How Japan's New Craze Made "Boring" Weird

[@Felipera_]

In 2014 Neymar got injured in the game against Colombia for the world cup, preceding the infamous 7X1. That happened at the 22min mark of the second half. However the t-shirt design used by the guy is from the 2002 World cup era, so it might be a reference to something from that era, like Ronaldo's or Emerson's injury which were also a big deal. Ronaldo's injury was such a big deal that he went with the infamous haircut to stop people from talking about it 😂 There were also some big injuries in this year's cup, but I don't know when that guy made the cosplay, so I'm not sure it's from before or after those.

[@fiores1995]

valeu br

[@Gadottinho]

apparently ronaldo's injury was at the 13th minute of the second half and emerson's wasnt in a game

[@FirstRunTanker]

of course it was Neymar

[@samaraisnt]

maybe he had that jersey.

[@rynabuns]

oh I just thought it was a 69 joke

[@Marbeary]

Japan making mundane things more interesting than usual. I lost it on the apology video costume

[@w花b]

They must've made a severe lapse in their judgement to dress into salaryman for their apology.

[@mymusic6384]

a trait of inteligent people

[@名無し-x8i]

@@w花b no thats actually how apology videos in japan work - they all dress up in suits to show their sincerity its not to dress up as a salaryman

[@delusion5867]

@@名無し-x8i whannabi is making a joke about logan paul's apology video when he filmed a dead person in Aokigahara. To quote from the apology video "I've made a severe and continuous lapse in my judgement". The video is notorious for being insincere and terrible.

[@sned_dunes]

Watching the Umaru-chan anime, made me realize they're good in making everything seem interesting (even degenerate life styles)

[@saturdaymorning176]

i would unironically love a japanese youtube drama review channel/series

[@R3TR0J4N]

There's a lot of them in this oversat- oh

[@sboinkthelegday3892]

I wanna see a Japanese comedian deliver a series of apology videos for some minor infraction, first jsut wearing a clean shirt without a tie and looking kinda stressed out. But then he would deliver another apology wearing a modest suit and tie, as a response to the hole he dug himself into. Then it would just escalate, and he would wear increasingly more "serious" costumes with more effort put in to show his earnestness, eventually forcing him to shoot the video vertically, because he has some ostentatious headdresss and shoulders that go many feet into the air like an anime villain. I wanna see footage of buildings coming down when he bows at the end.

[@matty6878]

@@sboinkthelegday3892 its wild when they have actual press conferences for some of them too

[@Ttegegg]

@@matty6878 they have there own website right? I wonder what the culture is like considering is only Japanese or Chinese users

[@sleepysartorialist]

OMG that'd be great

[@mburtondavis]

The guy who does JoJo background characters was really good.

[@darylefleming1191]

We live in Okinawa for 6 years (USAF). They would open the base to the public for trick or treat on Halloween. Japanese families are super polite and the children had the best costumes. They would reach to the treat bowl and select the smallest candy available. Then they say thank about ten times as they left. A true blessing.

[@kitsunelee007]

I now understand where my Marine Mother got her "rules for trick or treating" from because that is exactly what I was told(ordered)to do. The times I was frozen because only big pieces of candy were left and I didn't know what to do happened more then a few times.

[@ranjanbiswas3233]

Sorry for being rude but are you a weeb too?

[@darylefleming1191]

No, I am not a weeb. We loved our time in Japan. It was a great blessing from the Lord. We live in Hawaii now. @@ranjanbiswas3233

[@simunator]

i miss kadena every day. best 8 years of my life. I hope I can get reassigned there before I retire

[@JessAWeeb]

I love these costumes! Usually I just dress up as a witch for Halloween but maybe next year I'll do a mundane costume instead. I wanna come up with something so casual but weird.

