Nekomata Okayu "KAMI-SAMA NEKOSAMA" | カミサマ・ネコサマ / 猫又おかゆ | REACTION

[@GOTGames]

Well this blew my mind!!!! Nekomata Okayu is amazing! Be sure to go check out the original! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXKZgpltntpriac 😺🎵😺🎵😺🎵😺🎵😺🎵😺🎵

[@Rictavio]

The song is about Okayu being a god and helping people dissatisfied with their lives by offering positive reinforcement. I think it's based of the fact that Okayu is known for being 全肯定(zenkoutei) or very positive towards people saying things like "Just the fact that you're alive is amazing". When the song goes darker in tone, that could represent the negatives of over relying on her instead of getting real help but that could just my crazy theory.

[@GOTGames]

I really didn't realise how deep the song was! Amazing writing by the sounds. 💯❤️

[@saynay302]

Song is basically people calling out for help, because they are depressed / self-conscious / etc. and Okayu saying she will affirm everyone, telling them "good job", "well done", etc. She will be your cat-god that is all-seeing, all-loving. The part where it turned a bit darker was her singing about how todays society is based around an expectation to be performative, getting those likes and follows, so she will be the one that will cheer you on (so why don't you worship her as a god?).

[@SoushiMinashiro]

This sums it up pretty well, gj! I absolutely adore the 'all-affirming Okayu', it is the running gag among the Holo girls and I'd never imagined she'll make it into an original song. My sides almost exploded while listening to this!

[@NyaKarma]

This song is basically Okayu being a god and listening to prayers and and cries for help and granting them

[@dragonbretheren]

From what little rusty Japanese I retained from over a decade ago, it sounds like she's also being a bit cheeky/sassy about it with responses like "Oh, you're coming to _me_ for help? (smug grin)" "oh, your trouble sounds _horrible_ ... (smug grin)" "sure, I'll grant your wish. Aren't I just _the best_ ?" Basically, she's getting the cat part of cat god down to a T.

[@RedDawnRocker]

And don't forget she's asking for "donations/offerings" to grant their wishes.

[@GOTGames]

😂 best cat godo! 😂

[@19Creature94]

Okayu went from not liking her own voice to bringing out banger after banger!

[@GOTGames]

💯💯💯

[@SKy_the_Thunder]

This feels like a counterpart to Korone's "Doggy God Street", both in tone and theme. The comedic and "above all" vibe of a godly being, graciously bestowing their time onto the lower beings. It also plays off of the naming conventions of their generation's naming convention: All of "Hololive Gamers" have family names that invoke divine beings. Korone's is more straightforward, literally being dog (="inu") + god (="kami") -> Inugami. Okayu on the other hand is directly named after the "Nekomata" of Japanese folklore, which are cats that managed to ascend and gain supernatural abilities over a long life. For something less on the comedic side from her, you could check out her originals _"Swallow the Venom"_ (毒杯スワロウ) or _"Akkanbe"_ (あっかんべ), or - one of my personal favorites and the song that got me interested in her singing in the first place - her cover of _"Lost Petri"_ (失楽ペトリ), which is deliciously ominous.

[@afterwrecked1959]

At this point i'm gonna expect luke to do a hololive reaction once a hololive song is released, don't disappoint us luke :D keep up the SPEEEEDDD Ayyy guess what, there's a chloe cover coming out in 12mins, ill be genuinely surprised if you manage to do that one too

[@GOTGames]

😂 I'll do my best! But I will miss a few here and there so bare with me! But you can expect much more Hololive as I'm just loving this journey! 💯🔥

[@afterwrecked1959]

@@GOTGames I’m excited to follow this journey along with you 🎉 too bad I can’t join in your streams, it’s like around 3-4am my time when you stream🥲 but i do enjoy your vods😌 I don’t expect you to react to this immediately but you can keep this noted somewhere :) this song from okayu called “Akkanbe” i can tell this is going to blow your mind 😂

[@NuGeeX]

Okayu character literally a cat. Only one real cat in hololive. Her voice quite unique and soothing. You can check on more of her originals on her channel.

