Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Humanoid creature: Ningen

Over the past few years, rumors have circulated in Japan about the existence of gigantic humanoid life-forms inhabiting the icy waters of the Antarctic.

Reportedly observed on multiple occasions by crew members of government-operated "whale research" ships, these so-called "Ningen" (lit. "humans") are said to be completely white in color with an estimated length of 20 to 30 meters. Eyewitnesses describe them as having a human-like shape, often with legs, arms, and even five-fingered hands. Sometimes they are described as having fins or a large mermaid-like tail instead of legs. The only visible facial features are the eyes and mouth.


According to one account, crew members on deck observed what they initially thought was a foreign submarine in the distance. When they approached, however, it became clear from the irregular shape of the thing that it was not man-made -- it was alive. The creature quickly disappeared under water.

Despite their impressive size, there are very few actual reports of Ningen, and none that I can find before 2007. Of course, most of the websites are in Japanese, so if any of our Japanese readers have more insight into the Ningen, I’d love to hear it. This creature may be a modern variation of the mermaid myth, or perhaps people are mistaking the undersides of large rays for a human face.

11 comments:

  1. That picture gives me the chills. I wouldn't doubt if they exist, the giant squid wasn't discovered until a few years ago.

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  2. That's crazy... undiscovered species?

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  3. that looks...incredible bruh following!

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  4. Woah. Never seen anything like that before

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  5. wow dude...i like stuff like this...cool blog...keep it up..also check out my blog

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  6. What would you do if you fell into the water with one of these things drifting by?...Ohgod...

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  7. That is disturbing. Though, I bet they would try and eat it if they actually caught one.

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  8. This blog is amazing man! I love the picture, and I plan on looking this creature up! So chilling

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  9. Wow, that's so cool. I've never heard about those before.

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