Are You a Hikikomori?

[TeaCupDreamer]

OH MY GOSH, I LOVE YOUR JUMPER SWEATSHIRT JACKET THING!!! IT'S AWESOME!!! LIKE YOU!!!!! AND YOUR MUSTACHE!!!!!

[Destronus]

Crap... What have I done to myself. I am so ashamed T-T

[doggytown123]

I've heard "soda" was originally Japanese... it'd work out with the symbols, "そだ"... eh?

[glovztoshow]

Welcome To the NHK

[baka9utau]

I was hikikomori. Then I watched welcome to the NHK. It cured me.

[Ziggle100]

The cat, ha.

[DreaJinx]

Lol so funny

[chemicalxblood]

Once "hikikomori" becomes an English word, you don't roll the r.

[vicious7524]

you mean your stache? of porn files. japan, seems prtty fucking retarded.. seriously? die from overwork? japs cant control there issues that otherwise would be fucking minor here in the U.S guess modern society is to much for em huh? lol

[link99912]

@vicious7524 Sounds like what the US has with obesity.

[ThePyrothehedgehog]

@vicious7524 Yeah right! JAPAN ROCKS! It's actually possibly the most advance and modern country I know!

[pkhamidar2com]

OMFG GMAIL HOODIE!

[sukiXrose]

are you wearing a gmail hoodie?! 0_o

[lilja4ever]

I always love koichi with longer hair :D

[bleachfandesu]

LOL my computer froze at 0:46 haha it was wierd!!

[PiedmontEddy]

How did you get naked so fast.

[ariigatoo]

I just want to say this somewhere: YOU are way better than rwj,( no, sorry I can not compare him with you... O.O xP)!

Koichi, you are just great, and a big help for my Japanese! =D

[miguel0226]

he''s really really cute! ideal boyfriend! haha! :P

[MrHe45]

Lol............

[mastersek]

hahahaha u japanese people are crazy funny! "dying from work overload" that's ridiculous, come to spain it's the total opposite of working (guaranteed)

[nasikremes]

@mastersek japanamerican, maybe?

[RoRoBeautiful]

can you please make videos on the japanese alphabet i mean it hard to remember all 4 different  kinds of ways 2 write all those leters and sounds and stuff and not to lie ur kinda cool teacher so plllllllllllllllllllllz nd ur hotplus u 4 some reason got da same glasses as me.........cool

[wewantdreamcast2]

"Whaaaaaat?"

[LiiaLiarsenic]

i still want to marry you :3

[missionduorose]

U knw u lied aboit the giveaway and consolation prize for that website contest, shame on u! U never even declared a winner. Ur ugly on the inside and esp,on the outside

[hacker8522000]

that's a big cat

[vampyessebel]

bad acting xp

[Higan500]

xD

[Ninjasaresuperior]

3:14.....the fuck just happened?

[worldjem]

I thought the suggested video, "Life of a hikikomori" on the right, was you animated, but it was just Welcome to the NHK.

[hikikomORIGIN]

なっ　手話です

[hikikomORIGIN]

なっ　

[roservg]

I want to know what's drawn in the white-board xD A strange giraff ne? xD LOL

[HunterR909]

Bad death scene, besides I only use the " Websters " dictonary

[SunRose96]

Poor poor guys....I WANT YOUR MOUSTACHE!

[MoarSugarcubes]

Poor child. Your furry lip pet is gone. Only a shadow remains.



[Diomonds4]

Omigod! Heart attack!! Don't let Kira win!!!!!

[harukagirl114]

@Diomonds4 i love you for this :D

[cutiesquishy93]

I <3 the girafffe in the background ^-^

[bleachfan165]

um what is that crazy drawing behind u ? xD

[mattmedico]

YOU KNOW THE DOOBLEEDOO! YUSSS!

[EasyNorwegian]

You get shirtless fast o.o ..... xD

[lotherius]

Assuming Google sent him the GMail sweater for promotional purposes :)

[sparklingphantom]

I want the Gmail sweater !!!

[kihro]

WTF im dieing over here!

[N00l3ER7]

@H01001000 ... Do you sleep 14+ hours a day? Do you leave your room during the daytime? Are you awake primarily at night? Do you just call yourself a Hikikomori because you want to be a part of a "group"?

[umesaburou]

あけおめ

[magmadragon92]

Katana

[DrVoltage1]

Shameless gmail promotional sweater?

[ChicaSonidera]

great video. and dude, where did you get the gmail sweater?

[Radi0starrzx]

Poor Kuu LMAO

[takeru51]

GMAIL

[HinasintCompany]

My question is how did he get out of his shirt so freaking fast its like watching ricky bobby all over again

[11multimedia]

hikikomori & hikikomero

Hikikomori is the young dood, but hikikomero is the room he lives in.

