Miscellaneous Myths: Kaguya

[@annalise9910]

"My girlfriend turned into the moon" "That's rough, buddy"

[@iwakeupandboomimarat]

Annalise Asen just another day in the life of an emperor

[@katrielk.3660]

"MY CABBAGES"

[@popi5476]

CACTUS JUICE IT'S THE QUENCHIEST

[@kadraahmed7461]

Empores better be thinking "my crush is from the FREAKING MOON"sad

[@Nova-gh5yr]

I saw once this comment before and thought "oh that's funny-" but recently I watched all of Avatar: The Last Airbender so I'm sitting here like, "hOLY SHIT-"

[@crinkycrooolaloola1188]

The "forgetting all her love for humanity" thing is such a depressing and cruel detail, but still beautiful

[@AishaVonFossen]

Yeah, not even her parents or the emperor, that's really sad. :(

[@t3chkn1ght]

Yeah, she just rejected her humanity. Wait a second...... DIO!!!!

[@NihongoWakannai]

Sounds awfully similar to a part of Gurren Lagann

[@Isildun9]

Honestly, can definitely see some of the inspiration for Kubo, here.

[@virginiarailfannoah5415]

Actually, that just sounds like middle school.

[@marche800]

Damn, the old man's name is literally "Get Bamboo Old Man", rough.

[@jasonblalock4429]

Shut up and get bamboo, bamboo-getter!

[@Undomaranel]

Well, historically the Japanese would change their names to suit their changes in life (look up Nobunaga Oda for a singular, extreme example). If his naming follows that cultural precedent he likely had a good sense of humor about fate and Destiny.

[@breakfastsquad9871]

@@jasonblalock4429 Yes sir! Mumbling: douche bag

[@giuliacf4180]

No wonder he chose that profession

[@Crazael]

Lots of characters in folklore, both eastern and western, have names like that. Look at the Grimm Brothers' fairy tales, and you'll see examples all over the place.

[@RelativelyBest]

"Um, hi. Wanna be empress?" "Does that line usually work?" _"I don't know!"_

[@Kitsune-gx7km]

Me

[@blob7800]

"Come by for tea sometime"

[@crimsonstrykr]

Hilarious

[@thebighurt2495]

*smirk* "Not yet."

[@DeathnoteBB]

“YES! Who doesn’t want to be EMPRESS?!”

[@mordredt02]

Interesting bit of trivia: The Apollo 11 astronauts were told during a transmission from Earth that according to Chinese myth, they should look out for the goddess Chang'e and the Chinese equivalent of the moon rabbit. No mention of Princess Kaguya, however. One of the astronauts responded they would "keep a close eye out for the bunny girl".

[@ca-ke9493]

Thats so cool! Hmm I grew up with the Chinese myth of Chang'e and Houyi, which has interesting similarities with this Kaguya myth - the exlir of life, the girl going to the moon/returning to the moon, Houyi's trials to get the exlir of life...

[@justafloatingcoconut1368]

The two myths might just have too many similarities to not be derivative. Let’s just say it’s one of the cultural heritages that Japan got from mainland Asia

[@randombencounter263]

my favorite probably-myth about the Apollo missions: during a training exercise out in the Mojave desert the Apollo astronauts came across some some Native Americans who asked them what they were doing. When they told them they were training to go to the moon, one of the Natives said "Hey, our gods live up there, if you see anyone could you tell them this" and said something in his own language. Much later they asked a translator what the words meant and were told "Don't trust these white people, they're gonna steal your land"

[@kacperkonieczny7333]

@@randombencounter263 Soo true🤣🤣.

[@whomstami7365]

@@randombencounter263 that’s awesome

[@albenjomislang7981]

What if Kaguya gave the emperor the elixir so he can wait for the day she returns to him

[@stagosaurus3181]

That was the version I was first told. She gave him that elixir so he could wait for her to come back someday, but the emperor never took it. It's a lot more tragic, and it's probably my favorite interpretation of the myth.

[@Alusnovalotus]

YungFr0st NO!!!! Did you not read, “moon don’t play “?!?! What’s a goddess to do with a mere mortal posing as a god?!?!? Bleh!!

[@PlanetZoidstar]

Plot twist - The Emperor DID take the Elixir and went on to become The Emperor of Man in Warhammer 40K.

[@R0230R]

@@PlanetZoidstar It would be fun to see the interactions there, TTS style. "Ohh! and this is your mother in Law, Kaguya. be nice to her!" the Emprah introducing Kaguya to the Primarchs.

[@Silverwind87]

@@stagosaurus3181 I mean, she wouldn't have remembered her anyway.

[@captainbirch9835]

"DARLING THE BAMBOO'S GONE CRAZY! " Best line ever

[@Mayday468]

agreed

[@queenofsparrows9890]

sounds like he was.... *bamboozled*

[@ivyinkwell1754]

@@queenofsparrows9890 Someone get this man/woman a medal!/srs

[@Mica_T]

@@queenofsparrows9890 time my like and leave

[@PrincessOzaline]

Burning the elixir of life instead of becoming immortal and traveling to space in the twentieth century... How cute.

[@AishaVonFossen]

Wow, and then he'd get to see Kaguya again! Dammit! LOL

[@OddballKitten]

But she wouldn't remember him...

[@RamenBowl2.0]

@@OddballKitten if there is an elixir of immortality than there is definitely something to bring back memories

[@OddballKitten]

@@RamenBowl2.0 true true

[@liammercado1235]

only if said immortality comes with ever lasting youth, cause life as that one character in Spongebob who's basically just a burned fish stick does not look good

[@cherryblossombvllet]

What I find kind of nice in this story is the Emperor didn't want the immortality without Kaguya, and that's sweet, even if it seems to just be about the her not being there part, and it shows that he wasn't greedy either.

