Japan's Most Dangerous Cult, explained.

[@jenniferrannila1414]

Shoko's levitation powers could have came in really handy when he got executed.

[@michaelbuehler3897]

Good one!

[@kngxn7437]

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[@masterkent1]

well in the end he did float by the rope

[@user-kx2zv7tg3u]

lmaoo outta pocket

[@UrLocalArtist895]

BWAHAHAHAHA

[@vampirebarbie_]

the proof of him levitating being so blatantly obviously a jump always gets me, like how the hell did people believe it???

[@zaqareemalcolm]

people have been gullible enough to fall for disguises worse than clark kent, the bar is really that low for visual trickery and willingness to believe anything

[@lain1437]

I mean they were being manipulated even if they thought it was fake they would probably be yelled at or something and they also thought that he was “god” or something so they didn’t understand how he could lie to them yk?

[@itsspooky2710]

My brother, he played them to think and believe he was a form of god and you ask how they fell for levitation. 😂

[@inboardmuffin1505]

​@@itsspooky2710 that's kinda what he saying tho. Like how did they believe he was God if not even the levitation was believable?

[@Dark_Eurphoria]

It’s crazy that someone with a masters degree in chemistry can be fooled too.

[@themilkman6969]

imagine being so good at butt jumping that you can trick people into committing mass bioterror attacks

[@devoutpinkgirl]

😭

[@imponentusgamer3247]

He didn't see what his adepts were doing

[@just_some_bigfoot_hacking_you]

"butt jumping" 😂🤣

[@parkgimmy4225]

😂😂😂😂

[@panna9235]

I should not laugh this hard😂😂

[@nekochadechu]

Imagine seeing your childhood bully turned into a cult leader

[@awstenkniight]

omg shinobu profile pic

[@nekochadechu]

@@awstenkniight nin nin

[@VANTARTS]

@@awstenkniight shooreh pippi

[@sleepydesigner]

​@@VANTARTSdo the hustle

[@potatowitch3643]

yknow, thinking about my childhood bully .... I wouldn't be surprised if she did start a cult 🙃

[@estrobart6785]

Ok but the fact that someone died in 2020 from a sarin attack in the 90s is just INSANE to me.

[@SofieNTiny]

I know right? Imagine having to suffer for 25~ years, being bedridden for most of your life? It must have been hell and I am sending prayers to all the victims. It’s just crazy how sadistic these people are.

[@maisundergroundasmrisleng5061]

@@SofieNTiny the sadistic one is the guy behind the cult

[@estrobart6785]

@@shardinalwind7696 it's just the way i talk...why do you have to have a problem with it?

[@shardinalwind7696]

@@estrobart6785 I’m being sarcastic, just ignore my comment.

[@DeN-nc7rx]

​@@shardinalwind7696everyone should just ignore your comment

[@beelzebub3920]

It’s insane to think any chemist would be standing in front of a sarin lab thinking “yep this is definitely a good idea”

[@sumayyahadetunmbi4347]

Actually, it is not really surprising considering there have been a lot of crazy scientists / chemists in history of humanity

[@beelzebub3920]

@@sumayyahadetunmbi4347 sarin is wayy too scary even for people who are insane. I mean cmon who would wanna work with a substance that has an ld 50 of 0.1 mg/m3

[@liammccbyrne4184]

@@sumayyahadetunmbi4347 my neighbor was a crazy retired chemist, one day his place caught on fire and was found out to have hundreds of rabbits most of which were dead likely from the fire. A few months later after he was banned from keeping rabbits he filled his house with rats, you could watch these bloody rats running up and down his windows, and of course many got out into the streets and our houses. The old man was either senile or worse he was experimenting with the rabbit and rats and maybe planning to let them loose with some disease or something not giving a shit because of his old age. It's an awful thing to say but thank God the mad old git is dead or who knows what else would come seeping out of his house.

[@GonzoMFahri]

@@liammccbyrne4184 how many times did you edit this story?

[@zadden2195]

I'm saying

[@WindowPains]

If someone is investigating a group of people/person and then "suddenly" him and his family disappear, that person or group is THE FIRST place I'd be looking into. Actually CRAZY to me that the POLICE NEVER thought of that. It's truly infuriating. Another thing thats insane is how no one linked the apartment gas situation to the train attack even though it was THE SAME GAS used.

[@ducatipaso1386]

Wasn't linked because the J cops were looking for a quick and ez solve. Police ruined a man's life because he had chemicals in his garden shed.

[@sarahsanders4510]

The Japanese police is one of the most useless police forces that exists.

[@JamesL0717]

Yeah. This video also showed me just how incompetent Japanese police were at the time (idk how they are like now.) Than again, in America, Church of Scientology is still ongoing despite many sh1ts they attempted, so I guess American police is just as incompetent too.

[@victorvieira7355]

the police in japan is fucking stupid and useless. Just a bunch of arrogant cowards

[@Lucie-ho1qv]

It’s Japan. There’s no crime if you pretend like it never happened in the first place…

[@LegendarySpaceRipper]

This seems like something out of a film. The fact that he went from nothing to being a celebrity and someone with such power. The terrorist plot itself is insane. His group was intelligent in a way as it had members who were chemists and in the police.

[@carstenhansen5757]

You're not necessarily intelligent because you're a chemist or police officer.