[SpecialHelmet]

Glad you covered your man-chest with your cat there xD

[Adz795]

5m per 3.6 seconds! That's torture!!!

[ickleducky]

lol! lets rush! or the company and world will perish!

[wogboypaul]

im unsubbing... but fuck thats kool new words to learn lol

i am hikikomori atm lol, yes... i am talking to no1

[LinkbloodWoW7]

you dont have sensei on your list of words

[annaxdaves]

Thumbs up for the Giraffe.

[animetim]

Fat cat is like "WTF" XD

[KrazyKazooie]

Theres a Hikikomori anime called Welcome to the NHK. It was really good. I think i am going to Karoshi

[lalani1026]

@KrazyKazooie what does NHK stand for?

[KrazyKazooie]

@lalani1026

Its something like an anime channel in japan i think. in satou's mind the channel was a conspiracy because it created otaku therefore creating hikikomori and profit?

Satou is crazy.

thats why i heart him

[lalani1026]

@KrazyKazooie whaa~.....? umm.. ok... i dont really understand but ok..

[KrazyKazooie]

@lalani1026

anime channel was mass producing otaku and therefore it was a conspiracy.

Its not hard to understand you should just watch it

[lalani1026]

@KrazyKazooie but idk what a conspiracy is!

[SharinganLust]

Karoshi... Suicide Salary Man?

[Trilby425]

@SharinganLust Good game.

[SharinganLust]

Indeed.

[bearruler]

D: false advertisement. barely anything about hikikomori.

[gxcadr]

@bearruler I guess we all just got Koichi-rolled.

[aniki91344]

Did you seriously just say "doobleedoo"? Did you get that from the MGM?

[PachiPMT]

@aniki91344 Actually, "dooblydoo" was originated by wheezywaiter, and others (MGM, vlogbrothers, etc.) caught on.

[PachiPMT]

@aniki91344 But, yeah, I was suprised to hear koichi say that. XD

[FiReArNoK]

omg... nice farmers tan! XD

[martjalartistvannabe]

is it only me or is he starting to look a little chubby?

[Cimis6090]

@martjalartistvannabe You know what they say, "Being naked on camera adds ten pounds." Why is Koichi naked on camera? 0.o

[Kyasaesan]

I can totally tell from your videos that you are subscribed to Wheezy Waiter... I APPROVE

[StabbyMcButterPants]

Hmm...Your Dubulidu is bigger than my Thingamajobber.

[1ShogunRua1]

this is what u get when ur too entertaining, everyone whats more and more (vids) maybe you should be realllly boring on ur next one. (but i still have a feeling, you'd find away to make it entertaining) so in other words, forget what i said! take care now, bye bye then! :)

[TheDrakaan]

To everyone that keeps asking for more videos. I love these vids too but he does so much stuff now.

If anyone is learning Japanese message me what sites you use.

[Minnow]

You're silly.

[yoshimaru12]

ahahaha canon electronics!

well, you know, since sitting down while working takes away work time and efficiency. and walking slow, well that's just outrageous! good thing canon's on top of things in their work place.

[AnchorAhoy]

so im loving the ending. <3 you with no shirt + cat. thats hott xP

[imgonnadiesoon]

I had to pause the video after the 5 meters per 3.6 seconds in order to accommodate my giant hysterical spasm of laughter, only to return two minutes later. Somehow that was the funniest thing I've heard/read in at least a year.

[MissAnnoyingPants]

It's been over a month since your last video. Stop doing that.

Hahaha. Sorry. Had to copy off of Mozart. xP

[lemonademegan]

I just stumbled upon your old McDonald's vid  today...

And instantly subscribed and then ventured here...

very interesting stuff.

I hope you don't take offense to this, but I like you in "Japanese Mode" a lot better.

(meaning when you speak and do everything in Japanese)

I'm an American learning Japanese and I can see a difference in the way I act and speak while trying to I guess simulate each culture.

Okay I sound like a weirdo or something... *rambles on*

[dominatorx28]

Nice Gmail sweater

[RockXIII]

... Is that a gigantic giraffe with rocket feet flying to the moon in the background saying "Escape Giraffe Mode"?

[Fanta711]

I have once been called a Hikokumin (非国民) by a Japanese lady :P

[ramblinevilmushroom]

ive always wondered if the we took the word skosh we use sometimes is japanese in origin, it means just a little bit.

[goko178]

lol so some places in japan have to rush when they are working huh tofugu. almost like A&W here in canada. it's not a bad job i do. i do get $11 every two weeks. but it is getting boring here in canada.

[philomena1980]

OMG found a recent post.. ! LOL good ..

