Japanese Memes but they get increasingly more complicated

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[@Japanalysis]

The first 100 people to use code JAPAN at the link below will get 60% off of Incogni: incogni.com/japan

[@EnverC]

Pretty ironic that the service isn't available in Japan despite the code lol. But I guess the Japanese law on personal information sees to that, so there's no demand?

[@tiefblau2780]

LoL the 4:42 got me oh yea I didnt realize that LoL ていうか、スポンサー誰

[@MrNajibrazak]

i think the right word should be more sophisticated as almost anyone can appreciate it. western ones are more hard to fathom as it often leave a bitter taste in the mouth.

[@fishymonster2463]

Bro eating a bowl of gyudon in the middle of an idol performance is actually peak comedy

[@M_Feitosa7]

Manarisu is peak

[@Channel-23s]

Can’t get more meta then that he’s becoming Waldo

[@ChristopherCricketWallace]

Naw, fam. This is PEAK OTAKU! I'm here for it!

[@schlagsahne394]

it's probably not udon but rather a beef bowl since that's what he's obliged to eat haha

[@jeriji6592]

its not udon its gyudon

[@mfaizsyahmi]

The gyudon guy is a very literal living meme. He's keeping the meme alive as much as the meme is keeping him alive. I aspire to be like him.

[@kurisu-makise]

"as much as the meme is keeping him alive" lmfao

[@bardsolas]

Bro must be dying from all the sodium for real

[@FrenchDinosaur]

​@@bardsolasthat's the fun part, because from what I gathered he's actually just hovering between slightly healthier than the average Japanese person.

[@winterwarden]

a symbiotic relationship

[@pingpong5877]

Does he own the meme, or does the meme own him?

[@nightmaregirl06]

The "horse girl app" thing short-circuited my brain for a sec 😂 i was not ready for the game footage

[@rechtrecht]

Anytime i remember this app my brain short circuits still

[@southcoastinventors6583]

Its almost as big as pokemon even has a anime.

[@nightmaregirl06]

@@southcoastinventors6583 thank you for cursing me with this knowledge

[@southcoastinventors6583]

@@nightmaregirl06 Stay thirsty my friend.

[@Oh_the_humanity]

Nothing quite like watching a fun streamer have live rage-fuelled aneurysms

[@thecamelchannel1467]

she's playing Dead by Daylight, it's a special kind of pain

[@Scruffy-qi3ik]

transformed into a monkey during that segment with the hatch

[@near5148]

​@@Scruffy-qi3ikI heard monkey noises

[@seneca983]

@@thecamelchannel1467 I wonder if she's tried e.g. Getting Over It.

[@ratking927]

0:54 it’s really beautiful how there’s an ape in all of us. Deep in our hearts.

[@southcoastinventors6583]

Monkey see monkey do

[@seeexy]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 shes so funny omg

[@lordfriedrick7911]

Return to monkey is in all of us We just need to belive in it

[@bes03c]

Your explanations of the puns were all on point. The NATO/NATTO meme was especially good.

[@JackiJinx]

I loved how cruel the 自動 one was

[@ezraho8449]

Over here in the states I once went to a restaurant that had similar style bathrooms. They said MEN (this restroom is not for you) WOMEN (this restroom is no for you) in a similar style. One time I sat by the restrooms and it was funny watching people go into the wrong one and get embarrassed.

[@pigmentpeddler5811]

​@@ezraho8449 is that intentional? What the hell hahah

[@ezraho8449]

@@pigmentpeddler5811 100% intentional. It was a Irish pub type place and the entire place had a silly kind of vibe.

[@Eksevis]

The Kawa drink genuinely made me laugh out loud. caught me off guard.

[@pandakekok7319]

Yeah, when I saw it still blurred I was like "oh god it's gonna be Monster isn't it" and it was LOL

[@motivationalpower9669]

I just realized that kawa means coffee in polish It's interesting how similar sounding words can mean completely different things in a lot of languages

[@aggressive_pizza1279]

I mean they are pronounced differently though

[@wind-flower]

I never drink Monster but I'm going to call it Kawa now

[@melz4766]

Right bro was inhaling the paint off the can 😂

[@Marbeary]

Japanese wordplay is so funny and same time genius if you misread it it changes the whole sentence.

