#and that was simply because i chose not to include screencaps from the show itself out of self restraint
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hey u know how mk only calls wukong by his title and never his name? and how wukong rarely if ever calls mk "mk," instead usually opting for "kid" or "bud?" and how both of those things are kind of representative of their relationship and how both of them care about each other a lot but they aren't honest with each other or with themselves about the other and how neither of them really wants to confront the fact that the other is a person with flaws and struggles? haha yeah <- normal <- lying about being normal
be glad i have been released from class now :) [narrator: she would later find herself late to her 2nd class while writing this]
so happy you have given me this excuse to talk about— i mean, yes! it is super normal to be thinking about this all the time and be comsumed by it and let me explain why:
i will start by going off on a tangent about names and labels and their narratove importance in stories because i love them and have a problem. (idk the word count here. viewer discretion is advized. i just wrote. it is long. beware)
In the Case of Names: a Sunburst Duo Essay
by Yours Truly <3
In the Case of Names in LMK: a Summary (please for the love of pete be a summary)
Ok, so, let me give y'all a quick overview (i failed. this is you're only warning. i failed, and this became a monster of an essay. run while you still have the chan—) of names in the literary sense. When studying novels and books and shit in your literature classes, you will notice that your professor might discuss the importance or ill-importance of characters' names in the story. For example: in the classic novel Fahrenheit 451, the protagonist's name is fucking Guy Montage to illustrate how he's just some fucking guy, a John Doe, a man stuck and complicit in the dystopian world.
You get me? No? Sorry, you want more examples? Fine then :3 let me introduce you to a story called Hard Times by Charles Dickens. It is an allegorical novel that criticized the utilitarian movement going on in dear old Great Britain in the 19th century thanks to the Industrial Revolution. Some fun characters were Johannes Bounderby and Thomas Gradgrind. Tell me, what images did you imagine when I gave you those names? Did you think of a bouncing ball for Bounderby? Were you imagining something square or maybe a mechanical grinder for Mr. Gradgrind?
Remarkable isn't it. The way choosing a name has on a reader/audience's perception of the character. Names are not just placeholders for a character. Names are the identity of that character. Names can establish their starting arc or their ending. Names can be visual in the sense that they invoke a strong idea of what a character might resemble or what themes they will present the audience with. Removing a character's name also removes their identity.
Remember that.
Anyway, I have talked enough about names in the general literary sense. Let us move on to LMK.
Given that this show is based off of Journey to the West (JTTW), many of the names of the antagonist are already provided, and their English translation is pretty literal (Demon Bull King, Lady Bone Demon, Red Son) with some exceptions (Jing & Yin, the Gold and Silver Demons), but their names all provide a description of what they are and how they should be viewed. Spider Queen is a spider demon and views herself as queen. Pretty solid characterization there. Lady Bone Demon, she's a bone demon and has enough rank to be considered a lady (or that could just be to ID that she is a woman but eh). Princess Iron Fan: she's a celestial princess and wields an iron fan. Got it? Good. These examples are simply here to show that a majority of the JTTW antagonists are still fulfilling their roles as antagonistic characters. What I mean is this: since "A Hero is Born," MK has been fighting against the Monkey King's old enemies from the JTTW book. It's like the moment MK inserted himself into the role of successor, the antagonist themselves were inserted to redo their old role of fighting the "Monkey King." It's almost as if nothing has changed beside the fact that their new op enemy is a "human" wielding the legendary staff.
[hmmmm, wait i actually never put this into words until now and it's fitting very well with the whole "MK's fight against Fate/the Narrative" but we'll just put a pin in that.]
However, when it comes to MK's friends (Pigsy, Tang, Sandy, Mei), they all share different names from their reincarnated/ancestral counterparts (Zhu Bajie, Tang Sangzang (they just give Tripitaka a last name lol), Sha Wujing, and Ao Lie). Their identity is separate, distinctive from who they are meant to reflect to the audience. (But look at how Tang still shares the same 1st name to the blessed monk, see how he's the one whose powers are the most similar, see how he being pulled into the direction of emulating the monk, see how much Tang fights it, see—)
Fascinating huh? But let us move on before I forget myself.
