Yokai Explained: Rokurokubi, Women With Tentacle Necks
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 มิ.ย. 2024
- All about the rokurokubi and nukekubi, women with tentacle necks and floating heads.
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0:00 Rokurokubi, Tentacle Neck Women
2:11 Story: The Monk and the Rokurokubi
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Alice Ayala from my comic Yokai university
She is a rokurokubi
If you like this Channel. Your neck too will grow one inch each time you subscribe to Linfamy 🤫.
He's probably rich enough to retire in Hawaii at age 35.
Jesus Christ that comic page scary almost needed a heavy flamer for that one
Ex Monk: I killed my wife
Inn keeper: Hey! So did I!
Daughter: WHY MUST I BE CURSED WITH BOTH OF YOUR CRIMES?!
Because that’s how patriarchy works
Because folktale.
because it makes the father more sad to see her daughter be cursed and its a shame to the family.
Think about it, now the father can't marry his daughter into the Imperial household like the Fujiwara clan did in order to gain control of the court for 200 years.
@@namedrop721 Fricking feminist
Daughter: Neck stretches
Monk: *Aight Imma head out*
Before they head out
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@@arcticdino1650 ;;;;;;)==========
Funny, Orochimaru is the rokurokubi but it’s Jiraiya that lives in the brothels.
Hah
That kinda makes sense !
I'm to bussy.
Well, Orochimaru is the one who's a creepy (sometimes) woman.
6:20: The name of this particular movie is "100 Monsters" or "100 Yokai Monsters" 🙂🙂😊😊🤗🤗
Personally, i truly like this film! 🙂🙂😊😊🤗🤗
So that is how japanese Yokai cheat in exams.
I dunno, it'd be pretty obvious 😂. Roku-chan! Everyone can see you!
Well, her hand gotta remember the answer first 😂😂😂
@@Linfamy The neck's just a distraction, the real cheating was after everyone fleed the room 😂
Yeah is kinda true
LOL
Linfamy: shows Nukekubi
Me to my brain: Don't
MY brain: Wireless Rokurokubi
The flying head was the most dangerous ghost in Chinese lore, because you need to kill both head and body, if one of them remains alive it steal other peoples head or body as a new vessel. Back then you don't have any ace baseball player to hit the head, so it's kinda hard to hit.
Yes, that is why the game of baseball was invented.
Is no one going to talk about how linfamy inproved his animation
And then there's Chad Sekibanki, being both a rokurokubi and nukekubi at the same time. Hell, she can multiply her heads and juggle with them. Amazing.
Wait, Sekibanki was part Rokurokubi, part Dullahan.
I mean, you were close enough, I guess. Both Dullahan and Numekubi are creatures with heads seperated from their bodies, so I'm not trying to nit-picking.
Depends on the variation the Dullahan can be a Death Knight or a Knight who is looking for his head
Finally, a Touhou fan. My people
It's how fascinating that having a long neck in one culture is considered so dangerous and repulsive. Where as in our historical texts women with long necks were mentioned as the most beautiful godess/fairy like creatures. They long neck in our culture is considered the thing of beauty and fascinating for men.
Huh, interesting. What culture is that?
Could the teacher from Little Nightmares 2 be a reference to the long neck lady?
Yes, I guess but he won't reply cos linfamy doesn't play much games but I think that the teacher is this yokai
I looked her up. Maybe! She looks super freaky
Yes
@@Linfamy hey u did, surprising ! Btw I love this folktales of Japanese culture they are super amazing and so different from other ghosts !!
Well Little nightmares 1 kinda takes place on japan and LN 2 might also take on Japan sooo maybe???
Is it me or I'm just going to say that linfamy is best history teacher.💚💜🦊🐈👌
True
Not really, there's not much content about Non Japanese content
@@Linfamy aye u reply to me!!
Specialized history. Zefrank may be best nature sciences.
I know it is a tragedy to have your parents sell you to a brothel, but it is rather refreshing to see someone actually dealing with a problem in Japanese folklore by not running away or praying.
