Yokai Explained: Jorogumo, Seductive Spider Lady

[@Linfamy]

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[@EzraOnEarth]

Yes

[@denifnaf5874]

B O N E R

[@SpaceRanger37]

What?

[@bladeofdarknessfromblood4807]

I am afraid of spiders 😱 But I like beautiful women 😍 I am afraid of spiders 😱 But I like deadly women😍 I am afraid of spiders 😱 So I will prefer da ji 😍🖤😍🖤😍🖤

[@bladeofdarknessfromblood4807]

Linfamy we are all not mass kissers 😤 I hope you understand 😁

[@julienpento3636]

The woman: He's surely your father. The samurai: Wait a minute, I'm virgin.

[@pn2294]

Woman: There’s no way that’s true.

[@chivalricsoul8463]

Samurai proceed to slash her up.

[@fantasyshadows3207]

Jorogumo, under her own breath: not yet

[@WildBillCox13]

"Spider Ho, Spider Ho, Shootin' webs from I don't know, Can she fool silly men? Peepees being dumb again, Look out, here comes the Spider Ho."

[@phoenixbugg7199]

I honestly can't decide whether to like or dislike I'm laughing too hard.

[@zajinramirez2780]

I love this

[@MrKodachii]

Now give me that sweet sweet remix with the bass drops

[@laura.s.m]

👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

[@キモリ-x9f]

😯😯😯! Spider ho theme song! It's beautiful! 😢😭

[@yaboigamerdouji7573]

I’d rather date a kitsune. Spiders give me the creeps.

[@fadhli179]

but...but....spider need love too...

[@yaboigamerdouji7573]

@@fadhli179 Only thing that spider gets is a mystic spell in the eyes

[@323starlight]

I like both. And also snek women

[@spicybeantofu]

@@323starlight I'm into monster women too

[@julynene4237]

Both are good

[@ghost-facedhindu4275]

Linfamy: "Good news, it's not gonna come after most of you." Me: "Ow, my soul."

[@spicybeantofu]

Well I'm not young good looking or a man soooo lol

[@キモリ-x9f]

Well... It definitely won't come after me 🤣🤦

[@nicoledoubleyou]

He's not wrong, let's be real

[@clothar23]

Never have I been so offended by something I one hundred percent agree with.

[@XartiXV]

Unless, J-Spider woman is a bisexual.

[@SpaceRanger37]

I’ve always liked spiders, and I’ve always liked women. If I could find a friendly jorogumo I’d marry that thing, I mean who wouldn’t want to have a wife who could control fire breathing spiders.

[@merriquelynn]

You’re really thinking of the big picture. She’s beautiful and has powers!

[@eedwardgrey2]

Now I'm reminded of Shelob in Shadow of War

[@Introvertsan]

🤣😂

[@mothratemporalradio517]

i like your style

[@jordanbhugwansing12]

The spider fet*sh is strong

[@bificommander]

With so many Yokai stories about people you meet on the road and/or asking for help being vicious monsters in disguise, I wonder how many poor schmucks died because their fellow Japanese didn't want to chance helping them.

[@dano.870]

Yeah and it's no wonder that kind of behaviour is still common even in modern Japan

[@GeraltofRivia22]

Or maybe the reason that all these stories came about was because people would get attacked by bandits or thieves on the road.

[@LuxCirilo]

Asking for help was frowned upon in ancient japan

[@samuraijackoff5354]

@Geralt of Rivia Bandits, theives, wolves, tigers, snakes, or simply environment. The ancient world has enough ways to die to fill a 100 year life space.

[@323starlight]

Jorogumo: I'm gonna wrap you up and slowly dissolve your insides while snacking on your flesh.~ Perv: Jokes on you, I'm into that shit.

[@chunellemariavictoriaespan8752]

🤣😂🤣🤣

[@noname-fy8wz]

😂😂

[@korbinramirez3935]

Aussie: jokes on you, i cant die from spiders

[@idkusernameeggatron4652]

Jokes on you I'm a quiet kid who is North American.

[@forbiddenchannel4901]

@@idkusernameeggatron4652 …Tommy Gun Overdrive?

[@AyubuKK]

The jorōgumo seems like such a cool mythical creature.

[@mothratemporalradio517]

i have to say that although i am generally interested in the mythical bestiary of folklore internationally, the Japanese have got very fine monster style. They have arguably some of the best spooky creatures and spirits - world class 🕸️🕷️

[@chromesthesia]

She's so cute

[@karolinakuc4783]

Cool because it lives in cold caves?

[@mothratemporalradio517]

@@karolinakuc4783 boom tish!