In the Case of MK's Names: a Paragraph (DO NOT, i repeat, DO NOT GO OFF THE RAILS)
So, in the English version, there is a running gag about how MK's "real" name is long and complicated, and we don't actually know it. All we know is that MK switched it long before the pilot. And even before MK has that talk with Master Subodhi in s4ep7 (or 6? 8?), I would chuckle at how on the nose his name was. MK the Monkie Kid... how silly of the show writers....ahaha, what a funny little decision to make :)
Do we know why MK changed his name? Other than his original one being long, no. Do we know why MK specifically? We don't know. Maybe, in his fanboy brain for all things Monkey King, MK thought it would be cool to have a name that identified close to his idol. A name that identified with someone he wished to emulate and be as powerful as and felt so connected to. But what do I know? I am a mere local gal who feeds off of metas and theories and all things relating to my beloved sunburst duo.
Then, we have MK's many titles: Monkie Kid (IDs him as the new generations Monkey), Successor (IDs him as the one who will succeed Sun Wukong in both the title of Monkey King and power), Noodle Boy (pronounced "New-dle Boi and IDs as the boy who works in his surrogate/adopted dad's noodle shop), Delivery Boy (his actual job for the noodle shop), and last but not least, Harbinger of Chaos.
What makes a harbinger? What is chaos? What are their intentions? Are they good? Bad? Neutral?
So, I've already defined harbinger before and many others have as well, but to sum up: a harbinger is a being/person/thing that announced the coming of something be it good or bad but most of the time the focus is bad. A "Harbinger of Chaos" then, would be the one to announce the coming of Chaos™️ and the disruption of world order. Is this a bad thing? Well, the show presents it at the moment as so, but that doesn't mean it will be. Honestly, the show has shown order and fixed structures more in a bad light and promotes free will and choosing a destiny that fits you as the good thing 👀 (another thing to pin in the MK might to go war with Fate)
But now I have established MK's names and must shut up and move on before I no longer can.
In the Case of Sun Wukong's Names: some Paragraphs (STAY ON TARGET PLEASE)
I will admit that my knowledge of names in China is very low, and by low, I mean I know nothing (most of what I do know comes from asking friends and informational sites). So, let me begin this segment with an excerpt of Sun Wukong gaining his name from the book itself :) and break it down with my interpretation and how that is applied to LMK.
When the Patriarch heard this, he was secretly pleased, and said, “Well, evidently you have been created by Heaven and Earth. Get up and show me how you walk.” Snapping erect, the Monkey King scurried around a couple of times. The Patriarch laughed and said, “Though your features are not the most attractive, you do resemble a pignolia-eating monkey (husun). This gives me the idea of taking a surname for you from your appearance. I intended to call you by the name Hu. If I drop the animal radical from this word, what’s left is a compound made up of the two characters, gu and yue. Gu means aged and yue means female, but an aged female cannot reproduce. Therefore, it is better to give you the surname of Sun. If I drop the animal radical from this word, what we have left is the compound of zi and xi. Zi means a boy and xi means a baby, and that name exactly accords with the fundamental Doctrine of the Baby Boy. So your surname will be ‘Sun.’”
When the Monkey King heard this, he was filled with delight. “Splendid! Splendid!” he cried, kowtowing, “At last I know my surname. May the master be even more gracious! Since I have received the surname, let me be given also a personal name..."
..."You will hence be given the religious name ‘Wake-to-the-Void’ (wukong). All right?”
“Splendid! Splendid!” said the Monkey King, laughing. “Henceforth I shall be called Sun Wukong.”
What a fucking cutie <3
So, what can we gather from this excerpt? Sun Wukong just gained his official name. No longer is he a monkey with descriptive titles, no longer is he a monkey without a surname to be referred to as and respected for. He now has both a surname and a personal name. And while I don't fully understand everything Master Subodi listed when naming Sun Wukong, it is important to note the importance of it and how happy Wukong is to receiving it.
Before this, the book would simply refer to Wukong as Shihou (stone monkey) or the Handsome Monkey King. Both of these are descriptive titles that just inform you what Wukong is rather than who, just like with the other demons met in JTTW. But now, we get to know him as Sun Wukong, someone more than his titles and such. There's even an explanation in the preface how Wukong's own personal name has significant meaning or relation to Buddhism, but I won't get too much into that since my knowledge is of that is 0 and I want to try and stick to LMK.
Now then, let us examine Wukong's name in the LMK sense. Literally everyone in the show call him either Monkey King or "simian" (and if he really pissed them off, Sun Wukong). The only people to refer to Wukong by his personal name is Nezha, Macaque, and Peng. It is literally just these three. And while we could argue all say it like "Wukong (derogatory)," I believe Peng's the only one who means it. Meaning, I think Macaque says Wukong because he was the closest friend of SWK, thus that's the only name Macaque would ever call him (sure, he said Monkey King and shit in s1 but that was when he was duping MK soooooooo). Nezha calls him Wukong because after the whole Havoc in Heaven and journey stuff, he is the new oldest member to befriend Wukong and not be enemies with him (yes, he will get annoyed and aggravated by him, and he will not always believe Wukong's intentions are great, but he still cares and is his 2nd closests living friend).