[@OnideusMadHatter]

So uh... how many "boosters" have you gotten? Like a lot? LOL

[@dextrition]

@@OnideusMadHatter ??

[@OnideusMadHatter]

@@dextrition - Oh my, some people apparently don't even know they're in a cult! LOL Here's a fun question to ask yourself... who paid the largest criminal fine in United States history?

[@Ozzianman]

​​​@@OnideusMadHatter Dude. He ain't American, and I ain't too.

[@Phatocatto]

It's terrifying to think how vulnerable people can be through indoctrination and peer pressure. It's scarier to think that many of the crazy cults, old or new, are still active preying on their members in one way or another.

[@roberth2833]

Always pray for the trapped Mormons

[@tokotowawa-xv5zx]

Everyone has that stages of life. And I'm one of them right now. If somehow people ask me to join them into a mysterious caves. I wouldn't even ask and go with them like a puppy

[@nom3nnescio]

Prime example: christianity.

[@tardigradez]

​@nom3n nescio any religion honestly but i know what you mean

[@selina3535]

@@nom3nnescio muslims

[@itssophienotsofia205]

I feel bad for the old man who was accused as the perpetrator. Imagine getting death threats and hate mails and you can't do anything to prove your innocence. For me, the public apology wasn't enough. He should've received monetary compensation.

[@jmiquelmb]

Japanese police are known for wanting to find a culprit even if they don’t have a clue

[@jannfredryckmatias3545]

@@jmiquelmb ah, just like my dad

[@doustau2170]

@@jmiquelmbyep. its honestly sad. the reason why "suicide rates" are so high in Japan are because the police are too lazy to investigate and ultimately mark unsolved cases as suicide.

[@jmiquelmb]

@@doustau2170 Suicide rates aren't really high in Japan though. They're lower than the US in fact

[@studmuffin-o5i]

He was found with the poison. What do you think he had it for? Decoration?

[@sleepyjoe6106]

I love that you dont put overly scary music and just dramaticise stuff to make it seem more scary. Please keep this up. So many big channels do it its so dreadful and boring.

[@sylviona5327]

no disrespect but reading this comment just as the video opened up with foreboding music made me giggle

[@miyeonluvies]

@@sylviona5327 right😭like i feel scared bc the music is still kinda scary

[@ro25988]

What are you talking about? The video starts with a deep and pessimistic croon from a string-instrument, and is narrated by a girl with a lifeless voice in a hushed tone to, as you said it DIDNT do, make it seem more scary and dramatic.

[@sleepyjoe6106]

@@sylviona5327 well yes the music is not hype and up beat but its not the usual scary music used in most horror video channels. It wasn’t very loud and forced on, it was just deep instruments. This music could also be used in formal ceremonies. It didn’t made me feel like it was enforced to make the vid sound more scary.

[@sleepyjoe6106]

@@miyeonluvies dont wanna sound rude but that music is scary to you? Personally it sound like music in ceremonies for me. And ive not heard this soundtrack before, not like the casual scary soundtrack bigger channels use

[@acoolusername]

I absolutely can’t imagine being the person who kicked the bag out of the train and into the station. There is no way they could have know what it was and yet that person has to live knowing that happened

[@edo_tokyo_]

I think he died, along with others station staff who tried to remove the package.

[@danielescobar7618]

To this day, it's why litter and frequent garbage collection is so strongly enforced... It's associated to this day as an attack on society, even if not directly correlated with the ayum attacks anymore.

[@sydneysaddictions2892]

😭😭

[@yerirose]

He doesn’t have to feel guilty. He’s just a victim. What you say makes no sense

[@yerirose]

All the people who were there live knowing what happened. He is not different from the others

[@Dumbshitcoolbitch]

As an Indian and Hindu, it makes me really uncomfortable to feel a familiarity to the terms used througout the cult'd practices. Especially the acronym Aum, it feels so concerning how easy it is to misconstrud vedic origin symbology like the swastik, Om and concept of higher consciousness with religious extremism. It's saddening to see people weaponizing spirituality. My condolences to all the victims.

[@Sikerdub]

In 9:16 you can also see om symbol forming on his forehead 😢 this is really sad they take things from Hinduism and make it so bad

[@yuvrajthakur1206]

@@Sikerdub have a look at 23:50 ,seems similar to god Bramha , with moon and hairs except the woman.

[@foodmore]

Well you have sai baba. Another scammmer.

[@greatmusic142]

@@foodmore well theres always someone, that wasnt the point, he meant symbols of spirituality and peace are misused for influence and abuse of power instead

[@mrrambo7324]

As an Indian Atheist I can say that the Moron Sadhguru and his sheeps can do similar stuff... And the "Spirituality" is complete nonsense....

[@_hypergamy7090]

I’m honestly speechless.. on another note, the production of this was so incredible, and I love how this was very linear! Not jumping about in different places to cause suspense. Very eager to watch another

[@nicolette1598]

You’re speechless….you don’t have to have a million followers to know how to use Adobe premier lol. You could learn how to edit videos just as good as this as a matter of fact they’re in high demand

[@_hypergamy7090]

@@nicolette1598 I’m speechless to the events of this cult, I was born in 93 and obviously didn’t know it was a a thing. Brought it up to some friends that are 60 and they knew of it and were unfazed by it because they read it in the papers at the time. But thanks for explaining how video editing works, you really helped a brother out

[@ira6605]

​@@_hypergamy7090That's how you convert an unnecessary negative comment into a positive one! Good one ❤

[@rahari]

I don’t know why the 80s got so much crazy crime stories. Like cults and serial killers, missing people etc. its so scary not to mention the amount of cold cases that still remained unsolved.

