there was another one based on the same premise but featuring a different country.
Thanks for bringing it up - I'll have a look for that!
@@kai_plays_khomus lol yeah found it in a second hand bookshop in India. I live in China. So it was an instant buy for me. Lol It's an interesting read too since 90s China is pretty different to modern China. So was interesting to see what has changed.
@@kai_plays_khomus He has one for Burma andIsrael as well
i am french canadian and my dad realy likes to share media from here
latest example i can think of is u-merlin
one day, he brought home a journey in north korea because he thought it looked interesting
that book is now one of my favorite graphic novels that depict real events
in short
i second this
its 100% worth the read
I do find it funny that most of the "Not-American" wolves are practically himbos. That combined with Lt. Vixen just checks off a lot of furry check boxes.
What a statement
I appreciate how you were able to share your conflicting feelings on the show and it's origins. Most folks take a stance and back it with fervour. You relayed a more balanced viewpoint.
37:16 both ideas coexist. the argument that "the usa also has nationalist and pro war propaganda" isnt the gotcha some ppl might think it is, but rather reinforces the idea of how insidious certain programming is. i dont find it hypocritical at all to rightfully point out that propaganda can come from anywhere, especially pointed at young and impressionable audiences, and that nobody is immune to it
sure but just because something is propoganda doesnt mean its bad. i would say us propoganda is ten times better than NK ones at least
@@tonypringles2285 Of course this is because the US is good and North Korea is literally satan because the US said so.
North Korea: *makes anti-american propaganda cartoons with anthropomorphism*
The western world: *makes NSFW art of said anthro characters from north korean propaganda films*
North Korea: WAIT! THAT’S NOT WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?
Nsfw artist gave their ways. If its furry and hot, r34 will be made.
NK couldn't give less of a shit about NFTs, unless it's a way for them to commit crypto crimes. The cartoons are meant for domestic consumption.
@@reddragon7564 Let me fix this for you "If it is a anthro animal then there will be r34."
@@Redwoe1 well said
Someone in NK secretly loves America and Lt. Fox ...even if they never pick up a pencil and draw heretical things that would make Kim execute them and their family.
Fun fact about the man on the left at 3:34
His name is Yang Kyoungjong, an IJA soldier who was captured by the Soviet Red Army during the Battle of Khalkin Gol in 1939, sent to Stalingrad in 1942 where he got captured by the Germans, and then ended up in Normandy during D-Day in 1944 when he was captured by the advancing Western Forces.
@Not gonna lie oh boy, my first bot comment
@Goofy ahh why did you send me to an angry midget anal fisting compilation??😳. This is RUclips Sir! I had to rewatch it 158 times to make sure I was correct
He was the main character
Where did he go next
@@Blue-mr7fe to Brazil
A few historical items of note. You're right that North Korea was flourishing after the war. They were outstripping the South despite heaps of foreign aid being pumped into it. Its current economic state is due largely to the collapse of the Soviet Union and many other other Eastern countries during that time, depriving North Korea of many of its trade partners that it was reliant on. This is exacerbated by Western sanctions that even America fully admits exist to make living conditions so bad that it will drive suffering civilians to rebel. To me, that sounds like a pretty inhumane policy.
I also think the affect of the war on the country was understated. What the United States did was nothing short of a genocide. Not only were there many massacres committed such as at No Gun Ri, but the bombing campaign indiscriminately targeted civilian structures as well. Millions were killed both by the bombs and the starvation, thirst and disease caused by the destruction of infrastructure. Beyond that, the South committed some horrific atrocities against anyone who was even suspected of having Communist sympathies (It's definitely worth looking up the Bodo League.)
To be honest, while these cartoons certainly are propaganda, we need to realize that much of the news we get about North Korea comes from very unreliable sources like Radio Free Asia (Literally a state department propaganda outlet) and half of them are completely unsourced or vetted. So there is a certain irony to be looking at North Korean propaganda and acting like it's so infantile while we, ourselves are inundated with just as much propaganda about North Korea that attempts to manufacture our consent for hawkish foreign policy against them. And with regards to nuclear weapons... Sadly, that's kind of a necessity for them to retain their independence. Look at Western intervention across the globe. We invade and force regime change on countries completely arbitrarily and when those tactics aren't available? We fund and arm far right rebels in the country to enact a violent coup. Do you think there would be a self-determined North Korea still instead of a puppet state if they didn't have an appreciable military?