[@richardgibson8403]

Emma Tong if he took it tho, well then... ya know. we reached the moon. so he clowned himself to death. f a n t a s t I c

[@SenorFluffy]

The one in the Ghibli movie was a bit of a creepo

[@rokairu0-216]

Señor Fluffy yep, with his cheese-block chin

[@sam_i_am1143]

Idk I always saw her leaving the elixir was her way of saying wait for her

[@Limacinablues]

@@SenorFluffy his chin build like Doritos

[@anarkyah4440]

to the emperor: "That's rough buddy."

[@maggiejiang1831]

This is beautiful.

[@ayeshakhanum4654]

Beautiful

[@caseygray2328]

Saka is that you?

[@kingstonb8130]

L Phantomhive I remember that quote

[@PHSDM104]

L Phantomhive Avatar joke! LOL

[@RedReaper1997]

the emperor had to watch the woman he loves turn into the moon? that's rough, buddy

[@jacrooki9560]

Rachel Anne Lastres HA inside joke that is funnier than just saying what it’s from

[@fandomcringebucket]

the 'my girlfriend turned into the moon' trope is older than I thought

[@pilky_boooi]

She didn't turn into moon and the emperor wasn't there when it happaned

[@kazzajaxon7566]

@@pilky_boooi you obviously don't get the joke

[@marcuslegs]

TomashICZI *clap* IT’S A AVATAR REFERENCE.

[@siegesquirrel42]

Honestly, my favorite part of this story is Red's portrayal of the Emperor as as adorably dorky as any other young man trying to ask his crush out. I can totally see him panicking as he tries to work up the nerve to talk to her, and his servants trying to encourage him. Poor guy. That attempted pickup line/proposal might just be the funniest thing I've ever seen on this channel.

[@wojtektaracinski7977]

Ok, but there's one thing that Red forgot to mention, and it's something that's pretty off-putting, given how sad and tragic this tale is ...terrible puns and folk etymology. See, back then people liked to explain the origins of the words by looking at similarly-sounding ones, and making up stories on how one led to another. Now, add the fact that you can read words in different ways *or* break them down into individual components in Japanese (like "okami" - wolf, but also "o-kami" - a great deity. By the way, there's Kaguya reference in Okami as well), and... yeah. Like, every couple of sentences the story takes a break from this sorrowful tale of loneliness and unrequited love and goes into full Dad Humour mode with stuff like "So, they all flocked to her and cramped her suite, and that's why we call them... THE SUITORS!" or "He was outraged when his pearl-encrusted gift turned out to be fake, and that's what we call... CLUTCHING AT YOUR PEARLS!". I'm not making this up Oh, and on the topic of second dude: he actually had a good plan, and was probably closest to get Kaguya's hand. He loudly announced his trip, and then hid away for few months with hired artisans who made him a forgery of that golden tree. Sadly, in the end he was a cheapskate and didn't pay the artisans, who came knocking at Kaguya's door just as he was about to present his gift for her. So the moral of the story is: always credit your artist and don't steal others work, or it might cost you your magic moon waifu.

[@Miju001]

This is a lovely comment, thank you

[@roxyndra]

"always credit your artist and don't steal others work, or it might cost you your magic moon waifu" that's a great lesson

[@LadyOMyth]

For Kaguya sending her suitors on impossible tasks, I really like the Ghibli version. Each one actually compares aspects of herself to the items she sends them looking for, which results in her idea to send them on those impossible tasks. Seriously, the looks on the suitors faces when they realize she's made them eat their own words is priceless. 😂😂

[@theluminaryofthestars4181]

“She truly is an unattainable treasure..” Mhm, damn right! She isn’t a princess, she’s a whole empress!

[@mythos2490]

The tale of the Princess Kaguya is by far my favourite movie of all time and I absolutely adore the scene. It shows her humanity (something that’s usually lacking in a myth which is understandable as it is driven by phenomena and not character) showing her fight for agency in a world that is taking it from her, it shows her desire to just be loved and cherished on her own terms: for her and herself alone not for the fact she is a princess. You also see the men get their comeuppance by not choosing their words wisely, objectifying her to things that are untouchable and will only just be gawked as or used to make the man look better. God I love the movie so much!!!

[@McJethroPovTee]

I think the lesson to be taken from this is: If someone is way out of your league or doesn't reciprocate your feelings, that person came from the moon... or something.

[@ramyfili1434]

It all makes sense now

[@katiemunoz9164]

or maybe just be their friend instead of trying to pressure them into a romantic relationship????

[@lefandomtrash7746]

Mc Jethro Pov Tee Seems right.

[@nikki607]

You ship the right couple

[@megabyte1302]

First her now Artemis... Asexuals are from the moon confirmed

[@TheHeroOfTomorrow]

"If you don't have a legendary sword in your butt then don't even talk to me." Well, he DOES have a snake-sword in his mouth...

[@yourmetalness7044]

Think it travelled upwards?

[@The_saint_of_chuds]

That is so uncenitary

[@griffinewell9343]

He isn’t even based on the orochi, he’s based on orochimaru, a snake magician guy from a different story

[@Isildun9]

Well that's not exactly his butt now, is it Kenneth?

[@vakar9779]

And turns into a 8 headed giant serpent which Itachi kills

[@sharpetutor227]

3:00 Kaguya seeing the Apollo landing "Hay! get off my property!" no love for humanity Armstrong "Houston we have a problem, we lost the space race..." Houston "What? to who?" Armstrong "Senpai..."

[@shadowclaw7210]

Sharpe Tutor And what Apollo think of Apollo?

[@non1534]

ShadowHand Apollo is the sun god, do you mean Artemis?

[@sharpetutor227]

Non entity The 1969 Apollo 11 mission with Neil Armstrong.

[@non1534]

Sharpe Tutor I know you mean Apollo missions since there are no “Artemis missions”, I mean the god who would be there to react to the Apollo missions, and because the Greek god Apollo is of the sun, he would not be on the moon to react to the Apollo 11 mission landing on the moon, because he would be on the sun, while Artemis, the goddess of the moon, would be on the moon to react, let alone view, the Apollo 11 landing.

