This video was a long and arduous journey, but I'm so happy how it turned out! I'm glad an anime that I really fell in love with had so much inspiration behind it!
Gaijin Goombah Media Plz do Yokai University in Yokai Watchers It a Manga I make about a kitsune named Akira who have friends like Alice a rokurokubi who is a mother figure to Akira,Carlos an Oni who is Tough guy always get annoy by Akira,Zane a comedy Neko mata who have YouKaiTube channel and other Yokai in this manga in my UA-cam channel I did 3 Chapter like Pool Party How Alice stole Valentines Day The Great Yokai Test Featuring Hanako San Plz do Gaijin My 2 Female friend and I work hard with this series
Same here. I had a feeling Gaijin would have to change the name of this series because of copyright issues eventually the second he announced the name. With how aggressive UA-cam's system is, I expected it to happen much sooner.
Fun fact! In the original Dracula by Bram Stocker (which I am just finishing as I type this), Garlic FLOWERS are what Dr. Van Helsing used to ward off Dracula.
@@briarrosegael2015 Vampires don't burn only when they have the soil of their homeland touching their feet. I.e. Dracula had to have Transylvanian soil in his shoes.
@@barrybend7189 Really? Interesting, I personally prefer them not to burn, but oh well. Much like the "um actually" arguments for the differences between dragons and wyverns(the definition on google literally describes them as being a dragon with a different amount of legs, and it's like someone saying "um actually that's a St. Bernard, not a dog." The arguments come from a modern perspective, and thinking that such concepts and creatures were even cohesive yet. PS. *HOT TAKE:* Wyrm's are the best dragons aesthetically, no legs, serpentine body, with wings on their back.
@@briarrosegael2015 yeah speaking of Bram Stoker's Drakula in the manga Battle Angel Alita Last Order there's a Vampire like character( called a class V mutant) called Cerulia. Read all the way up to her own backstory arc and some things will surprise you. Also she's 700 years old so she was alive during the time of Bram Stoker's Dracula's writing.
Similar. One of the characters in a story I've been working on for years is a shrine god, so knowing all about these different yokai helps me figure out how she can interact with the main characters
Yeah I’ve been a massive fan of Japanese myth but don’t know where to start and this channel is in my opinion one of the best for that for that for those who want to write about faithful yoaki and Japanese myths then look no further than this place once I’ve done enough research I can finally start writing about it love this channel for years
One thing I must mention on the similarity of the Oni in Kimetsu no Yaiba to the vampires, is that the vampires are translated into Japanese as 吸血鬼, literally meaning "Blood-sucking Oni."
To be fair to garlic, it was (and sometimes still is) called the stinking rose and has quite pretty flowers. It's just a lot easier to transport bulbs than flowers. Still, this definitely brings up something that I'll have to explore sometime and see if anyone else has ever addressed the flowers (or, really, the other parts of the garlic plant) beyond the bulbs.
I'd like to point out that Tanjiro is not seeking revenge for his dead loved ones noted in 1:49. His objective is to turn Nezuko back into a human and live. This is one of the good draws in Tanjiros personality that makes his logic, compassion, and personality likable as it is.
Honestly when looking at mythologies as a whole for their cultures it is very surprising at how many similarities there are. In point of fact from everything I've seen with Gaijin's videos the "misconception" that all Yokai are goblin's is actually probably the closet to the truth for how one would place them in European mythologies as they are very much Fae, (fairies in modern terms) for the kind of roles they fill, their natures, and what seperates them from Kami which a similar line is drawn between Fae and some "Earthly Gods" Like Yule or Litha
Don't the both fall under the "Mongaloid" subspecies of human? I realize that word is probably like, yucky cuz it's also slang for ppl with Downs Syndrome, buuuut it's a term for (mostly) Asian people sooooo IDK. If so, maybe there's a connection there? IDK.
@@r.j.penfold With the way you are looking at the term "mongoloid" would refer to more like Neanderthals, and Cromagna, though aside from the "corrupted human" aspect of Oni explored in the series, it is a stretch to call any creature like Oni, Windigos, or Fae, as a subspecies of human. Many may be Humanoids, but in the end all that says is they have a human like body structure. Final note part of why "mongoloid" would have been used for Asians, is ties back into the Mongols of Asia, like the Hun empire.
Not sure if you or anyone else has noticed, but it showed how much humanity Nezuko has since episode ONE. After Tanjiro came back from the village and saw his family slaughtered, you see Nezuko over one of the siblings, as if she died protecting them. Which is why she hesitated and cried when Tanjiro talked to her when she attacked. I love this anime/manga.
SPOILER ALERT (only on a character outfit) "Oh, interesting anime" I thought. *watches a few episodes* Um...am I the only one who thinks the main villain looks like Michael Jackson in his smooth criminal costume?
@TigerClaw! Evil? No...I'd say hotter :3 I remember MJ from the early to late 80's (smooth criminal, thriller), when he still had a decent nose and color to his skin. He just looked healthier then. So this "anime" version I really like alot. And quite enjoy all the characters. Inosuke is my fave funny one lol!
I am impressed with Gaijin's research on a great show. I would never have thought Nezuko to be the closest to the true essence of an Oni than any other Demon.
When you were talking about how Nezuko was one of the best representations of oni, I was just laying there slack-jawed. It was amazing to watch! Keep doing what you enjoy!
7:32 I KNEW IT WAS WISTERIA! (I was searching what kind of flower it was) and it’s interesting to note that Wisteria in the flower language can mean (among other meanings and symbolisms it can have) : Endurance of heartache. Something that every demon slayer has to deal with and demons was unable to.
I'd love for Gaijin to do a video on that series. Unfortunately the Jackie Chan cartoon is more based on Chinese mythology and the Chinese Zodiac rather than Japanese. I know there's a lot of crossover, but I'd suspect a lot of extra research would need to go into a video about it.
