Oh man... Tanukis must have a bad case of smelling like sweaty balls.
kevinnwhat
· 1 year ago
-.- i agree
Fredy
· 1 year ago
I got the right answer. I could also tell it was Erin writing but confirmed because it says so on top. :D Tofugu is strangely informative. Hope the semester gets better! Hope Spring Break is going well for everyone. Are the actual creatures that exagerated in terms of their anatomy? That'd be wierd in real life. Also Erin, the only other references to genetelia is from that Pikachu article. haha. I wasn't necesarrily thinking "Oh man, there goes Erin again."
クリス
· 1 year ago
I couldn't help but let out a couple snickers of laughter in the library while reading this article. Before I even finished reading it, I already knew this had to be written by Erin, haha. At least this explains when those animals in the commercial have enormous testicles. I wish our human anatomy were that versatile as the tanuki. Also, I chose D before I read. Credit for my correct answer goes to ハロモニ＠ [Yes, I enjoy モーニング娘。but I am far from a ヲタ].
FYI: The YouTube video you embedded no longer works.
クリス
· 1 year ago
Excuse the reply to my own post, but wasn't there an edit option for our posts? I just noticed a typo as I went over my post. "...explains when..." should have been "...explains why..."
That is all, haha. Off to class...
Tofugu_Erin
· 1 year ago
Are the italics in this post bothering anyone else?
クリス
· 1 year ago
I didn't notice them the first time I read through the article. Maybe a bold style would be more fitting?
Ian
· 1 year ago
Very enjoyable; Tofugu does well with being fun and (strangely) informative. The italics were not of much bother to me.
Tofugu_Erin
· 1 year ago
Strangely informative.
I like it :D
Ian
· 1 year ago
Maybe "strangely" isn't really a good descriptor to have used;
but don't worry, I mean only good things! ( :
BiZhu
· 1 year ago
The video is already unavailable?! I still don't understand where this exaggeration of the "kintama" comes from <.< Japan is so extreme some times XD;
Tofugu_Erin
· 1 year ago
I replaced the video link; try it now!
koichi
· 1 year ago
I love the painting of the tanuki pwning some cranes with his huge balls. wow.
kevinnwhat
· 1 year ago
lmao, that just made me day hahahah. I didnt even realize those were his balls, haha
Tofugu_Erin
· 1 year ago
In the picture next to that one, the tanuki on the right has his tucked over the waist of his hakama. It kind of looks like a huge beer belly... but it's not.
SimonVaillancourt
· 1 year ago
Isn't the "racoon" form in Super Mario 3 called Tanuki Mario ? Yeah I'm old .... LOL
クリス
· 1 year ago
Hmm, now I'm questioning whether or not he swings his tail or his '金玉' while attacking in the tanuki suit...
SimonVaillancourt
· 1 year ago
Must be with his nuts yeah.
eLsa
· 1 year ago
gosh. o__O They're scarier than any folktale creature I've ever come across.
Tofugu_Erin
· 1 year ago
Definitely check the rest of the tanuki paintings out here:
About time this article came out!! :D "On a related note, I wonder how raccoon dog tastes…" Aww don't say that! >< Raccoon dogs look so different from the American raccoon! (that I've occasionally seen around campus..) Mmm I really like the new layout :)
Tofugu_Erin
· 1 year ago
I like the new layout, too!
Ryan
· 1 year ago
The real tanuki are so cute!!! I would love to have one as a pet. The way that the japanese depict them in their stories though made me blush a little... I only realized last year that those things were really giant testicles.
Tokidoki
· 1 year ago
Just discovered this crazy yet interesting site! Just subscribed to your RSS. イタリアのピサからのジョーです！ （うん、斜塔の町です） よろしく！
Tofugu_Erin
· 1 year ago
I love having new visitors!
BoredGirl
· 1 year ago
im with tokidoki, i luvs me this site.
its fun. :D
Tofugu_Erin
· 1 year ago
I'm glad!
Thanks for your support.