[@shadowclaw7210]

Non entity I talked about how Apollo on sun seeing the rocket Apollo:Ou monkeys finally made it and they named their giant metal fat stick after me but why 11 okay I think I must fist moon . Something like this.

[@trigger5258]

Hearing about the emperor respecting her wishes and not forcing her into a relationship, as well as refusing immortality if it isn't with the person he loves is really sweet and exudes "That one kid in your class who never talks but has a huge crush on a girl but gets rejected at prom" energy. I knew somone like this at school. Rip your self confidence dude...

[@RedXlV]

Then Kaguya manages to slip away to Earth again and is like "you doofus, if you'd taken the elixir we could've hung out again."

[@azielmelo7756]

That's probably not the only version of the tale. But ya know, no one depicting the emperor as a bad person gets to live and keeping telling the tale for long.

[@physe8052]

It's ok, I appreciate the humility I earned from the experience, and these days I have a wonderful girlfriend who thinks I'm awesome, so it all worked out anyway. I just hope the girl who rejected me is doing well too.

[@tomwest3262]

I'm liking the new end card songs being sung by Red.

[@kandiduck8149]

Tom West same

[@thesparechannel6580]

Same here! They’re great, aren’t they?

[@Kronangaurd]

ikr

[@kevinr.9733]

"I wonder what Kaguya thinks of the Apollo missions" Isn't that basically the plot of one of the Touhou games? Like, not Kaguya herself, but everyone else living on the moon.

[@LucreciaCrescentIsBestGirl]

I like to imagine that Kaguya came down to earth to slap the entirety of the space crew, but took a wrong turn.

[@danielf.7151]

Appearantly, Eirin caused the Apollo 13 disaster.

[@LucreciaCrescentIsBestGirl]

@@danielf.7151 Huh.

[@R64GreatDays]

@@LucreciaCrescentIsBestGirl Eirin Yagokoro, the Lunar Sage. Kaguya's ally in Touhou Project after her exile from the moon. It's a long story. Go check it out.

[@LucreciaCrescentIsBestGirl]

@@R64GreatDays Ok cool

[@Nexomify]

This legend actually shows up in Okami! It's revealed there that the gold nuggets are basically child support from her actual dad.

[@sunflowertara7047]

Also,that Sailor Moon bit,where the cat turns into a human Princess.

[@jeramahia123]

Also, she's the final villain of Naruto.

[@ssjcrafter8842]

Also, she appears in Touhou where she can manipulate eternity and the instantaneous...

[@MysticCouchPotato]

Makes sense. But, if you think about it , Princess Kaguya did everything in her power to reject her suitors. Do you think a woman like that would give an immortality potion to the one she loved? I always think... that elixir was Princess Kaguya’s message, telling him, “I’ll come back for you some day.” Even if it would’ve taken more than one human lifespan... even if the distance between them was hopeless... I think she gave him the elixir of immortality imbuing it with the meaning “I’ll wait for you forever” But the man didn’t pick up on her message, so he said something moving and had the elixir burned. It’s a cruel story.

[@GrouchierBear]

O kawaii koto

[@abhishekdasgupta9239]

Nice, I c you're a man of culture I understand from where you hypothesised this. Shirogane may be right about this

[@MasaokaKun]

Nice idea, but Kaguya wouldn't remember him to come back. Whatever Kaguya wanted to accomplish with giving the emperor the elixir is rendered pointless the moment she dons her cloak.

[@-greenruby92-19]

@@MasaokaKun Could still come back if she took off the cloak. It would probably happen at some point.

[@MasaokaKun]

@@-greenruby92-19 the story doesn't imply that option in any way, and there are versions that don't include the elixir thing.

[@eatinganemone89]

“The cloak made her forget her love for humanity.” …………… THEN WHY THE HELL WAS SHE EVEN ON EARTH IN THE FIRST PLACE?!

[@jasonblalock4429]

The original myth doesn't really say, but in the INCREDIBLY AMAZING BEAUTIFUL GHIBLI MOVIE (seeitseeitseeit) basically she's a Bodhisattva, or at least on that level, but has gotten bored in Buddhist heaven because absolute perfection and tranquility is kinda samey. So she deliberately reincarnates as a human so that she can have some fun for awhile, only to find herself forced into the role of a proper courtly Princess, which is basically what she was trying to escape. (No, seriously, the Ghibli movie is incredibly good and I'm a little sad more people haven't seen it. I think they're either put off by the art style or the obscure folklore origins of the story, but either way, it's stunning.)

[@mori6434]

@@jasonblalock4429 Is that what happened in the end? Like the only things I can remember from that movie are the running away scene (AMAZING) and that my friend and I literally screamed when the emperor appeared out of nowhere.

[@jasonblalock4429]

@@mori6434 Yep. And man, that heavenly procession was just creepy. They did an amazing job making it really feel otherworldly.

[@Irisverse]

Different versions of the myth give different explanations, one is that she was sent down to Earth as a punishment for some unexplained moon crime, another is that she was sent to Earth to keep her safe during some huge lunar war.

