You think the Watchmojo people wake up in the morning, look at the sunrise and say to themselves, "Today I'm going to tell millions of people about a monster with an eyeball instead of a butthole with a straight face." Also, no, bad WatchMojo, we don't talk about the 47 Ronin movie
Japan did created the weebs but the most monstrous creatures in this worlds are the ones who jugdes but isnt any better than the one he judges, Like you for example, Youre no better than the weeaboos, youre only the same but different hobbies
Oni is not direct translation of of demon. Akuma is direct translation of demon. Oni can translated to different things, as they are very popular mythical creature found to exist in both everyday life and afterlife.
+safya singer kitsune and Gitsune are the same word. Just that Kitsune is when the world is alone and gitsune when has another world attached. Just like Sushi and Zushi. According to japanese rules, some worlds change his first sound to have a more pleasing sound.
+safya singer kitsune its written in hiragana like this きつね, gitsune is written like this ぎつね. If you notice, its almost the same, and for them it its. ki and gi have the same tongue spot on the mouth when is pronounced (try it).
Because you’re looking for them on a pop culture medium. Anime and manga are one if not the biggest pop culture media in Japan. Trying to look for folklore and not expect the media to have a hand in it is foolish. I’d recommend reading the plethora of books and short novels written about Japanese, Chinese and Korean folklore.
Rik Jones point but still fun to see characters like shippo from inuyasha get referenced reminds me of my younger years now my comment made me sound like annold person
Did you know that the costume for that skeleton monster from Kakuranger was used for Rita's brother Rito Revolto on the third season of Power Rangers? All of the youkai from Kakuranger were each based off of a Japanese mythical creature, but only about half of what they had on Kakuranger were used on Power Rangers. Some unnamed ones though did make cameos.
+A.J. DeNofa It actually wasn't the costumes. All scenes that weren't the "main characters" out of costume were simply taken from Karakuranger and edited into power rangers, that's why Rita's voice doesn't always match her mouth. It also explains why the yellow ranger costume didn't have a skirt while the pink ranger did. In the Karakuranger series the yellow ranger was actually male.
+Matt Gales actually it's a demon that drowns children if they get too close but if you give it a cucumber, it will bestow blessings upon you also they have a bowl on there head filled with water and if it spills they loose there power... but I guess a rapist is a good analogy
+Nova Mordecai Well with the difference of mileena being a experiment on a race of people that have a face like that from birth. And instead of asking people if shes pretty she just str8 up eats their faces off. I guess the mask is somewhat the thing that defines the two.
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+WatchMojo.com thx for making this vid!! i'm a fan of yo-kai watch so these creatures remind me of yo-kai from the game since they're based off them. and you guys put a yo-kai watch scene in the vid!!! you guys are awesome
+John Stanworth There's too many. Just in Spain you get different creatures in different regions so to do all of europe and the different cultures that used to live here you'd need several lists imo.
+ragnar97 While I agree that there is material for several lists, you could do one for Europe - that'd just mean that you have to choose among more possibilities. My list would be: 1: Dragon 2: Unicorn 3: The Wild Hunt 4: Vampire 5: Werewolf 6: Giant 7: lamia 8: Griffon 9: fairy 10: troll
Alex Bermann You're not wrong. In fact most of the different mythologies are just different interpretations of the same creatures but there's also quite a lot of less known that are "regional". That's a pretty good list, I'd only replace lamia with dwarves since lamias are in essence female vampires.
I've just recently discovered the Jorogumo, and it's now my favorite Japanese creature. I recently made my own Jorogumo character for a fairy tale themed novel I'm writing, and so far she's been a ton of fun to develop. :D Then I saw that clip from Hellboy: Sword of Storms in this video and remembered, oh right, I've seen this creature before! It's just been so long that I've seen the movie I kinda forgot. I need to watch that movie again. LOL
Gegege no Kitarou (ゲゲゲの鬼太郎), a manga series created in the 60s with an adaptation in the 90s, has a lot of examples of yokai (demons/monsters) and yurei (ghosts). A lot of modern Japanese cartoons and manga utilizes the supernatural creatures from Gegege, so I suggest checking it out, too :)
+levintine777 in what way is he a weeaboo? Considering what he has said, he does not define a weeaboo. It’s just his personal preference. Please try to respect it.
