Hey gang! If you love D&D and Japanese culture, check out the first in my hopefully long list of playable yokai races! tinyurl.com/y9rxb6wb (Don't worry I fixed the dumb spelling error on the cover.)
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
I'm really liking it. A new 5e Supplement that even has 狸憑き (Tanuki Possession) in the game! I'm introducing the group as a religious culture at first, then bringing in the foxes, before introducing the legendary tanuki and mountain tengu as high-level persons of interest.
Tom Nook: actually grows and changes with each game as he ends up being more and more mature Redd: stays the same in each game and doesn’t change at all and still keeps to selling illegal paintings
@@ariamusuu I mean of course there are going to be fees if you're going to a deserted island and moving there But I'm still salty about paying the bill for a phone I didn't ask for →_→
iiC0ffeeCup You might as well be homeless without that phone. I believe Tom Nook would also agree because at the beginning of the game he says something about that you need it
@@HelloHamburger idk man I got my own phone I didn't need a whole new one 💀 But ya I forgot everything Tom Nook said at the beginning so that makes sense lol
Tom Nook taught me the importance of saving up money and avoiding debt since I was 9 years old. Also that I'm a gullible dumdum with people like Crazy Redd
Lol, I've been playing Wild World since I was 5, im 11 now and im a debt genius, all due to good ol' Tom, yes I still play wild wood, because I bought it for myself
Tom: Good Bussness Man who cares about his customers and treats them like family Redd:sleazy con artist/ white collar criminal who doesn't care who he hurts as long as he gets paied
@@astrowolvez Redd makes his offers seem like a deal but that's only because his nock offs apear earlier than the real thing and it turns out his stuff is more expensive once the real stuff turns up at Tom's store plus the amount of money you waste when Redd stuff brakes it's pretty obvious who's coning you here.
@@a_creative_namee2902 unlike mr.krabs(maybe) , tom nook doesn't stop you from picking a house before payment. And he also says you can pay the time you can
Chill-Beans Yeah I know Mr. Krabs is the worst boss and Spongebob should work for Plankton. Mr. Krabs literally sold SpongeBob’s soul to the devil of the sea(Flying Dutchman) for pocket change.
Beyond Isabelle's insane popularity, especially after Smash Ultimate, probably not much, but then again, Nintendo and Japanese culture have gone hand in hand since their days as a Meiji Era hanafuda company, so who knows.
I would like to know this as well. The most I could think of was the Komainu (or the chinese lion dogs Shishi or Foo dog) since Isabelle has a twin brother Digby. Both are Shih Tzu which translates to little lion and those statues were lion-dogs that always came in a pair (but that might be a massive stretch)
@@AT7outof10 Maybe Rover is a Nekomata? He IS good friends with Tom, and those cats gained magical power and would help those they liked. They seem to be more loyal, so perhaps there is a tale where a tanuki assisted a cat to get away from a bad master, and the cat became loyal to the tanuki?
Haha! I loved that comment thank you! I keep thinking people's minds keep going straight to the gutter and I'm wondering could Tom and Redd have been roommates? Not romantically. Just originally Redd had a spare empty room and rented it to Nook but then Redd does something that crosses the line like Marceline's ex selling her beloved teddy bear in Adventure time or Redd kept charging more when Tom couldn't pay rent or Redd flat out 'sold' Tom a place that was already owned by someone else.
I don't mind it when people ship it as a crackship; they know it's not canon but still have fun shipping it. But ngl, when people draw them as bitter exs, it's hilarious imo lol.
I actually loan money on what I’ve called Tom Nook rules. It’s any amount a friend I trust may need, but it’s one loan at a time, I won’t lend anything until the previous loan is paid back. It’s cool to know there’s actually a story where it comes from.
FUN FACT! Raccoon dogs aren't the only canids that can climb trees! the Gray Fox, scientific name of "Urocyon cineroargentis", can also climb trees. Heck, it's so notorious for doing so that it's sometimes called "the tree fox".
Speaking of Redd, I am curious if there is any possible explanation for the cursed stuff he sells, if anyone isn’t aware, some of the fakes move and whatnot. Some statues float, some paintings close or open their eyes and such.
rain He doesn’t charge interest, so he’s not making money off of you for your home, he is using his wealth to improve the lives of others. But he still accumulates wealth. So making him socialist makes sense.
i feel like they dont represent capitalism but more the effects of it & how it can change u; capitalism was something they were both negatively effected by in the harsh city they were in, only nook grew & learnt from this bad experience (& is now teaching others not to fall into the same scenario), meanwhile redd just never grows from it. nook is more of a "the world is not fair, so i will try to make it more fair", whereas redd is "the world is not fair, so i won't be either"
@@kyaheiken1950 Yes he is. He has a monopoly on real estate, he dictates prices. and literally forces you into debt with no options for an out. If you think he's not making money hand over fist on every deal, you're delusional. If he was a real socialist, he'd give you the house and land for free and only charge for upgrades... With an up front price. Not a loan he can inflate as much as he wants, because he has no competition.
To be honest I just got the basic gist of the story. I finished watching the video and got more understanding of the rivalry between the kitsune and tanuki.
This isn't just limited to Animal Crossing. I see this a lot in other media too, and tanuki and kitsune tend to show up as pairs even if they aren't portrayed as rivals.
