The Irresistibly Enchanting World of Princess Mononoke

What does “mononoke” mean? Which parts of Japanese folklore did the film pull from? Which yokai inspired the creations in the film? Princess Mononoke explained.
0:00 "Mononoke" Meaning
2:05 When are we?
3:32 The Boar
5:12 Ashitaka, the Boy
7:05 San and the Wolves
8:55 Lady Eboshi
10:06 Jikobō, the Monk
10:36 Kodama
11:27 Spirit of the Forest
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[@exceptionallyriso]

First reply I think-

[@Greatcelestialkaligo]

Second Yeet

[@tayloredwards4968]

Please do Spirited Away next

[@daganlove8536]

Great video!

[@nanannanonono5013]

hey @linfamy do you know an anime called "mayonaka no occult koumuin" i think that anime have(?) a ton of youkai or folklore reference

[@Mikeztarp]

Yeah, Ashitaka is neutral. Until he sees a cute wolf-kami-girl.

[@Linfamy]

True 😂

[@justin9656]

in that case i would stop being neutral aswell😑

[@Set2Wumbo]

Pussy changes a man

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i mean.. you gotta tab that furry loving pussy

[@nikolaibelinski3433]

Shhhh stop revealing my secrets

[@dexterne]

Mononoke was my first Ghibli film, and still a fave, even after seeing most of the catalog. Now my daughter is hooked on anime after seeing Ponyo. Miyazaki is a genius.

[@princessmimi6776]

Mine too! Rewatching Castle in the sky and Howl's moving castle

[@Kingbackyardigan23]

My first was Spirited Away ☺

[@xXJoeyXxcoooool]

my first was my neighbor Totoro and Princess Mononoke was my most recent.

[@seanpoore2428]

When you said Fujiwara I got a shiver up my spine expecting to hear that they famously wed their daughters into the imper......

[@Linfamy]

lol 😂

[@BlackSakura33]

It's been a while we heard that. Maybe you should drop it subtly in a future video.

[@isabellagrnneskov3537]

I am so disappointed...

[@Lo-tf6qt]

I just got flashbacks of tofu when he said Fujiwara

[@aliinam4376]

A picture of Fujiwara Chika from Love is War came into my mind when he mentioned Fujiwara

[@madambutterfly1997]

Every time he puts out a movie it's because he's had it with people

[@Linfamy]

People are pretty shit :p

[@madambutterfly1997]

@@Linfamy he's a closeted misanthrope. Since all of his movies indirectly have a anti Humanity sentiment to them

[@Nikku4211]

When's he going to snap and make a gorefest movie where all the human, including children, explode into gory bits?

[@hithere2741]

You get scared taking trash out at night, I get scared when I have to turn off the ground floor lights resulting me dashing up the stairs like an elephant on fifty barrels of sugar.

[@Linfamy]

😂

[@julianixon416]

It’s human necessity. You MUST run like all the demons of hell are hot on your heels chasing you up the stairs!!

[@solfaie]

When he said "director miyazaki finally had it, with people" I felt that, you felt that, the whole world felt that

[@idraote]

My Japanese teacher has taught me how to translate the title track of Princess Mononoke. It has not much to do with the video but I am proud of my achievement and I wanted to let you know it.

[@Linfamy]

Congrats, that's a great accomplishment 👍

[@lynettelemon]

Wow

[@madambutterfly1997]

My student debt would most likely turn into a tatarigami

[@Linfamy]

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[@bificommander]

It just missed Linfamy's list of most evil Yokai.

[@Linfamy]

Never trust anyone with that mustache.

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:O

[@exceptionallyriso]

Let's wait for that part to come now :0

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Nor Indian guys who say your computer has a virus

[@Linfamy]

Nor people who knock on your door saying they can save you money on your electricity bill.

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Couldn't agree more

[@gibranhenriquedesouza2843]

Yamato Takeru: the two brothers from Digimon who have the crests of friendship and hope.

