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Mario is a modern yokai.(flashing image warning) https://t.co/5eA9fAPr1a
Something about a feather giving a raccoon dog the ability to fly? https://t.co/UVhMwig4Ae https://t.co/lrIgPlZIUV
Not only has someone had this idea before, they also found a precursor that may have inspired both imagery.https://t.co/zQfvieIuS8
Tanuki had the power to shapeshift.It's amazing how much random trivia you can learn while trying to explore how ancient mythic creatures manifested a society's anxieties about disease and health.https://t.co/gglZoX9bxw
"Despite transforming itself, the tanuki can also transform certain things, such as turning pebbles into gold, or feces into food."https://t.co/XvrSt8djOLWhy, you can call me rumpledballskin.
Stories manifesting themselves into the world."The kids loved Rascal so much that they wanted raccoons to take on their own adventures. Soon, the Japanese were importing around 1,500 critters a month. "https://t.co/D36G6SoGww