Rokurokubi sub species also found in South East Asia which is called "Penanggal / Balan-Balan " in Malaysia and Brunei, "Kuyang " in Indonesia. While in Thailand it's called " Kra Sue" and in Philippines it's called " Manananggal".
My Lola she would tell me stories about the Manananggal And how you need to put salt on its neck to kill it
Sub species?
@@Aristocratic13 not subspecies... I believe it is just different ver of rokurokubi ...
@@imarobot9610 I think all of them are variations of Rokurokubi. Like Manananggal which can separate hip and leg, meanwhile Kuyang or also known as Palasik can separate their head and their internal organs from their body
@@verybigAL437 Wait, putting salt on Mananggal?
Ahem, Kuyang's weakness is sunrise so if Kuyang can't return to their body until the sunrise, they will dead
Yori Yureimoto from Erma series is one of this species of yokai
She is unironically adorable!
Alas a neck extending creature would be hilarious instead of terrifying imo
I dunno, it'd be pretty terrifying when she's sucking your blood
@@Linfamy the neck extenders also vampiric?! I thought only the head flyers are vampiric
@@thedoruk6324 hm I assumed they both could suck blood, but maybe not 🤷♂️
@@Linfamy considering bad habits of yokai it wouldnt be too suprising if both are vampiric :s
Not too scary.. very cool
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Need an excuse for anything?
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Just say " *because folktale* ".
Reminds me of The Teacher from Little Nightmares 2. Maybe this was the inspiration
Could be!
The japanese culture is still in it
Humanity has to *interbreed* with the yokai women for the future!
Alas Nobody looks at the countries that are far *worse* than Japan in terms of birth rate Honestly! Yes I am looking at you S Korea(!)
Theres so much imbalance, here india is exploding in population numbers, tho the rate is gradually decreasing maybe. My great grandmother had 8 children
@@nithinsabu4808 valid whatsoever india is the complete opposite of many well developed and advanced asian countries such as Japan South Korea and Taiwan honestly they are more akin to other overpopulated and extremely polluted countries such as indonesia china brazil and sub saharan african states
@@thedoruk6324 tho hardness is relative, I'd say it's hard living here if u r from a developed country.
Population is a btch here. Struggle is real for people who r not rich af, cause there r so many people to compete against, in trade, exams and jobs and accommodation.
While Japan is having lower birth rates.
Thanos didn't need to kill a lot of these extra people, he just needed to redistribute them
I get so excited whenever I see that you posted. Because of you I got super into Yokai and Japanese mythology/folklore :)
Woohoo! Hooked another one ;)
It's sad for the daughter to carry the sin of their parent
Detached flying heads biting me was something I hadn’t worried about until now. Thanks a LOT.
The nukekubi is similar to the Manananggal except the latter detaches her upper torso every night and grows wings to hunt but has to return to her lower body before sunrise to avoid death.
At that point, might as well just take the whole body with you :p
Yeahh it is also to penanggal in malaysia... But it is just that penanggal detached from it's body with it's internal organ... And yes it just floating like that... No wings and not using ears😂😂it is fun to know other ver of ghost that exist in your country yk
You know something's disturbing when it gets turned into an SCP.
OH I just realized that Sekibanki a touhou character is based from this Youkai.
Interesting, flying head vampire also a common folktale in south east asia. But the south asian version is more hardcore, the head flies with its all internal organs (lungs, heart, stomach, intestines etc) hanging from the neck. And it drinks blood from pregnant woman.
Is this the teacher from little nightmares 2?
Yes?
The teacher was inspired by the rokurokubi.
Pretty much.
@@katprime2386 makes even more sense since the game is from Japan
Correction: just found out the game was made by a Swedish studio (tarsier studios) and then published by a Japanese company (bandai namco)
there's a version of "nukekubi" in my country, they are known as "kuyang". The difference between a nukekubi and a kuyang is that; when their heads detached, kuyang still have their lungs heart and some of their organs atatched to the head, while the nukekubi is just the head
These guys are real nightmare fuel
@@globglogabgalab355 yeah, also, i think there's a thai version of the kuyang too
I think I've heard of the Thai version. Can't remember what it's called though.