[@raiden_from_metal_gear]

just think about this for a moment though: whoever said it's stopped? there are DEFINITELY suspicious cases and serial killings being made right now, just waiting to be turned into national headlines. That may also include cults, but a little less likely (i'm hoping people have become less gullible somehow but ehhhhh)

[@Daisy-ue9vk]

Yeah cause technology want advanced than

[@freesoul-ul2zc]

Most probably it might be related to poor mental health after the world war ig

[@kiddosplay5184]

Nope. Its because of their parents or family how brutally descipline in late 50's to 70's. They mentally ill because of the trauma.

[@samiam2003]

Fr

[@Peleski]

I lived in Japan at the time. I don't believe the authorities really believed that Japanese people could attack their own, which is why they were so slow to react. I remember them initially blaming foreign entities. Most people were shocked that the culprits had been Japanese.

[@cheddarsunchipsyes8144]

That’s crazy, do they really still have the mentality that all Japanese people willingly serve each other and wouldn’t ever dare to sabotage their own country 💀

[@ga6860]

disappointed but not surprised

[@ガイル-o7p]

地下鉄サリン事件の事を言っているならそれは間違いだよ。地下鉄サリン事件はオウム真理教が起こした事件の中でも後期のものでそれ以前にサリンを使った事件や被害者の会の会長を襲うなどしてるわけだしね

[@ガイル-o7p]

日本人が襲うわけないなんて考え持ってた日本人は少ないでしょ。オウムが事件を起こす前に日本赤軍のような日本人による組織型の犯罪はあったんだから。テキトーなこと言う前に少しは調べたら？

[@itarayou207]

Even on very serious case killers or stalkers, Japanese police are so slow and careless

[@Annnabannanna]

Ahhh, straight to the point, no fillers, no blabbering. Just subbed

[@alpactra1830]

This is a super high quality video, great editing, and great storytelling

[@tooeasyshreyan-jz7yy]

Couldn’t even edge to this, I exploded immediately!!! Clean up on aisle MY PANTS 😂😂😂😂

[@mgsxmike]

One thing that ticks me off is, is that the slow response in shutting down the train operations. One reported incident should have been enough for a response.

[@22OrangeGirl]

I know! It kept on going. What the heck.

[@MinhNguyen-ny2ns]

@@22OrangeGirl I mean, people must've gotten sick or cardiac arrest all the time, the train line serves millions daily.

[@rawrrii1020]

like???? the fact that they mopped up a train and started it back up an hour later? crazy.

[@omnirath]

@@22OrangeGirlit was before 2001 and in Japan, people didn’t excepted a terrorist attack of that scale, even more a chemical one, in a way it was the 9/11 of Japan and security, garbage collection and organization of the public transports drastically changed after that event

[@souvleina]

i want to say that you’re so underrated you deserve more views ! the amount of effort you put in these videos is astonishing! please keep going, i truly enjoyed watching them and so is my brother.

[@TONY81198]

FACTS

[@tawdocumentaries]

Damn this was such an interesting video, nice to see someone use my music in such a neat way!

[@unpred.ictable]

Thanks, and great track, it really fit the suspenseful feel I was going for.

[@tawdocumentaries]

@@unpred.ictable can’t wait for the next one

[@D-me-dream-smp]

@@unpred.ictableee

[@masterkent1]

Sakamoto murders are the shining example of why protection of sources is very important. TBS was responsible for killing the lawyer as well.

[@diligentone-six2688]

I think the series of murders, crimes against defenseless individuals in general since the end of the Pacific war should be a reason why Self-Defense should be legal and widespread on a National level.

[@juliafisher3391]

@@diligentone-six2688that’s a really one dimensional thought. What if someone needed to defend themselves? You’d still punish them the same as someone who just straight up murdered another person for no reason? 😂

[@diligentone-six2688]

@@juliafisher3391 don't try living in a Glass House lady. Feminism doesn't apply to a Man's world.

[@ellalondono7635]

@@juliafisher3391he said self defense should be legal

[@Shoeshoe_Ri]

This was such a perfectly put together video essay! honestly amazing work, thank you , I had no idea any of this happened!

[@nikalucarelli8647]

To anyone who might be interested, Haruki Murakami wrote a book titled “Underground” talking about the attacks and interviewing people involved in various ways. It’s an extremely interesting read, the interviews are respectful and there’s no useless details just for the sake of shock factor.

[@tooeasyshreyan-jz7yy]

Couldn’t even edge to this, I exploded immediately!!! Clean up on aisle MY PANTS 😂😂😂😂

[@noco-pf3vj]

Asahara's hair also levitated not just his body. His hand and torso look stressed and not calm like when a body meditates. This indicates that he is jumped not levitated but people who recognise this better stay silent or they will be kidnapped.

[@andhnamazi285]

You follow muhammad's cult

[@smolderingwing]

thank you for putting ambient violin music instead of that horrible headache inducing pure bass that every other channel puts in their videos.