[@cefirodewinter9086]

A crab

[@elenalizabeth]

I like pun costumes - ie a red haired guy hanging loaves of bread on his clothes (“gingerbread man”)

[@LiveLaughLovecraft]

@@elenalizabeth genius

[@kitsunelee007]

Same. I'm always trying to do big and more elaborate costumes but this year especially money is super tight, so I'm taking a cue from Japan. Thank you Japan for such a great, wholesome, and funny idea for Halloween.🧡🖤🧡🖤🧡

[@ThatJapanArtist]

It`s never too late to talk about the Halloween culture in Japan. Thanks for putting your own spin and expanding on the topic! 🤙

[@kaynkayn9870]

I really like the fact that everyone's creativity has a place, no matter how weird or mundane. Hell, the more weird or mundane the better. I hope someone went as Ryutaro Nonomura.

[@jama211]

I saw Halloween in Osaka with my own eyes, insane party, also perhaps never been more hungover than the next day!!! Apparently Tokyo is perhaps even bigger? So good though

[@me_when_the3981]

4:34 The 24th minute of the second half probably is because soccer matches are split into two equal 45 minute halves, and the 24th minute of the 2nd half is the 69th minute of the match

[@stanlee2200]

so the meme is basically making light of a sexual position?

[@thenightjackal]

They're really hitting the nail on the head with these costumes

[@ImDaRealBoi]

Watch them start making costumes out of foreigner phrases taken literally

[@dotdotdotdotdotdotdottod]

Litterly how genz dose school costumes too

[@crocsy1439]

About the default music videos running during Karaoke: I have a friend that repairs/updates the Joycon software used in many karaoke. The reason why the only songs that seem to use their original music videos either come from anime or are western music, it's because apparently they want to prevent weird customers from... pleasuring themselves on MV featuring underaged artists. They have cameras in the karaoke booths and ofc they don't want customers to leave a... mess, for the employees to clean afterwards. They've added a new feature in some chains (like Karaokekan) where you can go watch music videos, but you can't go alone, it only books a spot for 2 people or more.

[@crackle6875]

Bruhhhhhhhh 😭😑

[@fitzt70]

I played frisbee with a group at Yoyogi Koen every Sunday back in 1986. When Halloween came we decided to party on the Yamanote line. About 50 of us dressed up and boarded with a boom box and a trash can full of cold beer at 9pm. The other commuters were surprised but many joined in when we handed the a cold beer. Each year after the crowd got bigger and bigger. In 1990 there were a couple thousand costumed people on the platform at Shinjuku station. The cops tried to disperse the crowd but they got pushed on to the train and had to get off at Shin Okubo. I still have a Friday magazine that wrote an article about the party. I like to think that help kick off the tradition in Japan.

[@ferretyluv]

Oh man, going on a packed train with a boombox. I’m not even Japanese but I’d imagine you’d get death glares.

[@nvrndingsmmr]

This is the coolest thing ever!!

[@Professorkek]

This is incredible. This is the best trend I've ever seen.

[@CadPlaysGames]

I couldn't stop laughing throughout this video. This is absolutely brilliant! I'd love to do Halloween in Japan. I love the sense of humour.

[@sonusmeister2325]

The Brazilian player that got injured in the 24th minute of second round refers to Neymar in the match against Serbia this year lmao... He dives or fakes injury a lot to the point his team's medical team doesn't believe him when he actually got injured.

[@sixpackkorkman8069]

he was taken of the field on 34th(79') minute of second half(according to fifa report). Did he play 10 minutes injured? or is it a mistake. I didn't watch the game.

[@dar4061]

It's because the 24th minute of the second half is...69 minutes. Not what you said 🤣

[@JimmyMatis-h9y]

@dar4061 sixpackkorkman can't do math but your mom 69'd him anyway 😉

[@kyle6344]

The guy at 9:14 is actually an up and coming comedian named サツマカワRPG His comedy trio is hilarious and very unconventional

[@Eterrath]

4:27 Canada's in the World Cup, The US is in the World Cup, and Japan just made an amazing 1-2 comeback against Germany today. You've gotta watch it man. Anyway, good video as always :D

[@thenightjackal]

I would love to announce this news to my German class

[@BaconHat]

Or you could boycott Qatar for all the foreign workers they worked to death

[@Eterrath]

@@BaconHat No, I wouldn't. Even though a large portion of the workers were from my country, they have little to do with Japan beating Germany in a fair and brilliant show of football, which I'm here to see more than what FIFA and Qatar are doing behind closed curtains, which I've already been mentioning to people ever since the last world cup ended. Separate the art from the artist.

