Life of Medieval Japanese Wizards (Onmyoji)

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  • @Linfamy
    @Linfamy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    Merry Christmas, assholes! 🎄
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  • @informedconsumer5293
    @informedconsumer5293 3 ปีที่แล้ว +253

    Acknowledgement of Abe Lincoln Vampire Slayer was a must. Well done, sir.

    • @grnamin
      @grnamin ปีที่แล้ว

      Abe no Rinkon

    • @boytigerrockin
      @boytigerrockin 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So good, 😂

  • @aikou2886
    @aikou2886 3 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    2:50 "People were like hypocondriacs but fir spiritual health" I love how you say it so casually as if people were no longer in that situation.

    • @velvety2006
      @velvety2006 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      this reminded me of Miroku from Inuyasha, he always found evil spirits in the best houses in the villages lol . i think Inuyasha called him out on that once lol

  • @fetijajasari6624
    @fetijajasari6624 4 ปีที่แล้ว +320

    Ah,so this is the meaning of the paperdolls in “Spirited away“!💡Got it-better late than never!

    • @BlackSakura33
      @BlackSakura33 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Shikigami

    • @tycholarsen9306
      @tycholarsen9306 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Oh, that makes so much sense. Like the ones that Ubaba’s sister sends.

    • @cakertaker_1013
      @cakertaker_1013 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@BlackSakura33 yea XD

  • @aleckcain4142
    @aleckcain4142 3 ปีที่แล้ว +618

    Isn't it strange that every culture has a system of magic and indigenous magic users

    • @aishamohammed9743
      @aishamohammed9743 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Yeah, it's so beautiful how cultures differ

    • @ghostsinthegraveyard5766
      @ghostsinthegraveyard5766 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      There is no such thing as coincidences~

    • @Scipionyxsam
      @Scipionyxsam 3 ปีที่แล้ว +115

      Magic is just janky science. It gave birth to alchemy and finally chemistry.

    • @raisedbybears1991
      @raisedbybears1991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Not really

    • @aleckcain4142
      @aleckcain4142 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @@Scipionyxsam that's a very simplistic view on the wide variety and vastness of the subject

  • @tenko8519
    @tenko8519 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    ABE NO SEIMEI!!! ✌ And according to legend he was the son of a human father and a Kitsune mother. Her name was Kuzunoha or the White Fox of Shinoda. A fun little trivia for all.

  • @AianaRaven
    @AianaRaven 4 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    I promised myself I wouldn't wake my neighbours again by laughing like a maniac at 4 in the morning but here we are.

  • @tatianasilva7133
    @tatianasilva7133 4 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    Another interesting video! It's curious to consider the fact that regardless of the different cultures in the world, some "rituals" are very similiar, such as the association between 'geographical location-magic powers' (ex. people making rituals at crossroads) and 'animal sacrifice-magic powers' (ex. also people making rituals at crossroads).

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Ikr? Seems like humans are wired the same around the world.

    • @tatianasilva7133
      @tatianasilva7133 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Linfamy Indeed!

    • @raphaelalexandreyensen6291
      @raphaelalexandreyensen6291 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      It's funny the more one studies religion particularly mysticism of different religions the more similarities one can find, Example total Solar Eclipses being bad signs, actually thinking about it the last one to cross most mainland America was 2017 months 3 years before the epidemic, and the one before that to cross the USA was during world war 1 a few years before the Spanish flu broke out and killed millions. oh hey, we're due for another total Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024

    • @tatianasilva7133
      @tatianasilva7133 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@raphaelalexandreyensen6291 Yes, that's another good example. Even nowadays that we understand the actual functioning of the solar eclipses, we find it intriguing, let alone, back in the day.

  • @awatarasakawiraaji2040
    @awatarasakawiraaji2040 4 ปีที่แล้ว +397

    Oy asian santa, i want a whole rice cooker filled with rice, I'm hungry :(

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      Look in your stockings..

    • @ryeryeryerye
      @ryeryeryerye 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@Linfamy ................................... *ew*

    • @Seri-tt3tf
      @Seri-tt3tf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      How about a ballistic version of ricecooker that is nemesis riffle from cybernetik that can turn your wimpy simp ass into 11th century giga chad that juice on hash and drink peasant's blood after beheading a merchant that told you that you owe him.

