To paraphrase one of the sayings: "If there’s no water in the tap, the Tengu must have drunk it up." It's easy to blame one side for every bad or scary thing that happens. It takes effort and time to actually learn about the real cause and understand what is happening. So instead people are quick to just paint everything black and white, bad and good, “them” and “us”. Indeed this leads to many problems and conflicts, and I’m happy to see this topic handled in a proper manner. I love these more serious episodes that address more-serious-than-usual problems. Thank you for this video.
@obaniwan8 ай бұрын
Thank you very much. Whenever a puzzling event or tragic accident occurs, people try to gain relief by blaming someone else for the cause. In the past, Youkai or the devil has served that role. Somewhere along the way, it became a lesson learned. People came to believe that if they did wrong, they would be punished by Youkai. People today should have more faith in the existence of Youkai. This might lead to a more peaceful world.
I have been reading a lot about yokais and other legends during my free time, wich I end up enjoying a lot. And the other day I end up finding some stuff about tengus and all the superstitions stuff that japanese people used to associate with tengus back then. Stuff like "Tengu daoshi", "Tengu tsubute", "Tengubi", "Kawa tengu", etc. And all the ceremonies people who worked at the forest like lumberjacks used to do in order to be at peace with the tengus, I really loved silly things like these, however while I was reading all about these stuff, I really couldn´t stop myself of thinking of this specific episode, and how people were afraid of Lizunamaru in this episode. it really made me love more this episode even more, lol. I really love how you included some of the mythos around the tengus in this episode, Oba.
@obaniwan4 күн бұрын
The Japanese believed that all things in the world are inhabited by gods. Therefore, they feared and respected natural phenomena and were grateful for nature's blessings. The Japanese of old believed that natural phenomena and diseases, now understood by science, were caused by God and Youkai. Therefore, to avoid offending the gods and Youkai, they used tools with care and corrected their daily conduct. They held festivals (Matsuri) and thanked the gods. Although this way of thinking has become rare among Japanese people today, even today, we sometimes teach children that they will be kidnapped by Oni or Youkai if they do something wrong. By the way, this is a different subject, but among those who comment to me from overseas, there are those who write Iizunamaru (iizunamaru) as Lizunamaru (lizunamaru). Is that what they call her overseas as a nickname? I have been wondering for some time.😊
@capscaps044 күн бұрын
@@obaniwan Sorry if I sound like a nerd but I really love stuff like this. I really love to read about stuff like these, so thank you for the extra info, Oba. 😉I always find interesting stuff while reading about yokai and urban legends too, like Yukari may be based on the "gap woman" japanese urban legend. "we sometimes teach children that they will be kidnapped by Oni or Youkai if they do something wrong." can see that with some of the yokais like with "Ame onna" who kidnapped children who behaved bad during rainy days. People used to do the same thing over here when I was a children, they used to told me that if I behaved bad, the "old bag man" would kidnap me, lol. Answering your question, Over here, it is very unusual for a name to start with two vocals (with two i) and a lot of people (including me) when they read the name "Iizunamaru" think that the mayuscula "i" is a minuscula "L". I hope this answer your question, Oba. 🙂 And I hope you don´t mind me asking you another question but do the japanese people know that there are a lot of shinto shrine around the world outside Japan and how it has been spreading lately around the world? Have a good week, Oba. 😉
@obaniwan3 күн бұрын
@@capscaps04 Thanks to you, I have solved the mystery of the “I” and the “L”. The result is exactly what I had imagined. Thank you very much. Maybe it's just my lack of knowledge, but I didn't know that there are many Shinto shrines built abroad. I am surprised.😲
A somewhat dark atmosphere for story, with a very witty and wise Megumu to resolve the problems. All with a happy ending in a more serious toned story. Beautiful. Is this where the original "auntie tengu" from the kids come from in this series? I laughed so hard when it happened
@obaniwan8 ай бұрын
Thank you very much. This is a very early video I made. You are right. With this video, Auntie Tengu was born.😁
@IceManual8 ай бұрын
Your writing style and story telling has evolved in so many creative ways. It's amazing to see. I can't wait for more past videos to be translated. Slowly, all of the Obaniwan Tengu story is being told and pieces together, from a foreigner's point of view. Thank you again for taking time to translate your old work. 🎉
@obaniwan8 ай бұрын
@@IceManual I am very happy with your comments. Thank you very much.
Everything is act of tengu 😂. _So this is where she gets called auntie tengu at first_ 😂😂😂 7:05
@obaniwan8 ай бұрын
In the past, people believed that Youkai was responsible for all events whose causes were unknown. Yes, that's right. It was at this time that Iizunamaru began to be called Auntie.😁