After this and last weeks episode I can't wait to see what you have planned for Halloween. Or maybe I can....
'They'll marry by choice *DED*
'Anonymous online experts' illustration is *chef's kiss*
Funny of you to assume that I plan anything :p
I want a long neck so I can be nosey 😂😂 just kidding 😭. I would be scared
lol don't do its
Im watching at night and the Junji Ito part always sends a chill down my spine
It's pretty freaky
@@Linfamy That it is
I almost throw my phone lol
Ik these are just fairytales and all but my grandma has seen nukekubi once in real life. One day she was visiting one buddhist temple with her relatives which is outside of the country where not so many people are around. She and her relatives planned to stay there for one night b4 moving to another destination. During that night, my grandma needed to use the toilet, which is an old traditional toilet, a small wooden box for a person. Once she opened the door, she saw smth hairy and glowy underneath the toilet and she was afraid there might be some sort of a snake or anything that could endanger her and decided not to take a crap and go back into the temple to inform the monk and others. But when she informed about it to the monk, he responded how it is a nukekubi, the floating head woman. At 1st, my grandma couldn't believe what the monk just said to her but she thought to herself how a monk has no reason to lie to her at all and, believe me, my grandma is one of those people who has very little to no belief at all in yokais, in other words, monsters and ghosts. She decided to go check on it to make sure it is truely a nukekubi and just in that moment, she saw the head floating away from the toilet into the trees. Crazy right? Idk if this is real or not but thought it might be fun to share with people about what my grandma told me.
I am so sorry for my bad english, have a great day everyone.
Some comments are about if
this is the teacher from little nightmares 2 ...The answer is absolutely yes, the teacher is based on that yokai(the game is from bandai namco producer)
Thanks for looking it up ;)
@@Linfamy Thank you for making an awesome video about this yokai
Man. This channel is an inspiration for me to make my own burmese folklore videos after the military coup:"). Thanks for the great videos as usual Linfamy :DD
Do it!! =)
u replied:DD
Thanks for info that just made one of the scenes in Miss Hokusai a lot more understandable!
So the Rokurokubi or Nekukubi was a main inspiration for Sekibanki from Touhou Project (Created by lonewolf drunkhard dude) ?
You know, your newer stuff is reminds me of anime, nice touch.
:D
I think you're hilarious. I love this channel so much, it's like it was made for me
Sekibanki from Touhou Project says hi.
Yes
I knew someone would mention her
@@22dolls19 And what is this ?
@@karistartnotenough6358 the creepy fuk from yume nikki
i respond with hello
love this channel
I was waiting for this for a long time
yes long neck gurls
Long snek gurls
Hello! I really like your videos about oriental history and tradition. I especially love the old tales and yokai stories and to know how they became a part of the culture. It would be interesting if you did an analysis video about the Japanese Warabe Uta, these are some sort of nursery rhymes and they are often used in traditional children's games. It is really interesting because much of them have really creepy tunes and lyrics, I'd really love to know the stories and meaning behind them.
I was wondering when you were going to make a video about this yokai.😹
your editing is beautiful
loved the junji ito panels. They aren't Nukekubi but it works. Great Video
How about a women with really long napes
Levi : i see
I have been playing nioh 2 a lot and this video is very well timed.
Dayumm have you ever thought of joining a school or a university as a history proffesor?? YOU MAKE THINGS SO SIMPLE AND THE WAY YOU NARRATE IS *chef's kiss* ✋🏼😳
Jopefully not in japan since they are sooooo depressed
nice editing
Good Content
Good Comment
yoo dude your editing really improved!! it's more dynamic now. did you change your editing software perchance?
So the Teacher from Little Nightmares II was a Rokurokubi??
