Gaijin GoombahYakuza has always been about crazy stories and crazier fights, but what happens when it tries to adopt REAL history? Kazuma Kiryu takes on the role of Ryoma Sakamoto, a man that defined modern Japan. But just how close to history does Ishin get?
Yakuza Ishin and the INSANE True Story of Sakamoto Ryoma! - Which SamuraiGaijin Goombah2023-02-26 | Yakuza has always been about crazy stories and crazier fights, but what happens when it tries to adopt REAL history? Kazuma Kiryu takes on the role of Ryoma Sakamoto, a man that defined modern Japan. But just how close to history does Ishin get?
#japan #ishin #gaijingoombahGhost of Yotei! Culture, History, and the Red Dead Theory! - Gaijin GoombahGaijin Goombah2024-09-27 | NEW GHOST OF TSUSHIMA! LET'S GO!!! Though where as Ghost of Tsushima felt like Japanese Assassins Creed, Ghost of Yotei feels like Japanese Red Dead Redemption. Here's why!
#ghostoftsushima #ghostofyotei #playstation5Bo STILL Breaks my Brain with Japanese Culture! - Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus PART 2Gaijin Goombah2024-09-21 | You wanted more Bo, Path of the Teal Lotus Japanese culture analysis so HERE YOU GO! I'M READY THIS TIME! ...Wait... I'm 16 minutes in and I've only talked about Sakura City!? Well, BUCKLE UP everyone, cause there's TONS more cultural trivia to dig through in this game!
Music: "Flying Hikogoro" "Sakura City" Bo OST "Midori Forest" Bo OST "Megumi Mountain" Bo OST "A Ninja Never Rests" by Noteblock Remix @NoteBlock
#bopathoftheteallotus #japan #japanesecultureBos Japanese Inspirations Breaks my BRAIN! - Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus Culture Shock!Gaijin Goombah2024-08-23 | FlexiSpot is having an anniversary sale up to 65% off now and a chance to win free orders! Use my exclusive code 'C782150' to purchase the C7 now! Order here!: bit.ly/4dOecWi (US) bit.ly/4crJqRS (CA) Hollow Knight + Okami!? YES PLEASE! We're breaking down every Japanese inspiration we can FIND in Bo Path of the Teal Lotus. I just hope I don't lose my mind trying...
Music in order of appearance: "Kitsune Burrows" Bo OST "Doll in the Mist" Bo OST "Flying Hikogoro" "Sakura City Interiors" Bo OST "Midori Forest" Bo OST "Uzumaki Cave" Bo OST "Sencho Bridge" Bo OST "A Ninja Never Rests" by Noteblock Remix @NoteBlock
A LOT of research here came from Matthew Meyer's yokai.com so go check it out!
Sponsored by Flexispot! #bopathoftheteallotus #japan #japanesecultureWhy We Need Another Cowboy BebopGaijin Goombah2024-07-25 | Thank you Helix Sleep for sponsoring! Click here http://helixsleep.com/gaijingoombah to get 30% off an Elite or Luxe mattress (plus two FREE pillows!) – or take 25% off sitewide – during their Fourth of July Sale. If you miss this limited time offer, you can still get 20% off using my link! Offers subject to change. SO! COWBOY BEBOP! I don't think it really needs an introduction, but I think it deserves another KIND of introduction. One that argues the fact we NEED another one.
Music in order: - Waltz for Zizi, Cowboy Bebop OST -2:23 AM, @Sharou - Too Good Too Bad, Cowboy Bebop OST -Tank!, Cowboy Bebop OST -Somehow, @khaim -Space Lion, Cowboy Bebop OST -A Ninja Never Rests @NoteBlock
#Helixsleep, #cowboybebop, #anime,Why the Eldar are the Biggest Weebs in Warhammer 40,000! (feat. Pancreasnowork)Gaijin Goombah2024-06-29 | Check out Warhammer 40,000 Tacticus here! play.tacticusgame.com/gaijin-goombah I've done a lot of cultural analysis of how factions in 40k do or don't mirror Japan as a culture, because that's the brainrot that I suffer from. However, with the help of Pancreasnowork, I think I've found THE biggest weeb faction in the entirety of the Warhammer 40,000 universe!
