Popular Thread Takes a Disturbing Turn | 2chan's Infamous Stories & Urban Legends: Volume 2

[@SakuraStardust]

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[@dizzyydreamer]

Welcome Lorelai & thanks to both of you for another intriguing video !

[@Solinaru]

shoutouts Lorelai!

[@bagandbroad]

The editing is awesome!

[@angelicaapperson950]

Welcome to the team Lorelai! I really appreciated the pauses between each section, it gave my brain a moment to process and mentally prepare for the next section. Also, I enjoyed listening to Alex singing the names at the end. "Pan-fried Lifejacket Awareness" made me laugh, and for me, the singing is way more engaging and interesting to listen to than someone just reading a list of names aloud. 🩷🌸

[@mintminttsontson]

Welcome Lorelai! Thanks for the editing the video ^_^ it is very cool!!

[@darkknightfan7520]

The train man story made my day. I also hope he and the woman are living a good life together.

[@do0mageddon-j8l]

It's honestly so sweet and wholesome, I hope it worked out for them and that they are happy :)

[@sekiezkogg]

I agree.

[@SMAXZO]

Here's hoping Train Man made her a Train Woman and they both raise Train Kids!

[@4peoplemountain]

The manga was great.

[@sakiamira]

Back in college, I saw that the book being displayed all the time! I always wanted to read it but I was broke and now I don’t see the book being advertised anymore

[@arthorization]

There is something really unnerving about the envelope challenge, like it’s pretty eerie at how these events line up. Can’t help but feel it could actually be real

[@skeletonking2501]

It's realistic enough for me to buy

[@ComradeFer]

Usually videos like this are unnerving and scary but these give me the feel of my friend telling me about scary things she found during a sleepover, like slender man and stuff like that, I love it :)

[@SakuraStardust]

Thank you!! That’s the kinda vibe I’m going for :)

[@felipecohenbichara]

I thought the same thing. The background music is chill and there’s no forced “scary voice”. 10/10 editing

[@littledreamerrem7021]

"Imagine that happening with a 4chan thread" Katawa Shojo has entered the chat.

[@bobdobbs3848]

It has once or twice

[@Cr3zant]

KS is a good game, but it's not a wholesome love story about a real person overcoming anxiety to become the best they could be, it's just a group of people making a pretty good VN.

[@littledreamerrem7021]

@DiGi It is a heartwarming game that blossomed from a post on 4chan of all places, though. A visual novel being created by anons is one thing, but a VN about disabled girls that both presents their conditions with dignity and doesn't objectify women at all? That is 100% not something that should have come from 4chan, but here we are.

[@mrduck1490]

​@@makepeoplemad I remember seeing that on KZbin, made me cry.

[@SilverlineXZero]

Also Keit-Ai became a thing. I think.

[@iluv_nana]

The train man is such a cute thread, I hope that guy is still with that girl and is doing well. He really does deserve it.

[@LikaLaruku]

I'm completely convinced that the Hitogata humanoids are based on a digital crosswalk sign. They've been around for decades. They have them on both railroad & street crossings, & there are ones that pan back & forth between a standing stick figure man & a walking stick figure man side-by-side. The simplest & most boring answer is the most likely one.

[@therecordholder]

what about the sightng from the 1800s

[@maddieb.4282]

@@therecordholderplenty of “stories from the 1800s” are actually “stories that someone made up in 2010 and just told you is was from 1800”

[@RachaelClag]

Chain letters were a lot creepier back in the '80s when they just turned up, physically, in your school locker or letterbox, or even worse, snail mailed to your home address! Physically opening one and seeing unfamiliar hanwriting etc added a whole extra dimension.

[@pasuyume]

8:07 the reason that image is called ahenobarbus henocied is due to an infamous facebook user with the same name who would often harass users, sending them gore and illegal images involving children. They would target children and send them gore and snuff films etc. That image was his profile picture hence why that image is well known and associated with ahenobarbus henocied

[@mudkipforever6754]

The Ningen are just one of the many reasons I would never go in the ocean, the ocean is scary when you think about if there are unknown and humongous species living in it….is there an existing phobia for this?

[@dismurrart6648]

I think it's just called fear of the ocean.

[@mudkipforever6754]

@@dismurrart6648 ah, ok, got it

[@fbmb1337]

There's thalassophobia but yeah I think that's more just general fear of the ocean/large bodies of water, but hey I hold the fear of *what* is in the ocean as one of the reasons for my own fear of it, so that's good enough to me.

