Nyango Star: The Heavy Metal Cat Mascot Saving A Japanese Farm (HBO)

[@VICENews]

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[@Skinflaps_Meatslapper]

Hey as a follow up video, you could have your journalists take the place of the drum set and hand Nyango a pair of hammers 👍

[@TheRandyButler]

⁴r

[@kawaiipotatoes7888]

Classic vice you know there is an agenda hidden in the video.

[@DiscordC]

the so called "american mascots" that prowl the Tourst straps for photo and money are NOT real mascots, they are migrants just trying to get photos for money, they work for them selfs with cheep knock off costume's, REAL mascots work for a company, or represent a cooperation, theme part or sports team, with expensive costumes and copyrighted character's,

[@horrorislander]

Well, if the lake is shrinking, the ripple effect won't be very large, at least.

[@AlexDeLarge1]

He's a super talented drummer, he's saving a farm, and his name is a three-layer pun. The holy trifecta of internet glory and fame right here.

[@CoolVictor2002]

japan loves puns

[@thenorthstarsamurai]

Japan's humor is great

[@Derpity]

all pokemon are puns too

[@usagiprincess4387]

All anime characters’ names are puns too

[@yurimessiah]

Why are we all assuming the drummer is a guy?? Their gender has never been revealed lmfao.

[@sansnom5269]

Plot twist : The mayor is actually the drummer.

[@alasholyweek7]

This. I also noticed his voice is extremely hoarse, which may indicate the amount of substance he has to consume to play like that.

[@snorlaxcom]

@@alasholyweek7 could have been a metal frontman

[@SmugSuspenders]

Awesome xP

[@Theohybrid]

So, he's batman?

[@dinoleo3804]

Hahahahahah

[@saberblue]

There's nobody inside the costume, just pure chaotic energy

[@thebabscast5154]

Hahhah

[@tymccormick2512]

is not a costume its a seal to contain his red chakra from escaping

[@zahlerbazaar1608]

if you take off the suit its just another suit

[@forbiddensandwich4369]

Don’t forget the dead cat! Good lord..

[@arlo4639]

I'd like to imagine that if an eye or body part falls off there's no person underneath and just a dark empty void

[@theopnerd9902]

“Does he make you want to visit kuroishi?” “No, I don’t.” Absolutely savage

[@Aristocratic13]

Sad too

[@rozevonross]

i laugh at this one

[@qlitch]

yeah i never really understood that, how is nyago starr playing the drums gunna want to make people live at kuroishi

[@StraightcheD]

That was so metal

[@kjasmine2724]

Kuroishi is my father's country and also my official ID country. But me too. It's too country to go....haha...XD

[@symmetrymilton4542]

"No one cared who I was until I put on the mask..."

[@stiimuli]

"So what's the next step of your master plan?" "Crashing this drum set.....with no survivors"

[@DanceySteveYNWA]

Bane and Snarecrow

[@symmetrymilton4542]

@@DanceySteveYNWA *Snarecrow?*

[@DanceySteveYNWA]

@@symmetrymilton4542 it was a drum pun....

[@symmetrymilton4542]

@@DanceySteveYNWA Yet do I laugh?

[@holysmokes4493]

He's not just a celebrity in Japan, he's a celebrity in my heart.

[@nothorizon9613]

@Igno Rantsounds like a communist propaganda

[@tankeryy1566]

@Igno Rant was about to say that xD

[@MM-ge2lc]

That's the sappiest thing I've read in a loooong time. I LOVE IT.

[@LKonstantina915]

people say she is Nao Kawakita

[@R3alGobLin]

aaaa

[@marbleous]

I've known him for years. I've seen him for years. But only now did I know he is an apple.

[@arnowisp6244]

An Apple cat to be exact.

[@greenteadreams5182]

Inhabited by the spirit of a dead cat

[@brodieisgg2453]

A Child Metal Apple Cat to correct all of you

[@firestar3963]

The most metal cat i've seen i finalize for you all

[@oojj513]

He looked like a red blood cel first time I saw his video

[@crimsondeath2409]

Like just imagine...you get good at drumming throughout your teens, maybe played in some death metal bands and teared it up enough with licks so sick that you later represent an entire city, get involved with the government, and you're a viral sensation. This man is a legend

[@M0butu]

Sure it's a man?

[@dipstick8388]

@@M0butu 4:56 ‘his’

[@zeik1247]

Nyangostarr definitely went to music school

[@gianinnakarla]

is a girl and she is from the band "maximum the hormone"

[@gianinnakarla]

@@dipstick8388 he was referring to the mascot

[@kiet4852]

Nyango star: *Plays* All drummers: _Why do i hear boss music_

[@Shitposting69ways]

*PLAYING BY THE BOSS*

[@o4_]

Josh Dun: well...

[@fyreball43]

E

[@zsu-23-4kirov6]

A

[@lidulkadut]

SPORTS

[@AlexDeLarge1]

The great thing about Nyango Star is that you can't just dress anyone up as Nyango Star unless they're just as talented of a drummer.

[@FnD4212]

It is like Dr Who.

