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I thought they were, you know, an Eggplant & a Tomato...
It's written in Japanese "Futago no onikko", where "futago" means twins, but I couldn't find the "onikko" word in any dictionary. So I just made those two 'vegetable-kids' for my little bro & he was pretty happy with them. I didn't make the things they were holding though, 'cause I didn't know what they were. I thought drums or jugs or... dunno, some musical instruments.
However, one friend of mine, which has been studying Japanese for many years now, told me about Oni.
From Wikipedia:
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Oni are creatures from Japanese folklore, variously translated as demons, devils, ogres or trolls. They are popular characters in Japanese art, literature and theatre.
Depictions of oni vary widely but usually portray them as hideous, gigantic creatures with sharp claws, wild hair, and two long horns growing from their heads. They are humanoid for the most part, but occasionally, they are shown with unnatural features such as odd numbers of eyes or extra fingers and toes. Their skin may be any number of colors, but red and blue are particularly common. They are often depicted wearing tiger-skin loincloths and carrying iron clubs, called kanabō.
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So "onikko" means "baby-oni", and my bro is now a proud owner of two Japanese little demons!!! O.O Thanx God I didn't make those 'things' they're holding, as they appeared to be clubs.
I just hope they won't bring him any bad luck. However, knowing my bro, I won't be surprised if one day he becomes a lord of baby-demons & will conquer this word.
Be careful, people, be careful as hell with Japanese patterns!
It's written in Japanese "Futago no onikko", where "futago" means twins, but I couldn't find the "onikko" word in any dictionary. So I just made those two 'vegetable-kids' for my little bro & he was pretty happy with them. I didn't make the things they were holding though, 'cause I didn't know what they were. I thought drums or jugs or... dunno, some musical instruments.
However, one friend of mine, which has been studying Japanese for many years now, told me about Oni.
From Wikipedia:
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Oni are creatures from Japanese folklore, variously translated as demons, devils, ogres or trolls. They are popular characters in Japanese art, literature and theatre.
Depictions of oni vary widely but usually portray them as hideous, gigantic creatures with sharp claws, wild hair, and two long horns growing from their heads. They are humanoid for the most part, but occasionally, they are shown with unnatural features such as odd numbers of eyes or extra fingers and toes. Their skin may be any number of colors, but red and blue are particularly common. They are often depicted wearing tiger-skin loincloths and carrying iron clubs, called kanabō.
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So "onikko" means "baby-oni", and my bro is now a proud owner of two Japanese little demons!!! O.O Thanx God I didn't make those 'things' they're holding, as they appeared to be clubs.
I just hope they won't bring him any bad luck. However, knowing my bro, I won't be surprised if one day he becomes a lord of baby-demons & will conquer this word.
Be careful, people, be careful as hell with Japanese patterns!
