Another videotape from the Japanese Office for Human Studies (Tags: Professor Zubov [Soviet ship])
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@m_g_khatravinsky Жыл бұрын
Here’s an extra layer of information that I think is worth pointing out: that in much of the sequences the Japanese either contradict English text's meanings or provide complementary information. They are as follows, translations from Japanese are indicated by brackets: 00:20 (An intelligent hunter) 00:32 (That’s a good eye) (which hunts down the prey) (Terror from the smell) *probably meant to be "It smells fear" 00:40 maxilla (that tear the flesh apart) (and the bones) 00:50 Spine (that turns into a tail) 00:59 (Hunts at the bottom of the ocean) 1:08 (It is more evolved than any of us) 1:18 (It will always out-run you) 1:28 (Its grasp can kill you instantly) 1:37 (If you wish to meet your family again, avoid NINGEN at all costs. ) 1:50 the lower line says: (Our mythologies were their mythologies) 3:25 (whale is filled with fear) 4:35 the Japanese nickname column reads: (KEIZO) 5:03 the nickname column reads: (Removed out of respect to the Hunatsu family) 6:15 (A powerful engine) 6:24 rib cage (of cannibalism) 6:31 (Bullet-proof bone) 6:37 (A superior instinct...) (...It always...) 6:46 (...breaks the neck.) 6:55 skull (that remembers everybody) 7:03 (Ancestor of cannibalism) edit: Adjustments were made here and there after the initial posting. Shout out to the lads in the reply section who pointed out the issues.
@jdrzkn Жыл бұрын
I wonder if hunatsu family is related to funatsu in the previous vid
@cthulhufan_2394 Жыл бұрын
"our mythologies are their mythologies." MM connection perhaps?
@kentaroukamakiri5384 Жыл бұрын
3:25 (whale is filled with fear)
@m_g_khatravinsky Жыл бұрын
@@kentaroukamakiri5384 Added, thank you!
@gremloid Жыл бұрын
thank you for the translations!
@fissionabledolphin Жыл бұрын
Deep Sea horror is probably one of the most underrated subgenres of analog horror, getting to see Alex’s take on it is really exciting
@zenatic-aox Жыл бұрын
any suggestions for analog horror like this?
@fissionabledolphin Жыл бұрын
@@zenatic-aoxhaven’t seen much of it on youtube but there are some gemini home entertainment videos that give the same vibe, also saw something like this from nepyhs media i believe (no idea how to spell that)
@2gupsy4me Жыл бұрын
@@zenatic-aoxactually, one of the first examples of analog horror is centered around the deep blue sea, its called NOC+10 and its really cool.
@Amygdalum Жыл бұрын
@@fissionabledolphin Unfortunately the Gemini deep sea video (the deep blue) appears to have been removed & decanonized. Was a shame too, deep sea horror is so investing. Would love to make a video myself on the subject of some unknown beast lurking down there in the future.
@Slipperyslab Жыл бұрын
@@Amygdalum any idea why?
@solarboyaaron4652 Жыл бұрын
The diagrams of the skeletal structures of these things is both insanely cool and horribly unnerving The vibe of everything in this video is incredible
@solarboyaaron4652 Жыл бұрын
Also, whatever that thing at the end is, the ‘Stage 3’ God I love it Idk what it is or if we’ll ever see it in some way other than the blurry photos but GOD I am obsessed with it
@Just-a-mexican-guy. Жыл бұрын
Somehow I convinced my friends that this is real
@justyuyun1557 Жыл бұрын
It remind me of those walrus movies Called "Tusk"
@NighmareEyws9 ай бұрын
Anything with fucked up anatomy but with a human skull freaks me out on a primal level
@gabrielf.ferreira9132 Жыл бұрын
Sum-up of stuff i gathered through the video: Ningen: -can speak to other creatures(I'll assume by telepathy) and possibly read their minds as well. -merges with other living beings to get to evolve into their other stages(by convincing that being to merge with it, or by force), although initially they don't exactly have to do it to reach their first aquatic stage. -cannibalistic(due to them being super evolved and being the only predators in the area) -It has 3 stages(for now): 1- Mountain: bipedal, most Ningens stay in this stage as trying to merge with the aquatic creatures would be pointless as in the end they would have to go back to land again which would end up killing them as they would end up dying of dehydration) 2- Aquatic: has whale-like structure. 3- Flying: has no other bones aside from it's spine(most Aquatics don't get to reach this stage due to them dying of dehydration, which explains why there aren't like thousands of them flying around) -The last phrase describes how the Ningen use other species as tools to go beyond. Keizo: -from the Hunutsu/Funutsu family. Some assumptions: -Keizo then found the Whale Ningen's corpse, but it was still alive and somehow managed to communicate with him, probably trying to merge with him so that it would continue to live before being interrupted by Keizo's crew members. -the corpse would later be brought to the soviet expedition ship for a better understanding of what exactly it is. But the corpse was still alive, and it manages to merge with Keizo, not only that but it eats the other crew members to satisfy it's hunger. Extra little theory: Why would the Ningen need such an advanced body structure? being able to easily break bones with it's claws, being resistant enough to be impervious to bullets and evolving through the assimilation of other living organisms?? Simple, they're adapting to a bigger threat, maybe what they're trying to do is escape the planet through humanity. We know they are much more evolved than any of us, so they might know something we don't. Edit: why do Mountain Ningens look so fucking goofy?
@OmartheOnar Жыл бұрын
Mountain ningens really do look fucken goofy, there like, 4-5 feet tall and dont even have arms ( or atleast arms in the classical sense ) and they probably walk like a fucken rubberhose looney tunes character.