    • @troublewakingup
      @troublewakingup 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Seri-tt3tf ???

    • @Adam-js6mi
      @Adam-js6mi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Seri-tt3tf this is the best thing I have ever read

  • @cosmobane6995
    @cosmobane6995 4 ปีที่แล้ว +319

    Onmyoji and mailman, huh?
    Anime idea : A courier company specializing in delivering magical items and must constantly protect the cargo from evil spirits.

    • @shinycharazardstudios1015
      @shinycharazardstudios1015 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Yep I can I see that

    • @Rinetto
      @Rinetto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      There's already an anime called Letter Bee

    • @MrLaz0rz
      @MrLaz0rz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      sounds like the plot of mushishi.

    • @Dablooner
      @Dablooner 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's a anime called letter bee

    • @Tokito935
      @Tokito935 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Death stranding lmao

  • @hollymacarone6424
    @hollymacarone6424 4 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    The fact that you used Shiro seimei from Onmyoji to describe Abe no seimei. I’m not mad at all 😂❤️

    • @KitsuneSpirit82825
      @KitsuneSpirit82825 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Neither am I since I played the game 😂

    • @SUpersaiyajinjerkbag
      @SUpersaiyajinjerkbag 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      His pronunciation is more disturbing than anything else; especially since he probably knows how to pronounce Japanese.

    • @KitsuneSpirit82825
      @KitsuneSpirit82825 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SUpersaiyajinjerkbag umm who are you talking about???

  • @Tia-Marie
    @Tia-Marie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +210

    and the magic of friendship, don't forget that magic - it's real, right? Skipadoo says so.

  • @edi9892
    @edi9892 4 ปีที่แล้ว +215

    I want a helpful Kitsune as my servant. She can even eat my noisy neighbors if she wants.

    • @TopHatFox
      @TopHatFox 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Senko-san but she eats people

    • @kenjijohnsonsanzenin3388
      @kenjijohnsonsanzenin3388 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol

    • @edi9892
      @edi9892 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@kenjijohnsonsanzenin3388 it's a win win. She can replenish herself and I get some peace and quiet neighborhood...

    • @randomkrieger2625
      @randomkrieger2625 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What if they get a Kappa for a servant?? It'll be Pokemon but with sentient Youkai having a free for all to the death where the losers are eaten.

    • @edi9892
      @edi9892 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@randomkrieger2625 LOL. I like the idea...

  • @thedoruk6324
    @thedoruk6324 4 ปีที่แล้ว +544

    Ah yes *Ancient Japanese Hogwarts Potter!*

    • @jacobshore5115
      @jacobshore5115 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Japan actually does have a magic school in the Harry Potter world. It’s called Mahoutokoro. Perhaps they trained Onmyoji before they were given the title wizard or witch by the wider magical community. www.wizardingworld.com/writing-by-jk-rowling/mahoutokoro

    • @optimusprime320-h9c
      @optimusprime320-h9c 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      They’re better than Harry Potter wizards

    • @grimmseti
      @grimmseti 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Isn't Japanese Hogwarts called the Mahoutokoro

    • @walterbrown2425
      @walterbrown2425 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂😂😂

    • @daswordofgork9823
      @daswordofgork9823 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You’re an Omnyomji Harry

  • @Xandtania
    @Xandtania 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    lmao this is how I became a Yuzuru Hanyu fan, I was searching for an informative video on Onmyoji when I accidentally found Yuzuru Hanyu's Onmyoji/Seimei Olympic performance and I was like "holy fuck this is so great"
    Finally found the informative video (which is also fun) I was looking for :D thank you!

  • @SengokuStudies
    @SengokuStudies 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    There are 2 Onmyōji 陰陽師 movie from the early 2000s focusing on Abe no Seimei and Minamoto no Hiromasa. I wouldn't say they are great movies, but they are entertaining imo. The mythology and superstitions of this period are extremely rich and complex, and there are people who spend their whole lives studying just this stuff.