Peng, on the other hand, does not give a shit. I fully believe that guy never cared for Wukong. They only joined the brotherhood because of Azure (they even offered for Azure to be the brotherhood's leader). I do not think Peng cares for formalities when it comes to people they dislike. We could argue that maybe Peng cared for Wukong in the beginning, but I do, honestly, not believe it. The only reason Peng even felt betrayed was because it messed up Azure's plan. Not because the two were sworn brothers.
But yeah, very few characters actually call Sun Wukong by his name, and when they do, it establishes not just how close they are/were, but also how long they've known each other. It's the same thing with how Wukong refers to others. He barely calls Pigsy, Tang, and Sandy by their names. He will give people nicknames and shit just to place a safe distance from them because of his own very unhealthy attachment issues.
In the Case of MK and SWK's Names for Each Other: the Actual Sunburst Duo Essay (you are free now.....)
Speaking of attachment issues, let's talk about the Sunburst Duo and how much these two need to sit down and talk.
So, we have discussed how names are integral to identifying a character's purpose, thematic journey, description. We have discussed how a person's title can clue in on certain characterization, present or future, and how they demonstrate the way others view them. Now let us apply this to our beloved sunburst duo.
As mentioned in your ask, @gumy-shark, both MK and Sun Wukong barely call each other by name (MK never has as far as I am aware, and SWK has done so only a few). It's "Monkey King" from MK and "kid," "bud," "buddy" from SWK. Rarely do the two ever think to say each other's name.
In the beginning, I originally thought MK only calls Wukong "Monkey King" as a way to be respectful, and with Wukong, I assumed he called MK "kid" simply because MK was very young to him. However, as we get into s3, and especially s4, MK and Wukong have grown a lot closer. Neither of them see each other as just a mentor or student but as friends. And yet, they cannot seem to stop calling each other by their title or nickname.
Thus, the distance is still there. S3 ends with Wukong promising to do better as a mentor and be more honest with MK, and we do seem him attempt this. He gives out more praises, he's more open about his feelings and then gets sucked into the memory scroll. But here's the kicker: the two are doing a reverse in their dynamic.
When it starts out, it is Monkey King who establishes the line between the two. He will simply be MK's mentor and teach him all the kid has to know in order to succeed him. MK is ecstatic to even be near SWK. This is his idol, the guy he's had a special interest in for years probably. He now gets to train under the Monkey King. He wants to do good. He wants to kickass. He wants to be just like him.
But as the story goes on, we see SWK open up to MK more and care for him deeply and want to protect him, and we see MK uncover the skeletons in SWK's closet and feel so alone and learn that the power he used to wish for is not what he expected. And in the aftermath of s3, it is now SWK who is opening up and trying to help kindle and safely guide their friendship in a healthier path(ish). It is SWK who is placing his own protege on a pedestal because "loook at him! isn't he so great and powerful! he will help this world a lot more than i did". It is SWK who is disregarding th original rules he placed. But now ,it is MK who is keeping the distance more than SWK. It is MK is trying to force some kind of distance. He feels like he shouldn't burden SWK with his doubts and worries. He is terrified of his own powers and their capabilities and worries his actions will make the same mistake as his mentor.
With s3 and s4, SWK has called MK by name quite a few times. Especially in s4. It's not a lot, but it's definitely more than before. And yet, MK cannot call Wukong by name. Personally, I think he might still feel like he's under Wukong's shadow. As his successor, there is a legacy that he will carry when Wukong actually retires and gives his title to MK (which is what I assume Wukong will do??? It is still unclear what exactly MK's succeeding SWK of). And that legacy is quite the burden. I would not be surprised that MK is unable to place himself as being worthy of taking Wukong's place just yet (if ever).
This guy was his idol for a long time. And with that, you tend to place a high pedestal for those people. MK has given Wukong such a high pedestal, and Wukong is very aware of it. It's why the guy even keeps his distance in the first place, and why he's scared to disappoint him. But, MK has learned so much, has been told of the tales and pain his mentor inflicted on others in the past (a past SWK greatly regrets), and yet cannot find it in himself to lower that pedestal or even allow himself to think about it. Because if he does, then he will have to acknowledge his own pain and his own disappointment in someone he not only admires but has come to love like family. And it is very hard to reckon with the hurt and pain caused by someone you consider family.