Even though I study a lot about yokai since I found your channel, I always learn something new. Though there is something to say about Nezuko as well... Much like Oni revel in their misdeeds and love of murder in this anime, the Hashira have all, as I believe Shinobu hinted to, go beyond the murder of oni for survival and protection, but allow the horrors of what such oni do to taint their hearts. Doing so evaluates the once humans as mere pests, and, if we paint Oni as another race or cree of humans, show that the Hashira had to remove a certain part of their own humanity in order to destroy onis.
Have you heard of Erma? It's a web comic that's kind of really good. It currently is in the middle of an arc where the main character is in Japan visiting her mom's family, who are all yokai. It has a lot of attention to detail and the creator clearly did his research on yokai. I think you would like it.
I marathon the heck out of this anime because of you. I saw how beautiful the animation was. Put this video on pause, and I am only now coming back to watch this video. This story is amazing, and I have cried every time the Oni cried. While I agreed with Tanjiro Kamado's emotions that he has to kill the oni. Many of the ones he has had to kill I couldn't help but agree with the kindness he has shown to them in their final moments. Even the first real boss fight in the final selection. Oh I could ramble on forever, but the emotion is so well done that my empathy takes a hit every time I see any of the characters cry.
I started watching this anime when Gaijin hinted at a future video on Twitter. I've just now caught up on the series when I saw that this video was up. Starting this series in anticipation for this video was (and still is) very worth it!
Never watched this show. But couldn't the similarities to vampires be a reference to the Japanese term of "vampire" being "Kyuu-ketsu-ki = Blood sucking oni"?
@@CouchSpud91 not quite, but GeGeGe no Kitaro had an episode that was IMHO a reference to Hell Girl (about revenge). BTW: I LMAO and watched in disbelief when they mocked European policies concerning refugees. They broke some big taboos...
I've always liked learning about myth, legend and culture and so your channel is amazing. You've taught me plentiful about Japan, China and the other areas you've covered. When you started Yokai Hunters the first thing that I wanted you to cover was an anime called Tokyo Ravens. It has a focus on shinto and Yokai but some are familiars like a witches cat type of way. Seeing the summoning that occurs in your episodes (nice animation by the way) also reminds me of it as, especially one of the fights that occur. I don't know how accurate it is but I think you may enjoy it and if you are able to find cultural relevance or some interesting Yokai, could you potentially do an episode on them? Sincerely, a thankful viewer.
Wow, that's pretty amazing on what an oni is. So they are basically the inhumane desires that all humans have inside of them, and they turn into an oni is they act on those desires. Pretty interesting episode and fantastic work Gaijin.
I feel bad now... Oni are only torture souls that lost their humanity then it was too late. Fueled by negative emotions, losing there humanity, accepted there losses, gave up their humanity then transform permanently into a demon I guess that you can say Oni has cross that line.
So one of the things I take away from this video is that the term "demon" actually fits really as a translation. Since in some more recent "lore" based around demons they are sometimes represented as corrupted humans, either they signed over their soul and now work as demons or they went to hell and got turned into them there. To me humans being the origin for demons makes a lot of sense and who knows maybe the writers of tv-shows like supernatural that use this concept took inspiration from Oni.
i need to be honest gaijin ive been watching your stuff for a long time now, and it keeps me wanting to learn more about different legends and myths, though i tend to look into more legendary weapons and creatures, but i wanted to thank you for making these kinds of videos, ALL of your content is amazing has has got me wanting to learn more, actually though i know its not the same as you normally do, i would love to see some videos on some legendary weapons like muramasa and masamune since they are so often used in games and anime but their origins are almost never explained
I get the feeling we'll all be crying because of who owns VRV and what's been going on over there... waaaaait, you can't get VRV it's not on the TV it's not a channel...woah, we have different internets
It looks to me like the closest thing to oni in other cultures would the wedingo. Well, I guess we have some similar tales here in the Nordics, such as the gast, myling and gloso, but they become such creatures only after death.
Keep up the good job Gaijin, I love watching any of your videos and learning about real Japanis culture. I really liked learning what "Oni" really means as that I always thought that it was just "demons".
There are two oni you failed to mention; Tamayo and her assistant, Yushiro. I'm not sure about Yushiro, but Tamayo killed hundreds before she became a doctor that helps people.
Hey Goomba! Thanks for this series! Because of this episode, my husband and i bumped this anime to the top of our watch list, and we love it! I can't wait to see your next episode inthe series. Your videos are always a joy to watch and learn from! Peace.
I havent heard of this series before. It reminds me of one of my favorite anime of all time, Inuyasha. I'll be adding this show to my list of shows to watch. Thank you!
YES. YES, YES, YES! I'm working on a story that heavily involves oni, and was in a constant stream of "YES!" during this video! Also, you gonna cover that wisteria is highly toxic to almost anything that eats it, too? Or the Japanese symbolism of butterflies? Just wondering.
My first exposure to oni was Lum & an episode of Ranma. Then, I got into Yokai...and other Asian myth/legend/lore. Of course, I had seen Yuki Onna & watched quite a bit of Asian horror (and some other animé) before Urusei Yatsura crossed my path. I think my favorites are the long-haired ghost girl from Asian horror & the "school spirits" stories.
I think the idea is the implementation of the emotions is what is inhuman. Or, painfully human which is often seen as abhorrent. Sort of a series of fables to instruct moral lessons in how to deal with suffering and avoid inflicting it on others.
Codename1 1 True, but there still the most basic human emotions and how they deal with them, to me, are also the most basic of humanity. Yes, it's not GOOD, but it's human and real and the idea of labeling it as "other" bothers me. Maybe it's just my very Western upbringing were all demons or Onii are bad and to me experiencing these emotions and having those thoughts aren't bad in themselves... ... it's hard to explain. 🤷♀️
The Chivalrous Walrus I think you come close to catching into a more base of why that line bothered me, and my line if thinking between having the emotional reaction and trying not to influence everyone else with it. I can't really put into words why it bugged me, except it was almost like trying to cut out basic parts of humanity as something that was "other" when it's not...but as you say, it's more about what you DO with those emotions, ie: I could have taken the years of misery being bullied and turned it outwards and became another shooting statistic (thankfully I didn't), or I could turn it inwards and harm myself (keep NDA did that unfortunately) or I could conquer it and use it to build up others (working on this one). Two options are bad and would be what stories would warn us of(an Onii, a ghost story) and one would be an epically heroic take where I get a talking cat side kick *hopeful look*
Saitaina Malfoy well I thought it’s like this no society thriving would not consider murder and thievery an inhuman response. At least that’s what I think.
