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Hi there, Gaijin! I recently discovered a cartoon called Shuriken School. Its packed with shinobi and other Japanese cultural references! I picked up on many of the references but felt there was a lot that went over my head. Someday I would love to see a reaction video or break down of the show from you and Goombah! Your content is always so informative and enjoyable! Thank you for what you do, keep up the great work! 😁✌️❤️

Don't worry. That Plush will print. I'm placing my order with this next check in about a week. Just in time to slide in before deadline. I want 2 so I can give one as a Christmas gift.

None can escape plushifaction... Not even the Goombah... Amazing vid btw

I wish Lil’ G’s ninja outfit could be made to fit over an official Goomba plush but do to the potential legal nightmares that come with such a task it’s wishful thinking at least.

omg that makes so much sense!

Could also explain why Zoruas feet are pitch black...

My thoughts exactly!

What about the hair?

Thanks, that's even more depressing :(

On the bright note, Hisuian Zoroark has a soft spot for comrades and family. That's why it's with Hisuian Zorua, by the way. It could be possible that a good trainer would earn the Hisuian Zoroark's rare good side, ideally, raised as an Hisuian Zorua.

The normal-typing may also point towards them having been domestic pokémon; That is, pokémon sharing a human home. In one of the Sinnoh folk tales, it's said that once, there were pokémon (not all pokémon, just some) who 'married' with people. Well, humans unknowingly marrying kitsune is a common theme in Kitsune lore and given the make-up on Zorua and the bibs possibly being a reference to bleaching ojizo-sama bibs, it's possible that Zorua and Zoroark share references to the mythology of human kitsune being married with humans and then forced out when the human discovers their true nature.

Also like the video said, it implies that the red on them are diseases like small pox, meaning they died by that.

God THAT IS GRIM.

Well they became ghosts for a time after dying, but getting reborn later as Ghost type meant they got to live again. And of course any babies they had would not have died that way, making the malice they carry become an ancestral trait.

But he didn’t die he just ran away

Especially when it's one of my Favs

Research comes with risk.

He knew what he was getting into

still less disturbing than killing thousands of basculin to evolve it

What else could Game Freak do?

@@ArcCaravan I mean there's nothing wrong with it, I just keep finding out about the inspirations behind the mons and it's either really depressing or really strange.

@@adhambarbour Yeah, just had to make a joke about those being the usual options.

yeah Nintendo way to straight-up yoink Game Freak's homework before they could hand it in

Basculegion is both.

*Dr. Fuse enters* I am deeply apologetic in my delay... I was working Triple Fusions for Legendary Trios and... a Zorua and Marowak fusion? I MUST GET BACK TO THE LAB!!

*SPMD and PMDEOTDS endings intensifies*

Ironic

Unovan Zoroark is strong against Hisuian Zoroark

@@michaelkowal3230 I guess that works from an evolution standpoint, since pokemon evolve to be stronger. Edit: I'm talking real life evolution, not Pokemon evolution.

@@KnightsofGaming2016 and considering the Hisui region is long it the past, unovan zoroark is the more evolved version, evolved in real life that is

@@michaelkowal3230 Unless there was a different Zoroark before the dark type one, Unovan Zoroark is still the base form of the line.

Omg that makes so much sense now.

Oooooo, I wouldn't have thought of that!

That also helps explain the final form's alternate look, the so-called 'Miko mode' -- it's a further step to becoming human and attaining a divine state of understanding, being based on Shinto shrine maidens/priestesses.

That could explain most digimon too actually, since they all tend to gravitate towards becoming more human like.

Missed opportunity fo Sakuyamon to be called Inarimon

So true my guy👍🏼

Can't wait either, Gaijin puts a lot of effort into his research so there's no doubt every single Rise monster he hasn't covered yet will make for great videos.

@@firetools Very much so

The best little probably unintended thing about them being wounds it sustained when alive that are there posthumously is that in the same region theres many Hisuian sneasles who are half Fighting type with the claws that could inflict said wounds. Even being half poison type which may be a reason for the disease interpretation as well. In short while alive and dark type, a mix of the cold region and local fauna with a type advantage mauling the territory intruders they came back as half ghost type which convently resists poison and is immune to fighting.

Could it be they were kicked out because people got tired of accidentally marrying Pokemon? If they were sneaky about it then people would have had trust issues with them. So like you said, Pokemon that had been living in the luxury of human society likely wouldn't know how to survive in the wild. Especially not in an unforgiving frigid ice hell.