So yeah, they are silly monkeys who cannot communicate to save their life and need to just sit down and talk or else this will continue to boil and explode and we'll have a SWK and MK showdown (fuck yeah! i will be crying so hard).
[end of essay]
#was late to my next class because of this#got lost in the sauce that my friend had to text me for me to remember i have CLASS#sigh#hope you enjoyed my scholarly account on names and how they pertain to the sunburst duo#also barely anyone even refers to Tripitaka by name#it's always 'the monk this' or 'the monk that' he only gets called by name if someone is being very formal about it#LITERALLY TRIPITAKA ISN'T EVEN CALLED TRIPITAKA AND IDK WHY#WHY ARE YOU HOLDING OUT LMK EXPLAIN#EXPLAIN YOURSELF#WHY IS TANG'S ANCESTOR BARELY REFERRED TO BY NAME#anyway#there you go#hope you're happy#i used all my brain energy for this#this took me 2 hours to write in total#and that was simply because i chose not to include screencaps from the show itself out of self restraint#lmk#lmk analysis#lmk sunburst duo#lmk sun wukong#lmk mk#lmk qi xiaotian#qi xiaotian#sunburst duo#asks#read more#long post
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[spoilers] hosplay season 2 ep 4; ikjun/songhwa
Ah, Ep 4 gave me mixed feelings. IkSong aside, this episode had a lot of things happening at once so my emotions were quite literally thrown from one end to another in like split seconds. There are things I liked about this ep and things that I didn’t, but for the sake of uniformity I will stick to talking about IkSong in my tumblr posts!
Again, this is just my opinion and mostly musings of my own.
TL;DR: Songhwa is taking first steps towards spending time alone with Ikjun and hopefully discovering things along the way!
I loved how we got Songhwa calling Ikjun in this instance and telling him excitedly that the cafeteria is serving drumsticks! This moment may seem insignificant to non-shippers but I think it goes in line with the whole “steadily and slowly” principle for this slowburn couple. It shows that Songhwa is slowly reaching out to Ikjun again and I like that we got to see this invitation!
She called him again even knowing that he already has a lunch date keke and this time Ikjun is keen to leave bc of obvious reasons - he didn’t want to 5th wheel a couple and a potential couple (his new targets? hahah).
The fact that Ikjun never said “Songhwa-ya” but Seokhyung KNOWS it is Songhwa? I wonder what gave that away? His tone? The way he smiled? Or was it simply Seokhyung’s intuition? I always thought that Seokhyung is a pretty observant person, he just doesn’t say things out loud but he definitely knows what is happening around him.
She even bought coffee for him <3 I am loving this two way street.
Also, this entire scene was honestly made up of the most random conversations ever. But, it’s a conversation that is so in tune to IkSong. It shows mundane and domesticity because they’re discussing about their mothers sending them way too much side dishes despite being grown adults. I love this. The only other time Songhwa has ever spoken something personal about her family was during Sujebi where she told him about her father’s hearing aids.
It’s funny that Ikjun’s one condition ended up being sharing his perilla leaves with her. Them swapping side dishes is so oddly endearing! Do close friends do that? Maybe. Kekeke.
In the other scene, my heart totally melted when Songhwa brought up Uju. Once again, their conversation is borne out of natural comfort no matter how random the topic can get. They went from talking about Uju and Mone to reminiscing about their past as interns - ONLY FOR SONGHWA TO COMFORTABLY BUST INTO A SONG IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE!!!
I don’t want to read too much into the choice of song Songhwa chose to sing...but...try googling Couple by Sechskies and you will realise the lyrics are very IkSong kekekeke
I laughed so hard because Ikjun’s expression was hilarious. He was embarrassed by her tone deaf singing that he sat so far, yet he waited for her uninterruptedly and even clapped for her. Friends, if there ever is anyone who would put up to your tone deaf singing like this maybe you should consider marrying them. I loved that Songhwa was also wearing his jacket. While we didn’t see how that happened, at least we got to see that Songhwa held onto the jacket right until they headed back into the hospital. I mean, that shows the level of comfort between them, right? Without her having to overthink that that gesture means something more considering everything that has happened.
“This is nice,” Oh Songhwa, I just want you to be happy. You were so happy in this episode, honestly and I live to see that. If you two remain to be this happy for the rest of the episodes honestly I guess I wouldn’t mind seeing this similar rapport with or without endgame huhuhuhu (as long as you two are happy)
Anyway! I thought that, even though these two scenes were placed at quite a random timing with the most carefree of conversations, they were included in this episode for a reason.