    • @growaplant7444
      @growaplant7444 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      china produce the movie of Seimei last year, the movie not bad especially the cg .The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity

  • @Lorisa25
    @Lorisa25 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I'm glad you write in your subtitles (CC) Makes it easier to google things you talk about after.

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😄👍

  • @dirckthedork-knight1201
    @dirckthedork-knight1201 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Random funfact
    Asakura Hao the main villian of Shaman King(which will get a remake in the coming year) is an Omnyoji

    • @aya-chan4784
      @aya-chan4784 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Why there is not more comment mentionning it?!😄

    • @kazuhachi952
      @kazuhachi952 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He is litterly based on Abe No Seimei. They also interpent the Senji Ryakketsu to the series.

  • @artvrrvtra5235
    @artvrrvtra5235 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    4:50 I think they put Kyoto between these four features because it is strategically, agriculturally and economically the best location you can build a city on.
    Mountain is a defensive position, complex food-production chains require both running and still water and road is essential for trade.
    The exact same theory you can find in Sun Tzu's Art of War or Machiavelli's Prince.
    These wizards were knowledgeable on that principle and so were advising nobles on where to build their castles and homes so that they can thrive.
    Everything in culture has a purpose.

  • @ualuuanie
    @ualuuanie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    Just FYI modern Japanese still invite these " Priest " to go in and say a few prayers before they moved in. Was in Japan and a co-worker invited me to his house warming and I saw it being done.

    • @shanedoesyoutube8001
      @shanedoesyoutube8001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      is it the shinto priest or the buddhist one???

    • @ualuuanie
      @ualuuanie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@shanedoesyoutube8001 Not sure. The 1 with the white robes and a black hat. Carries a small chime and chimes as he enters each room.

    • @hermeticbear
      @hermeticbear 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      HAUTE

    • @mcfarofinha134
      @mcfarofinha134 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Pretty rare in big cities now, but the countryside still does it sometimes

    • @florencedoucet4974
      @florencedoucet4974 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It is a Shinto priest who comes and does the purification ritual. They will also bless your new car for you.

  • @claudekingstan4084
    @claudekingstan4084 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I cannot stop binge watching your videos. Please make a million more by tomorrow and a magical spirit world door will open up for you.

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ok, I'm on it!

  • @madambutterfly1997
    @madambutterfly1997 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    When it comes to the four cardinal directions and corresponding Beast everyone keeps forgetting about the one in the center Ouryu the Golden Dragon

    • @adamdamiri4823
      @adamdamiri4823 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Or Kirin!

    • @TeaSerpent
      @TeaSerpent 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      People don't forget about it, They are called Si Xiang "Four Images" for a reason. Huang Long ("Ouryu") is a much later addition and was only included in specific circumstances.
      The Four Images are the gods of the four quarters of the sky. There was no center god, the center of the sky was the pole star and the Northern Bushel (ie Big Dipper) (ie inside of Xuan Wu / Genbu). A couple thousand years after the Si Xiang appear, Huang Long was created to bring the Si Xiang in line with Wuxing theory.
      The Four Images are probably the oldest still worshipped and identifiable Chinese gods. Huang Long / Ouryu has existed for substantially less than half as long (possibly less than 1/3rd as long) as the other four and remains an optional addition. For that matter the inclusion of Huang Long / Ouryu seems to be even less common in Japan than in China.
      Either way when talking about house location in Fengshui the house is in the central position so there is no reason to mention in it.

  • @szymondremlik5086
    @szymondremlik5086 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Those 4 guardians, about which you had talking about were known as the Shijin. To each of them were scribed planets, seasons, minerals, world's courses, atmospheric occurences, colors and behavioural abilities

  • @Daniel-27110
    @Daniel-27110 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    1:24 I don't know if this is a mistake or not but, are the characters got Abe and Kamo just the same ?

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Nooooo, copy-paste error 😭

    • @idraote
      @idraote 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Did notice it too...

    • @GKS225
      @GKS225 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@idraote it should be 加茂 for Kamo.

