Talk:千本桜 (Senbonzakura)/@comment-182.250.225.172-20130528021906/@comment-146.115.171.118-20180903071421

ICBMs weren't used in the Meiji era sure, but they weren't used in WW2 either, they were a development in the Cold War. I don't think they used ray guns in WW2 either... it's a song. It uses metaphor and allusion and deliberate juxtaposition of anachronistic elements to create a contrast. You can't say one word is definite proof of a particular setting when it draws in diverse settings to make its point.