[AnimeLove4Evar]

haha very funny! theres a green giraffe (i think) behind you!!

AHH ITS A NAKED GUY WITH HIS CAT!! priceless :D

[keyshey]

ahaha at the ending!

[SilverFlames]

Best. URL. ever.

[RedsXIII]

"how were your holidays?" "definitely no case of karoshi" "what?" "tzzz english teacher these days, don't know any english"

that would be my dream dialog in the beginning of my english lessons after holidays :D

[Oochia]

Check out the end of this video's URL.

[babydollkiller]

I stand by my view that the kitteh made you make this video on threats of beatings and death....all to promote kanon cameras..

Also i've been using the hikikomori word on my myspace for a long time....i'm quite the recluse sometimes

[aarin89]

Reading the word list reminded me of a dictionary where "harakiri" was explained only as "seppuku" and "seppuku" - only as "harakiri" *lol* I rofled for like 10 minutes after I saw it xD

[forsakenxsinner]

wait. dubeeleedoo is not a word D:

[jazdj04]

@1:42 - 1:50 .......... are you serious?

[42317]

I didn't know "hikikomori" had become such a popular word across the ocean, and I mean outside Manga/Anime fan subculture.

[EmoSupernova]

I added you on FB, stop being a hikikomori and accept!

[megamarsvin]

I would be if my damn parents weren't so cheap xD

[Kelsuuchuu]

I think it wasn't overwork that killed you.

I think it was that chair that your boss told you not to sit in.

How sneaky, Mr. Bossman.

[markushi]

YAY!!! Koichi is aliv... back!!!  =P

[Shenokuu]

the face you did with your cat was astounding.

[Aegius]

Note to tofugu: Tycoon was first applied in jest to Admiral Perry's ship calling the USS Tycoon. Then out of affection President Lincoln was called that. From there private business people were called "tycoon" as a compliment.

[raindance1127]

Hikikomoris form close bonds with their cats. Ne, neko chan? "ニャーニャー"

[Aegius]

@raindance1127 Gen Ulysses S Grant was a Hikikomori. He got along much better w/horses than people.

[raindance1127]

@Aegius Horses, huh? I guess, his wish was Grant-ed... *grin*

[Aegius]

@raindance1127 I can think of same famous Hikikomori: Sir Isaac Newton(He was one really screwed up guy), Antonie van Leeuwenhoek(father of microbiology), Lenoardo Da Vinci.

[xXxKiraraxXx]

@raindance1127 Neko-chan as in a nekomimi in a maid outfit? :D

[raindance1127]

@xXxKiraraxXx Maid outfit? That's the ticket!

[EDwiiN15]

Dude Yurh Getting chunkier ..Seriously Lay Of The tofu?? LOL JK But Seriously YurhGetting Chunkier ..

[0Dist]

tofugu, can you wear pantyhose and makeup in the next video?

[SamHandwiches]

Have you sited wheezy waiter for the usage of "dooblydoo"?

He is litigious and is liable to sue!

[TkyoSam]

@SamHandwiches what?

[SamHandwiches]

@TkyoSam wheezywaiter? I was under the impression that he was the inventor of the phrase "dooblydoo", referring to the description box...so I tried to make to make a joke :'(

I'll shut up now...

[ClefairyOfDoom]

Why is he still the cutest guy on earth? ;_;

[MrStein10]

dang i din know that o-o

[AlinaGravity]

poor cat :)))))

[MeisterAlucard]

Someday we will find "dattebayo" in English dictionaries ;-)

[adjiekuriu]

@MeisterAlucard I often hear that in Naruto Shippuuden. it's the common line of Uzumaki Naruto. What does it mean? =)

[MeisterAlucard]

@adjiekuriu Hmmm, nothing specific I think... but it will be in every dictionary when Naruto becomes a Hokage XD

htt p://naru to.wikia.com/wiki/Dattebayo

[PurplePinstripeDevil]

You really need a tan. ;]

[tofugu]

@PurplePinstripeDevil I actually kind of am... lighting makes me look super white, though.

[MurdocLC]

@PurplePinstripeDevil I dont think so.

[TkyoSam]

@PurplePinstripeDevil tokyo really needs to cool down so i can go outside, lol

[alannajeanC]

I just read about this on your blog LOL

[RedDragonQ]

LOL, you probably use a canon camera for your vids I bet

[tofugu]

@RedDragonQ *cough* *cough* ... maybe? Those fast walkers make good cameras.

[RedDragonQ]

@tofugu True you got me there I have a powershot of my own, I guess thats the secret 5 meters per 3.5 seconds and you've got quality , maybe I should consider getting rid of my chairs........