[@bascal133]

Agreee

[@mikespike2099]

Amen to that ... they gotta shred good on the drums!

[@TheJohnnySlick]

Yeah there’s a woman who I think lives in the area who can shred and who is almost definitely Nyango Star for that reason

[@Ambipie]

Not just a costume, an identity

[@squarepotatoe]

"He's an apple that has been inhabited by the spirit of a dead cat" I like how Japan continues to be kawaii and metal AF at the same time

[@brievettegamiao3535]

Yes indeed

[@heli9677]

BabyMetal is a good example of this haha

[@paulmichaelfreedman8334]

Since the war , the Japanese have in my eyes become the most honorable people on this planet.

[@ryuukakhadijah7766]

Exactly 🤭

[@m1lfhunt3r]

@@paulmichaelfreedman8334 they've always been very honorable, thats why america used the atom bombs because they wouldn't surrender

[@eXiLe824]

I think the most interesting and "Japanese" element to this story is when they mention that the guy in the NyangoStar costume doing the drumming is also the creator of the character who owns the trademark and collects its revenue, and his identity is a secret. That's just so different than how a trademark and brand like that would be handled in the West.

[@anonymoususer775]

Does he make you want to visit Kuruishi? "No, I don't." *Mission Failed, we'll get em next time.*

[@JarmanovicIvan]

I died at that one

[@sebastianjasper2308]

@@JarmanovicIvan ... still laughing, and getting short of vreath

[@ANTIESTABLISHMENTAL]

What a way to end lmao

[@omarsharif927]

Lol it was fast and blunt the man did not even think about it

[@applebarskcp4821]

At lest he spoke with truth lol 😂

[@Richmo_]

>"It's taboo to think of Yuru-chara as people in costume" >Asks question that would force someone to think of them as people in costume.

[@GrayCatbird1]

And predictably, he declines answering it

[@zuul902]

"does it make you want to visit kuroishi?" "no, I don't." *video ends* Oh... OK...

[@Blockistium]

that's exactly what i thought. what were they thinking? what was the point of all that?

[@Sam-xk1et]

The city is saved! ...wait, what??!

[@tigereyez01]

I think the point is that, well at least from the video that even though Nyango Star is popular and making some bank, a lot of the money is not going back to the city nor are people wanting to visit.

[@Verrisin]

exactly, I was thinking: well, what a happy note to end it on...

[@koihc]

The point is that it's GG for the town dude.

[@FlyingHat]

"Does he make you want to visit Kuroishi ?" "No, I don't want to." They could have interviewed someone else, edited this out, but nope. They just had to kill the whole vibe.

[@ablancer3582]

Vice journalism.

[@ManuelaOliveiraMusic]

Yes. And the answer of a single person is not representative at all.

[@ShadowWizard123]

I doubt very much if 20 year old metal fans are the target demographic of their tourism push. But, as they say, there's no such thing as bad publicity.

[@ashuggtube]

The point for me was that this young man was surprised by what he saw, and bought some merch even though he wouldn’t have expected he would do that before seeing the show. He spent money after seeing Nyango Star just once. In ten years maybe he’ll take his young family to Kuroishi and say “this is where Nyango Star is from!” - marketing can be a long game as well as a short one.

[@froyotastic5665]

i think it’s important to keep honest true responses in even if it’s not what the producers or audience want!

[@Nancy-ff5tr]

0:45 Woman: "Why's he called Nyango Star?" Man: _Explains deep meaning behind the name_ Woman: :)

[@herasean5720]

I laugh out loud because of that 😂 that was cute but funny

[@oimate1958]

What deep meaning? Apple + meowing + The Beatles reference?

[@lunahetfield]

Печерога Євгенія well i get the apple part, Apple is the record company that produces the Beatles records. Meowing? Could be the fact that john lennon had cats. So that could also being another reasoning for the name.

[@carelessdreamer]

ĘŃD MŶ ŠÜFFĘRĮÑG!!!¡!¡! Japan just really likes cats as good luck symbols.

[@johnnyguitar8067]

@@lunahetfield no, Apple is Ringo in Japanese. And "Nya" is Japanese for meow. Apple + Kitty = Nyango. Ringo Starr was a drummer for the Beatles. Nyango Starr, not hard to understand

[@ricimercury9490]

whoever this guy is. he's a hero to millions

[@Zeratul187]

More like 35,000 people coz the that's the village population

[@tobimakkura]

@@Zeratul187 Most of Japan loves him too

[@danyukhin]

rumor is, they're a she

[@TerraShockwave]

its the drummer from the metalcore band crowd of rebbellion

[@elnombre91]

Pfft, it's gotta be Ben Koller.

[@happynewfears1805]

*"No, I don't"* And then the documentary ends

[@caesar9083]

Yeah... bad ending though

[@oojj513]

Guess it makes it feel more candid

[@bingbonghafu]

And you realize the Nyango Cat guy is getting all the revenue of his merch

[@oojj513]

@@bingbonghafu I don't see the problem though. He's still helping the place with tourism and he put in the physical and creative work behind the character. He's just like any artist/celebrity.