[@musiclover01ization]

This was a very good video. Princess Mononoke is my favorite Ghibli film and it's cool to learn about the folklore it's influenced by.

[@Linfamy]

It's a great film :)

[@Jobe-13]

The shishigami in the movie looks like something you’d see during a heavy shroom trip.

[@Linfamy]

Pretty sure that's what happened. They all ate shrooms off the ground while venturing deeper into the forest. It would explain that ending :P

[@Jobe-13]

@@Linfamy It makes sense that use of psychedelics influenced many mythologies around the world.

[@Jobe-13]

@Ila Kroder 😂 *southern tribe

[@Nikku4211]

We all know that deer ate a Super Mushroom and became... that.

[@WildBillCox13]

"I bet she's a vegan." +10 Internets.

[@theweditor3612]

Eyo Linfamy I just watched princess mononoke with my girl on friday and was spitting them educated guesses that it was the sengoku era and that ashitaka was emishi. I’m learning and spreading you’re great knowledge. (also decapitating arrows was really funny at first, not often so you see arrows de-limbing people) Thank you for your great knowledge 🙇🏻‍♂️

[@Linfamy]

Nice job with that educated guess 👍

[@edi9892]

Eboshi is one of my favorite characters: badass, but flawed and while she has some claim to be the hero, her actions could also be considered villainy. Despite having little screen time, she's a surprisingly complex character.

[@daniellxnder]

Yes Ghibli perfectly portrayed her as a 'gray' character, not 100% good but not 100% bad either (just like most matters or things in this world) People could see her as a hero or antagonist, depending on which side you see her from

[@edi9892]

@@daniellxnder yes, that's how I like it.

[@yordanoslegesse8445]

Never thought this movie had a strong connection with Japanese folklores. This video made me to appreciate the movie even more. Thanks!

[@LilT_06-832F]

Lol when u said “removing samurai heads with arrows” the movie clip of that part & 4:29 !!!! That made me laugh out loud!!!!!! Ty u made my day because of that funny part of the video

[@Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

anime AND a history lesson, my favorite

[@Linfamy]

👍

[@MCorpReview]

There’s a low end Japanese restaurants chain in Bangkok called yayoi. Romulus and Remus founders of Rome were also raised by wolves 🐺 pretty cool 😎 how both powers like the same animals

[@simonkemfors]

Meanwhile, wolfs in Swedish folklore are true evil. You couldn't even say Wolf, because the wolfs would hear it and come to you.

[@arcotroll8530]

A lot of mythical figures around the world have similar origins.

[@Late0NightPC]

@@arcotroll8530 Yeah. Another was Atalante from Greek myth, a powerful huntress who helped out Jason and the Argonauts as well as helped Theseus hunt the Caledonian Boar. She was brought out to a mountain to be abandoned by her birth father, but was discovered by a bear mother who recently had lost her cubs. Bears were a symbol of Artemis, goddess of the hunt and moon, so Atalante became quite skilled with the bow as she was raised by the bear. Another one, and one that really goes to show how ancient the trope is, is Enkidu from the Epic of Gilgamesh. The EoG is the single oldest known written work of fiction in the world, and while there are stories that can predate it thanks to oral tradition, it's currently the first story that was written down that we know of. King Gilgamesh was a cruel king, and the people prayed to the gods about his tyranny, and in response the gods made a man out of clay named Enkidu. Enkidu was "born" out in the wilds, and was taught how to live by wild animals, before being discovered by a Priestess who took him in, taught him how to live as a man rather than an animal. Then he went on to beat the shit out of Gilgamesh, become close bros with him, and eventually was killed, causing Gilgamesh to undergo a massive journey and character development that is the central story of the Epic. "Person raised by wild animals" is one of the oldest cliches in the world thanks to the EoG, so it shows up absolutely everywhere. It's a way to show that a character has incredible physical ability, as they are able to survive in the wilds without any of the comforts and protections of civilization. Then the trope tends to diverge with the character either being a heroic figure who leaves the wilds and joins society, showing that they have that physical power but will use it for humanity, or the character stays as a "wild man" and often becomes a villain that is defeated by the actual hero of the story, as they'd rather keep that physical ability for their own sake.