THIS SHOULD BE THE PINNED COMMENT!! You really need more likes! You are the first person with a brain here, oh my god. North Korean civilians have a normal life. They have smartphones and water parks and live semi-normal lives despite their hardships. Unlike what Reddit says, the government does not need to pay over 1 million actors; it's just a nation with people like you and me.
But but what about the citizens(euphemism for inmates) having to pull the passenger trains across the tracks? Or the rats eating children who are then served to the people?? Or every grocery store being fake and just filled with plastic food?! Aren't these 100% true and credible facts about North Korea????
I'm shook.
Saber: guys, I’m not a furry!
Also Saber: 🦁
Unironically probably the cleanest transition into an ad I have ever seen and I can't even be slightly upset. Well done Saber.
Place your bets now ladies and gentlemen, will saber FINALLY admit to being a furry?
Yes
Yes and I want to die more
@don't be surprised bro how many times did you do this
@@toastysalmon9300 its a bot
No
Golden Squirrel and Striped squirrel are just roommates who happen to be best friends and occasionally hug a little. It's fine
Like Bert and Ernie. But more gay.
The Punch in the Face reminds me of the first time I was watching live action Korean TV. And that had a similar weird thing going on. It was some soap opera/drama sort of thing I couldn't entirely follow. Eventually two guys get into a fist fight and it's like... Elementary School Theater level bad. They're clearly missing each other by feet with their swings and not even really pretending to sell the "hits" in any good way.
Then a woman runs into the scene and they just deck her. Like there's impact and you can hear the impact and she goes down without any hesitation.
Definitely was shocking and memorable to watch, particularly because of the set up with the badly staged fight that was in no way believable and then they're like "Woman! We can actually punch her!" as she came on the scene.
I can't believe how well done are the homoromantic scenes in this show. What the hell??!! Golden and Stripped Squirl has more tension between each other than many irl couples
Especially from a propaganda cartoon from Korea of all places
considering watching the show just fur this comment alone
for real??? I didn't think that stuff is even legal there...
@Mr. Jamster
Quick! We have to convince NK that homophobia is Western degeneracy!
in North Korea? HOW?
For people curious, the Avatar episode outsourced to SEK was "The Awakening" (S03E01). The animation work is pretty decent honestly
Wow, i mean its really a decnt season opener.
Thank you for that info. I never knew that.
Donald Duck: “I have 2 sides.
Side 1: “Quack”
Side 2 “ERIKA”
I remember when there was an episode where Donald Duck became a Yahtzee (darn RUclips and its rules)
I do believe the reason the "bad" animals are specifically weasels and rats is because those are major pest animals in North Korea. At one point the North Koreans thought of sparrows as pest animals too and even ran a campaign to hunt them to extinction in their country, which sorta worked in massively reducing their numbers, *BUT* basically let locusts and other actual pest insects run rampant across their tiny chunk of country, which is something they're *still* trying to recover from even now.
10:59 The real reason why Robotnik wants to destroy that damn hedgehog.
LOL
They are not just friends.
They are very close comrades.
I’d argue that’s offensive to communism and communist. Lol actual communism isn’t authoritarian like Stalin or even the fat fool king jun un or whatever his name is. Real communism is democracy based and workers and people all together. Lol vaush is a great example of a good communist. Lol just a heads up folks
Ah yes, totally not gay, like achilles and patrocles
Just very very close heterosexual life partners
Brokeback Comrades.
Who clicked bc of the thumbnail?🗿
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meh
You should definitely review this series called “Year Hare Affair”. Similar premise but from China. Although I think not all of it is translated as far as I saw.
Oh no Saber, Pulgasari is much worse than you realize. Kim Jong Ill himself had the entire cast and crew of the movie kidnapped from their homes in Japan, south Korea, and China and forced them to make the movie. Most of the crew was never seen again, and the director only made the movie under threat of his wife and children being publicly executed.
