The concept of the Kirin in mlp is very unique, and it's great to have another species addition to the show. The choice of Kirin from all the mythical creatures is well thought out and planned, and their link to real life is quite solid. They seem quite an all out good addition to the show. :3
I have a Kirin OC, Leaf Swirl. She has a dark green mane and tail, with pale blue markings, (you know the feather things on their back and the crest on the muzzle) and a pale turquoise main colour. She has a dark red horn like the rest. I think she's pretty good compared to the other crazy bad Kirin OC's I've seen, lots are actually OC's but there are loads of just not like the species rainbow coloured hybrids
Autumn Blaze / Fern Flare / Rain Shine -> This 3 "canon names" have a clear two-side structure: NATURE (the pony component) + ENERGY (the dragon component) "Leaf" is OK for a Kirin´s first name; but change "Swirl" for a wind_force noun.
Much better! Ideally the second word should be a fire/light/beam/heat related word (since all kirins are also "fire type niriks" ); like how Rain "Shine" implies it is about "daylight" and/or "rainbows" [instead of the water in rain]. -> Perhaps using a "strong word" that is compatible with both wind and fire (like how the pokemon attack "Razor Leaf" implies "steel sharpness").
And the Kirin in Monster Hunter World are pretty and gentle and kind... Until you do the least bit of damage, and then it becomes a nightmare of lightning and horn stabbing and the hoofings. I like the mlp Kirin.
There is a mhw video i think it was named smthing like hunting kirin in a nutshell where there was a mlp Design for kirin(the monster) as well . I kinda liked it-
Phoenixels Animations He has a head like a pony with a dragon muzzle (perfect blend, no harsh lines or ‘beak’ appearance) body being pony-like too, with front legs as dragon claws and the back legs fluffy deer with cloven hooves. He has two silver horns on his head, and instead of a full mane going around his neck, it’s just like a pony mane but with the mane shortening as it goes down his back into the “ox” tail, Thicker and longer than the average Kirin. He has scales where his shoulders are, going up to the base of his wings, but more spaced out instead+of overlapping. His wings shrink down when he’s not flying, instead of folding, looking kinda like lil duckling wings, except instead of being fluffy he has fully developed feathers. His colors are a very dull, navy like blue for his body and his hair more saturated and darker, while as you get to his back legs it fades into fur instead of scales, turning a desaturated brown and the fur gets thicker lowering down to his hooves. His eyes two different colors, one a-lighter blue and other a more saturated brown than his legs. His feathers on his wings same color as his mane and same with his scales. I hope this is a good description of him lol. I’ve had one drawing of him before but I ended up losing it when my previous iPad broke... cri... I haven’t gotten to drawing him again, yet, although my girlfriend has drawn him several times. I’m hoping to finish up what I currently have of him, and post it to my Instagram. You can follow me there, until then. I will definitely be posting him there once he’s done. :) Anyways! Here’s the link to a post I made where my gf drew both her oc and mine in Halloween costumes. instagram.com/p/BoDaIyqlORZ/ You can follow me from there, if you like!
I LOVED! the Kirin race. But sadly MLP is ending in Season 9. So it sadly wouldn't last long. If it was shown earlier, then I would have been much more in love. But never the less still am! X3
Yes sadly. But in 2020, we'll get a new MLP series, Generation 5! I'm actually hyped for that. It's has nothing to do with Generation 4 (MLP FIM), but as long as Hasbro isn't just money hungry and actually make MLP G5 a good show. Then i'll be even more hyped. It's gonna be more towards teens (think of Adventure Time or Steven Univers type of violence and adventures).
SDseb Hopefully generation 5 give us more love episodes between the mane 7. I wanna see Hasbro touch on lesbian and gay subjects. That it okay for a boy pony to love other boy. Same thing goes for girls. Also let shipping be canon. Who doesn’t wanna see Starlight Glimmer kiss Twilight Sparkle? Honestly the mane 7 are old enough to start dating and stuff. What the big problem here?
Shipping Is Magic The show has a huge risk of being sued or canceled for showing gay ponies. There isn’t anything wrong with gays, but there are so many homophobic people it would cause an outrage.
Ahh this is really neat. I’ve always loved Kirin, ever since I learned about them through their association with giraffes! These are really cute, simplified designs for the traditional Kirin/quilin. I’ve never been too interested in having an mlp oc, but ngl kind of tempted to take my already existing Kirin character and adapt them.
