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Umibōzu

Umibōzu

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Oct 31, 2026

ClarissaHOST
80:38
that? Yeah.
ClarissaHOST
80:39
The second arc is three episodes from episodes three to five, and it concerns an Umibozu.
ClarissaHOST
80:43
And that one is written by Chiaki Kanaka from Serious Experiments Lane, the big O.
ClarissaHOST
80:47
Only
Aidan MattisHOST
72:58
Yes.
Aiden ThornburyHOST
73:01
Blacksmith224 for $10 says, have you considered looking into Japanese yokai? I've recommended looking into the Umibozu? Seems right up your alley.
Aidan MattisHOST
73:11
Umibozu, I think, yeah.
Aidan MattisHOST
73:13
Yeah, I haven't done a ton of the Japanese ones, but I could definitely get into some.
Aiden ThornburyHOST
73:17
Fair.
Simon MattacksNARRATOR
20:12
Yokai can be ghosts, demons, trickster beings, and also sea monsters.
Simon MattacksNARRATOR
20:21
One yokai known to Japanese sailors is the Umibozu, a giant human-like spirit with completely black skin.
Simon MattacksNARRATOR
20:32
Umibozu literally means sea priest, and these spirits have been spotted throughout Japan in different eras, usually at night.
Simon MattacksNARRATOR
20:44
It's dangerous to encounter an Umibozu, not just because it sometimes attacks ships, but also because it causes calm waters to suddenly become stormy and tumultuous.
Simon MattacksNARRATOR
20:59
Like many sea monsters, it isn't clear where the Umibozu myth originated.
Simon MattacksNARRATOR
21:06
Some people believe it is the ghost of drowned souls.
Simon MattacksNARRATOR
21:12
One literary source from the Edo period says that a certain priest by the name of Shugaku Bo drowned and became the Umibozu.
Simon MattacksNARRATOR
21:25
Other sources conflict with this story.
SamHOST
38:46
Kraken, an Ajuca that wraps its tentacles around ships and has been sinking them for centuries.
SamHOST
38:50
Umibozu, a huge black shape that rises from the water at night.
SamHOST
38:53
Basically a Gillian, and Japanese fishermen have been seeing them forever.
SamHOST
38:57
The Flying Dutchman, a crew of Dimi Hollows chained to their own ship, sailing in circles and attacking more who gets close.
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20:18
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Sebastian CloudHOST
20:26
So what are the theories behind these red-eyed silhouetted giant figures within the Florian Triangle? And a lot of people believe that they could be inspired by or related to a, an Umibozu, which I hope I pronounced correctly.
Sebastian CloudHOST
20:49
And this Umibozu are giant shadowy yokai, supernatural spirit or monster, from Japanese folklore that haunt the sea.
Sebastian CloudHOST
21:03
Now, they have a tendency to either completely shatter and dismantle your ship when they appear from the depths, or they may even ask you for a ladle.
Sebastian CloudHOST
21:14
And I know that sounds ridiculous, but they may ask you for a ladle or a barrel.
Sebastian CloudHOST
21:19
Now, the idea behind this is you give them this gift and they a- they give you-- you give a gift of this ladle or a barrel, and then they will proceed to slowly fill your ship up with the seawater until it sinks from the weight of the water upon it.
Sebastian CloudHOST
21:37
Now, there is a know-- a theory of how to escape these Umibozu, Umibozus, and that is to give them either a barrel with the bottom cut out of it or a ladle that's got a hole punched into it.
Sebastian CloudHOST
21:49
So when they're trying to fill up your ship, the water keeps coming out the bottom and it confuses them and you can then make an attempt to flee whilst they are confused by this barrel with no bottom.

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