How a melancholy egg yolk conquered Japan
Gudetama, explained.
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When you think about the cuteness culture in Japan, the word “kawaii” comes to mind. The word, which signals more of a childlike sense of cute, came about in the 70s and it’s been used globally ever since. And Sanrio, the company that created Hello Kitty, has built an empire around the “kawaii” culture. Cuteness is a reaction. In Japan, the kawaii culture and concept is often linked to the country’s post-WWII years. The idea is that, because of its trauma and defeat, the country leaned into its vulnerability. Decades later- Sanrio’s new face of kawaii is an egg yolk with depression, questioning life.
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When an egg yolk that is lazier than u is successful in life
@timtams_6
5 жыл бұрын
Just means youre not lazy enough...
@jesseroel8362
5 жыл бұрын
An egg yolk
@omniscientomnipresent5500
5 жыл бұрын
😭
@viewer1755
5 жыл бұрын
Jesse Roel a heccing egg yolk
@itrains1841
4 жыл бұрын
MUST BE LAZIER
When she was explains like "it has limbs but no fingers, it had a mouth but no teeth" that is how I explain my drawings
@cheeselover89
5 жыл бұрын
ow
@tree8821
5 жыл бұрын
Ooooohf
@justabumblebee183
5 жыл бұрын
Same
@mars_7673
5 жыл бұрын
SO TRUE AAA
@Chill-cx9pg
5 жыл бұрын
Are the drawings stick figures?
I relate more to a depressed egg yolk than most things, sadly
@omniscientomnipresent5500
5 жыл бұрын
😢
@azkoom1498
4 жыл бұрын
laurabbb it’s a lazy egg guys
@sasasansasan
4 жыл бұрын
Well, the egg is successful and earning millions of dollars. Maybe you'll too 😕
@ShishiIan
4 жыл бұрын
2. 7k likes and 4 comments...seems normal to me.
@seri4440
3 жыл бұрын
Gudetama isn't depressed
gudetama is a higher eggsistence
@ptripathy
5 жыл бұрын
no stop, that wasn’t an eggcellent pun
@hanschannel9018
5 жыл бұрын
Buh dun chh
@bellalexalamchen8094
5 жыл бұрын
@@hanschannel9018 8ohv
@imjakepaul4497
5 жыл бұрын
StickOsparta true
@bundaatta
5 жыл бұрын
@@ptripathy wow that was a good yoke
Gudetama can never see the sunny side of life
@BolingBros
7 жыл бұрын
Ayana Alemayehu ayyyyyy!!!
@skullkid9748
7 жыл бұрын
this deserves more likes
@danielgreen3121
7 жыл бұрын
Ayana Alemayehu well lets turn him sunny side up
@peachdreams5060
7 жыл бұрын
Ayana Alemayehu that's cuz he always sticks his ass up
@melparadise7378
7 жыл бұрын
that's because he IS the sunny side. :P
i love me a depressed egg
@juicicle5171
7 жыл бұрын
You are what you eat
@indiekidney3890
7 жыл бұрын
hellokittygurl27 i'm vegan.
@animepabu5526
7 жыл бұрын
hellokittygurl27 Yup....
@hellokittygurl27
7 жыл бұрын
you're not wrong
@hellokittygurl27
7 жыл бұрын
go ahead and make u a depressed lettuce
*1 minute of silence for the salmon fillet who actually won but got no love*
@robertavila1863
Жыл бұрын
Me, winning & losing simultaneously
@Carmai7
Жыл бұрын
Salmon is expensive!
@tacopizzasandwich621
Жыл бұрын
@@Carmai7 and eggs are much more versatile
@astridkjellberg
Жыл бұрын
so long kirimichan
@viridiantheforest1037
Жыл бұрын
@@Carmai7 Eggs are expensive too, right now 😅
I love how when english people say Kawaii, it sounds like Kowai, which means scary. Is it only funny to me?
@andinarizkia
5 жыл бұрын
Not necessarily funny to me, more like.. ironic
@gumballisthiccfan9710
4 жыл бұрын
Lol same
@jennypinkvalley4714
4 жыл бұрын
XD
@saffron4851
4 жыл бұрын
Can you explain what your talking about? Lol
@SearchIndex
4 жыл бұрын
...it’s to close in pronunciation to the Hawaiian Island of Kauai
I, too, am a depressed and lazy jiggly thing.