    • @petergriffin9902
      @petergriffin9902 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Rip

    • @tasse0599
      @tasse0599 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lol, I thought the two clans were just an inside joke like the mention of Lincoln directly after

  • @anastasiap6253
    @anastasiap6253 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    So the onmyoji being busy was like that fortune teller from Avatar the last airbender. Katara went to her to ask for the most mundane pieces of advice at some point 🤣

  • @tameria_the_enchanted
    @tameria_the_enchanted 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You crack me up! It's so unexpected at times. Thank you for making your videos so informative with a touch of humor!!! ❤️

  • @AyubuKK
    @AyubuKK 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    Dude, you’re too late. Christmas was 8 hours ago.

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Late Christmas.

    • @AyubuKK
      @AyubuKK 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@Linfamy Should be a new holiday.

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@AyubuKK I'm down for it ✊

    • @AyubuKK
      @AyubuKK 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Linfamy 👍

    • @donatodiniccolodibettobardi842
      @donatodiniccolodibettobardi842 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Maybe it was you, who were 8 hours early

  • @Big_E_Soul_Fragment
    @Big_E_Soul_Fragment 4 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    Asian Santa, I want my waifu to be re-
    ..yeah, the gift of knowledge will do

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      XD

    • @gabrielandradeferraz386
      @gabrielandradeferraz386 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I wanted my knowledge delivered inside a real waifu's very living, and not at all detatched from her body, head

    • @orangejuice9102
      @orangejuice9102 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Linfamy -Can you make my waifu real?-

    • @japanfanatic1415
      @japanfanatic1415 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@A.DEN0 have you ever heard of love dolls

  • @riches3581
    @riches3581 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I think abe no seimei deserves a video of his own.

  • @Noodelousart123
    @Noodelousart123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    As one who plays Onmyoji rpg, I am very pleased that your picture of Seimei was Rpg's Seimei 🤣👍

  • @DocGnosis23
    @DocGnosis23 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Dear Santa,
    I've been a good little buddhist. All I want for Christmas is some boba.

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Look in your stockings.

    • @ryeryeryerye
      @ryeryeryerye 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Linfamy .......it’s empty, did you drink it? -_-

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ryeryeryerye 😏

  • @savanahsdollhouse
    @savanahsdollhouse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you so much she loved it 💕💕 thank you Linfamy

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      😁👍

  • @khalifajalivay
    @khalifajalivay 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Imagine seeing a dark silhouette in the night and being like ah yes that’s either a fox in disguise orrrrr-just hear me out. It could be a demon

  • @lilughigliotto3032
    @lilughigliotto3032 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I got to admit that first I find this channel because I was searching info about The three Onryo of Japan, mentioned in Jjk (jujutsu kaisen) and I finish seeing all the videos of the Heian period and yokais

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂

  • @danielderamus9573
    @danielderamus9573 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Linfamy I love your channel! Little things in anime make more sense now. Please keep pumping out the knowledge

  • @luislozano6073
    @luislozano6073 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Not gonna lie, I'm a little disappointed that Linfamy isn't a Star Wars geek and let pass a "High Ground" joke

  • @jeanfalconer6377
    @jeanfalconer6377 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Well. 30 seconds. New record for me.
    Merry Christmas, Linfamy.🤗

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Congrats ;). Merry Christmas 🎄

  • @ILLTAKEAPIKACHU
    @ILLTAKEAPIKACHU 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for all these amazing videos! You’re helping me create something special to me :)

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh? What are you creating?

    • @ILLTAKEAPIKACHU
      @ILLTAKEAPIKACHU 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Linfamy It’s a secret ;)
      Let’s just say I’ve been looking into all of the Pantheons I can find, and reading all the myths and folklore I can get my hands on.
      I’ve got a whole list of your videos I need to go through and you’ve already helped so much.
      Can I ask if you’d consider making a video better highlighting the lesser known gods of the Japanese Shinto Pantheon? I would find it very useful :)

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'll keep it in mind. Good luck with your project :)

  • @theweditor3612
    @theweditor3612 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Linfamy’s lap, the greatest christmas gift

  • @dalegaliniak607
    @dalegaliniak607 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I've recently started listening to the audiobook of The Tale of Genji. This actually explains a lot of the weirdness of the novel...

