As some people mentioned in the cover's comment section, the way "Villain" is stylized looks like the English word "girl", meaning this is either how society views them, or the role that they have taken up, leaving it vague as to whether the protagonist was born male but is female, or born female and is male. They could even be non-binary if that's how you wish to interpret it :) Also, at the end, the protagonist is wearing a boy's uniform and have finally accepted the "villainy" in them, which is what I chose to interpret the "o hated life, a hated life, will soon become inflamed' line to mean. The life that they've lived previously will become consumed by this side that they have accepted. Interesting to note, the word there is "biran", which sounds like villain so it's like saying that they will become this villain because it's the life they want to live. And the "Ranpo" in this song is Edogawa Ranpo, who is known for taking a look at the concept of same-sex attraction and gender studies and would write more complex characters that didn't confine themselves to gender roles. The blue fish in the red waters also plays significance, since some fish are known to change their sex. And often times these fish are “sequential hermaphrodites”, which means that they were born female. And stamens are the "male" reproductive part of a flower, so asking if there's even a future possible for two stamens is like asking if a gay (or even nb-man) relationship can make it. But they believe that someday, even so-called artificial flowers will "bare fruit" or become accepted. There's a ton more that Teniwoha and Nekoko put into this song and MV, but I'm honestly blanking on some of it ^^;; But either way, the song is kept vague so that people can feel free to interpret it as you wish, although we can all agree that it's a song addressing the issues of being LGBTQ+ in society. SIDE NOTE: Nocturnal petals is another reference to the flower statements and refers to the concept of "nocturnal gender", which is when a person feels more strong and confident at night when they're alone than in the daytime when people are present, which can be why it is nighttime at the end
Could it also be interpreted as somone that is intersex too? As an intersex person myself, the struggles also resonate with me. Especially the line about them feeling like a "mutation" which god, I've received that alot from bigots.
to me, regarding the part about "artificial flowers," "flower" has always been a euphemism for female genitalia, so i feel like this song could be about a trans guy Or a trans girl. in this line, it feels to me like the singer is referencing bottom surgery, and by saying they will "bear fruit," i took it as them wishing they could give birth, or hoping they can in the future. but they also could be intersex and longing for the same thing. or they could be longing for the exact opposite, with their reference to stamens/two stamens. overall i like how this song isnt strictly about a trans guy/girl, or someone with a binary gender at all, since sometimes the lyrics talk about feminine aspects, and the character presents as masculine in the PV.
Wait since I think the song strongly represents religious people with the people who believe in multiple goods and evils I think the will soon be inflamed could be referring to hell
This should be called “Shooshi being an avid simp for 13 Minutes” I’m not trans, but I resonate with this video so much, due to having identity problems.
period. as someone who wasn't accepted by her family when she came out as lesbian, I nearly started crying when I read the lyrics. However I know for sure my BFF and wife are "villains" together so that makes me a lot happier hehe.
i am japanese transgender person and it is very difficult ... i am a very lucky person because i try to blend in well enough and i do not be noticed very often . not everyone is that lucky enough ... i hope people can find some happiness in music similar to this ! thank you for spreading this music !!!
aye! three years late, but cheers from a brazilian fellow transgender!! we're all together in this one, you're awesome and i hope everything goes great for you!
As a trans person myself hearing the message behind this song made me go "Oh shit, they get it". Also, I feel like the themes of it are not only about public perception about trans folks, but also their representation in Japanese media. It's been getting a bit better lately, with some cases of fantastic lgbt+ representation, but you still see a lot of media where people falling withing the trans umbrella are vilified or made into the butt of a joke- "tr@ps" being a good example of the latter. Every time I see something like this it reminds me more and more that my existence means I am not safe, that people like me are suffering just because of who we are- but this video gave me some hope. Thank you, sincerely, thank you.