Hopefully with this video, it will be easier for people to see the difference between a kirin and a dragon pony lol. It might have been a good idea to also bring up the fact that kirin is the Japanese pull of the Chinese Qilin. They share lore but are visually different for the most part which causes some confusion and leads to the kirin being called "the one-horned qilin" than Chinese unicorn at times. But this video hits on a lot of important notes!
I fell in love with Kirins when Sounds Of Silence came out especially with Autumn Blaze. And when I looked up the species online their legends were really interesting to read, I hope we see them again in the future ^^ Great video as always Ty Ty ^^
Theres many different types of kirin. The one in the show resembles the more deer like one though my personal favorite is the more horse like one, that can even get wings of fire. The horse ones design is used a few times in games like final fantasy 14, as a very hard to get mount and also in fighting herds. Sadly the deer one is more resent and usually more popular.
To be honest, I hate that there was only 1 episode involving the Kirin in MLP. Sure, the episode was especially memorable, but I don't remember seeing even a single Kirin after the episode 'Sound of Silence'. I just hope that 1 day, the Kiein in MLP will finally return, especially since there are so many other types of fantastical creatures in MLP for the Kirin to interact with, though now that season 8 is over, I worry we will have to wait for G5 if we want any Kirin characters, if there even is a G5
The vibe of "new species" the show has taken in the latest episodes is just amazing! But I wonder... is it just fan-service because this generation is ending..?
I enjoyed this video. You really covered everything relevant to the topic of “Kirin’s”. Season 8 Episode 23 is one of the handful of Good episodes this year. I loved the inclusion of the Kirin into the world of MLP:FiM.
I actually made a few Kirin OC and what you mentioned as them being a good omen is pretty much what I use part of for one of them, Lucky Genre. So I am so glad you pointed this out. Thanks man.
I was unaware of the kirnin until the episode. I was blown away by Ajtum Blaze, a d having Rachel Bloom voice her was brilliant. Her voice and sense of humor fit the character so well. Anyway, other than hearing about the kirnin in bits and pieces and getting a rough idea about them. Then, I came across your post
I bet nobody will actually see this buuuut I made my first oc at 12 and she was dragon based. Right after discovering this mythological animal (like literally, RIGHT. AFTER.) MLP did a show on it. I was a little disappointed because that meant I had to match their design but it was also cool! Btw, everything in this video I researched on my own for my oc lol. I wish their dark form had a mythological background. Also, I wish they had names relating to prosperity and auspicious-ness. Wiki says their voices are also like bells or chimes. Very inspiring!
My friend Tenkage from Historical Equestria actually had an origional Kirin design way before these Kirin in 2015, so I found it pretty neat to hear we'd be getting a race she had explained to us years prior.
No matter what I’m always gonna be thinking of Monster Hunter and thinking about how much I HATE fighting the damn thing but how much I love just watching it just go about
The Kirin are amazing, I actually looked for any videos on them and I found a good Mythos video for the Kirin. I hope that we get to see more of these amazing creatures in the show. XD
I had a kirin OC long before that episode ever aired. I was super excited to hear kirin were coming to mlp, since they're in my top 10 favorite mythological creatures
Thanks to you I remembered why the Kirin rang a bell .As a little kid I had a book about unicorns and as you said, the kirins were in there as chinese unicorns. I'' gonna dig it up again a swell in nostalgia :D
I look forward to seeing what the fandom does with them in art and fanfiction. So far, I am really loving what I am seeing. Haven't see a species loved this much since the changelings introduced back in season 2.
Thanks for the spotlight on Kirin. Did you know it's also the name of a very popular brand of beer, with of course a picture of the mythical unicorn on its cans.
The Kirin are a very interesting mythological creature, and I think they're a great addition to the show and its world. The Kirin in FiM are really cute, especially when the tilt their heads.
The pronunciation of Zheng He makes me laugh. Thanks for trying though! Kirin is actually pronounced “Kilin.” As a Chinese, I’d say you got 90% of the facts right (way responsible than many “facts” channels), the only thing is, I don’t know about Japan, but in Chinese mythology, the creature that symbolizes justice is not Kirin but a creature looks very similar to Kirin called Xie Zhi. But this creature is not as well known as Kirin, and even Chinese wouldn’t know about it unless she is super interested in mythology. Still, nice job! Thank you! I’m super excited to see a species from Asian culture in the show!
