Moving away from comedy, InuYasha focuses on a feudal fantasy, in which the titular half-demon character (white fur, far right) is unleashed by Kagome (black hair, green and white sailor suit), a schoolgirl transported to a strange world where she becomes the unwilling hero against the evils of the land that threaten to destroy her, her friends, and her abilities to control a jewel of immense spiritual power. Also, the kawaii (cute) factor helps too. Some Anime focus heavily on folklore and Kami stories, often using the idea of human characters with animal characteristics that give them certain strengths and abilities. Their magic can be broken though, through shock or intense fear which would then reveal their true form and cause them to leave immediately to never return. Often, the Kitsune will transform into human form, usually a woman or a girl in order to befriend the one they have sworn to serve. Even now, donations of small items of food are often left at Japanese temples for the Kitsune to feed upon. This may be related to a donation to a shrine, or a prayer said when times are hard. Alternatively, some do have kind intentions and may attach themselves to a household (or a sole householder), and promise to serve as a maid or servant in exchange for repayment of a favour made. However, sometimes they would turn fully malevolent and abuse hard working tradesmen and devout monks simply for their own delight. Considered to be wily, cunning, and sneaky, the Kitsune has been referred to a trickster that would play mischievous pranks on people, teasing those who displayed pomposity and ignorance. One of the messengers that is very well-known in modern Japanese stories is the Kitsune, seen in the form of a Fox. These messengers usually took the form of the animals that lived with humanity on earth. The biggest group of deities are the Kami, the highest ranking of all the Gods and those that possessed the skills to control messengers that would deliver their words to the human population. It is said that Japanese Gods are not omnipotent or even immortal, just beings of incredible power with the ability to build realities. Amaterasu, the God of the sun, was even depicted as a white winged wolf (See main picture) in the highly successful Playstation 2 game, 'Okami'. This gave rise to the idea that certain Gods had the power to transform themselves into various animals and mingle with the humans that lived in their world. They were the wind, the trees, the many creatures that roamed the landscape. However, rather than being entirely human, these deities were said to be part of the very fabric of reality itself. SHOULD YOU?: Yes uFotable remake coming out, so optional.Japanese folklore and religion like many other parts of the world, has a lot of Gods. Here's how much time you would save by watching the following on the side (work in progress):Ĭontinue Clannad: After Story Episode 21 Unfortunately, not every anime has a recap episode, so you can request a summary or a quick recap down below, or contribute something for. Be warned that you will be missing out on the true experience of a series by watching a recap. You probably don't enjoy watching anime as much as claiming to know every single plot and character. You only care to see the characters and the general plot. You want to claim you have watched an entire series of something without spending the time to watch the full length TV series.Įither way, you're here now. Assuming it's a partial recap or summary, you want to finish a series, but not spend 50 episodes on it.ĥ. You want to watch the sequels because you heard it was good, but the prequels were bad.Ĥ. Too little time on your hands and want to extend your knowledge about different anime.ģ. You're out of the loop and don't care to see the series itself.Ģ. The reason for watching a recap/movie version of the TV series is of the following:ġ. You can then decide to continue with the series through watching it's sequel, or marathon the original casting. This group will assist you in providing a in a nutshell video, usually in the form of a compilation movie, or a short story post. Hell, even 12 episodes is too much for my schedule. You want to diversify the different genre of anime you are watching, but sometimes 25 episodes is just way too much.
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