What the HECK are Tengu? 👺 Folklore of the Japanese Goblin!
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- Опубликовано: 19 фев 2020
- From video games old and new, to anime, to even modern mainstream media, the tengu seems to be EVERYWHERE! But what exactly are these avian yokai and what makes them so popular? Today, we're looking at their history, their rise in popularity, AND WHY THEY AREN'T FREAKING GOBLINS!
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Not gonna lie, I'm super nervous about this one. It's a new format I want to try with how I analyze culture in media. More emphasis on the culture, history, and mythology I love and using anime/gaming to sprinkle highlights. If you really liked it, please consider sharing. It is the best way to help things like this grow!
Gaijin Goombah Media Plz do Yokai University in Yokai Watchers
It a Manga I make about a kitsune named Akira who have friends like Alice a rokurokubi who is a mother figure to Akira,Carlos an Oni who is Tough guy always get annoy by Akira,Zane a comedy Neko mata who have YouKaiTube channel and other Yokai in this manga in my RUclips channel
I did 3 Chapter like
Pool Party
How Alice stole Valentines Day
The Great Yokai Test Featuring Hanako San
Plz do Gaijin My 2 Female friend and I work hard with this series
Gaijin Goombah Media And their Nate the bird tengu 👺 in Yokai university
Can we have a Highlight of other Yokai themed villains in Megaman like Kubit Foxtar and Argoyl/ Ugoyl from the Megaman Zero ZX series.
Cover the mythology of the bone whale!
Ill watch it ether way more culture shock.( lgor was secretly a tengu)
(points at the screen) IT'S MY HUSBAND. LOOK IT HIM. I AM A PROUD WIFE. (^_^)
Akiterra Goombah what happened do akiterra pets
@@arbiterofthehornedrat1570 She does live streams now on her twitch channel
hi aki :)
You should be. Got Gaijin is one of the coolest RUclipsrs ever. Coolest Goomba ever tied with you and Lonely Goomba.
You are a great Spouse. Stay Strong!
Says "high school DxD"
Shows "One Peice"
Me: *Very pleased*
That's me being biased. 😏
@@GaijinGoombah
You turely are a very *Cultured* man
Types One Piece
Not One Piece
My first introduction to the Tengu was the old Power Rangers movie. Imagine my surprise when I learned they're not just big birds, but winged old guys with hot dog noses.
Mind blown 🤯 I was just a kid back then.
My first introduction to them was one of Dan Hibiki's costumes in Street Fighter 4 where he has a green gi and tengu mask.
"hot DOG noses"... So THAT'S why they're heavenly dogs
from DOA. when fight final boss. not female one like nyotengu. but big strong old dude muscular like Jin kazama bad dad or grandpa.
Lmao
There's Tengu in D&D now too! One of my characters is a Tengu Oracle.
TheSilverVixen Are you talking about the aarakocra or the kenku?
@@RoninTheCrusaderPlayed a Tengu Alchemist in Pathfinder once, picked Tengu for the sole reason of "Dude, my FACE is my Plauge Doctor mask!"
Ah yes, the Kenku. I still wanna roll one.
@@RoninTheCrusader pathfinder is very rule heavy, it'll basically tell you that you can flat ignore the rules you don't like and you can but the system can be cumbersome starting out. Personally, I love having rules for every possible thing I can think of if I want and the freedom to just not care if the group thinks some rules aren't worth it and it's easily the best system i know of for my tastes (now I just need to find a group...) but I think a lot of people don't like it much.
D&D is getting more diverse every edition, huh?
I must be about three editions behind...
US homegrown popular culture:
- Power Rangers
- Yu-Gi-Oh!
Is that the joke?
@@CoolVictor2002
Did you watch the video?
@@The5armdamput33 I was worried about getting wooshed, but I did watch it
@@CoolVictor2002
So... In the video, the Goombah gave examples of Tengu in "US homegrown popular culture" and included 'Power Rangers' and 'Yu-Gi-Oh!' as examples....