And that reason in my opinion at least is because of that one scene between Songhwa and Seonbin:-
For the first time, we are able to see a little insight of Songhwa and her past relationships. And here, she specified that it was exhausting trying to go all out in mending a relationship after having arguments with her ex-bf. Of course this screencap doesn’t encapsulate all that she said but basically I have a feeling that she is now in an ‘idle’ state with Ikjun because she believes in the principle of “what is meant to be, will be” (referencing to the line of asking Seonbin to just wait, and that if they both don’t want it to end, and if they don’t stay apart, then everything will be ok).
Hmm :)
Who called who in this episode and spent some time alone with him twice I wonder...
And finally THIS statement!!!
With just this one sentence alone we are able to tell that Songhwa wants to just leave it to fate for now. To wait and see what happens. That she’ll go along with the flow and whatever that comes from it. I take this as a positive sign for us because in this episode itself we’ve gotten her slowly opening up to Ikjun and wanting to spend time with him alone. She even wore his jacket!!!
I think that she hasn’t expressed much of her feelings directly for Ikjun bc following her principle, she’s just letting nature take its course. She’s still trying to figure out her feelings for him in my opinion, without overthinking too much and just...wanting to see if her spending time with Ikjun means something more than it should.
I’m excited to see what is in store for us in future episodes because I feel that this is just the beginning for Songhwa. We got a bit of her POV here, though not in a way we want to (which is a direct hint at IkSong) but it’s good enough to know that she isn’t entirely opposing the idea, just that she’s waiting to see where life takes her next.
I hold on to the fact that regardless of their relationship status, Ikjun will always be the one to make her laugh. She clearly enjoys his company and clearly is comfortable enough to share personal topics with him. So yes, I am still holding hard onto the IkSong stocks! I fell so hard for this ship in the beginning because of the domesticity between them anyway, that natural rapport and affection they have for each other. Be it platonic or not, they are the IkSong couple we love so much because of that very reason so as long as they remain as happy like this, I think I’m good. (But, I’m not giving up yet okay! My cut off point is EP 6 honestly haha)
BONUS SCENE:
What are they so cute for honestly? The way Songhwa just BURST into laughter - that was the loudest laugh ever from her. They’re so cute please have mercy, my heart is fragile adkjsakjd
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Yokai Watch News: Yokai Watch 4 & Forever Friends
With both Corocoro coming out, and official websites updating with new information, there is some Yokai Watch News to go over.
Beware of spoilers, naturally!
I will go over the Yokai Watch 4 news first, then Forever Friends (the upcoming 5th movie), and then some merchandise-related information.
I will mostly translate directly from the official websites, since they cover most of what is in Corocoro, too.
Whenever Corocoro has something that the websites don’t seem to cover, I will make note of it.
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Yokai Watch 4 News:
You can find the official website here.
Nintendo Switchにて
２０１８年冬発売予定！
To be released on the Nintendo Switch
in Winter 2018!
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ナツメの世界
さくら元町
Natsume's World
Sakura Motomachi
Notes:
Here we get our first screencap of Yokai Watch 4, you can see it in higher resolution of the website itself.
Touma seems to be the one controlled by the player here, while Natsume, Jibanyan, and Komasan are seen in the distance.
Akinori’s dialouge at the top reads:
早く来いよ〜！
事務所で待ってるから！
Come on, get going!
I'm waiting at the office, you know!
The little message on the right displays the objective:
妖怪探偵事務所にいこう！
Go to the Yokai Detective Office!
Also, note that さくら元町/Sakura Motomachi is not the same as what Springdale and Old Springdale are called in Japanese, which are さくらニュータウン/Sakura New Town and 桜町/Sakura-machi respectively. However, Sakura Motomachi could still be a part of the larger area of Springdale for all we know.
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つながる３つの世界！
全く新しい「妖怪ウォッチ」！
Three worlds connect!
A completely new "Yokai Watch"!
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ケータの世界
妖ウォッチシリーズでは
お馴染みとなった、
ケータが妖怪たちと暮らす世界。
Kēta's World
The world we've come to know in the Yokai Watch series,
where Kēta lives toegether with yokai.
ウィスパー
Whisper
天野ケータ
Amano Kēta
ジバニャン
Jibanyan
Note:
Amano Kēta is called Nathan “Nate” Adams in English, of course.
