Please understand that it does not deal with the so-called "old works" (Reiiden [1](HRtP) through Kaikidan [5](MS)).
Regarding Sangatsusei [12.8], due to the title order at the game's release, it is referred to as "Yousei Daisensou".
Furthermore, please refrain from exhibition of this work for the purpose of non-normal distribution to an unknown number of people in commercial or recreational facilities.
From the JP Wiki:
Yukinko are often referred to as "children of snow fairies (yuki-onna and abominable snowman)", or "snow spirits"
Hina is a misfortune goddess (厄神 yakujin). By utilizing the Japanese ritual nagashi-bina (流し雛) - a custom which people transfer their impurity (穢れ kegare) and misfortune (厄 yaku) on to a hina doll (雛人形 hina ningyou) and then putting it into a river to be carried away - she collects the misfortune by gathering the hina dolls at the downstream.
A divine spirit (神霊, shinrei) is the spirit of a human who achieved godhood, either during their life or after their death. These are the spirits that live in Shinto shrines and are worshipped. Like gods, they are powered by faith, but have no relation to the Yaoyorozu no Kami.
Yaoyorozu no Kami (八百万の神, Eight Million Gods) are gods belonging to the Shinto religion. Although it means eight million gods, it is best defined as many gods. Unlike most religions, in Shinto, gods can be both good and evil and have a wide range of personality and ideals. Shrines are also build for the deity as a place to occupy in order to interact with humans and other creatures.
"非想非非想天" (Hisou-hihisou-ten, Naivasaṃjñānāsaṃjñāyatana, नैवसंज्ञानासंज्ञायतन) is the highest plane of the Buddhist heaven. It's shortened to "非想天" (Hisouten), and also known as "有頂天" (Uchouten or Bhavaagra, भवाग्र).
Although she's referred to as a rokurokubi in-game, Sekibanki has a few different inspirations. In Japanese folklore, a rokurokubi is a youkai that can stretch its neck to great extents. There's also a type of youkai called a nukekubi, which can remove its head completely. Although it may seem like Sekibanki is based exclusively on the nukekubi, she still does have the elongated neck of a rokurokubi (best seen in her spell card Neck Sign "Close-Eye Shot"). ZUN also uses the term 'Dullahan' as a translation or close approximation of her species' name in English.
Amanojaku (天邪鬼) are oni-like creatures from Japanese folklore. Amanojaku aren't oni, but just a particularly twisted type of youkai who is able to provoke a person and instigate him to do evil deeds. They're the spirits of contradiction and perversity.
She's depicted as a "Nameless book-reading youkai".
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malincar commented at 2013-12-10 23:47:25 » #1451352
Welp, that's all done. A few notes now.
-9.5 (StB) and 12.3 (UNL) are not included because they introduce no new characters
-I included explanations in the translator's notes whenever something was outside my field of knowledge. Some of those may seem obvious, for others I may not have elaborated enough.
-There are certain very small footnotes that are nigh-unreadable to me even at the massive 3000x2100 resolution. I have provided what I read as the text in case someone disagrees.
-Per the last comment, I highly recommend viewing at full resolution.
-It's possible that I missed something, because the notes can sometimes be finicky like that. If it's something you really wanted to know, PM me and I'll fix it. (Or look it up and fix it yourself)
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Welp, that's all done. A few notes now.
-9.5 (StB) and 12.3 (UNL) are not included because they introduce no new characters
-I included explanations in the translator's notes whenever something was outside my field of knowledge. Some of those may seem obvious, for others I may not have elaborated enough.
-There are certain very small footnotes that are nigh-unreadable to me even at the massive 3000x2100 resolution. I have provided what I read as the text in case someone disagrees.
-Per the last comment, I highly recommend viewing at full resolution.
-It's possible that I missed something, because the notes can sometimes be finicky like that. If it's something you really wanted to know, PM me and I'll fix it. (Or look it up and fix it yourself)
Happy Hunting!
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