Gaijin, I had a look at the Genji's Oni skin from Overwatch while taking this video in consideration. Your old video on the skin is great but I feel like it gains SOOO much depth while taking this video into consideration. Inhumanity as you mentioned and Genji being a cyborg. He is literally mostly non-human. Also he was a part of assassin clan which killed people. Genji's former lifestyle also fits with the immoral part of oni. He was a wasteful playboy, he fuelled his life with greed and lust. This might be a bit of a stretch but he did cross a threshold too... he died (almost). Now, actually he might be a bit like Nezuko in a sense where he is a partial oni as he learned to come to terms with himself being a machine i.e. something inhuman. I am big fan of the channel and love your cultural content. Your channel is the paragon of teaching not only culture but understanding too. Keep up the great work.
Oh my god, as a manga reader now in the current arcs, it all makes sense now. Especially with the upper moons, all of them turned Oni due to circumstances. Damn now that actually makes one aspect of Nezuko later down the line even more eye opening.
It's somehow good, even with the tone whiplash sometimes. Comedy is the "in your face" kind of comedy, but it's needed because we have some real emotions in there...
Hearing the name Shuten Douji, I bet there's a connection with the oni Yase Douji from Kyousougiga. Every character's name relates to something in Kyoto, she was named after the emperor's pallbearers known as Yase Douji. It's a suitably grim name but still felt like a bit of an odd choice at first. They probably chose it for that extra layer of referencing Shuten.
Nioh has a lot of oni and Yokai that work the same way, and this video has made me appreciate the way they did some folklore oni/Yoki in the game. Thank you for your work and videos!
Great video, I also thought they were vampires and glad that misunderstanding was fixed and calling them oni makes way more sense now keep up the good work
While your analysis of the oni is plausible and makes a lot of sense; I can't help but wonder how all these cautionary tales of oni being so ingrained in Japanese culture, how could they commit so many atrocities in world war 2 without worrying about these things?
I love watching stuff like this. Channels like yours, Metatron and The Shogunate are really helpful when it comes to inspiration for writing up a Legend of the Five Rings campaign. The culture is fascinating to learn about, from how spirits and demons originated to how politics and warfare was waged. It's all so brilliant to learn about and helps give a more thorough understanding of a culture I never grew up with but am starved of information about.
Well, folklore is at its core all the same. You should read Joseph Campbell's "The hero with a thousand faces", and some literature on psychoanalysis. It explains this very well, without actually robbing you of the idea that this stuff might be real.
I personally like the thought that Nezuko is based on the Oni in Japanese hell that punish the evil. Like, her blood demon art could be some kind of hellfire that doesn’t effect humans but effects demons, because it is meant to punish evil, not facilitate it.
I could answer that I guess (I am a mix of Ojibwe and Mi'kmaq) Yes they are simmilar to an Oni but I kinda want to do a history lesson and comparison so enjoy reading 😊 The Wiindigoo (Windigo/Wendigo) is a creature that used to be human but was consumed by greed, gluttony and wanting excess (basically they were greedy jerks as humans) and with this greed came an insatiable hunger till they consumed human skin (canabalism yuuuum) and became a gaunt creature resembing a humanoid form with grey skin stretched across a starved frame. Causing mass murders as well as cultural taboos (again due to greed) in the Abouriginal community also caused the human to become a Wiindigoo. Its similar to an Oni but where as an Oni becomes one by itself because of the taboos its commited, A Wiindigoo can become one either by the greed mentioned above or if a human were to spend a certain amount of time around one (basically if your bestie is a Wiindigoo in time you will become one to) A Oni has a variety of different apperances because of the different crimes commited or because of the trauma they went through (like the one with the scorned lover [that prick]) but a Wiindigoo will always have the same appearance except for the lips at times (emaciated skeloton with grey skin stretched over the frame of protruding bones, ripped bloodied (or even ripped dried) lips, sunken in black eyes and the stench of decay) Oni are not associated with any season and can occure whenever and where ever. But Wiindigoo are associated with Winter when food is scarce and famine and death are high causing an increase in the Wiindigoo population. Winter is when the worst of human nature comes out because there is low food supplies, tensions are high because of being stuck in one place and death occured the most because of starvation. So its no wonder that the greed consumed many into performing heinous acts turning them into a Wiindigoo. But they can still happen through out the year but that rarely happens. So yes they are similar in a way but also completely different
@@LordHayabusa85 different tribes have their own versions. Its like if you were to go to Japan and listened to the tale about a specific oni, then depending on the region the tale would have different details.
Alana Dyer kinda like the regional versions of Greek Myths, like how Aphrodite was the divine lover of Nerites in one version of that myth and Poseidon was the divine lover of Nerites in another version of that same myth.
@@UppishGames can't really blame you, but if you haven't checked it out, the Viz media websites is only a couple dollars a month. Only problem is that right now they are missing a large chunk of demon slayers chapters in the middle of the series. They are working on getting the rest though
Demon Slayer is a huuuge JoJo reference! Think about it: the main character uses a special breathing technique to slay human eating, supernatural creatures of the night.