*:0*
Yep :)
Dang, your production value went up!
The Nukekubi sounds almost exactly like a monster in SEA folklore called the Krasue, the only difference being that Krasue have some or all of their guts dangling under the flying head, while leaving the body hollow. Which at least answers the question of how they drink blood.
(There was a good Thai horror movie a couple years ago called "Inhuman Kiss" about one. It was on Netflix, last I checked.)
Penanggal in Malay.
I saw that movie. The protagonist had no control over the affliction it was an involuntary transformation. She wasn't evil, just cursed. It's a sad movie.
Loved the part where you explained how justice was served. Shit had me rolling.
Like the new editing
I'm Hmong. Here I was thinking I lived in some odd cultural universe. But no. Hello Japanese. Love this channel.
Your head awake and body asleep is a accurate description of sleep paralysis. Your brain “turns off” your ability to move during a dream so you don’t run around when you dream about, I dunno, a T. rex with a Jay Leno head chasing you. You get sleep paralysis when you mentally wake up, but you can’t move around because your brain still has you on lockdown. Wait a few moments and you will eventually get out of the mental lag. Sleepwalking is the exact opposite of this. You are dreaming but your brain didn’t put your body on lockdown so you are literally running around your bedroom trying to escape Jay Leno T. Rex.
lol what's up with the Jay Leno T-Rex dreams though?
Dreams are dumb. If I dreamed of a Leno Rex I would be terrified in the dream and then wake up thinking “why would I be so terrified of something so hilarious.” Also, I used to get sleep paralysis a lot and in the beginning I was terrified of it because I was afraid I would never move again. After a while, it just annoyed me that my brain was essentially lagging and I would hope my husband would just drop kick me out of bed already so I could move on with my day. 😂
Holy...sleep paralysis sounds terrifying, I've never had it.
You're the expert, so correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought I had read a while back that the rokurokubi were actually a misunderstanding of the older yokai, the nukekubi. In the drawings, they showed a thin string attaching the head to her body (like it was the soul stretching, or something?). Later, people started misinterpreting this as actually being her neck, so the rokurokubi were created. Also, I'm writing this before finishing the video so I don't forget, so apologies if you address this. lol
I read that somewhere too, but I don't know why they would claim that because the nukekubi likely came first, from Chinese stories.
Edit: oops, misread your comment. I suppose that could be true. In the art I've seen, the thin necks look like necks though, not strings (the base of the neck tapers from the shoulders to the thin part).
@@Linfamy "I don't know why they would claim that" sounds like you're about to give a counterargument, but then "the nukekubi likely came first" isn't counter to that at all, so I'm confused...?
@@TosiakiS lol I misread the original comment 😅
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Thank you, I'm glad!
Innkeeper's daughter: I was punished for a crime committed by someone else! Can you believe it?!
Io: First time?
Woot got my yokai and time period badge. Collecting all the playlists
Will there be any nice stories?
P.S. I like the change in art style, as well as the scene at 3:18
lol no nice stories, only terrible ones
Last time I was this early cells at work black was just a manga
And the worst part is, I'm not exaggerating
linfamy can you do a video over the 13 kitsune clans, and the Tenko?
and the SUPPAtenko
I didn't know that they stretch their necks only when sleeping.
Nice video and explanation. 👍
WOW .... AWESOME :)
You are!
5:38 Those giant head balloons are actually even crazier and more insane than the stretchy neck yokai. Go read Hanging Balloons by Junji Ito. Actually if you're a fan of spooky stories (and I assume you are given that you're watching this video) go read the works of Junji Ito. The sheer levels of bizarreness that man puts in his manga is a sight to behold.
Ohhhhh, so that’s where the creators of Little Nightmare 2 got the idea for the teacher with the outstrechable neck.
I was wondering how a Yokai would react to another
history teacher lin
Funny, I often wish that I could detach my head from my body so that my Head could Sleep while by Body would move around and get stuff I need to do done.
