Tag: folklore
July 10, 2015 · 0 comments
A Letter to Momo
By Andrew Osmond. It starts with a grieving girl on a boat on Japan’s Inland Sea, travelling unhappily to a new island home, while three strange-looking raindrops fall on her head. By the climax, the girl is racing against time, rushing through a torrential storm in the company of wondrous magic creatures. This is the […]
June 17, 2015 · 0 comments
Tiger & Bunny music: Aobozu
By Anthony Thomas It’s time for a brief lesson in Japanese language, mythology and classic punk music courtesy of Tiger & Bunny closers Aobozu! This four-piece rock band, who supply the fun series’ first ending theme Hoshi no Sumika, are named after a ghostly figure from ancient Japanese folklore – kind of. Way back in […]