Naia Ōkami
| Naia Ōkami | |
|---|---|
 On all levels except physical, I am a wolf. | |
| Other names | Shiro Ulv |
| Date of birth | June 18, 1994 |
| Mate | Confidential |
| Profession or hobby | Investigator (Retail) |
| Theriotype | British Columbia wolf, red fox |
| Website | |
| Location | Jacksonville, Florida USA |
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Naia Shiro Ōkami (born 1994) is a British Columbia wolf and red fox therianthrope. She is the founder and current administrator of Kinmunity.
Personal Life
Otherkin Community History
From a young age, Ōkami felt that she was "not human" on the inside. After watching the anime series Wolf's Rain at age twelve, she gained a fascination with wolves and as she read more about them and began to understand them, she began feeling as if she were "a wolf in a human body".
Ōkami first entered the online therian community through the now-defunct WereNet. She "didn't find werelist members to be the friendliest bunch" and ended up migrating to Werelist where she eventually became a docent staff member. In October of 2011, Ōkami founded the Wulf Howl otherkin community. She later founded Kinmunity in December of 2014, followed by Wolf Howl in 2020.
Gender Transition
=Coming out as a transgender woman
Notoriety
Media Appearances
In April, 2013, Ōkami was featured on LogoTV's documentary "What?!: I think I'm an Animal[1]. In the opening sequence of this documentary, Ōkami is seen stating "On all levels except physical, I am a wolf" and then barking at the water. Ōkami later stated that she was unhappy with the turnout of this documentary, calling it a "mockumentary" and stating that many parts were cut, manipulated, and coached[2].
In September, 2013, Ōkami was featured in Pacific Standard Magazine in a segment titled "My Life As A Therian"[3].
In September, 2016, Ōkami was featured on the MTV's webseries "Owning it" in a short called "Otherkins' Special"[4].
On October 7, 2019, Ōkami was featured on Anthony Padilla's YouTube channel in a video titled "I spent a day with OTHERKIN (People who aren’t entirely human)"[5].
On October 25, 2019, Ōkami was featured on iWonderTV's YouTube channel in a video titled "On All Levels Except Physical I Am A Wolf With Naia Okami"[6].
On all levels except physical, I am a wolf.
Ōkami is known for the phrase "On all levels except Physical, I am a wolf.", which she stated in her 2013 LogoTV documentary appearance. [1] In December, 2014, a clip[7] of this documentary was uploaded to YouTube, consisting simply Ōkami saying the phrase. As of 2020, the video has over 4 million views. The clip became a viral sensation on now-defunct Vine. The clip also inspired a two-pane exploitable series, with various superimposed characters expressing aspects of their identity with the phrasal template "On all levels except physical, I am X."
On June 4th, 2020, Ōkami uploaded a TikTok video[8] recreating the original scene. As of July 13, 2020, the video has been viewed 3 million times.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "LogoTV | What?! I Think I'm An Animal"
- ↑ Naia's Den | My Thoughts on "I Think I'm An Animal"
- ↑ "MY LIFE AS A THERIAN"
- ↑ "MTV| Owning It | ‘Otherkins’ Special"
- ↑ "Anthony Padilla | I spent a day with OTHERKIN (People who aren’t entirely human)"
- ↑ "iWonder TV | On All Levels Except Physical I Am A Wolf With Naia Okami"
- ↑ "Alfred84 | On all levels except physical, I am a wolf"
- ↑ "TikTok | @naiaokami | recreation of a classic}