Nyanko sensei series#

The group dwelled in the haven until the end of a storm.

One koku in terms of currency was thought to hold equivalency to one ryôand in turn, one koban.Īnother legend states that a feline beckoned wandering samurai into an adjacent temple. One koku of rice was thought to be the amount needed to feed one person for a year in this society. Therefore, a person who has a lot of rice becomes a wealthy person in Japanese society. The “o” is used to denote honor or show respect, making it sound less harsh. お金持ち（おかねもち）takes the words 金（かね）(o)kane, which is gold and 餠（もち）mochi, for sticky rice. I remember a favorite Japanese teacher explaining a great way to remember the word for rich person. It is a good time to note that riches historically were tied to how much rice one had. Thinking it was a divine act, the lord decided to patron the temple in gratitude. Upon leaving, the tree was struck by lightning. A cat from afar beckoned him into a nearby temple. Think of this as a yokai catalog, detailing folklore spirits in Japanese anime.ĭuring the Edo period, a lord of a surrounding district took shelter under a tree. I will also cover other shows, mixing them in so that one show or one subject is not the central focus. I don’t want to spam any one subject on In Asian Spaces, so it will be updated most likely each Sunday.

Nyanko sensei series#

I will be rewatching all six seasons of the series and writing about the various yokai (and yurei) in each episode. This time, we will take a look at Nyanko-sensei from the anime Natsume Yuujinchou, or Natsume’s Book of Friends. So I bring to you all, a new series to the blog that is near and dear to my heart: The Youkai of Anime series. I am an American at heart and although there will be some things I will never understand, that does not mean that we cannot try – together. I try to be objective in my writing, and I will try to do so as this series goes on. I do not attempt to be Japanese, I merely love the richness of the culture and accept the good and the bad. These beliefs are shown in anime, either in the literal sense or the symbolic metaphysical. The tradition of visiting temples on the New Year, adding yuzu fruit to baths during the Winter Solstice, Jizo statues and local shrines so old that no one remembers its origin story. Japan is a land where spirituality is prized over religion, and Shintoism is viewed more as tradition than a bind. This series will explore yokai, their history, and prevalence in a series. It was appreciated, which is one positive thing I can say about my ‘liberal’ compadres and professors. In film school, I tried my best to cover animated films or shovel in a bit of discourse on why they matter. They truly don’t believe animation is just another medium to explore stories, themes, and cultural consensus. People, especially Westerners, have this cognitive tendency to associate animation with childhood. A place where people can discover that there is more substance in anime then they previously believed. I want it to be a community, a tangible place where people can feel safe. Eventually, I’d like this WordPress to be more than a blog, more than a website, more than a well-known name. More ideas are stored here as well, ideas I would like to share on this blog. So it’s been here, in my head and heart for about five years. It was not doing well, and since I loved the channel so much I didn’t want to also see a series I put my heart into go down.

I tried channeling this passion into the now-defunct YouTube channel I often reference in older posts. Since I spoke of strange things so often, a friend in high school gifted me a book on youkai one year. Years ago when the last local Borders Bookstore went out of business, I stocked up on a hodgepodge of encyclopedia on mythical creatures and universal folklores. I have always had an interest in them, and read books pertaining to all types of ghosts and supernatural phenomena. Of late I’ve found myself writing a lot about yokai, or Japanese spirits.