[@thedoruk6324]

What does the the Jorogumo name means? Oh you see when you spell the name even in the most appropriate manner you get *demonitized*

[@zajinramirez2780]

What does it mean

[@zajinramirez2780]

Oh, now i know

[@OmarSlloum]

Jorou means prostitute

[@Lightdragon773]

Prostitute spider

[@Raintide1]

WTF

[@peroz1000]

The last story was actually rather heartwarming...

[@swytchblayd]

I imagine her tossing people out with a "get off my lawn" kind of energy. She probably wants to be left alone but clumsy people keep tripping into her lake and she can't just LEAVE them there XD

[@tobubiify]

Most of the story ends up people discovering the corpse of her victim. That woodcutter is the only victim that no one sees the corpse yet.. So.. He was probably getting webbed not because she wants to kill him.. If you catch my drift

[@misslady2639]

She is just an introvert in this version@@swytchblayd

[@johnree6106]

Don't you find the fact that the drunk guy was found dead in the lake kind of odd as the whole point is that they prey on people and a perfectly good body was left to waste.

[@sweetbunnybun]

maybe he wasnt tasty and she didnt even wanted to eat him, just wanted to take revenge on him

[@johnree6106]

@@sweetbunnybun but the meat came marinated (by wine or beer)

[@thetruemasterofgames6022]

I mean to be fair spiders usually leave behind a empty carcass of what they eat given the way in which they eat being with drinking the insides of what is killed by their venom

[@danielwordsworth1843]

@@johnree6106 idk if animals enjoy marination by alcohol

[@johnree6106]

@@danielwordsworth1843 Well humans are animals also and a lot enjoy food that was marinated with alcohol and other ingredients.

[@jorenbosmans8065]

Jorogumo, the perfect Yokai to have as a bondage partner.

[@cyrusmann5443]

GET IT? BONDAGE PARTER?! *canned laughter*

[@TheMewtata]

Except no safe word in the world can save you… Unless your a Buddhist monk I guess.

[@shotimebasketball5816]

The one who was controlling normal spiders with it’s legs looked like the mother spider demon in demon slayer

[@lucasduque8289]

I thought exactly the same thing.

[@jashardwallington]

Probably inpirsed by it

[@sammartens7295]

After watching this video for a few moments I realized that this myth must have inspired the demon slayer character, and probably the spider waifu from dark souls as well.

[@linart8555]

It makes sense since a lot of the demons in the anime were inspired by Japanese yokai

[@deadby15]

You can turn this into a Hollywood Horror film so easily. Some scenes are already cinematic, like the guy who spilled the beans getting pulled into the darkness in nanoseconds.

[@HeadHunter-mv2ht]

It’s amazing that there just so many monsters in Japanese myth that take on the forms of a seductive young woman, I mean you find them in other types of myths around the world (Deer women from Native Americans for example) but Japan has them in just such a abundance.

[@irfanismailyowo8273]

Coyoteman native American trickster

[@XeroNeroZero]

There once was a blacksmith, who lived in the forest. Her face was always covered by a mask when she interacted with patrons. her arms covered by the heavy sleeves of a leather kimono. No one ever saw her working but her wares were quite extrodinary in their craftmanship. One day, a boy from the village passed the window of her workshop. Curious by the sounds of metal on metal, he peeked in with a shock. The Blacksmith seemed to be quite beautiful despite the extra arms petruding from her back along with a rather round spider like abdomin. With a gasp, the boy had ran back to the village to tell the tale. Upon the return to the blacksmith's home with the villagers in toe. It was all gone but a single strand of spider silk.

[@azahel542]

And as usual, if you look for pictures of it on the internet expecting some old paintings and stuff, you'll find just weird fanart instead.

[@deadby15]

I think it means the imaginary creature is still alive in people's collective imagination even now.

[@19Pyrus70]

You mean like Yamame from Touhou?

[@swytchblayd]

Personal experience?

[@okuufallout]

@@19Pyrus70 Was not expecting to find anyone mentioning Yamame. Touhou is probably my biggest passion, and Yamame is my absolute favorite. Put two and two together and... Yeah I saw this video and had to watch it lol

[@19Pyrus70]

​@okuufallout Hopefully, no one thinks of Lolth & driders when thinking of Japanese spider youkai...at least not a first!😅

[@cactuspearjam6052]

The narration was good this week (usually is, just saying)- nice comedic pacing, mostly on topic with punchlines for punctuation. It’s a good example of an @linfamy post.

[@Linfamy]

;)

[@kaionunes7162]

Seductive spider lady Rule 34 artist: That is too vanilla for my public.