If I'm not wrong, I think you should say to Slit-mouthed Woman that she are ambiguous answer like "You are average" or "So-so" so that she will be confused so you could make a run for it and also I think in Korea their version is that you should say that you have an appointment so that she will pardon her manners and excuse herself...
Or simply you can confuse her with witty words or change the topic. But if you have something like a fruit or a candy, you can use it to throw to her and run your ass of as she picks it up and helps herself
My favorite is the Inugami. The inugami is formed by a very violent and brutal ritual. In order to make an inugami, you must take a dog alive and burry its body up to its head. While its still living, you put a bowl of food just outside of the dog's reach. When the dog is close to perishing from starvation and delusions you remove it from the ground and you cut its head off while its still alive. With the head now severed, you bury its head under a busy crosswalk in a city are afor a few days. Afterwards the Inugami will appear to you and serve you like a loyal dog. The thing that intrigues me the most is that it has the ability to possess people and objects, cause nightmares, misfortune and despair wherever the inugami's master chooses. It says that if the inugami kills a person it leaves bite marks of a dog all over their victim. But also the inugami is hard to keep as a loyal spirit. Since it died in starvation it is always hungry, so it apparently feeds off the anger and madness of its surroundings. Usually rich families have an Inugami and each family member has their own. They are usually called Inugami-mochi. In order to get rid of an inugami that refuses to obey its master, you have to go to a shaman and you have to give up all your riches accumalated over the inugami. The family who were accused of owning those spirits were forced to leave their homes and their riches.
Kitsune are so under mentioned. If actually look up the lore, they have some of the most great level potential, and after reaching the ninth tail can become Tenko. After reaching 1,000 years of age and gaining its ninth tail, a kitsune (fox) can turn a golden color, becoming a 'Tenko' (天狐, "heavenly fox"/"celestial fox"), the most powerful form of the kitsune, and then ascends to the heavens. Technically making them become a type of Kami even tho they are usually listed before this state as yokai (mythical creature/being)
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Because like most religions, it was heavily influenced by hallucinogenic drugs and they had some seriously potent stuff on hand. I'm unsurprised by the fact that Tanuki's were excluded. Some things are just too wierd.
You never even mentioned how to ward off a Kuchisaki-Onna! If you answer her question with a question (by saying, for example; “Do you think I’M pretty?”) she’ll get confused. Also, if you give an answer like “Eh.” or “You’re so-so.” she’ll get confused also, giving you time to get away.
"Originating in the 1970s"'''''' Kuchisake-Onna originates from the like the 13th or 14th century. A cursory google search provides the story of the ghosts origin. How you got originating in the 1970s I have no fucking clue lol
Kuchisake-onna: Am I pretty? Me: Well, I know what you’re going to do to me. (Walks off) Kuchisake-onna: Gah! Outsmarted by a British-speaking girl! She knows too much!
All these people complaining about English Dubs and pronunciation are really getting on my nerves. Can't anybody appreciate anything given to us? Seriously, get over it.
+Oda Nobunaga yep but still. i still think they should have used other yokai references (i.e kappa = different versions and stuff) but i guess it would the vid longer sooo
Man.. Surviving that toilet monster must be strange.. "Red or Blue paper??" "I don't want any paper." "Kay." ".... Now what the hell do I wipe my ass with.." "Red or bl-" "Shut the hell up" "Kay"
The video starts out, "For this list, we're only considering creatures that originated in Japanese folklore and myth." Then, their number one is described as "Originating in the 1970's, or possibly even before." It's origins go aaallllll the way back to the 1970s or EVEN before? Well then, that certainly qualifies as folklore or myth.
According to tales, you can confuse the Kuchisake-onna by giving vague answers such as "You're average." You can also say "What about me? Am I pretty?" This will confuse her for a short time, giving you the opportunity to escape. Also, if you tell her you have a prior commitment, she will politely excuse herself and leave.
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+Lance Barsobia No, you idiot - it's just that most of the media that uses these creatures is anime and manga. Plus they clearly did use some live action movies and some old suitmation movies that displayed the creatures. People like you incorrectly calling the racist card when it's not valid are just undermining the legitimacy of objections towards ACTUAL racism.