@KenzieIsKenzie Жыл бұрын
Can you explain the cave story part to me? I can kinda understand it but its still weird to me, because Ningen translates to Human in english, so im confused if the "human" in the cave paintings were ningens or actual humans. Another thing is, im confused if the cave story takes place underwater or in the surface, because the human merged with a whale where it looks like to be underwater, but theres another mountain down below with the more evolved "ningen", then when the human falls, it falls onto the tip of the mountain, which means its on the surface, but how does a whale survive being overwater? Another thing is that when the human falls, it says "mountain humans will find corpse" does it mean mountain ningens or actual people?
@boijames3253 Жыл бұрын
@@KenzieIsKenziek so for the first question, I’m leaning over the fact that it’s the Ningen but as humans with the ability to morph and merge with other creatures (like a precursor to Ningen). The whole story is underwater meaning, the Ningen went with the whale and merged with it, meets another evolved Ningen at a deep trench. Both Ningen merge together and gets overwater and climbs the mountain, this is where it gets weird because the current Ningen apparently dehydrates and dies but it’s still somehow alive. A time later, Keizo and his crew discovered the still alive skeletal remains of the Ningen up on the mountain, tried to merge with Keizo but interrupted by Keizo’s crew. The Soviet ship takes both Keizo’s crew and the skeletal Ningen onboard, the Ningen somehow merged with Keizo, transform into the 3rd form (which is just a spine left) and ate all the humans onboard the ship. I can’t tell what exactly happened afterwards tho and this is my best guess. Also, some have theorized that when before the Ningen in its 2nd form (when the 2 evolved Ningens merged) climbed to the mountain, that Ningen literally dropped out of the sky as in there is an ocean above.
@KenzieIsKenzie Жыл бұрын
@@boijames3253 Ah okay, Thank you for telling me the answers to my question, I understand now.
@bransbersn Жыл бұрын
The mountain ningen looks like a nugget with legs
@xxfalconarasxx5659 Жыл бұрын
So here is my interpretation of what is going on here. This is an origin story for the Ningen. It seems that it traces back a long time ago, to the Paleolithic Age (Old Stone Age). A group of ancient "humans" inhabited some sort of mountainous region lining the Antarctic coast, most likely the Transantarctic Mountain Range. One day, a human traverses the mountain to see what is on the other side, and finds themselves on a cliff edge with only ocean beyond. A whale visits, and asks if the human plans to jump. The human says "No", but expresses admiration at the whale's ability to traverse the waters freely, and disappointment in his/her inability to do the same, because the whale has a tail, and the human has legs. One day, the human "changes form", apparently shapeshifting by some means, transforming into some sort of whale-like creature, and jumps into the water to meet the whale, becoming the first Ningen, and going "beyond", both beyond the mountains, and beyond his/her human limitations. The Ningen meets the whale, and is excited by this turn of events, and it too wishes to go "beyond". It takes the human to what appears to be a drop off, either the edge of a continental shelf or trench. The two figures that represent the whale and Ningen apparently merge and descend, and upon reaching the bottom, a new figure seems to come up, also claiming to want to go "beyond". This may be an odd interpretation, but I think the whale and the Ningen may have mated, and produced an offspring, which is what this new figure is. So, the two became the primordial parents of the Ningen species. So this first offspring also wants to "beyond", but in a different direction. It wants to go to land, and so it heads for the mountains from which the first Ningen came from. Apparently it managed to reach the top, but did not survive for long, and people eventually find its corpse lying there. There is a third stage where a Ningen can go further "beyond", taking on a form without limbs, and an atrophied head. It appears to be an aerial creature this time around. The ramblings of Hugo Funatsu seem to imply it is some sort of an apotheosis phase of these creatures.
@cosmoscenti5173 Жыл бұрын
the painting shown is Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre, the giant skeleton shown in it is what inspired popular depictions of the Gashadokuro, a Japanese yokai taking the form of a giant skeleton. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takiyasha_the_Witch_and_the_Skeleton_Spectre
@artisan2906 Жыл бұрын
yes, but the Japanese text says the whale is "full of fear". maybe it... merged with the whale?
@xxfalconarasxx5659 Жыл бұрын
@@artisan2906 That's a pretty good point. Didn't realise that the English translation might not entirely line up with the Japanese text.
@ForelliBoy Жыл бұрын
When it zooms in on the "11,000 years" part of the caption, the blue letters turn into the question from the first episode: "ARE WE THEIR WARM CHILDREN?" Combined with "Hell is cold, what happens when it's warm" - what if old George had spawn?
@BobbinRobbin777 Жыл бұрын
@@artisan2906 Or did the human assault the fish?
@wesleymiles8756 Жыл бұрын
The implications of the cave painting story are beyond horrifying. The ocean is such a great source of good horror, since we know so little about what it truly contains.
@user-jr3zr2mp9c10 ай бұрын
Water
@Raihandsome0710 ай бұрын
@@user-jr3zr2mp9csalt water
@hootax89808 ай бұрын
@@user-jr3zr2mp9c dark water that hides strange things
@Poopenfarden2 ай бұрын
@@user-jr3zr2mp9c Shat myself from this jumpscare
@Zixi63Ай бұрын
Fish
@user-rv6qk2cn4z Жыл бұрын
Alex I don’t know if the Japanese texts are intentionally translated to be unrelated with English texts but it’s indeed terrifying, especially during the anatomy section.