[@buddude3744]

Yes, finally. One of my favorite yokais, I was happy when it was also inspired for demon slayer. I know it was on other games too. It just makes me happy when I see other people "dig deep" ;) to this yokai.

[@sammartens7295]

As someone who only fairly recently started getting back into anime and some japanese games it's really interesting to learn the back stories of traditional folklore and realize how they inspired really interesting characters/stories that are still popular today

[@senpieloven]

"And your nightmares" you're not wrong 😂

[@kcdiscipline]

Spider girls, I'm into that.

[@meetaverma8372]

She does have 8 legs, *but what about the ten tickles?*

[@AlexHedgehogLad8]

@King Crimson Undertale fans: a man of culture I see.

[@vaiyaktikasolarbeam1906]

wicked city anime also feature a spider woman

[@Belgand]

One is part of the primary harem in Monster Musume.

[@gigablast4129]

Yeah but i would preffer an arachne than a jorogumo

[@12235117657598502586]

I just checked out the YT video’s of the Golden Orb Spiders… OMG! THEY’RE MASSIVE!! 😱

[@Linfamy]

😬

[@tsugikuniyoriichi759]

"Never underestimate the power of love controlled by a pp" best quote 🤣🤣

[@niqtan109]

''It goes for good looking men, don't worry it won't come to most of you'' That kind of hurt.

[@Heothbremel]

I can't handle spiders generally, but this was overall something i could watch and be ok. Thanks!!! I love seeing an example of the same myth in your art style and then also OSP xD

[@markd774]

"The last people saw of him, he was being wrapped in webbing".... awwwww, she's just tucking him in and saying nighty night!!

[@Linfamy]

Aw I guess she's not so bad..

[@zombiedemon1762]

Murder me gently, Jorogumo-Chan!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jerms_5179]

AFTER SO LONG, I FINALLY FOUND YOU AGAIN, I MISSED THIS CHANNEL :OO, I always watched your videos! You're the reason I found out so much about Japan and their myths

[@Linfamy]

Woohoo! ;)

[@agentlemon3164]

"So dont worry, it wont come after most of you." Damn the shade.

[@meetaverma8372]

I have watched a video and heard a podcast episode on jororgumo, *but that won't stop me fron watching this*

[@Linfamy]

:D

[@Sarafimm2]

Can you imagine a horror movie where a serial killer is just bringing prey to his beautiful Jorogumo wife? Wonder if one has already been made.

[@Slappy985]

2 year old comment I know, but it's likely that exists somewhere in japan's horror movie catalog. Probably called it "Kumo no tsuma no satsujin" or at least that's what I would call it.

[@oriricha]

And I thought you would have run out of Yokai stories by now.. Glad to be wrong! Love ya 💕

[@Linfamy]

;)

[@SakuraLovesong]

There are hundreds, maybe even thousands of youkai. He’ll never run out.

[@tianna654]

When he said "spider hoe" I lost it😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@batty_kitsuofhorrorchildst]

The Buddhist priest work be perfect for vocals in a metal band

[@luislozano6073]

I'm glad you recognize the category of your followers, thanks, I feel recognized

[@Linfamy]

;)

[@nilespyne5003]

His sarcastic jokes are so funny this is my first time watching him

[@JH-lb6qf]

You know it's bad you have to ask a Tengu for permission.

[@kennethknoppik5408]

I'm curious are there any Japanese legends about the giant hornets. They must have had encounters with them in ancient Japan

[@lainiwakura1776]

Well, they do got murder hornets.

[@19Pyrus70]

I dimly remember a Chinese story where a man fell in love with a beautiful woman with an impossibly slim waist who turned out to be a wasp in human form.

[@brokkori4268]

When you mention about axe dropped to the river i almost thought it's the "golden axe or cooper axe?" story

[@jonaskollinger3676]

I hope there will be a video about tengu sometime. They are my favorite Yokai! And keep up the good work! I love your videos!

[@axsprime]

As someone who grew up in the countryside and woke up next to a much smaller orb weaver when I was six, I want no part in this. That stuff messes you up for life.

[@weebus-dweebus9448]

Theres this anime called Dororo the 2019 remake where they encounter a Jorogumo that slowly grew attached to a human that was different from others and sees not all humans are cruel killers its a nice love story from that episode seriously though I recommend watching that anime its really good tragic and comedic at times.

[@francesetene3214]

Yeahhhh. Exactly what I thought.

[@Zulfburht]

“That is your father” Well this is a Spider Riders episode i haven’t heard or seen. Takes the show to a whole new level.

[@godzy323]

This story always spooked me when we learned about it. Another great video =]. Love the new editing pieces

[@justjoey6939]

Awesome content. Great way of learning more of other cultures. Love from South Africa.