[@g0neg1rlg0ne]

It's so scary how highly educated people can be so gullible at times

[@Near-22]

Hah?

[@Freshmintpainting]

😂

[@warmtoiletseat5596]

Well just look at Christianity 😂

[@samiam2003]

​@@warmtoiletseat5596mmm

[@matthewackermanaski9687]

Most of them are obedient people so no wonder they can fall victim for traps

[@marknorieldeguzman2678]

That picture of him supposedly "levitating" lol 😂😂😂

[@Safiyyah-nd5bz]

Right?? How can anybody believe that 😭

[@stogiiejay]

The research and images are incredible. The narration is soothing and gets to the points. I’m new to the channel but already obsessed thank you very much.

[@VLFBERHTwolf]

Here is some trivia. 1. Aum Shinrikyo tried too have Ryuho Okawa, leader of the cult Happy Science, assassinated with VX gas one year before the subway terror attack. 2. Speaking of Happy Science, in their movie The Rebirth of Buddha the dark wizard look a tad like the leader of Aum - but with no beard. 3. Speaking of anime, in the anime Gantz, in the first half of the first episode, there is a fat hairy drunk guy wandering around the subway where the protag and his friend get “killed” by a subway train.

[@L0rdOfThePies]

So.. Cult to Cult drama?

[@snowyy.5275]

@@L0rdOfThePies I see a tv show pitch in the works

[@tardigradez]

​@@L0rdOfThePies that is actually so fucking funny i love it

[@yesle5517]

15:23

[@sumayyahadetunmbi4347]

oh

[@dramaticstyle9431]

Hey, KZbin decides it's time to put this in people's recommendations. And I'm disappointed they didn't do it sooner. I enjoy the voice work behind it, it's not boring, not lethargic or overly dramatic, amazing to ease me into the subject of a story I've always been interested in.

[@ushijimas]

how are they still allowed to be an organization omg?? this is terrifying great editing btw! fell in love with the motion graphics 🫶🏼

[@nimityaka]

Only one of five who carried out the attack almost noped the fuck out and punctured the packet only once. But another man was so damn loyal he viciously punctured all packets as many times as he could. And what stroke me the most was the fact that all of them were well educated men (scientists, doctors, one of them was a cardio surgeon)

[@annaebe8101]

I'm a Japanese major and I know a bit about Japan as a society. This might have been way harder in other places but not there. Every century or less there have always been a monk that studied something and came out with a new branch of Buddhism, claiming it was "the real way" and naming it so. So I think no one really saw it as something weird. Also the post-war era left Japan in a dire situation. On one hand you still have the atomic survivors, the letterate and the people that see their culture being erasad and submerged by the american domination and the general run for modernization started in the Meiji era. Om the other you have the new generations, that are enjoying the modern, the government that puts out pro-nuclear campaign because they want to buil nuclear implant. Amd than you add how Japan sociaty is extremely closed, meaning that each person is left by itself, you can not express your feeling and show yourself as weak. This was defenatly a breeding ground for a cult of this size and ideology. I wouls like to add, as a curiosity, that after thisbthe Japanese society grew incredibly sceptical of religions as a whole! They started to reevaluate them only after the Tohoku disaster in 2011, when many temples and shrines helped and donated a lot.

[@aname8106]

Yep!

[@melissamoonchild9216]

all valid points but conversely this has happened in the west numerous times as well. something in human nature i imagine

[@Pun116]

Sounds like Asahara was reading too much decadent literature: 無頼派. Probably took Osamu Dazai way too literally.

[@freesoul-ul2zc]

@@Pun116 Poor Dazai don't compare these two man... btw Dazai is wayy too smart like this man is the definition of dumb not knowing when to use brain and when to use fists so yea... Dazai doesn't deserve this

[@horizonkyun7203]

question: did religious immunity actually allow them to not be investigated? because if reportedly people are being abused, doesn’t that defeat religious immunity? or was that just the investigators excuse

[@kiwi-senpai]

It's very interesting to learn about this cult. I visited Japan recently and there are like no public bins in the city areas because of the sarin attacks. Also Shoko Asahara was executed on my 13th birthday so that's something.

[@wilddaisies]

wow i had no idea that this was the reason for why bins are so scarce in Japan!

[@femmestoic]

he was arrested on my birthday 8 years before i was born

[@Peleski]

Honestly there a no public bins in a lot of countries, most of Thailand for example. It's mostly because people would use them for household waste.

[@asliceofcheese9989]

so where do ppl throw their trash now?

[@blankdrag0n747]

@@asliceofcheese9989probably the store that they bought it from since Japan frown upon eating and walking

[@oceant1457]

How is this channel not at 100k even? This is literally quality content?

[@BunnyQueen97]

I’d be interested to learn how his experience as a disabled person in Japan influenced his distain for the country’s largely uniform culture. Obviously that wouldn’t justify anything, but I’d bet money it was a proponent.

[@Peleski]

I'm not sure about 2023, but in the past schools had to "streamline" disabled kids into regular classes. It usually meant the kids don't get appropriate support and unfortunately can be picked on by other kids, in a country which doesn't readily accept difference.

