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Man, I really hope Kami-con doesn't get cancelled this year due to Covid. I hear Amertarasu is supposed to reveal some really amazing new plants in her garden and Susano has his own panel about big creatures he has killed recently.
I'm autistic and I love how easy it is to tell when you're making a joke. I can't even begin to tell you how many jokes I've missed by taking things seriously
For those River monster fans on animal planet. There was actually a study on the correlation between earthquakes and catfish in Japan. They put a catfish in a tank, and nearby it was a seismograph to keep check of earthquakes. A Laser was put at a point in the tank, it'd record any time the catfish swam by it. just before and during a quake, the usually lazy catfish would actually become more active and pass by the laser more often. It's actually rather common for animals to know before humans when a natural disaster is coming.
Yes, apparently the catfish were going crazy when the earthquake happened (I'm not sure if they did that before or after). But one of the reasons catfish became associated with earthquakes is that the newspapers printed pictures of tons of catfish thrashing about in the water after the quake hit.
I can’t believe I found one of my two fellow fans of that show here!!! I love that episode. Great show. Weird it appeals to me, a young woman with almost no interest in fishing. But here we are.
The fighting games (plural). Scarlet Weather Rhapsody introduces Tenshi, but no catfish. In its sequel, Hisoutensoku, you fight a giant catfish named Namazu, but no Tenshi. When Tenshi returns a decade later for Antinomy of Common Flowers, she wields Namazu.
Another outstanding video! I would just like to say that I greatly appreciate your work. You somehow manage to upload beautiful content in such short amounts of time! I have no idea how you do it, but I wish you luck in all your future projects! You've also responded to multiple of my comments previously, and I love that, despite your channel size, you still interact with your fans. Hopefully I'll be able to donate soon, as you definitely deserve it.
Moral of the story. Don't marry. Second moral: build earthquake-proof. Especially if you store riches in your house. Third one: don't waste money in brothels. Fourth: don't sleep on the job. Fifth: beware of gods and catfish.
The Kaname-ishi in Kashima-jingu is actually in Ibaraki, a prefecture north-east of Tokyo. It’s a historic shrine with cultural significances. If you look in a map, you will see Tokyo lined up in between Mt. Fuji and Kashima-jingu :)
Noooo! They are one of the beast tribes I actually wanna prank instead of help! I get chills hearing that squeeky sound of them walking! :P But I do love being annoyed by them though...
Liked and shared. Catfish say, "I'm a take a walk", Bangs off the walls and the island shakes, Rich folks face plant atop their cakes , Edo screams like a stooping hawk, Rich folks cry, and the poor folk laugh, Both rich and poor have watched the show, Families perish in the undertow, Only the rich get epitaph, Now there's work for everyone, boy, We're building, whoring, betel chewed, Giant catfish shakes its obi, lewd, Glad that moneybag ain't a Koy.
The tradition that Takemikazuchi, which is the enshrined deity of the Kashima-jingu Shrine (present Kashima City, Ibaraki Prefecture), seals in a big catfish with a keystone was widespread at that time, and it appeared rather often in namazu-e as a character to fight the catfish The Manyoshu (Collection of Ten-Thousand leaves) includes a poem about the spirit rock which reads, 'The spirit rock may move but will never be pulled out while Kashima's deity is alive.' The word "kaname-ishi" may be used as a metaphor for something one cannot or should not move
@steve gale Kaname-ishi (spirit rocks) are found in Kashima-jingu Shrine in Kashima City, Ibaraki Prefecture and Katori-jingu Shrine in Katori City, Chiba Prefecture. The ground segment of the spirit rock in Katori-jingu Shrine is round while that of Kashima-jingu Shrine's has a dent. The two rocks may be connected underground Also called a wedge-shaped stone in an arch crown that supports a framework called Keystone, of the constructed structure
@steve gale Folktales are different depending on the region. A typical composition would be where the main character of "Shibaraku" holds the namazu bozu down with a keystone. In our area, the ground is loose because it is near the lake Therefore, the Buddha's messenger caught the big catfish. And he locked him in the bell and sank it into the lake. the big catfish is still going to be alive. In Japan, it is said to ring a bell before a natural disaster or man-made disaster occurs.In recent years, the dawn of the day before, such as World War I, World War II, and the Great East Japan Earthquake
@steve gale Originally, Kaname is the pivot of the Japanese fan “Ougi“. It suppresses everything, and if it's gone, the fan breaks Derived from it, it means points such as main, vita, pivot,pin,heart and soul,center,centre,heart,essence,inwardness,substance,sum, need,etc.