As a trans boy that sounds feminine I have come to the conclusion that in some spaces if I’m seen as a boy I’ll only be seen as a “trap”. people thinking I’m female from my voice and body even if they do believe I’m a boy after the fact…
@@kamaboko662 yeah. He has talked about it a lot and the first version of the song was recorded before he started taking T then he redid it after his voice got lower with the T. I believe he has a few songs surrounding him being trans
@@acecerclif7871 uh you're spreading misinformation. not only is the song not about being trans, but the singer songwriter isn't a trans ftm male. the song is about cavetown's personal struggle with being ace/aromantic, hence the lyrics, "sometimes i am upset that i cannot fall in love," etc. do proper research before you say shit like this.
@@omumafu6346 I don’t mean to be rude but that sounds more of your interpretation then what’s confirmed, for all we know it could be both lol but I don’t really see anyone spreading misinformation here
I’m just gay and I understand this well, I feel like gay people are just automatically seen as wrong even though we are just as any other human. But you know I do feel like times are changing and hopefully there won’t be any more “gay” or “lesbian” couples, just normal couples. Love is love and it comes in all different forms and ways.
I understand you... my family would be mad at me if they found that I like girls too (I'm Bisexual). Hopefully in the future people would accept it... we're so valid and we deserve respect. But we're perceived as villains by some people.
Kinda the same. Nobody in my family know that i'm bisexual, I would like them to know, but yeah, when I see how they talk about gay/lesbian people.. It's pretty hard but atleast I have my friend who accept me for who I am, I just hope that there will be more person like her, who can accept anyone without judging them.
Seeing trans/homophobia being so normalized in media sickens me. What the fuck is wrong with liking a guy as a guy , a girl as a girl , being non-binary, trans, what is wrong with that? This is all just bullshit. Humanity is scared of change. There’s no reason to hate the lgbtq+ community, and those who hide behind the reasoning for the community being too vocal, being too ‘annoying’ just don’t want us to stand up. They want to keep us quiet. It’s tiring.
Miyashita Yuu makes covers(Yes, he has original songs but at other channel). He owns only vocal. The concept belongs to original composer/vocaloid producer. This song is made by てにをは, and Miyashita Yuu made cover. Please tell the author (and covermaker if song has cover) in the name of videos. Also, I like your videos
im usually the silent viewer, but as a non-binary (planning on transitioning) bisexual, i was SO happy i woke up to the notification. i really appreciate how friendly you are towards to the lgbt+ community, unlike some people. i love your content, please keep making it! and HOLY SHIT you used cavetown's song "this is home" (its a song about a trans person made by a trans person) for the background song sjjdhfjdjfhgj
teniwoha's song that came after villain is called "unicorn." it didn't get nearly as much attention as "villain" but i feel like it has similar themes and as a trans person the visuals also really spoke to me. the existing translations are really rough but i would be super interested in seeing someone comment on it, and to know if my interpretations of the song match up with anyone else's.
@@aaronthecatten ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_IWuL8dP0bs.htmlsi=g9dXu5LjeNL1oVY- If it helps even tho I’m 2 months late I found this and it has an English translation and romaji lyrics
I think what’s really interesting is that the character’s colors switch from pink to blue. Pink is associated with femininity and blue is associated with masculinity. How the character is coughing up blue, and how in certain scenes and lines they are pink/blue is genius. The artist did a great job at that.
Honestly this song (and his voice in general) gives me such serotonin as well as confidence. As someone who's non binary, I kind of project myself onto the mc in this song. With everyone telling you your gender doesn't exist every day, you feel like you're doing something wrong. Like you're a villain. And don't even get me started on the whole x and y, hiding gender, and there being a wide range of genders. Though when you can finally get away from it all and actually be comfortable as your gender (kinda like at the end of the song 'here I am') you can feel so confident and kick ass.
YOU HAVE THE THREE PERSONA SERIES ON YOUR WALL **AND** YOU'RE REVIEWING MY LITERAL FAVOURITE SONGS IN SUCH DETAIL, boy you got yourself a loyal subscriber. Keep up the amazing work dude.