What a fun film production
bro copy pasted wikipedia 💀 how are those south korean tabloids doing
@@oracuda
Found the North Korean spy.
Jesus Christ!! That is dark!
@UCwJUqqCVLxELsA5e3LbO2TA
Yeah, Kim Jong Ill had the largest movie collection in the world like on film, and a huge personal theater to watch them in.
Regarding _why_ they chose squirrels as sort of a symbol, I don't know if this is intended but squirrels, despite their harmless front, are actually quite brutal in nature. They're omnivorous, a lesser known fact, and will hunt smaller - more defenseless - animals like juvenile birds. They can even cannibalize eachother!
This is to say that it could have a double-sided meaning of sorts, they seem small in defenseless and, being lower on the foodchain, do have to be more vigilant of their surroundings in order to not fall prey to a more robust animal, though their strength (or seemingly lack thereof) should not be taken at face value.
So you can take it in a NEGATIVE light and apply that to North Korea wow great job making propaganda
Bro wrote a paragraph and got no comments
My mother is terrified of squirrels. New York squirrels are apparently vicious.
@@gurfild1906 Why is that?
"Squirrel" is just a translation mistake, they are actually chipmunks
Thank you for using the Korean War gif, the crazy back and forth always makes me laugh. It's literally just whenever new/more foreign troops arrived for each side.
The editing in this had me rolling I love it thank you Saber
Considering how many fan arts that the American Vixen from _Squirrel and Hedgehog_ have, I can't imagine the looks on Kim Jung Un's face when he discovered the 34th rule of the Internet.
He can't, North Korea doesn't have worldwide internet access.
We’re also likely to see an uptick in furry art for that Vixen thief because of this video. 😐
@@RealRexRiplash this is Kim Jong Un we're talking about: he has a lot of things your average NK citizen doesn't.
@@RealRexRiplash Kinda.
@@DakotaofRaptors Whatever, sheep. XD
Korean folklores in general has a lot of anthromorphic characters and we have described animals with spiritual meanings in our literatures and poems for centuries. So anthromorphism in Korean literatures is very common thing.
Following that, NK promoting their own traditions and Juche politics, these anthromorphic characters are very much in line with their objectives in propaganda animations. Squirrels and rabbits being shown as innocent and hopeful, tigers being a strong protector of their culture and tradition and foxes being malicious and brutal infiltrators. This representation of animal characters are very familiar for kids reading folklores and easier for them to understand and absorb the content of the propaganda.
I always like to hear about other cultures' folklore, thanks for sharing this
Interesting that foxes always seem to be tricksters. Many European countries told stories of ‘Reynard’ the fox, who tricks other animals to get his way, tries to avoid getting punished for his pranks or plots how to humiliate the other animals when they do wrong to him.
I have no problem with antro animals BUT WITH FURRIES
Oh wow. That’s fascinating. Other cultures’ folklore is fascinating. That k you for sharing.
@Jimmyismine furries are LITERALLY that
I'm really glad you decided to review this show again. Honestly it's an entertaning watch, i really hope they will continue it one day.
'hedgehog commits sudoku' at 27:55 sudoku is a game, i think you might be talking about seppuku? lol
just looked it up, and you're probably right
Nah he probably intentionally censored the word he meant with sudoku (because RUclips is a bitch)
lol yeah
If anything, North Korea created their own worst enemy with this Fox Girl. She's American, in the Military, intelligent, and kinda cute. North Korea is a Country that bans p0rn. They were asking for trouble with this character. Its a symbol of resistance as far as im concerned.
They never knew the consequences that would come from making a "Military Fox Girl" character
It's, it's glorious. It's like another version of Koyanskaya from Fate
They have conjured the deadly sin of...
Lust
@@TheBlackSpartan103 what is sin?
@@jakespacepiratee3740 Lust is one of the 7 Deadly Sins in case you're curious
@@TheBlackSpartan103 oh from the Anime?
You did an incredible job in this video, Saber!! Thank you so much for giving Squirrel and Hedgehog another chance and checking out Clever Raccoon Dog as well! I'm honored to have been able to work with you and contribute to your research; thanks for letting me! Your video years back was the foundation of the fandom and lots of people discovered it through you. Thanks so much again!