omg i love all your videos and your voice i almost never comment but i really enjoy your voice and videos also cant wait for the next part of the story you read for us about the escorts and the bar brawl gone wrong
I think that the Catfish are really just blind and they cause earthquakes by accident. Also, just a suggestion, I think that you should talk about Omukade. Ya know, the centipede that makes Dalamadur look like a garter snake.
I think in Vietnam there is one as well, the legend said that this catfish caused earthquakes too, and the catfish is currently sealed, the head is sealed in Japan, the body China, the tail in Vietnam so it can't create any trouble
Ha! I’m fishing in FF14 right now while I listen to a random mix of your videos and was just wondering how much of this lore went into the Namazu lore in the game, and suddenly they pop up in the video! The Namazu happen to be my favorite beast tribe, yes yes ☺️
Cool. I think I saw an episode of River Monsters with Jeremy Wade when he was in Japan searching for the giant catfish. And they mentioned about the Namazu, or catfish, a fish that was said to be able to predict, and or cause earthquakes. And we get to learn more about stories, and references to the catfish. It. Appreciate learning about it, too.
In Lufia 2 for the SNES there's a portion of the game where a giant catfish is causing a nearby village to suffer from earthquakes. Never understood it as a kid.
When the rice fields are drained in preparation for planting new rice, people in my country celebrate by catching fish in the mud. This is usually done in some states that still practiced traditional method of cultivation. Apart from eels and other freshwater fishes that live in murky water, they also hand catch Catfishes who hid under the wet muddy ground. Unfortunately, the modern planting method makes it hard for them to survive. Catfishes can survive the condition for a few months underground and when the new rice is planted and the field is flooded with water, those who survived emerged from the mud and feast on the parasites and insects in the flooded rice field. The myth of 'Onamazu' must have come from the fact that catfishes can burrow in wet and muddy ground to survive drought. They must have thought that if the fish moved, there would be a big earthquake. I agree that catfishes are good for the farmers, because they help destroy bad insects and parasites and making the water suitable for rice farming.
"If you could create earthquakes, what would you do." I would, like not. I cannot remember any situation in my life that would have been improved with an earthquake.
The Dragon Ball GT one at the end doesn't actually cause earthquake though, but merely detect it by using his whisker. He used it to fool the villager around him to give him tribute.
I'd forgotten the aspect of having a stone dropped on it. Sort of explains O-Namazu's appearance in Scarlet Weather Rhapsody, what with the motif of stones falling from the sky, world renewal, and being used as an avatar of Tai Sui Xing Jun.
In the Super Nintendo game Lufia: Rise of the Sinistrals, there is a catfish boss who attacks with earthquake magic. Once defeated, he promises to go back to sleep and not trouble the nearby village any longer with his earthquakes. I had no clue about the folklore that inspired such a boss, but now I do! Cool to know.
@@Linfamy for the Dragon Ball GT episode. Yeah. It is quite nostalgic for me. True. GT is not canon as it was a company add-in to the series because Akira Toriyama just designed SS4. Someday I will have to watch the Supers series.
I think in some way the Onamasu can be viewed as a god of societal shift,societal upheaval and as a disrupter of the status quo and he can also be interpreted as a patron god of those who are in poverty.
>earthquake happens >mainly affects the rich >charge rich people to rebuild their homes >10 new brothels in your postcode Man, being a construction worker back then would be lit lol
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Make a video on dragons
DxD for life yea
I theorize the dragons set up the catfish as a scapefish.
