Renamon, the Kitsune Folklore Digimon!? - Gaijin Goombah

[@GaijinGoombah]

Sorry this one was a bit late gang. Had a LOT of delays but it's here! Plus, a Which Ninja on Predator will be out in less than a week!

[@simbacartoonfan2787]

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[@jamesporter2542]

2:40 Nicce segway, I must be rubbing off on you

[@charlielatino3540]

Wait Predator? I get the Camo and Tekko-Kage Claws but really?

[@reyneo6791]

@Charlie Latino i mean when you think about it he is kinda like a ninja, he’s got the traps the skills always has the element of surprise and a sense of honor in a way

[@Nagatem]

Gaijin Goombah Media, hopefully you can cover the 7 great demon lords and the 13 royal knights

[@3fatkid]

Like i said, Digimon has enough culture to fill entire landfills. Edit: I know Japan is your forte, but DO NOT be afraid to step out of your comfort zone with this franchise. As opposed to Pokemon's 890, there are over 1400 Digimon and counting, spanning FAR beyond Japanese folklore. Hell, there's one Digimon, Dagomon (or Dragomon in English), based on Cthulu.

[@vizthex]

and many pages of rule 34

[@derrickhaggard]

Not just Japanese culture either, cause we got Digimon based off of the Judeo-Christian Theology with several Digimon including the 7 Great Angels, and the 7 Demon Lords, we've got Digimon based off of the King Arthur Legends, and several myths, and legends involving knight like figures with the 12 Royal Knights, and we have a group of Digimon inspired by Greco-Roman Mythology with the 12 Olympians. Plus Digimon Survive literally has a plotline the revelation that Digimon existed as Yokai summoned by Onmoyoji both good and bad before the creation of the Internet, and the Digital World.

[@DeathkaiserG]

Unlike Pokemon which are creatures, animals based. Digimon on the other hand is mostly revolves around concepts and cultures of the human race. They are basically record and data of humankind. That's why even some can attain humanlike forms. Even some are based on Events like Millenniummon which is based on the Y2K bug.

[@XartiXV]

Don't forget Yokai Watch (Pokemon kinda doesn't count, they only have a few Yokai based Pokemon, I figure Pokemon's cultural impact is in a different area).

[@WhiteDragonCM]

@@derrickhaggard yep, and thats not even including the four cardinal direction digimon and the fifth central dragon from Chinese, the three legged crow, wich honestly i can't remember wich culture that was from, Yggdrasil from the Norse myth, and probably plenty more. i allways liked digimon , because no matter wich creature you chose, it always turned into something amazing, with incredible lore in the later seasons, whether that be just a werewolf or the Knight of the seat perilous. XD

[@AllisterNovum]

Digimon. Finally you start talking about it. It has so much potential, this and persona

[@Bezaliel13]

I know I can hardly wait.

[@partialbullet2215]

I can’t wait for the Teddie bear

[@strubberyg7451]

Funny you mention Persona, since of the images on the video comes from SMT

[@ceresbane]

SMT covers more ground.

[@coltenbrown]

@@ceresbane What's SMT? First time I've heard of it

[@geardog24]

"This isn't going to get weird is it?" It's Renamon, that's all the answer you need.

[@Mnemoniforma9.00]

I support it getting weirder.

[@Druid-T]

Renamon is the founder of the "it can always get weirder" club, and Lucario is the secretary

[@pierre-mariecaulliez6285]

@@Druid-T Meh ! She only just made an official version of the free work Sonic was doing before...

[@MisterXenomorph]

It didn't help that she had a sexy voice in the English dub

[@evernewb2073]

@@MisterXenomorph and was one of the very short list of characters in the show that was a person-character rather than a writing mechanic...of course the voice actor had a lot to do with that too so I guess I'm just agreeing with you twice over. ...come to think of it I have no idea what the japanese version sounds like.

[@Victor-056]

Of all the images you picked, it had to be one with Renamon giving a very cute and somewhat smug Smile. Is nice.

[@KamenRiderRaiden]

Yeah lemme tell ya, all the people who heard he was doing this *SCRAMBLED* to find that pic for him to use

[@joshuamanjarrez6321]

Spotted the furry

[@wafflekd-f5o]

The word you're looking for is actually "wholesome".