[@blaqueup]

I actually had been to Gifu to see those deer. They're indeed cute. But I also found out I'm allergic to them in that trip. =_=

[@Linfamy]

Oof. But worth it 😂

[@TheSlipperyNUwUdle]

I guess logically I should know you can be allergic to just about anything. But I never would have assumed you could allergic to deer. Huh 🤔

[@TheModernGhost]

I searched a lot about Mononoke's costume design but couldn't find anything really accurate because in my language there aren't many articles about it so it was really nice to know! What I do found was that the inverted triangles are usually used to represent the feminine and in occultism they are a symbol for summoning spirits as well, what may be related to her face paint. Also many characters wolf/nature related have now the same facepaint as her like Rayla from The Dragon Prince or Red from Tangled the Series (that's actually a werewolf) what I think it's obviously a reference to her. What I found that related the most to the use of facepaint in Japan was about the Kabuki theater, but then despites the use of red paint it all looked more like Kyoshi from Avatar then like San so it makes much more sense what you said. Thank you for the awesome video! :)

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where is "Fajiwara Clan is a clan that maintained it's control over imperial court by marrying their daughters to the Emperor." This is fake Linfamy.

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"Who 'famously' married their daughters to the imperial court"

[@Linfamy]

you caught me

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@@Linfamy he must be watching some tentacle stuff for research purpose

[@Linfamy]

@@MahdiShibly the things I do for you guys...

[@MahdiShibly]

@@Linfamy much love, spread the knowledge

[@jeanfalconer6377]

Feeding deer is great! I'd be at the shrine often.

[@madambutterfly1997]

Why do I feel like there's an actual Digimon named phenomenomon

[@Linfamy]

If there isn't, there should be

[@kalebbautista2320]

Caught me off guard. Got mucus came out of my nose because of your joke

[@Linfamy]

@@kalebbautista2320 hahaha yes!

[@kameoosama]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought the arrow dismemberment was a bit extra. It's kinda neat to see all the folklore put together especially now that I get some of it from this channel and having to figure out all the offhand references that crop up in Fate/Grand Order the second say, Sakata Kintoki and Shuten or Ibaraki are in a scene together, or stuff like Shuten's beef with Suzuka Gozen.

[@konstantinriumin2657]

I think it is to show Ashitaka's strength multiplied by his curse of hatred. It makes death by his arrows so "cruel".

[@kameoosama]

@@konstantinriumin2657 lol no I get that, it's just kind of not something you generally see in a family film, which Princess Mononoke still very much is.

[@thuranz2773]

@@konstantinriumin2657 I'd say brutal more so than cruel since death by arrow to the face usually isn't as quick.

[@rachel_sj]

I’ve been waiting for a Princess Mononoke video from your channel, it’s one of my favorite movie and I love the story and mythology. That diss as student debt by giving it a Kami spirit though.....that hurts pretty deep lol!!

[@Linfamy]

Oof good luck with the debt 💗

[@Rixec2]

Always great to dive into the depths of history and folklore in modern media, especially when combined with your humor. XD

[@harushinonomiya]

Shintō is so shamanic and indegenous.

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[@Linfamy]

;)

[@kyleoliver5783]

Great video. I love Princess Mononoke. It was one of my first Studio Ghibli films! I love the Jack-O’-Lantern face on your avatars too haha

[@gobihoukou1]

Thanks for the video, Mononoke hime is one of my all time favourite movies. Good to hear about its inspirations. Also, to brag a little: I actually visited Kasuga shrine in Nara, as well as Yakushima, which is said to be an inspiration for kodama forest - and I can absolutely believe that.

