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This man's pronunciation is on point

I see Ryuk I click

The first story you talked about reminded me of the way most people with depression appear to others; alienating themselves, not being able to talk to people, always thinking about the bad things that have happened. Maybe Shinigami were a way for the Japanese to be able to understand depression. It seems like they personified the illness so it made more sense to them and made it feel like you can fight depression, even if you can't see it.

The anime is 100% better than the movie bro just go watch that

It sounds like Shinigamis are literally depression

This dude's got a beautiful accent and flawless pronounciacion. I am SHOOK.

"If bad movies are something you enjoy" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

No HOLLOWS were allowed in this video.

The netflix death note movie can burn in the deepest layer of hell.

"Shinigami have varying personalities" *looks at Grell Suttcliff* I see.....

Never let America do live action versions of anime & manga

Thank god for death note(and bleach) otherwise I would probably not know what the shinigami was.

Do more reviews on Asian based deities. It's a very uncommon mythology that's not being covered a lot. Awesome review. 😁

When I did my own research on them, I was surprised how little information existed even though you'd think death spirits would be more prominent in a country's mythology. Like you said, they remained rather vague for a long time. What's neat was that when Japan was introduced to the Western concept of Death (The entity), Japan started using Death's appearance for their shinigami, so what began as an undescribed or ghostly apparition slowly became a black-clad skeletal figure.

It actually makes a lot of sense to me that death wouldn't be a single being, but multiple with their own personalities. Unlike other gods of natural forces like the sun or tides that work pretty much like clockwork, Death is much more varied and less predictable. Sometimes it's peaceful and painless, sometimes it's violent and horrific, and sometimes it's just plain weird or mysterious. Hell, sometimes it just doesn't care even though you totally should have died that one time. So it makes sense that individual shinigami with their own personalities would be responsible for the varying deaths of people.

I’ve already watched The anime, the Japanese Drama, the movie, and I read the manga. It’s all amazing I love all the characters.

I loved the shade thrown at the Netflix Death Note movie. It was wonderful! And this video was great!

You explain myths really well. Kudos to you!

Great video. Love it. Keep up the good work

Im glad you made a playlist on this stuff. I wouldnt have found it or thought to look for it if you hadn't.

Thank you for doing another cultures mythology. Love it

I just discovered this channel and immediately fell in love with it.

i’m so happy i have found this channel!! how do you not have way more subscribers?!!!!

Light liked this video Great video, keep up them coming!!! :)

Excellent presentation! I love this channel!

I LOVE that you explain mythologies that are often overlooked by western culture. Can’t wait to see more underrated mythologies explained! I’d love to see Native American, Hindi, Mayan and Aztec, Voodoo, Slavic, and African(besides those of Ancient Egypt; myths from, say, the Ibo, Yoruba, and Ashanti people) content as well!

Thanks for doing more Japanese mythology!

I'm surprised to see Death Note mentioned and not Bleach since the MC is a shinigami ( I'm a bit bias though )

Nice to see new content!

"If bad movies are something you enjoy" haha well played and correct. You have a fantastic voice btw. It's so wonderfully calming.

Thanks for uploading this. 👍

The story about the man with the spell to banish shimigami is very similar to one of the Grimms Fairy Tales called God father death, except the spell has been replaced by an herbal salve. Its funny how stories such as these have variations all across the globe. Love these videos!

I love your videos, just subscribed

Very interesting, and well researched.

Again love the videos

I haven't had a chance to watch the recent videos until today and may I just say that this is amazing! (I have slight biased because I love death note😊)

There are other depictions of the Shinigami. Bleach has an entire society of them. And the main character of Rin-ne is a quarter Shinigami.

There's such a lack of good Japanese mythology videos on KZfaq so the videos this channel has made so far are fucking fantastic

So fascinating! The idea of suicide being a seperate topic for death is also a interesting point.

Please for the love of god watch the live action Japanese movies or just the anime. The Netflix movie was horrible. Straight up horrible.

Knowledgeable... I really like the content you provide on this channel and this is one of the best channels on KZfaq... But my request is still for Ravana and Narsimha...

If Bad movies are what you enjoy :D that was great

These really give a good deep look into the psyche of people near death. I like it.

Great job with another nice video. And an eastern asian myth too ♡ It's so interesting to compare all the different myths that revolve around the same universal concepts (death, birth, sickness, attachments...). It's also fun to contemplate how the changes in myths throughout history reflect the society. I wonder if the whole aspect of the shinigami beckoning one to death was a way for people to rationalize something like depression. If so, I wonder how much doing so affected its treatment in society today.

I needed this video in my life

Can you talk about the greek goddess hegemone one day? Am trying to learn more about her I would really appreciate you doing so. I think your videos really help me understand meaning to things.

This channel is absolutely fantastic 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

“If bad movies are what you enjoy” That’s hella shade😂

Oh L! I've missed you! Even though you're my wallpaper for years. Hahaha

than k you for this original and unique theme not often treated in mythology

you deserve every single penny from patreon

Never heard of death notes. Now I'm intrigued, I want to read it . Thank you

Oh thank you for adding the “if bad movies are your thing” part about the Netflix adaptation of death note. I almost had a heart attack thinking you were recommending it as a good thing.

the suspense in this video was dammnn... i was so waiting for deathnote part and I got it

Maybe do more of the Chinese deities, I’ll be REALLY interested in it, and I wouldn’t mind helping out in some ideas/research~

It took me a while to realise that Shinigami is also something in Black Butler. The word was so familiar when I saw your video haha.