Welp I'm gonna dive deep into the legends of Kirin so I can make one heck of a random encounter in my D&D quest. A being of peace and justice? Brillant, unique, and the history and lore will be quite the intriguing read!
I have a friend who actually has kirin OCs before the Sounds of Silence episode and seeing them in the show made me smile! I should start making a kirin OC soon!
i loved the kirin in the show and i too would love to see them in the show again, i think the fact they have their own legend is very intresting and will probably google later
That is so cool! I did not know that! I have a weird obsession with finding out what animals spawn what legends. Also yes, autumn blaze is my spirit animal, lol
I strongly suspect that Twilight Sparkle has some Kirin ancestry. Like: Ten generations or more back. She has been observed to rarely catch on fire when angry. Someone will write a fanfic about this, I'm sure.
Haven’t reached Sounds of Silence yet, but just seeing the Kirin designs enough has hooked me. Not enough to make a Kirin OC, though. Already got a good cat OC for myself.
I just love history time with Tyandaga lol. I'm pretty sure that everyone is pleased with the Kirin being canon in the show, considering how many Kirin ocs where floating around.
i loved the designs they gave! Kirin's look so awesome, and honestly all that i need now is for them to make Kelpies a thing. maybe a villain? since Kelpies do drown people...
I loved the Kirins and for them to appear in MLP was just amazing. I was interested to watch this episode and what they'd do with the Kirins. And it did not disappoint. This was, by far, the best episode I've seen of Season 8. I am familiar with Kirins and how they're peaceful towards other animals, but it never occurred to me that Giraffes had a link to kirin stories, even their name means Kirin in Japanese. This is so fasinating. :)
I liked the Kirin. Very interesting design. Personally loved the song even more lol. The flame form reminded me of my World of Warcraft Hearthstone steed mount. A blue flamed Pegasus. Sure it didnt have a horn but still.
I love when I saw there was Kirin is the show it made me happy. My oc I have to amit I made way before they showed Kirin but I’m glad to know she would have a place in the pony world. ^^
I remember way back during season four I thought a of OC pony species that only used magic through singing and music . They were largely inspired by shamanism, nomads and przewalski's horses. This caused me to imagine them being constantly singing while traveling, loud at all times while traveling they would dance randomly and very friendly to ponies or other being that join them during their travel. Their coat and mane color being same by everyone of with some differences by the royal family but most of them wearing elegant or colorful clothing to tell them apart for outsiders. I know it was a dumb idea but i just think its rare to see oc species or any new species at all.
Wow it's been a long while since I've seen your videos and I got to say you still got it hehe and yes I totally agree it gives us more nolage about the world of mlp
Random story But once upon a time, I was scrolling through instagram and decided to search for mlp accounts cause I wanted to see how the fandom I left 3 years ago was doing. So I found this account that has a pony character with a long tail. And when Kirins were introduced to the show, the person posted a picture of their pony character zoomed in to their tail. Then, this was the description of the post Kirins tail is canon my ocs tail is canon. Hasbro should credit me. And I didn't know how to react to that. And then I was looking through other mlp accounts and kept seeing these pastel-brown ponies with yellow hair and they had hearts on their hooves, other marks on their chests and bellies. And a lot of the accounts who had made ponies with a design similar to my description were fighting in the comments. And it was about who came up with this original idea. Others were claiming that they were the first ones who came up with the idea of putting hearts on hooves or putting cute designs on a ponys chest or belly. And I was so confused about why others started claiming designs. Im so glad I left the community. Its a mess and although I dont watch the show anymore, I enjoy the movies. Oh, youre still here? Well then heres a cookie 🍪
“The Twelve Kingdoms” are novels written by Fuyumi Ono and illustrated by Akihiro Yamada that has kirin as characters. Retold as an anime, this is the only other animated series that I’m aware of that feature kirin.
when i first saw the episode, i thought they were like, some kinda type of longma. but dang, the Kirin is definitely the new and best species of creatures there is!
I always thought if the mlp series would add the unicorns and other versions of ponies from different cultures and legends, and they actually did, it is really good to know that they want to expand even more
the kirin was so awesome in the show they were just so adorable. Tho the lore was cool to i liked the mlp interpretation a tad better. /)(\ well done!!
I think the Kirins were the making of a trio of half-pony species. When counting zebras as half-Earth ponies, hippogriffs can be considered half-pegasi, and kirins half-unicorns.