@ethanthompson3198
7 жыл бұрын
same
@jirehjirehjirehjireh
7 жыл бұрын
jiggly ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@Beelzebubby91
7 жыл бұрын
BevelBoyJack Giggity
@DokuOokamiKiba333
6 жыл бұрын
lol
@thesarahdilemma9752
6 жыл бұрын
Madeline S. hahahaha
I bet a lot of people can relate to Gudetama because of his personality
@finleycastello6512
7 жыл бұрын
Ryan Le, Certainly.
@shoucheng8627
7 жыл бұрын
Ryan Le did you just assume its gender?
@xD-jm2ie
7 жыл бұрын
Shoucheng You just assumed Gudetama's gender by calling Gudetama "it".
@umenja6312
7 жыл бұрын
Shoucheng, xD, it has no real feelings, mate. It's a drawing of an egg yolk. I'm sure it doesn't care what you call it.
@dawreckor
7 жыл бұрын
Shoucheng NOO!! WHAT HAVE I DONE?
Me: so how is gudatama popular? Vox: *WAR*
@Johncowk
Жыл бұрын
This aged well
@amarabtw
Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
it’s interesting how if you add depression to a character (making their only personality trait being depression and/or lazy) can relate to 80% of the global internet
@jimb1580
3 жыл бұрын
Good grief.
"It's an egg yolk, with a lil buttcrack" Why am I laughing so harddd
@thomasking49
5 жыл бұрын
500 likes and no subcomments
@Wave-length-
5 жыл бұрын
Thomas King almost 1k likes and 2 subcomments
@PeterAuto1
5 жыл бұрын
What do you like the most about Gudetama? His Butt
@faizyusuf2470
5 жыл бұрын
By the time I'm writing this, it has a 920 like with 4 comment
@randomgamer3964
5 жыл бұрын
1kth subscriber
i like my eggs sad and melancholic like their consumer
@thelongandcomplicatedroadt4398
6 жыл бұрын
Oh hey it's a relatable army
@extraterrestrialdood4087
6 жыл бұрын
you are what you eat
@saraa7646
6 жыл бұрын
Trueeeee same girl!
@chess4072
5 жыл бұрын
Wow fellow Army, are you okay?
@jannadelee7575
5 жыл бұрын
*:゚dara ARMY
Gudetama: cant see a future "today might be a better day" Gudetama: awhhhhhh.
@NPJGlobal
2 жыл бұрын
I legit almost teared up
1:10 yup. Time to copystrike boys
@adamolis
4 жыл бұрын
@@bugfairy whoooooosh
@qwak976
4 жыл бұрын
MARZIA
@changedchannelspleasedonot7059
4 жыл бұрын
@@adamolis what did they say
@weirdo_-vr9xe
3 жыл бұрын
And they never responded back of what that person said 😔
That took a dark turn pretty fast. 😐
@bp837
5 жыл бұрын
Life generally has dark undertones. That doesn't mean you should curl up in a ball and cry yourself to sleep, though. You should get up and do your part.
@kekelli1541
5 жыл бұрын
Clorox The cat I read this comment exactly when the dark turn happened
@TheTrueXaver
5 жыл бұрын
What dark turn?
@men_del12
5 жыл бұрын
in here 2:18, they might say these dark turn from "vulnarable" into "kawaii"
@syarifht5929
5 жыл бұрын
@@men_del12 4:00 too.
Gudetama is my spirit animal
@JorelBates
6 жыл бұрын
Is it sad that I can relate to this egg?
@SuperMikusama
6 жыл бұрын
An egg is an animal that has not yet developed so it counts!!!
@chineseslavery
6 жыл бұрын
#relatable
@xinlidai1642
5 жыл бұрын
Haida is mine.
@alberta6974
5 жыл бұрын
He is an egg stupid
Gudetama was the only egg who escaped and survived the dark kingdom of Howtobasic. He then ran off to Japan and became famous.
@deadbrav
Жыл бұрын
Howtoeggsic
Marzia: "Can we copystrike Vox?"
@jade9919
5 жыл бұрын
Did she
@adamolis
4 жыл бұрын
@@jade9919 no
@alexbat9337
4 жыл бұрын
what’s the joke though
@Shutupb1tch420
4 жыл бұрын
Alex Bat ikr
@louiskarabum5936
3 жыл бұрын
@The Deathless no, more like, Marzia and connection with Vox. Vox used one of her video there, i can't timestamp, but it's around 1:11
Gudetama shares my ideals on life Doing nothing.