[@donovanjoseph737]

Heavy: *is nice*

[@RedSunUnderParadise]

@@wafflekd-f5o That's it, I'm Calling Examon.

[@shellknight1323]

I swear that is the *S M O O T H E S T* transition of an AD I've ever seen

[@rain1676]

I love you

[@kingstonanith]

Yeah

[@vigneshs9587]

Growing up watching all these, not knowing these shows were called anime at that time. Ah I miss those days

[@Bezaliel13]

Why? Also, you might want to try Bennett the Sage's content.

[@Gorilla8617]

Same

[@SylosiaLP]

This, is the most perfectly embedded sponsorship I have ever seen. xD

[@GaijinGoombah]

I take great care in all things in my video. Even my sponsorships!

[@sozintallus5619]

I would not have noticed if not for this comment. The shot was too smooth.

[@ProfessionalNamielleLewder69]

@@GaijinGoombah My various gods, man! First Samurai Jack with Dollar Shave Club, now this!?

[@kadeng8085]

It is. I watch so much youtube i was surprised it wasn't NordVPN. They sponsor a lot of channels

[@BlackrabbitStudios11]

Yeah, Renamon is a big reason why I had massive crush on her tamer. Both were so cool to my eight year old mind, and helped that I thought foxes were super cool.

[@shodiqalibaqir6508]

I like renamon but I hater her tamer so much

[@Ninjapls]

that segway was so clean I didnt have to wash my hands for 30 seconds

[@Nikoxin319]

"Renamon is based on a kitsune" Yes, the floor here is made of floor!

[@dracosmith7781]

No it's this basketball court is made of wood

[@momma_bal]

@@dracosmith7781 spaghetti is made otta spagett

[@nssfleahedgehog]

8:45 "Then why do they look the same?" It's called palette swapping.

[@Bezaliel13]

Makes some sense for the Digital Mons series to use that game programming trick.

[@Animemus]

Well like it was hard back in the day to design a lot of monsters with a pixelated screen with dimensions of a few centimetres. Besides that, the dark versions of almost all Digimon are Virus Types of their regular counterparts.

[@ReikuYin]

"For there is one digimon that the internet will continuously pound on the door until the hinges break." *Glares* I mean... Your not WRONG. But PHRASING!

[@nyanpirethecat2257]

@Nin Shade Not that much porn for Patamon, Lopmon, and Patamon (when they're aged up).

[@Grimblesmith]

@@nyanpirethecat2257 they're literally children please stop

[@N3XTREVOLUTION]

@@nyanpirethecat2257 my names chris hansen......take a seat.

[@SiNKarnage]

@@nyanpirethecat2257 you said Patamon twice

[@kennethsatria6607]

HAHA!

[@uc22_swo1p]

Your attracting the japanophiles and the furry community at the same time... *How come i have not seen this before?! What an act of genius.*

[@GaijinGoombah]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@charlielatino3540]

Gratis Beu At first I thought your comment was a threat lol

[@retrooni]

Genius play my man,

[@geoshark12]

And the people who are both, though my opinion is you do you

[@atlascove1810]

If you look at the history, they are brothers.

[@Animemus]

Yes, please, more Digimon. I’ve been waiting for Digimon forever. You’ve got a lot of Digimon based off of Shintoism to Judeo-Christianity to the Greek and Roman pantheon. There’s so many of them to choose from and they outnumber Pokémon by the hundreds.

[@AmazinglyAwkward]

As a die-hard Pokefan on the Pokemon/Digimon split, this actually sounds interesting!

[@Punaparta]

I just checked and apparently, according to Wikipedia, there are over 1400 Digimon and 895 known Pokémon (890 Pokémon published at current writing, 5 new ones confirmed for the upcoming Sword & Shield DLC), so Digimon outnumber Pokémon by over 505.

[@Animemus]

I thought it was 1500+, but close enough. Maybe I was including Appmon too. Granted the majority of Digimon aren’t gonna be based off of religion or mythology, but there’s still a lot of them. Hopefully he’ll tackle the obvious ones like the Seven Great Demon Lords and the Olympos XII.

