Kamikazes were not the first anti-ship missiles

Were kamikazes the original anti-ship missiles?

No; guided weapons such as Fritz X and related Italian developments are closer technological ancestors of the anti-ship missile.

The analogy fails as a first-of-its-kind claim because weapons such as Fritz X and related Italian guided-weapon work already existed. The distinction rests on guidance and weapon-system design rather than the fact that both delivered an explosive aircraft-shaped object into a ship. The exchange directs viewers toward the technological lineage of guided bombs and missiles.