@yashchenko999
7 жыл бұрын
do nothing club
@zein6977
7 жыл бұрын
shut up weeaboo
@EddieKMusic
7 жыл бұрын
That's the spirit
@raghuvirdattani9177
7 жыл бұрын
allah hu akbar!!!
@muhammadvitra2716
7 жыл бұрын
+Raghuvir Dattani muslim? Allahu Akbar indeed allah is great indeed
What if its sad because it knows it will be eaten eventually so it thinks life is meaningless, then on the last cartoon of it it is eaten lmao
@PataJuzmo
7 жыл бұрын
What if its sad because with all the energy put into laying that egg, the chicken also had to put some of its misery into it after the chicken lived its whole life inside a factory farm rofl
@Aquaquake
7 жыл бұрын
What if it's sad because it's not a yolk, but actually a degenerated chicken embryo living in a constant agony awaiting its liberating death, which is being denied from it by its tormentors for their entertainment lol
@DanielAvelan
7 жыл бұрын
What is sad is that some baker is gonna separate him from the glair to do some bullshit but no use him, only making his suffering worse.
@SushiFairy
7 жыл бұрын
He actually says this quite a few times in his show. It's funny how aware he is 😂
@ThumpertTheFascistCottontail
7 жыл бұрын
Sooner or later, we all get eaten.
Now that egg yolk has his Netflix Original Show.
"maybe this is just what we need, an egg yolk with a little bum that's just done dealing with life" truer words have never been spoken
Props to Vox for trying to explain a piece of Japanese pop-culture...
@hudsonhintze
7 жыл бұрын
I think they did a great job
@AakashKalaria
7 жыл бұрын
Yes, they did...
AM I NOT CUTE? AM I NOT LAZY???!!! Where's my fat paycheck?
@DiegoGarcia-wi5mz
6 жыл бұрын
Your not an egg
@cecilia4947
6 жыл бұрын
ThePigSay ESP exactly
@fabiog9566
6 жыл бұрын
angelfaye101, you ate it
@mimichu8727
6 жыл бұрын
angelfaye101 The reason is because you were created by an artist but not one that sells it's creations 😉😏
@blahblablah4726
6 жыл бұрын
angelfaye101 hahahahahahahahahahhhahhhhahahahaaahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From egg yolks To world war 2 Vox sure loves to take things out of context
@thepolymathuniverse9694
5 жыл бұрын
*"Learn how to see. Realize everything is connected to everything else."* ー Leonardo da Vinci
@subrataroy5982
4 жыл бұрын
*Vsauce has entered the chat*
@slimestoneexpert9804
3 жыл бұрын
Tianruo Yang show me how
@hugnboba
3 жыл бұрын
Y'all dumdum didn't you watch the video? That war part was needed to explain the word kawaii and that concept of kawaii was how the egg yolk became popular 🙄
@olivetree1443
3 жыл бұрын
@@hugnboba Hoes mad
Me: Minding my own business. KZread: Wanna know the history of a dEPpReSseD EgG
You like you r eggs sunny side up, scrambled, or blended? *I like them yolked and living*
@aethbeans
5 жыл бұрын
sunny side up with the yolk still liquidy c;
@bruhwhat8586
5 жыл бұрын
*and lazy*
@colossaldumbass6884
5 жыл бұрын
Blended!?!?
@xedyir
5 жыл бұрын
I like my eggs lazy with limbs that have no fingers or toes and a mouth with no teeth.
I relate a lot to this melancholy egg yolk
@finleycastello6512
7 жыл бұрын
Katachuu, IKR
@EliasGames7
7 жыл бұрын
Finley Castello edgy af
@EliasGames7
7 жыл бұрын
Katachuu edgyyy
@finbees
7 жыл бұрын
Elias Games edgy, eggy, same diff
@thewolfhowlersyt5024
7 жыл бұрын
Katachuu same
"it even has its own café" every anime café in japan: first time?
2:51 I was not prepared for gloomy bear
Gudetama thicc
@adamkithman
7 жыл бұрын
Zekcryon T H I C C
@sundayfunday722
7 жыл бұрын
*T H I C C*
@Snazzy12341
7 жыл бұрын
Zekcryon E X T R A T H I C C
@giddy7079
7 жыл бұрын
E G G S T R A T H I C C
@insertnamehere6713
7 жыл бұрын
S U P E R T H I C C
Germany reacted a bit different to their losses in the world wars.