[@ambershangout7226]

I mean botan is a cat too, a big cat

[@adeade3978]

@@ambershangout7226 And Fubuki, a white one.

[@kenkaneki3873]

As some other people mentioned this is about Okayu being a Kami-sama (god) and people praying to her for help You need to check out her cover of Flos, it's fantastic and one of her most well known songs!

[@elkaidred0512]

You can always count on Okayu to write a bouncy rock song with a catchy pre-chorus, leading into a BOPPY chorus that contrasts with her calm voice YET it still works perfectly for her 👍

[@jacobosaldarriaga4820]

I listened to this one in Okayu's "Poisonya Syndrome" album and while not my favourite of the album it still such a bop. I really recommend the album, it's really goodm

[@Arshaiden]

Lmao I knew you'd be watching the premiere. I hope you watched the 3D Live but I bet you saved it for a Tuesday stream! 😂 This song is an absolute bop. The song is called Kami-sama Nekosama. "Kami" being the Japanese word for god / "neko" the Japanese word for cat / "sama" is just a honorific suffix use in Japanese typically for people of higher status and respect. From what I can tell It's basically a cheeky song about her either being the Cat God or impersonating the Cat God (which is often mistaken for the Nekomata - another supernatural cat being that is reference to her name). Japan believes in multiple gods for different aspects of life and the Cat God statue (shown in the MV) is said to bring good luck. Anyone who can decipher it better, feel free to correct. As for Okayu herself, she has grown immensely in the last year. Watching her 3D Live just now, it's clear she's become a real performer. Her music just has this feel its gone up another level lately, so all her hard work she's putting in is coming to fruition. Paying for that 3D Live (studio and all) just shows she's serious about what she creates. All the power to her, she's a real treat to watch as a streamer and an idol.

[@GOTGames]

Of course! Couldn't miss this one! Thank you so much for all the info! We will have to save it for a Tuesday stream like you said! 💯💯

[@Davkas]

Man, Okayu is so much fun! I agree, her voice is great. I would actually rate her up there with Towa since Okayu also has that sort of lower range voice, but also can do some pretty impressive range too. The entire album this is from, Poisonya Syndrome, is just fantastic and I highly recommend checking it out. Not a single song on that album I didn't like! The really interesting thing about Okayu is that when she first started with Hololive, she was very self-conscious about her voice and actually didn't like her voice at all. After a lot of convincing from her fans, she started to warm up to it and released Mogu Mogu. Since that became such a hit, she became much more willing to sing and eventually decided to make an entire album where she could explore a bunch of different styles and genres (every song on that album is different and it's great). This was definitely a song from the album that I was hoping we'd see an MV from and I was not disappointed, lol. Others in the comments have done a better job explaining the content in the song, so I'll leave that part be. Great video, dude!

[@an-nin-me]

Lol, look at the description. 猫又おかゆ became Nekomata Porridge 😂😂

[@NovierRecords]

I'm still recommending Ever Blue by Polka now that you heard one of her more upbeat songs and after that the cover of Mafia by Kronii Ouro, it'll awaken something in you.

[@bori350]

Okayu can also sing very emotional or dark songs and they are BANGERS!! I would recommend lost petri, flos, dokuhai swallow, doku no oujisama. Really hipe you can check them out!!

[@Ma-G4]

Just when I was visiting your channel to find this reaction and viola the notif pop-up!!

