The Psychology of Yoshikage Kira 

“OCD, you maybe surprised to see this here” Flashbacks to him putting koichi’s sock back on the right way.

I swear to god, you say you're giving his background, say he's 33 years old, and then don't follow it up with "he lives in the Northeast section of morioh, where all the villas are"?

my friend said his sudden nails growth is supposed to be a "predator" reference killer queen is basically a catman, kira seems to be found of cats and acts as one so his nails grow just like one when excited to hunt

Dio: kills for power Kars:kills because your beneath him Diavio:kills to protect himself Kira: kills for HAND FETISH

i got that one mona lisa ad on this video

Kira: wants to live a quiet life Also Kira: wears a rad cat skull tie

I always found it ironic, Kira had always said that destiny was on his side, yet, he had a hand fetish, something he couldn't control, something that he was given by his destiny.

In my opinion, Jojo's best villain yet.

What's interesting is that in Dead Man's Questions where Kira has his memories wiped , he becomes a COMPLETELY different person. Somewhat responsible, more conciuss of others and their needs, his opsessive compulsive disorder is basically gone and most importantly he feels no desire to kill despite his proffession in purgatory etc So I wonder , was Kira REALLY born with his tastes as he claims or was it a result of his peculiar childhood or a bit of both.

years of murdering people and blending in the people of morioh *_dies because of an ambulance_*

Makes me wonder if Kira’s mother would take the same attitude as his father in protecting him, despite knowing that he is a monster.

You think that just an average man would get hold of a bow and arrow? Yoshiro was obviously dealing in some hella shady business

According to Araki in an interview, he had a backstory planned for Kira in which his mother abused him. Araki didn't include it because he thought it'd be too dark, -even though Kira is literally a serial killer with a hand fetish-, but he always had it planned. Basically, it's canon but never mentioned. In this backstory, Kira's father turned a blind eye to the abuse and felt horrible afterwards. This is probably why he is so protective of Kira, even after death. Araki said that the picture of Kira with his parents was supposed to be a hint that something in his family life wasn't wrong. (Possibly in reference to Tendy Bundy's strange relationship with his mother.)

Honestly I want to say thank you for the disclaimer of mental illness at the beginning of the video. Warning others Not to play as a psychologist and diagnose people with symptoms found in your videos or jojo. I know a person ( a huge jojo fan) in one of my classes that tried to explain to someone that he could have DID because he saw "symptoms" related to Doppio. It's really stupid.

It cannot be overstated that the little disclaimers on these videos: "don't play home psychologist" kinda things, are absolutely on point, thank you so much for including them. Pro

Kira described in one sentence: When Leonardo Da Vinci accidentally gave a boy a hand fetish

i love kira for 3 reason. 1. he is david bowie's reference(love him) 2.his stand is one of my fav song reference(by freddie mercury) 3.I fucking love cats

Who wins? A guy who can literally rewind time or an ambulance? Araki: Hmm I'll think about it

He's actually the most humane villain

Ocean man is finally talking about the superior part of jojo

I always felt the nails growing were a metaphor for him having a... How do i say this... HE HAD AN ERECTION

Let's be real, we know why you put out this video at the end of NNN Edit: Wasn't ready for that Overhaul theme. So damn good.

The last time I was this early I was born a month and a half premature

I don't know if anyone else pointed this out but might as well say it here. I remember the chase opening where after Yukako Yamagishi & Aya Tsuji scene it transition to two hands holding each other, the one slightly smaller then the other must've been a young Yoshikage Kira and the other one might as well belong to his mother since she raised him in an elderly age and the sleeve hint an old fashion. After the image changed into an Older Yoshikage Kira holding a severed hand (leaving the his mother status unknown). Then shows images of his father Yoshihiro Kira looking down while holding what looks to be the stand arrow but I believe he was actually holding a shovel. Looking down several times helping his one and only son hide his dark secret from the world by burying his early victims, the last picture on the bottom right shows him looking at his son trying to figure out what to do for him and that's getting him a stand. I want to think his father has the highest pride for his only son and will do anything for him but whats strange is Yoshikage Kira hardly cared or acknowledge his father's support and his second n'last departure. I do believe his parents played a huge role on Yoshikage Kira's mental illness. They're old, they've either tried their best to have a child in their early age but failed many times or they wanted to save enough money to have their own house to raise a child free from poverty and financially supported. (Hints Yoshikage Kira lives in his parents home) Some Japanese families give their single child a hard time growing up, having high expectations for them achieve success to live a happy life; and Kira's parents knew they weren't going to live long enough to see their son as a grown adult. So maybe his parents left out some key lessons in life and Yoshikage Kira had to make up his own decisions and grow to become the figure we all know him as.

Dio: Jonathan, I need your body. Kira: WOMAN, I NEED YOUR HAND!