[@Top_Galer]

Digimon is a franchise a bit harder to maneuver with. Each anime season and media explain digimon differently. Even the Digital World may be an isekai or the internet itself.

[@Artista_Frustrado]

Nah, I think the Digital World has always been meant to be its own world that does connect to ours via technology, with the internet basically being this universal floodgate

[@The_Str4nger]

@@Artista_Frustrado In Tamers the Digital world is definitively created by humans like the internet

[@joshuamanjarrez6321]

Yggdrasil is crazy

[@realar]

Yeah, there's no consistency in the lore. You just need to just take what they give you.

[@GeorgeDCowley]

@@realar They canonically change cosmology every season.

[@thenerdbeast7375]

Considering most main cast digidestined where canonically Japanese, live in Japan and in most seasons took place in Japan (when in the real world), I've surprised you hadn't at least mentioned Digimon on the show before.

[@Animemus]

Not just Adventure and Tamers. Every Digimon anime took place in Tokyo for some amount of time.

[@ZombieBarioth]

Surprising yes, but the digidestined weren't canonically mostly Japanese. The main cast were, but there were supposed to be digidestined all around the world.

[@EternalKHFan0]

*Chosen Children.

[@thenerdbeast7375]

@@ZombieBarioth Don't be obtuse of course I meant mostly the main cast.

[@thenerdbeast7375]

@@Animemus Not familiar with most later seasons so I wasn't sure.

[@TheSonOfTheDragon]

I knew she was based on some kind of mythology but didn't know what kind until years later. Renamon was my favorite Digimon character... and also the reason I was a furry at age 9 and have a thing for foxgirls now.

[@ChouhouinNeko]

well foxgirls are better

[@TheSonOfTheDragon]

@@ChouhouinNeko As decreed by the great wise sage Noble of Lost Pause.

[@DirectorOfChaos9292]

Hey she's one of the og furry waifus

[@TheSonOfTheDragon]

@@DirectorOfChaos9292 I feel no shame in admitting that as a kid Renamon was my first cartoon crush.

[@Punaparta]

Do you like Ran Yakumo?

[@Jodipo]

Oh yeah, Renamon. She's a really ''loved'' character. XD

[@ChouhouinNeko]

in more ways the one

[@phalamy9180]

She's responsible for so many Furries

[@ryankaiser2702]

So much variety of this fox character in all “forms”

[@robertsilvermyst7325]

She is ultimate waifu.

[@RafaAnto]

@@phalamy9180 I've read only before that "Every furry became so by the hands of Renamon, Krystal or Lola Bunny". My guess is that there are others but these would easily cover more than half of furries.

[@slamdunkgator915]

I'm so happy that you are finally covering Digimon Gaijin. As someone who grew up watching both Pokemon and Digimon, I loved both shows for what they were. Funnily enough, the third season of Digimon is where i stopped watching the show as a kid.Great video as always and keep up the great work.

[@Vigriff]

I stopped watching it after the fourth season aka Frontier, though I did see a bit of Digimon Savers.

[@realar]

Season 3 is the best one.

[@ricardoaguiar179]

Honestly the first 4 seasons and then applimonsters are the best

[@HeresorLegacy]

In the German dub of Digimon Renamon is voiced by a guy, so when I first saw the internet's perception of Renamon I got confused

[@icywinds365]

The Germans wanted to protect their youths

[@Dawleyllama]

How did the German dub handle Sakuyamon? The English dub had the same voice actors for all the forms in Tamers, hence the question.

[@rosehearttoxic1691]

Renamon was voiced by a guy in Japan as well

[@CazaliEiben]

@@Dawleyllama I remember some overlapping between the tamers' and the digimon's voices. Which makes sense, since both are in there.

[@FiveOClockTea]

Same! For me renamon is this cool sophisticated guy, and then came the internet 😅

[@amirgarcia547]

Renamon is honestly one of my favorite Digimons, despite the...interesting art the internet has made of her.

[@droideka1890]

As someone who likes Gardevoir... (AND NOT *THAT* KIND OF “LIKE”) I feel you

[@sofaris576]

Ahh the internet makes "interesting" art fore every Character. I am sure there is stuff like that to find fore characters like Morgana aswell.