Sounds like something a dragon would do
@@Linfamy Haha dragon go brrrrrr
I think the catfish and dragons collaborate on this
@@monkofdarktimes the famous Dragon-Catfish Conspiracy.
Nah they still out there, hiding
Man, I really hope Kami-con doesn't get cancelled this year due to Covid. I hear Amertarasu is supposed to reveal some really amazing new plants in her garden and Susano has his own panel about big creatures he has killed recently.
This con needs to happen.
Linfamy YES
Sounds like a con.
they are gods, why would gods fear diseases? especially one that have a 0.2 lethality rate to all but those whom are 40 or older?
@@Linfamy INDEED!!!
Also catfish were used as mascots for some of Japan’s Earthquake Early Warning system products (authorized by the Japan Meteorological Agency).
true!
As an artist, I can confirm that drawing catfish is fun and that drawing completely accurate anatomy is boring.
Your art looks cute =)
Yeah, give everything the dog package.
I'm autistic and I love how easy it is to tell when you're making a joke. I can't even begin to tell you how many jokes I've missed by taking things seriously
Wait but how do you know? You could've missed a million jokes 😅💗
“More catfish abuse” I love this series, not the catfish abuse lololol
Catfish Lives Matter!!!
You are woke
Me recieving an A for my history essay.
Linfamy: I have thought you well...
Congrats! What was the topic?
It was about the mermaid monkey think 0^0
I saw how my history teacher was looking a bit scared at my essay while grading it :3
For those River monster fans on animal planet. There was actually a study on the correlation between earthquakes and catfish in Japan. They put a catfish in a tank, and nearby it was a seismograph to keep check of earthquakes. A Laser was put at a point in the tank, it'd record any time the catfish swam by it. just before and during a quake, the usually lazy catfish would actually become more active and pass by the laser more often. It's actually rather common for animals to know before humans when a natural disaster is coming.
Yes, apparently the catfish were going crazy when the earthquake happened (I'm not sure if they did that before or after). But one of the reasons catfish became associated with earthquakes is that the newspapers printed pictures of tons of catfish thrashing about in the water after the quake hit.
I can’t believe I found one of my two fellow fans of that show here!!! I love that episode. Great show. Weird it appeals to me, a young woman with almost no interest in fishing. But here we are.
I just love remembering how one of the Touhou games makes constant references to this with Iku, Tenshi, and fighting an actual catfish in a dream
The fighting games (plural). Scarlet Weather Rhapsody introduces Tenshi, but no catfish. In its sequel, Hisoutensoku, you fight a giant catfish named Namazu, but no Tenshi. When Tenshi returns a decade later for Antinomy of Common Flowers, she wields Namazu.
im keeping everything in the divorce
Famous last words.
Oh to be a lawyer in the season of quarantine....
Another outstanding video! I would just like to say that I greatly appreciate your work. You somehow manage to upload beautiful content in such short amounts of time! I have no idea how you do it, but I wish you luck in all your future projects! You've also responded to multiple of my comments previously, and I love that, despite your channel size, you still interact with your fans. Hopefully I'll be able to donate soon, as you definitely deserve it.
Thanks for the kinds words! The pandemic does help in creating videos, now that I have nowhere to go 😅
Linfamy: *Makes a video about Onamazu*
Pokemon fans: Let us introduce ourselves
Surprised that the Touhou fans aren't here, because Meiling's route in Hisoutensoku makes sense now.
Earthquake Catfish. I never knew I needed this but here I am. Love you man. Stay cool.
💗
Moral of the story. Don't marry.
Second moral: build earthquake-proof. Especially if you store riches in your house.
Third one: don't waste money in brothels.
Fourth: don't sleep on the job.
Fifth: beware of gods and catfish.
All good lessons.
Pfft, what are you? Responsible?
My takeaway is: redistribute wealth! You got a giant catfish on your side after all.