@@ramonandrajo6348 I think there's a lot of equally anti-military and patriotic films that come out of Hollywood. Hell, Avatar just came out and that whole "series" is anti-military and anti-colonialism + environmentalist elements. There's a difference between GI Joe fighting a generic bad-dude and something as thinly veiled as this.
Saber even says as much.
Lt vixen was also the foundation for the fandom too
@@ramonandrajo6348 ??? so you're saying Saber isn't in a position to talk because US media is full of propaganda that's PRO-US or in general? because the latter is genuinely an even more brainless argument than saying 2 wrongs make a right...
sooo.... whats your opinion on North Korea?
@@warbossgegguz679 Saying that "military propaganda is bad" to a nation who are doing most of the wars, like the US, is good. Saying that "military propaganda is bad" to a nation who suffers embargos from almost every country in the world and has the biggest military nation in the world threatening your existence all the time, putting the South Korea army (Who is run by the US) to practicing invading this nation in the frontier once every semester... sounds a bit unfair. Also, for every anti-military movie, you have five that shows how cool and awesome the army is and the it's the United States mission to save the world with the power of *FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY* (whatever those words actually mean)
I also didn't expect you to use the XD meme song
14:49
Correction, S.E.K., or Korean April 26 Animation, uses Moho, or Anime Studio, to do their cartoons. Not Toon Boom. Though, I think they used Toon Boom back in the 2000's to replace their cel animation duties. Who knows.
Wanna know the reason Squirrel and Hedgehog ended on a cliffhanger? The short answer is, The Korean Central Television cut several animated programs in 2013 as part of their changing broadcasting schedule.
What a loss. As far as I’m concerned, the cliffhanger is just the real ending and the Americans Win.
@@jakespacepiratee3740 Hell yeah, Himbo Wolves and Dom Vixens for life!
Saber sincerely going into great depths about legit international relations to the point where I completely forget that he has cat ears
0:47 so that's where louis went after beastars
The spikes in the ground to stop paratroopers is a real tactic. (I think it’s outlawed by the Geneva Conventions, but, you know, in an actual war, it’s really just the Geneva Suggestion)
Interesting thing: squirrel in the "Squirrel and Hedgehog" might be a slight mistranslation. North koreans have a single word for both squirrel and chipmunk and since main characters clearly have fur patterns on their faces and tails, it is highly likely they are in fact chipmunks.
I'm from Russia and we don't have an official dub of "Squirrel and Hedgehog", but we have a fandub called "Бурундук и ёжик" (Chipmunk and Hedgehog). It might be because russian word "белка" (squirrel) is female gendered, so male gendered "chipmunk" was chosen instead, but I still like to believe our translators have done a better job with original korean title :-)
Makes sense, here in Brazil we too have a single word for them: ''Esquilo'', we don't have the word ''chipmunk'' here, so our translation for Alvin and the Chipmunks for exemple is Alvin and the Squirrels (Alvin e os Esquilos), only here the word in male gendered.
To be fair, chipmunk is just ground dwelling squirrel that doesn't have any distinction from other squirrels other than iconic striped back (many other squirrel too live in the ground surfaces and have extendable cheeks for holds food). So thats translation doesn't change anything
I’ve always found international and national propaganda cartoons morbidly fascinating too Saber. I feel the same way, it’s interesting seeing how animation is used internationally for both art and politics. Thank you for bringing more attention to this. Love your videos!
Same. I have a whole collection of WWII shorts on DVDs. Some horrible content to be sure. But fascinating to watch how some are boring as hell while others are so well done it’s wild.
Yeah. It makes sense to me why we have a fascination with these things wanting to understand the past and for a country such as North Korea much doesn’t go in or come out of it so what very little does will make us a bit curious.
@@mmalinoff5290 that's the human nature to have curious feeling toward something that potentially dangerous (physically or mentally)
Like in the USA?
@Ramon Andrajo What do you mean?
I love how HOME makes the most perfect background music. Love the song at 5:49, New Machines lol
This channel is a gem. I very much like the concept, your narration (with the mood pics) and the fact, that you try to give as much objective information as possible.