[@vyrious7029]

4:58 I thought he was going to say: "Never underestimate the power of a scout's code" referencing Teemo...

[@AuroraSilverFox]

I always think of the Skultulla cursed family in Zelda, and the spider monsters in the dungeons and man I just really love them. xxD

[@Ricewarrior01]

With all these stories of transforming yokai, it makes me wonder how many people were killed because they were accused being one.

[@fadhli179]

never tought that far, but you have point

[@bificommander]

I wondered the same. Or if you were an actual distressed traveler in need of help, what were the odds a fellow traveler you met would run away assuming it's a Yokai trick?

[@collectionenjoyer1907]

Its probably like witch burnings in that they happened but a lot less than its made out to be by senzationalised modern depictions. Most people back then would likely know that stories were mostly just stories, something to make life more interesting, but likely of little merit as they had lived most of their own life without seeing anything supernatural. People have always been the same around the world, sceptisism is nothing new, and nothing is more natural, at least as a young man, than questioning the validity of what your parents thaught you. Youthfull rebellions and such. Not afraid of monsters anymore mom.

[@deadby15]

In the Edo era, a person doing ominous/violent things used to be seen as Kitsune-Tsuki (Possessed by a fox), and the person was usually held under house arrest until s/he starts to behave normally. I don't think those people were killed often (I am positive most of them were schizophrenic or having serious mental issues), there are records of villagers getting so scared and killing the person, or the whole family sometimes.

[@apersonlikeanyother6895]

The fact that they have different personalities showed that the stories are probably true.

[@FarBeyondStrange]

There are good Yokai, to be sure. Just don't bet your life on it.

[@frankchilds9848]

This was wonderful 👏Hope I meet a Jorogumo,I work in a Buddhist temple and we all want a little excitement sometimes 😀

[@cyrusmann5443]

what kinda excitement? *bum, bumbumbum pssh*

[@hinew7930]

Alt title: Why there are so many spider monster girls in anime.

[@deadby15]

So I'm a spider, so what?

[@rabiulalamador5506]

@@deadby15 what about arachnera from monster musume

[@diobrando4024]

There aren't that many? I only know Rui's spider family and Kumoko also Ariel. Or maybe i'm just too uncultured

[@revolvingworld2676]

There was also one that appeared recently in One Piece.

[@gigablast4129]

But none are based on the jurogumo which is wierd all tgings considered

[@enkh-erdenebatbold1177]

The other mother from Coraline is literally a Jorogumo.

[@fuiijutsushikifuujin9413]

1:17 Words of encouragement.. 🤣🤣🤣

[@Nightmareannimations]

I dont really see a lotta comments about it but I love all the little sarcastic quips in your videos!!

[@delunamarco]

I love your stories can you make one about japanese black magic " kobudera "

[@zainmudassir2964]

In Dororo 2019 there is one episode where the spider lady and a man fall in love despite their differences ❤

[@brendalpinckard993]

I’m very late and yet I do not see a single comment pouting out that demon slayer has a character almost exactly like this yokai and that makes me proud 😌

[@Sirealvington]

Why does it make u proud?

[@GrimgoreIronhide]

What kind of man hugs his child? No man. No man at all.

[@TheCoolerHKR]

Reminds me of how Gaijin describes Rakna-Kadaki from Monster Hunter Rise as a Jorogumo

[@MrMrx123456789]

I'm definitely gonna create a custom figma Jorogumo for a project

[@KragothKills]

I love all of these videos, thanks very much for making them they're fuckin rad and I've always loved Japanese history and culture and this has helped me learn about so much shit man so thank you for that.

[@Linfamy]

[@nabeeltanveer3459]

Your narrating/commentary is top notch quality. 🤣

[@Surkk2960]

We're gonna need a bigger newspaper for this one...

[@Ruki1411]

4:44 a shout that can push back things?! 🤔 i bet he shout: "fus ro dah"

[@Sirealvington]

Hey u finnaly awake

[@Blackwolfninja89]

Street fighter team used this as an inspiration for Juri Han's personality.

[@francinebacone1455]

1:16 Phew, relieved. 4:58 Must get this embroidered on my wedding pillows. I wonder if the Jorōgumo does custom needle work? If not, I bet she'd be good at it. Just sayin.

[@Mint_P_Cane]

“You’ve been watching too much linfamy” -Totally Not Linfamy

[@laura.s.m]

"Which we prefer anyway..." 🤣🤣. Loved the topic 😍😍

[@TobyC1707]

I feel like any ghosts stories that begins with a mother and father discovering a beautiful child on the streets is a huge red flag that the child is cursed

[@Bigp1077]

This video and the recent chapter of One Piece with Robin fighting a Jorōgumo was perfect timing Coincidence? I think not!

