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I received a question from a listener about the circumstances of this event, so I decided to answer it. Quite a few people know that Nathan is a fake Godzilla expert and that he's desperate for attention, but it has come to my attention that he told everyone that he "left" Kaijuvision. That is not true, he was asked to leave - also known as fired. So my podcast co-host defended a sexual predator, and attempted to discredit one of his many victims online. She had a lot of courage to come forward with her allegations. Nathan politicized the issue, demonized her, and labeled her as the aggressor. It is an indication that he has some deep-seated and concerning issues. Nathan has said many times that he "left" Kaijuvision, acting like it was his choice. That's a lie. He was asked to leave, because I don't let people who attack r-pe victims into my house, let alone do podcasts with them. I received a question from a listener about the circumstances of this event, so I decided to answer it. If you're wondering why I am a little bent over in this video, it's because of severe chronic pain in my spine. Receipts here: https://twitter.com/kaijuvision/status/1344055920096063488 Receipts include excerpts from Nathan's blog about the Dennis Hensley alleged attempted rape scandal, and his claim his Facebook was hacked (redactions are to protect his friends) The now redacted section by Watkins characterizing Hensley's victims as the aggressors, Nathan saying it's the best thing written on the scandal, and the rest of Watkins' disgraceful and over-the-top blog. Nathan's full article: http://nathanjsmarchand.com/my-thoughts-on-the-dr-dennis-hensley-scandal/   If you're wondering why I am a little bent over in this vide, it's because of severe chronic pain in my spine. Receipts here: https://twitter.com/kaijuvision/status/1344055920096063488 Receipts include excerpts from Nathan's blog about the Dennis Hensley alleged attempted rape scandal, and his claim his Facebook was hacked (redactions are to protect his friends).  The now redacted section by Watkins characterizing Hensley's victims as the aggressors, Nathan saying it's the best thing written on the scandal, and the rest of Watkins' over the top blog. Nathan's full article: http://nathanjsmarchand.com/my-thoughts-on-the-dr-dennis-hensley-scandal/ MP3: https://kaijuvisionradioepisodes.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/kvr-live-6-regarding-nathans-departure-from-kaijuvision-in-august-2018.mp3 Official Kaijuvision merchandise on Redbubble: http://www.redbubble.com/shop/kaijuvision?ref=search_box   Host/Editor/Director: Brian Scherschel Video Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana "Torii Gate" Banners: Kevin Geary (kevincgearydesign.com) Logos: Nanoparticles (www.fiverr.com/nanoparticles) Music: Audiophiliac (www.fiverr.com/audiophiliac) KVR Live YouTube Music by: –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Summer Nights by LiQWYD https://soundcloud.com/liqwyd Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/summer-nights-liqwyd Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/6A2mPVrYAxs –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Copyright Brian J. Scherschel All Rights Reserved

In this live, I outline the incredible threat to United States national security during this tumultuous time. With the election, a possible presidential transition, and the coronavirus in the White House, there are many threats from other nations and non-state actors. I also address the reactions to the Comfort Women video previously released on this channel. MP3: http://kaijuvisionradioepisodes.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/kvr-live-5-the-us-a-nation-in-crisia-honda-war-crimes-video-recap.mp3 Official Kaijuvision merchandise on Redbubble: http://www.redbubble.com/shop/kaijuvision?ref=search_box   Host/Editor/Director: Brian Scherschel Video Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana "Torii Gate" Banners: Kevin Geary (kevincgearydesign.com) Logos: Nanoparticles (www.fiverr.com/nanoparticles) Music: Audiophiliac (www.fiverr.com/audiophiliac) KVR Live YouTube Music by: –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Summer Nights by LiQWYD https://soundcloud.com/liqwyd Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/summer-nights-liqwyd Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/6A2mPVrYAxs –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Copyright Brian J. Scherschel All Rights Reserved

In this live, I show you the new Gamera Blu-ray set that arrived, and I discuss the cancellation of G-Fest article in the newest G-Fan Magazine, and make some remarks to honor the occasion of Kaijuvision's 3rd anniversary. The show first aired on September 20, 2017.  I apologize for the audio - YouTube Live must have forced the webcam microphone as the default. MP3: http://kaijuvisionradioepisodes.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/kvr-live-4-g-fan-magazine-coronavirus-article3f9ba1pc05jzpdqr.mp3 Official Kaijuvision merchandise on Redbubble: http://www.redbubble.com/shop/kaijuvision?ref=search_box   Host/Editor/Director: Brian Scherschel Video Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana Copyright Brian J. Scherschel All Rights Reserved