[@BaconHat]

@@Eterrath For every minute of play a worker has been worked to death (according to numbers from the Guardian). By watching, you're supporting Qatar and implicitly condoning their repressive and inhumane practices. "Hey I made a show, but I worked thousands of people to death after taking their passports" "sure I'll come watch! As long as it's a great show I can ignore that!"

[@georgebenta3435]

11:12 I find the typhoon path graph amazing and funny at the same time. The number of typhoons passing through the Philippines compared to Japan, Taiwan, and Malaysia is astounding. I'm from the Philippines btw.

[@deanjohannessakmal]

the typhoon right here in Malaysia isn't usually that bad with just heavy rain that we're actually kinda thankful for due to the harsh sunlight throughout the year

[@jamesdavies67]

24th minute of the second half is the 69th minute...nice

[@Chocolatepain]

Fascinating stuff. I wanna hear about the Japanese KZbin drama lol. I would get the Guinness World Record book at the elementary school book fair.

[@rollkindvideo]

Wow, this is amazing! The entire format is just golden, what a great insight into this culture! Here's another Taifun story I think you'd enjoy: Some years ago I was skateboarding along the coast of Shikoku, approaching Muroto Misaki - when suddenly an impressive storm unfolded. All the streets were empty, practically no cars on the road. I was getting a bit anxious, as I was aware about the Taifun situation in general (the trip did not happen during Taifun season thou). Suddenly, there's a female voice booming from the public speakers, urging people to do... what exactly? I couldn't quite make it out, but she sounded quite urgent. I did decide against getting a japanese SIM card for the trip, as using GPS defied the purpose of my trip (which was: skate as far as you can and ask people for the way) - so I also couldn't check the news for what's going on. Also, I didn't have any reservations, only a tent in my bag - which leaves me quite exposed to the elements in the middle of nowhere. However, I was a bit familiar with the concept of public speaker systems. Sometimes they chime at around five to alarm the kids to head home for supper or something, and other times... there's a woman urging the population to head underground because a new ANGEL is approaching Neo Tokyo 3, if you catch my drift. So I knew by heart: When there's a woman on the speaker system with an urgent voice, shit is about to hit the fan in grand fashion. Finally I arrive at a police station. Surely they'd know what's what! I haste inside... and find a few cops chilling with tea, joking with each other. Good vibes. I'm puzzled by the shift in drama but manage to ask about the booming voice from the speakers, while in fact the voice just stopped for the time being. My japanese ain't the best, so it's like: "What about the lady outside, man?" - "Lady? What lady?" - "The lady from the... from the..." shit, what's "speaker" in japanese. "Well... the lady that speaks!" - "The lady that speaks? Erm... well... what's she look like?" - "What?" - "Huh?" It goes on this manner for about five minutes. I'm getting more and more anxious, the cops keep smiling throughout. Then suddenly the voice comes back on, you can hear her clearly inside the station. "This lady, this lady!! What's up with that shit man?" The cop's smile froze for a second... they looked at each other, a bit embarrassed to tell: "Well, boy, you don't have to do what she says, don't worry. Doesn't concern you really." - "Nah?" - "Nope. Thing is, these election announcements are indeed getting a bit out of hand if you ask me." So it turned out that the lady was praising the mayor for the election. As for the storm, to them it wasn't really noteworthy. Embarrassed I rode to a bus station and used it as shelter for the time being, while i humbly decided to upgrade my vocab for particular situations asap. Anyhooo... back to your channel. Some of these trivia items / facts 'n findings / cultural background stories will most probably end up in the new edition of a book that's featuring my very stupid trip, published by yours truly. Of course, this channel will definitely be featured and/or referenced accordingly. Godspeed man, can't wait for new content of yours, please keep it up!

[@Yoruel]

I actually like this :D I like how the costumes are basically a guess game :)

[@riardomilos8014]

It’s like an inside joke + easter egg combined 😂

[@rodrigomarcondes5857]

4:18 Brazilian here, that halloween costume made chuckle 🤭 i'm also not a soccer fan but i'm guessing he's making fun of Neymar, that guy has a reputation of getting injured during important games.