[@angel_of_rust]

ironically he grew up as a bully

[@skystygian]

@@angel_of_rusta vast majority of times bullies only become bullies either because of mistreatment at home by family members, or earlier experiences of being bullied themselves. So, not as ironic as you would think. I can't imagine having as many siblings as he did in a poor family that he got the attention and accommodations he needed from his parents.

[@emjy458]

The quality of the edit is crazy: well done!

[@user-kx2zv7tg3u]

Your channel truly deserves more recognition! I love all of your videos and they always keep me engaged. Your edits are on the same level of Vice, Vox, and other news channels. I told my friends and family about you and they are amazed that such a small channel has this high quality. You also inspired me to make videos again, about things that I like. I really hope you reach stardom someday!!

[@user-kx2zv7tg3u]

The Matsumoto incident really makes me upset, how these innocent people were killed or hurt because of this. I think that since the cult had members of the police force and government on their side, they were able to cover up the crime for a long time. Labeling Yoshiyuki Kono as the sole perpetrator wouldn’t make any sense at all. Like you said in the video, how could a single man commit such a large scale operation? The Tokyo subway attack is just so cold. Imagine all the children on their way to school. I don’t even want to think about how hard it was to breathe on those subways. Reflecting on all of this, I just want to say I am glad that the cult is “gone”, however, this was not that long ago. There are still members among us and we would never know. That is what makes me scared. And with that website now, I don’t even know what to think.

[@llywas]

Let's not forget how Asahara's children (from his many, many wives) are still apologizing publicly on almost yearly basis for the actions of Aum Shinrikyo. Tokyo Sarin attack really left it's marks on Japan.

[@Mario87456]

@@llywas His children are likely just as bad as him. Those related to criminals are often no better then them

[@llywas]

@@Mario87456 You never know. I think everyone deserves benefit of doubt and not to be judged by their parents or conditions where they grew up in.

[@mamamumu2044]

@@Mario87456 wow accusing a man to be something he isnt

[@empress_m]

mann this channel is such a hidden gem. PLEASE keep making videos!!

[@everythingbobbywolfe]

This channel has to blow up! It's too good to have only 10k subs.

[@rainbow3d]

I small error I noticed in the video is when you call Anthrax a "Gas" as if it's a chemical. Instead it's a desease which is quite well known too. It's a small detail but it could change the meaning slightly. Some context: It can be transmitted through the air and it can be found in animals like cattle (which could explain the foul smell?). "wild" Anthrax spores are apparently non contagious from person, but they usually infect people from contaminated soil, plants and water, making it's spread easier to control. The fact that nobody got hurt in this incident could be many: it just wasn't Anthrax and it's a silly mistake, they called it Anthrax not knowing what it really was (marking some incompetence in the field), they tried to spread it trough a gas medium but failed and didn't infect anyone, or they got some procedure wrong and killed all the Anthrax spores (and maybe created the smell while getting rid of it). Generally the last 3 give the idea of the cult as being more incompetent in the matter and to be just trying whatever. Hope this was helpful and didn't sound harsh / accusatory, I really love your vids and this is the first mistake I found so far. Good luck with everything!

[@Top_Galer]

The 1995 subway terrorism also had an effect on the Super Sentai series Ohranger, which would be adapted as Power Rangers Zeo in the West. The original story of Ohranger was supposed to be dark, with the first episode showing the villain group pursuing the Rangers and terrorizing cities. Because of the incident, they had to dial back the story to a more childish tone.

[@djlaace1334]

As Sentai fan, I appreciate this new piece of fact But demn, imagine real life happenings affecting media, fiction or not, like this...

[@QWERTY-gp8fd]

@@djlaace1334 real life always effects media.

[@jmiquelmb]

The original script of Evangelion had also to be changed because some scenes supposedly resembled the attacks

[@sybillovemore]

this was really good well done very detailed and to the point 👍

[@astronaut1904]

It’s kinda scary how stuff like this can even happen.

[@totalme302]

He should have levitated in his trial in front of jury, for his defence.

[@scraggybear]

They said the same about Jesus

[@theattila567]

​@@scraggybearprobably because Jesus was essentially a cult leader, but I guess a good cult leader is just a life coach

[@kha_lee_na]

​@@scraggybearwell jesus was saved by god and his miracles happened in front of the non believers too, which made them afraid of losing power to him if they recognize his message and prophecy.. so there's no room for comparison with a scammer..

[@ophbmystik]

@@kha_lee_nayeah except theres no footage of that so -10 points for using fiction, champ

[@gutzimmumdo4910]

@@kha_lee_na and u pulled that out of your ass obviously, there's no such thing as accounts of jesus, he only exists in the bible, nowhere else and no outside the bible accounts that lived anywhere near the time jesus supposedly "existed".

[@TunablePanic]

Your videos are ending up in the algorithm, keep posting and use every trick in the book and you’re going to blow up

[@golu_badbola]

Such an intriguing production throughout this video. Keep this amazing content coming.