Thank you for your work and efforts!
Subscribed!
This just goes to show how powerful story telling is and how important it is to us. I mean who doesn't like a story with dragons or dinosaurs or prehistoric mammals?
Explain why Primal largely phased them out.
@@avadoksorem2854 What???
These cartoons actually look halfway decent! I feel so bad for the animators who are clearly talented but have to make these cartoons
Some, if not most of them actually want to make propaganda. no way animation that decent could be made while being pissed
@@deau2444 They want to because they were fed the same crap growing up. They're brainwashed, it's hardly a *real* choice if you ask me.
@@deau2444
Their life and their family's entire lineage is on the line
@@exceptionallyriso Now thats what I call Motivation!
What makes u think they dont want to??? If your family and house was lost by a US bomb you would be making anti america animation tol
I'm glad you're doing a video on these. I loved tracking these down in college
Saber spark being a furry makes me happy. Its not only because i am, it also because hes a great channel who supports even the most interesting minded people like furrys. Hes a cool RUclipsr who doesn't waste their time crying ranting and screaming about furrys and if they're either cringe or stupid. Nor does he brag about being one too. This makes him a great person
Me too! I'm also a therian
fax
@@Kaithe_therianandfurryThe early Japanese therians or the modern therians?
@@Raymi20- I dunno
@@Kaithe_therianandfurry Or the father of all therians, Kreekcra- Nah I'm joking, I meant THE EGYPTIAN GODS
What makes all of these propaganda shows all the more bizarre and unsettling is just how well-drawn and animated they often look.
North Korea's artists are wasted on the dumb propaganda they are forced to make for Kim Jong Un.
what makes US military propaganda movies is that american studios were able to brainwash people to voluntarily buy tickets to them.
seriously, you cannot watch topgun or iron man (or hundreds of similar movies) and say that these are "just ordinary movies" -- they are exactly like these North Korea cartoons, packed to the brim with militarism, national/religious exceptionalism and willingness to bring "peace and democracy" by any means necessary.
yea
North Korea: *ruled by evil Kim Jong Un, follow his strict ass laws or there will be consequences*
Also North Korea: *has anthro furry fox cartoons*
Also also North Korea: *robot crab pinches Fox girls chest*
Bro deadass said ill allow it💀💀
............................................... WARNING YOUR MICROSOFT PC HAS A VIRUS USE MICKA- second later *pc blows up*
@@EMC_ADEPT Kay
This place is weirder than ohio
Timestamp please
Holy shiitttt I just scrolled through your recent vids cuz I just found ur channel, and just wow seeing this next to a video about Pinocchio was amazing
29:46 GIANT ENEMY CRAB (attack it’s weak point for massive damage)
As a Korean viewer of this channel, i never thought that i would hearing this deep into my country's history, while i'm watching video about my nasty Northern cousin's furry cartoon.
The "nasty" north, sure. Look up Bodo Massacre and South Korean suicide and fertility rates
@@fsexplorer9727I think they meant that in a sarcastic way.
Also, every country has its own problems.
I love how universal villains being the more interesting characters in children's shows are even across countries
the fact that North Korea even has roads for CARS when people cant even own cars.
Love the fact Saber gave us the sauce for the thumbnail too . U A LEGEND MAN
He mentioned the Japanese invasion of Korea during the first bit of the video. While I lived in Korea, I went to a museum of sorts that showed this history of this. I think it was called “Independence Hall” and it was quite a thing to see. They had animatronics depicting what the Japanese did to the Korean women. It was very graphic. I enjoyed the rest of the museum and learning about Korea’s history though!
Well, thats what japan
Between Unit 731, Nanjing, Korea, and so much more, the Japanese army might be the most depraved participant in WW2.
You can understand why the global community is very iffy on the prospect of Japanese Rearmament that's been thrown around lately.
@@warbossgegguz679 I'd argue that would have been a problem if the old guard of post-war Japanese nationalism still held sway like they did back in the 2000s, but the fact is they don't. I'm talking about the conservatives who wanted Japanese atrocities written out of school history books and visited cemeteries where war criminals are interred. And they nearly succeeded in making younger generations forget their troubling national legacy (I've heard tell of young Japanese tourists using the Pearl Harbour memorial for selfies, but I could neither confirm nor deny this claim based on my own research).
