The Folklore that Demon Slayer S3 is Hiding

[@GaijinGoombah]

CHARACTER SPOILER! I talk about 2 divisions of hantengu very briefly in this vid who we haven't seen in thr anime. I don't say what they do, only show a single image, and spend very little time in this video talking about them.

[@simplesandcastle]

Bro, please put that warning in the video next time. Thank you and enjoy your time off. Looking forward to your videos when you're back! 😄

[@AJ-vj7xj]

Well speaking of oni, you should make a video on the deadly 6 from sonic lost world and there oni origins.

[@MatthewTheEmperor]

@@AJ-vj7xj That could be intresting... Only if Sonic Lost World and the deadly six in that game were actally decent...

[@MourningCoffeeMusic]

Damn. This makes Genya doing a Buddhist chant while they’re fighting mean so much more than it did originally.

[@solidskullz5736]

Hantengu has one of my favorite blood demon arts ever. Splitting himself into different emotions each with their own designs and powers is such a cool idea. It also makes him a really dangerous opponent

[@J-manli]

And it plays into his selfish self-preservation by showing how he's willing to throw anyone, including aspects of himself, under the bus to survive. Iirc, he and the Jar upper moon are the first demons to not have a sad backstory tied to their origins.

[@AnonEcho98]

@@J-manli I mean, there was also Enmu, if we're speaking strictly and only about actually named Demons, because then one could also bring up a lot of nameless mook demons.

[@tyrant-den884]

its like Naraku, but infinitely less annoying.

[@solidskullz5736]

@@J-manli yeah they have backstories according to the official fan book, they kind of just show that they were fucked up as humans too. When Gyokko was a kid he killed another kid and stuff his body into a pot. When the parents found out they stabbed him with a fishing spear and left to die, where Muzan found him. Hantengu was always anxious even as a human. He always thought he was the victim and made others look bad so that he appeared innocent. He changed his identity so many times that he could no longer remember who he once was. He also started a family but would later he was accused of something and killed his wife and kids, something that would become a process as he kept doing it over and over again

[@Kalebfenoir]

It occurs to me now that, watching this and hearing "Tengu are decievers who offer power and zen, but corrupt you"... and then looking at Warhammer 40k's Tzeentch greater daemons who tend to be birdlike, carry sorcerer staffs, and are minions of a God who decieves people with promises of knowledge and power.... That Tzeentch daemons are basically Tengu. Maybe not coincidentally, if Tzeentch's worship showed up on Terra during that period as the appearance of Tengu.

[@adhambarbour]

I think this is my favorite Tengu analysis ever. It's so good. Have a safe trip Gaijin and I hope you find what you're looking for on this trip.❤️(Also the Kingyo no Yuurei will haunt my nightmares, THANKS BUDDY!!🤣🤣)

[@naythan4008]

One of your Demon Slayer videos convinced me to give it a cance and it has become one of the shows I most look forward to every week. Thank you!

[@HeavenlyZanpakuto]

Don’t forget Hantengu also represents the mitama Aizetsu - Which could be the nigi-mitama in a more depressive form Urogi - Saki mitama, joy Sekido - Ara mitama, violence Karaku - Nigi-mitama, calmness Zohakuten - Kushi mitama, which is wisdom. Has powers over the harvest (wood dragons) and is said to bring blessings and cause transformations (which could be his ability to use the powers of the others, that and his form resembles a deity which could be considered a blessing and is most definitely a transformation).

[@stealthshinobi3310]

Finally,a video acknowledging hantengu as a tengu

[@supersai-raptor5167]

Hantengu is my favorite upper moon and demon in the series and I absolutely loved this video Goomba, you touched on a lot that I puzzled with in my head, like I actually never knew the Japanese name for Sekido’s staff, and the chest strap for Karaku that were tied to old Daitengu mostly, ahhh! I’m such a nerd for this stuff! Thanks again!

[@daedalus5253]

Idea for a future video: In the Japanese trading card game yugioh several archetypes (scareclaw, tearlaments, Kashtira and the newest Manadium) have been released, that are part of one big story and include Buddhist and, I think, Hindu themes each. There might still come out more archetypes though.

[@lunarshadow5584]

It's interesting to think that where the west's monsters are mostly inhumane creatures born through unnatural means, all yokai of the east are creators born from a morphed human form, especially when it comes to the big three most well-known: Tengu, Oni, Kitsune. (Which all seem to have a very specific starting ground for their creation, Oni being militaristic enemies, Tengu being religious opposition, and Kitsune being romantic opposition.) Getting to see these videos break down the origins of the types of Yokai will be useful for the story I'm working on which takes huge inspiration from both eastern and western views and ideas on monsters and deities.

