Monsters of Japanese Mythology

Japanese legends are filled with a vast assortment of creatures, monsters, and spirits. This program will touch upon some of the most famous, from the tricksy Kitsune, to the terrible Oni, to the honorable Kappa!

MYTHOLOGY HAS BEEN TOLD AND RETOLD IN MANY FORMS ACROSS TIME, STORIES AND ACCOUNTS MAY VARY.

OPENING:

MUSIC:
"Kitsune"
"Ronin"
"Blades of Might"
All by Brandon and Derek Fiechter

CLIPS:
Japan in 81k
Ancient Mysteries: Samurai Warriors of Feudal Japan
Fox Village in Japan

ARTISTS FEATURED:
Shishizaru

REFERENCES:

If I used your artwork please let me know so I can give proper credit!

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[kookiechips]

1) Yuki-onna -snow woman yokai
2) Rokurokubi -long stretchy necked woman yokai
3) Daidarabotchi -giant monk yokai
4) Ayakashi -sea creature yokai
5) Kitsune -fox yokai
6) Kappa -amphibious demon yokai
7) Tengu -long nosed bird like yokai
8) Satori -large monkey like intelligent yokai
9) Nue -strange chimera yokai
10) Oni -ogre like demon yokai
11) Ryu -japanese dragon yokai

[aronbabb]

Man, I did realize how much of Japanese mythology influenced Anime and Manga. Awesome!!!

[A.Lien]

As a writer I always enjoy the content that explores Mythologies, this is great

[MochiyaRandom]

Meanwhile, me, a Touhou Series fan :
• Yuki Onna -> Lettt Whiterock
• Rokurokubi -> Sekibanki ( Actually the variant, not ordinary Rokurokubi )
• Daidararabocchi -> Hisoutenshouku ( Mistaken to be Daidararabocchi by Cirno )
• Ayakashi -> It is unknown if the youkai exist in the Touhou Series. There is a youkai by the name Saigyou Ayakashi, actually a tree youkai, specifically, a cherry blossom youkai tree.
• Kitsune -> Currently there are 3 kitsune mentioned in the series, Ran Yakumo, who are shikigami of Yukari Yakumo ( the Gap Youkai ), and the newly debut Tsukasa Kudamaki, a kudagitsune ( a variant of kitsune ) which causes the Unconnected Marketeer incident ( Touhou 18 ), and then there's unnamed kudagitsune in the printwork.
• Kappa -> Nitori Kawashiro and a variant of Kappa, Takane Yamawaro ( a Yamawaro, basically Kappa that dwells on the mountain ). There is also unnamed kappa and yamawaro in the print works.
• Tengu -> In the seties, there are 4 variants, the karasu tengu ( Crow Tengu ), hakurou tengu ( Tengu that has wolf features ), the long-nosed tengu, and daitengu ( who is basically the boss of the other three ).
• Satori -> The Komeiji Sisters, Satori Komeiji and Koishi Komeiji. But very different to this version, as they lived underground, and they have a third eye.
• Nue -> Nue Houjuu, has the ability to make an item unidentifiable.
• Oni -> Suika Ibuki and Yuugi Hoshiguma. Both are drunkards.
• Enma -> Eiki Shiki, or Yamaxandu.
• Ryuu -> Only being mentioned in the printworks. The one being mentioned is Ryuujin, or the Dragon God.

[garycarpenter]

Me too, actually my late english teacher got me into Greek and Roman mythology

[dragowolfraven]

I love mythology. I grew up reading this stuff😁 This is awesome😉

[jasonrohan]

I love the various forms of mythology. Different cultures have similar stories & I love to compare them.

[rameezshafiqahmad]

Just finished both Nioh 1 and 2, this is so interesting seeing how accurate those yokai were to the source material 👌

[kevinpotts]

I'm so happy YT recommended your channel to me in my feed. Excellent find. Thanks!

[BuddyForce]

kitsune = naruto and kuruma

tengu = sasuke and susanoo

[landoncube]

I love Japanese mythology and monsters so much I have 2 tattoos of it and am getting more lol

[merlapittman]

Excellent, excellent video! I'd be happy to see additional videos exploring more Japanese myths and monsters since there are so many of them!

[uknowmeboaa]

Now I see where the inspiration for the pokemon Ninetales come from. Ninetales was inspirated by the mythical creature, the kitsune.

[kirbymarchbarcena]

Mythology is what got me into reading as a kid in the '80s.

[BPJD]

These guys should do a collab with The Mythology Guy. I think that'd be fun!

[ashotofwhiskey]

12:28 - The story that serves as background exposition to one of my all-time favorite anime.

[hashiramasenju]

1:22 Orochimaru Is That You ??
3:05 Kurama ?? 😱😱😱
6:04 Susanno
11:22 Shenron
12:25 Madara Uchiha

[bryanaragon]

I love Japanese Mythology, my favorite monster or yokai are the tengu.

[joeygula]

I'm really into Japanese mythology