It may be too early to tell if the incumbent powers in Japan are going to be better or worse compared to those that came before. Hell, they may mirror Israel's slippery slope into authoritarianism, only without the convenience of a scapegoat to blame all their woes on like Israel does with Palestine. But I feel confident in stating one thing: with tensions rising over Taiwan and the various societal crises in southeast Asia, Japanese rearmament is almost inevitable, as Japan is already going through a population crisis. Let's just hope that Abe's brand of nationalism lost its bite after his assassination, and it won't be prominent enough to take hold in Japan and repeat history
@@ShaunOfTheN00bs Oh no I agree. I think it's been unfairly long since they had greater independence. I'm just mentioning that the past is rather unflattering.
@@warbossgegguz679 for sure, but I think as long as Japan adopts the same mentality that Germany does when it comes to their relationship with the country's checkered past, then the world shouldn't worry too much about a resurgent Japan.
If anything, the new generations may do this themselves indirectly. This is because a rising percentage of Japanese school children are being taught in free schools where their learning is self-directed, so they're more likely to encounter outside writings of what Japan did during WW2
Good job on making this video, Saberspark. Those cartoons you reviewed intend to pander to kids, manipulate them, and make them act just as insane as the characters!
*It’s back:*
ruclips.net/video/mCfYi7634rU/видео.html
Yeah, that is nothing like SJW and cancel culure at all, those poor little insane DPRK kids.
I'll just say the "bad guys" in those cartoons are actually the heroes. That's why they have pretty fox girls on their side.
Here’s the full vid: that explains
ruclips.net/video/5z0qjBxw2gE/видео.html
after so long, it’s here.
@@SergioLeonardoCornejo Nope. USA are bad guys actually.
25:00 I totally regret searching officer e621 ;-;
i feel bad for you, man, also how old are you?
That clip from Clerks The Animated Series surprised me a little.
In all seriousness, this show (Squirrel & Hedgehog) being so well to North Korean kids, who are so impressionable, well, that is legitimately horrifying. I agree with Saberspark here; once you know the context of the show, it's VERY difficult to focus on anything BUT the context. And that shakes me more than most recent horror movies. 😬
Came for the fox waifu, left traumatized by the fact young children have to watch this
How is it horrifying. You are failing to understand that north Koreans live in a very different society, in its actual fundamental functioning. You can't apply western, capitalist standards to this. The children there are not so ignorant and impressionable as children from the USA
@@nukelewman "how is promoting child soldiers, killing all outsiders, and extreme violence to children horrifying?? Its just their society!"
@@laughableInflection I don't think this show promotes child soldiers at all. Keep in mind, it's still a fucking cartoon. And there really isn't much reason for us to engage because I doubt you have any sympathies for communism, right? You just see it as a savage, totalitarian ideology right?
@@nukelewman pretty sure thats what the characters in the last episode were. Its a cartoon full of things to try and sway the minds of the people who watch it, which tbh is common but still. Im not really a fan of cartoons or shows in general like that.
And no, i dont feel very strongly about communism in general, just north korea as controlling as it is.
I think Episode 5 was supossed to be based on that one time a Japanese politician that happened to be a former Pro-Wrestler worked together with Kim Jong-Il to host the biggest Pro-Wrestling event to boost his popularity cause he had ties with the Yakuza; Also apparently he was really popular with North Koreans for some reason. He also called a bunch of American Pro-Wrestlers to participate incluiding Ric Flair.
The Collision In Korea. That is well known for being an event that was too ambitous for it's own good. You can find the whole thing on RUclips.
Mortal Kombat?
What i noticed in this show ( the older episodes ) its very similar to older soviet union style of animation, that shows how much influence the ussr gave to north korea.
2:48 you awoke my animation meme phase with this song
Funfact: The Clever Racoon-dog was dubbed in Poland back in the end of 80's. Some of the well-known dub actors appeared in this dub like Joanna Wizmur (polish voice of Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory) or Ilona Kuśmierska (polish voice of Gadget from Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers)
O boże!