[@smugfrog1041]

Japanese can't survive 5 seconds without wordplay, can't blame them when they have a script so ripe for it

[@southcoastinventors6583]

Multiple readings and multiple alphabets will do that.

[@lipaiakerman]

Me reading nisioishin works

[@RaidenKunii]

Its funny because its just like those signs in english that are like SA SA LE LE

[@Darth_Conans]

Doesn't misreading words always change a sentence?

[@gabugbugb]

about the 米国 = America part, i believe the explanation in the video is correct but there’s an explanation which is more well known-ish here in japan which says that it’s taken from the old way to write America which is 亜米利加(literally just a combination of kanjis that reads “Amerika”), but the first kanji (亜) is already used for the spelling of Asia(亜細亜) so they went for the 2nd kanji, 米 and it turned into 米国

[@theKobus]

I kind of like it. Yeah. We got them amber waves of grain.

[@NucleaRaptor]

@@theKobus *amber waves of high-fructose corn syrup

[@theKobus]

@@NucleaRaptor so much corn it changes the weather in Iowa

[@1001011011010]

I'd be like "abeirika" 😂

[@wolfy22122]

With Genbaneko, the worker cat meme you've referenced, you actually got his origin backwards ^^;; He was originally a meme that formed as a variation of the "phone cat" meme, and evolved into primarily depicting workplace incidents. He became so well known as the "workplace incident cat," that he ended up being co-opted as the mascot for the Japanese equivalent of OSHA, and is used to depict examples of what not to do! So rather than a mascot that became a meme, he was a meme that became a mascot!

[@pride7761]

I was half-expecting him to end the story with "yeah and now we've been married for 2 years" but that was good too

[@southcoastinventors6583]

Yeah that was pretty mid maybe she was waiting for the end times and thought that was as good as any.

[@dylanmonstrum1538]

Life isn't cringe, fake reddit posts

[@gto433]

i didnt understand the story, where was the joke?

[@dylanmonstrum1538]

@@gto433 It isn't a joke. Just a nice lil' story.

[@DoctorTauri]

@@dylanmonstrum1538what’s cringe about finding love in an uncommon way?

[@Vor567tez]

4:40 I can't stop laughing. I didn't expect it to be this straight forward.

[@DajJednego]

I sent that NATTO tweet to my Japanese friend and it was the first thing she read at 5 in the morning. Let me tell you, she woke up QUICK xD. By the time she noticed that the world is in fact NOT ENDING, she was wide awake xD

[@zakoppi777]

i've been replaying 4:18 - 4:44 for way too much times now, god i love japanese wordplay 😂

[@linenkuramochi2830]

It's crazy how some foreigners have mastered the Japanese language when some characters are so similar that even I, a Japanese person, can make mistakes!

[@sunkuu]

I died at the part where the old guy drank Monster💀 Now that I’ve seen it as 川 I can’t unsee it also lmaoo, also the Soviet Union didn’t exist during WWI so I guess that guy didn’t realize that

[@desuno2609]

When did the civil war in Russia start? Who signed a peace treaty with the Germans in 1917?

[@sunkuu]

@@desuno2609 The Soviet Union wasn’t formed until the end of 1922. Just because it was in a civil war doesn’t mean that the state existed. At the time it was still the Russian Federation. Tsar Nicholas the 2nd was still the leader at the time.

[@desuno2609]

@sunk Yeah I really don't know where I was going with that one man fuck I'm braindead

[@sunkuu]

@@desuno2609 All good, I appreciate that you acknowledged your mistake tho!

[@desuno2609]

@sunk If anything I appreciate you correcting me in a polite manner. I really just wasted your time with my stupidity 😔

[@kevinavila9489]

7:28 I would be that guy too dense to get the pun, too scared to ask anyone why it wont open, and just stand there like the baka gaijin that I am

[@linenkuramochi2830]

私は英語を学習中の日本人です。すでに知っているミームを英語で再度聞いてまた笑えるのが楽しいし、投稿者さん簡潔に背景を説明されるのがすごくお上手だと思います…！(私も英語話者の友人に日本のミームを紹介することがあるのですが、長い説明をしている間に面白さが無くなります)

[@rayyfire5738]

Dang I would love to hear your explanations!

