Mythology related question:

Kelem Kilnarak · Post by **Kelem Kilnarak** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 10:56 pm

Hi. I, ah, am a n00b thing -- to the forum and to the series. I was only recently able to see the first few episodes of the anime, so that gives the extent of my knowledge there. I found the youma designs very interesting, however, and wondered if anyone could help me out in gathering some of the mythology behind them: in particular, those wolf-dog-things? I can't remember their name.. The ones that cried like babies?

Shusei 2 · Post by **Shusei 2** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:09 pm

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the wolf-or wild dogs are called Kiki.

In regards to the mythology, just look up Chinese mythology that should help you get a feel for where the creatures are coming from but the creator(s) anime wise try not to rely on traditional mythology. They use it more as an inspirational point but they're supposed to be original creations more or less.

Kelem Kilnarak · Post by **Kelem Kilnarak** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 1:41 am

Mm. I've got a couple searches up on that, although I'm not coming up with much.

Do you know (or anyone, for that matter) if the part about their cries was based on traditional mythology, or something that was added in by the creator? That was the main point I was curious about.

Shusei 2 · Post by **Shusei 2** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:11 pm

Hm...Sorry. Don't have a clue. The director never made mention of those sorts of details in the DVD extras...