"A Ninja Never Rests" by Noteblock Remix @NoteBlock Other music: -FTL OST: Space Cruiser, Milkyway Explore -Kamigawa Neon Dynasty: The Neon Riverside -Dawn of War: Space Marines Theme
#warhammer, #warhammer40k, #japanHow Ninja are Deathmaster Snikch and the Eshin Clan in Warhammer - Which NinjaGaijin Goombah2024-05-22 | Flexispot's doing their annual 60% off sale of their office furniture! Use the code "BDC7", grab the C7 Ergonomic Chair, and get $30 more off! US: bit.ly/3yu1psD CA: bit.ly/4dQaEDN With new Skaven coming to Warhammer AoS, let's check out Clan Eshin and Deathmaster Snikch and see just how truly "ninja" they are!
#warhammer, #warhammerageofsigmar, #warhammerfantasyThe Pokemon Inspiration Youve NEVER Heard of!Gaijin Goombah2024-04-28 | Pokemon Sun and Moon have hidden a yokai inspiration with Alolan Sandslash that NO ONE has discovered in the last 8 years! Time to fix that!
#pokemon, #pokemonscarletandviolet, #gaijingoombahHow Anime and Games LIE about Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa! - Gaijin GoombahGaijin Goombah2024-03-30 | Nobunaga is NO DEMON! ...But his successors sure were! Too bad video games and anime LIE to you about three of the most important people in Japan!
Other Music Credits: Tenchu Z: "Moon Conjunction" Skull of the Shogun: "Beach", "Fall"
#japan, #gaijingoombah, #animeThe First Yandere and the Transformation of the Genre! - Gaijin GoombahGaijin Goombah2024-02-27 | Yandere has always been a weird genre of anime. Someone willing to kill the world to be with someone has always been an odd troupe. But not only is this story troupe in Japan hundreds of years old... but based on OUR treasured romances like Romeo and Juliet... maybe it's onto something... HAPPY LATE VALENTINES DAY EVERYONE!
#anime, #japan, #yandere,Why did Ninja Start Wearing BLACK!? - (Which Ninja)Gaijin Goombah2024-01-25 | Head to https://geolog.ie/GAIJIN70 or scan the QR CODE on the screen and use code GAIJIN70 and they will give you an exclusive 70% off of their award-winning skincare trial set. It's been a long running gag that "Real Ninja Wear Blue!" over on this channel, but WHY did they start wearing black? I think the answer is in the Edo period artistic renaissance, but even then, the answer is more illusive than the ninja itself!
#gaijingoombah, #matpat, #warhammer40kBlue Eye Samurai - A Pedantic, Cultural Review of LoveGaijin Goombah2024-01-03 | Blue Eye Samurai has been on my list of shows to culturally break down for MONTHS! But truth be told, I was too afraid to speak my mind because despite how AMAZING this show is, there were some things that culturally made me cock an eyebrow... And I didn't want to piss off anyone. But that isn't my goal. So let me give my overly pedantic cultural review on a show that I still VERY much love!
Music Credits: Tenchu Z - Moon Conjunction 三味線和太鼓琴のアップテンポな明るいBGMichi -市- by SHW Diorism (Prod. Khaim) EDMKIMONO SHOW by ニコニコモンズ purple-planet.com - On Tiptoe Skulls of the Shogun - Fall 志は死なない - 秋山裕和
#blueeyesamurai, #anime, #gaijingoombah,Froslass, the Pokemon Yokai Deep Dive NO ONE Bothered to do!Gaijin Goombah2023-12-17 | Click here partner.bokksu.com/gaijingoombah and use my code "GAIJIN15" to get $15 off your first Bokksu Japanese snack box! With Indigo Disk dropping, I wanted to dive into Froslass on Yokai Hunters. I already hear people going, "We KNOW this already Gaijin!" I'll be sipping my tea, side-eyeing you with as smirk, cause there's a LOT more to this gal than a wiki article.