@user-rv6qk2cn4z Жыл бұрын
I just watched it again and it’s definitely intentional! Like when the English texts say “friendly human” the Japanese texts say “if you want to meet your family again please avoid encountering Human at all costs”
@fissionabledolphin Жыл бұрын
@@user-rv6qk2cn4zi was just watching this and noticing how much longer the japanese phrases were compared to the translations and was just figured ‘oh interesting how english is much shorter when compared to a foreign language’ but that just adds a whole other layer of creepiness
@nerobernardino88 Жыл бұрын
@@fissionabledolphin As someone with a VERY basic understanding of japanese (and my "not trusting that shit yo" vibe got reinforced by the top comment): the JP texts are wildly different.
@bigpigeon2384 Жыл бұрын
it definitley adds another layer to the story. The japanese seem to think/know that the ningen pose a real threat to humanity. but whoever translated it seems to be deliberatley misleading people into underestimatiing these things. There is definitly some kind of government conspiracy going on.
@foureyesisafish796815 күн бұрын
@@user-rv6qk2cn4z also notably every instance of human in this series is probably meant to be Ningen instead, because guess what Ningen means in Japanese?
@mimilllion Жыл бұрын
alex making multiple series satirizing the fuck out of america and then immediately moving on to focus on other non american cultures is so funny i love it so much, especially since a lot of web horror is already from a very americanized perspective of monsters destroying buildings and secretly invading our society etc. i respect the grind and i’m in love with this series so far
@rancorious7785 Жыл бұрын
His trail of destruction spreads worldwide.
@Amygdalum Жыл бұрын
Love the feel of this new series. The ambiance feels so ethereal when it need to be and terrifying in others, and the use of colors and tinting adds this deeply unsettling aura to it. The deep ocean is full of unknown terrors and you play with some really neat ideas here. Overall consider me very excited to see you continue to expand into this.
@vipahxxx7640 Жыл бұрын
It really feels other wordly.
@cocleum Жыл бұрын
I am so proud of you for posting another video about Japan 🇯🇵 Sometimes I was surprised to see that some sentences in English and Japanese don't mean the same thing. I find some sentence in English describing bones was written in Japanese describing something horrible. It was very interesting. I'm using translator so I'm sorry for saying bad English.
@legatelaurie Жыл бұрын
Don't worry, what you've written is very clear
@cocleum Жыл бұрын
@@legatelaurie thank you🥰
@fortniteblackmanta1098 Жыл бұрын
The difference between the sentences is very intentional. The text in English is supposed to be misleading to the English viewer but the Japanese text tells the truth
@randomguy0047 Жыл бұрын
Can you please translate the japanese text?
@fortniteblackmanta1098 Жыл бұрын
From commenter @m.g.khatravinsky2803, “ Here’s an extra layer of information that I think is worth pointing out: that in much of the sequences the Japanese either contradict English text's meanings or provide complementary information. They are as follows, translations from Japanese are indicated by brackets: 00:20 (An intelligent hunter) 00:32 (That’s a good eye) (which hunts down the prey) (Terror from the smell) *probably meant to be "It smells fear" 00:40 maxilla (that tear the flesh apart) (and the bones) 00:50 Spine (that turns into a tail) 00:59 (Hunts at the bottom of the ocean) 1:08 (It is more evolved than any of us) 1:18 (It will always out-run you) 1:28 (Its grasp can kill you instantly) 1:37 (If you wish to meet your family again, avoid NINGEN at all costs. ) 1:50 the lower line says: (Our mythologies were their mythologies) 3:25 (whale is filled with fear) 4:35 the Japanese nickname column reads: (KEIZO) 5:03 the nickname column reads: (Removed out of respect to the Hunatsu family) 6:15 (A powerful engine) 6:24 rib cage (of cannibalism) 6:31 (Bullet-proof bone) 6:37 (A superior instinct...) (...It always...) 6:46 (...breaks the neck.) 6:55 skull (that remembers everybody) 7:03 (Ancestor of cannibalism) edit: Adjustments were made here and there after the initial posting. Shout out to the lads in the reply section who pointed out the issues.”
@FishandChipper Жыл бұрын
Other people have pointed out the differences between the Japanese text and the English text but one really subtle one is how when talking about the "nicknames" for the NINGEN corpses the first time round they use "愛称" (nickname/ more like pet name) and the second time they use "ニックネーム" which is just the English word "nickname" in Katakana.
@beancan2752 Жыл бұрын
For those of you wondering the interview at the end talking about the energy of animals was taken from an interview with Steve Jobs about VisiCalc. This same interview is also used in the music video for "Barbra" by Vulfpeck
@gigachadgaming1551 Жыл бұрын
Bicycles really are impressively efficient, we had to make the tour de france go through multiple countries to make it hard enough.
@SisterRose Жыл бұрын
man I did not expect to see a Vulfpeck reference here but i'm happy i did
@beancan2752 Жыл бұрын
You'll be glad to know you can now connect Mr Manticore to Brian David Gilbert as well with this line
@tracewyrm Жыл бұрын
Would've never guessed the first video was going to become a series! I loved the aesthetics of the video so seeing more of it really is pleasant
@starxolotl Жыл бұрын
5:39 With how slowly this thing is moving when contrasted to the size comparative to the camera- either they were lying when they said this thing was fast or it’s MASSIVE.
@loercayt6146 Жыл бұрын
Massive since in the stone painting it was the size of the whale
@MayliSong Жыл бұрын
I thought it was a bit odd that the Japanese text at 1:08 is big and red like a warning, while the English text is small, calm blue, and saying reassurances. Kudos to Mister Manticore there, that’s a very clever way to subtly cue us in that something is wrong here. Thank you also to the commenters who actually knew what it was saying, it is both wildly unsettling and very gratifying to have that hunch confirmed.