@@GaijinGoombahboth are shapeshifters, and while im not completely sure, tanukis are pranksters who trick humans for fun but aren't malicious, while kitsune are tricksters who actually try to target and hurt humans, once again im not 100% sure
Redd: Hehehe 😈 Tom Nook, Timmy, Tommy, all tanuki, and history: I'll do it again. Also this game is just filled with folklore, and sad stories but mostly folklore.
Ya know the more I hear about Tanuki the more they remind me about the stories my grandmother would tell me and my siblings about Coyote from Native American folklore. Most of the stories I remember Coyote trucking people but they never set out to hurt people unless they had it coming.
Well, shape-shifting and trickster go together like peanutbutter and chocolate. Every culture's got at least one, and they tend to be the fun characters to hear about. Personally, the Tanuki reminds me of the Pooka.
@@user-DullardBones You're right about that. Even my culture has a shapeshifter. His story is very interesting though he is not as much of a scheming trickster as some others. He's called Boto where I'm from and he's a pink river dolphin. Sounds weird but it's a real animal believe it or not. You can search it up if you need to. Legend says that he's a dolphin by day and a handsome man by night. He goes on escapades near the river where he lives, and seduces one woman per night. However, if the woman gets pregnant her child will be a boy, and turn into a dolphin once he is a year old. Since the child is unable to live properly on land he must live in the river with his father, and the woman has to part with the child. But don't worry, the legends also say that Boto is a caring father and respectable man so no need to worry about the dolphin kids. They are not forced to stay away from their moms per say... They just have to stay apart from them for half the day because in their dolphin forms they lose memory of their mom, and in human form they lose memory of their dad, Boto.
@@Maria-mk3sf "But don't worry, the legends also say that Boto is a caring father and respectable man" this does not help me to not worry about mothers putting their 1-year olds into rivers.
*Video:* has great info and folklore on Tom nook and Redd. Also a tiny, almost unrelated bit on the side about Lyle and Redd working together. *Me after watching the entire video:* “I just knew there was a reason I never liked Lyle...”
There needs to be an ACNH event where the rivalry between Nook and Redd is in full swing, and you're caught in the middle of it as a customer to both parties.
In the Touhou Project, a character named Mamizou Futatsuiwa doesn't *_quite_* get along with kitsune. And another character named Ran Yakumo just so happened to be one. I've understood Mamizou's hatred of kitsune until now. Thanks for the video, Gaijin Goombah! Also, the two characters never meet up in canon.
but Mamizou does encounter a kitsune posing as Marisa in the official manga "wild and horned hermit". At the Time Reimu had the fox tied up and gagged and was preparing to "exterminate" the "evil youkai", Mamizou didn't care, she was perfectly happy to leave the kitsune to it's fate...
I take subtle humor in that the clip used in 10:55 "It's not all smoke and mirror counterfeits like Redd" the clip depicts investigating the Beautiful Statue... ... ... Which isn't a fake. (The fake one has a necklace)
And I don’t think every single kitsune were malevolent, either. ...although the horndogs who get their souls sucked out by yokai? Yeah they pretty much always deserve it.
I love Redd..he's always been my favorite npc sleaze and all..as a LOVER of art..I find picking apart his art fun XD since I've personally seen a lot of the original pieces.
I love redd as a character, he’s so cool. I don’t hate Nook tho, he’s definitely nicer than in the first games where he called me Short. I... took it a bit personally.
I didn't realize the yokai connection until you made this vid. I remember seeing the fox and tanuki duo from Shaman King. I loved that show back then. I remember those two characters.
I don't even play Animal Crossing (though I admit I'm becoming tempted to give it a shot), but this was still fascinating. Also, bravo on the Tanuki race for D&D! Totally buying that.
Part of me listening to this is imagining a Kitsune hearing all the stories about Danzanburo and is just like "Nope, nope nope" and builds a wall around the island THROUGH the ocean to keep the Tanuki INSIDE the island.
I've set up two business rivals in a town in my current Pathfinder campaign who _very definitely_ aren't a disguised tanuki and kitsune, don't be ridiculous. This was a gold mine for their future interactions with one another. Thanks a ton!
Tom nook: Lets you pay your taxes and bills whenever, or just never, Supplies your WHOLE island and helps you get so much, is like a father figure! Redd: Scams you a ton, never changes, ridiculous and overpriced, like that dude on the street selling random "antique" rusty crap. People: I HATE TOM NOOK, HE IS SO EXPENSIBE OMGGG😡😡😡😡🤬🤬🤬🤬😡😡😡😡 Also people: WHY ISN'T REDD SPAWNING ON MY ISLAND 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😫😫😫😫😫
So we have Crazy/Jolly Redd as our Animal Crossing representation of some form of a Yako Kitsune, Animal Crossing should have a Zenko Kitsune example included too in my honest and personal opinion. Tom Nook would be surprised that good foxes do exist.
So let me get this straight. Kitsune are shown as evil jerks and Tanuki are more like friends that may play pranks on you but don't really wanna hurt people. Is that correct?
it was great to see this after watching Jwitz video this was a fantastic follow up that pretty much filled in all the blanks that Jwitz video left wide open great work as always enjoy your week off I have plenty of your backlog to watch while your away
I mean, in Pathfinder you could talk to your master about using the race creation rules to create a tanuki race. Alternatively reskinning the kitsune may not be a bad idea, and if you are playing Pathfinder 2e, well.... Kitsune are one of the core races in Tian Xia and a very popular race in 1e so it will probably come back and then you could reskin it (or adapt a gnome, Pathfinder gnomes do have a similar flavor as good ilusionists after all).