[@jameskennedy7906]

Something about a small cute girl freaking out and making monkey noises brings the world together.

[@blackman5867]

@@jameskennedy7906 simp

[@legitusername-zl7to]

日本語が分からないのでファヌム税スキビディトイレカイセナートリズオナラおしっこ脳腐れ

[@Oh_the_humanity]

Manarisu's back! He's got some awesome resolve

[@tikaal]

now i'll always call monster energy 川 lol

[@user-zu8jn1fj4w]

In Japanese slang, the monster is called "魔剤mazai. Please search by kanji.

[@Quast]

4:38 I sounded like a broken car laughing about this :`)

[@arbuznazarov9326]

I was laughing so much when the Gary's story came up not because of the story itself but because of the very heavy Aussie accent

[@SlushieDee]

It felt like something straight out of a dankpods microphone test

[@gibusspy5544]

I love how Manarisu is basically a living experiment about eating beef bowls for 4 years straight

[@namemasuyo]

結構いろんな日本のネタ取り上げられてて嬉しい😂

[@Kiutsuki]

0:54 I would recognize those monkee screechs any-giba-where!!!

[@fuqnzht]

wait, fr?!

[@G30R6E93]

I thought the wordplay was very clear, thank you for the explanation!

[@WhosUrTrinidaddy]

I was shook when I saw the lady drinking the shoyu. that's like seeing someone knock back some Worcestershire sauce.

[@yamanoindustriestv992]

カバー力がバーカと読めるのも本当に日本人でも見分けるのが大変ww

[@AbradolfRizzler]

God literally delivered a date right to your bros door and he didn't take the shot 😭

[@fauziomudiue2443]

lol

[@mfaizsyahmi]

a delivery from Jehovah himself!

[@yoplait3256]

Idk, Jehova's witnesses usually live a really strict life so it could be disastrous if you aren't prepped to live that lifestyle.

[@southcoastinventors6583]

Yeah but you have become a Jehovah to have a shot but at least will not have to worry about damnation.

[@cattysplat]

@@yoplait3256 But when she's worth it tho.

[@kenjapaimo]

As a Japanese person, I think this person understands Japan better than any other Japanese. I think more Japanese people should watch this video.

[@jet69399]

3:58 後ろにユニコーンガンダムあってて草

[@Dan-kr9bm]

2:24 I don't know when i last burst out laughing like that, but the comment on that clip sent me over the edge.

[@kokahashinda]

the america kanji lore got me laughing so hard, that was so good

[@Tavares0709]

0:46 Japanese Speed.

[@panqueque445]

0:30 yo wtf he's really good at drawing

[@Flame1611]

1:42 Reminds me of british people laughing at Americans drinking straight Ribena

[@anirudhrangaswami1546]

That lady (Tnakachan)is literally ishowspeed of Japan

[@TheCCBoi]

The multi-level marketing really hit home - that exact situation happened to me lol.

[@tamatebako_yt]

Your channel is so nice, you really found your own niche. I really like how you break down things and I learned a lot about Japan that I have never heard anywhere else before. Your channel has really big potential. Could you make a video about common Japanese Internet slang in the future?

[@Channel-23s]

The memes are great a nice blend of weird/unique and interesting things made into jokes

[@icyjules]

What a wholesome story at the end!

[@YDEN786]

Oh my lord! We NEED more Gary stories he has such a fun storytelling voice. OH AND JAPANALYSIS IS ONLY 4K AWAY FROM 100K Lets gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[@KissesLoveKawaii]

GRAMPS CHUGGING THEM MONSTERS

[@zakuraiyadesu]

Love the videos, man. Keep it up!!!

[@samcutty1r]

glad to see a new episode, keep it up!

[@ajixajixx]

i really love this channel! keep up the good work man!

[@zoetropew]

Great video as always but I can't stop laughing at the preview. You did it, you mastered the clickbait picture :D

[@2006man]

The "oni" kanji in Japan means "ghost" in Chinese.

