Comments on: A-Yokai-A-Day: Buruburu https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2014/10/18/a-yokai-a-day-buruburu/ illustrations, folklore, and blog Mon, 16 Oct 2017 10:44:16 +0000 hourly 1 By: A-Yokai-A-Day: Ushirogami | MatthewMeyer.net https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2014/10/18/a-yokai-a-day-buruburu/comment-page-1/#comment-15198 Mon, 16 Oct 2017 10:44:16 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=10594#comment-15198 […] is a ghost-like yokai that sneaks up behind you and causes fear. It is reminiscent of buruburu, and is generally thought to be an okubyо̄gami—a spirit that causes cowardice, or that […]

]]> By: Julia Arsenault https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2014/10/18/a-yokai-a-day-buruburu/comment-page-1/#comment-11218 Sun, 23 Nov 2014 18:57:55 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=10594#comment-11218 In Mizuki’s “Gegege no Kitaro”, Buruburu is a type of ice ghost that had cause car crashes on a mountain ridge highway. And off-topic, it was hard for me to choose which episode storyline I like (from the five anime versions), I prefer the 1968 version of the “Buruburu” story.

]]> By: Matt https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2014/10/18/a-yokai-a-day-buruburu/comment-page-1/#comment-10790 Sun, 19 Oct 2014 01:31:09 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=10594#comment-10790 They absolutely do! With punny names like “buruburu” the idea of the monster is conveyed the instant the name is mentioned, without much need for description. The monsters that are silly have silly names, and it is sometimes pretty easy to tell upon first hear when a monster is a ridiculous one. Native speakers definitely appreciate that kind of humor.

]]> By: C. Michael McGannon https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2014/10/18/a-yokai-a-day-buruburu/comment-page-1/#comment-10789 Sun, 19 Oct 2014 01:25:19 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=10594#comment-10789 I get a kick out of yokai names, onomatopoeic or otherwise.

Here’s a question? Do Japanese people ever find the names of these terrifying monsters funny themselves?

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