[@VentureTime_ow]

Juan Fernando Buniao how it was a good ending it just reconfirms japan is dying an desperate towns really are giving away free houses

[@troyt6532]

“He’s an apple that’s been inhabited by the spirit of a dead cat.” 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝘼𝙁.

[@Riverandsun]

🤣

[@ZRO777]

I loled so hard. Thank you. 😂

[@hanwaisproperty]

They're making it seem like he's greedily doing it all for himself pointing out he's making money from Merch. No shit, the man or woman under the costume got to eat, pay for rent and transportation. Under the costume is another person like us that needs to make a living, take care of family and save for future. While all this is happening, the city is helped. Why can't it be both way without needing to donate all the money. Can't be doing all this for free.

[@julianburchard6049]

Dead cats possessing apples need to eat too

[@maymay5600]

true

[@cre8iveone699]

I hate when socialist leaning people try to make working people feel guilty for What they have earned.

[@squidman0055]

This creature is not a person, it's a fricking *DEAD* *CAT*

[@foxblood5546]

nyango star is a girl

[@sibbun]

You're saying my ugly ass could become a full time mascot in Japan and take cute pictures all day??

[@seasons1745]

pastapooper *all our ugly assess

[@rishipanwar3288]

Yup and mine too

[@pajama_gangster]

Yep, except imma be a lit kazoo player!

[@wigwagstudios2474]

ALRIGHT IM BOUTTA MAKE A NYAROME COST-wait he’s not my character

[@CrazyPangolinLady]

You have to understand Japanese. Luckily, you don’t have to speak!

[@toughmanrandysavage3077]

It was funnier when I though it was just some guy that was hired to do a children's show and forced into a stupid suit.

[@moremannners]

@jevon magnus it isnt tho, he trademarked that suit himself which means it was his in the first place

[@SomberSora]

@@moremannners He's a hero and an inspiration, an incredible self-made drummer makes a goofy suit and becomes a star, he's what many Americans wish they could do. Nyango Star is my hero.

[@djhero0071]

Then there’s CHIITAN

[@captainteeko4579]

Now it’s a guy that was hired to save a whole city’s economy with the power of Apple cats and heavy metal!

[@itshazelpan]

TOUGH MAN RANDY SAVAGE Just think of it as classic plot development. He started out being forced into the stupid suit and now he’s been called to do bigger things for the people. The reluctant hero arc!

[@KanishQQuotes]

The fact that he's supporting his community. Makes him an instant inspiration

[@inuysha360]

This is so much better than the normal Vice content. Been in love with Nyango ever since that "overqualified for the job" vid, so happy he's getting massive attention!

[@LightYagami-wt1jw]

I agree

[@acassiopeia6439]

A Nyango Starr crossover with Aggretsuko seems inevitable. I need it

[@codyhodson7321]

Ikr!? That would be sugoi! I would die.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

Okay, that would be awesome! Aggretsuko is probably the only other one of these mascots I like (maybe because she's more "real" with the issues she tackles as I too am an adult) but red pandas are also something you don't hear too much about. Both of these two would be absolutely perfect performing together.

[@chromiakocosmos8888]

omg... YAS!

[@wigwagstudios2474]

AAAA

[@wigwagstudios2474]

Also “That would be sugoi!” gtfo

[@Cptbravo221]

And now I know that this drummer is actually contributing member of society my admiration and respect increases further

[@TheJerbol]

What did you think they were before? Homeless?

[@UndamagedRat336]

@@TheJerbol Honestly...? Yes.

[@luisrocha2460]

@@TheJerbol drummers don't contribute to society that's like a fact

[@ANME1rocker]

Musical artists aren't contributing members of society?

[@carstarsarstenstesenn]

Musicians certainly contribute more to society than wall street pigs and NFT bros

[@just_jeff4839]

the explanation of "why" his name is "Nyango Star" fucking killed me LOL I get the reasoning, but the dry Japanese delivery of it was just too much for me LOL "Nyango Staru desu" LOL

[@brandonzhang5808]

The absolute cheekiness of "What do apples, cats, and The Beatles drummer Ringo Star have in common?"

[@dnali1077]

And the interviewer awkwardly giggled 😂

[@PixelVarnox]

it just ends with the most sour note after all this business stuff "no, i don't"

[@LaniakeaDenizen]

Honestly though, I don't see why it would help the prefecture at all. Especially when he goes on tours mostly outside Aomori. Then again, it was just one guy they interviewed. We can't be sure his opinion represents the majority.

[@imnotchikao6317]

There will be some people who will be interested in both metal drumming and visiting a rural city. I commend the Nyango Star.

[@zakofrx]

The guy that makes Detective Conan come from a small town and people travel their to explore it. They have created statues from the anime and placed them all around the town.. I bet at least people will buy the apples with his logo on them which come from his town.