[@kathrynjones1367]

Concerning the shishigami: "Deer" comes from Old English "dēor", which refers to any quadraped. So Deer god (or Deer spirit) is actually pretty appropriate.

[@moensbruno]

"dier" in dutch means "animal" plain and simple. Yer old english sounds about right

[@mievaselli7910]

@@moensbruno I guess it has the same origin as the german word "tier" then? interesting.

[@larryteslaspacexboringlawr739]

thank you, i have been waiting years for you to make this video, please recommend other movies that show amazing natural japan landscapes

[@StoryDive]

Very cool to see your take on this!

[@MoreThanFuel]

Wow this is such a great video I did’t know I needed. All of this historical context gives the film so much more depth and now I want to rewatch it tonight. Instant subscribe!

[@Linfamy]

Hell yeah ;)

[@GaiaDblade]

A lot of Japanese mythology denotes an animal's power to having more tails.

[@LuinTathren]

I'd like to know more about the god with a human face, linfamy. Is everything but his face godlike? Asking for a friend.

[@Linfamy]

Yes 😏 Although... "Is everything but his *face* godlike?" This is a slap to the face 😂

[@jf2801]

@@Linfamy well, it's not godlike, so not much he can do about it. 🤷‍♂️

[@vishnubhattacharyya8885]

Oh my Kami sama

[@Scorpio7500]

Also related to the qilin/kirin as well, a pure spirit of east Asian folklore

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Really like your folklore content. Helps me appreciate japanese media a lot better, thx💐

[@Linfamy]

Glad you like it :D

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😂😂😂 I love the narration ! Very well done.

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You are one of the best you tubers! Hilarious all the way and very informative.

[@Linfamy]

Glad you like :)

[@MrMrx123456789]

The spirit animals corrupted by anger reminds me a lot of Possession of Shura from Sekiro

[@katerinaaqu]

Hahaha! Well the "beasts vs...creatures of the forest" aside XD I think that this movie was great at the pursue of balance. It showed that both humans and nature are equally possibly destructive to each other and they need to keep balance. While people of the Iron Village at first glance are power thirsty "bad people" (because come on, nowadays everything has to do with humans being the bad guys in every story!) but in reality inside held families and people who also needed to survive while San and her wolves who seemed like the peaceful creatures of the forest, went in a full rampage against humans who were simply passing by (intensifying their fear and prejudice) So what I basically got from that movie was that both sides are sides of the same coin and they simply need to co-exist in balance because in the end not only humans and nature are in a conflict but also forces of nature are in conflict with each other as well as humans are in a conflict with each other at some part of the movie. Also yeah all these animals do resemble the myths indeed! This movie is so rich of mythology! Oh and if I recall correctly the term for "wolf" is also "Ookami" 狼 and this kanji has the radical 犭which means "dog" so yeah I do get it why people refer to wolves as dogs among others.

[@Linfamy]

Yeah the film shows both sides well. The humans need iron to survive, but destroy the animals' homes in the process. You can't really blame the animals for attacking because the film showed that Lady Eboshi just torched the forest in the past. Both sides need to get together for some boba tea and talk things out.

[@katerinaaqu]

@@Linfamy Yeah but at the same time you cannot blame humans either that protect themselves and their homes against creatures that are perfectly well intellectual but they rather attack than talk as well. So yeah why can't they just have some tea and talk?

[@snev5188]

Yeee Studio Ghibliii

[@Linfamy]

Yayy

[@xeroheklaz3882]

you had me at describing the factions xD nice work sir lin. this broadens my view on japanese myths. that philosopher pocahontas got the right idea :)

[@Linfamy]

We need to hear more from this philosopher.

[@swatighoshdastidaradhikary1701]

God when are you gonna hit million subs? Cuz your stuff deserves it.

[@LadyCoyKoi]

This is saved in bookmark. Pure epic episode. Thank you! This is my favorite anime.