[@Tailstraw_xD]

*because of Fixed it for ya :3

[@scarletrose8766]

I just ignore those I like fox theme monsters in general kinda want a fox as a pet though 1 they aren't meant to be pets and 2 I dunno where to get one even if they are allowed to be pets

[@kennethsatria6607]

For me its both of these, the second reason caught up when I got older of course.

[@ghostkaiser1716]

Yay! A Digimon video! You can probably do a hundred episodes of Digimon cultural videos. Renamon's an iconic folklore-inspired Digimon. Maybe you can do a video based on the Seven Great Demon Lords of the Digimon franchise?

[@Bezaliel13]

I sure hope so.

[@SpookySquid14]

Also the Digimon Sovereigns of the Deva

[@shawnheatherly]

Even as a kid, I felt Renamon was awesome because she gave off this mystic vibe. Really cool seeing a video cover her.

[@benedict6962]

"Isn't it strange how yokai are now essentially basic netcode" Half of SMT is that. Actually, more like 80%. Cyber Sleuth touches a bit on that too, though.

[@FangZeronos]

That has to be the smoothest transition into a sponsor I have ever seen! So glad to see Renamon and Digimon getting some of the Yokai love. I know they're not Yokai-inspired, but maybe one day we'll see some breakdown of Seraphimon, Ophanimon, and Cherubimon. (Yeah, i know they're based off angelic figures, I just think it'd be fun learning more.)

[@casualgabbi3143]

Yes, finally some lore on digimon, there's just tons of it and I'm looking forward to your other videos about Digimon^^

[@Wolfs0n]

Awesome Vid G! I was happy to provide some of the gameplay footage, so glad it was useful enough for a video! :)

[@jadziawynter9241]

I always thought that between Pokemon and Digimon that Digimon would be the most likely to come true , and make sense, in the real world.

[@Bezaliel13]

Well, considering that they are Digital Monsters, they kind of already exist.

[@GeorgeDCowley]

Because it's set in it.

[@averyhuff181]

Me : recently bought digimon cyber sleuth complete edition. YESSSSS

[@paolocalapatia6401]

Renamon may not be MY Fave Non-“Leader” Digimon, but the sequence of her Biomerge Digivolution with Rika in MY opinion is THE BEST 2-D Digivolution sequence. It’s got that Japanese feel to it😍😊

[@GuyWithAnAmazingHat]

This is the smoothest sponsor segment I've ever seen on youtube, halfway through and I was still wondering whether it's related to digimon lore.

[@mascotwithadinosaur9353]

Oh, you'll have a lot to talk about Digimon

[@Kayjoir]

They actually address this in show

[@jamalhartley5863]

Yeah your right they do when she first digivolves to Taomon the other Digimon who she was fighting was disgusted because she had such a human like appearance.

[@sofaris576]

@@jamalhartley5863 You mean "it" has such a human like form. Renamon is not a girl. Its so wired to me when people adress digimon with he ore she. I dont know how its handled in the english dub but in the German dub they usually stick to es (it).

[@johngrace1312]

Sofaris in English, the digimon generally use the same pronouns as their human counterparts

[@RainyDays2790]

@@sofaris576 while it's cannon in the dub that digimon are genderless, most people and monsters when addressing the main cast of digimon usually call them by w/e gender their tamer is or va may be. ive never heard them address the wild digimon unless they were the big baddies of the season. exception is likely terriermon his vas a girl and henry if i remember goes back and forth calling terriermon it and him, but he does that with all the digimon except maybe renemon

[@RainyDays2790]

er exception is likely the robot-digis they usually dont get a gender assigned that i recall anyway

[@yeetoban]

Finally, digimon. It's such a great series and truly underrated. I mean, it's still recognized fairly well, but a lot of people still dismiss it as just some "pokemon clone" but even that isn't objectively correct either. There's so much cultural background and references in Digimon. Not even from just japanese culture, but all kinds. Plus, I'm sure most people who've seen both, can agree that the Digimon show is the insanely better than Pokemon's.