[@obeyjuancannoli7120]

I mean it’s not like Star owes the city any reputation or money. He made himself who he is. He’s being generous by trying to give something to the city, but in the end it’s the consumer who decides

[@uhhhhawahauh7376]

Homeless bird uwu

[@vitaminc64]

It’s not a costume It’s his limiter

[@derusher2979]

Legend says that his limiter are not that effective after some time

[@matt-ti8yw]

@@derusher2979 is*

[@derusher2979]

@@matt-ti8yw yos

[@SobboMonkeVR]

Legend says this comment is copied :3

[@nin7744]

«This isn’t even my final form»

[@orlandorodriguez9559]

I will singlehandedly save this village if all it takes is to buy his mercy Edit: I meant to say “buy his merch” , but his mercy works too

[@waterdroplets1627]

😂😂😂

[@nhuquynhnguyenbui3676]

seeing Nyango picking apples added 10 years to my life span

[@PaulAllen786]

😂❤

[@lostzephyr2191]

The video ends on such a depressing note. I feel sorry for the people of Kuroishi.

[@H3avyHaul3r]

Tyrone bad interview technique and editing, thnx mericajap

[@GrayCatbird1]

Yeah, it framed the whole thing in a somewhat derogatory light... basically saying "this dude is making lots of money doing something silly, and it has nothing to do with the city trying to capitalize on his popularity"

[@AshThunor]

It's Vice. What did you expect?

[@davidayarra3129]

Not really, the ending has him saying no i dont then shows him drumming away in a way that says who cares? Its still freaking cool

[@_s_9920]

I love the fact that theres a possibility that there is a team of ecologists in Japan's environmental department considering on culling the number of mascots to keep the mascot ecosystem healthy.

[@elbruces]

They could just offer hunting licenses.

[@lirich0]

@@elbruces I would love to hunt mascots

[@JadisMercado]

Nyango Star NEEDS to collaborate with Aggretsuko in a Metal Supergroup!

[@hillocat101]

Yaaaaas!!!

[@AmissAttire]

Jadis Mercado I couldn’t agree more! 🙌👏

[@rumblefish9]

Jadis Mercado He needs to tour with BABYMETAL!

[@JadisMercado]

Rotten Apple 🙄 nah they suck.

[@nekofuture704]

He is in a band called crowd of rebbellion

[@sunnyscott4876]

I'm a 73 year old lady. I saw the original video of this character. The talent is totally awesome. Good for sharing this with us here in the USA 🇺🇸. I wish the town only the best.. 💖💗🌟🌟🌟🌟💗💖

[@schoidz5066]

When you said "An apple possessed by the dead spirit of a cat", I froze

[@vanessal7291]

When did anyone say "possessed"?

[@adrieltinghenghui6205]

I smiled

[@onesockthief3363]

I thought it was just an apple cat

[@pazuzu9495]

If you froze,turn on your heating! ;-) But seriously, I think, it´s not an SOO surprising thing. The guy who invented it, is japanese (hello kitty / Pokemon) and he plays Death Metal / Black Metal double bass blast beat drums.... I like Nyango Star sooo much. I hope i can get a little Nyango Star for my living room and my car... But unfortuenally I didn´t find the figure here in germany......

[@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587]

OOPS sorry I forgot to unfreeze my character while playing... I've unfreezed you

[@smollsquishytaeil]

Idk why but this seems like a real anime plot

[@ryvrdrgn16]

Check out Zombieland Saga

[@zebrafinch2955]

SmolSquishyTaeil: You just found the secret to saving them....

[@Loncherita]

Watch locodol too.

[@ひろゆき二十一]

@@owlthy yup this one luv it

[@half-death8095]

All of Japan is that way

[@fiszx1945]

BUY ALL YOUR APPLES FROM KUROISHI, IT MIGHT BE TOUCHED BY THE LEGEND HIMSELF!

[@EmaA-pu7nc]

Fish NChisps Best ad ever.

[@cultcrimes1596]

crying

[@thekod3176]

*me explaining mom why we have to shift to japan* My mom: .. .

[@anthonyd9844]

I love how Japan incorporates the arts into their economic growth, more countries could learn from the Japanese

[@ConeJellos]

Lol

[@ryo3541]

The heavy metal apple cat mascot saving a farm. Only Japan.

[@Yonekochan1123]

He's an apple.

@@Yonekochan1123 inherit by dead cat

[@zjmstrash7181]

@@Yonekochan1123 apple cat.

[@myzonedr]

I love the idea

[@314rft]

Finland could also do that.

[@Hamlet137475]

This is more important news than government shutdown.

[@TheBanMan]

There government shutdown affects America. Anime affects the world

[@bonniejunk]

@@TheBanMan ...anime? This has nothing to do with anime.

[@CsykKrit]

To the rest of the planet, yes.

[@samconcklin]

"It's taboo to mention that it's a human in a costume" *Mentions that it's a human in a costume in the interview*

[@Crayzier]

Maybe it's just me being a weird non-Japanese person, but I'd actually like to know a) why the hell it's a taboo and b) what the fascination with these costumed mascots is. She covered both things with her question and even though she didn't get an answer we get an interesting response which would be a great starting point for another documentary.

[@vault29a]

@@Crayzier its like why you can't see BABYMETAL girls outside their costumes/onstage/lore videos.

