Season 16, Episode 15: Shifting Currents (Culture 1973-1979)
A photograph (from 2012) of the Mitsubishi building which was bombed in 1974 by the East Asian Anti-Japan Armed Front, a Japanese terrorist group. Source: Public Domain
A photograph of the Yasukuni Shrine taken in 2010. Because of its specific inclusion of War Criminals in 1978, the shrine remains a source of controversy today. Source: Wiiii, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A photograph of Tsukuba Fujimaro, the head priest of Yasukuni Shrine, in his younger years. Although the shrine’s governing authority voted to include war criminals in 1970, he delayed the practical inclusion until his death in 1978. Source: Public Domain
A promotional poster advertising the show “Mobile Suit Gundam,” a popular entry in the “real robot” sub-genre of anime which remains extremely popular today. Source: Sunrise Animation
An advertisement from 1890 featuring every card available from them at the time. Eventually, of course, they branched into other forms of entertainment and in the late 1970s began creating video game consoles. Source: Public Domain
The original Color TV-Game 6 console which Nintendo released in 1977, the first video game console made by Nintendo. While the console’s name appears prominently at the top, the device displays no branding of its manufacturer, Nintendo. Source: User Chapuisat of Flickrderivative work: MagentaGreen, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Color TV-Game Block Kuzushi, released in 1979, was the first console to display Nintendo’s name. Source: Public Domain
The first Nintendo Game & Watch product was a game called “Ball,” in which a character attempted to catch falling balls before they hit the ground. Source: masatsu, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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