[@alimmali2009]

as always your videos are a treat

[@-Raylight]

0:54 Most hinged Japanese streamer xD Manarisu, what a legend lol. He'll never stop eating Gyudon, even when he's in the middle of concert *"That's great but can the dog get you a job"* Asian mom moment right there 🤣 Someone won't fell for that sus 自動 right??? Lol

[@MrCB0407]

日本を紹介してくれてありがとな

[@pluieuwu]

akshually here in mainland china we call monster energy 魔爪 (mo2zhua3) which gives the same evil vibe as 鬼爪 imo 😂

[@realshompa]

@ 2:45 The Chinese correctly translates the Monster logo. Remember that the logo is 666 in Hebrew. 666 in Chinese Monster claw. (Monster claws are a common trait with Hebrew talking people according to Borat who himself is a Hebrew.)

[@revly8317]

Congratulations for reaching 100k!

[@JacksMelancholy]

Great video as usual. Your friend’s story reminds me of something similar that happened to me a few years ago. Got a visit from a Jehovah’s Witness couple, who wanted to discuss God and stuff. I invited them in to play Mario Party and said if they beat me, I’d attend their group meeting. We talked a lot about religion (I’m agnostic). It was a rather pleasant conversation, even if I didn’t agree with all their views. I fortunately came first and didn’t have to follow through with my gamble. They came only once again to give me chocolate and coffee to say thanks for the chat and the game. It was pretty wholesome. Also the famous 牛丼 guy makes me a little sad because I lived at Yoshinoya for like a year when I wasn’t good at cooking and I didn’t get any recognition, ha ha.

[@deadby15]

This is quite random, but yesterday, I was passing near Shakujii Station, Tokyo, and there were 2 JW folks trying to recruit new followers. I was alittle taken aback because one of them, a young woman in her early 20s was very attractive and had a great beaming smile. Often cult followers have this quirky, spacey air which alarms you, but she looked totally normal, or actually more wholesome than most of todays youths. I confess for a moment or two I thought, chatting with this girl might not be so bad. LOL.

[@ferretyluv]

I’m shocked they didn’t say that video games are of the devil or something.

[@Trillyana]

Them after playing Mario Party one time: "Actually, we don't think there is a God after all"

[@xXSKY64Xx]

2:22 I can hear the Monster rushing through his veins.

[@sexmusichandle]

Bro the old man with the monster is crazy💀💀💀💀💀😭😭

[@Kawashi]

1:55 i thought it was just me

[@grimcore119]

That kawa drink looks delicious

[@AndyLifeInVideo]

Monster is the drink of Kanagawa! And if you live in Kawasaki, you drink two.

[@jonassamint6164]

This is so interesting cuz in Chinese social media we been using 米国 for USA as slang from time to time because Chinese pronunciation of 米 is (mī) which is very similar to 美 (mei) and it’s 米 is easier to type or write compare to 美 but I’ve never thought is from Japan! Big help

[@ソニー]

2:17 Monster Energy asked the Japanese government to prohibit the specification of the word "川" because of the similarity of the word "川" to its own brand. This is a joke lol.

[@CentralyTheBadass]

8:00 well, as an other people say this too, it’s not Chinese reading. “米” is short use for US right, but it’s from “亜米利加” in Japanese pronunciation. (It’s America - amerika ) It’s tiny thing but we’re glad if you’re interested in these differences TY😊

[@Android25K]

I understood the NATTO pun thanks to you, but ngl before the explanation I was just like 🤨

[@nekro___]

btw, kawa in polish means coffee so I was laughing about it

[@mateuszbanaszak4671]

Fun Fact : "Kawa" means "coffee" in Polish.

[@ryuuguemu]

i rlly like these videos, please do more!

[@JafoTHEgreat]

The story at the end was soo cute. He let her in and fed her. I hope they exchanged numbers but he didnt tell anyone.

[@joninja7916]

i was wondering about japanese memes one day and while watching this video, for no reason i felt the urge to watch boondocks in japanese. it was great

[@heardofrvb]

3:16 Vinny: *WHAAAAAT!?*

[@TopAnimeLoverEver]

4:18 is literally my sense of humour. It's just taking a sentence and tweaking some letters to change the meaning entirely, to make it funnier. I love knowing that even in Japan, people do this. That dude sending the dog gas mask when asked about getting a job, is peak ADHD. 7:22 is a next level troll 😂

[@ferretyluv]

Nah, it’s deflection. As someone who has been unemployed before, I’ve used similar tactics to get my parents off my back.