@@unfortunatewitnessX Pathfinder player means that he plays Pathfinder and not D&D, Pathfinder 1e was basically a reworked and/or rebalanced version of 3.5 D&D that discarded prestige classes in favor of arquetypes or "alternative class feathures but in a package" over time and that in its 2e reworked combat completely and nerfed casting a lot in favor of having feat-focused characters.
Every gaijin goombah episode is basically a guy arguing with himself about whether or not his imaginary friend is a ninja, and they all manage to entertain and educate me. Great content.
The funny thing is, the Myths and Legends podcast just did an episode on tanuki, and it included both the referenced tales mentioned here (with some minor changes).
So does this explain why so many franchises/ merchandise involving a raccoon or tanuki there's always gonna be a gox/ kitsune along with it? For example Mario's tanuki suit. Luigi had a tanuki suit as well but then the suit was changed to a kitsune suit. Raccoon ears and tail for mario, fox ears and tail for luigi.
Damn! Danzaburou is kind of a badass. Also, while I do love playable races, thank you for that, I know some of my player are going to love this, :) Could we also get stat blocks for Yokai as monsters that the player's can interact and fight with?
The kanji 三 in 団三郎 is read “zabu”. Also seen in 九九 (multiplication table) where “3 × 6 = 18” is recited as “saburoku jūhachi” (三六 十八). Probably it has to do with the fact that, if I recall correctly, the character’s older Chinese reading was something like “sam”, which explains why it can branch out and evolve into “san” and “sab(u)” at the same time. Perhaps the trailing “r” caused the reading alteration to avoid n-r consonant sequence? (I’m just guessing as a Japanese linguistics major.)
Tom nook is a teacher who starts out super harsh in the early games but realizes that some times just leaving the person to learn can be a lot better for all involved.
I wonder if you will ever do a video on BNA: Brand New Animal, since the MC is a tanuki who's old friend is a fox and they have something of a falling out, but both have shape shifting powers. I don't know how much it takes from folklore, but it could be worth looking into.
To people asking where the Spirited Away video went, it was taken down and copyright struck by Studio Ghibli. I'm in the process of getting it back. Can't promise it will though...
@ 8:35 I feel for you Gaijin, been leaning Japanese myself for the past few months and bleeding hells Kanji is ridiculous. Hiragana and Katakana are pretty straight forward but mercy on the poor souls regarding Kanji.
Arif Lewar Probably with Redd’s descendant, not Redd himself. ...like if there’s a smol orphaned Fox? Tom might break his own rule a bit (and grumble the entire time about it being against his better judgement). The Fox prolly becomes a florist or something.
Great video! I love your videos and cultural analysis, Gaijin!! I'll for sure be checking out your playable Tanuki, and all your other awesome D&D endeavors~ Shout out to the Daimyo Procession lol
Thanks to this I have several questions about another video game Tanuki: Mamizou Futatsuiwa, from Touhou Ten Desires. I mean, she and Ran Yakumo (a Kitsune btw) have this kind of relationship but, if the Kitsune was called Futatsuiwa, why does she, a Tanuki, have a Kitsune's surname as her own? And she said her power was Top 3 above all Tanuki? I think you should check that franchise, it has Japanese myths and legends everywhere, but play it under your own risk! It's genre isn't called "bullet hell" for nothing.
Hey Gaijin! great video! and if i could make a suggestion, BNA: Brand New Animal would be a fantastic anime to check out for your chanel, given that 2 of the central characters are a Tanuki and a Kitsune :))
Before watching: Probably something about Kitsune and Tanuki not getting along or whatever, one of them probably likes to play pranks while the other is like "get off my lawn, you young _sonofasoandso"_
the information about the rivalry between Kitsune and Tanuki was really helpful when I watched BNA: Brand New Animal. I won't spoil anything but I was caught by surprise when it came up
Hey gang! If you love D&D and Japanese culture, check out the first in my hopefully long list of playable yokai races! tinyurl.com/y9rxb6wb (Don't worry I fixed the dumb spelling error on the cover.)
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
Plz if Yokai University becomes an anime can you be the narrator and tell they character Yokai
Gaijin Goombah Media when you get a Netflix series like DanTDM in Skylanders academy
I'm really liking it. A new 5e Supplement that even has 狸憑き (Tanuki Possession) in the game! I'm introducing the group as a religious culture at first, then bringing in the foxes, before introducing the legendary tanuki and mountain tengu as high-level persons of interest.
Please do a which ninja episode on Bravely Default's Konoe Kikyo.
Tom Nook: actually grows and changes with each game as he ends up being more and more mature
Redd: stays the same in each game and doesn’t change at all and still keeps to selling illegal paintings
Redd also scams you
yet people still like redd more than tom.
@@ariamusuu I mean of course there are going to be fees if you're going to a deserted island and moving there
But I'm still salty about paying the bill for a phone I didn't ask for →_→
iiC0ffeeCup You might as well be homeless without that phone. I believe Tom Nook would also agree because at the beginning of the game he says something about that you need it
@@HelloHamburger idk man I got my own phone I didn't need a whole new one 💀
But ya I forgot everything Tom Nook said at the beginning so that makes sense lol
This is how I see Nook vs Redd:
Redd: "NOOOK!"