[@Linfamy]

Honored to make it in your bookmarks.

[@millywhiteknight5289]

can't stop laughing at "Has a name-wtf" LMAO

[@MrPlaylist1991]

Wow Zero dislikes! Then again how can anyone dislike your videos, they're awesome and informative. Keep up the good work!

[@Linfamy]

Glad you like!

[@RgxSnowy]

Very interesting bro love the knowledge

[@wild_lee_coyote]

Thank you for clearing up the name of the movie for me. It always confused me on why it was called Princess Mononoke when no one in the movie was called Mononoke

[@WildBillCox13]

A lot of mystery explained. Great post.

[@Linfamy]

:D

[@user-ie7lo8vg9c]

The Ainu came to Hokkaido from Sakhalin in the 10th century.

[@sailorpluto9914]

I really enjoyed this. Thanks.

[@Linfamy]

Glad you like =)

[@jamesdreads7828]

dude all your vids are amazing but this one is particularly good, and ive not even seen Mononoke.

[@Linfamy]

Thanks man :)

[@jamesdoble7580]

I love that movie glad you explained some more about it.

[@Pins30]

Just watched Princess Mononoke yesterday, it's really good movie since I like Japanese myth. Somehow I found one of your video because I subbed your channel before.

[@Linfamy]

It's a great movie :)

[@The-Random-Hamlet]

I would greatly appreciate it if you did a video or a series of videos on the Ainu.

[@justin9656]

thanks for the info about the dears in the park. i was wondering why they bow down to the people around me

[@viridiantheforest1037]

I never knew that the Wolf in "Spice and Wolf" had a real world connection with Japanese folklore as a deity of agriculture! It's been a while since watched that show, can't remember the names of the characters

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[@user-du8wu1ym7e]

That's not a youkai. At least the animals in that movie. Ther are Gods, Ther are The Gods of Nature. Ashitaka, a young man who lives in Emishi's hidden village, is cursed by the Tatari god who tries to attack the village. Rather than just waiting for death, he sets out for a land far west to open up his own destiny. What Ashitaka saw there was the people of the Tatara field who carved out the forest to make iron, the chief Eboshi, the mountain dog clan who protected the forest, and the human girl Sun who lives with the mountain dog. Ashitaka knows why the Tatari God was born in the gap I'll give you a hint. (1) The place name has a history. (2) White is divine, red is suspicious For instance 1,White Wild boar (Ibukiyama no Okkoto Nushi) A male animal god described in "Kojiki". In "Kojiki", a wild boar god of the child and the wet wind appears three degrees. 1. Encountered when Yamato Takeru went to Ibukiyama 2. Appears at the time of rebellion against Emperor Ogami by Kosaka and Shinobukuma 3. Emperor Yuryaku is attacked at Mt. Katsuragi, The name comes from the Okkoto, Fujimi-cho, Nagano Prefecture, where Miyazaki's villa was located (Near my daughter-in-law's parents' house) 2 Moro no Kimi White large 300-year-old with a tail of two God dog . Female and mother. Like her two mountain dogs, she raises a sun abandoned by humans and loves her as a daughter. This wolf belongs to Mitsumine Shrine and is generally called "Oinusama" and is worshiped. The original name is "Okuchi no Makami". It is a deified god of Japanese wolves.

[@lme2089]

Massive street cred in the studio ghibli reunion 😅😅

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Lindaddy bringing in another banger

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;)

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[@Mayhem-pv9cc]

Super interesting stuff. Next time I will see the movie in a totally different way.

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Hilarious! More Ghibli's animes analysis and historical/folkloric background!

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fuck yes, im so ready for this video really glad i found your channel

[@Linfamy]

;)

[@caseynw]

The Deidarabocchi form of Shishigami in this picture was also inspired by the original 1954 Gojira (Godzilla), and again another spirit god in the Manga MUDMEN.