[@MARTPOP]

Oh this deserves waaaay more views. Your voice is soo soothing in a late night in bed binge watch. Great job

[@jessiese]

it’s upsetting for all the people who fell for this cult especially the people who deeply believed it

[@tooeasyshreyan-jz7yy]

Couldn’t even edge to this, I exploded immediately!!! Clean up on aisle MY PANTS 😂😂😂😂

[@improbablyfur]

@@tooeasyshreyan-jz7yyshh…. delete your comment before it’s too late

[@ascascsacsdvdsvasd]

​@@tooeasyshreyan-jz7yywhat the fuck

[@who3909]

Shoko also took MANY if not, ALL of his philosophies from Hinduism, which you can see in 3:31, with the Nataraja in the right corner. He took many aspects of this and transformed them to look bad and be a bad light in society. A bunch of other references can also be found in this video like at 23:42 He took the "Aum"/"Om" symbol and twisted it into something that was destructive and bad for society. Let it be known, that if you ever see something that looks like the Aum cult symbol, it is most likely a sign of a Hindu place/home. Hinduism is not bad, it is one of the purest and holiest religions in the world. Please don't confuse our signs for something like this.

[@ganeshshenoy2615]

First swastika, now this.

[@who3909]

@@ganeshshenoy2615 SO TRUE!!! Swastika= a source of good light and goodness ; Nazi Symbol/Hakenkreuz = Bad and a memory of hate, cruelty, and discrimination. People really need to educate themselves before going and hating on these symbols because they mean a lot to people with South Asia and Hindus+Sikhs+Buddhists. Just because two things look the same, doesn't mean they are.

[@avinashs7571]

It really feel good when more people learn abt reality of hakenkreuz

[@andpsil]

Muito bom! Desconhecia esse grupo. Continue com os vídeos! O roteiro ficou excelente e a edição também. Cada vez melhor!!!

[@AlejandroSanchez-nc5gh]

beautifully made well done

[@court6389]

very cool video!! never heard of this cult before

[@malverdeislove]

In my own head canon, the picture at 4:00 was taken as Asahara farted himself clear off the floor.

[@Pawsura]

lmao.

[@daniellaalouf]

I cannot wait for this channel to blow up, you deserve it. What an incredibly well searched and presented piece of history👏

[@marialacona]

The fact that they used real footage thru the whole video. Wow! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@MisatoBestWoman]

*Yay another awesome channel from Canada!* *Your content is quality!*

[@panther105]

I was on one train earlier than the one that got gassed. So weird to be in Japan at that time and later happenings....

[@GonzoMFahri]

嘘つけｗ

[@gamerenderboobladerestinpe1847]

@@GonzoMFahripls stop saying that they are talking about their experience. Be respectful

[@GonzoMFahri]

@@gamerenderboobladerestinpe1847 imagine believing youtube comments

[@randomyankee8923]

​@@GonzoMFahriso that means you believe nothing

[@GonzoMFahri]

@@randomyankee8923i certainly don't believe everything i read on youtube comments. maybe you should too if you don't feel confident about something. so stop trying to look smart by telling off people on here, it honestly look borderline embarrassing.

[@amitutyo]

my best friend turned into a cult believer and stopped talking to me/responding to my calls and messages after she moved to another city few months ago:) and now I see this video, something made me watch it. We were best friends for almost 4 years and our friendship was more than just comfortable, we were like sisters) Few days ago I talked to our mutual friends that were actually her friends, I just knew them and had their contacts, turned out my ex friend did stop responding to everyone’s messages) al of her friends were left with some dry messages like “I don’t think we have same interests now, I’m not interested in human problems, I’m more than that”. And yes, she’s ok, she posts on her social media, she just blocked all of us because we and our “goals” don’t fit into her new reality anymore:) how funny is that huh

[@naturesgirl6864]

Omg

[@nausheenkhanrisaldar4920]

What sort of cult?

[@amitutyo]

