What Happened in Ao Oni | Full Story Explained | RPGMaker Horror's Dark Beginning

Ao Oni is an older Japanese horror game released on the RPGMaker engine, that gave rise to many pixel horror games following in its footsteps. It was developed by noprops in 2008.
I really enjoyed this game, the fast-paced scripted chases genuinely scared me and had me watching my steps. It was great and I see why it's so popular, there wasn't much to the story but at least enough to make a video out of for those who are curious about it.
Thanks for watching, I'll be making more videos like this in the future. if you want more story videos or general indie horror content, give a sub and like. It helps a lot, let me know what other RPGMaker horror games I should check out next.

[@mado-wh4jv]

In later canon releases it was explained that the man who gets eaten in the ending was Mika's father who went to look after her, and he found her as an Ao Oni, he then told her he was going to find help but when he was about to leave the mansion he got chased by the original Ao Oni just to realized the front door was locked.

[@Gothgeek1997]

Oh Dang...That's just sad...

[@mado-wh4jv]

@@Gothgeek1997 I know I thought it was just a goofy fat man who was stealing stuff 😪

[@heathenly_aesthetic7233]

Damn 😟

[@marioionion2]

Damn

[@YSL8704]

I shall continue the cycle... Damn...

[@fourtrifiveo4350]

the takuro changing to an oni in the party menu part was so cool

[@youssefa.2251]

Yeah I also thought it was genius xD

[@Listereen]

That was the best but when I was playing the game, I already knew Takuro was an oni. Imagine tripping when the monster is right behind you lol typical horror movie cliche, and since oni transformed into Mika and the blonde guy, Takuro was an oni too.

[@slimely9758]

that part scared the shit out of me lmao

[@maayatheperson9635]

Can you add a time stamp so I can find it?

[@epicbooo1046]

​@@maayatheperson9635 17:58

[@KNME-]

can never unsee yanderedev as the oni

[@Spottedshade]

consume the human flesh chalice

[@nevevirgo]

ok i was getting a little unnerved seeing the oni but now i just have to think of him and i think i'm fine lmao

[@smtandearthboundsuck8400]

Current yandev actually looks worse

[@vermillion6159]

Since I saw the memes and not getting the Ao Oni one before hearing about the game, I was never be able to see anything different in the first place... maybe the design can be creepy despite the goofy model in an uncanny valley sort of way but the fact that it's synonymous with Yandere Dev prevents me from ever taking it seriously

[@d1etpussy621]

I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE 😭

[@madi8000]

This game terrified me as a kid, thank you for making me relive the memories haha

[@jijifiles5766]

I got jump scared multiple times lol, anytime.

[@frog6054]

I love to watch PewDiePie play this game back in the day

[@user-fv3gw8is7y]

ok but can we talk about how clever 18:00 was? opening your inventory to see the takuro ao oni in your party must have been horrifying kudos to the devs

[@touyatodoroki7935]

when i played this game before it got big that part gave me an asthma attack. i thought he was going to get me in the menu! i backed out of there so fast!

[@fourtrifiveo4350]

i know RIGHT its so meta

[@butterman59]

Man, i saw an older version of this game where everyone made it out. I'll never understand the older rpg horror games updating and retconning good endings. Either way good video

[@TailsFan]

Alternate ending, I bet.

[@butterman59]

@@TailsFan it was a super old playthrough by SomeOrdinaryGamers idk. Either way corpse party does this too.

[@Icyangel10]

​@@butterman59 I don't recall him playing the version were they all made it out alive. He's played old stuff but don't recall that. Would have been interesting if they made a way to bring back the old ending as at the very least a new game plus ending or there being away to some how save everyone

[@tasfiahaque1370]

@@butterman59 i swear manlybadasshero did that ending?

[@greenherb3229]

​@@TailsFanNo, it's the canon ending as revealed in Ao Oni 2 and 3 where all of the characters are still alive (with a couple new characters).

[@evandoesrandomstuff5394]

my favorite part about the end with takuro is that it gives you a small hint it isnt takuro, because at 17:50 he says “it is dangerous to be alone, will you please take me with you?” but earlier, he insisted that he wanted to split up.

[@poppythedogofwonders]

The only thing that bugs me with Ao Oni... is the fact that the creature is constantly referred to as 'blue' when it is very clearly purple! On the story side, I think it was one of those classic 'People decided to gluck around with experimentation and learned the age old adage of Mess around and Find Out' Specifically I think the thing may have been brought about by folks trying to bring someone back, with the religious room and hospital rooms plus the fact that the creature(s?) can morph, in both turning people into it and it turning into people. I think it was one of those "My loved one died and the grief made my mind snap so YAHOOO HERE-A WE GO!! Necromancy ass experimentation time is a go and I- OOP-"

[@jijifiles5766]

LOL it is much more purple. And that sounds pretty similar to what I thought too, even the main house had more than one bed in it so it seems like multiple people lived there for a reason.