[@xclrtr5747]

That was fast XD I havent listened to the song yet though so I'll be checking this out later

[@Trogloglation]

OMG YES I saw the upcoming premiere yesterday and I was hoping you'd react to this! It's part of Okayu's solo album release, which came as a very welcome surprise to a lot of fans, After all, even among the talent-saturated Hololive, only a handful have released a full-on solo album; the only ones I'm aware of are Sora, Suisei, Watame, Calli and AZKi (which I don't think you've reacted to yet). I've personally bought it and listen to it regularly in the bus back from work, it's so catchy and fun. I hope you'll eventually react to more of her, she's honestly up there with Suisei, Towa and Kanata as my favourite JP vtuber vocalists. Man, as an anime fan and a vtuber fan, you've really spoiled us this week so far! Not to mention the possible Made in Abyss (still hella excited for that)... All I'm missing now is "The Narrow Way" by Kanata and I can ascend in peace lol

[@satousuzuki8997]

YOOO that was fast! Sasuga the fastest reactor in the west! . Anyways, so you've heard Mogu Mogu Yummy before huh? It's such an earworm, I've been listening to it on repeat when it was released, so I get you Luke . Oh btw, this is just a bit trivia, but both Okayu and Korone actually besties even in real life. They have a pairing name, "OkaKoro", and trust me, once you got hit by an OkaKoro clip, you can't stop watching them both together. They're so close and wholesome with each other, and you might realize that, this song title, Kami-sama Neko-sama, is similar to Korone's Doggy God Street, cuz it can be translated as Cat God. Okayu may or may not chose this song title specifically because of Korone 👀 . . . . . Oh wait, one more thing, would you believe that in the first year after she debuted, Okayu said that she hates her own voice? But look at her now!

[@gets8057]

Please react to BE:FIRST "Boom Boom Back" The song tops the Billbord Japan hot 100 and some music charts.

[@JollibeenosHasYourCoordinates]

I think this was from her album, I haven't listened to this yet but I have heard "Akkanbe" and "Swallow the poison" and those are really really good. Akkanbe actually scared me multiple times.

[@lareolanKFP]

Okayu doesn't just have an adorable voice, she's a true vocal powerhouse. You should check out some of her other songs, for example her covers of "flos" and "cat eye makeup" are good examples. Or for example her original "Akanbe" with DECO*27 since you seem to like them a lot. Overall Okayu (at last count) has 8 Original songs and 36 Covers, she's one of the most prolific cover singers in Hololive!

[@Emulleator]

"she looks kind of menacing" I think the animation is influenced by japanese mythos where monster cats(nekomata) can be playful and very brutal at the same time, playing tricks or just straight up eating people

[@x149te]

About dark Okayu. Her other original song: 【original MV】あっかんべ / 猫又おかゆ x DECO*27 And something different from Hololive. Someone underrated, but I like this singing Plamenev - Night Before Battle

[@democide]

Okayu has an amazing voice and a lot of great original songs and covers. One of my favorites is her original Akkanbe, it's an absolute banger! Also her cover of Flos is a classic in Hololive. Another amazing singer is Kanade Izuru from Holostars, he has an incredible voice and some of my favorite songs in HoloPro. I highly recommend Tsuranaru Monoroogu (Monologue in a Row) and his cover of Aishite Aishite Aishite (Love Me Love Me Love Me), absolute amazing pieces of music.

[@bayard9713]

In that case, you just have to appreciate this - YONA YONA DANCE - 和田アキ子 / 猫又おかゆ

[@EriSenshur]

I SECOND THIS OMG

[@JezSharp]

The cat God theme really fits, not just with Okayu but also because it was release on the 22/2 - in Japanese 2 (Ni) sounds similar to meow (nyan) so the 22nd of February is known as cat day. Okayu herself is one of the more creative and varied singers, she can do catchy, light and soothing (Flos), songs which are trippy, that have dark undertones and she's one of the few members to have done a heavy metal style song (Akabane).

[@hydra8717]

Kami-sama translates to God so..... kinda explains the visuals.

[@yukino7566]

Okayu is one of the most cheeky members of Hololive. With almost same or better than Marine😁😁😁... Especially her ASMR👀👀👀...