[@watermang1680]

8:52 reminds of the time i went to comic con and a black nick fury and white nick fury bumped into each other, was a funny moment they took pictures together

[@matrixiekitty2127]

This trend is actually so cute! And so many of these are so clever and fun!! Also I’m from the Midwest, I know corn from a mile away lmao, and the reading glasses meme wiki is so shady I love it🤣

[@garrettdakin2703]

Your content is absolutely amazing, please keep growing, I want to see your channel explode!

[@LeBronyaJames]

These are the most creative, relatable and funniest costumes I’ve ever seen. I love the Japanese humour

[@havenly0325]

I just found your channel yesterday and was about to choose another video to watch, so cool thanks :)

[@BonBonToro]

ngl it actually took me until the naming of the Stock Photo one to realize the SAMPLE text was legit in the actual costume and not related at all the picture being a legit sample pic, it made me chuckle out loud aahhahahah

[@panosdrit]

If I am not mistaken Neymar Jr, a Brazilian player, was injured at the 24th minute of the 2nd half in this World Cup so it’s propably that

[@vinisupANM]

4:19 hi i am brazilianand and I think this costume is referring to when neymar's heart stopped for a few minutes, and he passed out, sorry for my bad english. (Love your channel)

[@CoobyPls]

This explains why you don't see a lot of Halloween stuff in anime until like 1983ish, and then it became a common theme!

[@KyrieFortune]

The lack of garbage cans in Japan is actually similar to how in Venice there is a lot less garbage cans than there can be - many people think it's because they want to avoid excessive garbage, but the real reason was because there used to be someone putting pipe bombs in garbage cans

[@IMW96]

Japan’s new generation seems way more open-minded than the old heads

[@Interlocutor_]

5:54 fun fact, melon pan and Mexican conchas are a nearly identical pastries that evolved independent from one another (both thanks to European influences). Amazing.

[@lunal3blanc]

The self doubt re: ubiquitous was absolutely my favorite part. (The rest of the video was great, too ^^ ) I actually hadn't heard of 地味ハロウィン! (I'm not so into parties so Japan's version of Halloween isn't my favorite). *sitting in my apartment in Japan watching Japanalysis on my TV feels a little surreal* 動画作ってくれてありがとう(人´∀`*)いつもめっちゃくちゃ面白い♡

[@froz3ncat]

10:21 hol' up i was NOT expecting a 黒革の手帳 ad

[@russelmfao]

8:30 this almost made me spill my coffee, had a good laugh.

[@AQWLxRaN]

Man, the Google Street View folk and you popping that Space bar smash and RAINBOLT on the screen destroyed me lol Easiest sub I have ever subbed :D

[@huzrokhayzur2197]

every japan related chanel is over the top and exagerating everything, good or bad about the country. For some reason the one about memes is actually the most laid back and chill to watch one xD

[@sokrates297]

Dude this video was so relaxing to watch. Instant sub!

[@scifiwasabii]

oh i love this! even if they’re plain this is way better than basic costumes. these are clever and funny imo!

[@neoneonize]

Glad i'm not the only one who still has 10 editions of the Guinnes World Records Books haha

[@rufusdrumknottvgc]

The costumes are so creative and interesting, what a cool trend! Thanks for sharing!

[@shinkisaragi4369]

Damn you’re channel is growing fast! Last time i visited which was late last year you were At about 12k subscribers and now you’ve almost reached that plaque of 100k congrats!.

[@Tasha-lz1ic]

First vid I watched from your channel and I'm hooked. Your voice is really soothing.

[@ArchonAnemo]

Rainbolt's surprising appearance got me rolling, well played

[@n00bJesus]

12:20 dudeee that story is sooo sweet and perfect omg

[@thebigworldofnz]

I'm with the glasses asses guy I found a Gateway laptop at the river, made in Japan covered in all sorts Clean later it still fires up And the Hilux from TG etc...