"鬼(oni)" is usually translated into "demon" even though they are different things This is just a small part of misundestandable translations in anime That's why those who watch anime in English subtitles or dub can't enjoy 100% of anime When you get be able to understand Japanese, the world would change
Man, I always love your videos and all the humanity there's behind them. I really, really, really love it. I don't want to say too much, but I figure I just leave the comment here and let you know, because you invest so much time and care into these videos, that you deserve to know how much i love them. They're great, informative and really touching. Once I manage to stabilize my life economically I really want to become a patron of yours on Patreon. My Girlfriend doesn't understand that much english, but I still show her your vids and translate for her and she thinks you're amazing too! We just finished catching up to demon slayer, so I was really happy to finally be able to watch this video without getting spoiled :D The other Oni video is next ;) Thank you for this! Keep it up!
15:55 That concept strongly reminds me of the Zombies (or rather imperfect vampires) from Bakemonogatari's Jiangshi Arc. They are infected, but not to the point where they've truly become vampires yet, so they could be saved and turned back into a human being. By the way: Anyone reading this: Give the Monogatari Series a chance. It's a very weird show, but one that's worth watching given the hidden interconnectivity of it's seemingly unrelated Solocases of Human/Supernatural Problems. And I think it's really great that the Main Characters aren't resorting to violence if it isn't needed. (Or wouldn't even help in some cases.) Albeit Shinobu is one of the most powerful vampires on the planet. I mean she doomed humanity on a whim in the aforementioned Jiangshi Arc. And I think the life of one girl in exchange for humanity wasn't a good deal, but defying time itself, no matter how powerful you are, is a terrible idea.
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This video was a long and arduous journey, but I'm so happy how it turned out! I'm glad an anime that I really fell in love with had so much inspiration behind it!
using all my power and hate i can say i cant love her
Gaijin Goombah Media Plz do Yokai University in Yokai Watchers
It a Manga I make about a kitsune named Akira who have friends like Alice a rokurokubi who is a mother figure to Akira,Carlos an Oni who is Tough guy always get annoy by Akira,Zane a comedy Neko mata who have YouKaiTube channel and other Yokai in this manga in my UA-cam channel
I did 3 Chapter like
Pool Party
How Alice stole Valentines Day
The Great Yokai Test Featuring Hanako San
Plz do Gaijin My 2 Female friend and I work hard with this series
Gaijin Goombah Media can you make a video about lego Ninjago PLS 😁
You should do an episode on kamen rider
@@jeremyetremblay6663 what yokai is in that
Not gonna lie. I'm surprised this series stayed "Yokai Watchers" as long as it did.
Not to mention the copyright impending to happen. I’m really surprised it lasted this long
Same here. I had a feeling Gaijin would have to change the name of this series because of copyright issues eventually the second he announced the name. With how aggressive UA-cam's system is, I expected it to happen much sooner.
Same
Ok I get the name change. Don’t want one of my new favorite UA-cam shows shut down over a name dispute.
I saw a video about Nezuko and clicked immediately. . .
Me to she cute
The entire internet did the same.
Same pal
Same, she's a cutie
@@jbark678 yeah and then in manga her role gonna be big after this arc
Fun fact! In the original Dracula by Bram Stocker (which I am just finishing as I type this), Garlic FLOWERS are what Dr. Van Helsing used to ward off Dracula.
Yeah, I often wonder why that little tidbit never caught on?
So did roses, and I'm pretty sure they didn't burn in the Sun.
@@briarrosegael2015 Vampires don't burn only when they have the soil of their homeland touching their feet. I.e. Dracula had to have Transylvanian soil in his shoes.
@@barrybend7189 Really? Interesting, I personally prefer them not to burn, but oh well. Much like the "um actually" arguments for the differences between dragons and wyverns(the definition on google literally describes them as being a dragon with a different amount of legs, and it's like someone saying "um actually that's a St. Bernard, not a dog." The arguments come from a modern perspective, and thinking that such concepts and creatures were even cohesive yet. PS. *HOT TAKE:* Wyrm's are the best dragons aesthetically, no legs, serpentine body, with wings on their back.
@@briarrosegael2015 yeah speaking of Bram Stoker's Drakula in the manga Battle Angel Alita Last Order there's a Vampire like character( called a class V mutant) called Cerulia. Read all the way up to her own backstory arc and some things will surprise you. Also she's 700 years old so she was alive during the time of Bram Stoker's Dracula's writing.
You have no idea how much you're helping me with my stories, I have one that's placed entirely in the world of yokai and Japanese myth.
Similar. One of the characters in a story I've been working on for years is a shrine god, so knowing all about these different yokai helps me figure out how she can interact with the main characters
Yeah I’ve been a massive fan of Japanese myth but don’t know where to start and this channel is in my opinion one of the best for that for that for those who want to write about faithful yoaki and Japanese myths then look no further than this place once I’ve done enough research I can finally start writing about it love this channel for years
TheSonOfTheDragon same it’s an amazing recourse for yokai knowledge for oc’s and au’s
One thing I must mention on the similarity of the Oni in Kimetsu no Yaiba to the vampires, is that the vampires are translated into Japanese as 吸血鬼, literally meaning "Blood-sucking Oni."
so they are basically translate vampires to be more inline with what the japanese know?
To be fair to garlic, it was (and sometimes still is) called the stinking rose and has quite pretty flowers. It's just a lot easier to transport bulbs than flowers.
Still, this definitely brings up something that I'll have to explore sometime and see if anyone else has ever addressed the flowers (or, really, the other parts of the garlic plant) beyond the bulbs.
In Stoker's original text, it was thespecifically flower's, not the bulb.
Oni. The first ones who rejected their humanity.
Stone mask sold separately
Just 1 letter away from Dio... COINCIDENCE?!?
You will never reach the truth
I heard that one before... I wonder where.
But didn't return to Monke.
I'd like to point out that Tanjiro is not seeking revenge for his dead loved ones noted in 1:49. His objective is to turn Nezuko back into a human and live. This is one of the good draws in Tanjiros personality that makes his logic, compassion, and personality likable as it is.
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Everyone badgering him to watch Kimetsu no Yaiba: Ladies and Gentlemen, we got him!
"... that is, if you guys want to see it."