[@RainyDays2790]

digimons the better anime and pokemons the stronger franchise only bc nintendo beat out bandi im guessing. digimon has a stronger storyline and characters and even filler episodes. pokemon is too much rinse repeat

[@LordBloodySoul]

That sponsorship transition was seamless. I am astonished xD Also, I love that you tackle this Anime. My sister and I always end up debating over the folklore counterparts of each of them and end up wondering over trivial things. Like why Hercules Kabuterimon isn't as big as they actually describe him in most entries. Why is he always so small. And what is up with those Emblems of Virtues. Are there actually Emblems of Sin, then? Damn now I get thinking again xD

[@Knight41b]

LordBloodySoul Well there are 7 sin crests based on the 7 deadly sins that grant the 7 great demon lords Digimon their power.

[@RayOfTruth]

Diaboromon is really from the second Digimon movie, Our War Game. "Digimon The Movie" is the awful English dub's Frankenstein'd together version of three seperate movies.

[@gtsgreatteacherscathach5550]

That part was my favorite part of that movie, only wished someone would rereleased it in its original form.

[@shanethebrownwolf5575]

Is there any way to find the original versions subtitled?

[@strubberyg7451]

To be honest, Our War Game was adapted pretty well. Many will say the OST in the English version makes the fights better. The biggest changes are Willis (who didn't appear in the original and was jammed in so all the parts would better connect to one another) and Tai's mom's drink/why Izzy went to the bathroom (it was too much oolong tea invthe original, but since the English version cut the set up of the joke, they changed it to a "terrible idea" juice that made a mess) In short, while the OP is correct, that part of the movie wasn't that bad...

[@autumbreeze1129]

@@shanethebrownwolf5575 used to be. You used to be able to find it on KZbin, subtitles and all, but nowadays I don't know

[@autumbreeze1129]

@@strubberyg7451 agreed. Whenever I watch the movie I just skip to the end credits the moment Tai says "wait'll you try the Cake" as that's the cut off point between Our War Game and whatever the third part was called

[@elrick44]

on this subject, I'd love to see a full cultural breakdown of the 10 legendary warriors from Digimon Frontier

[@oliverjames9648]

It's been awhile since I've watched digimon but it was very interesting and my mind is blown how the digimon are yokai in the digital universe

[@Munchkin.Of.Pern09]

I’m just past 13:05 and losing my mind over the fact that one of the final forms is named *Kuzunohamon.* I mean seriously! Abe no Seimei’s mother!

[@rosehearttoxic1691]

And one of the most powerful digimon next to her other form Sakuyamon, they both have the ability to destroy all evil and summon Gods

[@renaldisaputra91]

it's actually Kuzuhamon, not Kuzunohamon

[@ariesforce1988]

In my honest opinion, the voice actor that Fox Kids chose for Renamon (in the English dub) definitely played a huge role to the overall image of her here in the U.S. Heck, she was even the inspiration for one of my characters I drew around that time! ^^ Edit: The english voice actor's name is Mari Devon. She even voiced other characters throughout the Digimon series and had some pretty great vocal ranges for them. So that's very neat to me. :D

[@jefferyquick3280]

Fun fact: Mari Devon had a recurring role on Batman: The Animated Series. She played the news reporter, Summer Gleeson.

[@DEASGame]

I'd like to add that in Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory. One of the cases you try to solve where you meet some sort of a modern Miko and there are strange things happening with a "certain urban ghost". so, the Miko summons her familiar which turns into a Digimon (Kyubimon) to her shock. They explained that the Digital Shift (which is an important element in the Cyber Sleuth series) affected her familiar and turned it into a digital version of itself.

[@djpyroteknikz135]

I'm a simple person. I see Renamon in the video thumbnail, I click.

[@XX-sp3tt]

1:48 I get that for Adventure. But that's explicitly NOT the case in Tamers.

[@solidskullz5736]

I wish I grew up with digimon, it sounds hella cool

[@kingme1313]

It is great and cool. You can watch the Digimon Adventure reboot ya know :P

[@MegaMan87]

True love comes from the Folklore of Positivity and Greatness to Renamon and Kitsunes~

[@alexisrodriguez6526]

I wanna see him do an episode on Medabots, just to see if there's more than meets the eye there too

[@politandroger]

Bro I’m so glad you did a vid on Renamon. She’s always been on of my favorite Digimon since I was a kid

[@firetools]

Coincidentally I'm watching this while playing Cyber Sleuth lol.