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ナツメの世界
ケータの世界から３０年後、
「妖怪探偵団」として、娘のナツメたちが
街の怪奇案件を解決していく世界。
Natsume's World
A world, 30 years after that of Kēta,
where his daughter Natsume and her friends
solve strange cases around town as a "Yokai Detective Team".
ジュニア
Junior
天野ナツメ
Amano Natsume
ジバニャン（ライトサイド）
Jibanyan (Lightside)
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シンの世界
２０１８年１２月１４日（金）公開予定
「映画 妖怪ウォッチ FOREVER FRIENDS」の舞台となる世界。
Shin's World
A world that will be the stage for the "Yokai Watch Movie: FOREVER FRIENDS", scheduled to be released on December 14th (Friday) 2018.
下町シン
Shimomachi Shin
スーさん
Sū-san
猫又
Nekomata
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詳細は統報を待て！！
Stay tuned for more details!!
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This is it from Yokai Watch 4′s official website, but this page from this month’s Corocoro issue has two details I want to mention:
(image source)
First is this little snippet that points out that the Arcs seem to be the key to open the mysterious doors:
This may have been obvious from the teaser, but here we have them reinforcing that information.
And this next part kinda has more to do with Forever Friends rather than 4:
This part mentions that Shin’s world is “60 years before Kēta’s world”.
However, Forever Friends has been stated to take place in the 60s, which in turn would mean Yokai Watch 1-3 take place in the 2020s.
But, that also can’t be true because Shadowside is very much implied to take place in the 2040s, and it is supposed to be 30 years after Yokai Watch 1-3, which means they would be in the 2010s, as people always assumed so far.
My best bet is this is probably just some kind of error, like someone somewhere down the line wrote down the wrong time.
Alternatively, it could be a case were these dates are just being rounded up a lot.
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Yokai Watch Forever Friends News:
You can find the official website here.
The most notable update is that we now have a character page.
下町シン
母の魂を取り戻すため、玉藻前退治に向かう。
妖怪ウォッチを使える…？
Shimomachi Shin
In order to take back his mother's soul, he sets out to exterminate Tamamo no Mae.
He uses a Yokai Watch...?
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高城イツキ
玉藻前に姉の魂を奪われてしまった少年。
悪い妖怪に強く復讐を誓う。
Takashiro Itsuki
A boy whose older sister's soul was taken by Tamamo no Mae.
He fiercely vows to take revenge on evil yokai.
Note:
In this bio, Itsuki is referred to as "少年" ("boy"), but the furigana above those kanji read "ようかい" ("youkai") instead.
This could be foreshadowing, but it could just as easily be a simple typo.
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有星タエ
妖怪を見え、妖術を使う一族・有星家の娘。
妖怪情報にもくわしい？
Arihoshi Tae
The daughter of a clan that can see yokai and use sorcery, the Arihoshi family.
She's also well versed in yokai information?
Note:
I mentioned it before, but note that while Tae is very likely related to Akinori, sharing his family name and powers, she is not his grandma, as his grandma’s given name is “Mitsue”.
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猫又
大きな耳とふさふさの毛が特徴。
可愛い容姿と裏腹に、性格はひねくれ者！？
Nekomata
His big ears and fluffy fur are his characteristic features.
In contrast to his cute appearance, he has a twisted personality!?
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スーさん
シンに守護霊としてとりついている、
頼りなさそうな落ち武者風の妖怪。
Sū-san
A seemingly unrelieable, ochimusha-like yokai,
who inspirits Shin as his guardian spirit.
Note:
An ochimusha is a defeated warrior who has fled the battle and thus is considered a low-class citizen afterwards.
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河童
生真面目な会社員みたいな性格をして河童。
一見、強そうには見えないが…。
Kappa
A kappa with a serious, company employee-esque personality.
At first glance he doesn't look strong, but...
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玉藻前
人の魂を食らう恐ろしいの魔女。
日本古来から存在して町に潜んでいるという。
Tamamo no Mae
A terrifying witch who devours the souls of people.
She is said to have existed in Japan since ancient times, and is lurking in the town.
Note:
Tamamo no Mae is a figure from Japanese mythology.
She is often said to have been an evi fox spirit, as well as one of the “Nihon San Dai Aku Yōkai”, the “Three Great Evil Yokai of Japan”.
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Corocoro’s information on these guys is virtually identical, so I only have a few small things to go over.
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First is this blurb for the movie:
主人公３人と妖怪３体が危険な魔女にい止む！！
人の魂を食らう恐ろしい魔女・玉藻前。
コイツを倒すため、 主人公シンとイツキ、
そして妖術を使う少女タエがチームを結成！！
頼もしい（？）ともだち妖怪たちも協力してくれるぞ！！
The three main characters and three yokai will stop the dangerous witch!!
