Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma OST - Yoma Kazoe Uta (Yoma Counting Song)

[@phubans]

It warms my heart to see other people who love and appreciate this anime as much as I do. It's frustrating to live in a world where anime like this is all but forgotten, never seen in anime stores or cons, and never heard of by the current generation of fans. I'm enjoying reading these comments of fans like me, who watched it and were haunted by it 20~ years ago.

[@Gr13fKvlt]

phubans I wish more fans like us still existed.

[@FireBomberBassist]

This stuck with me. You've got to remember when this came out anime wasn't EVERYWHERE like it is now. You had to put in effort to actually find stuff because there was no streaming and only a couple of channels to find it on TV. I remember buying VHS tapes that only had like 1 or 2 episodes of anime on it, and it was like 40 bucks sometimes. We had it hard 20 years ago.

[@fantasmalua5806]

@@FireBomberBassist Back in the 90's I remember it was when my parents still thought "oh it's a cartoon it's safe" (they no longer think that after attempting to watch some with me) first anime i ever saw was Vampire Hunter D I was probably 6 or 7....and I was hooked. Then the same channel played this and I've remembered it ever since. It was really tough growing up being the kid in school that liked anime. I'm 32 now, and still remember going to my first "con" it wasn't much but I was probaby 16 and was so ecstatic to find other people into anime, I still have some of my vhs tapes I refuse to part with them, because they're from when anime was still all hand drawn.

[@helpthem6505]

@woooudo Soy isn't necessary as a vegan

[@helpthem6505]

@woooudo I don't eat soy, but I know it's a lot healthier than meat.

[@jeremyslocum9148]

Original / Romaji Lyrics English Translation Hitotsu, hitoyo no koi naraba Futatsu, futari de jigoku e to Mittsu, mina wo koroshitemo Yottsu, yomi e no michishirube Yottsu, yomi e no michishirube ONE. Having a one-night love, TWO. will plunge us into the underworld. THREE. Even if I were to kill everyone, FOUR. I cannot alter the signpost to Hell. FOUR. I cannot alter the signpost to Hell. Itsutsu, ikusa no chi no ame no Muttsu, mukuro to kawaryasenu Nanatsu, namida mo kare hatete Yattsu, yamiyo ga toketeyuku Yattsu, yamiyo ga toketeyuku FIVE. Drenched in the bloody rain of war... SIX. I'm no different from a corpse on the battlefield. SEVEN. When even my tears are running dry, EIGHT. the dark night also starts to melt away. EIGHT. the dark night also starts to melt away. Kokonotsu, konya wa shuugen wo Too de toiki wo shu ni somete Too de toiki wo shu ni somete NINE. Tonight let's offer our congratulations, TEN. after we stain our breaths with cinnabar dye. TEN. after we stain our breaths with cinnabar dye.

[@beemash]

Man, I saw this trailer on a Tekkan VHS and was hooked from that day on. Didn’t find this song until like 30 years later

[@kidinspace424]

My dad showed me this anime when I was 4 and last year I found the VHS at a thrift store a total treasure

[@IllioSage]

my dad showed me this when i was little too. along with lots of other awesome anime with titties in it. i am very cultured because of my childhood thanks to awesome video games and anime

[@eduardimusprime]

This anime is legendary. An all but forgotten gem.

[@ToruKun1]

One, having a one-night love, Two, will plunge us into the underworld. Three, even if I were to kill everyone, Four, I cannot alter the signpost to Hell. Four, I cannot alter the signpost to Hell. Five, drenched in the bloody rain of war... Six, I'm no different from a corpse on the battlefield. Seven, when even my tears are running dry, Eight, the dark night also starts to melt away. Eight, the dark night also starts to melt away. Nine, tonight let's offer our congratulations, Ten, after we stain our breaths with cinnabar dye. Ten, after we stain our breaths with cinnabar dye.

[@darkaoshi27]

That is so damn sad to read.

[@moonwarden20051]

Thank you so much I really wanted to know the translation of the whole song

[@SLV-Cr0w]

Hauntingly beautiful. That's all I can say.

[@andrewgriggs3600]

Thank you so much I watched this basically on my death bed and this song is permanently engraved in my heart and mind just to hear it I cry every time ❤️

[@cynthiagates9627]

This song has haunted me for years. It paired perfectly with the promo of the movie. Creepy, but oh so beautiful.

[@Aoitetsugakusha]

Glad I wasn't the only one. Whoever A.D. Vision hired to make that trailer, I hope they're doing all right.

[@堅実ひむら]

Same here dude 😢

[@argentorangeok6224]

This and the old Vampire Hunter movies. I miss the old anime.