@@suicune2001 I think that it was mutual consent. The Folk Tales do not mention any trickery, which would be quite a big omission. If anything, the Folk Tales seem to confirm that, as far as anyone was concerned, the marriage between pokemon and humans was transparent and accepted, because these pokemon were equal to humans. Marriage is sometimes symbolic too. So marrying a powerful Kami might have had a ritual element to it. I'm fond of the idea that humans would routinely adopt these weird feral silent kitsune children, similar to what's suggested in the video was thought to be a bad idea by the Wajin. However, mostly the Folk Tales come down to marriage as peers. Provided that one would still desire children (and pokémon categorically lack reproductive organs: Eggs appear spontaneous canonically, as if by Quantum Tunneling or something) that would imply polygamous marriages. This is not impossible in Japanese culture, though typically reserved for high-ranking members of society. So, TLDR; I think that humanity and these 'kitsune' considered each other peers and there was no shame in marriage, though a third partner in equal standing for human procreation was probably implied. At some point, the sentiment of equality shifted for unknown reasons and then the kitsune were banished.

@@pokenectionswithprofessorp2979 That last part is what confuses me the most. I could understand the distrust of finding out your wife of 5 years was actually a Pokemon. But if you already knew that and it was totally accepted, then why the change? The only thing that would make sense is a change in government. Whoever ruled before was totally cool with Pokemon marriages. Whoever ruled after that person did not. The new ruler must have pushed their ideals on to their people through propaganda or by law, thus resulting in the change in attitude. I always figured the whole egg thing was a way to get around explaining the pidgeys and combees. ;)

@@suicune2001 In the anime at least, it's explained that eggs are like quantum mechanics. Any attempt to observe the results prevents eggs from being laid. Eggs really do seem to spontaneously appear. Which is also what happened with Arceus; Their egg just spontaneously appeared in the Aether. I think that there was a gradual shift of sentiment towards the equality of man and pokémon. My pet theory is that science tried to count pokemon and humanity as separate. If you want to count, you have to draw a distinction somewhere. And so, observed differences between humans and the pokemon they married gained more attention, even if it didn't immediately cause any rifts. I think that people knew that these pokemon were shape-shifters but weren't supposed to acknowledge what their true form was like publicly. There's plenty of stories in folklore where the kami asks not to be observed while bathing for example, even if it was known they were kami. Did you know that in the 1870s, Hikimayu make-up was banned for being antiquated? Something along those lines. So, there was already some strain there. Then, some inciting incident caused a cascade where the changing sentiment turned into controversy. In Johto, there was this event involving the Bell Towers. Inside, three creatures burned and were mourned, but then were resurrected by a power ostensibly worshiped by humanity (Ho-oh). Yet, humanity rejected the resurrection as 'unnatural' and tried to suppress it with violence. This indicates to me that sentiment in Johto was already changing to think of certain boundaries to be sacred, such as the boundary between pokemon and humans and the boundary between life and death. So what I think happened is that Johto saw this abrupt miracle upset recent theological developments refuted and even made a mockery of, which made the marriage between kitsune and humans very uncomfortable suddenly. Heck, my personal theory is that the Legendary Beasts of Kanto were Zorua before they were resurrected. Living as humans in service of a higher cause, then having their taboo true forms revealed by death, then seemingly demoted from a human-like kami to beasts on the kharmic ladder and denied death. That's a lot of long-held assumptions broken at once; Enough to make the kind of change happen that changes how society operates.

@@pokenectionswithprofessorp2979 Weird! I didn't know that about eggs in the anime. It makes sense for Arceus to suddenly appear since it's a Pokemon God, after all. I still wonder if "it just showed up out of nowhere" is a way to get around little kids asking too many questions. I could see the Kami not wanting to observe being bathed. It would be a reminder to the spouse they aren't human. It would shatter the illusion, so to speak. The theory with scientists makes sense as well. It also could have been a religious thing too. It has happened several times where a religion is altered to further some agenda. You could be right that the tipping point was the resurrection at the towers. Whatever may have caused the gradual shift before that probably escalated after such an uproar. With the 3 legendary birds, I got the impression from the Pokemon 2000 movie that they kept the weather around the world in balance. (or at least didn't disrupt it when they were in balance) So perhaps they were created by Arceus or something.

like ghosts in general

Now I want to see a skit of Lil G trying to blend in with a bunch of plushies 😆

Irankarapte! I've been interested in Ainu culture myself for a long time. And actually it is Sinnoh that started that interest in the first place. One thing I aim on doing through my video series is introducing more people to Ainu culture, as it is still not known or talked about much apart from the occasional mention in a KZfaq video, but without any real substance. And while I own a whole load of books on Ainu culture myself, one of the best things is speaking to actual Ainu people about their experiences and culture - something that I've been lucky enough to have been able to do (and continue to), which is something that will inform how I bring up Ainu-related topics in my series.

You know they fought once?

@@Kroododile553 Yeah and what I recall, it did NOT go well for anyone after those two curses mixed!

@@duskbringer4583 Sadakayko. Yes

@@Kroododile553 Sadakaya.

I wanna pick up and snuggle a Hisuian Zorua.

Why the Tanuki though Lillie? Wouldn't it be easier to get revenge on a dragon?

We never stopped makin' vids! ^-^ Thanks for coming back!

@@GaijinGoombah 👍