This post is a sarcastic swipe at Goombah... I'm sure you understand why...
Strictly speaking Power Rangers IS American, it's made from tokusentai but it's not at all the same thing. And Yu-Gi-Oh, he's likely talking about Capsule Monsters, a mini series that took place between seasons 4 and 5 that was made and aired exclusively in America. Vaguely worded, but he's not wrong either.
"The Tale of the Heike" is a funny title to me for a book that explains myths, which are explanations of how things are the way they are, because in arabic, the /phrase/ "heike", saying it like the way you said it, is used to basically say "it just is" or "because i said so"
Our of curiosity, do you know how to write Heike in Kanji?
@@francisong94 nope
So to you it says “The tales of ‘cause I said so”
@@WilliamSmith-ds3nv well more like "the tale of how it is what it is", but with the energy of "because I said so"
Francis Ong
平家
I think
I just randomly had the thought that the Chozo of the Metroid series are a race of space tengu. It’s mostly surface level but I drew the parallel after hearing the story about Yoshitsune and the Kurama Tengu.
I'd like to think that the Chozo are actually based on Bird Headed-Avian Deities from Egyptian Mythology: Horus, Thoth, and Ra. For example, Chozodia's architecture and artwork resembles Egypts'.
Enforcer Ridley oh yeah definitely.
@@enforcerridley158 That is a good comparison! I feel it could be both: pulling inspiration for Samus and the Chozo from Yoshitsune and the Kurama, while using Egyptian symbolism for the Chozo's culture.
1:48 I did not expect to hear Tokyo Afterschool Summoners being mentioned
right!
imagine he start talking about Housamo Husbandos Lovecraft Origins next
Yo I'd be down for a vid about Tsathoggua 💙
To be fair, Power Ranger is an adaptation Super Sentai, a japanese Tokusatsu series. And Yu-Gi-Oh was originally from Japan as well
Western Echidna both were heavily altered for English audiences, especially Mighty Morphing Power Rangers where season 2 or 3 was 70% original because they wanted to keep the look of the rangers a bit longer.
@@Fanatic_Foremem but the Tengas and the monster shown from Ninja Steel were originally from their respective Sentai seasons. It's not like the Battlizers, the Titanium Ranger, or the Spirit Rangers. Which were original American creations. The tengas were just straight up called Tengus in Kakuranger. And in Ninninger the Tengu monster was not a pun name like Badpipes. It's just called Yokai Tengu
Oh crap, I was absolutely hyped to see Touhou, but Housamo?
Literally the best video.
Right! That really was a nice surprise. Also this video actually help explain that one part of the hot spring quest where you have to go through the Tengu Forest and fight Hogen. I had no clue on what was going on in that fight with the whole sword technique thing he was talking about, but hey now I know the historical/mythological significance of it.
I hope the bad side of the Touhou fandom doesn't start reeee-ing about how he lumped it in with anime. We all know what he means, guys. It's okay. Being defensive means he'll take longer to cover Gensokyo's version of youkai.
that funny, for a split second, I've see the same paradox as a plague doctor. not only the long nose/crow archetype, but the thing about knowledge and diseases spreading... there are many parallels to draw in some way and a lots of inaccuracy, so i'm not gonna say that plague doctor and Tengu are the same, but really funny to think...
I think that may just be one of thosr funny coincidences, but I can see what you're saying 👍
That could be a really cool idea for a fantasy crossover.
He covered the *Oni, Kitsune, and Tengu*
... I came die happy ...
*(~only to come back to life for the next video)*
1:07 Nice to see you give a shout out to Touhou. I'd really love it if you did a video talking more about that series one of these days. 😁
Yeah, I'm dying waiting for an episode on anything from Touhou
Also, mandatory "tOuHoU iSn'T aNiMe!!1!!1!!!11" (never undeerstood why it bothers people, but better done as a joke than done for real amirite?)
He won't. The fanbase basically harassed him while he was playing one of the doujin games. So.... Yeah.... Sadly, it won't happen.