@JustNatax3
7 жыл бұрын
Jens Hans explain
@spacebread501
7 жыл бұрын
Well. The first time elected Hitler (not very Kawaii) and the second time we focused on working hard (also not very Kawaii).
@DemDud
7 жыл бұрын
It's because they didn't get nuked
@JustNatax3
7 жыл бұрын
Jens Hans Well I agree on the elected Hitler part, but Japan concentrated on working hard too.
@bleibmo3873
7 жыл бұрын
also, we started with that whole wall-through-Germany-business.. Hello Kitty would have been nice
"Gudetama looks like a character someone gave up on" What did my boy ever do to you?!
The title should be: How a lazy egg yolk became Japan-
So he's Japanese Eeyore, basically.
@skrytetemnoty7590
7 жыл бұрын
Yup.
@1234bobfox
7 жыл бұрын
Eeyore still is shown having a bit more of a social life and is like an adult. Gudetama's only relationships are with humans who sort of take care of him, or alone. Additionally, while both are depressed, Gudetama is more lethargic.
@franciscoangelaguilar6526
7 жыл бұрын
Enthused Norseman Hmm, Eeyore is not that cute in my opinion, but good point!
@melissasmith6762
7 жыл бұрын
The egg doesn't even look sad or depressed to me. It's an egg yolk, they aren't supposed to move.
@asdfjkl3400
7 жыл бұрын
Melissa Smith it's a cartoon goddamnit
I feel like the egg yoke is the same kind of cute as Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh is.
@szariehlferuhr8232
5 жыл бұрын
But Eeyore is more of sad, while Gudetama's more of sarcastic and tired with life... or they're actually really similar if you think about the episodes 🤔
@foulplay6666
5 жыл бұрын
It’s spelled yolk lol
Gude, Tama Tama, Gude, Tama Tama, Gude Gude Gude Tama~ I used to have only one small Gudetama pillow, now I have a lot of his merch lol
The idea of putting a positive attitude on something that is pessimistic,lazy depressed is interesting. Its not like romanticizing depression but like making it not so scary or serious. When we vilify negative emotions we're more likely to try to escape them. But discomfort or uncomfortable emotions should be felt and seen as just as normal emotions. Forced optimism can be toxic too.
I was watching a medieval video about fighting and now I get conquering eggs.
@IvrioBermen
6 жыл бұрын
I was watching a cardboard battle in medieval context while eating eggs, and I found that eating egg is killing the lazyness...
Tldr; Gudetama is a pessimist, gloomy and lazy egg but represented in a cute, refreshing and appealing way. Therefore, we must put our attention to him. Which I completely I agree.
The egg yolk is so popular, Netflix is making a show based on this character
5 yrs later we get a series on netflix
Feels like a food version of Garfield .......
@MsZsc
7 жыл бұрын
But doesn't lasagna have eggs in it?
@Aquaquake
7 жыл бұрын
Except Garfield was a natural character, this one was systematically created for the purpose of being relatable so the products sell better.
@pssurvivor
7 жыл бұрын
Garfield, to my memory, has never been melancholy. His laziness is more an expression of contentment cuz he knows Jon will feed him, and the TV will always be there. Gudetama is pessimistic, but in a way that all of us can relate to at some level and at some point in our lives. But, unlike American representations of pessimism as something you need to get rid of, or is negative, here the melancholy inspires empathy.
@EliasGames7
7 жыл бұрын
Syed Abdul Wasay but less funnier
@AstraAnima
7 жыл бұрын
Elias Games implying that you think garfield is funny
As a Japanese, I have to asay that more than 50% of what Vox mentioned about Japan is incorrect. They alway set a goal first and correct the evidence what the want to have. One of the goals is the WW2. It's a well-known evidence that Seisho-nagon, who is a writer more than 1000 years ago, wrote that "Every small thing is Kawaii." What she said includes almost every meaning of today's usage of Kawaii. Childlike? No! There are so many non-kawaii kids. You need to read Makurano-Soshi to understant the true meaning of Kawaii.
@deutshsean8313
4 жыл бұрын
@xarvert He needs to correct them, child.
@ADeeSHUPA
4 жыл бұрын
utah sigh Are You A 日本方
@Wolfy39565
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for telling me this. It is fun to learn something new every day. ☺️
@lonely5581
4 жыл бұрын
@shelbrique most ignorant question I've heard
@a.carneirozhu8104
4 жыл бұрын
@@shinyatom3970 Sure, but then you won't learn more accurate and interesting things. The video isn't ruined because it's wrong; the debate around art is often just as valid as the art itself.