[@albumkosong]

@@Crayzier to keep them fantasy Japanese kid like those mascots and buy those merch, same as in Disneyland or something like that. That why they are forbidden to take their costume to ruin the fantasy or something like that

[@tree2992]

@@Crayzier I imagine it's like publicly acknowledging that "Santa Claus" at the mall is just a fat man in a costume. Everyone knows it's true, but you don't want to be the one breaking the illusion.

[@clefdefa]

@@albumkosong adult like that too. They are very into Idols... in a way they are more open to weird stuff unlike USA

[@embercoral]

My bf used to live in Iwamizawa, a small town in Hokkaido, back when he was working as an assistant English high school teacher. Their mascot, Iwamichan, is a smiling onion that gives me Kirby vibes. Perhaps he's not as talented as Nyango Star, but I enjoy his presence nonetheless.

[@lookoutforchris]

This makes me want a mascot for my town.

[@kevins3821]

If he doesn't wear that costume, he'll overclock himself to the point that the energies became too dense and form a black hole that will swallow the entire galaxy

[@chipshornierthaneverbefore7771]

Plot twist: It's actually a cat inhabited by the spirit of a dead apple.

[@myass1547]

OH SHIT HOW THE TURN TABLES

[@Gudsur]

Hyper IQ reading your name then your comment is the funniest shit ever 😂🤣

[@Satan666Official]

"A dead apple" smh 😂

[@newnepal2072]

That doesn't make sense tbh.

[@jokutyyppi4226]

@@newnepal2072 so an apple inhabited by the spirit of a dead cat makes sense? Ok

[@bowlyyougottobelieve]

Nyango Star + BABYMETAL. Make it so

[@blazeddddddd]

joeypropeller Already happened

[@DeePal072]

@@blazeddddddd I think Joe meant on stage, not simply him playing BABYMETAL covers.

[@AtrociousSal]

No

[@mrmisterman999]

isnt there enough GAY in the world already?

[@dougtube9870]

Metal Core :D Gays that enjoy great music apparently.

[@andresfeliciano]

This might be the best reporting Vice has ever done

[@tommyd.743]

An apple possessed by a dead cat.... that plays heavy metal drums. How can you not love the lunacy of Japan. 🍎+(👻❌🙀)= japan 🎌

[@penatio]

*_It's just perfect._*

[@vitaurea]

🍎×{👻🐈}=Nyango Star

[@MrTigracho]

But it doesn't so crazy as a group of 5 anthropomorphic wolves with both incredible brain power and superhuman physiques that were created by Jimi Hendrix to save the world... that now these days they rock the world with alternative rock.

[@void-xt8pw]

@@penatio no, it's purrrrfect

[@rich1051414]

I bet it smells like a dead cat in there. Could you imagine?

[@robashton8606]

Finally! This should put all those cynics who keep saying that Vice doesn't cover _real_ news any more to flight. If a heavy metal drumming apple/cat hybrid isn't serious news, I don't know what is!

[@mistahkrazy805]

Vice is amazing! The fact that they take the time to go in depth on some of the most random shit is great! And when it comes to like legit, major shit, they give you some very real insight.

[@raylarkin5004]

The Japanese culture is so right for Nyangostarr. I can't help but truly smile as I enjoy this tale as it's told. Thank you for having the heart to support him and also share him with the world. This is sooo cool!💕

[@johndonwood4305]

Imagination + Creativity + Passion = Respect.

[@kablanq4673]

John Donwood agreed 👌

[@siberianTiger639]

+ cat

[@Top10Dylan]

Metallica should fire Lars and hire nyango.

[@miskatonic6210]

Metallica is history, even a catapple wouldn't rescue them.

[@Top10Dylan]

@@miskatonic6210 lol I guess. But their first four albums are definitely legendary.

[@anonymousguy1145]

I mean, they are still amazing

[@diveinstructordaniel1095]

Never ever he May be Bad But he is Metallica like James, Kirk and Cliff

[@zvijezdica5200]

Would still be overqualified for the job :D

[@TheVazzie]

I can't believe you did this whole thing and DIDN'T PUT A LINK TO THE MERCH IN THE DESCRIPTION! You disappoint me Vice.

[@leem.5917]

Vice wouldn’t do anything where they wouldn’t gain a profit from 🤣

[@eddiedingle767]

Do you really think this small rural farming community will do international shipping? Especially if you're getting a fragile item? I think they only ship within the country. So unless you want to set yourself up a Japanese PO box, and get the item sent from that community to that PO box, and then have the PO box forward it to you wherever you are in the world, sure.

[@sammylane21]

3yrs later he's still epicly strong. I love hearing stories about creative people being justly rewarded for their creativity.😊

[@user2144]

At the end: Interviewer: Does he make you want to visit Kuroishi? Interviewee: (pauses to think) No, I don't. 😅

[@thinkabout288]

me neither but man he can drum

[@polishherowitoldpilecki5521]

I would

[@tatsumasa6332]

PA TV 🖕KUROISHI 😭😭😭😭

[@akhim695]

That's the most polite way I've seen somebody say "hell naw"

[@sasori144]

*end of video* Everyone: depressed

[@ninbendoyt3203]

Why can’t the US have cute stuff like this? smh

[@johnathangarcia8138]

Because our government hides the truth.

