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==More links that concern Shinatama in some way== | |||
;TV Tropes mentions Shinatama as an example of the "Ridiculously Human Robot" trope, but actually counts it as a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LampshadeHanging lampshade], to Oni's credit | |||
:http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RidiculouslyHumanRobots | :http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RidiculouslyHumanRobots | ||
;On the Edo Era puppets (karakuri) | ;On the Edo Era puppets (karakuri) | ||
:http://karakuriya.com/english/doll/shinatama.htm -- English | :http://karakuriya.com/english/doll/shinatama.htm -- English | ||
::This page seems to be saying that the translation of Shinatama is "magician"; that's kind of interesting, although maybe not relevant to Oni in any way; also, translations of a set of sounds can be completely different depending on the kanji used to write them, so this may not be the meaning of Oni's "Shinatama" at all; P.S.: "Tama" usually means soul, so perhaps "shinatama" is closer to "necromancer" | ::This page seems to be saying that the translation of Shinatama is "magician"; that's kind of interesting, although maybe not relevant to Oni in any way; also, translations of a set of sounds can be completely different depending on the kanji used to write them, so this may not be the meaning of Oni's "Shinatama" at all; P.S.: "Tama" usually means soul, so perhaps "shinatama" is closer to "necromancer" --[[User:Iritscen|Iritscen]] 20:22, 21 September 2008 (CEST) | ||
:http://www.imperioanime.com/karakuri-ningyo-munecas.html -- Spanish | :http://www.imperioanime.com/karakuri-ningyo-munecas.html -- Spanish | ||
:http://miksike.com/docs/elehed/4klass/4nuku/elutuba/marionetid/jaapani.htm -- Finnish (?) | :http://miksike.com/docs/elehed/4klass/4nuku/elutuba/marionetid/jaapani.htm -- Finnish (?) | ||
Revision as of 18:22, 21 September 2008
More links that concern Shinatama in some way
- TV Tropes mentions Shinatama as an example of the "Ridiculously Human Robot" trope, but actually counts it as a lampshade, to Oni's credit
- http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RidiculouslyHumanRobots
- On the Edo Era puppets (karakuri)
- http://karakuriya.com/english/doll/shinatama.htm -- English
- This page seems to be saying that the translation of Shinatama is "magician"; that's kind of interesting, although maybe not relevant to Oni in any way; also, translations of a set of sounds can be completely different depending on the kanji used to write them, so this may not be the meaning of Oni's "Shinatama" at all; P.S.: "Tama" usually means soul, so perhaps "shinatama" is closer to "necromancer" --Iritscen 20:22, 21 September 2008 (CEST)
- http://www.imperioanime.com/karakuri-ningyo-munecas.html -- Spanish
- http://miksike.com/docs/elehed/4klass/4nuku/elutuba/marionetid/jaapani.htm -- Finnish (?)
- the English version of the pages above used to be around, but I can't find it now...
- Video (with pronunciation of name)
- Japanese video demonstrating karakuri reproductions; pick your poison, Google Video or YouTube -- (a shinatama is featured at 3:00)