Interesting, my admittedly limited understanding of the Shinigami, was that they were like Charon the greek ferryman of the dead, so very cool to here these other stories :)

Keep the deities and mythology creatures coming, that is your best content. Just subscribe.

Thanks for helping me with my college work 🙏

Wow, that’s totally epic and interesting.

Great videos. New subscriber

The history of the shinigami is very interesting. Starting from a way to just explain death, to a way to explain depression, and now they are almost like angels (both heavenly and fallen alike).

Good stuff.

I always like how many different depictions of Shinigami there are. Animws and the way they are depicted in Japanese stories and lores

I approve of the thumbnail. ;) As a fan of meaningful anime and manga works I have always found the vast variety depictions of shinigami interesting. Needles to say, this spotlight further widened my knowledge on them and I really appreciated it. :)

" or even check out the Netflix movie if bad movies is something you enjoy" lol Boy brother... You're right about that. Lol Stick with the anime or at least the live-action Japanese version. Thanks for doing this one! This channel is awesome!

This is awesome

I kinda love how these spirits are essentially the Japanese way of making sense of things like depression and anxiety. If you know anything of what that’s like it dealing with those issues, that’s exactly what it sounds like the shinigami were meant to cause

great video but you should do a series of videos on all the gods of death from across the world

I LOVE LOVE LOVE DEATH NOTE!! (The Anime) The shoulders being "stitched" or clasped to Ryuk's body is vaguely reminiscent to STAR TREK FIRST CONTACT and the Borg Queen's shoulders attached to her body

Hi I'd like to suggest a video on medea or medea and Jason of the Argonauts. Really enjoy your videos. Thanks.

For those of us in the west and even for those of us that watch anime. Japanese Mythology is always something that is very interesting and sometimes even more so then Western Mythos. Simply because we grow up learning about the Greeks, Romans, Norse, and Even Egyptian Mythos due to it being more relevant to western cultures. I guess that can be why, for my self, I got into anime and learning about Japanese and other Eastern Cultures as much as I have because they are so vastly different from what I’ve learned growing up. It’s a simple wondering of how other cultures came about and how they acted due to their own stories. I’m glad that my parents raised me to be to open mines and to explore and learn as much as I can about different cultures as it’s obvious that the cultures here in the U.S. are quickly deteriorating and a large amount have become very small minded and closed off to the rest of the world. Only ensuring their own destruction by refusing to adapt to the ever changing environment of technology and societal needs of the people within their own nation and world as a whole.

There's a Mexican movie about that cave with candles! And the same thing happened, the guy drop or blew accidentally on the flame and "death" or Shinigami, told him that he have to take his soul or the like. i don't really remember the rest of the movie, it was a really old one, thou.

Thanks for making a video thats related to Death Note

You do Japanese mythology too!!? So glad I subbed a week ago

I think this is an interesting example of how folk lore and tales evolve with society. The new Deathnote Shinigami has superseded and replaced the original.

I am but a simple otaku. I see Ryuk, I click

Finally its about time thak you

I find it fascinating how unlike other monsters or gods of legends Death was order and absolute while to a Shinigami it’s a game “Roll the dice, pay the price”

Hey! What about a video on Shikigamis next? :)

i'm surprised how accurate the anime is to the myth. that's very interesting

i love how your playing minecraft in the back

I hate that “live action death note” makes everyone think of Netflix. Original Japanese live action death note was actually pretty decent. Love the content btw

Death note and Showa Genroku Rakugo make an appearance my inner otaku is tickled.

yehey amaterasu next 👏👏

Also, once a human uses a Death Note, they are banned from the Afterlife. So my advice, don't ever use a Death Note. Or maybe you can just bribe a Shinigami like Ryuk with apples in hopes of making him write down the name of the person you hate the most in his Death Note without doing it yourself. That's what I'd do.

Please do an episode on umibozu!!!! Also love the show ❤️❤️❤️

subbed!

Could you do a video about the Japanese underworld, and Izanami.

Please please please tell me you watched some of the anime not just that god aweful Netflix movie!!!!!! (Tehe) Can't lie love your stories and the way you tell them 💋. Your an amazing personality keep it up!!

Death gods are so fascinating and terrifying at the same time.

Great vid friend 👌💌

Please do more Chinese mythology. I can help with research. There are so many gods that are really interesting, including: Xi-Wang-Mu (Queen Mother of the West), Yan Wang (the god of death and king in the afterlife), Caishen (the god of wealth), Chang'e, (goddess of the moon/autumn moon festival is about her), and so many more!

Could you see if you can do the Seven deadly sins, Seven seals of apocalypse, and Seven Archangels. If that is alright with you?

I now know why hell girl has that candle blow out scene great

Your voice sounds really similar to another channel I watched, I think It was ‘Morris Media’ he always ended his vids with a catchy phrase...awe I cannot remember.

Death and Life “two sides of the same coin” KAPPA!^^

You should cover the death gods of xibalba I think there either Aztec or Mayan mythology and there’s 9 different underworlds and there’s a god for each one I think 🤔.....

When u get to 3:19 of this video the picture reminds me of the Soul Reaper from the Animed Series called Bleach. A person dressed in black holding a Samurai Sword.