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The Kappa In Japanese Folklore

  • Kappas are legendary creatures that inhabit the rivers and waterways of Japan. They have beaked noses, shells on their back and a depression on their heads that holds water. Kappa are mischievous troublemakers. Their pranks range from the relatively innocent, such as loudly passing gas or looking up women's kimonos, to the more troublesome such as drowning swimmers and eating children. They feed on their victims by sucking their liver though their anus. They love cucumbers and if you write your name on a cucumber and throw it in the river, the kappa may be appeased by your gift and allow you to swim in peace.

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March 31, 2012

Animarathon X

Last Saturday the girls and I drove to Toledo for Animarathon X, a free one day anime convention at Bowling Green State University. It's about a two hour drive, but I figured the anime being free would make up for cost of gas. It turned out to be a lot of fun--about two thousand people attended, it was bigger than I thought it would be. I'm sure being in a campus building helped a lot with attendance.

The weather was nice, so a lot of people gathered outside the building as well.

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And Ivy was once again a big hit dressed as Honey, and won Best Youth Cosplay in the Masquerade<p>

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We were thrilled to find Wizzywig selling the Japanese candy konpeito in the vendor's room. According the the guy at the booth, the factory that makes it was damaged during the earthquake last year so they aren't making it any more? I can't find anything about it online though. 

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