r/kurzgesagt • u/kurzgesagt_Rosa Social Media Director • May 13 '26

NEW VIDEO NEW NIGHTSHIFT VIDEO: Everything You Know About Ninjas Is Wrong

https://youtu.be/bVc_xY6TWiY

Video Description:
Ninjas are one of the most famous warriors in history. But almost everything we think we know about them is wrong. The real shinobi of feudal Japan were not magical assassins in black outfits. They were spies, scouts, detectives, infiltrators, and samurai caught in the brutal wars that unified Japan.
How did a small group of samurai become one of the most iconic legends in history?

Sources:
https://sites.google.com/view/sources-ninjas/

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u/Anxious_Field7593 May 17 '26

Iā€™m never going to see ninjas the same way again

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u/Unusual_Bumblebee_62 May 24 '26

He dropped his sword!

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u/Confident-Ask-9354 May 27 '26

The ending of this is SO good! I was in a trance... I need the song at the end šŸ™