[@mepollack]

Have a great trip back to Japan! Look forward to these videos whenever they come out, love the Tengu analysis.

[@BenFranklin89]

The fear form with the lump on his head could be referencing an old Tengu story as well. The story says a man with a lump on his head overheard Tengu singing & dancing so he went to join them. They all had fun together & liked the man's dancing so much they took his lump, presumably to give it back the next day. This man informed others of what happened & a different man with a similar lump sought out the Tengu. The new man found them & either because they didn't like his dancing as much or just because they not only didn't take his lump but gave him the previous man's lump as well Edit: Spelling

[@AceNinjaViking]

Literally chuckled to myself as I watched this at your comment on us viewers spotting Hatengu, because that is *exactly* what happened to me as I binged the episodes. Even the emotions part was turning around in my brain though I couldn't place why until your video. XD

[@kaizoaudio1798]

My brain went to Junji Ito when thinking about the goldfish. “Gyō”is pretty wild.

[@LordBloodySoul]

Omg! I am so happy for you! Enjoy your trip to Japan :D I am sure it will do your mind and soul good :3

[@muhammadarifzahran9539]

3 months too late, but I think the Jumonji-Yari spear also harkens back to Hozoin Inei, a sohei (One of my favorite Warrior class in Sengoku Jidai) who founded the Hozoin-ryu. Stories credited Hozoin Inei as the creator of the Jumonji Yari. So who knows

[@KirbysPVS]

Demon slayer is such a fun show, and the cultural analysis videos on it are also great!

[@nine_tails137]

Agreed! I actually avoided watching this video, until I finished watching Swordsmith Village. Cause then I wouldn't have to worry about spoilers.

[@Plokman040]

Remember the first time I saw the Hyottoko mask was in a Manga called Legendz, a happy go lucky digital pet turned world saving adventure. I know the Jabberwocky was a monster in wonderland but good grief based off that comic the thing must be a Kami class evil!

[@nine_tails137]

Honestly, those Hyottoko masks always confused me? Since they were so goofy looking I couldn't take the people wearing them seriously. But after learning the culture behind it, now I know why they wear them.

[@onionknight44]

I knew tengu was apart of it but i thought his original body was modeled after the sneaky old yoki the three long heads that Rikuo Nura was based on from Nura, rise of the Yokai clan. Seeing how Hantengu's buldging head and ability to sneak into homes almost completely unnoticed

[@lukestarkiller441]

Gotta love the attention to detail Demon Slayer has. I have a feeling you'll have some stuff to say about Genya to, given the chance. But I hope you enjoy your time back in Japan. You deserve to take it easy & clear your head!

[@elizabethcoen]

10:35 I had a hunch that Gaijin would sneak a Star Wars reference into one of his videos. Gaijin-san, may the Force be with you, always.

[@liamhenderson9031]

Hey Gaijin, great video as always. I've recently returned from my first trip to Japan and saw a lot of things I originally learned about through your videos, including Mt. Takao, Sogenji Temple and the Igaryu ninja museum, and just wanted to thank you for that, and for the wealth of information I got prior to my trip thanks to you.

[@travisherndon94]

Nice vid Gaijin, have a safe trip dude and I can't wait to see what new things you'll bring once you return.

[@MegabyteRedSector]

As you described the Tengu and their path, all I could think was the Ruinous Powers in W40K.... and then the image at 10:45 kicked in.... make the neck a bit longer and that could well be a Changer of Ways (Tzeentchian greater deamon in the game and lore). I think we might have another link here. ;)

[@Raven28Pisces]

and Genya just gave prayers to Tengu... lol😂

[@salemoshatal2683]

Hope you be safe on your travel on Japan. And really enjoying so much of your video culture Japan

[@namonaisonzai9336]

Good to hear you’re going back!! Go feed your soul and enjoy! ❤ I just came back at the beginning of February from 3 weeks in Japan and MAN did that do me good haha. Thank you for another amazing vid!

[@donatellocarbonados9455]

Enjoy yourself bro, you’ve earned it

[@diaborodevil3161]

How did I not know hantengu was a tengu it stared at me in the face can’t wait for gyokko

[@joshuacouture479]

There was a game I use to play called samurai vs zombies, while I’m no expert I’m sure it had a ton of yokai in it.

[@alittlemonkey4851]

Be safe GG, hope you have an amazing trip duder.

[@SWATDRUMMUH]

Originally I thought this demon was based off of the four energies of a kami you did a while back

[@StormCrusher94]

Congrats on finally being able to go back to Japan. Hope we will see you on Trash Taste and educate the boys Japanese folklore . And an Aki haunted places visits?

[@jamcalx]

God bless and safe travels, GG!