[@theredfluff_2653]

​@@jijifiles5766 I think it has to do with the foreign language, in many languages (and I think Japanese too, not too sure) the word for purple could also mean blue! Some languages don't even have the 'word' purple!

[@shoe_laces2325]

AND I OOP- *And they were never seen again*

[@AccuracyKa]

@@theredfluff_2653 Not in this case. Purple in Japanese is 紫 (murasaki), 青 (ao) in Japanese just means blue. Though, Mika once referred Ao Oni as "blueberry-colored naked giant", which is more accurate

[@nandanthony]

@@AccuracyKa Murasaki Oni sounds much cooler if you have no idea about the japanese language tho

[@mysryuza]

I remember watching Pewdiepie playing this game. Good times 😂 I learned when I was younger that there were different versions with different oni monsters ranging from the big ol Swole’ni, the rapidly running Amo’ni, and the slow-crawling blob with eyes Poo’ni (Not actually their names, I just thought it was silly to give them nicknames)

[@ThomasVvV]

I remember Pewdiepie making a Song about this game which has aged very very badly 🤪

[@Tee-yah]

Soo nostalgic ❤

[@Fikamar27]

​@@ThomasVvV thank you, now that song living rent-free again in my head

[@Greirat]

@@ThomasVvV didnt age badly its still funny

[@jilliancrawford7577]

This game is what immediately came to mind when the Mandela County came out. The alternates remind me of the Ao Oni and I wonder if it was inspiration.

[@thomasstephens1403]

I was in bed last night listening to this and was thinking the exact same thing hahaha, the OG uncanny alternate

[@frog6054]

I love that this game and Mandela catalogue makes a goofy and exaggerated looking face to be a nightmare fuel

[@carljohnson_gsf]

Glad you made a video on the first victim of the ankle breaker

[@fulcrum7455]

AU ONNNNiiIIiiE!!!!

[@GyroPoodle]

This game DESTROYED me as a child, went from wanting to purchase and make my own RPG Maker games, to putting my creativity on hold so long that RPG Maker came up with newer versions of the program. This game coupled with Mermaid Swamp? Nah. Straight nightmares. I had a pension horror games. They fascinated and terrified me.

[@mickcheez6868]

This game was a masterpiece, this week I was rewatching Markipliers gameplay of Ao Oni, relived my childhood

[@JustSomeCoolAnts]

This game brings me memories man. Im glad people still remember this game.

[@devilizard]

This game gave birth to a legend. The ankle breaker himself. If you know, you know

[@theorangeoof926]

The SCP Femur breaker?

[@DominikPac-Boy]

​@@theorangeoof926 Ankle, not femur.

[@DominikPac-Boy]

I dont know, but I wish to know.

[@devilizard]

@@DominikPac-Boy CoryxKenshin

[@DominikPac-Boy]

@@devilizard Ok

[@lovenjigaming3517]

Phenomenal piece, you've a good voice for Narration, keep this up!

[@jijifiles5766]

Thanks!

[@i-alastor]

Great video. Would like to see Ib covered, or even the remake.

[@jijifiles5766]

I was actually just looking at Ib the other day, very much noted!

[@iguessmynameitsthis6247]

Ao Oni's ankles still shattered to this day.

[@The_Real_DrMagic]

there's an ao oni 2, you gotta do full story explained of that

[@TheHeavieKiwie]

Wait there is? Wow!

[@greenherb3229]

​@@TheHeavieKiwieThere's also Ao Oni 3, it's just that they're mobile ports and not translated.

[@TheHeavieKiwie]

@@greenherb3229 This is interesting.

[@HolyApplebutter]

My main memories of this game is watching Pewdiepie screech at the screen back in high school. Good times.

[@swordsmancs]

So I haven’t played this game before (I watched Markiplier play it years ago but it’s been a long, long time since then), but is there a way to save everyone? Like I assume if you ask Mika to come with you when your next objective is the cell room, you can ask her to hide in there instead of the bedroom until escape is possible, and that’ll keep her safe? Something like that anyways

[@Sarah_Redfox]

i distinctly remember an ending where everyone lives, so i think he just covered the bad ending as the "canon" ending and didnt touch on the other endings

[@greenherb3229]

​@@Sarah_RedfoxThere is but it's in the old versions of the game and also the mobile port, it is the canon ending but it's not available in the newest release of Ao Oni. The reason why the "Everyone Lives" ending is canon is due to the fact that Mika, Takeshi and Takuro all have important roles in Ao Oni 2 and 3... which are mobile exclusive.