Aggretsuko and hello kitty is from the same company as gudetama? Wow. This company saving lives out there
When you came to look at kawaii egg yolk but learnt a history lesson on the effects of WW2 on Japan, which you can’t even use for an answer on tomorrow’s test, but you still satisfied.
Have you ever looked at a comment and thought. " Why didn't I write that"?
@emilvolk942
7 жыл бұрын
Why didn't I write this?
@parasshah556
7 жыл бұрын
Why didn't I write that?
@notcopyrightedtheturtle1359
7 жыл бұрын
Preet Bhandal I know you did and you copied and pasted it
@romanfox5368
7 жыл бұрын
I'm tired of all of these unoriginal comment whores.
@Hidden_Seeker_
7 жыл бұрын
No. Because I'm not desperate for approval.
I don't understand the connection to evil. What does *that* have to do with *this*? Moreover, you said: "The word 'kawaii' is widely used to describe the quality of being like a child. Which means that you can be cute *and* lazy at the same time." As opposed to what? We consider cats, pandas, sloths, koalas, etc. to be cute and their laziness to be cute as well. This isn't intrinsically Japanese. You lost me.
@tomaseu
7 жыл бұрын
yeah they tried way too hard in this video to make connections that don't even exist.
@user-mu8ji5dx8s
7 жыл бұрын
There isn't a connection. This seems to be a habit of western thought recently , it seems as if many read far too much into pop culture distraction. It has it's benefits , like with the creation of phenomenal television shows , but it has it's downsides , with pop stars trying to be more than they are etc. You can joke about the like of "akb48" and the terrible variety tv show , but at least they know that they are nothing more than meaningless distraction , they are not trying to be anything more than that. It's like everything has to have some kind of deeper underlying meaning , whereas the eastern mindset with these things is to just create something that is entertaining. This egg is a corporate creatiion , it is the product of the heavily consumerist society of japan , it's just a silly egg that can be put on to merchandise , and if it sells it sells. that is the meaning.
@fatfluffcat2313
7 жыл бұрын
McSnezzly Lol im a Westerner yet I agree with you
@tanok111
7 жыл бұрын
elheber they never said it's exclusive to Japan.
@soafiloafi
7 жыл бұрын
It's funny that you go on about how westerners over-analyze things while you yourself are doing the same thing by comparing western and eastern culture to explain why a youtube video is like it is. This video over-analyzes not because that's how western culture is, it's because it's a youtube video and they need to make it interesting and as long as they can to increase your watch time. It's not because western culture thinks "everything has to have some kind of deeper underlying meaning."
I love how Gudetama looks like the only sound that comes from him is “bleh”
And now it's gonna be a live action Netflix movie!!!
@gracelandtoo6240
Жыл бұрын
How are they gonna make a live action egg yoke?
Eggcellent video! Sorry, I know... that's a really bad and overdone yolk... :(
@Raziffalyan
7 жыл бұрын
the door is right there, please let yourself out.
@CriticalEatsJapan
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I shell...
@KManAbout
7 жыл бұрын
That's quiche a reply.
@crumple__
7 жыл бұрын
Critical Eats Japan Best comeback comment I've ever seen
@piggy6682
7 жыл бұрын
Nah Critical Eats Japan, that joke cracks me up. Those who hate it probably have scrambled minds... Oh well, better look on the sunny-side-up, am I right? =/
Vox where are your sources for the Japan's embracement of vulnerability after WWII?? I really enjoy your videos and perspectives, but rarely do you cite your information.
@kakeyluvsu
7 жыл бұрын
Devin Young its almost common knowledge in Japan. They mostly ignore it bc its like embarrassing. You should watch Paranoia Agent by Satoshi Kon. Its a commentary on the kawaii culture and how its Japan's way of coping after the two bombings. (The show is vry against the idea of retreating to kawaii mascots bc its making people exercise escapism.)
@kakeyluvsu
7 жыл бұрын
Devin Young anyways its an actual phenomenon so even if Vox doesn't cite sources you can google and see alot of articles abt the kawaiisu culture. :)
@gumbadocious
7 жыл бұрын
agreed with Lay Ka Kei. it's common knowledge in japan but it isnt mentioned because it's not something to be proud of. i even have family members from japan that were ranting last thanksgiving about it.