[@thelokksdoomcorner8329]

I always assumed the automatic doors were an attempt to keep in the ludicrous amounts of AC every japanese store has. Everytime I wisit Japan I get a cold within three days.

[@xXWickedWazzaXx]

Loved finally hearing Gary's voice in your video telling his story, after being included as a side character in many of your stories in previous videos!

[@NatiiixLP]

6:50 MLM, various cults and other large-scale scams are absolutely huge in Japan, so yeah.

[@tsbts3990]

Love your channel 😂❤

[@heckincat1406]

That poor old guy drinking monster lmfaoo. I shouldn't find it funny but that comment too made me chuckle.

[@atomicwoodpecker0123]

Hey Japanalysis can you stop the video for a second I'm in the middle of a ranked match thx

[@cricat5695]

Winton obawat

[@JoelTheOne]

"River" and "Demon Claw", the duality of Monster.

[@pomtubes1205]

Daily Dose of Japanese Internet at it again

[@ilmatilan]

4:38 I would've never, in my five years of studying japanese, expected it to end with a tsundere girlfriend sound (edit: if you learn one language, you forget another. I totally didn't just make a stupid grammar mistake)

[@jero7733]

the worst doors are those with buttons that you have to press a little harder for them to open, i can never tell if they are closed and locked or if I'm just not pushing hard enough

[@HeadRecieverAtHeadOffice]

best video yet, do some more

[@Chocolatepain]

Hell yeah, get that sponsor money brother. Thanks for another banger.

[@Someone-sq8im]

The Texas accent was hilarious, coming from an authentic Texas native

[@anyan72]

The little working cat guy was the first gatchapon I bought when I arrived in Japan. He's become a favorite character of mine

[@Alucula]

Thank you, I've seen so many memes that mutated out of that cat but I could never figure out how to find out about the original.

[@unrealisticdiversity6427]

the story at the end was kinda wholesome :))

[@logon-oe6un]

"Jet lag the game" also did that exact same thing with the sauce. (Episode 2 of Capture The Flag).

[@averageanger7092]

Holy crap the streamer had me dying she straight up sounds like a monkey 💀

[@Tomattoism]

Japanalysis rock!

[@WellsoonMayhem]

Universal Union Rock!! Thanks to Our Benefactors, I was able to join Civil Protection in City 17!!

[@theuglykwan]

I did something similar to the dipping sauce thing. Except it was a type of vinegar in a drinks carton. I downed the whole thing and instantly regretted it.

[@Waywren]

Adorable and well-explained!

[@sherrymartini_]

The tax poster making competition is so hilarious!

[@022107]

Since Uma Musume is mentioned... Konami sued Cygames for having a similar support system in Uma Musume. They seek 4 billion yen to compensate for 'damages'.

[@unicornlol12]

0:06 It's so strangley cute

[@AzuriumOfficial]

There's little amount of things that bring me genuine joy, and the combination of your content, tone, Japanese culture, memes and this very heart melting background music, is among the list. Thank you so much for your work. May somebody id the song for me please? ありがとう

[@Japanalysis]

it’s custom music from my friend haha. will release at some point

[@AzuriumOfficial]

@@Japanalysis Thank you! Send him my appreciation, as a music producer myself.

[@VanadiumBromide]

The 川 meme is the funniest for me. It reminds me of the time I ordered 7up in a non-English speaking country by calling it Seven Up. I got a very confused look in response.

[@JeansWithPockets541]

But... it literally says it on the label. How?

[@tja4501]

It's probably because the country has a different word for 7, while they probably called it Seven, the english word

[@FunnyParadox]

@@tja4501 Tbf most country also calls it 7 in this situation (with their own accent) i'm French and brands like 7up, 7Eleven, 4chan, etc... are prononced with the English numbers (it doesn't work for everything though, for exemple PS4, 3DS, XBOX360, etc... uses the french prononciation of the numbers, and from what i know it's it's the same for other european countries in that case)

[@EthanCGamer]

The sounds the kawa man made made me cry laughing 😂