In this episode I tackle the issue of Ishiro Honda's time during World War II administering a comfort women camp. I was asked how he evaded punishment for committing Class C War Crimes (Crimes Against Humanity), and I have a definitive yet complex answer. Honda's films were supportive of human rights, and this is what we remember his place in history during World War II. If Honda was an unnamed Japanese man who participated in these crimes, I would have wanted him to be brought to justice and served some kind of punishment for them. However, there are many reasons why this didn't happen. So put on your thinking cap and listen as I explain how complex this situation is. MP3: http://kaijuvisionradioepisodes.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/57-ishiro-honda-and-crimes-against-humanity02v7a94mcs02v74dhs2.mp3 Transcript: I received a question after I advertised a Q and A for YouTube. I did not receive them on Twitter publicly - they were all submitted privately. Given the nature of this particular question, I can see why it was submitted anonymously. I gave my initial reflections in Livestream 2, and in this episode I'm going to further address this issue. First I'll give you some background. In episode 4 of the show, I covered the issue of the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal. I utilized a few sources plus what I already knew and thought about regarding the subject. I've never shied away from a subject because it was too difficult for me to read about and process. But I'll preface what I say with this: It's not my place to forgive Ishiro Honda for what he did under the command of the Imperial Japanese Army. It also isn't your place to forgive him. The only ones who can forgive him are the women (and men) who were put in the camps. And it isn't Godzilla fandom experts' place to downplay the significance of that chapter of his life. I can only give you my analysis of what I've learned and thought about. Honda was in a command position at a comfort women camp during World War II. He administered actions there. He would have participated in “acquiring” women for the camp, also known as abducting, or kidnapping, and forcing them into sexual slavery. Human trafficking is another way to put this. These actions classify him as a class C war criminal, for crimes against humanity. He was not arrested, charged, or punished after the war was over. The US only got around 5,000 of the war criminals, and some were charged by other countries like Australia. When the surrender took place the Japanese military and government destroyed the records, and the military personnel put on civilian clothes or went into hiding, or both. Without a record of who was connected to these war crimes, it's hard to prove they did anything. Virtually everyone else threw themselves under the bus for Emperor Showa (Hirohito). Out of political expediency, the US gave Emperor Showa a way to out of it by not focusing on him in order to preserve the oldest imperial family on Earth. This action enabled nationalists in Japan and war crimes deniers, as well as anyone else who didn't want to accept responsibility. Needless to say, denying these war crimes is beyond shameful. Nationalists say that the class A war criminals who were executed sacrificed themselves to keep the imperial family. The US also let the Unit 731 chemical and biological weapons scientists and employees free too, and judges at the tribunal weren't even told about that. The more you learn about the comfort women camps, the more shocking it gets. These camps were where some of the worst violations of human rights occurred during the war. Women were raped and beaten. They were pulled into a state-organized sex trafficking operation. Women were raped up to and exceeding 80 times a day in these camps. Many wished they were dead, some attempted or committed suicide, and they thought death would be better than this. It destroyed their lives.

In this live, I address the recently released Japan Sinks: 2020 anime series from Science Saru Studios and directed by Masaaki Yuasa.  I give you my reactions and thoughts on this incredible anime.  It's bizarre, funny, sad, and surprising!  It departs significantly from the original Komatsu book.  I analyze the Japanese rap battle about what it means to be Japanese, the old man's murder spree while riding a mobility scooter, and the many bizarre deaths in this fascinating story. MP3: http://kaijuvisionradioepisodes.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/kvr-live-3-japan-sinks-2020-3s9g1nzweg93.mp3 Official Kaijuvision merchandise on Redbubble: http://www.redbubble.com/shop/kaijuvision?ref=search_box   Host/Editor/Director: Brian Scherschel Video Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana Copyright Brian J. Scherschel All Rights Reserved

In this live, I answer questions from listeners about some complex issues, such as fandom behavior online, Ishiro Honda's time in a command position at a comfort women camp, who really rebuilt Japan after the war, economic circumstances that led to the Japanese Economic Miracle, the disparate impact on minorities that gatekeeping has, and the level of popularity of rescinding Article 9 from the Japanese Constitution. MP3: http://kaijuvisionradioepisodes.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/kvr-live-2-fandom-discourse-honda-war-crimes.mp3 Official Kaijuvision merchandise on Redbubble: http://www.redbubble.com/shop/kaijuvision?ref=search_box   Host/Editor/Director: Brian Scherschel Video Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana Copyright Brian J. Scherschel All Rights Reserved

