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Creator of Kanji - Conversations With People That Owe Us An Apology

2025-09-19 Entertainment
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Debating the Creator of Kanji: Genius or Accidental Doodler?

Uncover the true intent behind Kanji—was its creator a profound visionary or simply an immortal doodler whose creations burden millions of students? This conversation confronts the architect of a global nightmare disguised as art.

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  • Determine if the origins of Kanji were rooted in genius design or accidental scribbling.
  • Expose the often absurd, sometimes offensive, reasoning supplied by the creator for foundational characters.
  • Understand the immense pedagogical burden resting on the Creator's legacy of 50,000 characters.

This episode features a direct confrontation with the alleged creator of the Kanji writing system. Readers will gain insight into the absurd, humorous, and sometimes frustrating explanations behind fundamental characters. Use this context to re-evaluate educational systems built upon these ancient, sometimes nonsensical, foundations.

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What if you could sit down with the mind behind one of humanity’s most hated people? In this episode, we interview the creator of kanji — figuring out whether he was a visionary genius or an accidental doodler who became immortal. 凸凹凸凹凸凹凸凹凸凹SUBSCRIBE!!凸凹凸凹凸凹凸凹凸凹凸凹凸

Top Comments (10)

@alirodriguez2833 2025-09-19

The creator of kanji looks suspiciously like Sugi

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@lordnudelholz 2025-09-19

Amazing that the inventor of kanji is still living and you got him in front of the camera, thank you!

225 3 replies
@johnpettersen5086 2025-09-19

Creator of Kanji floating off screen at the end was *muah* chef's kiss

110 1 replies
@massimomaioli7142 2025-09-22

"no pain, no pain" best motto ever

56 2 replies
@korina.lol. 2025-09-19

SUGI LOOKS LIKE THE LORAX I CANT 💔

148 5 replies
@jthymtd 2025-09-19

I learned these new words from today's video: "林, 森, 閉, 窓, 部" . Thanks for the hilarious explanation and interaction. You're a perfect duo. Keep up the good content, Real Real Japan.

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@LunarAgent 2025-09-19

After seeing the Noodle Theory, I now believe that most Kanji were created when ink spilled on the page and they were just like, "Yeah, ok. We're done here. Time for lunch!"

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@APottedplant0 2025-09-19

Sugi turning into his true self.

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@The_Invisible_Ork 2025-10-16

12:28 why did Sugi just; “Ooooooo”

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@manabellum 2025-09-19

H for Hidari was exactly what I came up when I tried to memorize these a long time ago.

40 6 replies

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