@elizabethtyler9351
7 жыл бұрын
Most of the time, their sources are in the written articles.
@devinyoung5735
7 жыл бұрын
Jonathan Tyler while they may get away making that claim, should we limit food to and its nutritional info to their website or should it be right on the package? same for cigarettes.
Japan’s fondness for kawaii things existed for centuries, even before ww2. Why do western medias always think that every single Japanese culture/trends started after 1945? And why is it necessary to go all the way back to the 1940s to explain the origins of a character that was made in the 21st century?
@Ikaros23
3 жыл бұрын
Because they are ignorant and lazy. I have seen the same analysis of manga alot of time, but reality is that making cartoons and depicting things in caricatures are as old as the hills. I think it often comes from a fact that in the west there is often a nasjonalistic undertone in all analysis of art. In Japan almost all art and culture even Buddhism came from India, but they have made it their own " brand". In the west most often people like to think that a cultural product is 100% German, French, American etc. They can`t handle the fact that almost no product, or cultural trend is 100% from just one place. Even spageti and gunpowder started in China. So i think they like easy and lazy explanasjons like " After ww2 bla bla bla", tracing a trend backwards 150-200 years is to complex. And there is also a tendency to brand a product " french" , " japanese" etc when in reality the product is a expresjon of itself. But people want simple explainasjons like " this product is made in japan" it is in this style etc and this was common after ww2. This adapting of other cultures is common all over the world. But in Japan this is more common known. In Europa and USA it is hidden, and people who don`t know history is often made to think more narrow and simplistic about art and how it is created, and how inspirasjon travels around the world and make unike new products/trends. As far as i can see this cartoon or cartoons has nothing to do with ww2. American cartoons where made legal in Japan after ww2, but they did have manga and a advanced cartoon industry way before USA. The had printers, and artisans who made them. The only interesting analysis in the video was the analysis of how emotions is different in American Disney and in Japanese cartoons. The reason for this is that in Japan there is the consept of " wabi-sabi" and " Zen" where the melancoly and sad has a whole other status than it has in the west, where it is seen as mostly toxic and anti social. You can trace this consept 100-300-500 years backwards in Japanese art, even in the depiction from " The tales of Genji".
This channel just makes every topic in the worlds seems more interesting lol
Is this the point where I act like an internet troll and point out your mispronunciation of "kawaii"?
@HopeforAllKind
7 жыл бұрын
Kenneth Jorgensen not to mention 'Gudetama' and 'Sanrio'...
@solbilvao785
7 жыл бұрын
Kenneth Jorgensen also: Aya "Kakeeda"
@bleach4138
6 жыл бұрын
Yes why can't people making a video on foreign things cannot simply learn to pronounce it
@jul2447
6 жыл бұрын
手間なしブライト Bleach There's many vids like that tho?
@bleach4138
6 жыл бұрын
surprisingly, especially when they make videos on foreign video games just search japanese video game, and find many people butchering the japanese words and such
GUDETAMAAAAAAAAAASAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!!!!
@finnmurray3082
7 жыл бұрын
Robert Juarez dynamic banter?
@melaniapilosian2338
7 жыл бұрын
Robert Juarez
Gudetema is one of my poodles favourite things to howl at! He leaps up wagging if I whisper Gudetema or start humming the song, usually followed by pawing at me and glancing towards TV/ipad until I put on for hkm to watch and howl at lol! I'm glad I never wanted kids, because no child could bring as much joy into my life as this fluffy boy 🤣
This video is really well done, 2:22 really interesting as a social phenomena, found it just fascinating! An eggyolk with the little buttcrack, a baby voice and Morrissey's attitude, is just gold🐣
She forgot to mention that Kawaii culture was used by women to uplift themselves by fighting against the gender norms that were expected of them so they can instead express their femininity in whatever way they please, besides that great video.
@EthanThomaMagaron
7 жыл бұрын
FashionOfTheQueen Must have had a high efficacy since Japan doesn't have traditional roles...
@SoroOrenji
7 жыл бұрын
You seriously believe that Japan does not have traditional roles? Everything from their royal family to their products have gender roles. The idea of a traditional Japanese woman is well-mannered, polite, educated, skilled in the arts and cooking, nursing, etc. I cannot even walk into a convenience store in Japan without being told that there's coffee ''for women'' and that I should drink that instead.
@ky9933
7 жыл бұрын
Someone actually believes that gender roles don't exist in Japan. Now I've seen it all.