[@choryllis6646]

@@greenherb3229 Huh, I never knew there was an ending where everyone lives. I always though everyone died no matter what. What did you have to do to keep everyone alive?

[@swordsmancs]

@@choryllis6646 I’d assume have everyone come with you as you escape or something but idk

[@timemonkey]

@@swordsmancs The game doesn't really give those kinds of choices. The ending varies depending on the version at the time.

[@TinyFicus]

I love the way you tell the story of this game. I was genuinely terrified of this game when I was younger, then got over it after watching several KZbinrs play it. Now, with the way your describe every scene, the unsettling fear this game put in me are reawaken, and strangely I thank you. 😊

[@volcanicviper5984]

ngl back in the day, that ao oni was actually pretty terrifying, but now it just looks funny

[@commandervulkan]

Back in the old days when an indie horror game was straightforward

[@MiyuandFay]

I love your retelling of the story! You word it in a way that makes it feel like you're telling a horror tale around a campfire rather than just describing the events from point A to point B.

[@donthaveone273]

There's only one thing I remember about this game and that's Cory x Kenshin breaking the dude's ankles😂😂😂😂

[@theloonymoony1443]

Very good video! Felt like it breathed life back into Ao Oni. The way you narrated this made it feel almost like the Worm Girl F&H videos, even down to the title.

[@lolegaia]

Takeshi went from a kid playing hide and seek into a running back (RB) for the American football . He ain't letting those Onis to even touch him.

[@thomasomelie]

Really enjoyed the video! Glad to remember this game, it was one of the first horror games I ever played and it's a nice piece of nostalgia

[@jasperzatch610]

Ive rewatched this game a couple times, thanks for bringing it back a bit! I still think of it often

[@UnderTheRated]

I'm surprised you only have 200 subscribers, your presentation and retelling of the story is amazing, you definately deserve more sunscribers

[@tlank7933]

500 now

[@familiayoutuber4769]

you've heard of pissing on the moon, now get ready for scribing on the sun

[@theucheao]

Always weird looking back at 10+ year memories trying to analyze the feelings now that I’m an intelligent adult. I distinctly remember watching Pewdiepie play this game wayyyyyyyy back in the day. Man it’s crazy how life is looking at everything that happens to now seeing how every domino falls and the effects of it all.

[@BillyBob-lx9wq]

This is great but you forgot the part where one of the oni’s that wasn’t the human like one, starts chasing the mc, it’s super fast and has to be avoided as soon as it starts dashing at you

[@Throwmeaway69420]

Very nice video, haven't heard about this game in a while

[@jijifiles5766]

Thanks, glad you liked it. I actually forgot it existed too until recently and randomly decided to play it one night.

[@etcetera1995]

Man, all I'm remembering is how a crossover with this was a huge *thing* in the Hetalia fandom.

[@Porcelain_Birdie]

Heta-Oni let's goooooooooo

[@Patrick-tg6wm]

Ao oni is those old games (now) that we play back in the day, but it still somehow be terrifying. This is a one of those good horror games that doesn't have to be that complicated

[@atreyi]

YOUR SO UNDERRATED. I can feel that you'll be popular in the future (it's 72 now :D)

[@MaddysinLeigh]

Finally someone do an explaination video about this game. And you have one on my fav game, Misao? You sir earned a new subscriber!

[@endergotiita6382]

U deserve way mores subs, also bc it's a beautiful game in my opinion, and It will be bad if it gets forsaken, keep going!

[@11fishh]

Mann I love this types of videos,, keep it up my dude!

[@A-Warthog-cc1wm]

very nice video man!

[@Icyangel10]

Aoi Oni is an interesting game, it's led to many fangames including the one I'm most aware of called HetaOni which has combat, hilarious moments of character portraits changing & a plot that sounds like something out of Higurashi or the PV for the Vocaloid song Hazy Days.(I hope I got that right) It'd be interesting to learn more about the game or even some edits like an alternate ending based off one of the really old versions. The weirdest thing is that you can choose your player's name & typing certain things in leads to cheats or helpful stuff like a timer for when the chase is over. The part were it gets weird is one code just turns the thing into South Park with pretty much everyone that dies getting killed at the door & random rats showing up. Another thing I found weird is that the anime is a comedy with short segments. Wasn't expecting much but didn't expect a comedy. There's even a bit joking about them growing old & never being able to escape.