@@DataDrain02 Ugh... Seriously...? That's sad to hear... :/
When will people learn that that's NOT the way to get people to talk about Touhou (or anything, of course)?
@@DataDrain02 what was he playing?
@@XenoflareBahamut Luna Nights
the longer i watch this video, the more i feel like Jim Henson got part of the inspiration for Skeksis from Tengu.
(i could be wrong, of course, but i am noticing several parallels)
I always thought of them as more like vampires, with all the drinking of essence
As far as I'm aware Henson never adopted much from Japanese culture into his works. It's possible but it seems unlikely that this one thing (in a world as unique as the dark crystal's) would be derived from Japanese mythology.
It's because they are bird like.
I see, so it came from China "heavenly dog" as they call it. That's interesting actually.
Why do I see you in so many comment sections lol
All Tengu Go To Heaven. I'd watch that animated movie. :p
I see you in almost every comment section
Oh gosh, does that mean Er liang shen pet, friend, and right hand man is a inspiration for the tengu
@Zibl yeap Well now that's a cult like following.
I remember being read a book called "A Tale of Two Tengu" waaaay back in elementary school.
Something I've seen listed as a trope is the "Red Oni/Blue Oni" thing. What's all that about? What are it's origins?
You mean why there are red/blue pairs? Or about oni in general? I try to pay attention to stuff like this and i have yet to come across any specific historical reason for that pairing though it is thought to be attributed to the duality of personalitys and i only seen it in anime and manga. Red=hot headed Blue= calm that kind of thing. There are green ones you some times see too. Hope that helps some
Toriko.
I got sooo happy when you showed Aya! I heard that you've had some rough run-ins with Touhou fans in the past, but I assure you that for every bad apple, there are 100 excited fans who actually were inspired to do their own research on the origin of the 150 youkai-waifus. I would absolutely love you covering more.
I understand. Also. "Bad Apple". 😏
9:37 How have I never realized that Shiftree are based on Tengu!? I love that "AHA" moment I get when learning about stuff that should be blatantly obvious to me. Pokemon designs are the coolest, man.
Shiftry’s feet are also in the shape of those ancestral shoe things
1:47 he did it... he mentions Spectrobes.
NOW I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT KNOWS OF ITS EXISTENCE. THANK YOU
What is spectrobes
I loved that game !!!
@@curtischriscoe5383 A very good game. Think RPG where you revive fossils.
so fossil finder on steroids
@@NintendoSegaGuys so fossil finders on steroids
1:07 My heart skipped a beat when Gaijin mentioned Touhou.
Was waiting for it, too. And then you realize he put Aya on the "anime" list...followed by the game references...
@@EnvyMizuhashiIt was as if a thousand voices suddenly creid out in terror
Tengu sometimes teach their skills to humans?
Why does this remind me of metroid?
2:09 You can find Tengu in Power Rangers because Power Rangers is the western adaptation of the tokusatsu show series, Super Sentai.
duh. he's done super sentai reviews on the show before
Yes but he references it as Power Rangers, as more people are familiar with it instead.
@@kev360xD
He called it western...
Yeah, but the first movie didn't use any actual sentai footage, and didn't use many other ideas from the sentai series that had the tengu.
@@NovaSaber It was kind of strange the movie had the Tengu Warriors. It didn't need to as there want continuity between the movie and the show and the Tengu's origins differ in both versions.
Man it's so weird hearing Tokyo Afterschool Summoners getting reference, especially since it's not that well known.
Ikr. Though I'm suprided they went for that version of Hogen. I was expecting the police officer version
@@5h3nn0ng same here, but probably the dude who sent this over Twitter found this as the first picture of him that wasn't fanart or a screen cap of a dialogue sequence on Google images. or you know he could of picked this out as some sort of fan service.
@@shinatermin6782 If its the latter, at least they are aware of MANservice
Even better to see Toriko mentioned.
I'm a simple man.
I see SMT mentioned, I click Like.
I see an Etrian Odyssey shoutout and you have a fan!