[@ileanabriannemari]

Idk-

[@jeffreyjohnston6023]

Like skillet, the crackhead dog

[@earfquake6517]

I see your pfp 👀

[@217miyame4]

Because in USA, everything is big deal. So many cry babies.

[@JadeMythriil]

"Collaboration with Hello Kitty." Should've been with Aggretsuko instead. Oh how metal it would be

[@knyshov]

Same company too... I love to troll people with Aggretsuko :)

[@clarionclear5771]

I would buy the crap out of that collab. Take my money!

[@figureintheforest3442]

If they had that kind of collab, I'd be broke.

[@nfspbarrister5681]

MAKE IT HAPPENS! #ThrowMyCreditCard

[@applecrumble8625]

omg YES 🤘🏼🤘🏼🔥🔥

[@nicholearnzen9492]

I would unironically travel all the way to Japan to attend a Nyango Star concert.

[@Euphytoseful]

Heavy metal, cats, of course I'm clicking this.

[@AmorrSummerstorm]

🤔

[@BeelzeJon]

And it's fucking Caturday, where's Gary Holt at??

[@oldm9228]

DETHRONED EMPEROR!!!!!!

[@zakofrx]

Heavy metal Apple with a dead cat inside.

[@re_i_gn]

3:57 okay I'd unironically love to rock that shirt

[@inkystix5327]

Jessie Haratsu THANK YOU OHHH MY GODDD

[@tximistarissole]

@@inkystix5327 ...And you can only buy the stuff in Japan. Dang. Maybe next time I know someone who goes there I can bug them about it.

[@inkystix5327]

tximista : rissole really? Bro :0 thank you! :)

[@asyraff9719]

its the style of Judas Priest's logo. alot of the shirts are based on heavy metal style fonts like Metallica (remember when metallica used to be shit in st anger?)

[@juannaym8488]

Jessie Haratsu God bless your soul homie

[@Morgai-Fly]

when you're overqualified for your job

[@digbicknibba3430]

Good meme 10/10

[@WO2Plays]

I see this comment in the og video. Lol

[@confusedwhale]

zen yatta: I'd say it's more of the KISS model. If no one is really interested in you normally, put on a costume and live the gimmick.

[@cestalia]

I mean, he saved a farm. SAVING FARM ARC

[@ranggafahmi8479]

Overused

[@artyomalekseyevichchyornyj2855]

Rumor has it that behind Nyango Star is Kawakita Nao ,better known by HER stage name Nao the drummer of MAXIMUM THE HORMONE.

[@khanhtranvan8761]

Aomori apple's juice is the best apple juice i ever taste in my life . I'll pay premium price if they sell them in US .

[@fara.r.8181]

Agree. The sweetness of the apple is a bit...different to me as compared to other apples, well at least to me.

[@shibarinos7079]

I know right

[@Ganbarizer]

I feel like most Japanese produce and their byproducts are of higher quality than what we get over in the US.

[@shaun_seow]

Same goes for their premium grapes. Kyoho grapes are the sweetest i have ever tasted.

[@thomasjuniardi3559]

Interesting...do they made in to cider/wine also?

[@crowmigration8245]

Collab with hello kitty? Should be aggretsuko. Missed opportunity

[@perma4702]

Underrated LOL

[@zimi9]

They're from the same company

[@AxolinaAxolotl]

:( but they do have a point tho, hello kitty is more recognizable than aggretsuko

[@MusicalGirl2311]

Dude, I’m American and I want to visit Kuroishi. Epic metal apple-cat aside, I love visiting orchards.

[@CharizardMaster69]

as a guy who comes from Michigan Apple farmers, I want to go there

[@artgonzalo4115]

I never been to a orchard so I want in too

[@devaiskander9983]

I'm Italian and I want to go there too!

[@mikewong5888]

Count me in!

[@the_best_username]

one more syllable and we can make a haiku

[@NeonLuvBar]

04:45 "It's taboo to acknowledge Yuru-chara as people in costumes". 05:05 " Do you think part of the appeal is the kind of human element, of imagining the person drumming that hard inside a very hot, sweaty costume ?"

[@b.m.2344]

I'm a music teacher and I've showed all the videos of this to my kids. I saw some drumsticks in this video and I totally need to buy them for my drummers.

[@miskatonic6210]

Just buy normal drumsticks and color them red. Who would notice the difference?

