As of August 2021, the video has over 68 million views. It particularly received considerable attention on Tumblr and Reddit.
It went viral on social media after its release on February 2, 2016, and under a week later, received over four million views by February 8. The video was described as "an entertaining new approach to education". It showcases Wurtz's quirky visual and comedic style through a mixture of fast-paced narration and animation, intercut with short musical jingles. The video covers key events of its history: " Buddhism, internal conflict, alliances with Britain, World War I, World War II, the dropping of atomic bombs and its post-war economic miracle". : 0:00:36 YouTube history of japan Īlongside interest on Vine, Wurtz achieved wider popularity in 2016 with history of japan, a nine-minute YouTube video that outlines Japan's history. He has stated in a video on his website that this was directly inspired by an acceptance speech given by André 3000. His acceptance speech for the award was notably curt, as he walked up to the mic, said "Thank you", and immediately walked off the stage. On April 11, 2016, Wurtz won the Shorty Award for "Tech & Innovation: Weird" at the 8th Shorty Awards during the awards ceremony, attention was given to one of his Vine uploads "I'm Still a Piece of Garbage". He received early attention in 2015 for the short video "Shaving My Piano", which was covered briefly in The Verge. Before transitioning fully to YouTube, Wurtz was uploading a video to Vine nearly every day. He began by taking short videos he had previously published to his website and re-editing them to fit Vine's six-second restriction. Wurtz was first known for his presence on the short-form video-sharing website Vine, where he first gained a following in 2014.
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