[@Porcelain_Birdie]

I was hoping someone would mention Heta-Oni, hetalia was such a fun fandom

[@firestorm5371]

You have a great storytelling voice

[@flufflewarrior]

I have no idea why I watch this at nighttime, cause that face is hauting me... I remember watching Pewdiepie let's play this game and it was a big part of my childhood. I didn't remember how much was actually going on and I absolutely love your recap!

[@choryllis6646]

This game scared me badly when I first saw it. Still gives me the creeps to this day. I think what got to me the worst was the music during the chase. Absolutely terrifying.

[@jackietf2]

Amazing video, i subscribed immediately

[@KWCHope]

You should talk about the later versions as well, pretty sure in the latest version of the game you can save every single one of your friends

[@Tee-yah]

Feels like it was just yesterday when I'm watching Felix playthrough of this game ❤ how time flies...

[@krieglord]

Bro I remember this game! This was the greatest and scariest thing at the time. Always loved it

[@lunatic-k5209]

I just realize that the characters face is so similar Junji Ito's art style

[@alloounou6900]

Jiji: nothing but direct malice is felt from the being. The being: 🥴

[@yaboyracc1851]

Amazing narration

[@lenk1432]

Almost 20 years later, the game still gives me chills

[@lightningdashproductions8824]

man i remember watching this way back when i think Markiplier played it. i loved it then, and was kinda confused about the story, but when i tried looking it up at the time, there wasn't really much to go off of. only took (insert number of years here) to finally get a video on it.

[@tyrantin3r896]

After all this time this shit actually feels less like a fever dream.

[@gravynavy516]

Watching PewDiePie and Markiplier play this as a kid was one of my first experiences with the internet so It's very nostalgic to me

[@thefox5425]

Same pal

[@hizumiyu2455]

Ok unrelated but bro your narration is absoultely immaculate!! Are you a writer of some sorts?

[@-V-Lore-]

I remember watching my japanese cousin play this game, he finished it and deleted it. It seems fun to play, I want to try it out as well.

[@thuslydude]

this is the first video ive seen of urs and i love it! i may or may not continue perusing your videos 👀 i see this isnt your typical content but i love ur vibe!

[@jijifiles5766]

Thank you! Were actually two people on one indie channel. I'm the "horror" half of the channel and I'm looking to make more video like this one as my usual form of content.

[@thuslydude]

@Jiji Files thats so awesome!! i love a good gameplay and a good analysis so this is a one stop shop :)

[@jr9529]

Yknow whats funny about this vid? You tell the story better than the actual story XD I kinda wanna see an Ao oni remake that showed all the emotions described and asked all those questions XD

[@gemstone4264]

I'd recommend checking out more classic rpgmaker horrors! I saw someone mention Ib, and i have to say the witchs house, mad father, and the crooked man series are all also classics!

[@boodesultan12]

The crooked man I believe has a game universe itself

[@silverhawkscape2677]

Witchs house just makes me mad.

[@lamedrawings]

This isn't an insult or anything but this the most death I've seen from someone playing Ao oni lol, I'll attribute that to the jrpg jank

[@juniperrr.]

sheeesh you are underrated

[@jijifiles5766]

Thank you :)

[@pluto5445]

Good video and nice voice

[@jijifiles5766]

It's always rough listening to my own voice over and over while editing, thanks for that haha.

[@RenShinomiya121]

watching the first few parts of the gameplay hurts when knowing that in floor 1's kitchen, it's a guaranteed escape from chases when you go around the back of the sofa then exit the room.

[@cocacolamata9935]

Me: oh this video must me old The video: 12 days ago

[@bruhsoundeffect0]

Shedding some light on the older stuff makes my heart all warm and floofy. Kind of unexpected to have this vid in my recommended though, I must say. Makes me want to finish watching all pewdiepies older rpg gameplays😄

[@cocacolamata9935]

@@bruhsoundeffect0 true

[@JoelTHE1]

What really happened to him is that coryxkenshin broke his ankles 😂

[@pastaCAT19]

Legendary

[@sekhmet420]

i only knew about this game through hetalia ( hetaoni )so i was SO surprised to hear theres no time travel at all in the original 😢 unfortunately i believe the hetaoni was cancelled because all the data was lost in a tsunami or something in 2011 ?? kills me to this day. best fangame ever !!!