@Sparrow8812
7 жыл бұрын
no.... just no
@Manas-co8wl
7 жыл бұрын
Actually the root of Japan's aging population goes much deeper than that. It's not just women but men who don't want families as well, and it's a result of families becoming compartmentalized beyond nuclear and with less political/financial incentive to have a child.
Screw becoming an engineer, ama be a cartoon expert
@mcdonnelldouglasmd-1184
6 жыл бұрын
OmAr hAkEEeEm715 Follow ur dreams.
*When an egg is more successful than you and you are both equally lazy*
@angelaboheme7361
4 жыл бұрын
The original comment
@asterisque9252
3 жыл бұрын
I know right!! Gr8 comment
Such depth filled info on just a character. This makes me happy for the fact that things which are often relatable or liked, having their own demographic, need to be explained for how and why they became the way they are; Cherished and Appreciated. Thank you team Vox for always making KZread an amazing place to be at. 💞
Next Video: How did a racist orange conquer America?
@DoctorNikkiP
7 жыл бұрын
Hi Jack 😂😂😂
@zyibesixdouze4863
7 жыл бұрын
Oh, you mean the Annoying Orange?
@FourFoxxx
7 жыл бұрын
Stencil the Noivern he means Trump
@EliasGames7
7 жыл бұрын
annoying orange isn't racist wtf
@obrkenobi1170
7 жыл бұрын
FACEPALM
He's so cute I love him.
@osheridan
Жыл бұрын
Yes
This egg is lazier than me but its more successful in life.
@primo4915
3 жыл бұрын
@minifrog whats wrong with the pfp?
3:12 i have one of those bear plushies at home and it is adorable.
Seriously, why does vox have to refer to WW2 every time they talk about Japan? This is 2017. It's not like Japan suddenly started to feel things are cute because the US kicked their ass. In fact, there is almost no US influence to it. Japan has had the culture of adoring things for thousand years. From cherry blossoms, birds, to a hair of a little girl... these are written in the world's first essay written by a female. I really hate it when media reports nonsense and be really patronizing.
@MrHeadcrab
7 жыл бұрын
Nick Kei I think getting nuked twice could have an effect on a country. You are probably right, but I'm just saying
@ai_123o2
7 жыл бұрын
Mr. Headcrab how would being nuked effect whether or not they think something is cute?
@user-nr6gy5lh6b
7 жыл бұрын
The war had a profound effect on Japanese culture, it saw the end of imperialism and warrior culture, being replaced with westernisation and capitalist influence.
@blahblahbalhablsdfksadhfoa4296
7 жыл бұрын
They didn't explain it clear enough about the relation: Post world war meant that the entire society needed to drop everything and become adults quickly to rebuild the country. Hence that spurred out their heavy work ethic and self-sacrificial attitude. But with this attitude the longing for a more 'innocent' time (like a throw back to a time where they were young, innocent without any responsibilities and pressures) was desirable and contrasting to their realities, hence Kawaii became such a thing (in terms of beauty and lifestyle).
@megido878
7 жыл бұрын
polandball.
Northernlion voice: Henlo egg brother, squad up egg bois
@zayansayed1060
7 жыл бұрын
Katachuu you STINKY egg
@finbees
7 жыл бұрын
HENLO FRIEND
@finbees
7 жыл бұрын
+PixelAxe Egg daddy would never destroy such a loyal fan as I, however this video is 4:31 minutes long, so must be the opposite of a speed run. (Slow walk?)
@czarofrandomness
7 жыл бұрын
henlo egg, hello you stinky yolk, go do nothing ugly
@fayeknayme6126
7 жыл бұрын
WHY CAN'T I ESCAPE EGG
Why did you not give credit to Marzia for using her video? hmmmm
@akshatkumar2935
5 жыл бұрын
Can we copywriter Vox
@totiny3262
5 жыл бұрын
The channel name was literally in the shot.
@mjoliveira897
5 жыл бұрын
Trang Lam r/wooooooosh
@apple8580
5 жыл бұрын
@@mjoliveira897 r/itswooooshwith4o's r/ihavereddit
@natsukilovestobake4427
5 жыл бұрын
Matthew Oliveira Please woooosh me
Glad this was reccomeneded to me right after I've watched the Netflix announcement lol
I don't know what I'm watching but I'm watching it anyway.