+WatchMojo you guys forgot to put the Onryō those long black haired female Japanese ghost who are out for revenge mostly appears in The Grudge Ju - On movies. :/
I'm surprised Yamata no Orochi wasn't added to the list. It's a large serpent with eight heads and eight tails. It's basically the Japanese equivalent to the Hydra. According to Japanese Mythology, a couple (who are also supposed to be deities, I think) were forced to sacrifice 7 of their daughters to the Orochi. But before they could sacrifice their 8th, Kushinadahime, they were saved by the Japanese Storm God, Susanoo, who had been banished from the Heavens after he pulled way too many pranks on his Sister, Amaterasu. After Susanoo slayed the Orochi, he found a sword inside one of its tails. This sword was the legendary "Kusanagi no Tsurugi" (which literally means "grasscutter"), which is essentially the Japanese equivalent to Excalibur. Susanoo gave then gave the Kusanagi to his sister as a sort of apology gift. This is honestly my favorite story in Japanese Mythology.
Yuki-onna (or "snow-woman") is a spirit or yōkai in Japanese folklore. Yuki-onna appears on snowy nights as a tall, beautiful woman with long black hair and blue lips. Her inhumanly pale or even transparent skin makes her blend into the snowy landscape. She sometimes wears a white kimono, but other legends describe her as nude, with only her face and hair standing out against the snow. Despite her inhuman beauty, her eyes can strike terror into mortals. She floats across the snow, leaving no footprints, and she can transform into a cloud of mist or snow if threatened. Some legends say the Yuki-onna, being associated with winter and snowstorms, is the spirit of someone who perished in the snow. She is at the same time beautiful and serene, yet ruthless in killing unsuspecting mortals.
+The Righteous Hand The Juon is a take on the Onryo, or vengeful spirit. So yes. btw Juon is the name of the titular curse. The movie we got was based on the third entry, Juon: The Grudge, which literally means Curse Grudge Grudge (redundant much redundant?).
+_Undefined NaN I was saying that the onryo is still a creature, just not a physical one. I understand what you are saying, but I think that in this case the term "creature" refers to anything that isn't human, whether a physical entity or a spirit. Some of the entries on this list are also spirits or sometimes depicted as spirits (e.g. aka manto, oni, gashadokuro).
+saxdude01 Supernatural creatures in Japanese folklore are traditionally classified into two categories, yūrei (幽霊) or yōkai (妖怪). Yūrei are basically what you call as "ghosts" or "spirits of the dead", while yōkai are what you call as "monsters" or "demons". Considering that Kayako used to live before she was killed holding a grudge and then haunts and curses us, I think she should be classified as a yūrei. Classifying Kuchisake Onna is trickier, though, because there actually no defined origin story about her (it's actually the first time for me to hear in this video that she was also killed by her husband-I've read at least two different origin stories about her before, but there are also people who believe that she was never a human in the first place thus should be classified as a yōkai). CMIIW
_I've been to Japan a couple times. Even though I'm a great swimmer and I love the water, the Kuppa still terrifies me. I was paddle-boarding one, and I was doing yoga on it. I was randomly doing a handstand and unsurprisingly, my board flipped. I fell into the water. It was a lake, so there were a lot of weeds at the bottom.... then something full on _*_grabbed_*_ my foot. It's the most terrifying experience I've had, and t this day I rarely ever swim alone or in unclear water._
There are two famous myths that are missing, the Tanuki and the most famous being Yamata-No-Orochi: the legendary eight headed dragon. redo or do a sequel list.
Ana36920 is basically A Japanese Hydra. The only difference it has is that he has eight heads, and it doesn't have a regeneration factor. And also the Yamato No Orochi and Hydra were killed by god beings. The Yamato no Orochi was killed by Susano'o sword.
I frequently watch Folktales From Japan, and I find stories with tanuki (raccoons) very interesting. They resemble kitsune I guess. Also, Ashinagatenaga are pretty cool, mostly because of a story about a priest who saved many people by tricking the monsters.
actually kitsune can be pretty scary. I think they even like human liver or something. Some anime show a darker side of them. One is about a boy releasing a tiger spirit (Ushio to Tora, especially manga has an evil kitsune)and another shows them saying they'll devour a man whole (some sort of bride thing- Kakemakumo, Kashikoki ). And then there's Naruto's.
