[VedalkenBear]

I may be misunderstanding something here, but while I tend to rail against Yomi and Sinuyama for not accurately representing historical Japan, they very accurately portray mythical Japan... and that's mythical Japan to the Japanese. Now, granted, it's mythical Japan ca. 1700, but it seems distinct from other areas represented.

Perhaps that can be chalked up to Japan's overall successful attempt to integrate into the politics of the late 19th century, instead of, well, China's rather different approach.