I'm so glad you managed to check this song out! I actually found this song recently and there's actually so many small things pertaining to LGBT and trans topics not just in the video but also in the lyrics that really speaks to it being what it says it is - "a song dedicated to great villains".
Watching this makes me accept who I really am inside. My grandparents and science teacher always call me a girl, young lady, and young women, she, and her. But I hate it when they call me that. I usually put up with it and move on but the sadness and anger inside of me is always let out at the end of the day when no one's around. I always look in the mirror while crying and say to myself "You know you're a boy and don't let anyone let you down, your grandparents and teachers are only a couple of people in a billion people around the world."
I know how you feel. My family and teachers always use female terms when talking about me, and it’s tough. I want to let you know that you are not alone. Never forget that there is always somebody out there that will listen to you and accept you. ❤️🏳️⚧️
i'm not a trans man but i thought i hated being referred to with she/her because of the societal expectations of a woman being forced on me until i realized i'm nonbinary. now i've became more comfortable with she/her (although i prefer they/them more) and embraced my femininity. i feel happier :)
I understand how u feel, I'm closeted in a way, yet I have expressed so much that I am a guy not just in a joking manner also when my mother and I had a conversation about why I haven't been like smiling and why I'm hurting myself, I told her that I'm a boy but she just pushed it off, maybe she doesn't wanna come to that realization, but at last I know that most people around me don't like me, and I'm out to two people my girlfriend(who is very supportive and is always there to tell me to love me for me but yet I don't do that) and my other friend who still calls me a female when I have shown her that I don't go by those terms and I usually use gender neutral terms for anyone I don't know. It's very difficult cause I'm at the end of not even excepting myself, like I'm the burden on everyone else. Sorry if that triggered u
@@ivannnyy I often feel like burden too since I came out. Like I'm getting testosterone (supposed to come in last week but insurance is being an asshole rn) and I'm getting a gender therapist. And it's nice to have something that'll help me, but then I feel bad because I feel like I'm just another mouth to feed. Its they're spending so much money on me just because I don't feel comfortable in a body I was born with.
I love that this works for most any identity in lgbt lol. I personally saw them as a trans guy trying to be female (as shown by pinkish imagery) but their true identity keeps coming out regardless (the blue splatters n stuff)
As a genderfluid pansexual, I'm really *really* happy you reviewed this song, I've had trouble feeling comfortable in my own skin so it's nice to be accepted by a role model. So, uh. Thanks. :)
i genuinely didn't know this song was about lgbtq+ stuggles, but that explains a lot about my connection to the song! thank you yet again for another amazing reaction/analysis~! ^^
This song has an Adapted manga called ヴィラン (Villain) written and drawn by Fujita The blue haired character is named Azuru I’m sure the red haired is them too since in the manga they mention not liking the color blue but liking the color red despite being raised the same as their brother. I’m sure they’re transfem but they could be NB, I just know probably not he/him. The other character in the manga is named Renri and he’s transmasc, he’s also Azurus love interest.
started crying at the end. i always cry when i listen to This is Home and hearing you give that monologue just got to me. thank you, i've been trying to embrace myself for so long, and hearing this today made me feel so much better. i'm a girl and noone can tell me otherwise. >:)
I was trying to hold my tears and when Cavetown's song pops up I couldn't help myself, I, myself, has a friend who's in the LGBT+ Community, and this video reminded me of them :'D
I was just listening to this song lmao. It absolutely slaps and is one of the few songs I can find that relays LGBTQ+ struggles in a way that is unfetishised and... just beautiful in and of itself.
oh fINALLY. Been so excited for you to react to Villian Edit: So after watching the video I’m really grateful you covered this, always loved your videos since I found you through a friend’s recommendation. As a transguy who still struggles to accept themselves, Your message towards the end, especially with cavetown in the background, hit a little harder than I’d like to admit. Thank you for being great as always!