Nook: "REEEEDDDDD!!!"
Redd: "NOOOOOOK!!!"
Nook: "REEEEEDDDDDD!!!"
Villager: *smiles sweetly*
They are the embodiment of the “Can I get a waffle? Can I PLEASE get a waffle?” vine
Redd: "NOOOK!"
Nook: "REEED!"
Redd: "NOOOK!"
Nook: "REEED!"
Spongebob: "Spongebob."
NARUTOOOOOO
SASUKEEEEEEEE
TETSUOOOO
KANEDAAAA
DEKUUUUUUU
Tom Nook taught me the importance of saving up money and avoiding debt since I was 9 years old. Also that I'm a gullible dumdum with people like Crazy Redd
Lol, I've been playing Wild World since I was 5, im 11 now and im a debt genius, all due to good ol' Tom, yes I still play wild wood, because I bought it for myself
I wish I could experience animal crossing
@@somerandomguy3129 get an emulator and play the old ones if you have a computer
apparently bells in animal crossing are measured as yen. so all prices in yen, converted to USD, he’s giving you a suuuuuuuuper cheap house.
i mean, no duh animal crossing is based in japan
𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙚 u don’t have to be rude about it. I know it’s from/set in Japan but I COMPLETELY forgot that money in Japan and America is different
But it's also a small house and is cheaper since tom nook puts you into indentured servitude
*𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙚* that username is big hot
Madooka Magooka about how much in USD would that be?
They’re fighting over who has the pointiest nose.
😂 fair enough
Lol
I shouldn’t be reading the comments until after 😓
Obviously Redd wins
Not that I have a good image of Redd
Spoilers 😒
I guess you can say that this rivalry has been going on for generations
And still going strong
do you know the anime at 6:21 to 6:22?
@@maymay5600 ‘Fraid not
Warm Lillie how is that a pun
@@maymay5600 Gugure! Kokkuri-san. It's comedy gold.
So basically Tom Nook is the chill and sometimes mischevious businessman while Redd is a literal scammer
Mischevious? Not really. He just really is a passionate and ambitious tanuki who finds a way to make profit through generosity.
In the earlier games, maybe. I mean he would've been at you for money for the house but aside from that he's a good lad. Redd is shady
@Eleanor Dutkiewicz yea
I LOVE Redd.😠
@Eleanor Dutkiewicz I don't hate Redd? It's just that he obtains art through shady means
Tom: Good Bussness Man who cares about his customers and treats them like family
Redd:sleazy con artist/ white collar criminal who doesn't care who he hurts as long as he gets paied
Basically, one's like a fast-talking and charismatic 1950s salesman... And the other's a snake oil dealer.
I heard redd doesn't know if the paintings are real or not, and he gives you a good deal no matter what.
Mind you I've never played animal crossing.
@@astrowolvez Redd makes his offers seem like a deal but that's only because his nock offs apear earlier than the real thing and it turns out his stuff is more expensive once the real stuff turns up at Tom's store plus the amount of money you waste when Redd stuff brakes it's pretty obvious who's coning you here.
Astro Wolvez no he doesn’t lol, he sells stuff at more expensive prices than what Tom nook sold in the old games
They remind me a lot of Mr. Krabs and Plankton
One wants your money, and the other is just plain evil.
@@a_creative_namee2902 unlike mr.krabs(maybe) , tom nook doesn't stop you from picking a house before payment. And he also says you can pay the time you can
But Tim nook is a bit nicer than Mr. Kraus
And he used to sleep in his shop
Chill-Beans Yeah I know Mr. Krabs is the worst boss and Spongebob should work for Plankton. Mr. Krabs literally sold SpongeBob’s soul to the devil of the sea(Flying Dutchman) for pocket change.
Chill-Beans Yeah I don’t know which one you’re talking about because they’re both pretty evil when it comes to the series as a whole.
y'know, i just realized something
at certain angles, Redd's tail appears to be two tails bunched close together
Dalton Gill time code or it didn’t happen.
@@Anthintendo i think it could be 13:27
Samantha Rangel Gonzalez, I see it. Neat.
He’s based off of the Kitsune, which is in Japanese culture - They’re foxes with multiple tails that try to trick humans - look it up!
redd gives me kitsune memories of tvd books
Tom Nook shows he takes his responsibility with steadfast conviction.
It’s funny how dogs are predators for tanuki, but Tom books assistant is a dog. Do you think there’s any story there or anything?
Beyond Isabelle's insane popularity, especially after Smash Ultimate, probably not much, but then again, Nintendo and Japanese culture have gone hand in hand since their days as a Meiji Era hanafuda company, so who knows.
I would like to know this as well. The most I could think of was the Komainu (or the chinese lion dogs Shishi or Foo dog) since Isabelle has a twin brother Digby. Both are Shih Tzu which translates to little lion and those statues were lion-dogs that always came in a pair (but that might be a massive stretch)
I'm more curious about Rover's connection, and if thats inspired by something.
@@AT7outof10 Maybe Rover is a Nekomata? He IS good friends with Tom, and those cats gained magical power and would help those they liked. They seem to be more loyal, so perhaps there is a tale where a tanuki assisted a cat to get away from a bad master, and the cat became loyal to the tanuki?