  • @taloralexanderwilliams1477
    @taloralexanderwilliams1477 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Your sense of humor is magical in nature. Love it! If I was ScarJo I'd marry ya hahaha

  • @toodleselnoodos6738
    @toodleselnoodos6738 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    In really curious on how their actual service was embedded into the more mystical practices.
    For example, omnyoji probably took up the role as surveyors, fire/crime forensic analysts, crime analysts, behavioral psychologists, and probably geospatial-temporal analysis via cartography and timekeeping.
    Something that ancient mystics had was an inclination towards observation (aka, super high Perception checks). So, they probably noticed things whenever they arrived on site and had a mixture of theoretical superstitious solutions on top of any actual real advice.
    Even the famed duel between Seimei and Doman sounds like a duel based on theory hidden in esotericism. For example, it’s normally framed as Doman cheating and Seimei supernaturally countering him. Or it could’ve been Seimei knowing what kind of person Doman is, knowing he would pull a trick, and then making a prank out of it. Or, he probably he knew about issues of rat infestations and knew that no matter what Doman did, rats would eventually get inside it.
    It’s one of the fun things of looking back in time in addition to reading fiction/fantasy. Getting an idea of the “realness” of things that is no longer applicable to our lives now. (Like how kids probably think of us and cassette tapes)
    Edit: Holy crap, I just realized they also tried to figure out the gender during pregnancies.
    I demand every parent planning a gender reveal party consult an omnyoji before you blow up a whole forest!

    • @BlueTressym
      @BlueTressym หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Also, don't blow up the forest' you'll piss off the forest spirits and then you'll have to call the onmyoji *again* to placate them.

  • @Kei_has_a_cat_now
    @Kei_has_a_cat_now 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Kamo no Yasunori: Picture of some old dude
    Abe no seimei: That figure looks like its worth more than my life

  • @emmajewell8783
    @emmajewell8783 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love ❤️ this , I giggle and binge on this show , great work

  • @Pollicina_db
    @Pollicina_db 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Dear Asian Santa,
    make my wish come true, all I want for Christmas is for my notificatioms for Linfamy videos to come earlier😢

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol curse you youtube!

    • @Pollicina_db
      @Pollicina_db 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Linfamy Damn right Asian Santa

    • @brokoblin6284
      @brokoblin6284 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I want better animation in hentioi but yeah.

    • @8thousevirgin
      @8thousevirgin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Linfamy asian santa, I'm curious if you are ethnically Japanese??

  • @billsummy2412
    @billsummy2412 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    WOW ..... Cool ... Another AWESOME video ! Merry Christmas hope you got everything on your list :)

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Merry Christmas! Hope yours was good this year. Mine was alright, despite the global situation =)

  • @RainAngel111
    @RainAngel111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Pretty happy that I recognized the paper dolls are referenced in spirited away, before you actually showed the picture of them from the movie

  • @chaosgoettin
    @chaosgoettin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Everytime someone mentions the Guardians of North, East, South and West I go all "Fushigi Yuugi".

    • @BenetteG
      @BenetteG 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Early 2000 where you can watch Fushigi Yuugi and Pokemon back to back.

  • @sneedmando186
    @sneedmando186 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks Lin 🙏

  • @christinagomes2057
    @christinagomes2057 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Made my Christmas break. ♥️♥️♥️

  • @namiburali5611
    @namiburali5611 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    SUDDENLY "Abe no seimei" makes so much more sense, I couldnt figure out why they kept saying that title or honorific. Ilu ty

  • @jasonarmstrong5750
    @jasonarmstrong5750 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    3:42 well now I know where Yu Yu Hakusho got those characters from

    • @AdiiraKuro
      @AdiiraKuro 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Greetings, fellow man of culture.

  • @DonutSeedsx3
    @DonutSeedsx3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Just wanted to say I really enjoy your videos! I love history and I've been living in Japan for some while now, so it's great to know more history and Japanese folktales in the country I've made my second home.
    Ok, weird thing but as I went to look for any Patreon links on your profile, your address for fans to send you things is in my hometown. I'm also a SJ native LOL...