[@mantis638]

There is one anime I am wondering if it would be covered. In My Dress up Darling, the anime covers a guy who grew up seeking to be a classic doll maker, but struggles to accomplish it until he helps his classmate Mari with her cosplay. Do you think there is any cultural stuff that could be drawn from the season? Obviously you should enjoy your trip to Japan, but I think it could be interesting to look into it.

[@kazekamiha]

The fish with human legs is something I recall the the old anime The Slayers.

[@Gensei-Kihara]

i'm a simple man, i see Raijin's taiko drums, i gets excited. simples. (Raijin and Fujin are my favourite kami)

[@warrirornunluv801]

Buddhism is the path to the Jedi Tengu-do is the path to the Sith

[@oceanstar3349]

I remember seeing a fish with a human body in the Slayers Anime as well. It is certainly a ubiquetous Creature.

[@haileysnyder3173]

Good luck in Japan Gijinn! Sometime down the line can you do a culture analysis on milo brightbeam. You play him so well and you have gotten my attention with some of the things he's done.

[@haileysnyder3173]

I love your work on the unexpectables.

[@haileysnyder3173]

Is it a scam?

[@mathieuleader8601]

the goldfish ghost gives me flashbacks to that very creepy Halloween special of Dexter's Lab I watched as a kid

[@Sparkbomber]

Great video, but Demon Slayer is definitely full of things to discover in that sense. Best wishes for your trip, but maybe check in with the Erma webcomic too. ^_^

[@edparadis6685]

i have a worst ninja for you. Kimberly from Street fighter Six. She's loud announces herself poses and asks how she did . Listens to head phones music all the time loudly, uses different colour of spray paint on the scence and disaapers with it and can be seen running away or coming up to attack

[@thatonearanara]

0:11 BRO WHAT THAT TANUKI. Goofing around.

[@theshuman100]

i dont why but i genuinely believe theres an old timey ilustration of base form hantengu out there somewhere. it just looks so mundane yet deliberate

[@MidoseitoAkage]

1:23 Oh, theres the actual name. I always saw those strange people wear this mask in Yo-kai 2, in the infinite tunnel.

[@nine_tails137]

I'm glad I streamed all 11 episodes of Swordsmith Village before watching this. Cause I didn't know how much you would cover, so I wanted to avoid spoilers.

[@JoyBoy0606]

I just had an idea for another series. You talk so much about japanese historical figures like Oda Nobunaga or Hatori Hanzo in your videos. You should do videos talking specifically about those historical figures, their stories, and pop culture references to them. Take Benkei for example. You could go more in depth about his story and talk about how he was the inspiration for characters like Azan from Berserk or Whitebeard from One Piece.

[@GokuSS400]

*drools at the gundam wing gunpla*

[@squeethemog213]

Have a fun trip man and thanks for another interesting vid 😁

[@aidenp6001]

Wait a second, anthropramorphic bird creatures specializing in deceit and leading folks into false enlightenment? I think I no know why Tzneetch in Warhammer, both fantasy and 40K, is often associated with birds, especially when it come to Karos Fateweaver from warhammer 3

[@adastic]

can't watch this quite yet, but liked and left this to help!

[@UndeadEggmiester]

I hope you have a great trip and I look forward to the aftermath of what it brings the channel.

[@nahui5111]

Hey Gaijin! I'll be going to Japan this summer too roughly around June to Niigata and Hakodate! I would like to give back to you by getting you some videos or photos since Patreon is not available in my country. If there are any sights you would like to see or use feel free to ask!

[@tipulsar85]

Have a relaxing time on the trip, and hopefully you find more info that you can share eventually.

[@kylecocciante4362]

FISH FACE ON LEGS!!!!!!!!!!

[@shawnheatherly]

It's firing on all cylinders.

[@KingFlameHawk]

Really like the Jedi/Sith comparison you slipped in there.

[@Jack-lo5me]

Love the video! But it made me think about something; Why would the greatest of folk heros be taught by Tengu? If Tengu are/were seen as blasphemers and users of earthly power, why would people have high opinions of characters who train under them? Then I realized something; the west, specifically America, has some historical heros who became so famous that their story became folklore. Robert Johnson, who is said to have stood at a literal and figurative crossroads, and then sold his soul to the devil in return for unnatural, even divine skill in his craft; music. It makes me wonder how many other cultures have specific folk heros like this? I don’t doubt that there are a ton; “the hero who uses the power of evil for good after giving up eternal happiness” isn’t exactly a neo-concept. But it just makes me want to figure out how many of these stories there are, and if they are connected, or if we as humans just tend to the same story structure.

[@urban0443]

Best explanation of different the Tengu. You make very very interesting. ❤

[@bluehatguy4279]

Reminds me of those fish with legs on Slayers.