[@spookycircuits455]

I remember only finding KZbin videos of that game it was so hard to find anything about the hetaoni

[@radec5437]

You unlocked One Memory of mine!

[@hizumiyu2455]

My sister actually had a hetaoni copy in old her laptop but it broke

[@DecimusYna]

Yeah, the original data is lost and basically the original maker lost some motivation to continue it. Also at the time the maker is making another Hetalia game too, so she focused more on that instead. I think she once said if she somehow got the motivation to continue it, she will continue it. Well it has been more than decade lol. :')

[@Porcelain_Birdie]

The universal hetalia experience xD

[@DANNY34432]

man this is AN OLLLDDD GAMEEEEEE, it was highschool where I played this and Im pretty sure its the FIRST horror game Ive ever played and ACTUALLY FINISHED :D

[@hyperion3145]

18:01 You don't know how much I like this trick. It's simple but really cool.

[@AdenaKaiba]

I keep hearing Markiplier's voice reading all the lines 😂 Thanks a lot for this video !!

[@ratinyourspaghetti8499]

oh my god my sister showed this blue man thing to me and i remember having nightmares as a kid

[@blazindragon8224]

I thought the guy on the thumbnail was Mark Zuckerburg, but its a blue demon I guess... wait thats the same thing.

[@p3rf3ctionz]

you're very articulative. great job.

[@mskiara18]

I remember this game and enjoyed the South Park secret you can unlock after you complete the Ao Oni if I remember correctly

[@reiphas]

I always thought this blue face was just a joke made from a photo of Yandere Dev.

[@imalright48]

if you ever make a video like this again I would suggest making sure the video clips dont spoil the narrative youre trying to tell and that the clips line up with the part of the story you're telling

[@jeronimoamorin5367]

Ahh horror before fnaf Simple Scary Straight to the point No pointless heaps of lore Good times

[@kanyewest_gamer]

as a kid i saw a lot of videos on yt about this game but at that time i didn't have a PC. Now i have one and i wanna play this game so bad but i have no idea on where to install it

[@blindedjourneyman]

amazing what just coloring a sprite weirdly and resizing it does eh? I only now realize just how ez some of this is months into using rm xp and mz, still excellent job on em. had Us all scared so well for years XD

[@traineryvar7123]

Bro, the memories...

[@Bossfightin]

Rpg maker has made so many classics,This is probably the most popular of his games ngl

[@Cieln0va]

his?

[@Bossfightin]

Oh I don’t know if rpg maker is a boy or girl srry if I’m wrong

[@Cieln0va]

@@Bossfightin RPG maker is a game engine lol

[@Bossfightin]

💀

[@sevennisnotfunny]

Ahh memories of this game

[@kickitoldskool]

Cool, but I would like it if you did this for the speedrun.

[@TheManTheMythThe-]

Attack On Titan but Eren is The Man Behind The Slaughter

[@lenk1432]

The funny thing about mika is that even if you ask her to come with you she says no and stays in the room.

[@marknagorski1686]

Its funny that the color of his body is kind of blueberry while his YandereDev face is purple 💀

[@50upy._.s0up4]

I have some critiques about your video first you could add some unnerving background music to get the listener more into it and you could also maybe change the music between different times.

[@jijifiles5766]

There is actually some music in the background but I just made it so quiet, it's very hard to hear. Thanks for the notes, will try to implement more like this in next story videos!

[@Pumagami]

@@jijifiles5766 I actually liked the no/ low volume better

[@bruhsoundeffect0]

I dont think thats needed

[@Zedoone]

6:04 I remember this perticular place

[@sucide_is_not_a_joke9790]

Underrated

[@RallyTheTally]

Always wanted to play this, never could get it too work

[@MossyOR]

Are you going to do the third and second part?

[@greenpuprazor9704]

i remembered being scared because a class mate in fifth grade told me about ao oni. and I thought he was going to kill me while I was asleep

[@RapidPhantom293]

You know, i wonder if Alex Kister was inspired by this game when he made Mandela Catalogue with the Alternates.

[@azebantheraccoon]

So youre telling me this thing jumps out cabinets and chimneys but cant check a closet?

[@Gojowhitecat]

so we aint gon talk about the way he broke the monster ankels

[@Dark_Gamer56531]

This game is old and someone is explaining the story, watched Cory play it (a famous KZbinr btw)

[@shenlong3944]

Seen Cory Ken shin play this so many years ago

[@elfofcourage]

The first time I saw this game was when Markiplier played it years ago.

[@Eagercheetah20]

Are there multiple endings to this game where you can save the other characters?