[@Droidking13]

I am so glad you are finally looking into the franchise. I loved this series as kid. I am surprised that you didn't tackle the Falcomon line from Data Squad given its ninja nature.

[@derrickhaggard]

Oh yeah cause we got Falcomon whose signature move Ninja Star has it throw Shuriken in a spread pattern, it's digivolution Peckmon aka the Ninja Emu has as it's special move Kunai Wing where it throws a barrage of knives/kunai out from one of it's wings, and then we have Crowmon or as it's known in Japan Yatagramon basically the Ultimate stage in the Falcomon line was based off of design-wise the fabled Yatagarasu the three-legged crow associated with heroic ninja, and then there's the Mega Stage Ravemon who is literally a Ninja Harpy.

[@drewayling326]

Ah Renamon ... got many people through many lonely nights. Oh shut up we're all thinking it!

[@raziyatheseeker]

It now only occurs to me... Renamon is human shaped because kitsune appear as human with their shapeshifting magic. And are alluring in many of their myths and legends.

[@WindyREDPanda]

In the words of Billiam: y'all are Nasty. 😟

[@jamesthedragon]

@@WindyREDPanda if that's their preference then that's their preference I'm not judging.......... much😈

[@aniflowers1998]

Finally Digimon! My childhood returns and you even started with one of my favorites! (To be fair, I'm biased towards anything fox like concidering my family name is "Fuchs", which translates to "Fox" for everyone who doesn't speak german). Can't wait to see what other Digimons you're going to analyse in the future!

[@MxPokirby]

"Renamon" "Who?" "Yellow Lucario Rule 34 Furry Bait" "Oh, her."

[@Animemus]

Should be the other way around since Renamon is 5 years older than Lucario.

[@azabache6058]

You could reverse the statement and it would still make as much sense

[@dantemustdie00]

@@Animemus yep, Renamon is the original furry

[@Aredein]

Leomon is a sour Rule 34 bait. That's why most picked Renamon.

[@MxPokirby]

@@Animemus Being first doesn't mean she's the more popular of the two.

[@baddragonite]

Dude I'm glad you're covering digimon. There are SO MANY cultural references in their designs. Even the smallest of details usually have alot of meaning for them if not in real life mythology then in the world of digimon itself. The idea behind digimon was that spirits and gods existed with humans the whole time and the digital world just gave them an easier way to manifest when they turned into digimon.

[@Olimar92]

Me: *Sees D&D party lineup* He's the Tanuki.

[@raziyatheseeker]

Yes. c:

[@lucianaryeh3001]

2:43 That slick transition to your sponsors tho. I salute that endeavor

[@eldritchangel4058]

When you want them to cover Elsword in 2021 but realize that it's only cultural reference is a Korean shrine maiden. (or is it)

[@Tyler-sy7jo]

A common theme through a lot of digimon evolutionary line is approaching a more humanoid form. If I recall correctly, it has something to do with human influence bringing them more towards humanity (and all of its good and evils) rather than being bestial. Low level digimon are like basic programs on a computer, and the more powerful they become the more complex their "code" and the most complex, powerful ones (mega forms) reflect their complexity by taking on a more human form because humans are often considered incredibly complex. There could also be something like an AI that continues learning and growing until it almost perfectly mimics a human.

[@O-san4]

I barely remember this, despite being a huge part of my childhood, I don't even remember the internet part of this

[@jedijam91]

I'll admit it, this was probably one of the only times that a sponsored ad segway fit in with the content of a video. And a Diaboromon with a VPN is a genuinely terrifying concept.

[@leothewhiteranger]

For me, Renamon herself had a vague ninja vibe, one that's only gotten stronger as time went on. A focus on martial arts, turning nature into ninja tools, a focus on speed, deception and stealth? The fact that her line has no divergent path to focus on that angle is kinda disappointing. Can you imagine a Renamon rejecting the more mystical teachings of the line, focusing on scavanging from the land, using Diamond Storm to craft ninja tools, and the fire attack Tohakken/Power Paw being turned into a general purpose fire technique?