*"Can You Feel My Heart" plays in the background*
"Oh you're a rokurokubi? That's cool, I bet an extended neck is really handy with high shelves."
"No, I don't find it creepy. Why should I?"
4:58 LET'S FUCKIN GOOOOOOOO!!!!
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God, just the intro slayed me
Yeah and we have what's called Kuyang (Coo - young) here in Indonesia. Basically people who walks among us as normal humans during the day but the thing separating them from being normal humans are their ability to detach their head (like the nukekubi) BUT along with their organs still attached to the head and then the severed head with organs hanging will fly around to find prey (they will suck baby's blood and the blood from pregnant women who just gave birth) while their headless body is kept hidden in their house
While there _are_ male kuyangs,most of them are women because often the reason they become one is to achieve eternal youth and longetivity (It is said they live up to 300 years) The ability can also passed down to family members like this video's Japanese yokai. The only difference is kuyangs don't lose their conciousness while detaching from their body,so while sucking blood from their prey,they are completely aware of what they're doings. Hope this give you guys more knowledge of other country's supernatural creatures for fun as well ^_^
Hey, i kinda want to make a Touhou Oc based on this, but its a Overlord with a Helmet that acts like a Claw, as he has no grudges & Relaxes by the River by a Forest, his name is Clawrence, pretty self explanatory on what whe does.
Hey didn't i guessed that the next video was about the rokurokubi?
I feel the Nioh 1 DLC flashbacks... they were easy on Nioh 2 because of the burst counter 🤣
Interesting
Will you do a QnA video? 👀
Wow. That movie clip of the rokurokubi was legit terrifying. Thanks for that. Once again, i'm convinced that only asian horrors are worth watching
I finally understand my mother, thnx
I wouldn't mind having a noodle neck or a detachable flying head. As long as I could get an exception from the vampirism or the "only capable of using abilities" at night sorta thing
They got that "vacuum GAWK sucker 3000*
It’s something I kinda noticed. And if you seen the latest Lockstin video you would kinda get it.
But for some reason, magical monsters that take on the form of beautiful women (and sometimes men) all to tempt the poor victim and end with either death, a cruel trick of love, or the significant other that tries to keep their true self hidden, is a pretty universal concept. Kinda like the dragon. But for a lot of cultures with extensive mythology and even religions, we always get the monster creature thing to become something very attractive all so that we can bone them/get boned by them.
Hey 5:41 is from Junji Ito and thats a Balloon type monster of your image Where they kill you via hanging and if you kill them you also suffer the same fate! I really like his work! Good reference though
I’m not gonna lie the position of this woman looks gorgeous 2:45
Down bad
Erma's aunties .. are quite .. fascinating!
the flying vampire head of the Greek islands is called βαβέλακα, vavelaka.
they are very scary when they show up in your dreams.
Do the tengu next
They are also found in the Nioh games by Techmo but they take the form of soliders, if you head shot them with an arrow they will extend thier necks and attack you with fire and poison. In short they are as much of a menace in game as thier female counterparts are in folklore.
Kubinashi from the manga Nurarihyon no mago is a rare male rokurokubi of the nukekubi variety
he is the first character that came to my mind too
Well FINALLY some one addressed the monster situation. I mean SERIOUSLY having these things around all the time has to kill your mojo.
I know, right? Where's the Bureau for finding these lady-looking yokai, Japanese Parliament?
Do a video on Ryomen Sukuna
So the Teacher from Little Nightmares is a Rokurokubi who can stretch her neck at will instead of when she's asleep.
I was looking for this comment 😂
Linfamy: *shows Oreimo S2 ending*
Weebs: *War Flashbacks*
Finally rokurokubi
This and nukekubi sounds suspiciously like penanggal from Malay folklore. Maybe it did came from the same proto-austronesian root.
The Triangular relationship between the prince of princess and Demon.
Man this is the second vudeo ever that I saw with 0 dislikes. Don't remember the other one tho.