@@nausheenkhanrisaldar4920 I’m still learning English but I think you will understand my story:) I don’t know what cult exactly, but I know that before moving to another city she met a new friend group and I think that’s how everything has begun. She somehow met this weird guy that invited her to visit his city and go snowboarding together, it was in January, she did take the opportunity to make new friends and this guy, his company of friends ( I only saw them on the picture from that snowboarding day that she sent me, but they looked really weird, she’s a teenager and those girls and guys were like 20-25) and her spent a day or few together, hanging out, visiting vegan festivals, etc. I was happy for her to find a guy that likes her, because that guy was only 1 year older than her, I thought she probably really liked him too and I was feeling nothing but happiness for my best friend. but something in this story felt off to me from the first day. Those guys are super vegan, now I think they’re not just healthy vegan, they’re just following some rules of the cult they might be in. How do I know if that’s a cult? Well my lovely friend whom I knew the best started to talk differently after hanging out with those people, she started talking about awareness and mindset switch, but not in a normal way, a weird way, there was some aggression in those words, also felt like she was repeating something someone has said to her for many times, like a programmed robot. She came back from her little trip and everything was pretty much okay except she started being more mysterious, not sharing anything with me, just liking my messages, always being busy to even send me one, but we still kept in touch and now I realise it was because of me, she didn’t even try to talk to me like we used to. We were so close we could talk about anything for hours and she was such a genuine person, ever since we met i felt nothing but pure love whenever I was thinking about her. She really was caring, she did things nobody had ever done for me, but now I start thinking that she actually had some red flags from the beginning of our friendship, just because I loved her as a friend too much to pay attention to her weird side. So long story short, she started being weird, ignoring my messages but still sending some, once in a while, those were replies to my messages. It is March, she has moved to another city, texted me only once, I moved to a new apartment as well, it was such a tough time for me because of moving out, babysitting my newborn niece everyday to help my sister, preparing for exams like crazy bc I was so anxious about the next year, university and everything. Our last conversation was in April or march, I don’t remember now because I deleted all her messages and her number. She texted me about her new job in the new city and her already boyfriend:) She asked me for love advise and I was so stupid for not caring about the fact that a person moved to another place, seriously started ignoring me, treats me like shit and when I suddenly am needed I’m happy to help her. So dumb of me:) I did help her, I didn’t see the problem there, thought she was busy with her new job and etc. I was more busy but I was texting her every day. Even after my every exam in June, crying and sending voice messages about how stressful the exam went and how scared I am. I hadn’t realised that she didn’t care at all. I had unread messages from April in our chat and I still was sending new ones. I hadn’t realised my best friend just forgot about me and doesn’t give a goddamn shit about my life:) May, it’s her birthday, she doesn’t even pick up the phone, I was so stressed bc I thought someone did something bad to her or hurt her. August. The realisation hits me, I received a message from Pinterest that she’s now adding new pins to her board and maybe I’m interested in them. Hell yeah I was interested. Nothing had happened to her, she just turned to be an awful person. I’m texting her, she’s online in Pinterest, anywhere else she just doesn’t read my messages. She reads them in one second) Blocks me. I’m on the verge of tears. Crying for 2 hours in my granny’s bathroom, feeling awful. Remembers I had our mutual friend’s number. I thought because our mutual friend was living in the city my ex friend had moved to, she knew what was happening. Turned out she texted that girl that they have different interests and life is different now. Something like "I’m more than a human in a body, I’m more than you think I am". Our mutual friend told me that that girl started acting very weird and blocked everyone, even her kindergarten friend. Can you imagine how many people were absolutely confused and stressed bc of her? May say it’s a cult where people are believing they’re becoming aware and positive, vegan, "environment friendly", switching perspectives but in reality they are just getting insane. The craziest part is, she blocked me everywhere but Pinterest is a platform where people block each other but still can see each other’s account activities, pins and boards. Just can’t send messages, and thankfully I don’t need it anymore:) She adds pins on her boards about witch magic, Universe and Buddhism, but I think she’s just become a psycho that believes she’s a god. She still has a board with all of her friends names on Pinterest, it was something I loved, she would adding pins that associated with a person’s vibe and her friends loved it, she was very sweet and nice. But now those boards creep me out, because she even added my personal pictures on that board, the ones I sent her and she didn’t delete the board after ghosting me!! She was a selfish and I told her in those messages that she read, that I wish she will meet somebody that will treat her like she did treat her friends. Sorry for telling you every single detail of the story, I actually needed someone to talk about this with.

[@DARKESTICEBURG]

Holy sh*t someone needs to get her out of there!!

[@amioumi]

@@DARKESTICEBURG She’s in a different city, with her mom, has blocked everyone anywhere possible) So her mom definitely knows about her new friends, boyfriend. Heard from somebody that she is going to church now? I don’t think she has any connection to being religious, she has never been, the things she did a person who truly believes in god would never do. Maybe it’s all like a game to her, all these people she hurt an stuff, a new mindset, weird hobbies, believing she’s more than a person and normal people don’t deserve to even talk to her. i actually don’t care anymore:) I was trying to help her when it all just started, she didn’t care and hurt me so many times, that now we’re strangers, thank goodness. May seem selfish of me, but now i don’t really care about her life, i don’t even want to contact her if it’ll ever be possible bc now she’s interested in some sort of witch magic, i suppose it’s black magic or something, she has a lot of information about me and my family, photos, so i may be crazy for believing in all that magic and stuff, but at least i don’t trust her anymore, she’s a negative person and i don’t want her to even think of me. So now i just try not to remember about her and live my happy life without crazy psychos like that girl, I do all of this for my own safety.

[@ventussora95]

in the end, Shoko really levitated, with a noose on his neck. Also there weren't mentioned the side quests from the "Yakuza" games. In the 0, Shoko was beaten up by the Mad Dog of Shimano, and in a sense, he really levitated (in the games)

[@egg_2705]

I *knew* this cult reminded me of something I'd seen before, but I couldn't put my finger on it until now. Makes sense to see it in Yakuza 0, if it existed in the 80s, the game makes reference to it

[@CopyCaden00]

You deserve way more subscibers and viewers than you currently have, excellent work here!

[@LadyPallas]

What an interesting story. Thank you for sharing this very informative and well-put-together video.

[@jamking60]

The fact that this was not that long ago is what scares me the most

[@Annnabannanna]

Wait, how does the channel only have 21k subs, I demand more!

[@tenzings1319]

Very well made video. Excellent demonstration of vital details. Nice work done.

[@victoria-ek4zq]

Fun fact: the station where the bombs were hidden was the same station which my uncle would go to everyday. That day in particular, he had not gone to that train station, saving his life.

[@blueberrymilkspam]

Wowwww ur uncle is very lucky

[@kamisatonoodle5287]

would you still consider that a "FUN" fact

[@biancsway]

@@kamisatonoodle5287 lmfaoo right

[@shiqi1766]

the butterfly effect is insane

[@aquila7602]

​@@kamisatonoodle5287I mean the uncle didn't die, so I guess it is?