@zaunerswife Жыл бұрын
FATHER I WAS CONCERNED, BUT YOU ARE HERE
@CodeNameX001 Жыл бұрын
9:00 For those who don't know, that's a Yokai, a Japanese style "demon" called Gashadokuro. Probably the most famous legend of the Gashadokuro was from the execution of the real life figure Taira no Masakado. Masakado was a leader and a samurai, who betrayed the Emperor and lead a failed rebellion. A bounty was put on his head, and he was decapitated by his nephew, as revenge for killing his father years prior. In revenge Taira no Masakado's daughter, Takiyasha Hime, raised the bones of his deceased army, and gathered them into a single monstrocity to ravage Kyoto until her father's head was returned to a small fishing village called Shibasaki. Today, Shibasaki is now Tokyo, and Masakado has been deified as a protector of Tokyo.
@M8tallicJi8ngshi Жыл бұрын
@@milkallergy8829 YOUNG NOBLE JUNIOR!!! YEAAAAHHHH
@ravenslight7934 Жыл бұрын
I wasn't expecting this to become a series, but I'm really happy it is. Cryptids aren't really something that's touched on in analogue horror, and it's really cool to see someone finally doing it. The manticore never ceases to amaze.
@torvovenator Жыл бұрын
I think the same, cryptids has a lot of potential in analog horror!
@Beowolf-jy5rc Жыл бұрын
yeah gemini is the only one that has made a full series based on a cryptid.
@davidjovanovic2614 Жыл бұрын
@@Beowolf-jy5rcwhich one?
@Mr.G69420Bro Жыл бұрын
When society collapses, I hope that this is archived somewhere on a physical medium. I hope future humans or aliens can find all of the work Alex has done here and think that this was real or at least start throwing wrenches in the theories they will have about us.
@WobblesandBean Жыл бұрын
I love how you say "when", not "if". Cuz yeah, there's no way we're not gonna end the world one way or another.
@soraxstacy1477 Жыл бұрын
We need a huge threat in order for humanity to work together
@weregarurumon3202 Жыл бұрын
@@soraxstacy1477what if the sun is a deadly laser?
@LemonHallPartii Жыл бұрын
@@weregarurumon3202but then what if we get a blanket?
@weregarurumon3202 Жыл бұрын
@@LemonHallPartii and choke the sun with it?
@DeadBoneJones Жыл бұрын
"whale is speechless" bro is FLABBERGASTED
@mrreyes50045 ай бұрын
Fr this one random whale was having a civil conversation with some caveman in one moment, and then witnessed the caveman go through a Junji-Ito-style Pokemon evolution in the next moment. I would start questioning existence too, wtf.
@DeadBoneJones5 ай бұрын
@@mrreyes5004 I wanna see Junji ito’s Pokemon now
@mrreyes50045 ай бұрын
Human: It's not fair, you get to swim freely as an awesome creature while I'm just a land ape. Whale: Damn bro, guess that sucks. Human: Man, screw this. **Randomly folds into a Lovecraftian abomination** Whale: _AYO WHAT THE FU--_
@nocontent641 Жыл бұрын
Came over from wendigoon So much awe and respect keeping up your art through the years and with losing a parent . I loved how you tied everything non-linear specific writing is so hard to do well but this is great I hope you continue your art and feel love from your fans ❤❤❤❤❤
@ForelliBoy Жыл бұрын
On the Ukiyo-e at the end: "Utagawa Kuniyoshi was known for his depictions of historical and mythical scenes, and combined both in portraying the tenth-century princess Takiyasha summoning a skeleton spectre to frighten Ōya no Mitsukuni." The figure holding the flag/shovel is smiling.
@WhatIsThatThingDoing Жыл бұрын
Or an axe maybe
@seanemery1917 Жыл бұрын
I think that is an axe
@TheTrailArchivist Жыл бұрын
I’m likely reading this wrong, but I’ve got the implication that that thing just fell from the sky & that there is an “ocean” above us.
@yaronakrayis7291 Жыл бұрын
I'm sure you're right, it fell back in time from what's below the ocean
@Slipperyslab Жыл бұрын
The Ocean Above Us, known as Space.
@thequimsnaim Жыл бұрын
As Slap Man sad perhaps space, or perhaps... Another reality.
@yaronakrayis7291 Жыл бұрын
@@Slipperyslab so pacific rim was correct, there's a portal to space in the ocean
@TheTrailArchivist Жыл бұрын
@@thequimsnaim that is 100% a possibility
@kilojool4kuhd68 Жыл бұрын
i don't know anything about japanese but i'm sure as hell that the texts at the beginning describing the ""friendly"" human are probably not accurate
@zenatic-aox Жыл бұрын
it probably says something different. like there are two perspectives of the video. maybe one's from some corporation or government trying to cover up what's really happening.
@stnkbug7533 Жыл бұрын
This is really exciting! I'm so glad we're getting more Ningen content!! I really loved the shot of the creepy underwater human, the design is super cool, I love the long arms
@gabrielamaro1470 Жыл бұрын
Interesting little theme of looping in this one. The ancient parable a cycle that leads into itself, and the numbers at the top of the footage of the stage 2 keep repeating instead of progressing forward like a regular timecode for VHS footage. Since the Stage 3 seems to be eldritch horror tier, I wonder if these beings have increasingly reality warping power as they mature. "Going beyond" as was said in the parable.
@eduardotejeris3506 Жыл бұрын
Una pregunta a las 1:54 del vídeo el texto de azul cambia a otras palabras solo pude entender "warm children", ¿podrias averiguar si se puede entender la oración completa?
@gabrielamaro1470 Жыл бұрын
@@eduardotejeris3506 no se ve, pero creo que el mensaje completo era el que estaba en el video antes de este “are we their warm children?”