4:48 "artists are not zoologists"
Paleoartists: allow us to introduce ourselves
That spouse argument line was fantastic linfamy
😅
You're very consistent in your uploads man, respect
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The Kaname-ishi in Kashima-jingu is actually in Ibaraki, a prefecture north-east of Tokyo. It’s a historic shrine with cultural significances. If you look in a map, you will see Tokyo lined up in between Mt. Fuji and Kashima-jingu :)
I'm so happy you added the namazu from FFXIV. Love those dorks.
:D
Noooo! They are one of the beast tribes I actually wanna prank instead of help! I get chills hearing that squeeky sound of them walking! :P
But I do love being annoyed by them though...
Liked and shared.
Catfish say, "I'm a take a walk",
Bangs off the walls and the island shakes,
Rich folks face plant atop their cakes ,
Edo screams like a stooping hawk,
Rich folks cry, and the poor folk laugh,
Both rich and poor have watched the show,
Families perish in the undertow,
Only the rich get epitaph,
Now there's work for everyone, boy,
We're building, whoring, betel chewed,
Giant catfish shakes its obi, lewd,
Glad that moneybag ain't a Koy.
lol you spent time on this
omg so cool ty i really enjoyed your poem
@@Linfamy Here it is recited as a "rap" th-cam.com/video/qVorGZMqrUw/w-d-xo.html
@@VEROTIKAA Thanks VEROTIKAA!
@@WildBillCox13 Loved it
“Kamicon” is probably one of the best jokes you’ve done on the entire channel
The tradition that Takemikazuchi, which is the enshrined deity of the Kashima-jingu Shrine (present Kashima City, Ibaraki Prefecture), seals in a big catfish with a keystone was widespread at that time, and it appeared rather often in namazu-e as a character to fight the catfish
The Manyoshu (Collection of Ten-Thousand leaves) includes a poem about the spirit rock which reads, 'The spirit rock may move but will never be pulled out while Kashima's deity is alive.'
The word "kaname-ishi" may be used as a metaphor for something one cannot or should not move
@steve gale
Kaname-ishi (spirit rocks)
are found in Kashima-jingu Shrine in Kashima City, Ibaraki Prefecture and Katori-jingu Shrine in Katori City,
Chiba Prefecture.
The ground segment of the spirit rock in Katori-jingu Shrine is round while that of Kashima-jingu Shrine's has a dent.
The two rocks may be connected underground
Also called a wedge-shaped stone in an arch crown that supports a framework called Keystone, of the constructed structure
@steve gale
Folktales are different depending on the region.
A typical composition would be where the main character of "Shibaraku" holds the namazu bozu down with a keystone.
In our area, the ground is loose because it is near the lake
Therefore, the Buddha's messenger caught the big catfish. And he locked him in the bell and sank it into the lake.
the big catfish is still going to be alive. In Japan, it is said to ring a bell before a natural disaster or man-made disaster occurs.In recent years, the dawn of the day before, such as World War I, World War II, and the Great East Japan Earthquake
@steve gale
The meaning of Kaname in Japanese means very important
@steve gale
Originally, Kaname is the pivot of the Japanese fan “Ougi“. It suppresses everything, and if it's gone, the fan breaks
Derived from it, it means points such as main, vita, pivot,pin,heart and soul,center,centre,heart,essence,inwardness,substance,sum, need,etc.
omg i love all your videos and your voice i almost never comment but i really enjoy your voice and videos also cant wait for the next part of the story you read for us about the escorts and the bar brawl gone wrong
I love the history of Whiscash I love to teach the pokemon move earthquake.....it's super effective!
Theory: Diglett is actually a catfish
🤔
This is just a wiscash
Diglett + Whiscash. Interesting
Diglett is a mole , Whiscash is a catfish.
Wiscash is a ground/water type. Perfect subterranean earthquake-spamming catfish analog.
three words
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underrateddddd
Lol I am living for the stories and your Witt!! Lol
Hong Meiling's dream catfish enemy sitts in a dark corner of unmenthionnes...