#pokemon, #pokemonscarletandviolet, #gaijingoombahGodzilla Minus One, The Message No One is Talking About!Gaijin Goombah2023-12-08 | No one is talking about it, so I will. Get yer Japanese snackums here! partner.bokksu.com/gaijingoombah Code GAIJIN15 to get $15 off!
#godzilla, #godzillaminusone, #gaijingoombahI Went to Japans WILDEST Arcade that Youve NEVER Heard of!Gaijin Goombah2023-12-02 | Click here partner.bokksu.com/gaijingoombah and use my code "GAIJIN15" to get $15 off your first Bokksu Japanese snack box! In my 15 years of checking out various arcades and game centers in Japan, NOTHING tops Daikeien and I'm DYING to tell you why!
Guest music by: Ben Briggs: @benbriggsmusic Noteblock Remix: @NoteBlock
#pokemon, #pokemonscarletandviolet, #pokemontealmaskWe Made Bushi Orks with Samurai History!Gaijin Goombah2023-10-17 | I said before that samurai made for good Orks. Here's not only the why, but the how as together with Gearguts Mekshop, we made a new line of Bushi Boyz!
GET YOUR BUSHI BOYZ HERE!: tinyurl.com/Gearguts Coupon Code: "GAIJINGOOMBAH" The more people are interested, the more we can make!
#warhammer40k, #orks, #japanSamurai and Cowboys: Brothers Beyond Cinema! - Which SamuraiGaijin Goombah2023-09-29 | Samurai and Cowboys are neat. Pretty similar in the movies right? Yeah this goes WAY beyond movies. Two men from two distant lands, more alike than either realize... GET YOUR TANUKI GUNNY BOI HERE! makeship.com/products/gaijin-gunuki-plush
#samurai, #cowboys, #japan,Why Japan is a Country of Liminal SpaceGaijin Goombah2023-09-13 | Japan is a beautiful country with amazing people. But it's also a country that feels like one big, nightmare-educing, liminal space. Get your adorable Gaijin Gunuki plush here! makeship.com/products/gaijin-gunuki-plush
#japan, #liminalspace, #thebackrooms,Japans Great Ork (Feat. Orka Nobudakka)Gaijin Goombah2023-08-25 | Samurai in the sengoku warring states period in Japan are literally just Warhammer 40k Orks. But there's one daimyo who was the orkiest of all. Link: tinyurl.com/Gearguts Coupon Code: "GAIJINGOOMBAH" Wanna see my dumb OC's come to life? Check out Gearguts Workshop! Every 10, 25, and 45 sales of $10 or more, we're getting custom warbosses!
#warhammer40k, #orks, #warhammerThe Ninja Boom of the 80s/90s! How it Happened and Why We LOVE the Lie!Gaijin Goombah2023-07-26 | Check out Ninja JajaMaru here! iningames.com/games/ninja-jajamaru A documentary into the ninja boom of the 80's and 90's and the 600 years of history and folklore that made it happen!
Research Books and Media: Bansenshukai Naruhodo Ninja Ozukan The Ninja Shinobitte Nanja? Ninja Attack!: True Tales of Assassins, Samurai, and Outlaws
#gaijingoombah, #ninja, #japanHow Japanese Culture Influenced Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom!Gaijin Goombah2023-07-09 | Check out Puzzle Bobble Everybubble here! iningames.com/games/puzzle-bobble-everybubble With Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom being out for a month now, it's about time we start breaking down all the Japanese-isms in this game that BROKE my BRAIN!