In some of the lore, kirin were said to be so protective of other living things that they walked on clouds or water, so not to crush a single blade of grass.
While I did not the show I wish the Kirin as a species were a bit more majestic in show along with more variety types since some are depicted as both equine and deer like bodies. I did love some of kirins created for mlp even before they became canon. Another thing I wished is that instead of equestria the main six or least a few of main six visited a I distant land across the ocean. Maybe a continent or a large mystical island like japan maybe slightly larger, would loved to see a mlp version of Asian culture. But still I'm glad least a new species. I actaully want see sapient wolf species shown at some point alongside a fox species. But being late in series I'm not sure we will ever see that sadly.
When I first heard that Kirin were coming to the show, I was hyped af. Kirin are my favorite creatures from myth, but I would've loved if their town style was more imperial? ish? lol idk
![A Kirin Tale (Sounds of Silence) | MLP: FiM [HD]](/img/n.gif)
Can we all agree, Kirin are amazing? c:
I can agree 😎
Definitely agree.
mhm i guess it can be true. or its just an opinion.
:-)p
I FRIKING AGREE
yes, the best species so far
Now I need a giraffe oc
I mean kirin
😂
Same thing
Kirins are Chinese Version Unicorn
Or Chinese Unicorns
The concept of the Kirin in mlp is very unique, and it's great to have another species addition to the show. The choice of Kirin from all the mythical creatures is well thought out and planned, and their link to real life is quite solid. They seem quite an all out good addition to the show. :3
They add them to reignite interest on the "original ship" of the show: Sparity
I have a Kirin OC, Leaf Swirl. She has a dark green mane and tail, with pale blue markings, (you know the feather things on their back and the crest on the muzzle) and a pale turquoise main colour. She has a dark red horn like the rest. I think she's pretty good compared to the other crazy bad Kirin OC's I've seen, lots are actually OC's but there are loads of just not like the species rainbow coloured hybrids
Autumn Blaze / Fern Flare / Rain Shine
-> This 3 "canon names" have a clear two-side structure:
NATURE (the pony component) + ENERGY (the dragon component)
"Leaf" is OK for a Kirin´s first name; but change "Swirl" for a wind_force noun.
@@adolfodef Okay, will do that. What do you think of Leaf Gust?
Much better! Ideally the second word should be a fire/light/beam/heat related word (since all kirins are also "fire type niriks" ); like how Rain "Shine" implies it is about "daylight" and/or "rainbows" [instead of the water in rain].
-> Perhaps using a "strong word" that is compatible with both wind and fire (like how the pokemon attack "Razor Leaf" implies "steel sharpness").
A thing to keep in mind:
Kirin is Japanese.
(pronounced /kiɾiɴ/)
Qilin is Chinese.
(pronounced /tɕʰilin/)
@宋尚宣
👍
Oh yes, let me pronounce... That... 😅
@@TeganThrussell
Chinese "Q" is pronounced similarly to English "Ch"...
...so are "Z", "C", "ZH", "CH" & "J"
O:
Yeah, Idk why people keep calling it Chinese when Japan has a lot of similar stories originating from China like the Nine-tailed Fox.
And the Kirin in Monster Hunter World are pretty and gentle and kind...
Until you do the least bit of damage, and then it becomes a nightmare of lightning and horn stabbing and the hoofings.
I like the mlp Kirin.
Herman Cillo I was hoping to see someone reference Monster Hunter
There is a mhw video i think it was named smthing like hunting kirin in a nutshell where there was a mlp Design for kirin(the monster) as well . I kinda liked it-
The animators have gotten really bold and detailed with their designs, relatively speaking.
I had a Kirin OC WAAAAAAYYY before this came out... was still so damn excited tho! 😍😍😍
My oc knda looks like a kirin but is not a kirin....
Nah imma make it a kirinXD
SAAAAME!
Oh? What did it look like? I really wanna know!
I drew at least two kirins at least last year. ^^ One being an adopt and the other being a side character. This news also excited me greatly.
Phoenixels Animations
He has a head like a pony with a dragon muzzle (perfect blend, no harsh lines or ‘beak’ appearance) body being pony-like too, with front legs as dragon claws and the back legs fluffy deer with cloven hooves. He has two silver horns on his head, and instead of a full mane going around his neck, it’s just like a pony mane but with the mane shortening as it goes down his back into the “ox” tail, Thicker and longer than the average Kirin.