Because when you're poor there's nothing you can lose in an earthquake
Heeeey
Another great video!
I really liked the analysis of various namazu-e!
I think that the Catfish are really just blind and they cause earthquakes by accident.
Also, just a suggestion, I think that you should talk about Omukade. Ya know, the centipede that makes Dalamadur look like a garter snake.
It's dark underground, this checks out
A episode of Pokemon was based on this, it was basically banned after a earthquake happened right before it aired
I have a new apartment. Feeling happy 😊
Thanks for the informative video
Nice congrats! Time for decorating.
i swear i learn more from you than actual school-
😂
You dropped this: .
I feel like this yokai also has a Chinese legend counterpart, but I can't remember what.
Please write it here once you remember it. I'm curious.
I think in Vietnam there is one as well, the legend said that this catfish caused earthquakes too, and the catfish is currently sealed, the head is sealed in Japan, the body China, the tail in Vietnam so it can't create any trouble
Great video.
Ha! I’m fishing in FF14 right now while I listen to a random mix of your videos and was just wondering how much of this lore went into the Namazu lore in the game, and suddenly they pop up in the video! The Namazu happen to be my favorite beast tribe, yes yes ☺️
I love yokai and I love your videos! Keep up the good work and bring on the amazing Japanese artwork.
'Artists are not zoologists.'
Only truth.
One look at a medieval beastiary will confirm that!
Cool. I think I saw an episode of River Monsters with Jeremy Wade when he was in Japan searching for the giant catfish.
And they mentioned about the Namazu, or catfish, a fish that was said to be able to predict, and or cause earthquakes.
And we get to learn more about stories, and references to the catfish. It. Appreciate learning about it, too.
In Lufia 2 for the SNES there's a portion of the game where a giant catfish is causing a nearby village to suffer from earthquakes. Never understood it as a kid.
When the rice fields are drained in preparation for planting new rice, people in my country celebrate by catching fish in the mud. This is usually done in some states that still practiced traditional method of cultivation.
Apart from eels and other freshwater fishes that live in murky water, they also hand catch Catfishes who hid under the wet muddy ground. Unfortunately, the modern planting method makes it hard for them to survive.
Catfishes can survive the condition for a few months underground and when the new rice is planted and the field is flooded with water, those who survived emerged from the mud and feast on the parasites and insects in the flooded rice field.
The myth of 'Onamazu' must have come from the fact that catfishes can burrow in wet and muddy ground to survive drought. They must have thought that if the fish moved, there would be a big earthquake.
I agree that catfishes are good for the farmers, because they help destroy bad insects and parasites and making the water suitable for rice farming.
That catfish joke was a good one
Poor catfish..he just wanted to help ;-;
The Namazu in FFXIV also get "drunk" on tea, it's intoxicant. xD
Too cute lmao
Oh boi Kami-Con. Hope it won't get cancelled due to COVID-19
Is nothing ever sacred???
Magnificent...keep on making yokai tales
That sound like a yummy Japanese folklore
"If you could create earthquakes, what would you do."
I would, like not. I cannot remember any situation in my life that would have been improved with an earthquake.
1:13 well took you longe enough. Honestly I was surprised you didn't blurt a Catfish joke right from the start 🤣
Took some restraint, but managed to delay the joke XD
Imagine feeling an earthquake and your grandparent saying “it was the catfish again”
2:14 The curtain system was broken? Sounds like the blind leading the blind...
5:05 "Here's some people beating up a catfish in drag in front of a brothel"
I guess nothing's really changed that much.
Catfish: *shapes the earth slightly*
Fish tank keepers: *corydoras flashbacks*
The Dragon Ball GT one at the end doesn't actually cause earthquake though, but merely detect it by using his whisker. He used it to fool the villager around him to give him tribute.
I think that catfish are sensitive to detect the earthquake.