I swear I had that same reaction when I heard miyashita say "de?" with that visual, man just their voice coupled with the amazing visuals never fail to give me goosebumps
As a lesbian I feel so lucky to have such supportive people around me and have rarely ever been made fun of for my sexuality my heart goes out to all the people who are made to be ashamed of just being themselves 🖤💜
I'm apagender (someone who doesn't mind what gender they are perceived as) gynosexual (attracted to femininity) and I feel way to afraid to even mention lgbt+ bcuz I constantly hear almost everyone I know judging lgbt
As a member of the trans community this song is... Amazing. I’ve never come across such an amazing representation before. I’ve never seen it put into such perfect words. I can’t believe I’ve been listening to this song for like a month and I never read the lyrics I am a FOOL!! Also as someone who grew up in Texas the “the crueler the town the more beautiful the rainbow” hit hard
I feel like you should listen to Lost One's Weeping by Neru, that song really hit close to home for me. ps : I apologize if my english is bad, it's not my first language
as a trans dude, i understand that hard dude 😭 it hit me like a train. i’ve tried to be myself (trans man) but people shut me down and say “no you’re a girl” like what? why can’t you let me be me? i ain’t hurting nobody. (sorry rant) the “artificial baring of fruit” really stuck to me. ty for covering this! ❤️
I interpret the character as being a trans man, since it's just nicer to think they're their true gender during the choruses, with the blue hair and all. But there are cases for all sides, and the songs message is the same anyhow. much love!
The song randomly came up in my recommended. I really like it and as a transman myself I was so happy when I read the lyrics. It's a perfect representation of how trans people are villainized by society and how, if you want to be happy regardless, you have no choice but to live despite that as your true self, embracing the persona of villain. Call me a villain, a monster all you want. I am going to keep being myself regardless. If you won't change your perception of me, guess I'll be a villain then. At least that's how I interpret it ^^'. I feel like it also showed the struggles of just coming to terms with your identity really well. I'm so glad that such a wonderful song exists.
OMGOMOMGOMGOMG VILLAINN AAAAA *im gonna update once i finished watching* *update : lmaoo i thought i was the only one who got mad when i first listened to this song. and as usuall ur message in the end is so gr8!
Dude your the most kindest and accepting guy I've met! I wish my family were accepting like you are cause they don't accept me for being a trans boy ftm and proceed to say that ill always be female so... Watching your videos makes my days 100% times better ! Your Awsome dude!
Thank you so much for reviewing this video, this is one of my favorite songs and i relate to it lot being nonbinary/transmasculine and queer. Also i'd like to point out that you said it was by miyashita yuu in the video multiple times, but it's actually by てにをは (teniwoha) and just covered by miyashita yuu
im trans, ftx ( female to nonbinary), but i relate to the " villain " part, bc most my siblings & both my parents are aware of my gender, but they jus don't fcking care. so i'll randomly jus be like "hey, im nonbinary" or mention something abt nonbinary that has nothing to do w whatever were talking abt, & i love when they get pissed off bc i honestly dont care abt their feelings in it, they need to be more respectful, & i will be ever persistent it until they respect me, my pronouns, & my name.
saw that a person named wit said that the way villain is written is shown to look like the word girl, and i thought about the lyrics in the song that said that they wanted to dress up as a boy infront of "them." i also think that because they said "the crueler the town, the more beautiful the rainbow in it looks" that they are talking about the lgbt people in the town. also, that one part where it says "dancing on obscene advertising" reminds me of those people that say being trans is bad, or that being trans is greedy, or something like that. which brings me to the song title, "villain" and because some people say that trans is bad and stuff, they could think that that person is a villain. idk, all of this just came to me, might edit some more stuff onto here.