[@AmonRa1081]

Such an amazing song for a criminally underrated anime. This dark storyline and great animation should make this anime rate amongst the other classics like Akira, Ninja Scroll, Wicked City, Ghost in the Shell, etc.

[@Skuntac]

Watched the trailer for Blood Reign when I was 17. Watched the movie soon after, because of this song. I'm about to be 34. Still one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. Thank you for the upload.

[@blinkth3dog]

Dude. Are you my twin? Exact same ages/correlation here

[@tenken103]

An absolute classic of 90s anime! I still have the VHS.

[@Hyptosis]

SAME I have it too haha but can't play it :D

[@bolognabong]

After years of watching this anime, I finally decided to hire someone to translate the manga to english. This song just gets me all the more worked up to see this story in print.

[@jl2696]

I played the first verse of this to a Japanese friend of mine who had never heard it and the song really scared the crap out of her. She thought it was a bad omen 😄 Also, for those who dont know, cinnabar dye is another word for mercury sulphide (HgS) which is a highly toxic mineral that used to be used to paint ceramics. So when the singer says "Ten - let's stain our tongues with cinnabar dye", she is implying suicide more or less.

[@SilverTearz]

best comment i think

[@SLV-Cr0w]

Can you just imagine the sheer horror when you hear this song coming from someone slowly walking towards you in the dead of night in Japan? While a hauntingly beautiful song, I hope to never hear it randomly at night if I ever go to Japan.

[@godjuda8289]

I miss being a kid this is when anime was dark and epic.🤘😔🤘

[@viktorberzinsky4781]

Me too.Things kind of went down hill around 2007. Though the past season had a lot of excellent stuff so I haven't given up hope yet. I just long for series that make me feel the way those 90s and early 2000s ones did. How they all carried a certain dreamlike, grim, meditative quality with interesting themes, plots, and characters or at least could deliver a spectacle that somehow managed to feel deeper than it may have actually been.

[@trollingisasport]

Japan went soft. This generation had violence, romance, and reflection. Now, it's mostly characters trying to understand why they feel a certain way.

[@blinkth3dog]

Im 38 now...i still remember renting this with my dad when I was 16 or so shortly before he left the family. To this day I can still picture exactly where I was watching this in my old room...the look of our house before the new carpet and moved rooms, before court and never seeing him again, before my sister got into drugs before my mom got old...this song hits so many nerves

[@Velshin1986]

Finally...I cant believe I finally found that song...I have been searching for it for over 20 years...I am not kidding...the main the problem I forgot the anime name it was in my old VHS....after many years I had to type stuff like "ninja anime of the 90s song" and yeah took me like 20 years to finally get it...Thank you for putting it here..

[@lindseyjamesdhr]

I had the same problem, but i could only remember 'Yoma', and even then I was unsure. The tune has always been in my head but I've forgotten the name pretty much UNTIL.. I saw an ad for YONA of the Dawn, it was wrong, buuuut... it finally lead me here. And I found it again. And I am happy.

[@FairyNiamh1977]

The way to keep this jewel alive and loved is to introduce it to the next generation.

[@fioreail]

Wow, yes, I'm one of those people who heard this song in an ad many years ago on VHS, so glad to hear it once again.

[@Arsespankin]

i was looking for this song for nearly 15 years. 1st time i heard is when i watch Tekken the animation. got a few anime preview before the story starts. 1 of them came with this song. i cant read japanese tho. Thx man. for fulfilling my dream after 15 years. and yeap, i was 12 back then.

[@viktorberzinsky4781]

Me too. I have been longing to hear this song for ages and now I've finally heard it again. I remember seeing the haunting images that accompanied this melancholy melody and the music itself...I was wondering if I'd ever hear it again.

[@ToySoldierFH]

Dude same i would look up trailers to tekken vhs on the web and couldn't find nothing i looked up older anime movies with demons and after a minute i found it and looked the trailer right up took me back to being a kid

[@DarkGhostHacker]

I want to find more songs like this. With this type of style buy I have no idea what keywords to even type yo search for. What is this genre called? Or should I just search for artists/albums/anime ost names instead? Anyone have recommendations on what other anime from 80s and 90s sound like this? I doubt anything after 2008 will have this feel and style

[@bryanc7094]

back when anime wasnt a mistake

[@magnacarta711]

This anime film is hands down one of the BEST for its action, art style, story & this song!! 🙏🏽

[@topzy0]

Cant believe this only has 50k views and 100 comments. I don't know how I found this song but as soon as I finish my finals I'm watching this.