[@mofumofu9004]

@@jasonblalock4429 Ghibli's Kaguya doesn't descend to earth just because she's bored and wants to have fun. She descends after becoming utterly fascinated with the lingering melancholy of the older moon lady she can not understand. Basically an entire plot device created by ghibli. *SPOILER* It's a blink and you miss it moment (and it took me a rewatch) but when Kaguya sings the sadder moon version of the maware maware song you can see two kids running towards the sea as the point of view drifts away and then a man and a younger kid watching a faint star above the sea from the cliffs, then Kaguya recalls she learned this sadder version from a melancholic woman on the moon. From all of this you can more or less infer that a celestial maidden descended to earth, fell in love with a man, had three kids, grew old while on earth and learned the folk song. Then something made her heart cry and a moon delegation came to "rescue" her (the faint "star" you see drifting away as her family helplessly watches). The moon woman lingering melancholy and the only thing she does not forget from her time on earth, the now sorrowful maware song (she adds the line "If I hear that you pine for me I will return to you"), fascinate Kaguya in the sea of sterility and enlighted monotony of the moon. She says herself she descended to earth to experience whatever the moon lady tragically tried to recall, to feel every emotion, love, joy, sorrow, anger, wonder, passion, happiness, to live among people and plants and beasts as the seasons change (all reflected in the lyrics of the original maware song), and to experience life in all its splendor even if it includes suffering. The ultimate tragedy of the movie is not just that she's taken away and forgets everything she experienced but also that on the moon she'll spend her days like the same woman that inspired her, desperately trying to remember as her family eventually passes away on earth. It's still nonetheless one of the most wonderful beautiful movies out there, about embracing life and everything it has to offer (and a bit of a middle finger to buddhism) and I absolutely agree with you in that more people should watch it. More people should watch all of Takahata movies in fact.

[@clinicalobsession616]

Whenever I think of the name "Princess Kaguya" I either get really sad or really angry because it makes me think of both the studio ghibli movie or my perpetual failure to beat Imperishable Night :^)

[@weebshit1048]

ClinicalObsession IN was easy Once you play SA that is

[@AnnXYZ666]

Try Shou. Worth it

[@duykhangtran4406]

I manage to barely beat Imperishable Night once on normal a few weeks ago. It's probably won't happen again for a very long time though lol

[@windyryady6367]

have you tried easy modo

[@sonokawaray]

I always liked Touhou's take on Kaguya's impossible tasks. Ridiculous requests, yes, because of the magnitude, and also because *Kaguya already had all the treasures she was asking for.* All anyone had to do was ask "yo, you got that jeweled branch?" And she'd give it to them, then they could give it right back to her --- mission accomplished. Apparently her reasoning is that if anyone was actually smart/clever enough to think of trying that, they'd TOTALLY be worth keeping around as a spouse.

[@shingshongshamalama]

The Lunarian have all SORTS of crazy awesome shit up there. I think my favorite thing about that is the time that Yukari basicaly tricked everyone into starting a war with the Lunarians all so that Yuyuko could sneak into the royal palace and steal some of their amazing treasures but it was really all just a ruse to get Yukari drunk. Which, I mean, okay. Kinky.

[@ahuma6952]

That's actually really smart or at least it seems to me

[@minhkhangtran6948]

Though it was Yuyuko idea to get the booze, and Yukari just roll with it. Girl know how to improvise, even when she's already win to spin up a victory speech.

[@Fannintendociccio1]

That's a nice interpretation. But it was never said that was the case. Kaguya didn't want to marry anyone, and that's it. She didn't make up the requests as a logic challenge for the proposers. It was just the fastest way to get them stop going after her. Even if it meant any accidental death or dishonor for the guys.

[@Fannintendociccio1]

Algamyst nice SSiB recap. The only wrong thing is that yukari didn't have in her plans to steal the sake, that was just yuyuko's idea at the last minute😂

[@mundanespecter4970]

Mom:Whatcha looking at? Kaguya:Home Mom:0_0 Me:*Dies of laughter*

[@noahhill4968]

"I wonder what Kaguya thinks about the Apollo missions" Either invasions or her friend the knowledge goddess calls them spell cards.

[@LucreciaCrescentIsBestGirl]

Imaging landing on the moon only to be met by a bunch of bunny girls and a hot girl yelling at you to get off her lawn

[@heselofhephidiyiai5985]

I was surprised that touhou started this far down lmao

[@rebekahsimmons8353]

Ah, Kaguya. Went from Princess of the Moon to Kinda (Immortal) Royalty who lives in a palace in the middle of a bamboo forest ruling over Earth and Moon Rabbits (only Moon Rabbits who defect to Earth) while fighting an immortal Phoenix Girl who *totally* doesn't hold a grudge against her for shaming her family. *shakes head*

[@cha0trix493]

Or a shut-in who lives with her nurse filled with rabbits on a bamboo forest and has a grudge with the lost daughter of the Fujiwara clan who is also immortal and shoot fire.

[@windyryady6367]

2hu fans unite

[@lunashi_e]

@@cha0trix493 or they are roommates. depends.

[@DJchilcott]

"I must leave you now. My people need me."

[@sailoritaly]

Kaguya died on the way back to her home planet

[@sketchyfax164]

Welp that sucks

[@fist-of-doom487]

I think this is the only myth that straight up just has aliens.

[@fishramen5390]

No actually she was forced to go to the moon in the movie

[@BeanSprouts02]

@@sailoritaly whaaat? Is that from the myth or the movie? I just saw this myth and I'm really curious what happened

[@Narmatonia]

0:50 I feel like calling your child "Old Man Bamboo Getter" is kind of typecasting him

[@ladytalksalot4097]

I think I remember reading something about Japanese kids not really getting names until they'd developed as people for a bit. Like, they'd have a nickname or whatever, but a *name* name didn't come until later and could be assigned appropriately. Also names could change later on in life, too, apparently. That being said, I'm pretty sure it's not common practice anymore.

[@somethinglikethat2176]

The Bamboo cutter maybe my favourite character in all of mythology. Gets the free gold perk, doesn't question it, doesn't brag, just rolls with it.

[@thiagosplace4435]

Red: Giving the mountain its name- My headphones: BATTERY LOW Red: Meaning immortality

[@yakisawesome1496]

Came here after watching the Kaguya-Sama where they talk about the myth and needed the official synopsis.

[@brycevo]

That Ending cover is making me swoon. I love "Fly Me To The Moon(In Other Words)"

[@tesscrelli783]

I actually really enjoyed watching Studio Ghibli's version of this myth. I mean, it wasn't completely accurate (there's an actual romance?) but... yeah. It was still heartbreaking and touching at the same time.