#zeldatearsofthekingdom, #zeldatotk, #gaijingoombahSTOP Doing This in JAPAN!Gaijin Goombah2023-06-25 | Check out Victory Belles at https://victorybellesgame.com! There was a lot in my Japan trip that I loved. However... There was also a LOT in my Japan trip that I HATED! Time to shed the rose-colored classes and be real about the downsides of traveling to Japan!
#gaijingoombah, #japantravelguide , #japantravelI DREADED This Trip Back to Japan...Gaijin Goombah2023-06-11 | Click here partner.bokksu.com/gaijingoombah and use my code "GAIJIN15" to get $15 off your first Bokksu Japanese snack box! It's been three long years, but I've FINALLY been able to return to Japan. It was a trip that I SO badly needed, but a trip that I was terrified for...
#gaijingoombah, #japantravel, #japan,The Folklore that Demon Slayer S3 is HidingGaijin Goombah2023-05-07 | Demon Slayer season 3 is only 5 episodes in yet I'm losing my little weeby mind at how brilliantly the anime uses archaic Japanese culture to make this seasons's characters so memorable and TERRIFYING!
#demonslayer, #kimetsunoyaiba, #gaijingoombah,The WACKY WORLD of Japanese GUNS!Gaijin Goombah2023-04-23 | What if I told you that Japan, who has the strictest gun control laws IN THE WORLD, not only had more guns than any other country 300 years ago, but also had some of the most INSANE weapon designs of that time period!? Today, we're diving into the wacky world of Japanese guns!
Research Books and Media: Bansenshukai Naruhodo Ninja Ozukan The Ninja Shinobitte Nanja? Ninja Attack!: True Tales of Assassins, Samurai, and Outlaws
#demonslayer, #kimetsunoyaiba, #gaijingoombahYou DONT GET Aggretsuko!Gaijin Goombah2023-04-02 | After seeing some BAD takes on Aggretsuko, especially seasons 3-5, I... Am... FROTHING!!! People seem to be missing the WHOLE POINT of the show! So let me channel my own rage as to why people DON'T GET Aggretsuko!
#aggretsuko, #anime, #gaijingoombahHow and Why does Tanooki Mario FLY!? (Super Mario Bros. Movie)Gaijin Goombah2023-03-19 | With the Super Mario Movie just around the corner (And Tanooki Mario showcased in it), I figured now would be a good time to explain just how in the HECK the Tanooki Suit gives Mario the power of flight! Doesn't make sense physically, but culturally? YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT!
#supermario, #supermariomovie, #gaijingoombah,Fortnites Taiko Oof? #shortsGaijin Goombah2023-03-13 | People asking for my hot take on Fortnite's new taiko emote. Well... Here ya go! Support us on PATREON! ► tinyurl.com/4dcek4u3 SUBSCRIBE for more! ► tinyurl.com/kv38fpas Hang out on our STREAM! ► tinyurl.com/45vbwdpfOgerpons Cultural Secret! Pokemon Teal Mask - Gaijin GoombahGaijin Goombah2023-03-05 | Click here partner.bokksu.com/gaijingoombah and use my code "GAIJIN15" to get $15 off your first Bokksu Japanese snack box! I thought I was done with Pokemon, but Scarlet and Violet just DRAG me back in with Teal Mask and the possibility of an oni origin story absolutely laced in nuance!
#pokemon, #pokemonscarletandviolet, #gaijingoombah Sponsored by BokksuDragonballs Murasaki is a GREAT Ninja!? - Which NinjaGaijin Goombah2023-02-12 | It's finally time to return to Dragon Ball's befuddled ninja, Sergeant Major Murasaki! After 2021's Shueisha scare, I was hesitant to finish the part two. But it looks like the coast is clear so despite Lil' G being skeptical, let me show you why Murasaki is surprisingly a solid IRL ninja!