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Imma need some context?!
@@skullythekidd0175 watch the video
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Oni are surprisingly similar to wendigo of native American folklore.
Honestly when looking at mythologies as a whole for their cultures it is very surprising at how many similarities there are. In point of fact from everything I've seen with Gaijin's videos the "misconception" that all Yokai are goblin's is actually probably the closet to the truth for how one would place them in European mythologies as they are very much Fae, (fairies in modern terms) for the kind of roles they fill, their natures, and what seperates them from Kami which a similar line is drawn between Fae and some "Earthly Gods" Like Yule or Litha
Akuma Imayaruk I guess this why Oni are westernized as “Demons”
Don't the both fall under the "Mongaloid" subspecies of human? I realize that word is probably like, yucky cuz it's also slang for ppl with Downs Syndrome, buuuut it's a term for (mostly) Asian people sooooo IDK. If so, maybe there's a connection there? IDK.
@@r.j.penfold With the way you are looking at the term "mongoloid" would refer to more like Neanderthals, and Cromagna, though aside from the "corrupted human" aspect of Oni explored in the series, it is a stretch to call any creature like Oni, Windigos, or Fae, as a subspecies of human. Many may be Humanoids, but in the end all that says is they have a human like body structure. Final note part of why "mongoloid" would have been used for Asians, is ties back into the Mongols of Asia, like the Hun empire.
@@truekurayami gotcha. I recently got off of a Forensic Files binge so I was super used to hearing that word describe skull shape and whatnot.
Not sure if you or anyone else has noticed, but it showed how much humanity Nezuko has since episode ONE. After Tanjiro came back from the village and saw his family slaughtered, you see Nezuko over one of the siblings, as if she died protecting them. Which is why she hesitated and cried when Tanjiro talked to her when she attacked. I love this anime/manga.
It better to rename the series before the real demons comes after you... with a lawsuit
Yeah we don't want the Furies coming. They are shrewd lawyers once Athena got to them.
Nice one
I am 100000% convinced that the very CONCEPT of lawsuits was invented by demons.
Now that’s a scary Demon Blood Art....
Lawsuits...
@AgravainFury
NO IT'S NOT; IT'S TO PROTECT CREATORS FROM HAVING THEIR WORKS STOLEN , OR WORSE PLAGIARIZED!!
SPOILER ALERT (only on a character outfit)
"Oh, interesting anime" I thought.
*watches a few episodes*
Um...am I the only one who thinks the main villain looks like Michael Jackson in his smooth criminal costume?
@TigerClaw! Evil? No...I'd say hotter :3
I remember MJ from the early to late 80's (smooth criminal, thriller), when he still had a decent nose and color to his skin. He just looked healthier then. So this "anime" version I really like alot. And quite enjoy all the characters.
Inosuke is my fave funny one lol!
TigerClaw! It was either drugs or a certain melanin disease. Maybe both!
You been struck by
You been hit by
A smooth vampire
Michael Jackson in anime form.
"Mini series on all the demons"
Yes, yes, yes, YES
I am impressed with Gaijin's research on a great show. I would never have thought Nezuko to be the closest to the true essence of an Oni than any other Demon.
Whenever I watch one of your videos Gaijin, I always end up learning something new. So thank you for this awesome video. 👍
When you were talking about how Nezuko was one of the best representations of oni, I was just laying there slack-jawed. It was amazing to watch! Keep doing what you enjoy!
*I only buy then hold a card/talisman and summon Nezuko*
It works!!!! I summon an oni!!!
just don't accidentally summon Hozuki. He'll never let you hear the end of it for stopping his work.
Wow! This is so educational! ^-^ Thank you for making this video♡
I’ve just realised that you have a show called “Which Ninja”...
*BUT HAVE NEVER LOOKED AT “ MINI NINJA “*
7:32 I KNEW IT WAS WISTERIA! (I was searching what kind of flower it was) and it’s interesting to note that Wisteria in the flower language can mean (among other meanings and symbolisms it can have) : Endurance of heartache. Something that every demon slayer has to deal with and demons was unable to.
All this talk about Oni and I just remembered the Jackie Chan cartoon.
I'd love for Gaijin to do a video on that series. Unfortunately the Jackie Chan cartoon is more based on Chinese mythology and the Chinese Zodiac rather than Japanese. I know there's a lot of crossover, but I'd suspect a lot of extra research would need to go into a video about it.
Even though I study a lot about yokai since I found your channel, I always learn something new.
Though there is something to say about Nezuko as well... Much like Oni revel in their misdeeds and love of murder in this anime, the Hashira have all, as I believe Shinobu hinted to, go beyond the murder of oni for survival and protection, but allow the horrors of what such oni do to taint their hearts. Doing so evaluates the once humans as mere pests, and, if we paint Oni as another race or cree of humans, show that the Hashira had to remove a certain part of their own humanity in order to destroy onis.
Nezuko is too adorable and perfect for words.
That is all.
But you just typed words.
Raul Diaz Stop pointing out the mess that is the English language and just roll with it.
Have you heard of Erma? It's a web comic that's kind of really good. It currently is in the middle of an arc where the main character is in Japan visiting her mom's family, who are all yokai. It has a lot of attention to detail and the creator clearly did his research on yokai. I think you would like it.
Where are my Yokai Hunters at?
I marathon the heck out of this anime because of you. I saw how beautiful the animation was. Put this video on pause, and I am only now coming back to watch this video. This story is amazing, and I have cried every time the Oni cried. While I agreed with Tanjiro Kamado's emotions that he has to kill the oni. Many of the ones he has had to kill I couldn't help but agree with the kindness he has shown to them in their final moments. Even the first real boss fight in the final selection. Oh I could ramble on forever, but the emotion is so well done that my empathy takes a hit every time I see any of the characters cry.
I started watching this anime when Gaijin hinted at a future video on Twitter. I've just now caught up on the series when I saw that this video was up. Starting this series in anticipation for this video was (and still is) very worth it!