This is so good cause I’ve been listening to this song for months but didn’t really understand the meaning of it, then I saw this video, this is just amazing cause right now I’m still confused with my sexuality and The meaning of the song, the struggling with society is the exact the thing that I’m worried about so thank you for making this video this helped me a lot. ❤️❤️
I'm transfem, and I know there are lots of homophobic people around me. My parents are homophobic. Some of my friends are homophobic. But, I constantly remind myself to _be_ myself. I should be what I want to be, and that nobody should stop me from doing so. I am the villain, and I'm proud to be one.
It made me happy to see this in my notification feed! It's a relatable song for sure, and very catchy! Also love the Cavetown songs in the beginning too lol You should react to Appetite of a People Pleaser, or some Mili songs! Bathtub Mermaid is a very good one to try to pick apart the message of especially. :D
So I’m a pan nonbinary (any pronouns but mainly she/they) and having discovered this song is just... Man it’s so good. It’s specifically the “pretending to be a boy” part that stands out to me. So growing up, I had boy and girl toys and have always loved drawing and video games. I wasn’t made to like Barbie more than I did Spider-Man. I was about eight when I started to notice my weird feelings around girls, but since I still liked boys I always assumed I was straight. I was thirteen when I came out as pan because at that point I was on the internet so I could look that kind of stuff up. That felt right, but then I started having a bit of a gender crisis. I thought I was trans, but I didn’t feel like I was dysphoric enough because I didn’t HATE that I had a female body (which I know isn’t actually a thing, being “dysphoric enough,” but this was 2015-2016 and my queer knowledge was limited). I felt weird wearing anything that showed my body, I had super short hair, and I was “not like other girls” because I didn’t wear skirts and stuff. This carried on until I was about 17 (currently 19). So hearing “pretending to be a boy” now just reminds me of my tomboy/“not like other girls” phase that was really me trying to figure out if I was trans for a few years. Funny, now that I’ve realized I’m nb, I wish I had more skirts and dresses to wear. Oh well. Tldr: Song reminded me of the time I thought I was trans for a few years, where I stopped wearing skirts. Currently nb and wish I had more dresses.
You probably won’t see this but heads up! Miyyuu is a cover artist and only does the singing, that’s what ‘utattemita’ means lol. Lots of people get that confused because he usually covers songs from unpopular/not well known artists. Wozwald caused a lot of this ;-;
OOHHH YESYEYSYES THSI IS MY FAVORITE COVER FROM MIYASHITA YUU and holy fcuk is that cavetown in the bg? sir you are *cultured* . edit:just finished the vid. that "just be you" message you said made me cry a bit :") doesnt make ot better that cavetown was played at the end WJSBDKSH keep up the good videos 😭
as a trans guy that's really feminine and likes boys (not gay, but i do like boys, im abro) this song hits HARD. the whole villain theme reminds me of people villianizing lgbtq+ people, labeling us as "demons" and "sinners", which, are villains. and eventually you just absorb that premise and use it to scare people away. so then they can't be mean to you. the first part also talks about "if we hold hands would it creep them out?". it works for both gender and sexuality.
You used home as one of the songs for the timestamp thing and u talking *my non-binary ass is quacking* (Fun fact the song helped me a bit realize i was non-binary it started w me liking being called a male to but i like to dress like a girl to i dont want to be neither)
This makes me so happy cuz I’m trans and I’m way too nervous to come out because I’m a demigirl and most of my family is transphobic and I know they would just try to tell me that it’s a phase and it’s not real. This song is amazing❤️
My thoughts exactly... like yeah Miy_yuu's cover is great but the ideas behind the song, the lyrics, the design, EVERYTHING is Teniwoha's. Why all the credit to Miyuu?
@@rebeccamartinez5886 yes exactly! I really like Miy_yuu’s covers but the song is made by Teniwoha, I really like the song so it saddens me a bit that credit wasn’t given to Teniwoha.