TanMan 1112 i think they explained that they made her a dog just because they’re a loyal animal and isabelle is supposed to be a loyal person
Redd: *Scams tom nook and ruins his life*
Tom nook: *hates redd*
Ac fandom: they're husbands
This is why I hate shippers. . .
Before shipping I advise looking at the character's background to see if they are compatible
@@ViceN53X Even me? (I ONLY ship anime characters I swear-)
Haha! I loved that comment thank you! I keep thinking people's minds keep going straight to the gutter and I'm wondering could Tom and Redd have been roommates? Not romantically. Just originally Redd had a spare empty room and rented it to Nook but then Redd does something that crosses the line like Marceline's ex selling her beloved teddy bear in Adventure time or Redd kept charging more when Tom couldn't pay rent or Redd flat out 'sold' Tom a place that was already owned by someone else.
I don't mind it when people ship it as a crackship; they know it's not canon but still have fun shipping it.
But ngl, when people draw them as bitter exs, it's hilarious imo lol.
Tanuki: plays pranks on people for fun. Kitsune: Maliciously deceives others to cause emotional pain. Even in trickery there is a balance
I actually loan money on what I’ve called Tom Nook rules. It’s any amount a friend I trust may need, but it’s one loan at a time, I won’t lend anything until the previous loan is paid back. It’s cool to know there’s actually a story where it comes from.
FUN FACT!
Raccoon dogs aren't the only canids that can climb trees! the Gray Fox, scientific name of "Urocyon cineroargentis", can also climb trees. Heck, it's so notorious for doing so that it's sometimes called "the tree fox".
Speaking of Redd, I am curious if there is any possible explanation for the cursed stuff he sells, if anyone isn’t aware, some of the fakes move and whatnot. Some statues float, some paintings close or open their eyes and such.
Perhaps he steals them and the souls of the artist haunt the pictures
Thank you kind sir for ruining my sleep!
The Redguardowen Well, if the foxes have mischievous magic, maybe Red curses them?
is it shown when he sells them or after you buy them?
The Redguardowen
Apparently kitsune also have the power to posses pretty women.
I truly don't remember the whole story. But yes.
I like to lean towards Tom Nook being the good part of capitalism, a fair deal, and Redd being the bad part of capitalism, a contradicting salesman.
@Alex zees while i agree that theres no good part to capitalism.... how the heck can tom nook can be considered a socialist?
rain He doesn’t charge interest, so he’s not making money off of you for your home, he is using his wealth to improve the lives of others. But he still accumulates wealth. So making him socialist makes sense.
i feel like they dont represent capitalism but more the effects of it & how it can change u; capitalism was something they were both negatively effected by in the harsh city they were in, only nook grew & learnt from this bad experience (& is now teaching others not to fall into the same scenario), meanwhile redd just never grows from it. nook is more of a "the world is not fair, so i will try to make it more fair", whereas redd is "the world is not fair, so i won't be either"
@@kyaheiken1950 Yes he is. He has a monopoly on real estate, he dictates prices. and literally forces you into debt with no options for an out. If you think he's not making money hand over fist on every deal, you're delusional. If he was a real socialist, he'd give you the house and land for free and only charge for upgrades... With an up front price. Not a loan he can inflate as much as he wants, because he has no competition.
He's good
Before I watch this video, the reason why Tom nook and Redd are based off tanuki and kitsune respectably and as such are rivals of one another.
Ah yes, but WHY are they rivals? Why are tanuki and kitsune rivals? And what sort of stories involve said rivalry?
To be honest I just got the basic gist of the story. I finished watching the video and got more understanding of the rivalry between the kitsune and tanuki.
This isn't just limited to Animal Crossing. I see this a lot in other media too, and tanuki and kitsune tend to show up as pairs even if they aren't portrayed as rivals.
@@GaijinGoombahboth are shapeshifters, and while im not completely sure, tanukis are pranksters who trick humans for fun but aren't malicious, while kitsune are tricksters who actually try to target and hurt humans, once again im not 100% sure
Redd: Hehehe 😈
Tom Nook, Timmy, Tommy, all tanuki, and history: I'll do it again.
Also this game is just filled with folklore, and sad stories but mostly folklore.
Ya know the more I hear about Tanuki the more they remind me about the stories my grandmother would tell me and my siblings about Coyote from Native American folklore. Most of the stories I remember Coyote trucking people but they never set out to hurt people unless they had it coming.
Well, shape-shifting and trickster go together like peanutbutter and chocolate. Every culture's got at least one, and they tend to be the fun characters to hear about.
Personally, the Tanuki reminds me of the Pooka.
@@user-DullardBones You're right about that. Even my culture has a shapeshifter. His story is very interesting though he is not as much of a scheming trickster as some others. He's called Boto where I'm from and he's a pink river dolphin. Sounds weird but it's a real animal believe it or not. You can search it up if you need to. Legend says that he's a dolphin by day and a handsome man by night. He goes on escapades near the river where he lives, and seduces one woman per night. However, if the woman gets pregnant her child will be a boy, and turn into a dolphin once he is a year old. Since the child is unable to live properly on land he must live in the river with his father, and the woman has to part with the child. But don't worry, the legends also say that Boto is a caring father and respectable man so no need to worry about the dolphin kids. They are not forced to stay away from their moms per say... They just have to stay apart from them for half the day because in their dolphin forms they lose memory of their mom, and in human form they lose memory of their dad, Boto.
