
Umibōzu
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Oct 31, 2026
Anime World Order Show # 258 - My Collection of Erotic Books Are for Medicinal Purposes, You See
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80:38ClarissaHOST
that? Yeah.
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80:39ClarissaHOST
The second arc is three episodes from episodes three to five, and it concerns an Umibozu.
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80:43ClarissaHOST
And that one is written by Chiaki Kanaka from Serious Experiments Lane, the big O.
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80:47ClarissaHOST
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North America's Hidden Epidemic MMIW Podcast Episode 100
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72:58Aidan MattisHOST
Yes.
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73:01Aiden ThornburyHOST
Blacksmith224 for $10 says, have you considered looking into Japanese yokai? I've recommended looking into the Umibozu? Seems right up your alley.
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73:11Aidan MattisHOST
Umibozu, I think, yeah.
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73:13Aidan MattisHOST
Yeah, I haven't done a ton of the Japanese ones, but I could definitely get into some.
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73:17Aiden ThornburyHOST
Fair.
Sea Monsters: What Did Sailors Actually See?
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20:12Simon MattacksNARRATOR
Yokai can be ghosts, demons, trickster beings, and also sea monsters.
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20:21Simon MattacksNARRATOR
One yokai known to Japanese sailors is the Umibozu, a giant human-like spirit with completely black skin.
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20:32Simon MattacksNARRATOR
Umibozu literally means sea priest, and these spirits have been spotted throughout Japan in different eras, usually at night.
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20:44Simon MattacksNARRATOR
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.
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20:59Simon MattacksNARRATOR
Like many sea monsters, it isn't clear where the Umibozu myth originated.
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21:06Simon MattacksNARRATOR
Some people believe it is the ghost of drowned souls.
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21:12Simon MattacksNARRATOR
One literary source from the Edo period says that a certain priest by the name of Shugaku Bo drowned and became the Umibozu.
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21:25Simon MattacksNARRATOR
Other sources conflict with this story.
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38:46SamHOST
Kraken, an Ajuca that wraps its tentacles around ships and has been sinking them for centuries.
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38:50SamHOST
Umibozu, a huge black shape that rises from the water at night.
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38:53SamHOST
Basically a Gillian, and Japanese fishermen have been seeing them forever.
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38:57SamHOST
The Flying Dutchman, a crew of Dimi Hollows chained to their own ship, sailing in circles and attacking more who gets close.
24:The Florian Triangle
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20:26Sebastian CloudHOST
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.
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20:49Sebastian CloudHOST
And this Umibozu are giant shadowy yokai, supernatural spirit or monster, from Japanese folklore that haunt the sea.
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21:03Sebastian CloudHOST
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.
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21:14Sebastian CloudHOST
And I know that sounds ridiculous, but they may ask you for a ladle or a barrel.
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21:19Sebastian CloudHOST
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.
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21:37Sebastian CloudHOST
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.
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21:49Sebastian CloudHOST
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.