I had hoped you'd comment on Kira beginning to develop feelings for Shinobu but that aside very awesome and Informative video all around

12 minute psychology phd speedrun

There's a part of the song Sheer Heart Attack that says "it was your DNA that made you this way", I wonder if Araki actually intended this to relate to Kira's background somehow... maybe his dad had APD, and his mom (who Araki said was overprotective of Kira) had OCD, and then both disorders passed on to Kira...

I love how thoughtfully you approach mental illness. As a Psychology major myself I know how complex mentall illness is, but a lot of people who aren't psych majors and even some who are don't approach it well at all. You were/are a psych major as well and you also put a lot of thought into these videos on the psychology of certain characters. Keep up the amazing work!

I love how he has a bunch of super calming backgrounds while talking about a serial killer with a hand fetish

I actually found out that Kira's personality (or should we say mental state) goes along with what forensic psychiatrist Helen Morrison concluded in her research. She theorized that serial killers do not have personality at all, just different parts of it taken from different places that allows them to function. When they're put under pressure, that facade collapses and they become "vessels of obsessive compulsions" as she put it.

Imagine if this video was made before the 2016 Crunchyroll catastrophe.

This all happened because of Mona Lisa

You know, when I think about it. In part 8 Jojollion where the alternate Kira is part of the Joestar bloodline. He keeps the obsession of hands but doesn't murder women to take their hands that rot by time and takes and murders another one but instead he creates molds or perfect/almost perfect replicates of women hands You know if the original Kira did this then he finally achieved a peaceful and quiet life while he's going with his fetish using molded female hands.

As someone who has been professionally diagnosed with OCD, I have to say, I've always seen Kira as someone who exhibits a lot of the same symptoms as me. (I don't murder anyone though, lol.) but in terms of his strict daily routine, and how he gets antsy and disturbed when his compulsive tasks haven't been reached is really relatable. However, his violent and sexual urges are the only symptom that I don't personally have, though I don't doubt it is a symptom in more serious cases of OCD.

I love how Ocean Man gives all those disclaimers before doing a psychological analysis of a fictional character while people like Shane Dawson don't give a shit and just theorize about real people being sociopaths.

The fascination of Kira Never ends .. bastard is intriguing

As someone who has confirmed pure-O OCD I’m happy you made that disclaimer because I’m definitely not violent and fears violated. Although my pure-O was more severe in the past and is now a lot less severe

Instead of OCD (Obsessive compulsive disorer), I think you should’ve said OCPD (Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder). They are two different things. To be officially diagnosed with OCPD, you need 4 (or more) of the following: 1. Is preoccupied with details, rules, lists, order, organization, or schedules to the extent that the major point of the activity is lost 2. Shows perfectionism that interferes with task completion (e.g., is unable to complete a project because his or her own overly strict standards are not met) 3. Is excessively devoted to work and productivity to the exclusion of leisure activities and friendships (not accounted for by obvious economic necessity) 4. Is overconscientious, scrupulous, and inflexible about matters of morality, ethics, or values (not accounted for by cultural or religious identification) 5. Is unable to discard worn-out or worthless objects even when they have no sentimental value 6. Is reluctant to delegate tasks or to work with others unless they submit to exactly his or her way of doing things 7. Adopts a miserly spending style toward both self and others; money is viewed as something to be hoarded for future catastrophes 8. Shows significant rigidity and stubbornness I think Yoshikage Kira definately has at least 5 of these.

I know for a FACT this dude did not just say “Joe’s Bizarre Adventure”

You cant just blow everyone up and expect to get away with it!! Kira: haha Shigechi go BOOOMM

As someone who has OCD and Kira as their fav character, it makes me kinda happy to headcanon him having OCD as well

I wonder if Kira met Reimi in high school since they were both 17 at the time of her murder

I got goosebumps when you said “it often brings a friend, that can make it worse,” because that’s so true. I have chills from how that reminds me of my own mental illness.

This channel is one of the best! It has lots of well-written and grounded contents!

In today’s episode Oceaniz talks about the complexities of the hand fetish

“Some folks is just evil, ain’t no point in tryin to explain it.” - Arthur Morgan

Can you please do a video like this on Doppio/Diavolo? This was amazing!!!

Your disclaimer was super well-made and I wanted you to receive praise for putting it in the video.

I thought the nail thing was mostly a reference to his cat themes. It represents retracting claws

In the outside, Kira is not that interesting, but looking deeper, I have fallen in love with who he truly is

12:52 I thought Yoshihiro wanted his son to just live his life and support him, and that that would go beyond anything.

Kira in fact is overall normal, but his obsession with hands ruins everything. lmao

Bites the dust is a pretty dang powerful ability. If Kira was smart he wouldn’t have revealed his hand too early. Being cocky is what got him found, and ironically not standing out is what got him killed.