He has scales where his shoulders are, going up to the base of his wings, but more spaced out instead+of overlapping. His wings shrink down when he’s not flying, instead of folding, looking kinda like lil duckling wings, except instead of being fluffy he has fully developed feathers.
His colors are a very dull, navy like blue for his body and his hair more saturated and darker, while as you get to his back legs it fades into fur instead of scales, turning a desaturated brown and the fur gets thicker lowering down to his hooves. His eyes two different colors, one a-lighter blue and other a more saturated brown than his legs. His feathers on his wings same color as his mane and same with his scales.
I hope this is a good description of him lol. I’ve had one drawing of him before but I ended up losing it when my previous iPad broke... cri... I haven’t gotten to drawing him again, yet, although my girlfriend has drawn him several times. I’m hoping to finish up what I currently have of him, and post it to my Instagram. You can follow me there, until then. I will definitely be posting him there once he’s done. :) Anyways! Here’s the link to a post I made where my gf drew both her oc and mine in Halloween costumes. instagram.com/p/BoDaIyqlORZ/ You can follow me from there, if you like!
Oh look it's kiradaga!
A what?
@@gunjfur8633 tyandaga + Kirin
@@setsuki17
Oh
Kirandaga
Pandastar kirindaga :3
The Kirin are absolutely fantastic,their designs,their village,everything.
The Commenter Brony
Couldn’t agree more!
Also heeeey! Haven’t seen ya for a while! :D
I LOVED! the Kirin race. But sadly MLP is ending in Season 9. So it sadly wouldn't last long. If it was shown earlier, then I would have been much more in love. But never the less still am! X3
It is? ;(
Yes sadly. But in 2020, we'll get a new MLP series, Generation 5! I'm actually hyped for that. It's has nothing to do with Generation 4 (MLP FIM), but as long as Hasbro isn't just money hungry and actually make MLP G5 a good show. Then i'll be even more hyped. It's gonna be more towards teens (think of Adventure Time or Steven Univers type of violence and adventures).
Now let's hope that Hasbro's Gen 5 would allow the Brony Fandom's creativity to shine at its highest caliber.. unlike the case with JanAnimations..
SDseb Hopefully generation 5 give us more love episodes between the mane 7. I wanna see Hasbro touch on lesbian and gay subjects. That it okay for a boy pony to love other boy. Same thing goes for girls. Also let shipping be canon. Who doesn’t wanna see Starlight Glimmer kiss Twilight Sparkle? Honestly the mane 7 are old enough to start dating and stuff. What the big problem here?
Shipping Is Magic
The show has a huge risk of being sued or canceled for showing gay ponies. There isn’t anything wrong with gays, but there are so many homophobic people it would cause an outrage.
Oh God, I was just watching a Monster Hunter video on Kirin
Why am I here? Why does MLP have non-super powered murder thunder ponies?
Hero LumiEre Lumanite 😂😂 so you don’t watch the show? Maybe you should watch just this one episode and see if it’s interesting to you :)
@@FBI-ny1dj Naaaaaaww, I think I'm good just being a furry and dumb.
Hero LumiEre Lumanite hahah I’m a furry too XD
@@FBI-ny1dj Congratulations on being part of the world's 3rd most hated communities! We're 20 million and growing
I want to be a furry but I can't attend a convention or draw for my life
I'm so happy kirins were added to the show! They were really underrated, and this gives them the chance to have a modern spotlight on them. ^_^
Ahh this is really neat. I’ve always loved Kirin, ever since I learned about them through their association with giraffes! These are really cute, simplified designs for the traditional Kirin/quilin. I’ve never been too interested in having an mlp oc, but ngl kind of tempted to take my already existing Kirin character and adapt them.
Oh sure that Kirin may look cute, but when one of them is tempered and gets angry do best pray and help you have the Thunder proof mantle on.
Dont forget your anjanath bow though.
Hopefully with this video, it will be easier for people to see the difference between a kirin and a dragon pony lol. It might have been a good idea to also bring up the fact that kirin is the Japanese pull of the Chinese Qilin. They share lore but are visually different for the most part which causes some confusion and leads to the kirin being called "the one-horned qilin" than Chinese unicorn at times. But this video hits on a lot of important notes!