Staying on Shin Godzilla-related content, I give my opinion on the popular article “Shin Godzilla vs. GMK: The Battle Over Japanese Nationalism”. It's not 1947 anymore, and Japan has shown the world how good of a country it can be. At the end of the day, the Japanese should make their own decisions about their constitution and if they should grow their military. East Asia is a very dangerous place right now, and the US and Japan have many things in common. I believe these two movies are not opposites – they are two sides of the same patriotic coin. Link to the article: http://www.godzilla-movies.com/news/shin-godzilla-vs-gmk-the-battle-over-japanese-nationalism MP3: http://kaijuvisionradioepisodes.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/56-shin-godzilla-gmk-and-japanese-nationalism.mp3 Transcript: Welcome back to Kaijuvision. I'm Brian Scherschel. I'm going to continue with Shin Godzilla-related content. As I've been interested in politics and history since I was 7 years old, this has always been my interest and my specialty. So as they say on YouTube, let's get right into it. In this episode I'm going to address an article called “Shin Godzilla and GMK: The Battle Over Japanese Nationalism”, which was written by Gman in 2017. It's about how Shin Godzilla is supposedly nationalist propaganda, but in reality, this article itself reads like propaganda. Propaganda is information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular cause or point of view. I'll start by saying that I have a master's in public administration with a concentration in comparative and international affairs from the best public administration school in the country. It's ranked higher than the Kennedy School of Government. I have read a great deal about Japanese nationalism, and I've covered over 50 topics on Kaijuvision, so this is not really a new topic for me. I've never addressed an article like this on the show before, but I am now because the Godzilla and the kaiju community is really missing a lot of perspective on this topic in particular. Fans of Godzilla and kaiju deserve to hear updated information to be able to make good decisions. There are others in the community who have it right by disagreeing with the conventional wisdom. It's not that hard to understand, it's just that people have been getting outdated information for so long, and it's time to move forward. When I released my “Politics of Shin Godzilla” episode, I came up against only a little bit of push-back. The feedback was largely positive. Most of the negative responses were hilarious to me, calling me Fox News and a populist, among other things. They called Shin Godzilla Japanese militarist nationalist propaganda, and the “Triumph of the Will” of Godzilla movies, which is a comparison to the Nazi regime's propaganda. I think the criticisms of Shin Godzilla have been so over the top. One person said I didn't mention GMK from 2001 and pretended to have this sort of “gotcha” moment. I don't think he listened to anything I said in the video either, but maybe he did. But when he mentioned that, he reminded me of this article about GMK and Shin Godzilla. So getting into the article, right out of the gate, it sets up GMK and Shin Godzilla as opposing political forces. It says how GMK represents Japan's pacifist ideals and Shin Godzilla represents right-wing nationalism. So here's why this is a false setup from the outset: Both movies are patriotic. They're two sides of the same coin. Patriotism is faith in one's homeland: political, historical, cultural, ethnic, and patriotism is defensive, inward-thinking, and fulfilled. Nationalism is inseparable from the desire for power and promoting national identity, culture, language, race, religion, and political goals, and nationalism is offensive, outwards, and power hungry. There's nothing in GMK or Shin Godzilla about how the rest of the world needs to be more Japanese,

This livestream was conducted for the Center for Disaster Philanthropy Covid-19 Response Fund: http://disasterphilanthropy.org/cdp-fund/cdp-covid-19-response-fund/ In this first livestream from Kaijuvision, I discuss the Covid-19 Pandemic, the status of G-Fest with respect to the pandemic, the postponed Summer Olympic games, how important supermarket employees and other essential workers are, the reactions to the Politics of Shin Godzilla episode, how the pandemic has affected Japan, the economic impact of the coronavirus on jobs and the economy, and the status of future episodes of Kaijuvision. MP3: http://kaijuvisionradioepisodes.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/livestream-1-charity-livestream-covid-19-pandemic-g-fest-and-olympics.mp3 Official Kaijuvision merchandise on Redbubble: http://www.redbubble.com/shop/kaijuvision?ref=search_box   Host/Editor/Director: Brian Scherschel Video Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana Copyright Brian J. Scherschel All Rights Reserved

The final word on the politics of Shin Godzilla, from the podcast that covered it best. Is Shin Godzilla a “nationalist” movie? As an international affairs graduate of the best public policy school in the country, I can say that it is not nationalistic. It's patriotic. The 3/11 Disaster (Earthquake/Tsunami/Nuclear Meltdowns) had a big influence on the movie. Godzilla effectively IS the 3/11 disaster. If it was nationalistic, I wouldn't like it as much. Watch me tell you what every fan should know about this incredible movie. I cover the satire, the realism, and much more! This is my first episode recorded on video, but you can still listen to the audio version just like every previous episode. MP3: http://kaijuvisionradioepisodes.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/55-the-politics-of-shin-godzilla38v2j0d7slqipxm1.mp3   Official Kaijuvision merchandise on Redbubble: http://www.redbubble.com/shop/kaijuvision?ref=search_box   Host/Editor/Director/Scenic Videos: Brian Scherschel Video Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana Music: Audiophiliac (www.fiverr.com/audiophiliac) "Torii Gate" Banners: Kevin Geary (kevincgearydesign.com) Logos: Nanoparticles (www.fiverr.com/nanoparticles) Copyright Brian J. Scherschel All Rights Reserved

In this short video, I reintroduce KVR's YouTube channel. I'm here to say welcome to the show again! I say again about what Kaijuvision focuses on. I will sometimes make an appearance for videos in-person. MP3: http://kaijuvisionradioepisodes.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/00000-youtube-channel-reintroduction-5cs01maqzp4d93.mp3 Host/Editor/Director/Scenic Videos: Brian Scherschel Video Location: Lincoln Bank Tower (left), Allen County Courthouse (center), and The PNC Building (right), Fort Wayne, Indiana Music: Audiophiliac (www.fiverr.com/audiophiliac) "Torii Gate" Banners: Kevin Geary (kevincgearydesign.com) Logos: Nanoparticles (www.fiverr.com/nanoparticles) Copyright Brian J. Scherschel All Rights Reserved