[VitaNuovaRevolution]

3:04 Kira has struck again!!! O_o

and lol at the end that poor poor kitty. XD

[jen8933]

i am so glad to hear that about canon, now i will not accitdently buy stuff from those bastards.

oh and by the way i am a hikikomori:( and i don't even like adolesent boys:(

and a p.s. i used to work at a japanese company and they really did want to to always be in motion. in some areas if you smile and chat with co-workers you are noticed for not concentrating on your job. how effen hard do you have to focus to turn a bolt a million times a day.

[Allycutie101]

let's rush if we don't then the company and world will perish. XDD

[mafurock33]

Am I a hikikomori? One can only dream

[pyro9050]

I laughed far harder at "doobilie doo" than I should have

[flipinay22]

So that kitty... He's the LOLCAT in your videos... Got it.

[ntenhue]

YOU ARE A FUNNY MAN.

[TBRodd]

You'll better be right about these words cause I'm actually gonna use 'em.:D oh and I'm sorry for being too lazy to look it up.

[dodgingaces]

holy shit im a Hikikomori.......AvPD sucks.

[missingno15]

0:43 uurrrrrrWUUUUTTT roflll

good video koichi

[Tsuki87]

I love how you manage to drag that cat into this vids almost every time ahha! xDDD

It's kinda scary that they actually have that kind of things in their hallway's O_o I hope they manage to loosen up a bit in the future, would save them a lot of... suffering :S

[Trayanah]

I want that drawing in the background for my room. it's awesome.

[tofugu]

@Trayanah rocket giraffe hooooo!

[Bleakfacts]

OMGsh You're not walking fast enough whooooo wheeeee ooooooo run!!

[adjiekuriu]

Whoa... you're SO white! It's not so bad to stay a while in the sun but not for a long time exposure. =))

[tofugu]

@adjiekuriu that's the lighting, I'm not actually THAT white, thankfully

[DisturbedAng3l]

"Check the doobiley-doo."  Gotcha....wait, was that the third word?

[PolaSabal]

I like ur GMAIL sweatshirt ^^

[sandor139]

Not everyone man tall you that, but you'r... Cat is handsome :P

[xbeckeringhx]

So if you are dead by overworking, does that mean you are a zombie? Come on be honest, developed a little taste for the old brains there?

[seersaint]

DAAAMMMMMNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!! you light!!

[VitaNuovaRevolution]

@seersaint lol I thought the exact same thing XD

[tofugu]

@seersaint that's the lighting, I swear!

[seersaint]

@tofugu i was more referring to death note but ok xD

[superrad1337]

I see you're still recovering from the Bacon Matsuri.

[JackOnSkates]

Topless Koichi! AGAIN!

[gxcad]

Are you going to die in every video from now on?

In Japan people die from working too much.

In America people die from eating too much bacon. And playing too much MMORPG.

Then again, people in Japan die from too much MMORPG too...and don't even get me started on Soviet Russia.

[OldEvilEye1280]

@gxcad In Soviet Russia, MMORPG play you!

[ryohayashi]

ahhh so strange. i was just telling my ex husband he is hikikomori. also i saw a movie about this recently called "tokyo". ur so cute koichi, u should come to my teahouse some time. hehehehe

i noticed every video u post, ur drawings on the white board are different. can u draw domo kun next time?

[tofugu]

@ryohayashi sorry, only original "art" on my whiteboard for videos ;(

[xMissViolettex]

0:44 Whhaaaaat?

[Miyuuchyan2010]

2:10-2:19, ADORABLE!

[Insaneagram]

was that real about the walk faster mat/no chairs. Wow that's extreme! :|

[Oathblivion]

Wow, leave it to the Japanese to overwork themselves. Sometimes its idiosycrasies are fun/interesting, but having a hallway minimum speed limit is kind of overdoing it. Considering I made fun of the salarymen when China outted Japan as the second largest economy, I now feel like a callous son of a puppy. Thanks for actually *informing* me of things. Geez, who do you think you are??

[Insaneagram]

hmm why was Hikikomori added? Not that I'm bothered just curious as we already have words in English to describe people who withdraw from society etc. Still I guess it can't hurt to have more words... I think I just answered my own question actually. Yeah... Good video though.

[MetalLicka777]

its not a pedostache its a molestache

[tofugu]

@MetalLicka777 so many good moustache words!

[missy192]

i have been hikikomori since 1999 =)

[SodaVampire]

random shirtlessness! XD

[illusenrox91]

Nice doodle on the whiteboard behind you xD

[JackOSpades91]

Yes I also like giant killer death giraffes with two tails taking a shit on a city and headbutting the moon, I cant help it. It just reminds me of a simpler time.

[JoshuaHults]

lets rush or the company and the world will perish lol