Tamamo no Mae, the terrifying witch who devours the souls of people.
In order to defeat her, the protagonists Shin and Itsuki, as well as Tae, a girl who can use sorcery, form a team!!
Their dependable (?) yokai friends help them, too!!
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Next, the little “titles” for Itsuki and Kappa are interesting.
妖怪を
憎む少年
A boy who
hates yokai
Note:
It was stated that Itsuki holds a grudge towards evil yokai, but here it says he outright hates yokai.
水辺なら
最強！？
Near water,
he's the strongest!?
Note:
Kappa’s bio implied he might be stronger than he looks, and this title implies that maybe he is stronger near water, which would make sense, given that he’s a kappa.
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Nekomata’s description here is something I want to point out in its entirety:
反逆の
ネコ妖怪
猫又
外見やしゃべり方は
ジバニャンにでいる
が性格はひねぐれ者！？
Rebellious Cat Yokai
Nekomata
His looks and the way he talks
is similar to Jibanyan, but
he's got a twisted personality!?
Notes:
The website version did mention he has a twisted personality, but the version of Corocoro specifically notes that it’s unlike what Jibanyan is like.
Him being called “rebellious” is also interesting to me.
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And of course, the big one here is that Corocoro actually revealed a new Yokai Watch, which isn’t mentioned on the website as of right now:
新妖怪ウォッチ判明！！！！
シンが妖怪を呼び出すために使うのが、 この「妖怪ウォッチエルダ零」！！
通常のエルダに似ているが、なにか秘密が！？
New Yokai Watch Discovered!!!!
In order to call yokai, Shin uses this "Yokai Watch Eruda Zero"!!
It resembles the regular Eruda, but hides a secret!?
Note:
“Eruda “ could technically be romanized as “Elder”, and most fans choose to do so.
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Aside from all this, both Corocoro and the website feature information regarding the ongoing designing contest tied to the movie.
The contest isn’t something any of us outside of Japan would be able to participate in, so I chose not to completely translate the information here.
Basically the idea seems to be that you are supposed to draw Nekomata together with a yokai you like, and the 1st price will include getting your design become part of the official Arc.
The best 11111 participants will all receive a copy of the final Arc.
Depending on your eventual ranking, there will be additional prices too, like Yokai Watch Eruda toys, and even one copy of Yokai Watch 4.
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Merchandise News:
This brings us to the last bit, this page of Corocoro that introduces a new kind of Yokai Arc that will appear in the second set:
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超激レアランクに
光る妖怪アークが出現！！
第２弾に登場する妖怪のアーク２個に、
光るギミックが搭載されてるぞ！！
Glowing Yokai Arcs appear
among the Super Extreme Rare Rank!!
In the second series,
there will be two Yokai Arcs with a light gimmick!!
Note:
As you can see from the pictures, these Arcs will feature a small lamp below the artwork that, just like described, will light up when you use them with the Yokai Watch toy.
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召喚時に妖怪アークが
眩く輝く！！
During summoning,
the Yokai Arc shines brightly!!
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酒呑童子
鬼族の大妖怪。
なにかを企み人間界に姿を現す！？
Shuten Dōji
A great yokai of the Oni tribe.
He is planning something and showed up in the human world!?
蛇王カイラ
妖魔界の王の座を
エンマ大王と争った妖怪。
Kaira the Snake King
A yokai who fought with the Great King Enma
over the throne of the king of the Yōmakai.
Note:
Both Kaira and Shuten Dōji feature unknown tribe symbols on their Arcs (and so does the Arc features in the design contest), but I am not sure of these will actually correspond to additional new tribes.
While an “Oni tribe” is mentioned here, that term has been used in Yokai Watch before to simply refer to oni in general.
It’s possible these symbols will correspond to “special” tribes that work different from normal ones, like the Enma tribe or Hagure tribe.
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And that’s it for this month (presumably).
Corocoro did have some more info on Yokai Watch World, but it seemed to mostly be on how to get some special yokai and the like. I haven’t seen good snapshots of those pages either.
Anyway, as always I hope you’ve found this useful/interesting!
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#yokai watch#yokai watch 4#yokai watch shadowside#yo kai watch#youkai watch#yokai watch movie 5#yokai watch translations#my translations#website update#corocoro leaks
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Finished!