[@mudkipforever6754]

@@fbmb1337 lol yeah, I’m more scared of being in the ocean with said unknown creatures

[@Atem4780]

Dude the ocean is terrifying. The unknown, especially when it’s not warm and welcoming, is terrifying

[@aliceDarts]

The train man story is such a feel good story! I really didn't expect it. I'm so happy right now! Not expected from a video with a thumbnail like that... it is a very pleasant surprise. Thank you!

[@Pigpen_YT]

I love the Hitogata humanoids. People claim to see giant white whale like humanoids in places filled with ice and icebergs. Probably saw a weird looking iceberg and instantly jumped to it being a kaiju

[@NdieCity]

Didn't expect to see the best iceberg KZbinr in this comment section lol

[@aihoshinoirl]

no way

[@espeon871]

Or just belugas lol

[@munkeefunky]

The Picture of the Ningen at 2:08 was always cute and funny to me cause it looks so upset, like what happened little guy? 🥺

[@gutbucket6184]

Cape rain frog

[@uzukishimamura]

Welcome aboard lorelai! So happy because this means we get to see your awesome editing skills and Alex gets to cut back a little on her work load - ̗̀ ( ˶'ᵕ'˶) ̖́- and hopefully that means more awesome videos !!

[@smauguh]

Welcome to Loreelai and thank you for making such clean edit, you're a bless!

[@rydertheoutsider]

The train man story took me by surprise. I legit thought that it was a fucked up story involving a train

[@TheGreatDanish]

The Train Man saga was just adorable. I'm glad it had a happy ending for the two of them.

[@malucm10]

oohh!! a new editor!! welcome loreelai i loved the video and you´re editing style. alex the video is amazing as always i´m always pleased to see new content from this amazing channel

[@OscarMoraRM93]

I liked the editing! This kind of weird internet lore videos are my favorite.

[@AzayBae]

I always loved the Ningen cryptid. It's so weird and I'd love to have them appear in more media. Would make for a great horror game.

[@aihoshinoirl]

they are so silly looking

[@semideadnat]

Welcome to the team Lorelai! I really enjoyed watching this video and seeing the editing was really entertaining.

[@fattiger6957]

I watched the Densha Otoko drama a long time ago and really enjoyed it. As with most eastern entertainment, it was very melodramatic. But it was a feel-good story about a guy coming out of his shell and finding love. It was also interesting because his story inspired the other users on the thread to improve their lives. I would recommend it to people who like romance stories, but want one with a different flavour from the usual.

[@thelonleyUchiha1]

I’m not even fully shocked about the Nevada-Tan thing anymore. Sadly people having fondness for killers is sadly all to common weather it’s people not grasping the severity of what just happened because it didn’t happen to them personally and their only knowledge of it comes from the media or those who are convinced “if the killer is conventionally attractive or cute that means they didn’t do it or didn’t mean to cause cute people don’t do bad things”. It’s why freakin Dahmer and Bundy have fans. Even female serial killers get this kind of treatment and it’s disgusting and awful

[@theashologist]

Same with Richard ramirez... a man who used his looks to rape and kill women and his wife still visited him.

[@SirFailure]

The halo effect is truly crazy

[@aeryenediaz5247]

The edition was lovely~ Also hearing you telling stories its always a mood, your voice its relaxing, it really feels like having a friend telling you something

[@SakuraStardust]

Aw thank you so much! I try so hard to be unique in my presentation and these comments really motivate me and make me so happy 🥹✨

[@aeryenediaz5247]

@@SakuraStardust Please! on lonely days your videos make me feel like im not forgotten and still have someone

[@gutbucket6184]

@aeryenediaz5247 just wanted to check in cause you seemed a little depressed here, you doing ok?

[@tanmomo-ll7bj]

23:08 This photo has been used in many Nevada-tan videos, but the girl in this photo is probably not Nevada-tan. 23:13 I think this group photo and the one in Weekly Friday are the only photos that show real Nevada. By the way, it is said that this group photo was not taken from a school yearbook, but was taken at an event held in their area. And although it's not a big deal, it wasn't during class that Nevada-tan committed the crime, but during school lunch.

[@g.r.o.g.u.1892]

That hidden money in the envelope one, wow. Just wow.

[@chandlerdoeswhatifs9399]

This video scratched an itch i rarely find videos to scratch. Youre on your way to becoming inw of the greats of covering sgrange and disturbing internet stuff!

[@HiImWonder]

Hey, just came across your channel and wanted to say I really enjoy your overall energy, character and approach towards your content. I also love that you shouted out your editor at the end. Was really sweet. Looking forward to seeing more uploads 🎉

[@spookyfrogs1874]

i know i'm kinda late but i love lorelai's edits and cat gifs. proud of u both!