[@traidyvandea2867]

2:53 my guess was "guy who was exited for spring, so bought a lot of pastel clothes, but now he looks weird with all of them on together". I may have been wrong, but i still thought it was funny lol

[@nathanbutcher7720]

While the origins of Halloween parties in Japan probably started with the famous Yamanote train parties, the big Shibuya parties are a more recent tradition. That party most likely started as a result of a yearly legendary, wild and crazy Halloween parties put on by foreigner DJs and event organizers in the Legato Italian restaurant, just down the street from Shibua 109 in the Espace building. These kicked off sometime around the late 2000s and early 2010s. The thing about Legato was that it has two floors, fifteen floors up, and to get up there hundreds of people had to cram into a lift. With so many people it required a lot of lift trips back and forth before everyone could get up there, and so it wasn't uncommon for foreigners and all their Japanese friends to spill out onto the street and go a bit crazy waiting in the line to the lifts. With people in costume drinking in the street (as you are allowed to in Japan), wishing everyone a happy halloween and having a pre-party during their wait, it wasn't until a few years later that this impromptu Halloween party was wholeheartedly embraced by the Japanese more broadly - resulting the huge Shibuya Halloween street events we see today.

[@elena3941]

i wear lolita fashion which originates from japan and i’m always happy to see fashion being alive in japan. that being said this video is really interesting as well 😊

[@emmat2276]

The cockroach guy destroyed me 😂

[@douro20]

He should had covered up the can of lubricant spray...

[@MrRebusBebus]

Ahah I bet it was the same typhon that hit me when I travelled to Japan back in 2018. And tbh I had absolutely the same attitude towards it as you did. More over we met a local TV channel reporter right in front of Shinsaibashi and he decided to interview me and my friend asking how do you feel about what's happening in Japan? To his surprise we had no clue about typhon and more over started to scream Kawaii and what not on camera. Baka Gaijin!

[@keyboardcore]

24th minute of the second half is a popular term in Brazil that we say when someone is too close to do something and fail, or when someone is so late the majority of what needed to happen just went by and the person just missed it. "You showed up on the 24th minute of the second half and want us to accept you submission video?"

[@Nikki_the_G]

Oh wow, I LOVE this! It's so much more creative than traditional "costumes".

[@klawiehr]

Great video! You have such consistent quality

[@halfasleepvampire7545]

That’s so awesome! I feel like I’ve seen more of this here in US too, just generally funny mundane costumes

[@astral6749]

2:40 oh god, that tray... I was so confused what it was for until a woman behind the counter refused to take the cash off my hands and handed me over that tray. In most shops I went to, they just took the money off my hands (could be because I'm a foreigner and didn't know any better), so that was a sudden culture shock for me.

[@patataboy]

Very good video as always The lack of public gargabe bin still to his day due as a response of what happened with Aum cult is so japanese. The same way they stopped making Akiba a pedestrian only street on weekends because of a knife assault ... don't try to solve the root just simply cut of a branch It is sooooo annoying .... I miss my akiba's walk on weekends

[@rayvanwayenburg998]

Haha - the Japanese typhoon story is too funny. I just had that this week. It was great walking through an empty Osaka with just a light rain and a little wind. I do love the way Japan does take it seriously though - it's just random gaijin out walking around.

[@mumtrz]

7:38 with the price difference of that caliber I dont think itll make much difference since itll quickly be offset by all the snacks you bought in preparation for the long ride anyways 😅

[@tinysealexe]

AS EXPECTED FROM MADE IN JAPAN. TENNO HEIKA BANZAI

[@Thelostboots]

Loved the video! The story at the end was very interesting!

[@pixelchu]

5:15 I had to do a double take at this. I remember eating a snack with the exact same packaging, logo, and description... I don't know if I actually ate dog food, but I remember it tasted good at least lol

[@DoofSenpai]

I think this might be my new favorite thing. It's almost like trying to solve a puzzle.

[@silverdandylmao]

I lost it at the ramen one 🍜 but then the soy sauce!! LMAO

[@nightwolf9335]

9:27 hehe yeah totally brought home little by little

[@Laserraiser56]

Fun fact , the Old Enough TV show has a Singaporean adaptation

[@RythNincomderg]

I didn't know I needed to see this, it made me my day!

[@chargemankent]

That 3 people who don't know each other yet sync so well is Epic 🤣🤣🤣 8:41

[@TrueGamingVault]

the train one killled me, omfg they were about to f888 him up XD

[@Anon1376642]

I lost all respect for guinness world records after watching hbomberguy explain where the Roblox "oof" sound came from.