I know you probably not the biggest Yu-Gi-Oh fan, but could you cover the lore of an Archetype known as mayakayashi. They are all monsters cards based around Japanese yokai and monsters.
Like the white one at 2:15
its a synchro monster
@@CallieBlader no, I know its synchro monster (s)
I just said white because I don't know if he knew what a synchro was.
Because I don't know how invested he is into Yu-Gi-Oh.
Same with the Black Feathers, a whole archetype of weather controlling tengu whos' boss synchros are armor and weapon masters.
@@ZYR47 true the assault black wings.
And there was an type called yokai in the manga that was ran by bastion from YuGiOh GX but then they changed it to the zombie in the TCG
This series actually helps me flesh out a district in a fictional town I'm creating as a "company town" for my personal stable of characters- an Asian-style night market run by youkai called "Night Parade Square." Looks like I just found who can watch over the place while the Tribunal handles things across the multiverse- a Dai-Tengu.
Also, I might even add a Tengu Fan to my "wizarding kit."
>Mentions Tokyo Afterschool Summoners
*ears perk up* Wait what? Housamo’s being mentioned?!
Please do a video on the history of demon(ish) martial artist characters (like Akuma, Yujiro Hanma, etc)
Shiftry and Tenguman, the first tengus i ever seen in my life
Edit: waaaaait when did Medabot had a tengu? How i missed that??
I always wondered what Tengu Man's blade thingy for his MM8 and M&B weapons were!
The was the octopus balls episode
seeing star twinkle precure get mentioned made me happy!
GG: *Mentions TouHou in the anime list*
TouHou fans: *Crying*
In Sonic Riders when you get the level 3 attack (or 2) for Jet he'll bring out a fan and hit you with a small tornado to stun you, I remember thinking that was a cool nod to the Tengu =3
This video and the artwork show cased was fantastic, you always leave me wanting to find out more about the yokai and folklore of japan.
man was this tight probably the most informative video when it comes to tengu it brought a lot of things together that I already knew about tengu but couldn't make sense of while also teaching me new stuff what a great video!
Yes, more yokai! With DOOM Eternal coming out soon can we see what cultural and mythological significance the demons and angels have and If you're interested Dead by Daylight has a new slasher, an Oni. I think you'll be pleased with this depiction.
Dude, daemons/demons and angels have so much in terms of cultural roots and origins (and not just in Judeo-Christian culture) that it'd take a half hour video at least for.
@@OmniGSage You say that like it's a bad thing.
Gaijin: *Mentions Touhou and anime in the same sentence*
Everyone: *disliked that*
What is Touhou?
@@wafflemutt6281 a chinese cartoon
He also considered Persona separate from Megami Tensei
@@DuranmanX Because it has been a separate series since the release of Persona 2: Innocent Sin.
@@wafflemutt6281 a series of bullet hell games about a shrine maiden solving incidents by firing bullets at yokais
Great video! The amount of new information I learned blew me away as always! Keep fanning the flames of knowledge and understanding of culture, please!
I really like this new format. It was really well put together and I'm looking forward to more videos like this
"And if you thought _tengu_-ing with a karasu tengu would be rough..."
Nice one, Gaijin.
My heart did a little happy dance when Spectrobes was mentioned.
That can’t be healthy
This was a good video. You were way more specific than usual about the subject, and script and use of visuals was engaging.
I was going to take a break halfway through to make coffee, but I watched it in one sitting, instead.
I enjoy how regularly you post, but if you want to pepper in these longer ones (at least) on the occasion, I'm down for it.
Thanks for making this Video!!! Shared it with my dad because; he is SO interested in learning about Japanese and the countries history/folklore.
*"Touhou" .... "that's just anime"... Goombah, Touhou's a videogame.
2:18 I love Legend of the Three Caballeros and I was honestly hoping you would make a video on the show cause of it's worldwide adventures.