[@GOTGames]

🤯

[@EriSenshur]

@SaxonBlue2 Okayu-Sama 's ASMR isn't members only, but yes marine makes her super shamelessly nsfw lmao

[@minihatsunemikufan]

Sadly he probably won't react to Chloe's new cover, since he has already heard that song sang by Ayame a few days ago.

[@GOTGames]

I nearly did, I just didn't have time to today sadly, we have had a lot of new Hololive music, I will do my best to catch as many as I can but a few I am just not at my computer to jump on! I can't wait to finally check out the Orca though!

[@minihatsunemikufan]

@@GOTGames No problem man, she has a lot of great songs other than this one, just make sure to check them out someday!

[@ryokhan7056]

Gotta say, it's a pleasure to see another soul sinking more down and down the rabbit hole.

[@faenethlorhalien]

This MV is amazing. It has 100% the look and feel of a Flash video shitpost from the early to mid 2000s and I'm absolutely sure this is TOTALLY INTENTIONAL.

[@Helmir]

Surely you've seen a bunch of cats before? Also most people are going to tell you to check her flos... and you should!

[@axledestrl8172]

Love to see more Okayu, Lui, and Polka reactions.

[@tanvoltz4623]

Previously we got Doggy God, now we have Kami-sama(God) Cat, Yep Okayu makes some very catchy tunes. Also, I recommend you check out Polka's latest original song: Persona it's quite the song.

[@renartendo]

Another recommendation from Okayu I can give is Akkanbe

[@TheFrostedfirefly]

No one's got this man to react to Polka's "Popopopopopopopo" yet?

[@mr.nonsense6667]

Holomems : *Releasing New MVs Luke : I AM SPEED !!

[@GOTGames]

😂

[@MegaApostel]

My favorite Okayu song is „Prince of Poison“ it comes right before this one

[@ahoyforsenchou7288]

Happy Neko Day!

[@feralstorm]

Something you might enjoy (if you haven't already) is the "OkaKoro Rap" from an older stream - a cover song sung by Okayu with Korone as rap/hype man, then repeated with the two switching roles, and it just devolves into laughter. It's a fun watch, and a showcase for the longtime friendship between the two - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYeyeZSDmZioqqM

[@tenga8178]

For Okayu - Cat Eye Makeup is what you sould listen to

[@MegaApostel]

in japan it is -High voice equals cute girl so Okayu disliked her deep voice. After a lot of encouragement from fans and others who also loved her ASMR content she put out „Mugu Mugu“ what was well received. She then put out a whole album of original songs

[@Hojumuju]

Ah I see! He's trying to keep up with Hololive songs by reacting to all the new ones as they come out. Good luck sir!

[@pokeTOS]

its also her Bday today so make sure to wish her a happy bday

[@ctom42]

So I don't know what the lyrics are any more than you, but the title gives a bit of context. Kami = God, Neko = Cat and Sama is an honorific you use to be extremely respectful. So given this is about some sort of cat god or worshiping a cat a lot of the imagery makes at least some sense. This song came out a few months back on an entire album Okayu released and I'll be honest I sort of slept on this one. The album has a lot of bangers and this song didn't really do much for me. But now that I've seen this fever dream of a meme filled MV I'm reevaluating that a bit. I do hope you listen to more Okayu. Mogu Mogu Yummy is very catchy but I don't think it shows off her singing talent as much as some of her later songs (same for this one tbh). As I already said, she has some real bangers and some of them are as different from Mogu Mogu Yummy as U.F.O. is from Pallet.