Never watched this show. But couldn't the similarities to vampires be a reference to the Japanese term of "vampire" being "Kyuu-ketsu-ki = Blood sucking oni"?
The actual word for demon I’ve heard was Akuma and Majin for devils
Yup, oni is very much rarwly used for demon and more often for ogre.
That's what I was thinking. This is more like some orge monster that people become when giving into evil behavior
Man, this anime is fantastic. And the fact that you're covering Nezuko in this one is awesome. She's a great character
Gregory Black she is best girl!!
@@vexillumvixen6054 absolutely
Welp...
So, terrible society is what makes an "Oni" or "Joker".
And still, I became neither...
Seriously, I'm deeply disappointed of humans for all the stupidity and malice I see.
Hmm, I wonder if there's an episode of gei gei gei no kitaro centered around this....I really need to watch that series sometime.
@@CouchSpud91 not quite, but GeGeGe no Kitaro had an episode that was IMHO a reference to Hell Girl (about revenge).
BTW: I LMAO and watched in disbelief when they mocked European policies concerning refugees. They broke some big taboos...
I now need to see joker as an oni
I've always liked learning about myth, legend and culture and so your channel is amazing.
You've taught me plentiful about Japan, China and the other areas you've covered.
When you started Yokai Hunters the first thing that I wanted you to cover was an anime called Tokyo Ravens. It has a focus on shinto and Yokai but some are familiars like a witches cat type of way.
Seeing the summoning that occurs in your episodes (nice animation by the way) also reminds me of it as, especially one of the fights that occur. I don't know how accurate it is but I think you may enjoy it and if you are able to find cultural relevance or some interesting Yokai, could you potentially do an episode on them?
Sincerely, a thankful viewer.
"okay buddy, put the body pillow down" that got a laugh out of me.
So what you’re saying is that people become oni by rejecting their humanity...
but they aren’t vampires....
*visible confusion*
Memekushi_0
-Tales of rejecting your humanity
-An Oni mask fusing to your head to become Oni
-Consuming and drinking human flesh
I see you Araki...
I reject my humanity JOJO!!!!!!
Wow, that's pretty amazing on what an oni is. So they are basically the inhumane desires that all humans have inside of them, and they turn into an oni is they act on those desires. Pretty interesting episode and fantastic work Gaijin.
I feel bad now... Oni are only torture souls that lost their humanity then it was too late. Fueled by negative emotions, losing there humanity, accepted there losses, gave up their humanity then transform permanently into a demon
I guess that you can say Oni has cross that line.
Torcher?
@@iota-09
Torture*
But I could understand that fine.
Warm Lillie
Do you realize what this means? Nezuko could potentially lose her humanity if Tanjiro is killed.
I'm still going to call this Yokia Watchers, because it's like Bird Watching.
And yes, I'm going to watch this anime! :D
It's really good. The pacing is fantastic, too, with the manga being around chapter 173 and seemingly gearing up for the big final boss fight.
So one of the things I take away from this video is that the term "demon" actually fits really as a translation. Since in some more recent "lore" based around demons they are sometimes represented as corrupted humans, either they signed over their soul and now work as demons or they went to hell and got turned into them there. To me humans being the origin for demons makes a lot of sense and who knows maybe the writers of tv-shows like supernatural that use this concept took inspiration from Oni.
i need to be honest gaijin ive been watching your stuff for a long time now, and it keeps me wanting to learn more about different legends and myths, though i tend to look into more legendary weapons and creatures, but i wanted to thank you for making these kinds of videos, ALL of your content is amazing has has got me wanting to learn more, actually though i know its not the same as you normally do, i would love to see some videos on some legendary weapons like muramasa and masamune since they are so often used in games and anime but their origins are almost never explained
Watch it on VRV!
*cries in Canada*
**joins in by crying in Russia**
I get the feeling we'll all be crying because of who owns VRV and what's been going on over there... waaaaait, you can't get VRV it's not on the TV it's not a channel...woah, we have different internets
Cries in japan
*cries in being too cheap to pay for it but rejoices in Crunchyroll*
"Youkai catchers" would have been better in my opinion.
I aggreed
"Youkai Mon"....
Yeah~ I got nothin' better.
It looks to me like the closest thing to oni in other cultures would the wedingo.
Well, I guess we have some similar tales here in the Nordics, such as the gast, myling and gloso, but they become such creatures only after death.
Wait. So does that mean DIO is an oni since he actively rejects his humanity in order to gain vampiric power?
No, DIO is just a prick.
He’s a goblin, obviously.
And once again, the thimbnail has slain me with cuteness
You will spare this one, right?
@@v.e.g.athesentientintellig2333 Yes, this one will be spared.
Keep up the good job Gaijin, I love watching any of your videos and learning about real Japanis culture. I really liked learning what "Oni" really means as that I always thought that it was just "demons".
There are two oni you failed to mention; Tamayo and her assistant, Yushiro. I'm not sure about Yushiro, but Tamayo killed hundreds before she became a doctor that helps people.
Demon Slayer is premiering on Toonami (part of [adult swim]) on October 12, 2019.
I think this might be my favorite episode of Yokai Watche... I mean Yokai Hunters!
Oh I wasn't expecting you to bring up the manga when bringing up the horn Nezuko gets. Really cool
Hey Goomba! Thanks for this series! Because of this episode, my husband and i bumped this anime to the top of our watch list, and we love it! I can't wait to see your next episode inthe series. Your videos are always a joy to watch and learn from! Peace.
I love how even when I know a lot of the information your videos still manage to put that information into a new perspective.
UA-cam, please don’t demonetize this vid.
I havent heard of this series before. It reminds me of one of my favorite anime of all time, Inuyasha. I'll be adding this show to my list of shows to watch. Thank you!
Gaijin making more jojo references and seeing the fans also do it makes me so dang happy
YES. YES, YES, YES! I'm working on a story that heavily involves oni, and was in a constant stream of "YES!" during this video!