[@fishramen5390]

Tess Crelli it's so bittersweet yet always makes me want to watch it again and again

[@jasonblalock4429]

Yeah, the Ghibli version of Kaguya is easily one of the greatest animated films of the last decade, an absolute masterpiece.

[@nathanaudette4195]

Also Kubo and the two strings also drew inspiration here, good film, watch it if you haven’t. It was horribly overlooked.

[@kreeesqeeel]

I loved Kubo and the Two Strings. Never realised that’s where the inspiration came from. Thanks

[@pwnorbepwned]

With a subtle Lovecraftian undertone in Kubo, honestly.

[@augustusofprimaporta3721]

However, it was kinda weird to find out that Voldemort was from the moon

[@LucreciaCrescentIsBestGirl]

I liked that movie

[@Yannis1a]

For any Kaguya-sama: Love is War fan, many of the characters in the series are reference to this myth, for example, all of the members on the student concil, except for Kaguya, are name after the suitors: Miyuki Shirogane is name after the the fourth suitor, the one who attempted to find a dragon at sea, but abandoned his plans after encountering a storm. Yu Ishigami is name after the fifth suitor, his depressed personality based on the fact that his counterpart attempted to obtain a cowry shell from a swallow's nest, only to fall to his death with bird poop in his hand. Chika Fujiwara is name after the second suitor, Her habit of cheating during games is based on the fact that her counterpart attempted to present Princess Kaguya with a forgery of the jeweled branch, but his deception was revealed when the craftsmen arrived at Kaguya-hime's house to collect payment.

[@linusmota9712]

And Aí Hayasaka(Kaguya’s maid) is based on the entity that came to take her back to the moon and gave her the cloak

[@kasunex1772]

Shirogane also has some elements of the Emperor, especially taking his place with the immortality potion bit.

[@Mari_Intothestaircase]

Looks like Eirin wasn't there to help Kaguya this time.

[@LucreciaCrescentIsBestGirl]

Nice

[@hairglowingkyle4572]

I've been waiting for this comment

[@thorstenelvers7618]

ah yes, a man of culture

[@arvenn3974]

cultured

[@NXTangl]

Technically, this is the cover story for that Kaguya. Of course, this requires the _Touhou_ syncretization of the moon with the dragon palace/Heaven to explain why she (as Omoikane [sorry for deadnaming you, Yagokoro-sensei]) was speaking to her on the moon in the first place.

[@kotori87]

"I wonder what Kaguya thinks of the Apollo missions?" Check out Touhou 8: Imperishable Night, and ask her about the Lunar Invasion of 1969...

[@Fannintendociccio1]

and how eirin was the cause of the bloody failure of the apollo 13

[@JulyBaby]

Haha

[@davidgumazon]

"YOU" the player of Minecraft and then go creative mode "/give @p [insert treasures here]" Join Touhou server and give her treasures, and she found out "YOU" duplicate it. *Disconnected from Server. Reason: Rejected*

[@chelvo56]

And the thing with Clownpiece dressing like the American Flag solely to troll the lunarians

[@davidgumazon]

Fuck it. *F O R T N I T E* is way far superior and better than Touhou.

[@nicolleebba2990]

*cough cough* moon princess from that one avatar episode *cough*

[@m.k4447]

Nicolle Ebba Princess Yue :(

[@oneflirtatiousgirl4937]

*cough* Avatar the last air bender is better then Legand of Kora *cough*

[@Gyro_Scope360]

*cough *cough* that villain from naruto

[@farhanaashraf6940]

Timelord Descendent more coughing? the virus must be spreading. the only way to stop it is to burn the bodies of the infected.

[@kingstonb8130]

*cough cough* thought i was the only one who thought that *cough cough*

[@yr4hcaZ]

So Red, when's that cover album coming out?

[@dynamicworlds1]

yr4hcaZ pleasepleaseplease

[@1Heirborn]

seriously though, when?

[@realbonix5302]

I see this same comment(by different people ) every video

[@CaptainRed1000]

Personally if I were in the Emperor’s position, head over heels in love with a moon girl, tragically heartbroken and offered a chance at immortal life via a gift left behind by the moon girl, I would have accepted the immortality on the idea that if I lived long enough, maybe, just maybe, I’d see her again. That’s just me though, and I find no fault with the Emperor’s actual response here.

[@alexanderblatt8653]

That thing at end about made realized something. Had the emperor drank the inmortalty potion he'd be able go to the moon.

[@Sperium3000]

Oh, right! *Kaguya*. Just remembered the sidequest in Okami.

[@galacticsabc4407]

yo same.

[@andresTLDR]

Ah, a man of culture I see

[@windyryady6367]

or my pepetual failure to beat Final B Touhou eiyasho

[@lilteddiursa]

I actually really liked that cover of Fly me to the Moon at the end, is there a full version? Great vid btw, these always make me chuckle :)

[@papajohnloki]

I'm with Conor.

[@Ultracrepidarian]

I'm also with Conor.

[@md-jb1my]

I'm also with this Conor guy

[@inho5737]

i am too with Conor

[@dayalasingh5853]

I AM CONOR

[@Janoha17]

At the "forgot all love for humanity" I immediately thought of Kubo and the Two Strings.

[@martynap2930]

Pretty sure that's what inspired this movie. Although that's a subtle inspiration and as far as I know, the movie is a mash of several Japanese myths.

[@GrahamChapman]

Also, the Moon is commonly associated with the Pure Lands (realm of the dead and enlightened) of Buddhist fame, so Kaguya "returning to the moon and forgetting all about her life on Earth" it's quite likely a metaphor for her dying and being embraced by the oblivion of death. They kinda went all-in with that interpretation in the Ghibli movie.