Thank you very much for this wonderful beautiful video that I thoroughly enjoyed. I actually have had a Hakusai Karasu Tengu as my icon for my alternative email for many years and Tengu mean a lot to me in general. I'm really looking forward to the temple tour video that sounds like an amazing experience
Really liked this video about the Tengu as a whole rather than a specific example. I like those videos too, but this one was definitely a good change of pace.
For those who don’t know, the Disney clip is from the short lived show Legend of the Three Caballeros and it includes not just Japanese folklore but also Greek and Roman. Maybe we’ll see a Culture Shock of this show in the future about the other various folklores in the show.
"Power Rangers"
Japanese Tokusatsu enthusiast: "uh,, actually it's Super Sentai........."
this has got to be one of my most favorite episode of yours
have always been extremely fascinated by Tengu
Finally! I’ve been waiting for you to cover tengu! Thank you!
Okay, when I clicked on this episode, I was not expecting you to namedrop Housamo of all things. Color me impressed.
0:57 - Ok, that surprised me. Haven't seen many people talking about Hugtto outside of a select few... If I had the money, I'd donate to you so you'd go and watch Hugtto and talk about the villains, 100% sure you can talk a lot about the culture and jobs of Japan represented by them.
This is probably one of the best videos you have ever made :D
I really enjoyed this video. Your passion was obvious. I wish it was longer haha. Good job!
Never in my life did I ever expect to see Tokyo After School Summoners brought up in the context of research and example in anything informative
To heck with you, algorithm. I know what I like and it's this.
I was feeling a bit crap but this video made my day. Tengu are my favourite Yokai. Thanks for making this. So hyped the next video!
Good to see you back man, good episode.
This was great! The new format works for me, let's me get more lore.
the tengu cries out in pain
As he strikes you with your own katana.
I've been waiting for this one, not just because Tengu are so easily recognizable but because I have been binging The Unexpectables! The first time your character Greckles picked up that folding fan of wind, the image of a Tengu popped into my head XD
I love how you pointed out animes and video games at the start of the video. I think it will deffinetly attract newer audience like me and keep us on board
Years ago I read an analysis of some early Tengu myths and thought they basically were an attempt to just describe Jewish people.
As a Jew myself, I found that hilarious. It's been a long time and I've long since lost the link but it basically boiled down to: "Tengu are wise reclusive sages that live high in the mountains have non-asian skin tones, huge noses, and magical wisdom from previous generations. They must be Jews." The hats actually probably help his case, looking like someone saw a Yalmulke and a Tefilah and conflated them.
Ah! I'm glad you're able to find that entertaining, and aside from the big-nose thing that does seem an interesting comparison.
Hey Gaijin, have Snake Eyes or Storm Shadow ever been optioned for a Which Ninja video?
One traditional and one modern. I’m down for that.
One of my favourite videos to date well done
I see what you mean when you said that this video would show your inspirations for Greckles during the Unexpectables stream yesterday. This is so cool and I really want to do my own Tengu inspired D&D character.
I'm so happy he mentioned spectrobes X3
Heeeey, Toriko got involved! Glad to see someone remembers ol' good "Tengu Brunch".
It's good to see an actual Toriko fan outside of Oceaniz, KOL, and Tekking
@@tylerpancake780 I am reading the manga now 4th time through. : 3 It is really good one!
Shame Anime ended in... Way it did. Would had loved to see Gourmet World arc.
Finally, a man of culture!
I really enjoyed this! I love it when the focus is on the creature itself! And using games and anime and other media to highlight certain aspects of them are a really nice touch! I really love this style and would love to see more of it! :D
And also, I kinda of hoped that a reference to Greckles might have come up X3
I know that he is a Kenku and not Tengu, even though I've read that Kenku were INSPIRED BY TENGU I understand why...still though X3 love that birb boy.
Tengu has always been my favourite too so in folklore. Thank you for making this 😁
Been waiting on this one for like a week
Tokyo Afterschool Summoners referenced yes
Loved this episode, thank you!!
My own personal addition of Tengu in Media: Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi and Okami.