Co. 👁👁
You have just summoned an entire country, 🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱POLSKA GUROM🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱
Hey Saber, did you already make a video about "Nu, Pagadi!"? (English title is apparently "Well, Just You Wait!") Its a russian anthropomorphic cartoon about a wolf living in the city and trying to eat a hare living in his neighborhood. Its like Zootopia but 50 years earlier and with more cartoon violence
Ehhh, its less Zootpia and more Roadrunner
It's more so just slapstick comedy rather than Zootopia but i'd love a video on that, I used to watch a lot of old recordings of it as a kid
I would love that! I watched that show all the time as a kid. Though, it's more Tom and Jerry-esque than Zootopia.
NAWWW EPISODE 15 GOT THE VEGETA POSE
I love how CRD is educational with math and science but can’t explain how the baddie was able to punch the fox lady from that far away and make the plane change dimensions 😂
Btw the fox lady looks like she could be the daughter of Lt. Vixen and that wolf guy Keoteo lmao
This channel is slowly becoming Saber's downfall I to insanity 🤣🤣🤣 YES join us! JOIN THE MADNESS
Oh boy...
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
@here is the full clip got saved by an ad
I'm totally convinced that *Mike Pollock* has done work in nearly every low budget cartoon production ever lol. He's a nice guy though 👍
he's gotta pay the bills too.
Like the Dr. Eggman voice actor?
You know what they say: “The more, the merrier!”
@@iamnothale Not gonna lie, I also just imagined him saying "Don't get excited boys, those were the *easy* ones!"
He even voiced “Hitler Lite” in Lastman.
43:35 I’d say it reminds me a lot of transformers generation one. Idk when this animation came out, bc I’m listening to this video as background. But I’d bet that the style of animation being made and largely popular in Japan is a show of influence on the design with the vehicles and such
6:28 i love that the tanks are just t-34/85's with some spikes on top
Mike Pollock didn't just voice Eggman in Sonic X, he's still the official English voice of the character in the games!
I think mike pollock has actually stepped down from his role as Dr. Robotnik, as of sonic prime and sonic frontiers.
@@trevorjamieson8892 he's still Eggman in frontiers but not the new TV show. in fact the whole cast is new for that one.
Edit: i looked up the new VA, same guy as the voice of the "it's Over 9000!" meme. yeah... i did not expect that either.
@@trevorjamieson8892 Mike Pollock has said he'll voice Eggman for as long as possible and he did the voice in Frontiers. In Prime all the characters have different voice actors because of some Canadian law requiring the use of Canadian voice actors for Canadian productions. But the actors for the games have not changed, despite some initial confusion.
@@agentw8728 Oh right, I forgot about that whole "It has to be completely Canadian or it'll get pushed to the side" law-
@@damienearl8302 Christ that's pretty openly racist (nationalist maybe? it's some kinda discrimination) for a country that gets praised to high-heaven for "being so nice".
Mike pollock actually voices eggman in EVERYTHING besides the movies, not just in Sonic X. (for a few years, the entire sonic x cast became the voice actors for the games aswell, and Mike pollock is one of the few that have stuck around)
Not Sonic Prime tho ☹️
@@KingsBard Or Sonic SatAM.
< for a few years, the entire sonic x cast became the voice actors for the games aswell
And yet, even Duke Nukem himself Jon St. John hated Big the Cat so much, he actually quit.
I have seen some of these in greek tv but they weren't the war ones, I rember one where a squirrel is sent to get medicine for his grandpa and he goofs around and when he gets back it is too late and they carry his grandpa away on and ambulance and he dies and the cartoon ends with the squirrel crying. That was some dark shit for me to see as a 7 year old
It happend to the click and now saberspark this is awesome
Me watching the clips of _Squirrell and Hedgehog:_ "man, the janky animation and the weird contrast between the violent shootouts and thr cartoony character design reminds me of _Speed Racer"_
Saberspark: "I think the batch of episodes after the original miniseries is heavily influenced by _Speed Racer"_
Me: "Yay! Validation!"