[@peternqvu]

Member Luke already check (Update): Gen 0 (JP) : Tokino Sora ✓ Roboco-san (3D live concert on twitch) Sakura Miko Hoshimachi Suisei ✓ AZKi Gen 1 (JP) : Yozora Mel Shirakami Fubuki Natsuiro Matsuri Akai Haato Aki Rosenthal (3D live concert on twitch) Gen 2 (JP) : Minato Aqua Murasaki Shion Nakiri Ayame ✓ Yuzuki Choco ✓ Oozora Subaru Gamers (JP) : Shirakami Fubuki Ookami Mio ✓ Nekomata Okayu ✓ Inugami Korone ✓ Gen 3 (JP) : Usada Pekora Shiranui Flare (reaction a cover on twitch stream) Shirogane Noel Houshou Marine ✓ (3D live concert on twitch) Gen 4 (JP) : Amane Kanata (3D live 3rd aniversary concert on twitch) Tsunomaki Watame ✓ (3D live concert on twitch) Tokoyami Towa ✓ (3D live concert 3rd birthday on twitch) Himemori Luna Gen 5 (JP) : Yukihana Lamy Momosuzu Nene Shishiro Botan Omaru Polka ✓ Gen 6 (JP) : Laplus Darkness ✓ Takane Lui Hakui Koyori Sakamata Chloe Kazama Iroha ID Gen 1 : Ayunda Risu ✓ Moona Hoshinova ✓ Airani Iofifteen ID Gen 2 : Kureiji Ollie Anya Melfissa Pavolia Reine ✓ ID Gen 3 : Vestia Zeta Kaela Kovalskia Kobo Kanaeru EN Gen 1 : Mori Calliope ✓ Takanashi Kiara ✓ Ninomae Inanis ✓ Gawr Gura ✓ Amelia Watson ✓ EN Gen 2 + Project: Hope : IRyS ✓ Ceres Fauna Ouro Kronii Nanashi Mumei Hakos Baelz ✓

[@Ransael]

You're so fast it's just released around 30mnt ago

[@yohannbiimu]

I'm not sure if it's true in the case of this video, but the thing that Okayu is doing with her hands is a sign for "money" in Japan, so perhaps she's asking for offerings. She's done some duet covers with Korone too.

[@milesprower6110]

Just woke up, went to hear the song. And now I'm here, lol

[@GOTGames]

❤️🔥

[@Rogue.Phoenix]

Lucky Luke ... the fastest reactor in the West

[@ambershangout7226]

If you listen to the song again you can hear how to say Okayu

[@fromthenewworld2718]

When The Naruto Endings Pt2 ? I love this soo much

[@yohannbiimu]

How about being happy that he got around to something you like. I'll bet that isn't the only time.

[@アイシャ-j6y]

so fast!!!!!

[@yohannbiimu]

Here's my regular pitch for Houshou Marine's "Unison" MV. Although I don't know why anyone bothers,j but, I guess I can hope. Really, Luke, it's hard to tell if you actually like doing this when it seems that everything you review is pretty much controlled by your mods. I mean, you'll talk about how much you want to see more of something, but then, you don't see it because everything you see seems to be in the hands of others. *Really, I'd truly like to see what YOU want to watch sometimes. When you want to examine more of a name or title of something you'd like to see more of, go for it.*

[@ambershangout7226]

Luke I’m going to give you a choice If you want to be confused again react to Polka - Po If you want another trippy video react to Okayu - PH If you want a fun song you can sing along to react to Monosuzu Nene - Nenenenenenene

[@peternqvu]

Chloe coming next

[@logathor69]

I was expecting to reaction to be make. Now i wonder if you gonna react to Sakamata Chloe which released a new cover(the same as Ayame you did reacted last week) Edit: Today it's her bday(Feb. 22) which means cat noises if anyone wants to point out

[@abbysaito5348]

You know the worst part about the hololive rabbit hole is they pump out so much content you cannot actually catch up to all of it in any healthy and reasonable time frame lol

[@yohannbiimu]

He could if he devoted all of his streams to Hololive, but that's a bit much to ask for.

[@abbysaito5348]

Look at this bot. It's not even trying lmao

[@Akaryusan]

you know humanity really fell off when we stopped worshipping cats, who wants to start that church back up?

[@colehessler1777]

Upchurch misses you😥

[@sevon4457]

Algorithm

[@margaretsargent1084]

#HOGLOVE4LUKE