The Real World Traditions Behind Kuon, the Fromsoft Horror Game
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ค. 2024
- #kuon #horrorgaming
Exploring the real world Japanese traditions behind the PS2 horror game Kuon.
Music: Window Demons, roljui
SOURCES
Cutscenes: @Strider on YT
The Dark Side of Japan, Antony Cummins
Onmyodo Spiritual Traditions Across Asia, Zachary Gill
Myths and Legends of Japan, F Hadland Davis
A Brief History of Japan, Jonathan Clements
fftranslations.atspace.co.uk/k...
archive.org/details/religioni...
mapleandmoon.com/blogs/news/o...
www.ancient-origins.net/histo...
yokai.com/
0:00 Opening
0:40 The Heian Period
3:05 Yin and Yang
6:10 Kuon
10:35 Silkworms
15:33 Hashizoroe
18:05 Closing
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Can I just say, I'm so glad someone on TH-cam is actually doing deep dives into the actual culture surrounding these Japanese games. Good job making this video in a digestible manner.
For anyone interested in another story, there's an ongoing manga out right now called Mao. It's by the creator of Inu yasha and urusei yatsura.
A lot of the stuff in this video is featured in the story including the cursed pot where the bugs fight amongst themselves, it's called a kodoku pot in the manga if I remember correctly.
Anyway, I can't wait to see more stuff like this!
Ah Kuon, such a wonderful game. I love when folklore is used in horror
I wish some studio would remaster this. Or a sequel. Just keep it going.
Man, Kuon is such an anomaly compared to other horror games at the time.
The domon was recently featured in the anime "Mysteries, Maidens, and Mysterious Disappearances," so I had a moment similar to that meme with DiCaprio pointing.
14:12 oh my gosh, these traditions are like the Erd Tree burials and resurrections we see in Elden Ring!
I recall reading that hashizoroe specifically refers to the first time an infant is fed with chopsticks. I'm guessing that before teething, they were fed breastmilk or very soft food with spoons.
The who silkworms plot kind of reminds me of Hollow Cocoon
Honestly I am still proud I played it and I still own my copy :) The game is brilliant, the atmosphere is so eerie and i love it to this day!
Amazing video! ❤
Cheers and thankyou so much muse im gonna enjoy this xo
This was such an amazing watch!! Thank you for putting such effort into all the lore and history. It is helping me fall in love with my favorite game all over again! I appreciate being able to understand all of the traditions, rituals etc. as I play through the game again. Even the meaning of Sakuya's tattoo is so FUN to know about and how it plays into who she is, and what she is meant to be for the story! Knowing more about the trees and how they were viewed is so enriching to the story! And finally knowing what the song I've been singing what feels like my whole life actually means, is so fun! Do we have a translation for the Prayer that Sakuya says when holding RB to meditate? I'd love to know, ty!!
I love all your videos. I always learn so much. Ancient Japanese culture is so fascinating to me
A sequel to this game would have been so fascinating
I need the baby monster to grow up, I know the sequel has got to be about them fighting the monster urges and maybe having some oopsies people eating times.
New video yay 🎉
aren't centipedes considered kegare (unclean) in shinto? adds another level of horror to create such a dark beast
I don't know if the animal itself is considered that way, but I know there are a lot of stories about dangerous centipede yokai. I always end up thinking of Inuyasha... XD
@thegamingmuse yeah, I heard about one where it is weak against human saliva- ōmukade, I believe?
Wonderful 💚💚💚
Great Job!, ever heard of teh Siren games ( Ps2 & 3)
wake up honey, someone uploaded kuontent
I could be wrong but isn't Fudo Myo-o also sumewhat considered the god of Samurai/Swordsmanship/Bushido? Great Vid as always Muse!
Is a mulberry tree, truly a mulberry tree if it has no berries?
Still have my copy.... still didn't finish it... as most my ps2 horror games... 😅
Where did you find out Sakuya’s family name?
It was mentioned in a Japanese site.
Aren't the genders of sun and moon the other way around in japan? Because of amaterasu and tsukuyomi?
Maybe it changed over time ( ￢ ω ￢ )