This is nice video.🙂
I'd forgotten the aspect of having a stone dropped on it. Sort of explains O-Namazu's appearance in Scarlet Weather Rhapsody, what with the motif of stones falling from the sky, world renewal, and being used as an avatar of Tai Sui Xing Jun.
I never thought a cat fish can be that hard
Kami-con is the best pun ever! 😂 Also, who's the real catfish? The yokai, or the 50 year old man who used fake pics?
I love yoki stories
onamzu the great catfish? I thought it's an idea of create by Splatoon but.... Wow I never knew it's exist in our universe
The OG catfish pictures
ikr?
In the Super Nintendo game Lufia: Rise of the Sinistrals, there is a catfish boss who attacks with earthquake magic. Once defeated, he promises to go back to sleep and not trouble the nearby village any longer with his earthquakes. I had no clue about the folklore that inspired such a boss, but now I do! Cool to know.
I love this Earthquake Communist Catfish.
Drawing catfish is fun.
A strawberry approved
I'm so glad the FF14 Namazu got included, they're my favourite 😍
And here I thought the renewal was a metaphor, but apparently it’s literal and physical lol
Funny that the concept of relation of earthquake with something living underground is very similar to that in my culture 😃
Yeah. I was waiting for that mention at 6:36.
Zoonama?
@@Linfamy for the Dragon Ball GT episode. Yeah. It is quite nostalgic for me. True. GT is not canon as it was a company add-in to the series because Akira Toriyama just designed SS4. Someday I will have to watch the Supers series.
Was having deep fried cat fish in mango sauce when ur vdo popped up
How was it 😂
Linfamy good as always. Crunchy ! like the idea they can create earthquakes but now they only satisfy tummy rumbles.
3:39 Words of wisdom
;)
I'm always hiding on the dark side of the moon due to Amaterasu's not seeing me rule.
Can we talk about, how cute all these catfishs look?
nice
Linfamy thinking he’s smoothing slipping Andrew in at 4:27. 😂😂😂
I think in some way the Onamasu can be viewed as a god of societal shift,societal upheaval and as a disrupter of the status quo and he can also be interpreted as a patron god of those who are in poverty.
It would be great to have a video of yokai spider or the mirror yokai, since they appear a lot in movie and anime (like inuyasha)
My favourite quote is this video
'Artist are not zoologist'
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Reminds me of the Elephant Koi in ATLA. It’d be so cool if we could ride giant cat fish. It would totally be a sport.
Too slippery
To answer you question in the beginning
If I had the power to make earthquake I would not use the power-
You are a good person :P
The Japanese where the first furries just look at the pictures of the catfish
Haha! But are there fish furries? Fish aren't even furry.
That's a big catfish. Wonder if he could help us today.😂
Help us how?
You know with all that's going on in the world
I stand with the onamazu.
Ah so this is the yokai Whishcash is based off of.
Long Live Yonaoshi!!!! 😻😻😻😻😻😻😻
You make amazing vidioes
You make amazing comments.
Awesome!
Your videos r interesting and funny.
The poor we stan a devastating disaster cause it’s the only thing to get the rich to act
Hello nice to see your video again
Hello, nice to see you again
"Scientology meeting" xD
Nice-looking dragon.
heyyyy I am ur fan. love from India 😘😙🙇🙏🙋
Heyy, love from USA
>earthquake happens
>mainly affects the rich
>charge rich people to rebuild their homes
>10 new brothels in your postcode
Man, being a construction worker back then would be lit lol
Uwaa! Another yokai story!!! Yoink!
yoink?? XD
@@Linfamy Welp it's my way of being happy. (≧▽≦)
Oh boy am I fast
Hi fast, I am linfamy
Oh
The great catfish
The greatest catfish of all...
People in tinder.
People on tinder can also wreck your homes.
Hm interesting. For the next yokai story you could tell us about the nure-onna (snake woman).
Those who want, like the comment!
Way to go, Onamazu! We need more anti-establishment Yokai 😂 Catfish literally said eat the rich, not the fish!