Season 6, Episode 10 - Gundam Must Die (Patreon)

This week on MSB: we put a bow on SD Gundam Gaiden with our coverage of episode 4 'The Warrior of Light'.  The final confrontation with ultimate evil is at hand, and it seems there is no other option: the Gundam knights must die.

Show Notes

• Wikipedia pages for the Imperial Regalia of Japan (aka the Three Sacred Treasures/三種の神器), and the sword Kusanagi no Tsurugi (草薙の剣, aka Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi/天叢雲剣).
• Additional articles about the regalia and Kusanagi, from CNN (for the recent enthronement of the Reiwa Emperor), and Ancient-Origins.net.
• Pages for Susanoo-no-Mikoto, Susano's relationship with his sister, Amaterasu, and the mythical serpent Orochi.
• Wikipedia pages for the probably-mythical Emperor Jimmu (神武天皇) and hero Yamato Takeru. The only source I found that gave a reason for Yamato Takeru killing his brother is this page by author Rod Lucas, whose website catalogues shrines, kami, and other information about shinto.
• Books and articles:
  
  De Bary, Wm. Theodore, et al. “Early Shinto - Legends Concerning Shinto Deities.” Sources of Japanese Tradition from Earliest Time to 1600, 2nd ed., vol. 1, Columbia University Press, New York, NY, 2001, pp. 23–28.
  
  Naumann, Nelly. The “Kusanagi” Sword. Accessed here: https://freidok.uni-freiburg.de/data/4635.
  
  Roberts, Jeremy. Japanese Mythology A to Z. 2nd ed., Chelsea House Publishers, 2010.
  
  Tyler, Royall, translator. “The Drowning of Emperor Antoku,” “The Death of Noritsune,” “The Mirror’s Return to the Capital,” and “The Sword.” The Tale of the Heike, Penguin Books, New York, NY, 2012, pp. 609–625.

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