[@Japanalysis]

I love that video so much

[@VieKrohtiel]

I have seen your videos a few time before, but i didn't knew you live or used to live there Nice compilation, thanks

[@chrishimself84]

dude I love your channel ! keep it up , great research on Japanese online/internet popculture memes and stuff!!

[@KeroValentine]

Yooo, just saw that your last video got over 1M views! That's insane! I've been subbed to you for a while and every one of your videos is interesting. Hope you see more success.

[@katet8639]

This is so fun and funny to do. I know what I'm gonna do for Halloween next🤣 Sadly, I'm not that clever.

[@NPC-00361]

Super underrated channel!

[@mekafinchi]

omfg the karaoke with the wrong video girl is even funnier in that pose when you realize that 夜に駆ける is about someone getting tempted into a double suicide

[@SamLyn]

Ha…. We have hurricanes where I live which are the same thing. Sometimes they do burn out before reaching land but your description of everyone discussing it obsessively as it approaches is so apt. When they do hit hard, though, they are definitely disastrous!

[@Forever_Rayne]

These mundane costumes are so funny! I was introduced to this concept last year on Twitter on Halloween and had such a good laugh! 😁

[@randomtinypotatocried]

That explains why your channel name looked familiar. I'm glad KZbin recommended it since it's really interesting

[@paulcato3434]

I had a typhoon date too early in my time in Japan. We went to Fushimi Inari Shrine (the one w thousands of orange gates). It was awesome. The sky was so dark it was like being there at night minus the unfortunate streetlights that normally come on at night. Very spooky and fun.

[@hangingthief71]

can you please do a deep dive on the Japanese science and technology agency's moonshot R&D program? it is completely insane and i am curious as to what the japenese internet thinks about it. it is a serious matter but would make good content if you do some digging

[@angrykagg421]

This is so funny and I'm honestly astonished at the humor.

[@nvrndingsmmr]

The mundane costume idea is briliant! I think I'll try it this year!!

[@lexprontera8325]

Hey! You should have pixelated the green jacket guy at 02:51 After all, it is JAPANESE corn!

[@easternlights3155]

I was lucky enough to get hit by one of those lighter typhoons when I went to Tokyo for a choir competition. Right before the competition, me and the rest of the girls got dressed in long dresses, did our hair and make up, all that stuff and walked to the concert hall since it was just a block away from our hotel. On the way we got hit with the absolutely worst rain our landlocked european butts ever experienced (the wind was so string the rain fell horizontally), so we had to go on stage still drenched. Afterwards, we were calmly informed that we just walked through a typhoon.

[@Breakdafunklooseforever]

Im really digging these vids definitely subbed!

[@mathieuleader8601]

the fingernail costume is really impressive

[@serenolopez-darwin1975]

8:30 lmao the Rainbolt cameo

[@angelwings1979]

I gotta say I thought I wouldn't really be that interested but I'm really impressed with how clever all the costumes are!

[@toshizue8627]

this is my kind of costume party

[@kairon156]

These are super cleaver and with how not scary modern haloween in America/Canada is getting this might be a fun direction to take it. As someone who now needs reading glasses I might look into these.

[@FLUXXEUS]

5:54 looks like a "concha" which is a Mexican sweetbread. I wonder who inspired who _😂😂_

[@SuperSmashDolls]

If you're a tourist who bought a JR Pass you *also* occasionally have to ride Kodama, because Hikari sometimes would take longer to wait for and Nozomi/Mizuho are off-limits to you.

[@catbunny4785]

5:40 WHAT I NEVER KNEW THATS WHAT IT WAS FOR

[@jcudejko]

I like the idea of risking a Typhoon for a shot at a brave girl

[@Ederick1936]

jaysus that gusiness book of world records bit took me back, i was one of those kids, I had that book, i most certainly remember that horrifying picture.

[@cecyayumicosta]

This channel is seriously underrated

[@kaito7132]

exactly

[@TopAnimeLoverEver]

This is actually too cute. They are so creative, even though they appear to have little to no effort, there is a lot of thought put into them.