[@ashspike5232]

This channel is severely underrated

[@kevinmelville6350]

Your voice.... I've never heard one so soothing. Great job also

[@OnlyBM]

Keep up the work👏

[@KolibriFGC]

I looked for a good video on this for like 20 minutes tysm for making this u rock

[@melonthewatermelon-]

All I can really say is that my country's government is indeed ineffective when it comes to such things, they lack the will to take initiative even when such dangerous acts are commited

[@rafizanrtm9998]

Hi. Thank you Unpredictable for this documentary . I was like in high school when the attack happened. Did not know much yet I realized it was a tragedy in Japan.

[@Zerouxa]

Cant believe people who graduate from science school believe in random photo of dude levitating

[@madiha_tanveer273]

Humans really are the worst and the cruelest. The way our mind works to hurt our own kind is astonishing. How can anyone be so cruel??????

[@grav8455]

Sometimes I think free will shouldn't exist

[@QWERTY-gp8fd]

@@grav8455 u cant erase free will. u can physically imprison someone they still kill people within the cage.

[@raiden_from_metal_gear]

@@QWERTY-gp8fd oh yes there is a way to permanently erase free will

[@QWERTY-gp8fd]

@@raiden_from_metal_gear u mean killing people?

[@Listerinepeddler]

​@@raiden_from_metal_gearI'm listening

[@Snookie222]

The pictures of him levitating got me 😂

[@faaa1684]

I want to say, your voice is so smooth and very pleasant to listen too. Thank you for your hard work. ❤

[@justinvaysset4171]

I wonder how many innocent people were arrested by the Japanese police force and then sent to prison for a crime they never committed.

[@uudreyyy6435]

extremely well done video!

[@Fuzzle1985]

It's crazy those scientists blindly believed him.

[@caleahhhh]

4:02 aint no way people looked at these same pictures and went 'right so he can levitate ok cool'

[@86luxx]

summary: The Aum Shinrikyo cult emerged in late 1980s in Japan during a period of rapid societal change and exclusion, and the accessibility of chemical warfare. Its leader, Shoko Asahara, changed his name and combined his knowledge of meditation, yoga, Tibetan Buddhism, Christianity, and his prophecies to create his own religious organization named Aum Shinrikyo. The cult was officially recognized as a religious corporation in 1989, granting them immunity against investigations into their activities, leading to their rapid growth, recruitment, and net worth. Asahara ran for parliament in 1990 but only received 1,700 votes. The cult's beliefs included multiple levels of consciousness and apocalyptic prophecies. Members were subjected to survival training, mental trauma, drug abuse, and brutalization when they tried to leave the cult. Asahara claimed to have clairvoyant-like experiences, levitation, and flight, but these were false. The cult assassinated outsiders who spoke out against them. They even opened a branch in Moscow, forging connections with Russian officials, which caused a spike in membership.

[@gatutku]

Such a nice storytelling, good job

[@Samyu22]

Time to watch this before bed! NIGHTMARES HERE I COME

[@devriestown]

Good video. No over loud music. And no pictures or videos of the speaker.

[@astralcat46]

incredible video. no clue if you enjoy anime or manga but the manga 20th century boys has a major antagonistic cult based on aum

[@awstenkniight]

is it worth reading? I've been meaning 2 lately

[@chai810]

@@awstenkniightits a good read if you havent yet

[@awstenkniight]

@@chai810 I'll read it then, thank you

[@HAL160]

👆

[@VChong1991]

9:53 how could people not tell he jumped lmao

[@joesr31]

Not sure if this is hindsight bias but this makes the Japanese police looks completely incompetent. How did they not spot the pattern that the 3 judges on the case all died? There should at least be an investigation held against them

[@meitakeuchi8878]

Police in Japan are very incompetent even now! They don’t take any actions and wait until you die before they move.

[@Jimbobsurvives]

Governments have a history of being involved in cults like this just saying

[@leslieknope3394]

Thank u so much for doing these videos!!! You do such a good job and can I unironically ask if u have an ASMR channel?? 😆😆 ur voice is soooo soothing, sometimes I forget I’m watching a sad video and have to rewind skdkskd

[@jamielynn8336]

I love these videos! So much info, so well described and put together. Also, she seems to do more vids on unknown stories, such as this. Hope they keep coming! 🤩🤩😍

[@melliethemortician]

Whats crazy to me is theyre still active. I worked at Target in LA up until last month and on 2 different occasions someone handed me a card with the same name on it and explained to me what it means and what they did and kept saying 'its just like a yoga retreat' and I was super hesitant to even take the card from them. I thought I was going crazy because I knew I had heard of it before, I still have the cards they gave me.

[@mizzwycked7931]

WHAT?? Omg that’s SO scary!!!

[@arodimariannemichelramirez8281]

This video is amazing! Super informative and honestly perfect quality. I’m subscribing, you deserve more recognition :)))

[@Me-cv9cb]

Giving immunity from investigation to a large group of people who would pretty much do what they believe din despite of the law and has both financial and human resources is just dump.

[@pablo8716]

Amazing video! This deserves a lot more views

[@armien6686]

so well researched, great video

[@gellyyxbean]

It took wealthy people to be the victim before the government took everything seriously. Says a lot about the society we live in.

[@NkWong]

very high-quality documentary

[@denimili7659]

very well reasearched. congratulations.

[@jarediii8461]

your video kept me captivated the whole time, thank you