@@user-DullardBones I realized my other comment was a bit long, oops. XD
@@Maria-mk3sf "But don't worry, the legends also say that Boto is a caring father and respectable man" this does not help me to not worry about mothers putting their 1-year olds into rivers.
You miss-spelled "tricking people" as "trucking people" and I got _very concerned_
*Video:*
has great info and folklore on Tom nook and Redd.
Also a tiny, almost unrelated bit on the side about Lyle and Redd working together.
*Me after watching the entire video:*
“I just knew there was a reason I never liked Lyle...”
"You picked the wrong -house- island, foo'"
Kinda off topic but:
Roses are red
School is hell
You owe Tom Nook 98,00 bells
There needs to be an ACNH event where the rivalry between Nook and Redd is in full swing, and you're caught in the middle of it as a customer to both parties.
4:19
aka
sleeping with a Yako is the embodiment of "Doesn't matter had sex."
I think think she was a racist "DOESN'T MATTER HAD SEX"
It's crazy how much folklore they managed to shove into New Horizons without us noticing. It just gives the game more depth in my opinion.
At 11:49 is the greatest image I’ve ever seen
Hi tom nook here with a new island getaway.
Redd: you're gonna love my art
It’s amazing
I’ve been laughing at it for the past ten minutes
In the Touhou Project, a character named Mamizou Futatsuiwa doesn't *_quite_* get along with kitsune. And another character named Ran Yakumo just so happened to be one. I've understood Mamizou's hatred of kitsune until now. Thanks for the video, Gaijin Goombah!
Also, the two characters never meet up in canon.
but Mamizou does encounter a kitsune posing as Marisa in the official manga "wild and horned hermit". At the Time Reimu had the fox tied up and gagged and was preparing to "exterminate" the "evil youkai", Mamizou didn't care, she was perfectly happy to leave the kitsune to it's fate...
@@Shadow-ck5vc Ok, but I meant between Mamizou and Ran.
Mamizou is Danzaburou by the way
I take subtle humor in that the clip used in 10:55 "It's not all smoke and mirror counterfeits like Redd" the clip depicts investigating the Beautiful Statue... ... ... Which isn't a fake. (The fake one has a necklace)
I’ll admit, I feel miffed that the sleezy conniving Redd is the only fox representation in Animal Crossing. We need more foxes!
It's probably because of that where Tom decided "No. No foxes. Ever."
Exactly, there are many types of foxes such as Fennec foxes, arctic foxes or even coyotes
Digstreme McDingus maned wolf as well( it looks like a fox but I don’t think it is one )
Say the truth, is this coming from a fox?
And I don’t think every single kitsune were malevolent, either.
...although the horndogs who get their souls sucked out by yokai? Yeah they pretty much always deserve it.
Animal Crossing's Tom Nook and Redd : BITTER TO EACH OTHER
Kirby's Pon and Con : Chill Dads
I love Redd..he's always been my favorite npc sleaze and all..as a LOVER of art..I find picking apart his art fun XD since I've personally seen a lot of the original pieces.
i love his sleexe and how little he actually bothers to hide it. also since i love the fakes more than the real ones most of the time
Redd gets loved, Tom gets hated. There's something wrong with this timeline.
@@krsynx Even Tom is self-aware of the hate he gets. :P
I love redd as a character, he’s so cool.
I don’t hate Nook tho, he’s definitely nicer than in the first games where he called me Short.
I... took it a bit personally.
Redd has to be in my top 5 of favorite npcs
This has definitely changed the way I see Tom Nook. He's the good guy, he isn't Tom Crook like I thought, he never was.
When you realize both kitsune and tanuki are members of the canine family
the tanuki's english name is the Raccoon Dog that's why tom is refer as a coon in the english ver
@Amazing Spiderman Fan 2002 people and animals are different but that didn't stop pokemon and sailor moon
@Amazing Spiderman Fan 2002 most of the characters' names were changed
@Amazing Spiderman Fan 2002 agree though folks might just call the japanese raccoon
I didn't realize the yokai connection until you made this vid. I remember seeing the fox and tanuki duo from Shaman King. I loved that show back then. I remember those two characters.
I always love animal crossing and Tom Nook, I especially loved the way you told the stories using Nook and Redd and Redd going "super saiyan."
You take that well deserved break man, I'm grateful for the consistent content. Enjoy.
Hi again
You agiain
Redd, to player: My ex misses me, but his aim is getting better!
Redd: *NARROWLY DODGES A BULLET*
Tom Nook: *RELOADS SNIPER RIFLE*
I don't even play Animal Crossing (though I admit I'm becoming tempted to give it a shot), but this was still fascinating. Also, bravo on the Tanuki race for D&D! Totally buying that.
I every time I see Redd I follow him around until he leaves , I find it cute when he sniffs flowers
Part of me listening to this is imagining a Kitsune hearing all the stories about Danzanburo and is just like "Nope, nope nope" and builds a wall around the island THROUGH the ocean to keep the Tanuki INSIDE the island.
I've set up two business rivals in a town in my current Pathfinder campaign who _very definitely_ aren't a disguised tanuki and kitsune, don't be ridiculous. This was a gold mine for their future interactions with one another. Thanks a ton!
Got the Book. Can't wait to play with it.