C H the one with the liver is the gumiho (9 tailed fox in korean folklore) the storie goes that the gumiho lives for 1000 years and in that time must consume 1000 human livers to become human, or die .
Keanu The Cat, yes, the Yokai shown is called Gutsy Bones in Yo-Kai Watch 2 BS/FS but the actual thumbnail itself is taken from a Japanese text, that I do not know the name of.
kinda dissapointed to see the slith-mouthed woman as number 1 since she is a modern day urban legend and not folk lore -.- I mean there are so many great choices left like Yuki-onna, oni-baba or the tengu with it's long red nose and crow wings
It still originated from somewhere from the 18s to the 19s and its creepier and has a bit of a realistic backstory.Not to mention that it wasn't meant to make children do their chores XD.
I heard that many people in Japan believed that she was real and enforced curfews, had extra police patrolling the areas and had teachers walk students home
I did want to see the tengu here but I understand why Kuchisake Onna is on the top of the list, the Kuchisake Onna had a lot of fear behind it, along with it being more rooted in modern day so more people remember it.
Cathrine Borgersen the Kichisake-onna is actually very old and was brought back by a woman who was abused by her husband and in an attempt to kill her he falled and ended up slicing her mouth open; a par of scissors was in reach and she grabbed them and stabbed him to death. She grabbed a mouth guard thingy (I don't remember what they're called) and ran out of the house with the scissors still in hand and committed a slew of murders over the next couple months. And she ended up getting shot and died. But that's the police report so I'm not sure if it is completely true. And I got it from a friend that moved to Japan.
After becoming a fan of the Touhou series, I actually became interested in Japanese mythical creatures. So when a creature got mentioned and rings a bell to me, I immediately think of a fitting character in Touhou like... Aka Manto - Toyosatomimi no Miko's urban legend in Urban Legend in Limbo. Oni - The strong, honesty-loving drunkards like Suika and Yuugi. Kitsune - Ran Yakumo and the foxes that disguised as Marisa in the mangas. (Also, Tails for Sonic fans). Shinigami - The slacker Komachi Onozuka, who has a scythe only for defense and intimidation. Kappa - Nitori Kawashiro and her fellow kappas. In Touhou though, there are humanoid, like almost every mythological creature they feature, to the point that they look no different from humans, except they wear a special waterproof suit, green hat and a large green bag that seems to be a hammerspace for inventions and water-powered gadgets, which represents the turtle-like shells. Kasa-obake - Kogasa Tatara, she also have a humanoid body of a blue haired girl that has red and blue eyes, who mostly talks and moves as if the girl was actually Kogasa and not the umbrella. Tengu - The fast crow tengus, Aya Shameimaru and Hatate, sharpeyed wolf tengu, Momiji Inubashiri and other tengus that said to look more like the long nosed, red haired depictions. Kuchisake-onna - Hata no Kokoro's urban legend. She even thought that she is one herself to the point she "overcome" hair products, which is the ususal weakness. Also, say "pomade" 3 times, sometimes 6, to stop the onna or say "You're now avenged" when she removes the mask and asks again if she's still pretty.
Making a list of the top Japanese mythical creatures and not including the Japanese dragon is like making a list of social networks and not including facebook.
+James Mulchrone Don't forget, tengu are a major mythological Japanese creature as well, and they weren't mentioned either but for like a second or two. -.-
Firemist Dreamwalker I know but at least they got a mention the dragon was only hinted to with the snippet from dragonball in the intro and not so much as given a honorable mention.
James Mulchrone Good point...that's not really fair. You're right; dragons are a MAJOR part of the mythos. A lot of creatures are said to have been made from or are based on dragons if memory serves me correctly.
So pretty much, the thousands of people I saw when I was in Japan were potential Kuchisake-onna? The perfect disguise, as its the only country where most people are nice enough to not breathe on you to get you sick if they are purposefully or accidentally?
Nah I'm sorry but the Takaonna is much freakier. She's an abnormally tall woman (over 9 feet) & has an extremely wide smile similer to the slit mouth woman. Think Slenderman but a woman in a white dress & sun hat.
***** No more like Slender's great great GREAT grandmother as the Takaonna predates the Slenderman concept by a few centuries. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taka-Onna
