※ Thanks for the reactions. The heroine of this anime, Momo, is a high school girl with psychic powers and believes in ghosts. So I'd like to introduce a little about Japanese ghosts. In Japan, there are Yuurei (Japanese ghosts), Obake (goblins), and Yohkai (goblins and monsters). And Obake (goblins), and Yohkai (goblins and monsters) have legs, but J ghosts don't. Most ghosts are the spirits of people who have died and left their hearts in this world, so if you listen sincerely to their wishes and thoughts, release their attachments, and give them peace of mind, they will disappear. From a Buddhist perspective, ghosts who have reached this state are said to have "attained enlightenment," but Japanese ghosts "existed" before the introduction of Buddhism, and originally under the influence of Shinto, they were calmed rather than attained enlightenment. First of all, ghosts have been passed down in the form of ghost stories since before the Edo period. Then, in the mid-Edo period, the genius Kyoto painter Maruyama Ohky (1733-1795) painted the first handwriting legless ghost, "Ghost Picture (Oyuki's Gen) : the Ghost of Oyuki," which became a huge hit. After that, his apprentices, and ukiyoe artist Katsushika Hokusai, Utagawa Kuniyoshi and others also painted so much, legless ghost. Also It was performed in kodan and rakugo. So ghosts became very popular from the mid-Edo period to the Meiji period. Also ghost paintings were became talismans against evil. For this reason, ghosts are also a summer seasonal word in Haiku, and recently July 26th has also been designated "Ghost Day." So, many Japanese ghosts are stereotyped and legless, and many of them appear in places such as cemeteries and under willow trees by the river, at midnight (around 2 a.m.), wearing a triangular white paper hat on their foreheads, and wearing white clothing. But, even among ghosts, Otsuyu from "Botan Dourou (the Peony Lantern)" has legs, but this was created in the Meiji period based on Chinese tales of grotesque happenings. But, in foreign countrys, "Sadako" is popular recently, so is the Sadako style becoming the standard for Japanese ghosts seen?
Okurun's transformation looks really cool but what kills me is the speech pattern. My boy went from "Hello sir how are you" to "My life is trash dog. I just wanna sleep yo." in the blink of an eye. Also am I the only one that find his face just before transforming a little silly? Like, right when his eyes go red he's got an almost squished face look and I just find that so funny.
※ Thanks for the reactions.
The heroine of this anime, Momo, is a high school girl with psychic powers and believes in ghosts. So I'd like to introduce a little about Japanese ghosts.
In Japan, there are Yuurei (Japanese ghosts), Obake (goblins), and Yohkai (goblins and monsters). And Obake (goblins), and Yohkai (goblins and monsters) have legs, but J ghosts don't.
Most ghosts are the spirits of people who have died and left their hearts in this world, so if you listen sincerely to their wishes and thoughts, release their attachments, and give them peace of mind, they will disappear. From a Buddhist perspective, ghosts who have reached this state are said to have "attained enlightenment," but Japanese ghosts "existed" before the introduction of Buddhism, and originally under the influence of Shinto, they were calmed rather than attained enlightenment.
First of all, ghosts have been passed down in the form of ghost stories since before the Edo period. Then, in the mid-Edo period, the genius Kyoto painter Maruyama Ohky (1733-1795) painted the first handwriting legless ghost, "Ghost Picture (Oyuki's Gen) : the Ghost of Oyuki," which became a huge hit. After that, his apprentices, and ukiyoe artist Katsushika Hokusai, Utagawa Kuniyoshi and others also painted so much, legless ghost. Also It was performed in kodan and rakugo. So ghosts became very popular from the mid-Edo period to the Meiji period. Also ghost paintings were became talismans against evil. For this reason, ghosts are also a summer seasonal word in Haiku, and recently July 26th has also been designated "Ghost Day."
So, many Japanese ghosts are stereotyped and legless, and many of them appear in places such as cemeteries and under willow trees by the river, at midnight (around 2 a.m.), wearing a triangular white paper hat on their foreheads, and wearing white clothing.
But, even among ghosts, Otsuyu from "Botan Dourou (the Peony Lantern)" has legs, but this was created in the Meiji period based on Chinese tales of grotesque happenings.
But, in foreign countrys, "Sadako" is popular recently, so is the Sadako style becoming the standard for Japanese ghosts seen?
Thanks again for all amazing comments from you! It's super cool to read the background of Japanese ghosts and how they influence stories like Momo's.
Okurun's transformation looks really cool but what kills me is the speech pattern. My boy went from "Hello sir how are you" to "My life is trash dog. I just wanna sleep yo." in the blink of an eye.
Also am I the only one that find his face just before transforming a little silly? Like, right when his eyes go red he's got an almost squished face look and I just find that so funny.
😂 Yes completely agree! Love the look! Really hope we find out more about the speech and attitude change. So curious why all of that is affected.
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Thanks!