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Heyyyy fellow SJ native :D

    • @kitsmits
      @kitsmits 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Omg another SJ person? Sweet!

  • @iglybo
    @iglybo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video :D

  • @TheQuestionmarkstudi
    @TheQuestionmarkstudi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    “Linfamy” “Scarlett j” Aight we get it bruh..

  • @bificommander
    @bificommander 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Asian santa, I want that rare mythical artifact from the land of Amaterasu known as the PS5.

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Check your stockings.

  • @aesopdemoor7595
    @aesopdemoor7595 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3;48
    so it is like the constellations,
    Sazuku's slope of his beak is the belt of Orion, the phoenix that rises in summer
    Seiryu the storm of the ocean east,
    byakku of of the land west,
    genbu of the north sheltering for winter, and the snake is on the side.
    also seen in ancient egypt constellations, there is a display in the Louver in Paris.

  • @SupaCowProductions
    @SupaCowProductions 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Hey Linfamy did the Onmyoji and Shinto Priests share any types of rituals? Or were they completely different?

  • @nanaouzumaki6044
    @nanaouzumaki6044 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    im from manipur. some practices are so similar to ours. im surprised. we also have belief that abandoned house gets resided by spirits. and we also ask maibas/maibi/physics to know where to build house or if that place is ok to build. we also have this direction rules as we visit to places. we also have rules to visit directions depending on the days such as not visiting a direction on wednesday or something like that.

  • @mattstyles2498
    @mattstyles2498 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Genbu is my favorite they just seem like they are the most unlikely of best buddies

  • @LadyMysanthrope
    @LadyMysanthrope 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "wrong you stupid shoe" cracks me up so much and I've no idea why :)

  • @notmychairnotmyproblem
    @notmychairnotmyproblem 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The more I watch this channel the more I understand and appreciate anime.

  • @smacdsmaccers
    @smacdsmaccers ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Onmyoji Hogwartsu and the Prisoner of AzkaBanzai!

  • @alias4952
    @alias4952 ปีที่แล้ว

    I adore how you use Seimei from the Onmyoji RPG as your photo of him!! Quite funny actually.

  • @liongson9431
    @liongson9431 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Lmao i burst up when abe no seimei avatar u use from game appear.
    As i played the game lol.

  • @Thecognoscenti_1
    @Thecognoscenti_1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    (4:43)
    Someone mentioned it... I have no choice.
    "Hey Bim, guess what? Shijo-Ohashi is a bridge representative of Kyoto that crosses the Kamo River over Shijo Street. It is also called Gion Bashi."

  • @paulot.delacruz7104
    @paulot.delacruz7104 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Linfamy is so underated

  • @redpanda6125
    @redpanda6125 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So glad I've found your channel! Also, why didn't you even mentionned Abe no Seimei?? (haha. Wait, someone already made the joke here?)

  • @ManhuaandMangaMaven
    @ManhuaandMangaMaven 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your content bro

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Love your comment ;)

  • @CoolHistoryBros
    @CoolHistoryBros 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    With this Onmyoji series, you can setup your own skillshare course. 💰💰💰

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How To Do Silly Walks.

  • @NicksterNOC
    @NicksterNOC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's just the laws of zen. I would honestly follow it when building a house partially because it's cool and partially because I'm superstitious and who knows maybe it works.

  • @AhegaoMachine666
    @AhegaoMachine666 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the spell ideas fam.

  • @wasi8106
    @wasi8106 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Who's here after rewatching Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi?

  • @pinoycartalk
    @pinoycartalk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Magic the Gathering is just arguing but with paper" every TCG ever 🤣

  • @daequanhendricks3406
    @daequanhendricks3406 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thx it’s been a while

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      👍

  • @merlin1464
    @merlin1464 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Live to hear about Abe no Semei

  • @jamestown8398
    @jamestown8398 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Kyoto should dig a new pond to it's south in order to stay safe.