- honestly was surprised to hear you mention precure.
awesome video as always ^.^
- I know you did like 3 videos years ago on it but I'd honestly becurious to hear your further thoughts on Okami/ Okami-den
(and Kakuriyo just has a plethor of yokai including and interesting take on the Umi-Bozū)
Goomba mentions Hugtto! Precure: (*internally fangirling so my parents don't question me*) Thank you...
Finally, we're learning about the winged Pinocchio gods today!
1:49 you FINALLY acknowledged Housamo. I'd love to see you cover more of it. The game really is a mythology goldmine.
Gaijin:
Puts Touhou in the anime list
Nerd:
*_Visibly unimaginably angery_*
SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHERE IS THAT FOOTAGE FROM A TENGU ATTACKING A MODERN CITY AND FIGHTING MEN WITH GUNS COME FROM!!!
Gantz:O
@@eddperez2509
Oh. So there's another season of Gantz besides that old one we watched on TV? cool
@@juanmarailgun7783 It's actually a movie
Already in under 1 minute im drowned in every Tengu I've ever seen in pop culture and social media
Very awesome video and content, you did a great job on your research and left nothing out😁😁😁
I'm so happy you finally covered Tengu, with Pokemon getting a shoutout! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
PS It's no small wonder that when some people draw Shiftry gijinka, they're often depicted wearing the clothes of Yamabushi and wearing a mask to represent the terrifying visage of a Shiftry's face
13:31 - 13:40 ......................... Wait! That's the plot of Persona 4!!!
Shy Buster
Only difference there is that they tend to die.
Shy Buster does that mean Adachi is a Tengu?
@@sparkydoodle696 * 24 hours after watching the video * ........................................................... * GASP! * IGOR IS A TENGU!!!!
Shy Buster he doesn’t have anything to do with the kidnapping though, he just watches
@@sparkydoodle696 He's the other kind of Tengu! The one who shares his wisdom to humanity.
Do one based on Tokyo Afterschool Summoners characters please!
Loved it. I always thought those masked winged guys were awesome in anime and games but never knew their names let alone their rich importance in Japanese history and mythology. Thanks for telling us about all this!
Grate video as always growing up well being a nerd I've always noticed tengu in media and I've always been curious about tengu as well as other yokai like kitsune and tanooki
1:42 AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH RED ALERT 3 MECHCA TENGU. I so happy.😂😂😂😂😂
0:49 I mean if anyone doubts they've seen Tengu in Japanese media _revolving around youkai_ like Kitaro, Yokai Clan, Shaman King (while that one takes after Chinese folklore, it's basically the same thing, it may as well be called Onmyoji King otherwise), Touhou and YYH which wasn't mentioned but falls into that same general category... Also since when was there a Touhou anime? Also Okami, Persona, MegaTen in general (though Persona and MegaTen games have gods, spirits and other folklore characters from as many religions as possible but I digress) and Yokai Watch
There are some unofficial Touhou Anime, at least 4
First time I've ever heard Gaijin say the word "Touhou."
Great video as always man; tengu are one of my favorite youkai. Their hauchiwa fans are so cool
Excuse me, DID YOU JUST MENTION TOKYO AFTERSCHOOL SUMMONERS ?
I was missing your mention of Tengulist from Pokemon xD
Edit: Just noticed that he is called Shiftry in English... My bad for any confusion xD
Shiftry is Tengulist in German, Tengulice in French, Dirtengu in Japanese 👺
I was just studying about tengo and here you are, thanks for the knowledge.
This was a freaking great video
0:58 Thank you for mentioning my girls!
🌸🤗🌸
1:06 And other girls.
They are the Juice people
OMG i did not expect any touhou in this vid, i love you!!!!!
Nice to see Dual Destinies getting a shout out! While there isn't anything in that particular case you haven't already talked about, might be nice to see a quick run through of the major yokai mentioned in "Monstrous Turnabout."
Im sorry dud you just reference ADVENTURE QUEST! wow I haven't thought about that in years