I agree, though it is a shame that there was no real plan for the post-Tokyo part of the raid. Many planes simply ran out of fuel and the crews had to bail out (some in hostile territory).
For audacity it definitely ranks up there with the German airborne assault on Crete and the Japanese attack on Singapore; both took high losses for incredible gains. In Singapore the Japanese were so depleted/outnumered and their supply lines so stretched they thought the British expected them to surrender (with good reason), and were shocked that the British themselves were surrendering.
There was a post-Tokyo plan, if I recall. However their carrier, the Hornet, was spotted by a Japanese picket boat and the planes had to launch early. So a longer than planned flight meant less fuel to get to China after their run. It also did not help that the communications inside of free China of their mission was poor and a recovery plan was spotty.