Cuddly Pokemon and the Demons That Spawned Them

[Clarste]

Surprised the article didn't mention that Pikachu itself, or rather its evolutionary line, is based on a yokai called raijuu. Even the name itself is just a pun, with "chu" being the onomatopoeia for the sound a mouse makes. Although I guess it's not a very interesting yokai.

I guess what I'm trying to say is... I'd like to be able to see the Youkai treated as a "living" being with its own thoughts and desires, instead of just being some creature that does it "cause it can", or some other excuse not to give them a personalty by forcing them into a role.

Touhou. Although honestly the bits treating them as normal people with magic powers are significantly less interesting than the bits treating them as otherworldly entities with strange priorities and cultures.

 

[Gatx]

The biggest monster is man.

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Also I can never look at the Reuniclus line the same way after I realized what it was. Hint, it's not quite a fetus.

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Bulbapedia actually has a great series of articles called "On the Origin of Species" that talks about the animals/mythologies that certain Pokemon are based on.