Hell yeah JWittz is a treasure. He's the type of guy who makes you feel nice and cozy, just by talking about whatever.
Tom nook: Lets you pay your taxes and bills whenever, or just never, Supplies your WHOLE island and helps you get so much, is like a father figure!
Redd: Scams you a ton, never changes, ridiculous and overpriced, like that dude on the street selling random "antique" rusty crap.
People: I HATE TOM NOOK, HE IS SO EXPENSIBE OMGGG😡😡😡😡🤬🤬🤬🤬😡😡😡😡
Also people: WHY ISN'T REDD SPAWNING ON MY ISLAND 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😫😫😫😫😫
y si, aparte tom nook te deja sacar el reciclaje y un día me toco un mueble MARAVILLOSO
Heh, they were actually able to get away with having a naked historical artifact in the game without any outcry.
I was shook when I saw the statue of david
I thought there would be an animal crossing leaf over the privates
@@cosmicspacething3474 I was lowkey disappointed that that wasn’t the case when I saw it in new leaf lol
So we have Crazy/Jolly Redd as our Animal Crossing representation of some form of a Yako Kitsune, Animal Crossing should have a Zenko Kitsune example included too in my honest and personal opinion. Tom Nook would be surprised that good foxes do exist.
Plot twist: Isabelle was a Zenko kitsune in disguise all along.
@@Kartoffelkamm First off sorry for the late response, and secondly omg that'd be awesome. XD
Tom nok al darse cuenta que acepta a un lobo que en realidad es un zorro en su isla: 🤡 (traducir si hablas ingles porfa)
I remember when you were on game theory
Yep... Me too. But that hasn't stopped me from continuing my work!
Yep, it's how I found his content. He was great there, he's great here.
@@GaijinGoombah
And I am glad you still keep going hence why I am subscribed to this channel!
@@GaijinGoombah may I ask why you left game theroy?
Despite my sheer disgust with that channel, I found a lot of good people from it. Gaijin, FootOfAFerret, Drake, Ronnie...I miss Ronnie
Why does everyone hate my cousin so much? He’s just an honest villager traveling trying to make a living.
He scammed me 3 times in a row
@@lilmissmilesyt9363 same I hate him with a passion 😤
There"s a guide to identify the fake and real paintings on the internet
I like redd! He’s not so bad
@hands
Anata no ashi ni sayōnara o iu
Good luck translating that
Hope you have fun on your break
Nook,you can sometimes trust a fox,but with the right fox type.
So let me get this straight. Kitsune are shown as evil jerks and Tanuki are more like friends that may play pranks on you but don't really wanna hurt people. Is that correct?
Yup
"foxes are never to be trusted"
looks at senko
*happy crusade noise*
it was great to see this after watching Jwitz video this was a fantastic follow up that pretty much filled in all the blanks that Jwitz video left wide open great work as always enjoy your week off I have plenty of your backlog to watch while your away
Oooh tanooki race "Cries in pathfinder player"
Your pfp is deceptively scary
I mean, in Pathfinder you could talk to your master about using the race creation rules to create a tanuki race. Alternatively reskinning the kitsune may not be a bad idea, and if you are playing Pathfinder 2e, well.... Kitsune are one of the core races in Tian Xia and a very popular race in 1e so it will probably come back and then you could reskin it (or adapt a gnome, Pathfinder gnomes do have a similar flavor as good ilusionists after all).
Ah, the song of my people.
What is Pathfinder Player and what's the direct online link to that?
@@unfortunatewitnessX Pathfinder player means that he plays Pathfinder and not D&D, Pathfinder 1e was basically a reworked and/or rebalanced version of 3.5 D&D that discarded prestige classes in favor of arquetypes or "alternative class feathures but in a package" over time and that in its 2e reworked combat completely and nerfed casting a lot in favor of having feat-focused characters.
That explains Shukaku and Kurama’s relationship in the Naruto series. Ironic that their human partners became friends, isn’t it?
Zer0 W0lf
It’s because of Naruto’s Therapy no Jutsu.
(Before that Gaara was content to just kill him or let Shukaku cause mayhem on the Fox’s Turf.)
I love Animal Crossing, not only cause it’s peaceful and cute, but also the deep lore like THIS, it’s amazing
Every gaijin goombah episode is basically a guy arguing with himself about whether or not his imaginary friend is a ninja, and they all manage to entertain and educate me. Great content.
This is why I don’t ship them like everyone on TikTok does
Contrarily, the vengeful bloodlust and rage is the exact reason people are shipping them.
The funny thing is, the Myths and Legends podcast just did an episode on tanuki, and it included both the referenced tales mentioned here (with some minor changes).
So does this explain why so many franchises/ merchandise involving a raccoon or tanuki there's always gonna be a gox/ kitsune along with it? For example Mario's tanuki suit. Luigi had a tanuki suit as well but then the suit was changed to a kitsune suit. Raccoon ears and tail for mario, fox ears and tail for luigi.
I’m fairly partial to the “terrible husband he never formalized a divorce with” theory
Man that'd be wild if it were canon.
Not really that plausible, but wild.
Redd’s here to see the kids. Don’t be a Karen, Tom.
@@enharmonics Redd stole from the kids because "they're not 18 yet so all their property belongs to me" and now he's not allowed to see them anymore
Yeah I’m partial to that too, but the “don’t be a Karen nook” killed me 😂
Alice Pokemoon that was redd responds to Tom nook
Damn! Danzaburou is kind of a badass.