@eduardotejeris3506 Жыл бұрын
@@gabrielamaro1470 gracias, por cierto ¿que crees que signifique?
@gabrielamaro1470 Жыл бұрын
@@eduardotejeris3506 los que estaban investigando las criaturas tenian la idea de que los humanos modernos descendieron de las criaturas “ningen”. Porque como viste en el video, tienen esqueletos similares. Pero es una teoría, no tienen prueba.
@eduardotejeris3506 Жыл бұрын
@@gabrielamaro1470 esa es una buena teoría, gracias por tomarte el tiempo de traducir todo esto mi inglés no es tan bueno
@user-kl6wf6cv5e Жыл бұрын
It was pointed in the comments that the Russian word for "help" is incorrect, however in context of Japanese wordplay I don't think it's a mistake from Alex. It's another clue to what happened. Look at the placing of the words, how and why would a real human paint them there? The words are hardly reachable from deck or side windows. It was made by the "human", it's smart enough to understand the concept of written language and use it to lure prey, it just used a slightly wrong word.
@tauroadventures7897 Жыл бұрын
That's exactly I was thinking, a normal person gonna write it correctly but I notice multiple times people marking as a gramma mistake, make thinking if wasnt a human make this, perhaps the Ningen do it Also I start thinking That's isnt red paint... the places was painting are really bad and harsh
@Raptorozaur Жыл бұрын
bro, i thought, this was just mistake in translation, but now it's even more terryfying...
@ohajohaha Жыл бұрын
Ooh so that's the reason. Ominous
@verycool_yeah Жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: At about 1:54 the top text (obscured by the zoom in) changes to say (presumably) “are we their warm children?”
@ReysaAdam Жыл бұрын
This is the first time i've seen something like an analog horror take about the deep sea, interesting.. i got humongous fear of the deep water and honestly, i'm not sure if i should watch this but i know that i'm gonna love it lol. i remember that the Ningen was one of those cryptid that i obsess so much when i was a kid besides Mokele Mbembe, i was a big cryptid nerd and the fact that someone made this creature into some analog horror stuff like this is really cool!
@monstermaker73 Жыл бұрын
I'm loving this new series. Long have I waited for analog thriller regarding cryptids, and seeing one made by the Manticore himself is just stunning!
@josephhenderson2538 Жыл бұрын
Spoilers for Part 3 for anyone working through these for the first time. I like how stage 3 is represented with a question mark @7:12 before we see that it's a floating spine in the shape of a question mark. That was a cute touch. I also love how the audio clip @9:10 references both the spine's ability to float in the air (like a condor) and foreshadows what it does to the boat (using tools to "amplify an inherent ability that he has").
@BobelPop Жыл бұрын
Perhaps the spine is the main organism. It latches & fuses with other beings & that's how it travels about. It's a stretch but that's the impression I get from the series.
@0_dearghealach_083 Жыл бұрын
A literal backbone of the creature, in more ways than one. @@BobelPop
@Rose-gc8lk Жыл бұрын
christ, there were moments when I could only look on in dumb, silent horror. the type of tension Mister Manticore is able to create is special, something I've never quite felt in other analog horror. it's not that this stuff is the scariest stuff I've seen, but the craftsmanship allows you to seamlessly, if you are willing, be submersed into this world. other stuff may be "scarier" but you are not as immersed, so the fear doesn't fully reach you. with Mister Manticore's creations, at least me personally, I feel the horror to my core. bravo 👏
@POTATO4444 Жыл бұрын
god damn!!!! this turn from american history to japanese folklore is outstanding! I love what you doing w the new series, and clearly you are doing your research so you know how to connect each mythos with another.
@PerogiXW Жыл бұрын
Fantastic work, Alex! I've never seen anyone make a link between the two famous images of a Ningen, which is impressive enough, but to take it to level 3? Brilliant.
@bcbgaming4481 Жыл бұрын
Omg, your use of ambient noise freaks me out on some old school horror shit. Also, love the continuation keep it up!
@risingskyz Жыл бұрын
Holy shit that transitory to Funatsu talking scared the hell out of me. Been a long time since this channel has had a proper chair-jumper like that!
@JasonLyman-ny4hm Жыл бұрын
The new little Mermaid looks great!
@Citridile Жыл бұрын
God It excites me so much that you're doing deep sea horror type stuff, its my absolute favorite and you're KILLING it with this, i felt so tense watching this
@mandridhugh9555 Жыл бұрын
Alex's visuals and sound designs have a way of making something like a documentary come off as so otherworldly and unnatural
@EngineerMonkey-zp3yj Жыл бұрын
"Oh hey dude, what's wrong? You gonna jump?" "No. I just want to swim in the sea like you." "Oh." *leaves*
@tauroadventures7897 Жыл бұрын
Update: I decide to make some investigation and I found some interesting info This is a fragment from an article in wikipedia about the 1990 International Trans-Antarctica Expedition: "The expedition traveled to Antarctica on a Soviet Ilyushin 76 from Minneapolis, Minnesota to King George Island and was transported from King George Island to its starting point, Seal Nunataks, on the Larsen Ice Shelf by Twin Otter. Beginning on the Antarctic Peninsula on July 26, 1989, the expedition traveled the length of the peninsula - the first to do so during the Antarctic winter. There, they encountered heavy storms, deep crevasses and hurricane-level winds. Once on the plateau, the expedition traveled at an average elevation of 3,000 metres (10,000 ft) along the Ellsworth and Thiel mountain ranges to the U.S. base at the South Pole, arriving on December 11, 1989. The team then traveled through the area known as the "Area of Inaccessibility," a region east of the South Pole which, due to its extreme isolation, had never been crossed on the ground and rarely by airplane. The team then visited the Soviet base at Vostok on the continent's interior and finished at the Soviet scientific research base at Mirnyy on March 3, 1990, as Antarctica winter set in once again. The team was evacuated from the continent by Soviet ship, the Professor Zubov." As I remember the report news in the end of the video of "The Ningen (1990 Sighting)" mentions two of the ice shelters the team arrived not longer exists (perhaps the Vostok and Mirnyy bases), I belive the Nigen attacked the two bases, the teams reach to the Professor Zubov to escape but some people was captured by the Nigens, and perhaps Keizo was one of them or soemthign really bad happened to him be converted in one of these monsters...