[@smugsneasel]

Digimon has a LOT of cool cultural stuff and I wish more people paid attention to it. So it makes me VERY happy that you're getting into it...Now if only people would get into disgaea. Still waiting for that glorious day.

[@AndreaGiuseppeCastriotta]

Why I keep thinking about Tomie every time you say "Tamamo-no-mae"?

[@trise2033]

Kitsune are a first-party published race in Pathfinder and DnD 3.5. Have fun with that.

[@graywolfdracon]

Yeah but sadly most people these days are using 5th. My group used 3.5 and always will.

[@danielbowyer6525]

It's interesting idea that a Yokai and other spiritual beings reside in our computer network. Makes me wonder how did they get in the network.

[@Knight41b]

Daniel Bowyer Digimon Adventure 02 played with this idea in the episode that Yolie went on a trip and met Joe’s older brother and his professor.

[@vampireraef]

Well if they existed in the aether then they were already there we built the network around them and they adapted

[@ligtningdog6399]

The origins differ between seasons/media. But for the most part, Digimon lore stated that the own computer networks are tapping into a alternate realm that existed since before the Earth.

[@The_Wosh]

They didn't, digimon are not spiritual beings and yokai like this video implies. The director of digimon adventure said that digimon manifested themselves in the real world and people thought those were spirits, ghosts, demons and whatnot, but the guy misinterpreted it as digimon literally being those spirits, ghosts, demons and whatnot. As to how they existed before the internet, the previous reply explains it

[@ridzwanrahmat1872]

Digimon look like sci fi fantasy

[@shellknight1323]

Gaijin-Sensei is working on playable Yokai races for D&D ... I can finally die happy!! ... Or play them when they come out

[@ZoeLycan]

HAHA! Renamon, the one creature that turned so many into Furries. I was a furry way before her......aldough I need to admit she is one of my top fav furry galls ^///^

[@ElmiliaWilczyca]

Oh, Goombah this is the best barrel to bust open! The seven deadly sins, the Chinese four constellations, the angels, the demons, the knights, the Norse, the Twelve Olympians! There's a Digimon for every culture. Id even go as far as to say that it was Digimon and its references that sparked my interest in culture.

[@Smacgregor88]

Shouldn't Taomon be pronounced "Dow-Man" At least Renamon did turn into a cat (MMPR S3).

[@realar]

It would be "Dow-Mahn", since they are digital monsters.

[@renamon5658]

Any vid on my favorite digimon earns a sub

[@altejoh]

Everyone else: Oh wow he's finally covering this, so excite! Me: He keeps calling it evolution *vibrates with agitation*

[@Dawleyllama]

Technically, he is not wrong. Just going with the Japanese version instead of the English Dub. Kinda like how it was originally the Chosen Children and then became the DigiDestined in the Dub.

[@starlesssu]

also calling a digiviolution just evolution wouldn't be wrong 2 cus its still technically a evolution

[@rystlnix2682]

He's right tho since that's what the sub uses and since he referring to Japanese folklore makes sense ^^|

[@AlEcyler]

Not gonna lie. That ad transition was slick. I saw it coming from a mile away and stayed onboard because it was slick.

[@jacobfoxfires9647]

So the patient 0 for most furries in the early and mid 2000s.

[@joew1237]

I know it was for a tie-in, but the typical explanation is that magic and tech don't mix.

[@sobakiin1797]

"Dai-boro mon." God, that mispronunciation hurts.

[@Cohemotgus]

This video had the smoothest ad roll transition ever. Litterally using the plot of the anime of discussion to bring in the sponsor. Fuckin well done

[@ZetsubouForte]

"Back furries! BACK I SAY!!"

[@darienb1127]

NEVER!

[@jamesonweimann4720]

The furry zombies cometh quick kill them with fire

[@vampireraef]

Renamon always makes me think of the fox spirits in jade empire

[@thegoon3840]

Ahhh, finally. Furafinity’s #1 fur bait.

[@Tomha]

That was a pretty cool way to work the Ad in. Usually I see the youtubers just advertised it like out of a script they didn't even write, or make it their own and advertise it in a comedic matter.