[@riza-2396]

12:23 Deer lower their head to prepare to charge at people and hit them with antler, when a person bow down, the deer see a challenger for 1 on 1 head smack fight, the deer also lower their head when human give them food, they thought human gets blackmailed to give them food if they are threating human by violence.

[@--Paws--]

This tradition of naming things in nature also is part of my native language. The name of a rock, plant, stars, water-spring or some natural structure is also the name of that very object and the name of what were once a god/"being". Though most of my country do not have such animist or shamanist traditions anymore, the act of superstition from the olden days still lingers; knocking on wood (since trees are where most gods lived) and saying "passing through" when going through an unfamiliar place.

[@Nikku4211]

11:30 Holy shiiet. I remember making a painting about that when I was 7.

[@ghostprince9247]

13:25 that looks so much like the water spirit in avatar the last airbender!

[@ElhPudding]

Oh yeah, that arrow head thing, I got surprised by too, I knew the movie had some blood on it but didn't know was that heavy on these themes, and compared on how light hearted movies of the studio, is quite a surprise XD

[@Linfamy]

It seems Miyazaki didn't want to be known as someone who only made movies about cutesy things. "Hm.. what's *not* cute? I know, tearing off limbs and heads."

[@ninjawithnobalance]

oh nice video iv gotten a bit behind on your videos . i used to follow you on my other mail account for a few years now. but since i moved to another country i havent had time to watch till now sorry lin . also please do more explained miyazaki movies :3 i was wondering if Chihiro(spirited away) may have some stuff you can explain??

[@Linfamy]

I do have a spirited away vid ;)

[@ninjawithnobalance]

​@@Linfamy oh your right i somehow missed that LMAO how embarrassing! i even looked at the video list twice and missed that one video xD what can i say im a blondie that might explain it XD thanks for telling me ill go enjoy the video now :D

[@elijahtorres7058]

I love princes mononoke and I live in the Santa Cruz mountains and I walk my trash down a half mile through the woods often at night cause I procrastinate every trash day

[@Phoenix444_]

1:29 I loved this part lmao

[@myalabettina2802]

I love the channel

[@Linfamy]

I love the comment

[@myalabettina2802]

@@Linfamy Aww ty Linfamy! Ive been here for 1 year! i just sub late cause i did not have a yt account before

[@Linfamy]

@@myalabettina2802 well then thanks for sticking around :)

[@myalabettina2802]

@@Linfamy Your welcome :)

[@tatsuvoid]

I don't know how true this is but there's an island that inspired Miyazaki to write Mononoke called Yakushima. It is amazingly beautiful, it's got these cryptomeria trees that are absolutely ancient.

[@andredebeer378]

Love you too and thanks for the knowlage

[@spoiledoatmilk]

as soon as you said inu meant dog i was like INUYASHA! lol ur my new fave channel

[@OrisR]

Linfamy: kitsunes can grow a tail every 100 years Daiki (My one-tailed kitsune OC who is 500 years old): *sad kitsune noises intensifies*

[@EroticInferno]

emphasis on the can; your OC just thinks too many is just gaudy 😘

[@Shin_Lona]

To be fair, some accounts state it is every thousand years. Keep hope alive! 🤣

[@OrisR]

@@Shin_Lona Daiki hasn't lose hope yet

[@deplatformedcrowprinceluna6339]

@@OrisR You’ll thank me later **shoves Daiki with a bunch of aburaage that until Daiki gained 9 more tails in an instant because of the aburaage.**

[@OrisR]

@@deplatformedcrowprinceluna6339 Daiki: *eats all the aburaage in a week* Hitomi: hey Daiki- What The Heck?! Daiki: *transforms into a nine tailed kitsune* and You said I would not achieve it in this way Hitomi: *confused half-bakeneko noises*

[@Badassery666]

When living in japan in the 90’s I assumed that “Mononoke” “Mono” being thing and “Ke” being hair and so meant something like “Asokonoke” or “Mange”The hair down there”. Knowing that contemporary Japanese didn’t trim their pubic hair I made my second dubious assumption that a healthy full Bush that hangs proudly like a wet monks beard when climbing out of the onsen or ofuro is something of great reverence or a symbol of social standing and therefore the movie was named “Princess Pubes” obviously . I am now aware that I may have been completely wrong. gaijin logic.

