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The kappa favor cucumbers and love to engage in sumo-wrestling. They are often accused of assaulting humans in water and removing a mythical organ called the shirikodama (lit. "buttocks-wee-ball") from their victim's anus.

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[–] oOAlteredBeastOo@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Hahaha. A friend told me about Kappa at a party a while back. Have you seen how to properly trap a Kappa? You dangle your ass over the water to lure one in and then your buddies spear it.

https://www.tofugu.com/japan/kappa/

Another creature from Japanese lore is the Tanuki. They are shape shifting raccoon/dogs that have magical expanding scrotums. Here is a scene from Pom Poko.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xlft8n

[–] djsp@feddit.org 4 points 3 months ago

Another creature from Japanese lore is the Tanuki. They are shape shifting raccoon/dogs that have magical expanding scrotums. Here is a scene from Pom Poko.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xlft8n

what in the raccoon ballsack did I just watch

[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Just found out about the butt magic. I'm in shambles

[–] Plum@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Hey look at this little guy

NSFW, if your work doesn't like little butthole guys from Japan

[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Thought this was a different butthole themed monster. Starting to see a throughline with some Japanese mythology here

[–] Plum@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

😭😭

Show me your little butthole guy

I need to know all the butthole monsters.

*my search history is cursed. Here's a non-wiki link for a few other oddities

[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 months ago

I was mistaken. I had thought there was a kind of undead and a serpent too but apparently these are all just variations on the Kappa legend. The butt soul is called a shirikodama though.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Inspiration for the Pokémon Goldduck. I learned about these from the Pokédex entry.