  • @centurycountess4949
    @centurycountess4949 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Very fascinating. On the subject about Abe No Semi, is it true that he never has a date where he vanished but not an actual date of death or even grave, and to this day it's believed he never really died? And that his home is now a shinto shrine?

  • @samanthaesra4035
    @samanthaesra4035 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So funny. I love it !

  • @KyoushaPumpItUp
    @KyoushaPumpItUp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I first heard of Abe no Seimei in the manga Drifters

  • @francofernandes2006
    @francofernandes2006 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dear Asian Santa, I want to have balls as big as a tanuki's.

  • @theonlymegumegu
    @theonlymegumegu 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    4:01 i have to admit, my first thought here was, "hmm, i wonder if there's an interesting board game that could come out of that concept" XD;;

  • @GKS225
    @GKS225 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    So Onmyoji is basically Feng Shui masters of Japan?

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lots of feng shui similarities. Makes sense, considering onmyodo's origin.

  • @kapparomeo
    @kapparomeo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    9:36 - I have to admit the thumbnail cartoon makes these guys look like badasses.

  • @israelforreal
    @israelforreal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    People are complicated with everything. Great video

  • @catcrimes80
    @catcrimes80 ปีที่แล้ว

    They also wore vails. So when there casting Their spells and sorcery the opponent can't read their lips and predict/anticipate/counter their wizardry.

  • @Maximiliano896
    @Maximiliano896 ปีที่แล้ว

    This culture is reflected in so many ways. A lot of entertainment is just dripping with this stuff

  • @ChannelOfTheWriter
    @ChannelOfTheWriter 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    3:57
    It is over about discussing which one of them is the best because Genbu has the high ground.

  • @saiyanape6015
    @saiyanape6015 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your metaphor

  • @bigj5183
    @bigj5183 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If you didn't know the 4 gaurdians inspired a lot of modern tropes like dragoon,dranzer,driger, and draciel from beyblade.

  • @pho_san
    @pho_san 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    ASIAN SANTA ASIAN SANTA I WANT THE POWER OF *GOD AND ANIME*

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Well, look in your stockings. It's...
      COAL. COAL, I SAY.

    • @papiwulfe8485
      @papiwulfe8485 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just practice mantras and meditate young one. Jutsus can help you out but it keeps constant practice to get the energies honed in and executive properly

  • @thedoruk6324
    @thedoruk6324 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    0:38 - Okay dropping the *Black Pill* immediately :D

  • @junemystery573
    @junemystery573 ปีที่แล้ว

    Knowledge is cool!

  • @asamvav
    @asamvav 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    God Taka o kami no kami please come forth and bless this young onmyoji Linfamy 🙏

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you 🙏

  • @MegaMegajennifer
    @MegaMegajennifer ปีที่แล้ว

    im kinda put in mind of a diner ive seen on an episode of supernatural the animation that was built right in the middle of fields of yellow flowers/where people would sometimes make wishes in exchange that in a few years, they would get mauled by helhounds

  • @Amira_Phoenix
    @Amira_Phoenix 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    6:00 I think Tahiti from Spirited away performed henbai after retrieving Zeneeba's magical seal. I wonder if some other expert commented on this...

  • @KingaKucyk
    @KingaKucyk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Magick is more real than what You call reality and wizards and witches are very, very real. You would be suprised by what we all can do if we tap into enough of proper power.

    • @KingaKucyk
      @KingaKucyk 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Inspirit 0609 I'm a practitioner. There are forces, entities and energies beyond "standard" human being comprehension

  • @gaiusn9961
    @gaiusn9961 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wait, were the Abe and Kamo both written as 安倍 at 1:32? Shoulden't Kamo be 賀茂?

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, copy-paste error XD

    • @gaiusn9961
      @gaiusn9961 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Linfamy I caught typo instead of making one for once? Hurray!

  • @sullieskye
    @sullieskye 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Buddhists call imbuing a doll with a spirit a “Tulpa”. There’s a Reddit thread called tulpamancers… people who create Tulpas in their own mind.

  • @Thesandchief
    @Thesandchief 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1:29 why do both clans have the same kanji? different readings or a mistake?

    • @Linfamy
      @Linfamy  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A mistake lol 😆