I fell in love with Kirins when Sounds Of Silence came out especially with Autumn Blaze. And when I looked up the species online their legends were really interesting to read, I hope we see them again in the future ^^ Great video as always Ty Ty ^^
Theres many different types of kirin. The one in the show resembles the more deer like one though my personal favorite is the more horse like one, that can even get wings of fire. The horse ones design is used a few times in games like final fantasy 14, as a very hard to get mount and also in fighting herds. Sadly the deer one is more resent and usually more popular.
When you said Wings of Fire I thought you were talking about the book series
WINGS OF FIRE=STARFLIGHT💜
Wings of fire?
*I reaaaallly Need to get back to glory and make sure she's not in danger*
*If She's In danger Due to skyla*
@@grayprince7 i prefer glory and moonie over there
NOT YOU LUNA moonwatcher
*Hmm let me schedule a trip to that world*
Kirins are so rarely addressed in western culture, it's so exciting to see them pop up in something so popular
To be honest, I hate that there was only 1 episode involving the Kirin in MLP. Sure, the episode was especially memorable, but I don't remember seeing even a single Kirin after the episode 'Sound of Silence'. I just hope that 1 day, the Kiein in MLP will finally return, especially since there are so many other types of fantastical creatures in MLP for the Kirin to interact with, though now that season 8 is over, I worry we will have to wait for G5 if we want any Kirin characters, if there even is a G5
I’ve already changed the species of one of my OCs to a Kirin
I need there to be like way more Kirin in the show one of them needs to start going to school at the school of friendship
The vibe of "new species" the show has taken in the latest episodes is just amazing!
But I wonder... is it just fan-service because this generation is ending..?
The first time I heard of the term Kirin was in Monster Hunter where it was an elder dragon that could summon lightning and looked like a horse
Hello! I absolutely love your channel! Keep up the great work! I also absolutely loved the Kirin! Im even making a Fursona on one!
i love the kirins so much, if leo wasn't already different from normal ponies i would try to make him a kirin
I enjoyed this video. You really covered everything relevant to the topic of “Kirin’s”.
Season 8 Episode 23 is one of the handful of Good episodes this year. I loved the inclusion of the Kirin into the world of MLP:FiM.
I actually made a few Kirin OC and what you mentioned as them being a good omen is pretty much what I use part of for one of them, Lucky Genre. So I am so glad you pointed this out. Thanks man.
I was unaware of the kirnin until the episode. I was blown away by Ajtum Blaze, a d having Rachel Bloom voice her was brilliant. Her voice and sense of humor fit the character so well.
Anyway, other than hearing about the kirnin in bits and pieces and getting a rough idea about them. Then, I came across your post
I bet nobody will actually see this buuuut
I made my first oc at 12 and she was dragon based. Right after discovering this mythological animal (like literally, RIGHT. AFTER.) MLP did a show on it. I was a little disappointed because that meant I had to match their design but it was also cool! Btw, everything in this video I researched on my own for my oc lol. I wish their dark form had a mythological background. Also, I wish they had names relating to prosperity and auspicious-ness. Wiki says their voices are also like bells or chimes. Very inspiring!
I may have just spoiled myself, but man was it worth it. I live for mythology, and I can’t wait to actually get to this episode.
Kirin are such cool creatures~
I like how since Giraffes were so similar to their legend, ancient China associated them with each other. :3
My friend Tenkage from Historical Equestria actually had an origional Kirin design way before these Kirin in 2015, so I found it pretty neat to hear we'd be getting a race she had explained to us years prior.
No matter what I’m always gonna be thinking of Monster Hunter and thinking about how much I HATE fighting the damn thing but how much I love just watching it just go about
I think the Kirin are a great new species for the show. Their designs, origins and bound to the nature is really interesting.
I fell in love with them right away, especially Autumn Blaze!
The Kirin are amazing, I actually looked for any videos on them and I found a good Mythos video for the Kirin. I hope that we get to see more of these amazing creatures in the show. XD
I had a kirin OC long before that episode ever aired. I was super excited to hear kirin were coming to mlp, since they're in my top 10 favorite mythological creatures
Love the video! Kirin are actually really interesting
KIRIN ARE BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!
I WANNA BRUSH THEIR FLUFFY MANES!!!!!
I really wanna know how an angry kirin and an unchanged changeling's son would look. I think it could be epic.
Cool video! Thanks for sharing some interesting kirin lore with us! ^_^
Thanks to you I remembered why the Kirin rang a bell .As a little kid I had a book about unicorns and as you said, the kirins were in there as chinese unicorns. I'' gonna dig it up again a swell in nostalgia :D
Love the mythological story of Kurin and yes I was impressed with the knowledge of the myth
I look forward to seeing what the fandom does with them in art and fanfiction. So far, I am really loving what I am seeing. Haven't see a species loved this much since the changelings introduced back in season 2.