[@saiffulrezal9258]

fun fact: the orb weaver spider has sooooo many silk in that it can make three webs. (also some random people just gently pull the silk)

[@rosswebster7877]

I have a feeling Linfamy really hopes Shawn falls for a jurogomo with an instrument someday.

[@Lady_Chalk]

Oh god I live in South Carolina. During the summer, those spiders come out and THEY. ARE. HUGE.

[@azullalazuardi726]

so that's where inspiration for Black Maria character in One Piece come from

[@darkfalon7]

I wonder what was the reasoning for asking the Tengu for the hand of Jorogumo. Would a Tengu be perceived as a sort of the master of that forest making him an authority figure?

[@Linfamy]

Good question. Tengus have a reputation of being powerful figures in the forest, so that area probably did have a tengu authority figure.

[@darkfalon7]

@@Linfamy so hypothetically a Tengu would be standing in for a father/parent in absent of actually (known) father/parent? I love the idea that the woodcutter wanted to marry the Jorogumo properly, with the consent of parental figure and all.

[@whippethacreem7299]

Priest: "You're being poisoned by a Spider-Whore who eats people." Guy: "Oh no! Anyway-"

[@keoponp8121]

I put this video on watch later 2 years ago. I’ve spent the last 5 months actually going through my watch later list and this was the last one. I did it!!😂

[@Linfamy]

Congrats!

[@heavenlysadist]

Came here for Jorogumo. Because it reminds me of a character I play in otome game called ayakashi romance reborn lol

[@Linfamy]

Ah, an Otome player ;)

[@michaelcollins8442]

I'm pretty sure the Jorogumo is one of my sleep paralysis demons. Also, great video!

[@KuLaydMahn]

You're absolutely right about shamisens - when I hear that twang I gotta have that tang!

[@hantasero9353]

YO this man indirectly dissing us🤣💀

[@SensSword]

Cool. A video about a Dark Souls boss!

[@just_radical]

You aren't wrong in addition to Quelaag you actually literally fight Jorogumo in Nioh, the Ninja Gaiden Dark Souls.

[@That1powergamer]

Daaaannnggg Linfamy throwing mad shade around! :P

[@jinslif8188]

was that spider lady from Dororo a Jorogumo? I'm pretty sure there was one in monster Musume as well.

[@skurvay3429]

When most people think of Spider-Human Hybrids, they usually think about the Greek Arachne, even in many Japanese Animes they use an Arachne(which I find weird since Japan already has Spider Yokai), there ready needs to be more attention & love for the Jorogumo, because the Jorogumo seems more awesome than Arachne any day.

[@Rhekon]

Is this where substitution logs come from?

[@Frammdo]

Interesting idea

[@eacalvert]

Wow sounds like those men got into some sticky situations ... I'll see myself out

[@Linfamy]

🤦‍♂️

[@Drewengtheway]

Run all you want but your comment will forever remain -on the web-

[@CalebCalixFernandez]

Watching this video after reading xxxHolic, particularly the chapters where Watanuki encounters Jorogumo, one can appreciate CLAMP's depiction of the yokai.

[@jutharat2284]

He just called us ugly

[@TwinRiver100]

3:29 in my head for this moment I picture her wearing one of those fisherman hats and reeling the web in like fishing line.

[@Dracowinges]

I always thought it's pronounced Joro -GU -moh. Not a smooth jorogomo. You learn something new everytime here.

[@ferretyluv]

The joro spider has become established in America. That’s not a joke, they hitched a ride on a ship and have spread along the east coast. So we can look forward to jorogumo showing up in forests.

[@choofwizard4378]

Don't know why but the "what man hugs their children" got me hard.

[@DeanAdventure]

We have golden orb spiders where I live. They are very large.

[@Tsukasa_Tenma88]

bro a mimic fan going here

[@lazaruscain3424]

So why did the woodcutter ask a Tengu for permission to marry the Jorogumo? Are Tengu thought to have particularly authority over human/yokai unions, or was it just that the Tengu was the closest Yokai male on hand?

[@zombiedemon1762]

Good question. Maybe that specific Tengu was like a father to that specific Jorogumo?

[@telinhajp]

Hi Linfamy! Good night to you! Have a restful night. ❤️

[@Jenna-hg4uh]

Video Idea!! IDK if you take video ideas or ideas like this, but i would love to see a tier list of yokai by dateablilty.

[@christopherg2347]

4:44 Priestly Power Scream: "Begone, (spider) thoot!"