Holy shit you are so kind and open minded!!! Aaa! Not only do I love the song but I also love the message behind it and the fact it's representing transgender people as well as the LGBTQ+ community is so freaking amazing and as a transgender man myself (ftm) this song fucking hits home like fuck dude . My family is really transphobic against me and I just wish they were more opened minded like you guys! Amazing video man!!! 💖
My mom and I were the ones to break the news of my dad being transgender to our extended family. Since they are not as accepting of trans people, we all decided it would be safest for her to not be there. It was my uncle that was the least accepting, and I will never forget what he said: "That's the worst thing that can happen to a person." I lost all respect for him in that instant
Hi! Quick correction Miyashita Yuu is doing a cover of villain by teniwoha! Teniwoha is really amazing I recommend their music especially villain and unicorn
I really enjoy watching your reactions~! They're always really funny when the actuall video is not. I want to request the song lost one's weeping because I don't think that you've covered that one.
My most favorite version of this song is Dongdang’s. You should try listening to it. Song recommendations (that I personally like): - Sleeping town” by くじらofficial feat: Yama - “Schema” by Chinozo - “Goodbye declaration” by Chinozo - “Hyakkisai” by Kanaria (I recommend Sou’s cover) - “ないものねだり” by Kanna-Boom ( I recommend Eve’s cover) - “I’m getting on the bus to the other world, see ya” by ツユ (TUYU) - “Leo” by Eve (The animations are godly) - “Secrets about that girl” by Eve - “永遠甚だしい” by 獅子志司 -“Being low as dirt, taking what’s important from me ” by ツユ (TUYU) (Super grateful if ShooshiMooshi could do a reaction for this one) - “Compared Child” by ツユ (TUYU) - “Sand Planet” by ハチ (I recommend Eve’s cover) -“How to eat life” by Eve Idk, why I wrote this list here, but pls try them out!!
Apparently it's about a person who is a woman in the body of a man (transgender) and they can't express their love to men as a woman because their love is seen as "villainous", so apparently they get into a gay relationship to fit into the norms instead of a hetrosexual man ( for example, they can be bi or pan too). You could say that they aren't able to express their gender due to the amount of discrimination in Japan towards the LGBTQ+ community
This video made my day and it changed how I feel about myself, I thought that I didn’t need to care about what people thought about me! So thank you so much for making me realise that... 🥰🙂☺️😆😁
Ive been raised on Christianity and I AM a Christian...but I'm also a trans male. I've been basically slapping myself thinking that I'm broken and that I can't love myself but on top of my family basically saying it's not ok to be trans and its lowered my self esteem over time...on top of my already just born low self esteem. And once, to make everyone happy, I went to a church camp to prove I'm a christian ( because it seems like they don't believe I am) and whike i was there, a man was talking about gay kids. He asked " do I think gay kids shoudl go to hell?" And he was about to say no when a lady in the beack screamed "YEAH". I stared laughing and crying T.T. Just a little thing I wanted to share...
The fact that I have listened to this song for so long and never realized what the lyrics meant. Being lgbt, I was ecstatic! I usually look into songs I hear, but I never did with this one, happy I did now :D
I HAVENT TUNED IN WITH YOU IN A WHILE!!! SORRY!!!!!!! anyways this song REALLY resonates with me as a trans man- it’s just.... AAAA and our lord and savior making a cover of it was just a whole bunch of serotonin x) anyways thank you for making this- love ur vids
11:54 I’m pretty sure the guy is ftm (or maybe i’m just biased because i’m also ftm lol) i think he’s pretending to be a cis guy, but ultimately has to go back to red light (acting like his agab) because he isn’t accepted. When he finally turns to blue light, he’s accepted it and won’t apologise for himself anymore. But like always, its just up to interpretation! Its fine if some people see him as mtf. I personally see him as ftm since i relate most to that and the song hits deep for me. ❤ (plus i’m pretty sure yuu refers to him with he/him too)