Yep. You pretty much nailed it on the Kirin info cuz I've read pretty much the same about them.
Thanks for the spotlight on Kirin. Did you know it's also the name of a very popular brand of beer, with of course a picture of the mythical unicorn on its cans.
*I grew up with Unicorns, but now Kirins seems more interesting.*
The Kirin are a very interesting mythological creature, and I think they're a great addition to the show and its world. The Kirin in FiM are really cute, especially when the tilt their heads.
The pronunciation of Zheng He makes me laugh. Thanks for trying though! Kirin is actually pronounced “Kilin.” As a Chinese, I’d say you got 90% of the facts right (way responsible than many “facts” channels), the only thing is, I don’t know about Japan, but in Chinese mythology, the creature that symbolizes justice is not Kirin but a creature looks very similar to Kirin called Xie Zhi. But this creature is not as well known as Kirin, and even Chinese wouldn’t know about it unless she is super interested in mythology. Still, nice job! Thank you! I’m super excited to see a species from Asian culture in the show!
Welp I'm gonna dive deep into the legends of Kirin so I can make one heck of a random encounter in my D&D quest. A being of peace and justice? Brillant, unique, and the history and lore will be quite the intriguing read!
I have a friend who actually has kirin OCs before the Sounds of Silence episode and seeing them in the show made me smile! I should start making a kirin OC soon!
i loved the kirin in the show and i too would love to see them in the show again, i think the fact they have their own legend is very intresting and will probably google later
That is so cool! I did not know that! I have a weird obsession with finding out what animals spawn what legends. Also yes, autumn blaze is my spirit animal, lol
I first learned about the Kirin (Qilin) while watching Dairanger so I got really excited about these characters
I strongly suspect that Twilight Sparkle has some Kirin ancestry. Like: Ten generations or more back. She has been observed to rarely catch on fire when angry. Someone will write a fanfic about this, I'm sure.
FANFIC WRITERS!! TO YOUR KEYBOARDS!!!
I loved the episode!! And the design is adorable and awesome!! Autumn Blaze is best Kirin giraffe! ^-^
1:25 look out
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I have always loved Kirin. It's amazing to see them in MLP.
Haven’t reached Sounds of Silence yet, but just seeing the Kirin designs enough has hooked me. Not enough to make a Kirin OC, though. Already got a good cat OC for myself.
I just love history time with Tyandaga lol. I'm pretty sure that everyone is pleased with the Kirin being canon in the show, considering how many Kirin ocs where floating around.
i loved the designs they gave! Kirin's look so awesome, and honestly all that i need now is for them to make Kelpies a thing. maybe a villain? since Kelpies do drown people...
Thats really cool actually I got a whole new respect for the giraffe
I loved the Kirins and for them to appear in MLP was just amazing. I was interested to watch this episode and what they'd do with the Kirins. And it did not disappoint. This was, by far, the best episode I've seen of Season 8. I am familiar with Kirins and how they're peaceful towards other animals, but it never occurred to me that Giraffes had a link to kirin stories, even their name means Kirin in Japanese. This is so fasinating. :)
The kirins in the show. I absolutely loved them especially Autumn Blaze. I even covered her song on my channel, it was just that good.
I haven't watches Season 8 yet, but I love Kirins. I'm glad they're in the show now, and I look forward to Sounds of Silence X3
I liked the Kirin. Very interesting design. Personally loved the song even more lol. The flame form reminded me of my World of Warcraft Hearthstone steed mount. A blue flamed Pegasus. Sure it didnt have a horn but still.
Kirin are adorable I like Nirik too they are so cool with their fire ☺️
I first was introduced to Kirin in an expansion to the game Age of Mythology. Great game!
I watched that episode 5 times!loved it!
Yards!! I haven't been back to watch your videos in 5 Months!! :D
I love when I saw there was Kirin is the show it made me happy. My oc I have to amit I made way before they showed Kirin but I’m glad to know she would have a place in the pony world. ^^
I love the Kirin. They’re my favorite species to draw right now. I just finished drawing my Kirin OC today.
I love them so much both in show and legend. You did grate with this video. I never knew a giraffe was a kirin
Book: Kirin were like a lion, deer, dragon, pony combination.