Research Books and Media: Bansenshukai Naruhodo Ninja Ozukan The Ninja Shinobitte Nanja? Ninja Attack!: True Tales of Assassins, Samurai, and Outlaws
#dragonball #japan #gaijingoombahStar Foxs Shinto Shrine!? - Culture Shock #shortsGaijin Goombah2023-02-04 | Shigeru Miyamoto has always been on record saying how much Star Fox was influenced by his childhood and Fushimi Inari Shrine. But I bet you didn't think he'd actually PUT Fushimi Inari Shrine in Star Fox Zero!
Special music by Noteblock Remix: tinyurl.com/n43k9x4Usagi Yojimbos HISTORICAL Samurai Origins! - Gaijin GoombahGaijin Goombah2023-01-26 | Usagi Yojimbo is one of the most iconic 80's comics in US history. Nearly on the level of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. So how is it we've NEVER done a cultural analysis of this ronin rabbit!? Well, for the Year of the Rabbit (and because Usagi Chronicles season 2 was a let down) let's see JUST how "samurai" the origins of Usagi really are!
#tmnt #japan #gaijingoombahWhy we NEED Bad Japanese Language Tools! - Gaijin GoombahGaijin Goombah2023-01-09 | Why We NEED "Bad" Language Tools! - Gaijin Goombah Start learning Japanese or other languages completely free with Busuu here: 📱Web: bit.ly/gaijin-goombah_busuu 💻Mobile: bit.ly/gaijin-goombah_busuu_app Over a year or so, I've seen a lot of Japanese YouTubers criticizing different apps, programs, and classes that teach the language to adults trying to learn in their free time. Well, as an adult learning Japanese in their free time, let me toss my hat in the ring and explain why we kinda NEED programs like this!
Sponsored by Busuu #gaijingoombah, #japan, #japanese,What Zelda OoT is REALLY Hiding at the Bottom of the Well! - Gaijin GoombahGaijin Goombah2022-12-18 | Click here partner.bokksu.com/gaijingoombah and use my code "GAIJIN15" to get $15 off your first Bokksu Japanese snack box! The Legend of Zelda, Ocarina of Time hold's SO many cultural references from all over the world! Today though, I found the most unexpected cultural reference... at the Bottom of the Well...
Video sponsored by Bokksu! #legendofzelda, #ocarinaoftime, #gaijingoombah,How Samurai Is Yamato Man from Mega Man 6!? - Which SamuraiGaijin Goombah2022-11-27 | Click here partner.bokksu.com/gaijingoombah and use my code "GAIJIN15" to get $15 off your first Bokksu Japanese snack box! On the surface, Yamato Man from Mega Man 6 seems like a flaccid attempt at making a weeby robot master. But once you look at the details of him, his stage, and his stage enemies, you'll be ROCKED with just how much history went into this bushi bot!
#megaman, #gaijingoombah, #japan, This video is sponsored by BokksuWarhammer 40ks Tau are... CHINESE!? (Feat. PacreasNoWork) - Gaijin GoombahGaijin Goombah2022-11-13 | Get Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/gaijingoombah - Enter promo code GAIJINGOOMBAH for 83% off and 3 extra months for free! When everyone found out I was getting into Warhammer 40k, EVERYONE thought I would be a T'au player because they're apparently so weeby and Japanese. FUN FACT! THEY'RE CHINESE! With the help of PancreasNoWork, we're gonna show you just how culturally connected they really are!
#warhammer40k, #gaijingoombah, #china Video Sponsored by Surfshark!Oni or Kami!? A Cultural Dive into Oni Thunder Gods Tale! 👹⛈️ Gaijin GoombahGaijin Goombah2022-10-30 | Click here partner.bokksu.com/gaijingoombah and use my code "GAIJIN15" to get $15 off your first Bokksu Japanese snack box! Oni, Thunder God's Tale is fresh off Netflix and as you might expect, I absolutely HAD to do a cultural breakdown on it. Though, truth be told it hit me harder on an emotional level than I ever thought it would...