[@wingedmirage4226]

I saw Terriermon shown among what I assume are possible future topics. I can’t wait. I’ve been trying to figure out what Terriermon and Lopmon are supposed to be for AGES. There are too many similar-looking creatures to them in other games/anime for them to NOT be based on something.

[@mascotwithadinosaur9353]

I also wanted to mention that Renamon's name comes from the _French_ word for "fox": "renard", which itself comes from a French character. Idk much about Renard the character, but I wonder if there's a deeper connection between the two or if it's just the name

[@SanaTT]

when I was s kid I didn't like Pokémon, I was a die-hard digimon lover, and still to this day.

[@raidenstark315]

Me too

[@raziyatheseeker]

Nice! One often hears of Pokemon fanatics that eschew Digimon but I prefer Digi myself. It's cool to see the opposite version of the preference.

[@christinaknapp1980]

Thanks for finally covering Digimon and their connections to Japanese folklore. This was one of my favorite series as both a kid and a teen. It's also what started my interest in Japanese folklore, specifically an episode from the sequel series to Digimon Adventures where the father of one of the original Digi-destined explains his theory that Digimon are just internet counterparts to Japanese monsters. It even went over the gods of the four directions from Taoism, who were counterparts of the four Digimon Sovereign (yes, I used the third series' name for them; it's what I remember). Maybe, next time you go over Digimon for this series, you could further explain that reference.

[@aye2zee485]

Wait they're all based on japanese monsters? Even the bald eagle and opossum? Didn't know that.

[@pyrosianheir]

I'd say Renamon was my favorite of the Tamers partners.... but that would imply that I was capable of choosing between her, Terriermon, and Guilmon, which would be a lie. Also, given that they basically redid the Diaboromon movie in the first few episodes of the Adventure Reboot.... I think we know how it would have played out. XD

[@FoxDesert01]

Thank you for doing a video about Renamon & all of her digivolutions

[@TBoneTony]

I liked both Pokemon and Digimon as a teenager when they were first released. However it was Digimon Tamers that got me really interested in the series and I think Renamon had allot to do with it especially with her interactions with Rika in the series.

[@enderborn6860]

guess that explains why during Sakyuamon´s biomerge sequence there´s a bunch of sakura pettels around and a few skura trees in the background

[@TheCreepypro]

man this was chockfull of fun and cool information I truly hope digimon becomes it's own series on this channel just so we can get more cool videos like this one

[@ariwl1]

I do hope you do more Digimon episodes. This franchise is unbelievably dense with the cultural inspriations.

[@gregorlawedits8358]

Amazing that you would mention playable yokai races for DnD, it was you who inspired me to do the same in your video about a playable shinobi in DnD video!

[@elementalheroneos2757]

Out of all of the yokai out there kitsune is what I would like to learn the most

[@skunkfu1x]

Oh cool, gijin some how made me love both renamon and kitsune even more! i love it :3

[@meirnachman717]

How have you not touched this franchise up till now? Digimon is a LITERAL GOLD MINE of cultural references! And not only from Japan. I say this should be a new series on the channel. Who's with me?

[@blakerenimu9033]

16:40 OOooooooo nice! I've wanted to play a Kitsune since forever c:

[@evilkittie13]

Renamon was always my favorite digimon. When I was a kid, I was obsessed with drawing fan art of her and her digivolutions. And then Kurama from Naruto kind of cemented my interest in Kitsune.

[@raziyatheseeker]

Renamon is the best gateway kitsune. Not even Tails holds a candle to her, and the loveable two-tailed dork is way older.

[@irfanismail3652]

No

[@gyrrakavian]

One of the more curious aspects about the first Digimon series is how well they were adapted for their time. The darker and more serious subject matters were mostly left in (minus the alcoholism); depression, imposter syndrome, parents going through a messy divorce, anxiety, death and loss of loved ones, etc.

[@calebtynes9033]

Thank you so much Gaijin Goombah for doing digimon! I am so excited for the next digimon you will show I have been a big fan of that series since I was a child.

[@jennifergriel861]

I can’t get over the fact that the image he’s using as a reference for renamon’s evolution path splits into three ways at renaming but he only talks about two of them. What was the third one!?!

[@PlebNC]

Ok, that segway into the ad was pretty smooth and well written. Still skipped over the ad once I realised what was happening though.