Myth-Folklore Blog

Topic Research  The topic I am declaring to further is Japanese fairy tales, I am a big fan of the number of characters I can use in my stories with such a vast amount of supernatural characters in Japanese literature.  Kitsune Kitsune is known as a fox in English and is a common aspect of Japanese folklore. Stories are known to depict foxes as intelligent beings possessing paranormal abilities. I am actually extremely familiar with this concept from one of the animes I have watched. This is just one of the many characters I could use in my stories.  Source Nine-tailed fox spirit ( Source: Wikipedia Japanese Portal ) Tengu Tengu is a type of legendary creature and considered a type of supernatural being in Japanese folklore. What makes them cool is they are traditionally depicted with both human and avian characteristics. This is just another fun aspect I could play with and I see a lot of potential with Tengu as a character in a story. ...

 Topic Brainstorm After browsing the project ideas index I have chosen the 4 following topics that I am the most interested in: Option 1. The first topic I found the most interesting to advance in was The Greek Underworld. I have some knowledge of the three godbrothers Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades. I am a big fan of the Percy Jackson movie series and that is where my interest and background on this topic come from. I think it would be cool to write a story of my own of three godbrothers. I believe my imaginative nature might be able to make some good stories out of this topic.  Resource Link Option 2. The second topic I am interested in exploring for the semester project is Japanese fairy tales. I am a really big fan of anime and some of my stories in Indian epics derived from my interest in anime. I think because obviously anime is apart of Japanese culture I can really make some good stories related to Japanese fairy tales. After looking at the topic is coincides with a lot of ...