@gremloid Жыл бұрын
this is absolutely my favorite new series from you, this is insanely captivating
@VictorIV0310 Жыл бұрын
Godwyn, Prince of Death.
@morbidlyobesewizard2411 Жыл бұрын
the fishe
@indecisiveyama5081 Жыл бұрын
Getting some lovecraftian vibes with Hugo being driven mad reading out of the book.
@Chunga9 Жыл бұрын
This is amazing so far, Alex. Keep up the great work
@carlosvalerochavez3045 Жыл бұрын
Magnificent Good job I've sometimes felt that we need Analog Horror series from other countries (not only in the US)
@TherealSoggyCan Жыл бұрын
I loved the first ningen video and now were getting a sequel and a series on it, this is a great start from a great man, i cant wait for new videos, cause this is already amazing
@casparfournier7206 Жыл бұрын
one of the best analog horror creators out there... keep it up my man
@Observer-3913 Жыл бұрын
Nothing lives at the bottom of the Marianna trench.
@Patodeagua213 Жыл бұрын
The multiverse is expanding
@quempire265611 ай бұрын
Nah im chilling rn
@gatorroids3933 Жыл бұрын
At 1:48 the English text about icarus changes to what looks like "where are my children"
@tauroadventures7897 Жыл бұрын
"We are the warm children?"
@reyanuro6398 Жыл бұрын
i was having a pretty empty day you always show up n make everything better as if to say “cheer up” thank you mister manticore i love your content thank you🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️
@Gou01 Жыл бұрын
I'm posting this again so everyone could see. Yes, there is some funky Japanese going on. Edit: Thanks to the comment below, we have the complete translation. 0:20 - 知的なハンター - Intelligent hunter 0:32 - 良い目だ - It has good eyes 獲物を狩る - It hunts its prey 匂いの恐怖 - The fear of smell (probably supposed to be "the smell of fear") 0:40 - 肉を引き裂く - They tear through meat そして骨 - And then bone (not grammatically correct) 0:51 - 尻尾になる - It becomes a tail 1:03 - 海底狩猟 - Hunting on the sea floor 1:09 - それは私たちの誰よりも進化しています - It is more highly evolved than any of us 1:20 - それは常にあなたを追い越します - It will always outrun you 1:31 - そのグリップはあなたを即死させる可能性があります - Its grip has a possibility of killing you instantly 1:37 - 家族にもう一度会いたいなら、何としてでも人間を避けてください - If you want to see your family again, please avoid the Human at all costs 1:48 - No translation issues here. However, there is no mention of Icarus or the 11,000 year gap. 私たちの神話は彼らの神話です - Our mythologies are their mythologies Edit: I missed these details in the whale story. Another comment pointed this out 2:28 - Here, the whale is referred to as ホエール instead of クジラ 3:25 - クジラは恐怖でいっぱいです - The whale is filled with fear 4:37 - 愛称:ケイゾウ - Nickname: Keizou 5:11 - ニックネーム:船津家に敬意(?)を表してなし - No nickname provided, to show respect for the Funatsu family Another interesting note here: the word "nickname" for Keizo's entry is written in kanji, but the redacted entry's "nickname" field is written with katakana characters. This may be related to the previous video where Keizo's name is written with both kanji and katakana characters. 敬三 and ケイゾウ 6:15 - 強力なエンジン - A powerful engine 6:26 - 共食い - Cannibalism 6:32 - 防弾骨 - Bulletproof bones 6:37 - 優れた本能 - Excellent instincts いつも - Always 6:48 - 首を折る - It breaks the neck 6:55 みんな覚えている - It remembers everything (someone else translated this as "it remembers everyone," but I think this fits more with the creature's ancient origins) 7:06 - 人食いの祖先 - The ancestor of man-eaters (cannibals) Another interesting bit. There might be a distinction between the Ningen cannibalizing one of their own and eating a normal human. Both 共食い (cannibalism) and 人食い (man-eater) is used, which suggests that the Ningen is distinct from human beings. No more weird Japanese past this point, although at 8:58, the word "art" is translated as 芸術 which is a bit unusual.
@m_g_khatravinsky Жыл бұрын
At 5:11 船津(Hunatsu) is the last name of the Antarctic explorer Keizo featured in the previous video.
@gatorroids3933 Жыл бұрын
Also at 1:48 the English text changes to what looks like "where are my children"
@Gou01 Жыл бұрын
@@m_g_khatravinsky Thank you!
@tauroadventures7897 Жыл бұрын
Why you mention the word "art" is a bit unusual?
@budakbaongsiah Жыл бұрын
We definitely need someone proficient in Japanese from now on. It's also interesting how when the whale speaks it uses the English name of whale (Whale - hoeeru -「ホエール」), simply written in Katakana while outside of it it's referred as the Japanese name of whale (kujira) but written in katakana 「クジラ」 instead of kanji 「鯨」.