[@matveymedvedev7776]

Thank you so much for your videos! Your channel is an exact niche of content that I've been searching for years! And quality of content is top notch ✨✨✨

[@SakuraStardust]

Thank you so much friend! 😊✨

[@AHOGE-TAN]

That patreon call out was like a train derailing. It’s so painful to witness but i can’t stop looking at it.

[@DeathbyProxy]

I'm so glad you mentioned the arctic hittogata! I ended up stumbling across articles about them when trying to find the meaning of the word 'hittogata' and thought I was going crazy XD it was a wild rabbit hole to go down!

[@Evelyn-1-1]

the ningen bit made me giggle cause some of the pics reminded me of the fresno nightcrawlers. lol. anyway, thank you for your and lorelai's hardwork! lovely vid!!!

[@natalie-chanistrash7214]

Just want to provide some info on the girl in the thumbnail, Her name is Reiko Takemura, she's one of the eight murder victims of Kiyoshi Okubo, she was just 21 when she passed. Please don't use photos of murder victims, especially if the video is not about them, it's gross and completely disrespectful. For more information on Reiko, Lazy Masquerade has made a video on her, it's called "The Disturbing Truth Behind This Infamous GIF'

[@maddieb.4282]

Responding to boost this, it’s a bummer that the video’s creator didn’t bother to respond

[@natalie-chanistrash7214]

@@maddieb.4282 Thank you for attempting to boost this, I also find it a shame she didn't respond either, it's completely yikes for doing what she did for the thumbnail, even if what happened to Reiko wasn't known at the time. I don't really think it'd be too hard to remove her from the thumbnail and replace her with something actually in the video. I'll be responding to any replies I get to try to boost this, too.

[@sochi__]

^^ ty for letting us know

[@natalie-chanistrash7214]

@@sochi__ ofc ofc! Seems as though she did change the thumbnail, it had Reiko's image in it prior to me posting this comment.

[@chocomelo454]

​@@natalie-chanistrash7214yeah iirc Reiko only just got identified, so prior to this she was just known as the Whitehouse gif (also; apparently the photo might not even be Reiko and might be a random person they had pose for a photo of her to print out bc victim privacy and all.)

[@Wyrdwad]

A slight Japanese correction: "Kawaii Kusasette" should more properly be "Kawaiku Sasete." It's the "ku" form of "kawaii" (which drops the second i) + "sasete" meaning "to make/allow." Thus, "make (me) cute." I confirmed this via Google searching before posting this comment, as I didn't want to correct you only for my correction to be incorrect. ;) Also, interesting to hear Train Man originated as a 2chan thread! I had no idea. I never read the book or manga, but I did watch the movie... and didn't much like it, TBH. The acting was over-the-top, and the message of the movie seemed to be twisted a bit, basically turning into, "if you're an otaku guy, the only way to get a conventionally attractive girlfriend is to change your looks, behavior, and interests as she demands." Which is a pretty rotten message that seems, fortunately, very different from the message of the original 2chan thread! Sad to see such a wholesome story get corrupted like that, but I guess that does echo the whole "nerds need to become less nerdy if they want to get dates" attitude that was so prevalent throughout the '80s and '90s in the U.S.

[@sadnomowe]

Brotha is pressed

[@SakuraStardust]

Yes that’s correct, ku is what’s referred to as a particle. What you saw on screen was just a simple typo, or rather, a lack of a space. Though, there aren’t really any spaces to begin with in that phrases’ native form

[@piss7610]

I mean neither really matters because japan is a language without spaces

[@venere5886]

welcome aboard lorelai, i love the editing !!! also thank you so much alex for your content

[@amandap7733]

Hi Loreelia, welcome aboard. The Train Man story was really sweet, even if they didn't work out she had a real positive impact on his life. The Akihabara money guy was just some edge lord and you can't convince me otherwise. He never had the money and never "terminated" anyone, he probably can't even make eye contact when ordering food.

[@WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS]

Don't know if anyone else has mentioned it, but the board maid thing actually expanded to a few of the English speaking Chans. The only one I am able to recall existing for certain (hey it's almost 20 years ago now) is the one for 420 Chan, I remember that it was quite apt and nicely drawn. Fun video as always, thank you!

[@CheesySalsa]

Congrats on the success and the new editor, hope things just get better from here

[@zonkodraw3480]

Welcome aboard! Love the content!