[@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique]

This song makes me think about what tomorrow will be like. The good things in life, the little things are sometimes what’s most important.

[@moonlight02161]

I back to this song every year on my birthday stand in the backyard and close my eyes....this brings my heart so much joy

[@Nomasis1982]

This reminds me so much of Go Nagai’s devil man. This song is one of the most iconic from the classics. Right up there with anthem’s light it up. Such a hauntingly beautiful song.

[@TheMist81]

NEAR NINJA SCROLL ONE OF MY FAVORITE ANIMATED MOVIES OF ALL TIME.

[@albertmesa7034]

Nostalgia.....rented this anime at Blockbuster video 1996. glad i finally found this music. Thank you

[@giancarlorivera9057]

This anime was so dope ,when I was younger I remembering watching it on tv.

[@OrbGoblin]

This is one of those anime where I saw the trailer a million times but no place I ever rented from carried a copy.

[@trulywired]

Love this song, I still have the VHS in the box. Popped into my head today.

[@堅実ひむら]

Master pieces 😢 is fullness of sad and dark, but with a ligth of hope even ‘til the end😢

[@BiG_SorD]

This movie was astounding. I need to watch this again.

[@zvezdavnutri]

how many years have passed . my soul... my soul is calling

[@cynthiagates2200]

Such a haunting song beautiful I’ve wanted to hear the whole thing for too many years now. Thank you for uploading

[@joshcasey5140]

Hauntingly Beautiful; didn't think they made a copy of this. Thanks to whoever did.

[@sancharidas9971]

These animes tends to get forgotten by the public which is almost a sin. The horror atomosphere of this anime was amazing. Honestly, I would be happier to see it in my childhood stage. 😂 But now that I saw it, I won't forget it.

[@TaisKa_blossom_syzygy]

I'm crying 😭

[@Devilman6066]

I just wish it was possible to find the manga this was based on. I have really enjoyed this anime for decades.

[@qwerpoiuROX]

Beautiful voice.

[@TheHeadNinjainComics]

Ngl. When I first saw this anime and heard this song, I kept expecting Freddy Kreuger to show up and kill everybody. Whoever made this ova must've been watching a Nightmare on Elm Street marathon.

[@humbleopinion43samurai19]

After All these years, this song still makes me weep in silence...

[@同盟-p3y]

鶴ひろみさんいい声してます。本当に残念です。天国でも声優やってください。合掌

[@flyingstonemon3564]

Such a pretty song, yet Its lyrics have thorns.

[@trollingisasport]

I want this played at my funeral.

[@DragonianDeity]

I actually learned how to play this on the piano like 25 years ago, just listening to it over and over and OVER again. I wanna try it again. Thank you for the upload! 💕💕💕💕

[@DragonianDeity]

I’m working out the notes now. I’ve got about 25% done.

[@DragonianDeity]

Got it figured out. If I ever play it I’ll upload it.

[@darkstarrone8764]

@@DragonianDeity hey man, cant leave us hanging like that, where the video at lol

[@DragonianDeity]

@@darkstarrone8764 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fH_NfIKLiqdrj5o

[@DragonianDeity]

Actually been thinking of re-uploading this, with the song in the background, and to fix my timing too.

[@lindseyjamesdhr]

After so long I found this song again! So haunting and beautiful. 😌😌

[@akiraasmr3002]

Jun Kazamas lullaby in Tekken 8 sounds similar to this I wonder if they got inspiration from this.

[@tanacrossgabe]

One of my all time favorite animes. Such a haunting song. Ephemeral...yet it's stuck with me this long. Beautiful.

[@sbtopjosh]

tanacrossgabe same here...i first saw the trailer in 1998 in tekken's preview and the song stuck

[@tanacrossgabe]

It was one the first anime that bought that wasn't dubbed in english. Prefer watching them that way now if I have a choice.

[@sbtopjosh]

tanacrossgabe there's another haunting but lovely song that i recommend, not sure if you've heard it before.. watch?v=e-0QhnHOCzE

[@tanacrossgabe]

sbtopjosh i love samurai champloo:)

[@ProfessorxVile]

It's stuck with me ever since I saw the trailer on a VHS copy of Dragon Knight II. I made it my mission to find and rent this movie, and later I was able to buy my own copy thanks to the miracle of e-commerce.

[@DragonSoul6664]

Such a great song

[@MrOwolabi77]

What has happened to anime ? Miss stuff like this

[@8thhousealchemist600]

It's available free on KZbin. I'm old so I got the original VHS lol.