@cal_f10 Жыл бұрын
Extremely cool stuff here... love the painting comparison and the audio recording at the very end of the video. Paints a lot of very interesting images in one's mind
@lucasfraczek4320 Жыл бұрын
I'm hoping this series doesn’t get tied into the Momument Mythos, I had bad vibes when Hugo said the Ningen's arms had melted off its body and just turned into some snake thing.
@Sharlatans Жыл бұрын
Hoping it's not just another Horned Serpent expy like the Martian Serpent and Crescent King
@cattoproductions7142 Жыл бұрын
It could be a eel thing or a worm thing!Not everything in that shape needs to be a snake.
@bionichuteagain2583 Жыл бұрын
The idea of this being related to the Gashadokuro is really interesting. Nice to see something combining both cryptids and yokai.
@somdummyidiotnerd Жыл бұрын
honey wake up new mister manticore video just dropped
@creeperhunter2k03 Жыл бұрын
Yes honey (It's 1:00 here in Spain)
@gwennorthcutt421 Жыл бұрын
as a japanese major, im delighted for this new series! i loved the linguistics of course, but the mythology and the body horror and the comparison of the "ningen" to that giant skeleton youkai is wonderful!
@Neptunequeen42 Жыл бұрын
Lately I feel like everything you upload is my new favorite thing you've ever uploaded. But this time I mean it.
@benny_lemon5123 Жыл бұрын
New series looks amazing 👏 👍 super spooky and i just love all the little details, and the different mediums and scenes. These videos are never boring, and always maintain a fresh visual style. Its not just found footage vhs stuff, which can drag on after so many videos. ❤
@cl0k3 Жыл бұрын
Translator's Note: Ningen = Human
@yaronakrayis7291 Жыл бұрын
Or "Human"
@tepig2828 Жыл бұрын
I’m all for this Yokai Biology series.
@foreignwun8585 Жыл бұрын
You always nail that dream logic old myths have, real impressive.
@RandomOrdinary_Girl_6123 Жыл бұрын
7:30 Top 10 rappers Eminem was too afraid to diss
@SisterRose Жыл бұрын
Also, since I didn't see anyone point it out, I don't think this is connected to Monument Mythos but if it is, it could be that the Horned Serpents evolved from Ningens too, maybe an alternate stage 3. That's the first thing I thought when I saw the Airborne Ningen.
@captromancer Жыл бұрын
this is so beautiful and one of my favorite pieces of art i’ve ever found on youtube
@daisyjoy242 Жыл бұрын
“Whale is speechless”
@letsplay2bros6792 ай бұрын
They tend to be
@julius4653 Жыл бұрын
Ambiance goes hard. Seriously though it adds a lot to the video. Love it
@johnlime1469 Жыл бұрын
I like how the Japanese section says the opposite of what the English section says.
@FelipeASaito Жыл бұрын
It's only Human, after all
@Slipperyslab Жыл бұрын
Don’t put the blame on it
@vsprodctions Жыл бұрын
Alex back again with the peak content. Truly some of the most engaging and interesting horror/storytelling on KZbin. One of a kind creator
@DeepseaOddities Жыл бұрын
Instantly hooked
@StarcleBlaze Жыл бұрын
Hey it’s you!
@prismus6520 Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure about this, but my speculation on the other meaning of "human" at the end of the video would be the kanji "you" in "youkai" [妖]怪. Youkai are monsters in Japanese folklore, though it's more accurate to call them supernatural than monstrous. After all, the "you" in "youkai" means "strange" but there are other meanings the kanji could have; "seductive", "demonic", "calamitous"... This ningen cryptid wandering the sea could very well be classified as a youkai. It ticks the general box of "monster/supernatural". For the ningen/"human" to have a definition of "strange" is pretty cut-and-dry; it is a strange creature. But what if the ningen also "seduces" humans to come with it? Or what if the ningen was a demon? Perhaps it is a sign of forthcoming calamity in the world? Also, very interesting how near the end, the ningen is compared to yet another youkai called the gashadokuro, which is a giant skeleton (derh) made up of the bones of humans that died in battle. Could the two be one and the same in this world? Fun tidbit btw: combine this "you" kanji with the "nin" kanji (the kanji used to describe a human and the "nin" in "ningen") and you get 妖人. (It's not "younin"; due to funky Japanese language rules, it's "ozoyurebito".) Though it means "sorcerer" or "evil enchanter" in Chinese, in Japanese it means *"a person who leads others astray with their words"* according to Wikitionary. Take from that what you will.
@jack_rabbit Жыл бұрын
you continue to impress the hell out of me with each release. excellent work. i am enthralled.
@dandanthedandan7558 Жыл бұрын
I love the abstract cavemen illustrations. It just makes it more horrible that you can't get the full pictures
@MtSimpleEra Жыл бұрын
Can anyone double check the japaneese text that pops up when theres blue english subtitles? I think the blue subs are like the government trying to cover up the tapes and the yellow is the original text.
@whoised603 Жыл бұрын
It definitely isn't "friendly human", if that's what you're asking.
@IGunProFan2341 Жыл бұрын
@@whoised603 pls translate it
@FreakensteinAG Жыл бұрын
From the second half: "Spinous reversal" = "Powerful Engine" "Ribcage" = "Cannibalism" "Shoulder blade" = "Bullet proof bone" "Humerous/radius/ulna" = "Good instincts every time" "Hand" = "Breaks necks" "Skull" = "Everyone remembers" When it says "Friendly Human", the Japanese says "Cannibalistic Ancestors."