[@cuatromm5992]

8:10 "Ahenobarbus" is a roman name, the reason why this image is often reffered to as "Ahenobarbus Henocied" is because of a facebook account that went under that name and had the image as it's pfp during 2015, the account would post a variety of creepy images and nonsensical text. this would, of course, lead to a variety of people assuming Aheno was a hacker from the deep web or some form of Satanist, it's popularity would peak when the famous hispanic youtuber DrossRotzank would make a video on the topic garnering 5,6M views. Ahenobarbus eventually would be revealed to be merely a group of edgy memers who were just doing this for fun and nothing else

[@GlitterySpleen]

I mentioned this too, but for whatever reason, it seems my comment was deleted...

[@cuatromm5992]

@@GlitterySpleen huh, strange

[@delynnmurray6826]

YES! I just watched the last infamous 2chan video and was sad to see you hadn't uploaded another. Went and checked out another one of your videos and here it is! Thanks for the awesome content. :)

[@jeremysmith4620]

"Dollar sign, Dollar sign, Sixty Nine" is the acapella hyper-pop banger I needed for Summer 2023. When does the LP drop?

[@AwkCrafty]

Came from the Hitogata video on Jorge's channel! Great vid. I love seeing parts of internet history especially from other countries.

[@SakuraStardust]

Oh wow, thanks so much for stopping by!

[@mechamedeplague6605]

I can't believe you have only 121K subs, your content is so well made

[@musicinmymind623]

Thank you for changing the thumbnail! I recently learned what the original picture is and it was definitely a more respectful move to not use it.

[@jasonsawyer3752]

Hey, just wanted to say I absolutely love your energy and the way you say things. You have a way of talking that totally engages my ADHD brain and keeps my mind from drifting away like it usually does. Keep up the awesome work!

[@Unquestionable]

Took me a minute to find the time to watch this but was worth it as usual. Always been a fan of internet history, even the stuff I was aware of, and Japan has it's own interesting events in it. Plus always love learning about Japanese history so this channel has been awesome. Also welcome to Lorelai, appreciate the hard work.

[@InsomNia.__]

I love watching your videos about 2chan and stuff surrounding it as someone who browses 4chan to find weird stories to show to friends. I hope you'll make a video about how 2chan was axed and became 5chan since I've never seen anything about it

[@kflemonice]

You singing the patreon list put the biggest smile on my face ^_^

[@Tedd-emon]

Hi Loreelai, thanks for the edits!

[@Ryuzakiqwe123]

Lorelai is a great editor I love her style, she should get a raise! Sakura videos are so awesome and fascinating I listen to them while i work I love your content I hope you continue to make more awesome videos and Grow!!

[@meekneeks7347]

Thanks for the musical shout out- feel like I was part of a cute round up!

[@krisk0meiji]

This was really well-done! I liked the variety of topics and your presentation is really fun and engaging. My favorite topics were the Antarctic Hitogata, the "make me cute" thread, and the Nijiura maids, but all of the topics were interesting! :3

[@sharksgrr]

cant get over how that one 'arctic humanoid' looks like the white 2-legged cat meme

[@LikaLaruku]

Kawaii Su Sassette... Inagawa Junji's cursed Iki Ningyo doll. The one that supposedly killed many of the cast & also inspired the design of Kalluto Zoldyck from Hunter x Hunter. Coulda guessed you were from Nevada. Only Nevadans pronounce Nevada correctly.

[@languid-4535]

“You all should be happy you never found that envelope.” Actually made my stomach drop lol

[@HeroesHoshi]

The Patreon shoutouts really helps to wash away the scary atmosphere! Very beneficial when watching at 3am.

[@ilovecats743]

holy shit you are underrated. Your content is so entertaining. I first found your channel around a year ago and you have not grown enough. Glad you got a editor now though!

[@JoCaTen]

Hooray! More things to either be traumatized or fascinated from

[@pherasabraxas]

Another excellent deep dive video! Also, welcome Lorelei!

[@luvelyalice]

aww the densha otoko story was so adorable

[@aliceDarts]

Hey Lorelai thanks for helping out!

[@averagewhiteguy2]

I remember Nevada-tan. Though. I remember hearing about it on 4chan over a decade ago. It stood out to me since I live in Nevada. It was fascinating to me.

[@SakuraStardust]

What part of Nevada? I grew up in Northern NV

[@averagewhiteguy2]

@@SakuraStardust I've lived in Southern NV for a while now. I haven't actually been to Northern NV, but I did take an online class at UNR when UNLV didn't have it that semester. Small world, eh? It's nice to see a content creator from NV.

[@nickb2478]

for anyone curious about the japanese language used for the term hitogata 人型 it means human style/shape you can use (noun)gata to describe somethings shape or model type such as nekogata 猫型 meaning cat model/shape and is used to describe the character doraemon who says hes ネコ型ロボット (cat model robot) just a fun language fact for anyone curious

[@User72351]

Still going strong! Keep it up!