[@mathieuleader8601]

the goldfish ghost is what would Klaus be in the American Dad if it was an anime

[@izzadk86]

Speaking of Tengu, I know that most of them are depicted as bird-man like, but is there any wolf tengu?? the 1st time I seen a "wolf tengu" was in touhou, so I thought it was just a touhou thing, but in the recent chapter of Tensura, they made a clan of "bird tengu" but with a "wolf tengu" as the leader / head of clan. So is this "wolf tengu" a real yokai or just some modern anime yokai??

[@arayaahlquist228]

so is ponyo a Kingyo no Yuurei then? I know ponyo is based on the little mermaid...but this seems to make more sense

[@tyranitararmaldo]

0:12 Woah! Crossover episodes?! :o

[@thetribunaloftheimaginatio5247]

I love these videos where you're not foaming at the mouth about how much "Magical Ninja" suck because they're not historically accurate.

[@crithitjace]

Fish with limbs? Sounds like Tengoku Daimakyou.

[@Redfield253]

TRASH TASTE APPEARANCE WHEN

[@GaijinGoombah]

It isn't.

[@damianolima2100]

5:18 JONTRON

[@keiththompson9435]

*Hears Swordsmithing* You have my undivided attention

[@vustvaleo8068]

the goldfish-man also appears as a Yu-Gi-Oh! monster, lol.

[@lordmeechku5517]

Please make a video on tengudo it sounds really interesting

[@joeb8935]

Gaijin: this video will talk about the first couple of episodes of the anime The video: drops manga spoilers with no warning

[@origialtych]

I thought Hantengu was also a reference to Hannya?

[@dragonjaj]

i wounder what coulter easter aggs are in gundam

[@kagekaiser9270]

Wasn't expecting a Jontron reference here, much less in 2023.

[@RetroWrathX13B]

9:11 You confused the names of the different forms. Karaku is the one with the fan, and Uroki is the one with wings

[@mattiismouse1086]

0:12 AKIDEAREST JUMPSCARE

[@edi9892]

What about the blue rope loops at the shoulders?

[@BlackfootFerret]

I gotta see this show.

[@boshwa20]

Are you going to do any follow up videos to Wild Hearts? Cause the final boss I NEED ANSWERS!!!

[@albertramirez7686]

So then the Tangu practice qliphothic spiritualism. As opposed to following the way of the sephiroth.

[@MauM.]

I would like to know what that thing growing on Hantengu's head was supposed to represent

[@TheCreepypro]

always more than meets the eye

[@trustindean5164]

But wait whats the pot guys deal, is that just also the fish thingy?

[@ShanaReviews]

So wait, Tengu-Do is just the Yokai equivalent to the Seven Deadly Sins? Just with emotions?

[@desrochessimon3044]

Will you at least make a video about Shuriken School?

[@nobleskywalker4639]

Im surpised you haven't made a video on the breathing forms and how the main derivatives of Sun will always be connected to Sun since it's kinda your kind of vid

[@Plokman040]

Gaijin my friend, I hope your trip is great. I know that feeling of not being able to do something you love, my home con Capecomiccon has been out of my reach since 2020 (last year I got to go and I tell you I was lucky, that was July 2020 you know when Covid went nuts again) and it isn't really because of me, I stayed home a lot while Covid was Pandemic because my dad has a Trache (survived cancer twice) so his lungs were directly in danger from that virus. But planning on going this October with my dad. After we got our vaccines and doctors ok. So my friend have fun, say hey to your buddies and do what ya love.

[@Erikjust]

Don´t know if this could be a topic for a future video. But you have in the past talked about the difference between Japan and the western world. Could something like the history of eating utensils be a good topic for a future video? It is well know that in the west we use knives, forks and spoons while they seem to be using mainly chopsticks in Japan. Is there a historic origin as to why the west ended up using cutlery while the east ended up using chopsticks instead? Same maybe with the different kinds of foods.

[@Billybob-en1mk]

Whats with koi carp and vases? Sekiro had the same thing

[@le_chef-Klown]

Have you seen the new tmnt shredder's revenge dlc announcement?! USAGI IS COMING!!!!!!

[@tyrant-den884]

Ginko no Yurei making anyone else think about Toilet-kun?

[@MarcusBS]

WHOOHOOO!!!! more living threw gaijin!!!!!!

[@wuba5456]

Have a great trip!!

[@olgagachaphoenix9130]

Just saw Episode 5 of season 3 lol

[@danielbryant4349]

Enjoy your vacation

[@gachamason2459]

You should do a video on yokai monsters 100 monsters movie from 1968

[@komodrasteel8019]

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