@IGunProFan2341 Жыл бұрын
@@FreakensteinAG thanks
@prismaticerror69113 ай бұрын
I like the pacing of your videos. Relatively slow compared to most stuff nowadays and lets you linger on the implications of what youre seeing as well as giving stuff a good vibe
@JustynaKLambert Жыл бұрын
Omg, Im speechless of how wonderful this idea is! Can't wait for more
@reallyseriousman5765 Жыл бұрын
Holy Cow, this is SO good. I feel like how I did when I first watched The Monument Mythos or Gemini Home Entertainment. I am eager to see what else is in store.
@SisterRose Жыл бұрын
This is really incredible, I didn't think you could surpass the eeriness of Momument Mythos or Trinity Desk but you did, the atmosphere of this is on point.
@heatherofmorans Жыл бұрын
it should've been "помогите, помогите, помогите" instead of "помощь, помощь, помощь" (as in, a verb instead of a noun) but overall FUCKING INSANE Alex you are a literal genius I love this new series
@massproductivethrill2681 Жыл бұрын
So does the Japanese subtitle. At 3:23 says whale is filled with hope. But in Japanese subtitle. It means the whale is filled with terror. And lot more others.
@tauroadventures7897 Жыл бұрын
If you thinking, perhaps isnt a mistake from MM, is deliberate for the context of the story Something really horrible happened in that ship
@tauroadventures7897 Жыл бұрын
@Heather Moran what I try to express is perhaps that written wasnt made by the people of the ship... common humans dont make mistakes in the gramma but if the japanese words are totally different from the english translators... well... perhaps someone learn how to write russian...
@majornewb Жыл бұрын
Mister Manticore and Gemini are the best analog horrors on KZbin
@Slipperyslab Жыл бұрын
Vita Carnis and Backrooms too
@daisyjoy242 Жыл бұрын
Indeed
@Tcheesy583Ай бұрын
This scared the living hell out of me... Just the cave paintings and footage with light had something so creepy about it
@sapphireshadow3425 Жыл бұрын
my favorite analog horror creator and my favorite cryptid, let's fucking go.
@stages_of_mania Жыл бұрын
i love how the world building offers an explanation as to how the ningen has both a bipedal and whale-like form
@meaganfarr2 Жыл бұрын
The actual skeletons of the humans are fascinating design wise, let's you see the body horror but doesn't show all of it. Really interested to see what you do with it Alex, amazing work as always :)
@nefariousgremlin7554 Жыл бұрын
I like the ending to the cave painting story. Beyond the mountain, beyond the ocean, and finally beyond life. The final frontier is death.
@thatoneweirdguy7447 Жыл бұрын
Intresting, having STAGE 3 compared to the Gashadokuro
@keeperofdragons456 Жыл бұрын
Indeed the giant cannibal spirits... that bodes poorly
@Darth_Melek Жыл бұрын
looking back at the first vid when they found the false Keizo you could actually see that something was off, his smile was a little bit too wide and his skin was dark blue which made no sense as the people around him wore black clothing that didn't go blue in the photos. The Keizo corpse we see here was similarly absorbed like the Ningen in the paintings absorbed the whale while another Ningen took the form and life of Keizo.
@teddydietrich586 Жыл бұрын
"We were lucky the horned serpent never completed it's life cycle... unfortunately, we cannot say the same for the Ningen." also, the blue text at 1:55 changes into "?????????? warm children?" (by the time the changed text is readable only a small part of the text is still on screen)
@budakbaongsiah Жыл бұрын
Wait, when was that on the video? Your first sentence.
@Slipperyslab Жыл бұрын
@@budakbaongsiah it isn’t in the video
@teddydietrich586 Жыл бұрын
@@budakbaongsiah "We are lucky the horned serpent never completed its life cycle" was a reply given during one of the Q&As when somebody asked if/why the horned serpent had offshoots
@budakbaongsiah Жыл бұрын
@@teddydietrich586 Oh, okay. I thought it was included on this video.
@user-pr6ed3ri2k Жыл бұрын
4:58 he flew too close to the sun
@Yews Жыл бұрын
The demonstrative form of ‘help’ (‘помощь’) on the ship, rather than the imperative form ‘помогите’ indicates that the ship was sent as a relief, or auxiliary vessel of some sort, rather than it requesting assistance.
@zombiesalmon4997 Жыл бұрын
Nice to see you branching out!
@UnrelatedAntonym Жыл бұрын
I wish to go beyond too. Cool to get some deep-sea horror from you!
@CrypticCreature Жыл бұрын
The Ningen is one of my all time favorite cryptids, has been for years and seeing it represented through analogue horror is SO exciting! In general, the idea of using cryptids in analogue horror is VERY neat. I also see that the Gashadokuro is shown, it'd be interesting if yokai are used here as well!
@illseeyaonthedarksideofthemoon Жыл бұрын
What's up my fellow ningens!
@kingsnakke6888 Жыл бұрын
It's ya buoy, Ning0n
@tankman5783 Жыл бұрын
Those ningers
@yoshietakayama Жыл бұрын
This is SO Cool ! ! ! Good luck on your future projects ! I wish to see more from you,I don't speak english well but this is SUPER cool !
@XenoTheEnergized13398 ай бұрын
Now that we've got footage of the ningen we just need footage of the kai
@lc168691 Жыл бұрын
The Ningen was a super interesting choice. I feel like alot of internet dwellers know and have seen the pictures online but when exploring what the Ningen is actually supposed to be it becomes confusing. I think that makes it a good target to explore in a horror or fictional aspect. Keep up the good work man, excited to see where it goes.
@stardustdiver Жыл бұрын
ik its (probably) unrelated, but when the stick drawings combined into arches i was like, :o special trees