[@Shy_Creep]

Damn I was hoping there would be an explanation to the thumbnail photo as I’ve been trying to find the source of that for years. The photo scared me first when I watch that video “why you never became a dancer” and never knew where the picture came from

[@MsPurji313]

Train man is one of my favourite sweet movies ever. I love it. I also learned the wrong pronunciation of "Hermes", lol.

[@quinnlemay]

i love listening to your videos while i draw, keep up the great work! also welcome editor loreelai

[@chris_1412]

Loreelaiii‘s editing is awesome. I fricking love all the cat memes. Cat memes bring me so much joy

[@vjm3]

I liked the singing a the end. Not so much the scary "can you spot the ghost" pictures (okay...I kinda did like it). Also: I noticed your content is progressively getting better. Good job! Plus I like the more drawing you're making to express more. It reminds me of people who posted emotes of drawings of their avatars on Gaiaonline. Good luck and congrats Alex.

[@ferrariman195]

Only recently discovered your channel but already hooked Thank you for the awesome content Sending you best wishes from here in the UK

[@arthorization]

26:18 I see some weird light green facial structure in the top left corner 26:24 Suspiciously white facial figure in one of the windows on the left hand side. There’s also some weird spot on the very top window 26:28 I don’t know, need help on this one.

[@Roadent1241]

Nicely done and welcome, Lorelei! I was hoping to find out about the thumbnail pic but...!

[@Oriana_leung]

Thanks Lorelai. 27:35 Interesting and unique 😆.

[@okayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

Hi Lorelei, your editing is great! (also if you were the one who added the rotating cat gif ily)

[@thomasomelie]

Haven't finished the video yet (well, barely started watching) but I'm so happy to see another vid from you I love them so much

[@nagelfischer]

The Patreon section was great

[@farisballer]

the way you edited in the "I'll" as 'I'11" is so sneaky

[@chandlerdoeswhatifs9399]

Could you cover strange japanese websites that many foreigners may not he aware of?

[@lostwanderingdrifter]

That singing at the end is surprisingly soothing after what was shown.

[@JustBeef2]

I haven't watch your videos for a while,keep up the good content.

[@horrorforthought8245]

I sure hope I don't find an envelope of 50 thousand cockroaches when i take a walk in Akihabara

[@gutbucket6184]

I sure hope my Reese’s peanut butter cup doesn’t have lethal doses of uranium in it!

[@ceveseal8946]

Just in time for my Panera lunch, much appreciated xddd

[@SakuraStardust]

Oooh I love Panera. Their grilled cheese and tomato soup are goated

[@xexaii]

Seeing Nijiura Maids made my silly little brain explode a little I love them dearly

[@pko166]

I like what you did with the train siren on the beginning... subtle~

[@PlatinumPotat]

9:23 Oh my god Sakura you are adorable

[@Takkun4343]

Damn, now I wanna watch the Densha Otoko J-drama. That "hidden money" story was a wild ride from start to finish. (50000 was probably the weight/mass measurement of whatever drugs they put in the envelope.) And admittedly, I'm not too bothered by the Nevada-tan fanart - the incident was more a point of fascination for me than any deep interest - but I agree that the cult of personality it represents is indeed messed up. Thanks for another great video, and additional thanks to Loralei for joining the team.

[@enistoja]

when i was first trying to learn japanese, my teacher showed us Densha Otoko (the live action version) and we watched some of it in class. That was a wild, fun time.

[@questionablecharacter2144]

Thank you, Loreelei! For the great edits :^>

[@rovidelarosa]

Densha Otoko is one of the first JDrama series I ever watched in the mid 2000's along with Akihabara@deep and Ikebukuro West Gate Park.

[@CuteCuteJames]

Welcome, Lorelai! Your edits are lovely, and I feel like I know someone else you edit for but I can't remember who.

[@macaylacayton2915]

the blameitonjorge video you featured in is partially how I heard of you, the other part was because these type of stuff always piqued my interest so I started this dive with the channel Tara Devlin and eventually found you. Ironically I live in the USA so the western comparisons really help.

[@cartoonchan182]

Welcome loreelai great work 💜

[@AisuICY]

I am so interested to see more on the ghost photos, I am kinda scared but I want to see more. XD

[@Zanerli]

Time to get comfy, man I love this channel.

[@zach123101]

More Sakura LET'S GOOO

[@uemochi9316]

Arctic Hitogata: Someone watched Evangelion and decided to make an ARG about Lillith

[@jaycarp6474]

Welcome loreelai!

[@dreamhubproductions753]

Cool going to listen to this while I'm at work.