Had to cut it in half. Original file was so huge. xD;
Note: I’ve only gone back as far as Yes! 5 (season-wise) though that seemed to have worked out perfectly cuz I can’t find anything from Futari Wa to Splash that meet the rules I set up for this mini-project.
Which can be found under the cut along with further comments...
Screenshot guidelines:
Has to be taken from stock footage (therefore, excludes anyone who’s not a main Cure).
Every Cure should have their own personal item, if applicable.
Item used must be handheld. Therefore, accessories = no.
Also, personal preference really but anything that does not remotely resemble a “weapon” in my book (like Doki Doki’s Magical Lovely Pad) is excluded.
Item needs to produce an actual attack or some form of defense from it (ex. the makeup pens from HaCha do not count b/c they only applied power and were not used as an active weapon).
Character’s face should be seen alongside the item they’re holding and/or should not be obscured by item too much. Close-ups preferred.
Entirety of the item, or at least the central part of it, should fit within the screenshot.
Try to find the frame that shows both Cure and item at their most dynamic. Things to take into consideration: pose, lighting, camera angle, any intricate designs to display, etc.
Comments:
Yes! 5 - Debated back and forth on this since Mint and Lemonade don’t really hold their items during actual combat but decided to include the set anyway since they all pose with their devices before using them for their attacks.
Yes! 5 GoGo - See here.
Fresh - Peach and Berry were easy enough to choose for as was Passion who got narrowed down to two frames. Naturally, I chose the frame where her index finger didn’t look like it’s been broken in three different places. o.O;
Pine, however, was a bit harder. Surprisingly, she had a lot of very flattering shots. A few were even better than the one I chose but I wanted the Pine Flute to be showcased as a flute more than as a...stick. So it was just a matter of looking for the right frame.
Heartcatch - Not much to say here except that I love this season~ <3
Suite - Not much to comment here, either. Although the rods do look incomplete without the Fairy Tones.
Oh, and the screenshot for Beat went through several switches before I settled on my first choice. It doesn’t show the whole guitar but Beat looks the nicest from that angle.
Smile - See here.
Doki Doki* - Issue #1 - I don’t know why (maybe it’s the video quality that’s supposed to be HD or probably b/c the Cures are moving/spinning too fast) but the shots I took all came out very blurry for some reason. Not that you can tell I hope since it’s been resized but...
Issue #2 - Diamond. There are seriously no frames where she and her Love Heart Arrow look good, or even half-decent, in together. Which bums me out cuz I like her the best out of this group. :(
I suppose that’s it. For Rosetta and Sword, I wasn’t expecting their best-looking shots to turn out that way but out of all the ones I took, those were the most photogenic. And can you believe how obscene the Love Kiss Rouge looks when Ace holds it out before yelling “Bakkun~!”? o.O;
Happiness Charge - Speaks for itself. Next.
Go! Princess* - Mermaid’s case is like Diamond’s except it’s not that she doesn’t have any good shots. It’s just that none of them includes both her and her rod within the same frame. The most you see of it is the Elegant Key attached at the top.
As for Twinkle, I’m not satisfied with my choice because she simply has too many good frames to choose from! There are two that display her (upside down) rod’s details very nicely, though her face is a little obscured by it but nonetheless, still stunning and badass. Then there’s another where she holds it horizontally above her head but then, you lose the intricacies of the rod’s design. So I settled for something in the middle, which also happens to be her best profile shot.
Mahou Tsukai - Yea, in this respect, the sub-attacks fit the list of requirements better than the finishers do. And if I never came up with the idea to do this, I don’t think I ever would’ve noticed the difference in the shaft width between Miracle and Magical’s wands shut up, it’s a wand, not a stick. Miracle’s is very thick while Magical’s is noticeably much thinner. Wonder if that was intentional or just an animation flaw.
And, well, you can’t really see the body of the Flower Echo Wand too well but it doesn’t matter cuz Felice is so beautiful~ <3
Kira Kira a la Mode - See here for comments on first five.
As for Parfait, there may be some better sub-attack footage later on (really, that’s the best screencap I can get of her and her Rainbow Ribbon) but I’m not patient enough to wait for it so I’m either going to stick with this as the final version or re-edit it later. I dunno. *shrug*
That was fun. I wonder what else can I compare next. 83
#wonder if I should just edit this post or start a new one for next year's :/#kira kira precure a la mode#mahou tsukai precure#go! princess precure#happiness charge precure#doki doki precure#smile precure#suite precure#heartcatch precure#fresh precure#yes! pretty cure 5 go go#yes! 5 precure
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