Ebany: It was an abomination to my eyes!
Melody: Ignore her.
yES finally tyandaga uploaded
I remember way back during season four I thought a of OC pony species that only used magic through singing and music . They were largely inspired by shamanism, nomads and przewalski's horses. This caused me to imagine them being constantly singing while traveling, loud at all times while traveling they would dance randomly and very friendly to ponies or other being that join them during their travel. Their coat and mane color being same by everyone of with some differences by the royal family but most of them wearing elegant or colorful clothing to tell them apart for outsiders. I know it was a dumb idea but i just think its rare to see oc species or any new species at all.
I loveee Kirins!!!!
I like all the Kirin It was actually quite surprising and awesome to find out what the giraffe was believed to be a mythical creature in real life
Wow it's been a long while since I've seen your videos and I got to say you still got it hehe and yes I totally agree it gives us more nolage about the world of mlp
Love how Twelve Kingdoms was not even mentioned once lol
I love the Kirin species, and I was amazed about the Kirin mythology.
Random story
But once upon a time,
I was scrolling through instagram and decided to search for mlp accounts cause I wanted to see how the fandom I left 3 years ago was doing. So I found this account that has a pony character with a long tail. And when Kirins were introduced to the show, the person posted a picture of their pony character zoomed in to their tail. Then, this was the description of the post
Kirins tail is canon my ocs tail is canon. Hasbro should credit me.
And I didn't know how to react to that.
And then I was looking through other mlp accounts and kept seeing these pastel-brown ponies with yellow hair and they had hearts on their hooves, other marks on their chests and bellies. And a lot of the accounts who had made ponies with a design similar to my description were fighting in the comments. And it was about who came up with this original idea. Others were claiming that they were the first ones who came up with the idea of putting hearts on hooves or putting cute designs on a ponys chest or belly.
And I was so confused about why others started claiming designs.
Im so glad I left the community. Its a mess and although I dont watch the show anymore, I enjoy the movies.
Oh, youre still here?
Well then heres a cookie
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Kirins are my favorite mythological creature, and when I saw this episode, I died of happiness.
I definitely like giraffes a lot more now XD that's so cool! I can't wait until that episode is on Netflix so I can watch it!!!
yay great vidoe i needed some one to talk about the kirin, just good job👍💜
“The Twelve Kingdoms” are novels written by Fuyumi Ono and illustrated by Akihiro Yamada that has kirin as characters. Retold as an anime, this is the only other animated series that I’m aware of that feature kirin.
when i first saw the episode, i thought they were like, some kinda type of longma. but dang, the Kirin is definitely the new and best species of creatures there is!
I always thought if the mlp series would add the unicorns and other versions of ponies from different cultures and legends, and they actually did, it is really good to know that they want to expand even more
Gina the Giraffe would be proud. If she could speak.
The Kirin are so cute!! I hope they make a return in a future episode.
the kirin was so awesome in the show they were just so adorable.
Tho the lore was cool to i liked the mlp interpretation a tad better.
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well done!!
Ooooooo can’t wait to watch the episode.
Yessss I love it and when I saw them I instantly wanted to make an oc of one.
I think the Kirins were the making of a trio of half-pony species. When counting zebras as half-Earth ponies, hippogriffs can be considered half-pegasi, and kirins half-unicorns.
In some of the lore, kirin were said to be so protective of other living things that they walked on clouds or water, so not to crush a single blade of grass.
Qirins are my favorite mythical creature. I was excited when I heard mlp added them.
i wanna know what u think about the deer in the upcomming xmas special. looks like they will have some magic but it may just be for flying purposes.
While I did not the show I wish the Kirin as a species were a bit more majestic in show along with more variety types since some are depicted as both equine and deer like bodies. I did love some of kirins created for mlp even before they became canon. Another thing I wished is that instead of equestria the main six or least a few of main six visited a I distant land across the ocean. Maybe a continent or a large mystical island like japan maybe slightly larger, would loved to see a mlp version of Asian culture. But still I'm glad least a new species. I actaully want see sapient wolf species shown at some point alongside a fox species. But being late in series I'm not sure we will ever see that sadly.
When I first heard that Kirin were coming to the show, I was hyped af. Kirin are my favorite creatures from myth, but I would've loved if their town style was more imperial? ish? lol idk
I have always loved the kirin in mythology and when I saw them in the show I lost my cool. I hope we see more of them.