There's actually an interview with Araki that mentions how he planned on including Kira's childhood, but since it was so dark he only left hints to it throughout the series! Namely, the family portrait was supposed to be a red flag that Kira's childhood was abnormal, and thus unhealthy. The backstory Araki planned to include involved Kira being abused by his mother, who was enabled by her husband. Thus after her husband died, Kira's father felt so much remorse for his failure to protect his son while he was alive, that he decided to do whatever it took to protect his son from beyond the grave.

OCD was one of the first things that came to mind when Kira took the spotlight, especially when he told Shigechi his habits and other information before killing him.

Kira is the best villain of Jojo, i love him

You can even see some aspects of Kira's OCD in his stand. Killer Queen was created out of the desire for Kira to live his peaceful life. When Killer Queen blows up a person they are erased with no trace of them being left behind, this can be seen as a person with OCD fixing the problems that may plague their meticulous routine. Even Sheer Heart Attack shows aspects of OCD. SHA will hunt down its target no matter what until its target is blown up. However it has a compulsion to first attack the hottest thing around it first before going back to its target. Similar to how a person who suffers from OCD might have to wash their hands after doing something before they can go to their next task.

Thank you SO much for explaining OCD in an educated and easy to understand way, it’s misconstrued so often. In addition to your description of ocd thoughts or obessions being violent/ sexual, those thoughts are repeated by anxiety, especially by people who don’t even want the thoughts. So if someone describes these symptoms, that doesn’t automatically make them actually attracted to it, (far from Kira’s case) but for the normal person with these ocd symptoms it is often really stressful and confusing for them. (I would know because I’ve dealt with ocd in my own life) So please show understanding towards people who suffer from this disorder.

Honestly thank you for this I was kinda bored today

Yoshikage Kira just wants to live a quiet life but he lives in a crazy noisy bizarre town

Mental illnesses: persist for an extended amount of time, have an impact on the individuals behavior, cause a burden Me: nervous sweating

ok, now the hard part the psychology of cioccolata & secco

I’m binge watching all your jojo vids, they are so intriguing & opening up the world of jojo even more

Oceaniz making a video on my favourite Jojo villain. Best day ever.

i’m planning on majoring in psychology when i head to college in a few months, so this video was a really fun way to prepare my learning gears (after not learning anything for 3 months during quarantine). great video :-)

One fact that was practically canonized by araki is that Kira had an abusive mother,and his father did nothing about it,that is why the old man protected his son so much after his death,out of regret for not protecting him before,I don't know if it helps to explain why Kira is this way,but I hope it does

Great analysis of Kira, your videos are always such a blessing to listen to, i never got bored of them, not even for 1 sec! Keep up the good work!

The thing you didn't notice is: His parents were old. It could mean that they died when he was still very young. I think that due to his parents death, Kira didn't had emotional support during his childhood. The fact he developed a fetish for women's hand could indicate a need for motherly contact.

I was just talking about him lol

I love your videos so much. Really hope you get more recognition man, you deserve it.

This is some crisp audio man! Another great Jojo vid, plz keep making more

The man just wants a quiet life....

As someone who suffers from OCD I understand now why I love Kira so much and why I Relate to him

I respect this content so much. The disclaimer is so good man.

Great video! I find this stuff super fascinating!

I was just about to watch your analysis on Diavolo again LOL

What if Kira were gay and went out with Okuyasu's *HANDO* ? *I'm not sorry.*

Excellent video bro! Very interesting

"We get an indication that his nail growth has been going on for much longer" Yes, the floor here is made out of floor

Overhaul theme on a Jojo video? a surprise to be sure

jotaro: i found you yoshikage yoshikage: [KILLER QUEEN] jotaro: i made a polished wax hand, now get lost yoshikage: yay -part 4 end-

This is such a well crafted video

Great video... really really great video

Hollupaminute! Lemme grab a cold one! ... Okay, proceed!

Shining, Justice!

this was a fantastic video very well done good research as well.

This was absolutely amazing. Thank you for analyzing this. I, Yoshikage Kira, am honored.

"Hop into your ambulance as we explore the mind of Moriohs Resident Murderer, Yoshikage Kira" haha , i get it

12:41 I mean he was involved with the whole DIO and enyaba arrow schmick, so of course he is

Great analyse video !

You deserve a lot more views on your videos.

5:32 as seen with "ko-EE-chee" lmao

1:10 Joe’s bizarre adventure

Oceaniz: *talks about OCD* -> *plays Overhaul's theme*

great vidoe on kira! my 2nd favorite villain behind dracula and infront of Vader

Video: The psychology of Yoshikage Kira Me before watching video: I wonder if this video will have anything involving his victims Me after watching video: why the **** does nobody ever talk about the type(s of) people he's killed when they talk about his psychology?!?! (Not that I'm saying the video is bad or anything. I actually quite enjoyed it.)

He says killer queen like : quila qween

I like how he always does anime physiology like 👍🏻 keep doing it lol xD makes good content for a different way of looking at anime intel and details etc.

Thanks for this