The Disney reference made zero sense
@willchaosdragon293
7 жыл бұрын
The war reference made sense. The disney one... kinda did (mostly didn't).
@haldr912
6 жыл бұрын
comparing american cuteness and japanese cuteness on the general consensus that most viewers are american, therefore will be able to make an easier transition from what is usually portrayed as cute here compared to another culture. that’s it m8. attention is key. mention of wwII is using the idea of cuteness to help overcome trauma and sadness, using it as something that’s small yet relatable that puts a smile on your face, as simply having a happier mood has an incredible impact on motivation and moving forward.
If I had to put my depression into words it would be "I can no longer see the future".
I thought conquered as in "took over Japan and tried to establish it's own government", I'm not sure how an egg could do that... but that's what I thought when reading the title
*Praise the Egg yolk!*
This was much deeper then I expected,
@dididylan-pena6597
6 жыл бұрын
Jennifer A IKR!!!
honestly seeing stuff with cute faces on it is the best. toast? put a cute face on it. washing machine? put a cute face on it. poop? put a cute face on it there is definitely something so comforting about it that brings me joy. also the same with sparkly stuff/rainbows/unicorns
Everybody gansta until Vox pulls out the backstory
Never nuke a country twice.
@TheAkashicTraveller
7 жыл бұрын
Hey if anime is the result we should nuke more countries twice. How about we test it with North Korea?
@Captain_Crusty
7 жыл бұрын
on the contrary, it is clearly time to nuke them again
@Joh1002mm
7 жыл бұрын
I feel like weeaboos in America are next :)
@raghuvirdattani9177
7 жыл бұрын
allah hu akbar!!!!!!
@Phloob_
7 жыл бұрын
Raghuvir Dattani u don't even know what it means lol
i watched this video lazily in bed as i was eating fried eggs
gudetama is the biggest mood i have ever seen on a cartoon character
"Gudetama looks like a character someone gave up on"- ah.... sounds personal
Gudetama is the most creative and versatile character Sanrio has ever made. You can make anything out of him.
Gudetama: I woke up today feeling like a chicken nugget...
You can tell in some parts the narrator is trying not to laugh 😂😂😂
Kawaii culture: we have 1000 years history. Vox: WW2
This video is eggsactly what I was looking for get the yolk?
@franciscoangelaguilar6526
7 жыл бұрын
Dio Grando Ha!
@allen472
7 жыл бұрын
This cracked me up!
@doodlingpotato5655
7 жыл бұрын
Guys, stop yolking around.
@donutello_
7 жыл бұрын
Doodling Potato is it not a gudetama't making jokes? I'm sorry
@doodlingpotato5655
7 жыл бұрын
Dio Grando omelette-ing this one slide
Heh reminds me of that anti-depressant commercial, I think zoloft. It was a black and white animation of a lil white blob. My girlfriend at the time thought this depressed blob was the cutest thing ever.
0:15 *frantically tries to buy something with credit card*
1:19 EVERY ANIME LOOK THIS VIDEO : WHAT THE HECK?
This is gotta be a yolk right?
@pepsilord3058
7 жыл бұрын
that CRACKED me up
@yan87433
6 жыл бұрын
PTGBA i give up on the internet
@cesarvera2198
6 жыл бұрын
TitoSunshine22 this is very eggciting
@jasonhu9505
6 жыл бұрын
Eggcellent yolk
I guess having big bright colored eyes ins't a thing found anywhere in Japanese animation. Thanks Vox!
@HJY0413
6 жыл бұрын
PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFT (sarcasme noted and currently dieing)
2:13 ngl that ji (じ)looks like a smiley face...
I have a gudetama doll and just cant get enough of hugging it
"can't see the future" "Today might be a better day." why am i crying over an egg yolk
Why does everything have to go back to ww2
@leuvenfra
7 жыл бұрын
Santiago Barrios Because it was super influential.
@microplastique
7 жыл бұрын
War is a motor in economy, culture, science, technology, and WW2 basically shaped our current world (and it wasn't that long ago at all)
@dimondgod1234
7 жыл бұрын
The first meme ever was created during WW2. Kilroy was here.
@ZSXDFV
7 жыл бұрын
*WW1
@heybuddyyouincapetown
7 жыл бұрын
wasn't Kilroy also in a vox video?
I feel like connecting Gudetama being Kawaii to a World War 2 is really a stretch. Like yea, you can connect everything to WW2 if you try hard enough.
Escapism- Japan's Number 1 Export