[@Artemis-zl5cs]

"My girlfirend turned into the moon" "How cute"

[@royalflush5228]

Thats rough, buddy

[@crimsonstrykr]

Kaguya-sama + Avatar - How cute, indeed -

[@windyryady6367]

Moukou : YES MWAHAHAHAHA!

[@pohatunuva3771]

Her "impossible tasks" were some exceptionally un-impossible spell cards, IMO. I had a harder time with Eirin.

[@tomlynmathewsjr7514]

Let's not talk about the fucking mix of streaming and spinning rainbow danmaku. That final spell has ended many a runs. THAT SPELL. ALONE.

[@ssjcrafter8842]

except for higher difficulties, but I suppose those are different impossible requests, like a salamander shield. but it's no surprise Omoikane is stronger than Kaguya... BTW fun fact, Eirin is canonically stronger than Kaguya but holds back to make Kaguya look better...

[@hairglowingkyle4572]

*Flight of the Bamboo cutter ~ Lunatic Princess plays in the distance*

[@windyryady6367]

2hu

[@waterized_bottle]

"I wonder what Kaguya thinks of the Apollo missions.." **Sigh** EIRIN YOU SON OF A BI-

[@danielsjohnson]

"robe of the fire rat" Wait, what?! That was in InuYasha. Cool. Rumiko Takahashi knows her myths.

[@SarahAbramova]

Yup

[@hannyagargola8059]

And kaguya is villian on the second movie.

[@sauravsaha7465]

Red has actually drawn the suitor imagining that he has to take the robe from Inuyasaha

[@mslabo102s2]

Kaguya myth is really popular in Japan alongside Momotaro and such. It's not too much of a surprise.

[@mizusenshisongs]

I've seen like 70ish eps of Inuyasha (meant to watch more but it got taken off Netflix before I could finish it) and somehow totally forgot about that.

[@bul13ts]

Ah the heartwarming tale of a girl from the moon who did nothing of consequence except leave behind the elixir of life as a farewell present, only for it to be burned on top of Mt Fuji, presumably explaining why apples from that area are so fucking good... which I'm begining to suspect was the entire purpose of the story.

[@baabaaer]

At least you aren't sitting through a trilogy of family members killing each other simply as backdrop for the formation of a legal system.

[@GatesOfAvalon1]

I really want a full cover of fly me to the moon by you, it's sooo pretty!

[@duchessnoor]

But Mokou drank the elixir...and let me just say her relationship with Kaguya wasn't g r e a t

[@weebshit1048]

Guthrum wait your a touhou fan?

[@JulyBaby]

@@weebshit1048 i am also

[@khairulhafiz2002]

@@weebshit1048 Me too...

[@Mari_Intothestaircase]

Same m8

[@AnnXYZ666]

Why are we here?

[@tsukifala]

Inuyasha in your art style may be the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.

[@kylajensen1957]

Person of culture I see

[@manjarimisra7912]

I love how the third suitor just imagines the impossible task of begging Inuyasha to give him his robe of the fire rat to get a girl!

[@kylajensen1957]

I was looking for a comment who mentioned that! That was hilarious, especially Inuyasha's confused face like "wtf do you think you're doing?"

[@isleofredemption]

"Darling, the bamboo's gone crazy!" ... Overly Sarcastic Productions, you had my curiosity at summarized classics, you had my attention at trope talks. Now you have my undying love.

[@alphaxtitania5597]

To be fair, Naruto was mostly accurate in how they dealt with Ginkaku and Kinkaku, what with the urn and the calling their names and them responding and what not. And Orochimaru did actually have a sword called the Grass Cutter, that WASN'T a katana, in his stomach that he pulled out from his mouth. But yeah, basically everything else was just "Cool name! Let's use it!"

[@MHF013]

But what about the Lunarian Rabbits, Eirin and Kaguya's rivalry with Mokou?

[@dezopenguin9649]

When Red got to the point about the Emperor sending the Elixir to be destroyed, I couldn't help but think, "Ohhh, NOW I understand how the stuff was running around for Mokou to steal it!" As an added bonus, Touhou also gets into the end-credits question of what the Lunarians think of the Apollo missions.

[@yamazukas]

no mention of touhou waifus 0/10

[@ecksdeeguy1661]

the story of touhou 8 imperishable night was just based off of the tale of princess kaguya, but it's not where it originated. mokou and eirin replacing the moon are some of the added parts to the story

[@LostInNumbers]

+DezoPenguin I just realized that this is why Mokou's themes is called reach for the moon, *immortal smoke*.

[@pablo9234]

+ LostInNumbers this is also explained the fact that she is a character with phoenix like powers anf fire=smoke. But I like your version more than my old one :)

[@lightonthehill8548]

According to a show I watched last night made from the actual sound recordings from the Apollo 11 mission, just before Armstrong and Aldrin left the Apollo in the Lunar Lander, Houston told them about Chang'e and her giant rabbit and told them to keep an eye out, to which Collins said, 'Okay, we'll look out for the bunny girl.'

[@jodracona2722]

Y’know, I just realized, Red went to school for Math, but now she does like nearly *all* of the humanities/arts. Cultural studies, language (when she has to understand translations and research all the different pronunciations), reading comprehension, writing, speaking/performance, drawing, music (both playing an instrument and singing), and even occasionally full-on animation! Like wow, that’s so many skills, holy! Everyone say “thank you, Red!” For sharing all her work with us, and for showing us her journey of growth instead of deleting older videos. It’s incredibly inspiring and encouraging, and I’m personally very thankful for getting to see it!

[@kirby_tardigrade]

everyone in the comments: sokka falling in love with yue me: celesteela

[@mis_l5858]

Wow a Pokémon reference

[@unifeeshgaming4092]

Kartana and the U.B. squad too!