[@sL1pKn07SpinFlo]

​@@miskatonic6210 i think BM talk about the drumsticks handgrips. seems have something for grab with the hand

[@JamilLeslie]

My Girlfriend bought me a pair for christmas.... I LOVE EM!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Lil_lit_Bruh]

boss: what can you do best for the company mascot: *plays super metal song with heavy drum* boss: you are now manager

[@wiIIywanka]

He's not the hero they deserved, he's the hero they needed. Or she I don't know

[@RandomUser_online]

*DID YOU JUST ASSUME ITS GENDER!?*

[@chillingchill6823]

@@RandomUser_online sjw and the lgbt community in a nutshell

[@TheNinja94a]

Chilling Chill I've seen far more fragile white people say shit like "I hope you get raped" to Anita Sarkeesian for criticizing video games than all these "sjws" I constantly hear about

[@combatbenyamin]

@@TheNinja94a sjws have screwed each other more than any outside influence could ever bother to do lmao

[@aestheticgarbage6671]

Bengon you guys do realise that sjws aren't really a thing? it's just a buzzword used by conservatives to describe any outspoken liberal. they aren't this homogeneous group that all believe in the same thing even capable of "screwing each other over" that makes no sense. and i'd rather be an "sjw" screaming about privilege and assuming genders than be a conservative screeching about how anita sarkeesian deserves to be raped and how feminism is cancer. sjws have better morals tbh

[@gabestew262]

"Beneath this mask there is more than flesh, beneath this mask there is an idea. And ideas are bulletproof." -V for Vendetta

[@RonLarhz]

I love how the drummer is the creator and direct profit. But also hope the locals get some.

[@jaclynzinck4241]

Omg I love how at the concert Nyango Star is wearing black makeup 😂 that’s adorable

[@blasalvice]

Differences between human societies really are fascinating

[@mrmisterman999]

ya especially after you drop atomic bombs on them right?

[@blasalvice]

yes ?

[@notusneo]

@@mrmisterman999 2 isn't enough tbh

[@pluv1e]

Nice comment lemongrab sorry everyone ruined it :/

[@oom5768]

On the facade they may be different but it's basically the same as a westerner in a clown costume. Just to spread positivity.

[@theshuttergrind]

Interviewer asked about where the money goes. Why do you care? Nyangostar has got a cause, which actually helps Aomori prefecture. And on top of that, Nyangostar does all the drumming AND provides work for lots of people. AND it hasn't unleashed his immensurable power just yet. Of friggin' course, it deserves all the direct revenue. The answer was a very "Tatemae" way of saying "FU B*tch". Kudos to the Japanese dude. Vice should be called "Biased" with all their socialist interviewers who will never have an ounce of respect for hard-working talented anybody.

[@stargazerspark4499]

lol but there's nothing "based" about the sorry excuse of vice so-called "journalism"

[@theshuttergrind]

@@stargazerspark4499 sorry was a typo. I'll fix it now.

[@rubyfire3297]

Reporter: 'It's taboo to acknowledge Yuru-chara as people in costumes.' Also reporter: 'Do you think part of the appeal is the kind of human element of imagining the person drumming that hard inside of their hot sweaty costume?' Are you serious?

[@Asidders]

She probably realised that afterwards.

[@eXiLe824]

I give her the benefit of the doubt, I think she asked that question on purpose to use his answer to emphasize that Japanese really don't like to talk about the person in the costume.

[@Crayzier]

@@eXiLe824 It's pretty obvious to me. People pretend as if the editor, probably herself, didn't put the statement and her question in juxtaposition on purpose. It's disheartening, that instead of appreciating that she is intentionally asking a slightly provocative and maybe uncomfortable question (which we can only recognize, because she literally tells the viewer directly beforehand) to get some interesting answers, people criticize her.

[@rubyfire3297]

@@eXiLe824 That is basically being rude on purpose in order to show that people don't like it when someone is being rude to them. If she was doing it on purpose, it would make it even more disrespectful in my opinion. From my experience, cultural boundaries work way differently in Japan than they do in the western world. Over here it might be okay for someone from the media to ask uncomfortable questions in order to showcase it to their viewers. However, in Japan overstepping them even slightly is an absolute no-go (again, from my experience). Just because you get away with stuff like this because you are a foreigner, does not mean you are entitled to do it.

[@asperhes]

Her point was to show what happens when you ask this question. It was informative for an American audience.

[@nabeelwork2747]

Nyango Star not the hero we need but we deserve!

[@tisjustangie]

We need them but we dont deserve them bc theres not a lot of ppl in kuroishi (idk how to spell it and im on my phone so i cant restart the video)

[@aureliaanthony3030]

this is the most important content that i need to watch. Thanks VICE !

[@lonl123]

This is soo wholesome...not only can a guy make a decent living, but hes helping his town and entertaining kids. Fricken awesome!.

[@InstallaFriend]

“That question is a little difficult for me to a answer.” Yep, it’s him.

[@nihil_holly]

Clever

[@SandboxFedaykin]

Not necessarily. That's a common japanese way of responding to people asking a rude or impossible question. In this case because she's being a douche and trying to get him to acknowledge it's a guy in a suit.

[@dustydd]

@@SandboxFedaykin The foolish mortal after all this still thinks there's someone in the suit. Maybe we should award her curiosity by allowing her to peer into it but no one should be held responsible for the souls that reach from within it and claim her as a meal.

[@DuxGalt]

I agree, years of watching scooby do tells me its almost always the manager in a costume.

[@Joseph-ic8xd]

@@dustydd Its taboo to recognize there is someone in those suits in Japan. The question was very rude lmaooo.