Also, while I do love playable races, thank you for that, I know some of my player are going to love this, :)
Could we also get stat blocks for Yokai as monsters that the player's can interact and fight with?
I feel sorry for him though, with him being a tanuki aand having his testicles be made of brass
Pretty racist tho
The kanji 三 in 団三郎 is read “zabu”. Also seen in 九九 (multiplication table) where “3 × 6 = 18” is recited as “saburoku jūhachi” (三六 十八). Probably it has to do with the fact that, if I recall correctly, the character’s older Chinese reading was something like “sam”, which explains why it can branch out and evolve into “san” and “sab(u)” at the same time. Perhaps the trailing “r” caused the reading alteration to avoid n-r consonant sequence? (I’m just guessing as a Japanese linguistics major.)
Tom nook is a teacher who starts out super harsh in the early games but realizes that some times just leaving the person to learn can be a lot better for all involved.
I wonder if you will ever do a video on BNA: Brand New Animal, since the MC is a tanuki who's old friend is a fox and they have something of a falling out, but both have shape shifting powers. I don't know how much it takes from folklore, but it could be worth looking into.
To people asking where the Spirited Away video went, it was taken down and copyright struck by Studio Ghibli. I'm in the process of getting it back. Can't promise it will though...
Ah yes, the two types of foxes, the good boiz and the sneaky boiz.
Dazan: *in his thoughts* "this Fox is empty" *5 minutes later* YEET!
団 (dan) = group
三郎 (saburou) = three sons
狸 (tanuki) = raccoon
Hence the group of 3 raccoons, Tom Nook, Timmy, and Tommy.
Now THAT is a culture shock!
11:48 You did not- oh my god you did 👀
@ 8:35
I feel for you Gaijin, been leaning Japanese myself for the past few months and bleeding hells Kanji is ridiculous.
Hiragana and Katakana are pretty straight forward but mercy on the poor souls regarding Kanji.
Redd: Ayy wassup everyone?
Tom Nook: F**k off
okay but this is the first of your videos i’ve watched in at least a year and you’ve seriously improved so much!! good on you, Goombah :)
8:40 Talks about dyslexia but shows a dyscalculia representation. Dyscaculia is practically dyslexia but for numbers and math.
Maybe he has both
Now I thinking "can this rivalry end some day? "
Arif Lewar
Probably with Redd’s descendant, not Redd himself.
...like if there’s a smol orphaned Fox? Tom might break his own rule a bit (and grumble the entire time about it being against his better judgement).
The Fox prolly becomes a florist or something.
@Anonymous Fellow Ripoff Timmy and Tommy
Great video! I love your videos and cultural analysis, Gaijin!! I'll for sure be checking out your playable Tanuki, and all your other awesome D&D endeavors~ Shout out to the Daimyo Procession lol
The best thing about this video is how you call Timmy and Tommy 'Nooklings'.
Enjoy the break, Gai!
Even when stuck inside, people still need a break, even/especially when working at home. :)
5:18 The term "mujina" seems to have been adopted to Hawaiian urban lore about these 3 trickster creatures and call all 3 as mujina in general.
I love the channel and more than appreciate the community involvement. Keep up the good work!
I suggested the connection between Tom Nook and Danzaburou on a previous video. So seeing you talk about it in this video made my day.
I would love to play as a Tanuki I've never played D&D before but that sounds fun
Thanks to this I have several questions about another video game Tanuki: Mamizou Futatsuiwa, from Touhou Ten Desires.
I mean, she and Ran Yakumo (a Kitsune btw) have this kind of relationship but, if the Kitsune was called Futatsuiwa, why does she, a Tanuki, have a Kitsune's surname as her own? And she said her power was Top 3 above all Tanuki?
I think you should check that franchise, it has Japanese myths and legends everywhere, but play it under your own risk! It's genre isn't called "bullet hell" for nothing.
Oh, wow! That was a lot more lore than I thought was available for those two! And that Daimyo procession!? Savage!!!
Another great one! Great job! Can't wait to try your Yokai races
Hey Gaijin! great video!
and if i could make a suggestion, BNA: Brand New Animal would be a fantastic anime to check out for your chanel, given that 2 of the central characters are a Tanuki and a Kitsune :))
I thought that he was a wolf.
@@deadlydingus1138 i was talking about nazuna, michirus old friend :)
I love that:
From business partner.... toooo.... *internets*
Before watching: Probably something about Kitsune and Tanuki not getting along or whatever, one of them probably likes to play pranks while the other is like "get off my lawn, you young _sonofasoandso"_
This is my favorite series you make by far
My friends say that Nook and Redd are married and were going to get a divorced but redd left without signing the divorce papers.
Dude, i have dislexia :) i understand how it is, dont sweat it :)
love from norway
the information about the rivalry between Kitsune and Tanuki was really helpful when I watched BNA: Brand New Animal. I won't spoil anything but I was caught by surprise when it came up
Tom nook is the Trickster Business man and Redd is the tech scammer
Otter and fox scamming people .-.
Sounds like the fox and the weasel from Zootopia
I got a cousin discount 😎
Triple the internet points for the cameos of the hilarious Kokkuri-san and probably my favorite of the Oboro Muramasa DLCs.
That explains all of the comics about Nook wanting to murder Redd.