Also, you gonna cover that wisteria is highly toxic to almost anything that eats it, too? Or the Japanese symbolism of butterflies? Just wondering.
My first exposure to oni was Lum & an episode of Ranma. Then, I got into Yokai...and other Asian myth/legend/lore. Of course, I had seen Yuki Onna & watched quite a bit of Asian horror (and some other animé) before Urusei Yatsura crossed my path. I think my favorites are the long-haired ghost girl from Asian horror & the "school spirits" stories.
"Inhuman emotions" Seems to me that these are the most human of emotions, pain and suffering.
I think the idea is the implementation of the emotions is what is inhuman. Or, painfully human which is often seen as abhorrent.
Sort of a series of fables to instruct moral lessons in how to deal with suffering and avoid inflicting it on others.
Saitaina Malfoy What is inhuman is the way they deal with the emotions
Codename1 1 True, but there still the most basic human emotions and how they deal with them, to me, are also the most basic of humanity. Yes, it's not GOOD, but it's human and real and the idea of labeling it as "other" bothers me.
Maybe it's just my very Western upbringing were all demons or Onii are bad and to me experiencing these emotions and having those thoughts aren't bad in themselves...
... it's hard to explain. 🤷♀️
The Chivalrous Walrus I think you come close to catching into a more base of why that line bothered me, and my line if thinking between having the emotional reaction and trying not to influence everyone else with it.
I can't really put into words why it bugged me, except it was almost like trying to cut out basic parts of humanity as something that was "other" when it's not...but as you say, it's more about what you DO with those emotions, ie: I could have taken the years of misery being bullied and turned it outwards and became another shooting statistic (thankfully I didn't), or I could turn it inwards and harm myself (keep NDA did that unfortunately) or I could conquer it and use it to build up others (working on this one). Two options are bad and would be what stories would warn us of(an Onii, a ghost story) and one would be an epically heroic take where I get a talking cat side kick *hopeful look*
Saitaina Malfoy well I thought it’s like this no society thriving would not consider murder and thievery an inhuman response. At least that’s what I think.
Gaijin, I had a look at the Genji's Oni skin from Overwatch while taking this video in consideration. Your old video on the skin is great but I feel like it gains SOOO much depth while taking this video into consideration. Inhumanity as you mentioned and Genji being a cyborg. He is literally mostly non-human. Also he was a part of assassin clan which killed people. Genji's former lifestyle also fits with the immoral part of oni. He was a wasteful playboy, he fuelled his life with greed and lust. This might be a bit of a stretch but he did cross a threshold too... he died (almost). Now, actually he might be a bit like Nezuko in a sense where he is a partial oni as he learned to come to terms with himself being a machine i.e. something inhuman.
I am big fan of the channel and love your cultural content. Your channel is the paragon of teaching not only culture but understanding too. Keep up the great work.
This might be one of your best episodes. I never knew what oni actually were, but as a concept they are incredibly fascinating.
Hey how much Yokai inspiration is there in the Kitsune boss from Bravely Second?
I guess you’re looking for something more in depth than ‘She’s based on the fox yokai’?
@@Dharengo yeah I'm asking how accurate is this boss.
Pssst watch demon Slayer on Hulu is comes out every Saturday on Hulu and you don't have to wait a week for vrv
Ok, first, dick move, VRV is sponsoring the video, second, if they do an episode every saturday, hen youre still waiting a week
@@KamenRiderRaiden vrv has a wide selection of anime that is true and other programs. I'm not saying you should chose one over the other have both.
Oh my god, as a manga reader now in the current arcs, it all makes sense now. Especially with the upper moons, all of them turned Oni due to circumstances. Damn now that actually makes one aspect of Nezuko later down the line even more eye opening.
I love the Demon Slayer series and this was a beautiful video explaining it all. Thank you Gumba!
I've been seeing this anime all over my Twitter feed and it looks interesting after watching this video. I may check it out...
Best time to do it, only about 1 or 2 more episodes before we'll have to wait for a new season. So nearly all the episodes are there.
It's somehow good, even with the tone whiplash sometimes. Comedy is the "in your face" kind of comedy, but it's needed because we have some real emotions in there...
I, Samurai Jack Emperor of Japan like this anime.
Hearing the name Shuten Douji, I bet there's a connection with the oni Yase Douji from Kyousougiga. Every character's name relates to something in Kyoto, she was named after the emperor's pallbearers known as Yase Douji. It's a suitably grim name but still felt like a bit of an odd choice at first. They probably chose it for that extra layer of referencing Shuten.
Nioh has a lot of oni and Yokai that work the same way, and this video has made me appreciate the way they did some folklore oni/Yoki in the game. Thank you for your work and videos!
Manga squad roll out! Been reading kimetsu no yiba since first release!
Can u do a yokai hunters episode on either Kamen Rider Hibiki or ghost
Great video, I also thought they were vampires and glad that misunderstanding was fixed and calling them oni makes way more sense now keep up the good work
This is why we love you gaijin. Your video are so interesting and educational.
While your analysis of the oni is plausible and makes a lot of sense; I can't help but wonder how all these cautionary tales of oni being so ingrained in Japanese culture, how could they commit so many atrocities in world war 2 without worrying about these things?
been watching this anime since it first aired, such a damn good one :D
"...since deku vs todoroki, you can fight me on that"
points at mob psycho season 2
I love watching stuff like this. Channels like yours, Metatron and The Shogunate are really helpful when it comes to inspiration for writing up a Legend of the Five Rings campaign. The culture is fascinating to learn about, from how spirits and demons originated to how politics and warfare was waged. It's all so brilliant to learn about and helps give a more thorough understanding of a culture I never grew up with but am starved of information about.
I can se peralals betwen:
Oni's, windigo's, werewolf's and vampyrer's
Well, folklore is at its core all the same. You should read Joseph Campbell's "The hero with a thousand faces", and some literature on psychoanalysis. It explains this very well, without actually robbing you of the idea that this stuff might be real.