[@ciyoduhkriter]

3:55 Metallica and Judas Priest inspired T shirts. 🤘

[@emperorhirohito3965]

\m/

[@dave7237]

Almost certain they just went onto www.judaspriest-namegenerator.com and typed in Nyangostar

[@aidancuddy888]

David Graham I’m sure they did lol, capital R at the end is kind of a giveaway

[@finnie9223]

Love to see this dude do the opening to painkiller lmao

[@iddoeliyahu]

Here come the "He is way better than Lars" comments

[@senza4591]

"Does he make you want to visit Kuroishi?" "No, I don't." *_H M M M M M M M_*

[@Megalomaniakaal]

Maybe the problem is that nyango goes to places to perform. One enough of a following has developed, limit supply and throw an event in Kuroishi. Might draw in some much needed tourism...

[@isachan834]

Lol damn at least he honest

[@caesar9083]

Bad ending though....

[@HELL0NESSA]

I know. That made me sad. 😭

[@TheJerbol]

Guys be real, he's the mascot for a tiny town full of old people that will soon be a ghosttown, no one is going there

[@jimthompson8947]

I don't care who's in the suit. He/she is a legend. But if it's a female drumming like mad, impressed x10. Respect.

[@brucewayne-px4lv]

"Mom! Japan is being weird again!"

[@samuelnakai1804]

Miyazaki: Anime was a mistake.

[@gerijokub7737]

*being awesome again FTFY

[@bluehabs]

rest of the world: "why can't you just be normal japan: *furious drumming inside apple costume*

[@raccoonchild]

Mascot + drumming + apples = Weird? You sound boring as hell

[@brucewayne-px4lv]

@@raccoonchild K bruh.

[@Thenoobestgirl]

"He's an apple who's been inhabited by the spirit of a dead cat" I'M SORRY CAN YOU REPEAT THAT?!?! 😹

[@CoolVictor2002]

shintoism, those zig zag papers aren't there for nothing on japanese shrines

[@hilbornnailhead9906]

He's an apple who's been inhabited by the spirit of a dead cat.

[@ultrakwon]

Dear Netflix: Nyango Star needs his own reality TV series. Make it happen pz k thx.

[@iaincowell9747]

I'd watch it

[@danf2]

Netflix will give anyone a show it seems.

[@buttertoast1146]

They picked the most anticlimactic ending lmao

[@shilohstore6086]

Am I the only one that thinks he looks more like a blood platelet?

[@FOxXyYgRaMpA]

Shiloh Store I can see it now that you bring it up, I always thought it was an Asian guy in a suit

[@shilohstore6086]

@@FOxXyYgRaMpA 😂🤣😂🤣😄

[@garykuovideos]

🤣

[@ciruwiruu]

at first i thought he was a red blood cat cell oof-

[@sadiaadil6423]

😆 gosh I wont be surprised if u are dedicated medical/paramedical professional and yes,since u now pointed it out,I recall seein similar imagery on blood banks in my country 🙈....similar not same.

[@michaelboyd856]

I can’t wait until Kuroishi City builds a Nyango Star statue. The city’s economy will be saved, Kuroishi will be the regional (or global) economic hub, and at the center of the hub will be a statue memorializing an apple possessed by the spirit of a dead cat

[@savagekruger77]

But they are aging

[@ethancheng1595]

There's probably one already. It's actually one of the first things they do when a mascot makes it big - they make a fiberglass life-size statue and put it at the town's train station or bus depot to maximize its PR asset.

[@theotron84]

Dear Santa, the shirt on the left at 4:46 with the old school Sepultura style logo on it. Thanks

[@bash6555]

Theodore Porche Where's ur adress ?

[@steveninfire3953]

Bashir Hamwi Lmfaoo

[@halahala2886]

Its January

[@sakitrain7766]

Looooool

[@sourbrothers73]

Japan's love for cute things is so adorable

[@XenuLordofTheSky]

"Does it make you want to visit Kuroishi?" "No, I don't". At least he is honest.

[@bloodreaver6097]

I hab a cat... I hab a apple... Uh!

[@tomo_mix]

cattapplecat!💃😎

[@terribletree7933]

NUT

[@CsykKrit]

Now you just need to kill your cat and seance it into the Apple.

[@BaconNationChannel]

@@tomo_mix YEAHHH HE GOT IT

[@3finnian]

You'd probably sound the same if you tried speaking Japanese

[@krishnanunni6347]

Hey its the heavy metal apple cat

[@nateanderson2675]

So this is why people consider The Beatles the most influential band of all time.

[@barmetler]

It's just "No, I don't" and it just ends there XD

[@ccl6958]

Lol i was thinking the exact same thing

[@valeerie6423]

I became obsessed with Nyango when they did a drum cover of the futon song

[@surgeeo1406]

That is great, did you read the translation? Hilarious!

[@mizzorino]

Link it please!!

[@evilsimeon]

Epic

[@RaySpartan315]

Dude we need to know the link!! NOWOWOWOW!!!

[@chanelh1972]

That mayor sounds like he just smoked a pack prior to the interview

[@shamerzaihan8638]

Chanel H or hes a metal frontman

[@ChefNikuman]

1:06 She looks genuinely impressed by how clever and punny that name origin is.