The wrestling episode is probably based on a real event imo. I checked the dates, the episode seems to have been released in 1997, and in 1995 the Collision in Korea happened.
The Collision in Korea was a wrestling promo between WCW and New Japan Pro Wrestling hosted in Pyongyang to a crowd of 190,000 North Koreans. The main event was a match between Ric Flair and Antonio Inoki, and was also kind of a weird political promotion for Inoki's re-election campaign to Japanese Parliament. Honestly the whole thing is a crazy story in itself
There's an episode of Dark Side of the Ring about, it definitely had an effect XD
Yeah, I remember of having heard of that story.
I think the new North Korean leader was getting into his position, and that wretling even was somesort of "showing off the new leader's power."
Я бы хотел продолжения мультика бурундук и ежик,мне он очень понравился. Но и умная енотовидная собака тоже крутой мультик, его хотя бы выпускают еще, а вот бие бы хотелось посмотреть дальше, тк мне интересно что с кадетами будеть дальше. Я раздумывал даже сам над различными вариациями продолжения серий - -".....
Меня бурундук и ежик вдохновили на создание собственного проекта который я планирую выпустить в ближайшие годы) 😅
It’s things like this that absolutely blow my mind that North and South Korea are on the same peninsula.
i think both koreas south and north tend to be a less respected but equally popular animation culture in the world that follows along with canada and japan. because when you watch a domestic animation made by these countries. you can tell how culturally and ethically different they are in their storytelling, humor, as well visual styles in their animations. they are not often the same as ours. Squrriel and hedgehog is no different to this example, despite it being made out of a infamous nature of north korea
Now if there was another series thats similar i would recommend checking out for a review, i would say check out Chinese animations such as Black Cat Detective (黑猫警长) or Rainbow Cat & Blue Rabbit (虹猫蓝兔).
Also Scissors Seven too.
@@Pridetoons thats another good example, i was going for examples similar to the squrriel and hedgehog show, in term of animation and storytelling with anthro characters. these 2 that came to mind, tend to be hugely popular with the Chinese youth and general public. and kinda get away with the same things that S&H did.
infamous nature of north korea?
@@ramonandrajo6348 North Korea tend to have a strict authoritarian regime and ideology. Those are north koreas infamous natures that their animations are made out of. Particularly, Squrriel and Hedgehog.
There are also 3000 whys of Blue Cat and some 3D cartoons produced by Bluearc Studios (the studio which is also controversial for their illegal ultraman media (due to UM Corporation's involvement and contract for Bluearc in that time) like Fruity Robo and RevEvolution. Kung Food is also included! Oh wait, great Chinese Animation movies also exist like White Snake and Ne Zha. Plus, as for unoriginal cartoons, God Beast King Kong (神兽金刚) exists.
Suddenly I'm reminded of a George Orwell quote "All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others"
What?
Animal farm
@@ramonandrajo6348 a quote from Animal Farm which is a commentary on Stahlinist USSR but considering North Korea is also an authoritarian country bassed of a Communist regime I felt it a fitting quote
@@NitakuDragonsoul cringe
@@NitakuDragonsoul A movie is not the same as reality and you know it, and no; there was never communism in North Korea because the system of government they have doesn't fit with that, at all.
When my elementary school was still in operation, they showed us catholic movies that were made by SEK Studio thru a company called Mondo TV. I have vivid memories of these movies, I believe they made a good chunk of them. Never know that SEK was from North Korea so that was quite the surprise.
I was wondering why I hadn't seen any videos from you for years and only just got recommended this video and I saw youtube unsubscribed me from you. Pretty cool
He has now finally come to terms with his furriness.
One of us.
Nooo! You were the chosen one!
Lol, he was at MFF earlier this month. I’d say it’s about confirmed.
One of us.
@@alexjenkins2574 footage??
Definitely uwu OwO >w< XD x3 jkjkjkjkjk that’s a joke
but yea definitely and his sona is adorable
Small theory here;
The show may be intentionally hard to follow, to encourage kids to initiate discussion with adults about the plot, which makes the kid's brain work harder while thinking about the show, embedding it deeper into their memory.
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31:41 Don’t mind me.
That Fox pu-