[@TheArchevil]

I watched Princess Mononoke after this video and 10/10 would watch again.

[@Linfamy]

I read this comment after reading this comment and 10/10 would read again.

[@TheArchevil]

@@Linfamy *Mind blown* amongst other things. Can I make a request for a video if I join your Patreon?

[@watchingkungfupanda2291]

So we all kinda guessed correctly 😂 ....... I'll watch it when m free or bored from studying..... having exams next whole week 😭

[@Linfamy]

Oof, good luck on exams!

[@truptigangurde5106]

Which exams?

[@thelittlemermaid9282]

11:44 I knew Pan wasn’t dead! He just flew off to Japan for a while.

[@yin_xing]

"Scary places like your hallway" and then I was in my hallway. Thnks 😐

[@Linfamy]

😬

[@GCRavn42]

Well done 👍 😁👍. Excellent analysis and cliff notes version of the movie 🍿 🎥 for folks that haven’t seen it yet. You really should see it at least once in your life. Then again it would be easy to not know about it here in the West since it came out the same year as James Cameron’s “Titanic” movie. What an unbelievable coincidence. Anyway, it’s available on HBO Max if you’re interested in watching it for yourself. Keep up the good work my friend. Hopefully 🙏 you will do a full review of this film🤞. If not, this will suffice for now👌. 🌎🔥🌊✨🌙🎃✨🎉🍵🍰✅🍍🥥🍻😉❤️☀️!!!

[@br.j9145]

The Limfamy!! nice

[@uselessweeb-nw9nr]

Ah, this is a good notification to get in the morning

[@Linfamy]

:D

[@ivorymantis1026]

The demonic corruption looks similar to maggots wriggling through a dead corpse to me.

[@TheDentrassi]

I thought Jikobo had some fun frog/toad symbolism in his movements too. Quite curious about that.

[@kanzabiyualkautsar7409]

After I watch this video, I watch the Princess mononoke for the first time. Man, it's a beautiful movie. And there's some thing i've learned from this movie 1. Linfamy are right, you can't trust Jiko. 2. Ashitaka and San are cute.

[@Linfamy]

It's a great movie :D

[@aniruddhbhatkal1834]

if i recall, Ashitaks uses stone arrows. is that another thing with real world roots?

[@roshanshah7099]

Awesomeeeeeeeeee

[@Linfamy]

no u

[@user-ys8xe1xd2x]

Take a closer look at the scene where Ashitaka shoots a powerful arrow. His arrow hits the sword. It doesn't hit samurai's arm. In another scene, when the samurai's neck is cut, multiple parts are cut with a single arrow. Obviously, the arrow has a magical power(Juryoku?). It has been pointed out that it may have a cylindrical cutting force field.

[@Linfamy]

If I work out enough, one of these days I hope to be able to generate a force field with my arrows.

[@giovanne2143]

Bro, that changed the whole movie

[@lemonylea1607]

Howdy agin!

[@Linfamy]

Hi there

[@MidlifeCrisisJoe]

Pretty sure Miyazaki said specifically that the film takes place during the Muromachi period, so more the prelude to the Sengoku period than directly in it.

[@faitht.4244]

It's crazy how the Japanese shinto beliefs and folklore sound similar to traditional African religions. For example the belief that a tree could be inhabited by a spirit and how the forest often has malignant entities lurking around. As a west African we had stories of trees bleeding when they were cut and fully possessed trees that no one went near because anyone that did seem to have unexplained misfortune befall them.