Yeah it has a very werewolf and vampire vibe while the design looks like an ogre
W8 U HAVE A NEZUKO BODY PILLOW?!
*calling fbi*
Fbi-dono do ur things!
FBI : *YES!*
this video was strangely uplifting, thank you, i kinda needed it
I personally like the thought that Nezuko is based on the Oni in Japanese hell that punish the evil. Like, her blood demon art could be some kind of hellfire that doesn’t effect humans but effects demons, because it is meant to punish evil, not facilitate it.
@Gaijin Goomba
Would you say that Japanese oni are parallels to North American windigo?
I could answer that I guess (I am a mix of Ojibwe and Mi'kmaq)
Yes they are simmilar to an Oni but I kinda want to do a history lesson and comparison so enjoy reading 😊
The Wiindigoo (Windigo/Wendigo) is a creature that used to be human but was consumed by greed, gluttony and wanting excess (basically they were greedy jerks as humans) and with this greed came an insatiable hunger till they consumed human skin (canabalism yuuuum) and became a gaunt creature resembing a humanoid form with grey skin stretched across a starved frame.
Causing mass murders as well as cultural taboos (again due to greed) in the Abouriginal community also caused the human to become a Wiindigoo.
Its similar to an Oni but where as an Oni becomes one by itself because of the taboos its commited, A Wiindigoo can become one either by the greed mentioned above or if a human were to spend a certain amount of time around one (basically if your bestie is a Wiindigoo in time you will become one to)
A Oni has a variety of different apperances because of the different crimes commited or because of the trauma they went through (like the one with the scorned lover [that prick]) but a Wiindigoo will always have the same appearance except for the lips at times (emaciated skeloton with grey skin stretched over the frame of protruding bones, ripped bloodied (or even ripped dried) lips, sunken in black eyes and the stench of decay)
Oni are not associated with any season and can occure whenever and where ever.
But Wiindigoo are associated with Winter when food is scarce and famine and death are high causing an increase in the Wiindigoo population. Winter is when the worst of human nature comes out because there is low food supplies, tensions are high because of being stuck in one place and death occured the most because of starvation. So its no wonder that the greed consumed many into performing heinous acts turning them into a Wiindigoo. But they can still happen through out the year but that rarely happens.
So yes they are similar in a way but also completely different
Alana Dyer What about the more commonly known form of a gaunt and emaciated Man/Bear/Deer Hybrid? Where does that version come from?
@@LordHayabusa85 different tribes have their own versions. Its like if you were to go to Japan and listened to the tale about a specific oni, then depending on the region the tale would have different details.
Alana Dyer kinda like the regional versions of Greek Myths, like how Aphrodite was the divine lover of Nerites in one version of that myth and Poseidon was the divine lover of Nerites in another version of that same myth.
I myself already am caught up on this anime. I REALLY want to see some new sword skills and demon powers.
As someone who is caught up with the manga, you will
@@EpicSteve23 yeah, I never read the manga. I cannot afford the price of buying them, or buying a subscription to any manga reading sites.
@@UppishGames can't really blame you, but if you haven't checked it out, the Viz media websites is only a couple dollars a month. Only problem is that right now they are missing a large chunk of demon slayers chapters in the middle of the series. They are working on getting the rest though
The idea that Oni are similar to vampires is very on point as vampires also originally represented the antithesis of humanity.
Demon Slayer is a huuuge JoJo reference! Think about it: the main character uses a special breathing technique to slay human eating, supernatural creatures of the night.
I haven't even _seen_ Demon Slayer and I _already_ love Nezuko-chan! >w< She's just so freakin' adorable!
welp i've got more anime to watch.
Thank god it's good :)
Holy wow!!!! I'm totaly in awe with Nezuko now because of you!!! Thank you xD
I have had VRV for about a year and it is all thanks to your first GEGE video and it has been a great trip.
Ravioli Ravioli
Don't lewd the demon sister loli!
2:07 You are very wrong by the existence of Mob Psycho season 2.
"鬼(oni)" is usually translated into "demon" even though they are different things
This is just a small part of misundestandable translations in anime
That's why those who watch anime in English subtitles or dub can't enjoy 100% of anime
When you get be able to understand Japanese, the world would change
Man, I always love your videos and all the humanity there's behind them. I really, really, really love it. I don't want to say too much, but I figure I just leave the comment here and let you know, because you invest so much time and care into these videos, that you deserve to know how much i love them. They're great, informative and really touching. Once I manage to stabilize my life economically I really want to become a patron of yours on Patreon. My Girlfriend doesn't understand that much english, but I still show her your vids and translate for her and she thinks you're amazing too! We just finished catching up to demon slayer, so I was really happy to finally be able to watch this video without getting spoiled :D The other Oni video is next ;) Thank you for this! Keep it up!
Gaijin: Talks about how Demons can never become human ever again because they rejected humanity.
Tamayo: Am I a joke to you?
omg gaijin i missed this channel how could i forget about this channel its so good
15:55 That concept strongly reminds me of the Zombies (or rather imperfect vampires) from Bakemonogatari's Jiangshi Arc.
They are infected, but not to the point where they've truly become vampires yet, so they could be saved and turned back into a human being.
By the way: Anyone reading this: Give the Monogatari Series a chance. It's a very weird show, but one that's worth watching given the hidden interconnectivity of it's seemingly unrelated Solocases of Human/Supernatural Problems. And I think it's really great that the Main Characters aren't resorting to violence if it isn't needed. (Or wouldn't even help in some cases.)
Albeit Shinobu is one of the most powerful vampires on the planet.
I mean she doomed humanity on a whim in the aforementioned Jiangshi Arc.
And I think the life of one girl in exchange for humanity wasn't a good deal, but defying time itself, no matter how powerful you are, is a terrible idea.
OMG...never have i SEEN A REVIEW SO BEAUTIFUL AND INFORMATION FILLED. i loved this