[@LucreciaCrescentIsBestGirl]

I named my Celesteela ‘Kaguya’

[@windyryady6367]

and 2hu's

[@weissrouge2295]

2:08 That Attack on Titan soundtrack doe xD

[@erenjinchuriki]

Wonder why they use that

[@reign6870]

Tell what sound track it is bre

[@Blizzic]

My favorite part of this story is that it shows up in Kaguya-sama: Love is War

[@decusq]

I actually liked the Ghibli Version of Princess Kaguya. It was a very bittersweet and tragic story about how the Princess Kaguya was as a tragic character with flaws of her own despite being a celestial being. The interpretation might have upset some people and made the plot a little more complicated then it should but I thought it was a good film with an amazing art direction.

[@sodb3543]

damn Kaguya-sama: love is war got a whole new meaning now...

[@Dr.CaveCurinas]

Especially with the Shinomiya's motto of "don't love people"

[@oliverseddon7950]

That is entirely intentional.

[@mslabo102s2]

Always has been.

[@crimsonstrykr]

How cute

[@MaskedHeroLucky]

So imagine one of Kaguya's suitors had a vengeful daughter mad about Kaguya's rejection who managed to steal the elixir before it was burned, gained phoenix-esque fire powers, and wages an eternal war against the also immortal Kaguya. And by immortal, I mean stupidly so. Like, their existences are just not considered on the same plane of mortality as everyone else. Touhou is such a fun series.

[@Fannintendociccio1]

Masked Hero Lucky i blame sakuya-hime.

[@AnnXYZ666]

SSiB?

[@toasatoshi]

I see your touhou is showing

[@LucreciaCrescentIsBestGirl]

@@Fannintendociccio1 How?!

[@Fannintendociccio1]

@@LucreciaCrescentIsBestGirl she killed everyone and manipulated mokou and her friend so they didn't drop the elixir in the volcano

[@dejaypage1575]

Fun fact: Orochimaru is actually based on a guy named Orochimaru from the Jiraiya ninja myth

[@Cell287]

Someone read Jiraiya the Gallant

[@regis5112]

I agree with you she maybe is thinking to the orochi that was kill by Susano, that are different characters but they have a similar name and are both snakes, kinda

[@yeahkeen2905]

Federico Scodeller well Orochimaru was sealed by Itachi’s susano’o while he was in an eight headed snake form.

[@HyperFlame64V1]

@@yeahkeen2905 Who knew the LEGENDARY SWORD Touska (The One Orochimaru was looking for in the Myth or so we know from Naruto's take on his Myth) was the very one that Purified his Soul of all Evil by Itachi??? Threw me through a loop....

[@Xtoff]

But the Naruto one also has a sword inside him....sadly not his butt

[@nothingposted9056]

"Living la vida soltera" I choked

[@GrimmShane]

funny thing about the "I wonder what Kaguya thinks of the apollo missions" thing in the credits, Touhou has an aswer for that thanks to Touhou1 5 and Touhou 9. They took it as a declaration of war, EYUP

[@waluigiisthebest2802]

But not Kaguya herself, since she has a happy ending and stays on earth

[@GrimmShane]

@@waluigiisthebest2802 that is True, Kaguya herself just Vibes in her home with Eirin while clearly trying very very hard to get rid of her Mortal Enemy Mokou

[@connermckay4012]

1:10 So that Japanese text there technically means "I love you" but in Japanese culture it's way more intense than that. A more culturally appropriate translation would be "I have an undying love for you" which sounds a lot more dramatic and vaguely creepy. Which is pretty fitting all things considered.

[@leahlichtenstein8319]

Nice cover of fly me to the moon I love that song

[@lavieenrose9530]

I screamed INUYASHA! when I saw the picture of it ....INUYASHA!!!!!!!!!😀😂😂😂😂😂

[@lotusfox2528]

Sonamy Life I know right all I was thinking iron reaver soul stealer!!!!!!!

[@lavieenrose9530]

pokemon go to the polls yeah👍😂😂😂

[@aireallewis908]

La Vie En Rose same

[@lils6407]

Me too! minute 1:25

[@ysirmars7444]

La Vie En Rose me toooo

[@ansonsieu8428]

Lmao they turned Kaguya from touhou into a real thing

[@pockychews7232]

It's the other way around bud

[@scuzzbug]

@@pockychews7232 *joke.*

[@pockychews7232]

@@scuzzbug I.......I legitimately can't tell if it's a joke......please don't r/whoosh me

[@kurisu3289]

I was just thinking about that!

[@AnnXYZ666]

Damn there are so many touhou fans aren't there?

[@zinganeatsr4011]

Red singing Fly Me To The Moon makes me happy. ok that's it

[@winonajohnson3349]

"The third she sends to get the robe of the fire rat" *Draws Inuyasha* Seems about right...

[@huntergriffith7718]

Late to the comment section but, I really liked “fly me to the moon” causal cover at the end♥️

[@Bandajify]

Wait wait wait what is the connection between Ouran and ancient myths???

[@Bandajify]

+Overly Sarcastic Productions they really are! thanks a lot xx

[@shagunsegan2526]

+Overly Sarcastic Productions i am a Hindu and i approve this theory.

[@beazleasel]

This is gonna be off topic,(sorry, I couldn't find you any where else) but Orochimaru from naruto does have a sword in his body... he throws it up sometimes.

[@WeiYinChan]

Overly Sarcastic Productions the parallel is interesting, but that's also kind of like the typical character troupe combination you can find in most reversed harem animes

[@lukevankleef4245]

Why the hell cant I see Red's reaction?

[@leopin9210]

The Moon Landing wasn't in 1969... it was in 1000 BCE.

[@symawi312]

these little covers at the end of each episode are so good!

[@fabulousroy]

Small detail: I love love LOVE that you gave her the Hime-cut! Such a small detail, but it shows how much work and attention you put into these! I love it sm!!!

[@jagerbomb1539]

“Im going to the moon” Odd flex but ok

[@TheFiresloth]

"If you don't have a legendary sword in your butt don't even talk to me" Can this be T-shirt ?