#oni, #netflix, #gaijingoombah,Wild Hearts; Are WE the Baddies!? Shinto Holds the KEY! - Gaijin GoombahGaijin Goombah2022-10-22 | Wild Hearts is pretty hype right now as a rival to Monster Hunter, but... something feels off... After having a deep cultural dive into Koei Tecmo's game, I think this time WE'RE the baddies hunting helpless kami.
Farer East Remix (Gaijin Goombah Theme) by: Lame Genie: tinyurl.com/jmyw4x3r #wildhearts, #ps5, #monsterhunter,Wild Hearts Kemono are Shinto DEMONS!? #ShortsGaijin Goombah2022-10-18 | Wild Hearts has all the Monster Hunter fans buzzing, but there's something dark, terrible, and incredibly shinto with its titanic monsters! (FULL VIDEO COMING THIS WEEKEND! SORRY FOR THE DELAY!!!)
#wildhearts, #monsterhunter, #japan,The Reality of Naras Deer in Japan #ShortsGaijin Goombah2022-10-11 | Don't trust them...
#shorts, #japan, #naraJAPANS OPEN! But is it the Right Time!? (Gaijin Goombah)Gaijin Goombah2022-10-07 | JAPAN IS FINALLY OPEN! OCTOBER 11TH! NO MORE TOUR GROUPS, PACKAGES, OR TESTS! But... Is it really time to go back?... Personally, I think there's a lot of things too many people aren't thinking about.
#japan, #tourism, #japanopen,Warhammer 40ks Ork Clans are all BRITISH!? - Gaijin GoombahGaijin Goombah2022-09-03 | Last time we looked at Warhammer 40k's Orks, we saw how their concepts and colors came directly from England. But what about their individual clans? You won't believe the answers I found from the British Isles!
Again, HUGE shout outs to @Mrmordo85 for providing the voice of Headrippa and a TON of research as well as @YukiGoomba for ALL of the original art assets! SEE YOU ALL IN OCTOBER IF I DON'T CATCH YOU ON STREAM!
Farer East Remix (Gaijin Goombah Theme) by: Lame Genie: tinyurl.com/jmyw4x3r Music: purple-planet.com Pirate Attack by JET FLY" is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/jetflystation/pirate-attackHow Ninja is the 90s 3 Ninjas Movie? - Which NinjaGaijin Goombah2022-08-20 | Click here partner.bokksu.com/gaijingoombah and use my code "GAIJIN15" to get $15 off your first Bokksu Japanese snack box! Little SCREAMS 90's more than 3 Ninjas! Blatantly aping off Home Alone and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but did any amount of historical research go into the creation of these shinobi squirts?
Research Books and Media: Bansenshukai Naruhodo Ninja Ozukan The Ninja Shinobitte Nanja? Ninja Attack!: True Tales of Assassins, Samurai, and Outlaws
This video was sponsored by Bokksu #gaijingoombah, #ninja, #90sWhy da Orks is ENGLISH!? - Gaijin Goombah (Warhammer 40k)Gaijin Goombah2022-08-06 | Orks. Warhammer 40k Orks. Love'm or hate'm, they are the comical yet terrifying beating heart of the tabletop game. What makes them so charming yet horrifying? Some simply say "British football hooligans", but is it that simple or is there more to the dakka-loving green skins? I'm joined by a special guest to hopefully figure that out!
HUGE shout outs to @Mrmordo85 for providing the voice of Headrippa and a TON of research as well as @YukiGoomba for ALL of the original art assets!
#warhammer40k, #gaijingoombah, #orks,The DEEP Folklore Behind Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak! - Gaijin GoombahGaijin Goombah2022-07-22 | Click here partner.bokksu.com/gaijingoombah and use my code "GAIJIN15" to get $15 off your first Bokksu Japanese snack box! Monster Hunter Rise brought with it SO many new monsters based on Japanese yokai. But with Sunbreaks shift to a more European setting, do the new monsters still have it's Japanese folklore feel?