[@MrOwolabi77]

Me too. I used to have to go to stores and buy anime for $25 or order from catalogs and pay $35 ( and wait 1 month).

[@axelgnt]

Oh yeah, same here, I remember buying this along with Cutie Honey for $40, both were distributed from A.D.V., good old days lol

[@tsubasamachibgun]

the anime died for good, it's about us to teach new generations the old school anime

[@yuutokun]

its all become moe and big titty blonds.

[@victormoisesgalvan1596]

I've never been this traumatized to hear a song like this until I watch they whole movie. Especially when their singing this as the Yoma starts slaughtering people and the protagonist was to late to save the rest of the village in one segment.

[@Will008]

Classic piece🎶

[@ブレイヴフェンサ]

This gem of an ova needs a remaster

[@rachelmay3389]

Obsessed with this song ♥️ absolutely beautiful as is

[@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique]

Just means you got good taste in music. You should also listen to kamen rider zo. And or Susumu Hirasawa.

[@kelvynacosta]

reaaaaaaaaaally great ova recommend to anyone

[@duel2803]

youtube is so good

[@akeemmcafee4556]

Everyone says this song haunts them. It never did so with me, it's a beautiful song, it sounds sad, and yet.

[@Kenshiro3rd]

That's WHY it haunts them.

[@scottmerric2180]

The melody is beautiful, but the lyrics are the haunting.

[@tenken103]

Hidden gem right here.

[@DontTripChocolateDrip]

Just like that: I am 6 again chillin with my older brother watching Anime on the ol' 📺

[@aymanfatani]

Oh lord !! been looking for it for a long period of time my fav manga ever since it was on VHS .. still Luve the song ever since those 15 years or more when I 1st watched it ..

[@captainnigrassa1395]

I heard a beat once with this song sampled it was on coolest beats too rap too with the boys, i cn no longer find it

[@mortchen5494]

Classic anime > most modern anime

[@SoyDonbestia]

This is the pictures of the lady singing this song: www.last.fm/music/Midori+Karashima/+images/5d43fdce11e0414396ee2b1909bec403

[@Solidzak02]

Nice. i was looking for this. can u upload more

[@silentazn89]

Lol 1.95 vhs nice good old days

[@jl2696]

So OP, I noticed you mentioned this song was performed by Midori Karashima, but another poster said in Japanese that it was done by Hiromi Tsuru. 同盟 (Alliance?) posted the following a year ago: "鶴ひろみさんいい声してます。本当に残念です。天国でも声優やってください。合掌" This, according to Google, roughly translates to this: "Hiromi Tsuru had such a wonderful voice. I hope they have voice actors in heaven. - Gassho" Just curious how to know who's right on this one. Could be an error in translation or bad info being passed around - who knows?

[@willantilles5493]

We are talking pure ninja anime and this came up second to Ninja Scroll

[@arroncisco9176]

Real niggas know bout this

[@DarkGhostHacker]

I want to find more songs like this. With this type of style but I have no idea what keywords to even type to search for. What is this genre called? Or should I just search for artists/albums/anime ost names instead? Anyone have recommendations on what other anime from 80s and 90s sound like this? I doubt anything after 2008 will have this feel and style

[@crystallynne7507]

The otogi (videogame) soundrack is somewhat similar

[@DarkGhostHacker]

@@crystallynne7507 otogi myth of demons for Xbox, early 2000s?

[@Arsespankin]

oh yea. 1 more thing, there's an anime where a war was fight using men people that can transform into beast. any lead on that? anyone? its an old anime, around tekken animation and blood reign.

[@sekirei19]

Arsespankin yotoden?

[@Arsespankin]

sekirei19 hrrmm dats not it. the transform beast got all kinds of animals.like lions, bearsand stuffs. and the setting are not kinda dark like Youtouden. its more like Utawarerumono's setting.

[@sekirei19]

its people transforming into animals right?

[@Arsespankin]

yes it is. hahaha any idea what kinda anime tag are we looking at? cos im having trouble. too much anime with animal transformation haha. the anime is also old ones. around Blood reign year when it came out.

[@sekirei19]

man i wish i could help ya. so many that i can think of. Maybe if you could give story or description that you could remember.

[@shawnchowdhury8141]

2020

[@ChristianConversationsCage]

How can I get this soundtrack?!?!?!

[@grimgodslayer1912]

Strangely, I love this song, but not so much the anime. I prefer rewatching the trailer on loop for the song. If you don't watch these things during their prime, it's difficult to connect with them.

[@kidinspace424]

Play this at my funeral

[@lucaspiscopo1811]

What is this song about?