[@Oceano1203]

I really like the Touhou series take on the myth of princess Kaguya and her relationship with the emperor. Or better saying, with the daughter of the emperor

[@ethanhay5157]

Oceano1203 Moukou wasn’t the emperor’s daughter. She was the daughter of one of the nobles Kaguya rejected.

[@kevinreynolds7500]

Found myself in the dark era of 2020 playing a quaint game series called' Touhou Project.' Started recognizing a lot of the characters referenced and remembered this KZbin series was where I had heard most of them. Just wanted to say thank you for giving me a solid and accessible basis to start learning Japanese+east Asian mythology.

[@duykhangtran4406]

I'm also come back to this video after really getting into the series and having a lot of joy reading touhou related comment right now

[@wojtektaracinski7977]

Couple fun facts about Mount Fuji bit at the end: according to folk etymology, the name of the mountain comes from either "immortal" (不死, fushi, fuji) - since the Emperor asked to burn the elixir here - or "abundant" (富, fu) "soldiers" (士, shi, ji), after procession of troops to deliver it. Also, the fact that elixir is still burning was sometimes used to explain volcanic activity and why there's a smoke coming from the mountain sometimes. The more you know

[@Masterblader158]

But Orochimaru does have a sword inside him, the same as the Mythical version, he mentions this while fighting Naruto and Itachi. And in Naruto the myth names are used mainly for MS abilities to act as an indicator of power, Kotoamatsukami (Distinguished Heavenly Gods), able to make people do anything you tell them do, as the Ultimate Genjustsu, and with both of Sasuke's being fire related one is based of the God of the Sun and the other the actual god of fire. Kaguya is a moon princess as well... but also the dumbest character in the whole series.

[@ullenlaishram]

Masterblader158 Yeah, either they didn't know or doesn't really watched the fight between orochimaru and four tails naruto on Tenchi bridge. Orochimaru literally took out the sword from inside his body.

[@ladymidnight4282]

But still not from his butt

[@didsain]

During the fight against the 3rd hokage orochimaru was swinging the sword around from his throat as well, he pulled that sucker right out of his gullet.

[@Munchkin.Of.Pern09]

Masterblader158 Actually, I'm pretty sure that Orochimaru's inspiration comes from a character of the same name in the "TALE OF JIRAYA THE GALLANT", who was the enemy of two SHINOBI who just so happened to be named JIRAYA and TSUNADE. So, Orochimaru is actually fairly myth-accurate compared to everything else - including the snake-road-slug trifecta - but I would watch Gaijin Goomba's Which Ninja episode on Jiraya for more info.

[@TheDiablowolf]

Also let’s not forget he did pop up as an eight headed snake of nightmares for all of 5 seconds before itachi sucked the fun out of everything by literally sucking him up. But hey, at least it happened

[@RaiAsimar4058]

You got it all wrong, Fujiwara no Mokou drank the elixer, got pissed at Kaguya who decided to stick around some more I believe, and the two became arch enemies of some sort. Also insert that ship love story of Mokou and Keine.

[@YumemiEmi]

2hu fans unite XD

[@AnnXYZ666]

UNITE

[@shingshongshamalama]

twuck

[@LucreciaCrescentIsBestGirl]

@@AnnXYZ666 Unite!

[@championgundyr5049]

Forgot the part where she fought a shrine maiden with the power of god and anime

[@justafloatingcoconut1368]

Turns out Kaguya did not reject the emperor he was just too much of a tsun that he couldn’t confess so she played hard-to-get so went to live on the moon

[@deusvult6189]

You are an amazing historian and an even better singer

[@megamanzeroist]

Inuyasha “robe of the fire rat” nice 😎

[@ultra824]

According to touhou. Kaguya does have opinions on the apollo missions

[@adolfhitmaker8639]

I work for a Japanese company and when I mentioned Momotaro and Kaguya I blew their fucking minds. They had no idea how the round eye knew about their childhood fairytales. Thanks Red (nice rack btw)

[@WhaleManMan]

Yeah man. That line that curves slightly that is Red's chest is so hot.

[@D.A.R.C.I.]

There are two types of people in this world...

[@Athalwolf13]

I think anime is the reason WHY they think most people probably don't know the original myths. Adaption displacement and the like and some thinking anime is a showcase of japanese culture. I dont think they would be nearly as surprised if you told them you know Sailor Moon or Ghibili Movies

[@InverseAgonist]

Fascist Whale lel

[@GirlWhy31]

It also inspired a character from Touhou! I'm so happy !

[@mr.mackylion]

The emperor is just so cute the way you draw him

[@thelegend8570]

"Yeah my first girlfriend turned into the moon" "That's rough buddy"

[@xanderwardwell-gaw7472]

Avatar reference.

[@Aman123ace]

Oh wait more parallels to princess kaguya

[@skyshack4194]

I mean, yue is supposed to be based on her.

[@LastbornOfGwyn]

"3 years ago "My girlfriend turned into the moon" "That's rough, buddy"" Yet yours is from a year ago Stealing jokes How cute.

[@Aman123ace]

@@LastbornOfGwyn dude, it comes from avatar. Chances are a number of people think of princess yue

[@abbyagust]

It's funny how drastically different the Emperor is portrayed in the Tale of the Princess Kaguya, a Studio Ghibli film. After getting rejected by her via letter, he visits her (secretly), sneaks up on her and hugs her from behind, saying that's how all women fell for him (keep in mind they never met). It was uncomfortable to watch. TL;DR: the Emperor in the Studio Ghibli film was portrayed as a creep. Feels bad.

[@Antidragon-nl7by]

That thing about lifting legends wholesale and slapping it in a new package? Do yourself a favor, and see _Kubo and the Two Strings._ That movie gets nowhere near enough recognition, and is deeply, _deeply_ inspired by the tale you just told.

[@edwardnigma9756]

Ah, so that's where "Kubo and the Two Strings" get's it's backstory from.