Sougen02
· 1 year ago
The part (:25-:26) I would see everywhere on foums as an icon or something Lol Now i know where it came form xD
heartlessangel
· 1 year ago
wow kinda creepy
mmnessa
· 1 year ago
that video really threw me off...
Sougen02
· 1 year ago
The beginning, you a see a cute little girl and expect the commercial to be...I don't know, G rated. xD If I were to see that on TV one afternoon, I really know know what I would think. Little Red Riding Hood shall never be looked at the same way again folks!
just kidding 8)
Digger
· 1 year ago
Please continue to blog about Japanese wildlife and other natural-science related topics!
Tofugu_Erin
· 1 year ago
Thanks for the feedback! It's good to know what people find interesting. I will definitely try--keep checking back! We should all be posting more once finals are over.
Peggy
· 1 year ago
So cute you could die. Petromys momonga is a real animal. A silver and white flying squirrel (called the Japanese Dwarf Flying Squirrel.) I'm guessing that "Momo" of Samurai Champloo belongs to this species.
aww sooo cute and lol to the video the tanuki was soo random
emiko
· 1 year ago
The tanuki at the top are so cute! They are my second favorite animal now, right under pandas. I love pandas!
emiko
· 1 year ago
everyone in my class sys that the tanuki is just a racoon ;-;
Ana_chan
· 1 year ago
Heh, that was a cool article! I really like your style.
I agree with the "strangely informative" concept even though me thinks some of us must have encountered brilliant *and* genitalia-obsessed cultures before--I mean, look at Greek art, it's all about proportion. Or not. Now, who'd like to study the cause-effect relationship of "brilliant and genitalia-obsessed cultures"? I think I'm getting side-tracked here.
So yes, your article was really informative because as an outsider of the Japanese culture, I tend to absorb as much information as I can (yeah, go ahead and call me Sponge Bob).
Thanks for preventing my sounding like an utter moron in Japanese society!
Drewkulele
· 1 year ago
FWIW, I came across a page somewhere online that translates and explains that odd TV commercial, above, with Little Red Riding Hood and the animals. Check it out:
Konnichi wa, Genki desu ka? Sugoi, Ganbatte. Mata ne.
Quintera (Pummy)
· 1 year ago
hello, good afternoon. your website is great. i am a new person to your web site. i found you on youtube and i just wanted to check you out. i have only begun studying japenese. i think it is an awsome culture. i just came by to say cool and keep up the good work. thats all. ^.^ see ya
club penguine cheats
· 2 months ago
The way that the japanese depict them in their stories though made me blush a little... I only realized last year that those things were really giant testicles.
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FYI: The YouTube video you embedded no longer works.
That is all, haha. Off to class...
The italics were not of much bother to me.
I like it :D
but don't worry, I mean only good things! ( :
I still don't understand where this exaggeration of the "kintama" comes from <.<
Japan is so extreme some times XD;
http://www.kuniyoshiproject.com/raccoon%20Dogs%...
"On a related note, I wonder how raccoon dog tastes…"
Aww don't say that! ><
Raccoon dogs look so different from the American raccoon! (that I've occasionally seen around campus..)
Mmm I really like the new layout :)
Just subscribed to your RSS.
イタリアのピサからのジョーです！
（うん、斜塔の町です）
よろしく！
its fun. :D
Thanks for your support.
If I were to see that on TV one afternoon, I really know know what I would think.
Little Red Riding Hood shall never be looked at the same way again folks!
just kidding 8)
<img src="http://web.travel.rakuten.co.jp/HOTEL/5515/5515_zoo.jpg" />
<img src="http://www.angelfire.com/realm2/lex_exotics/Japdwarfflyingsq.jpg" />
I agree with the "strangely informative" concept even though me thinks some of us must have encountered brilliant *and* genitalia-obsessed cultures before--I mean, look at Greek art, it's all about proportion. Or not. Now, who'd like to study the cause-effect relationship of "brilliant and genitalia-obsessed cultures"? I think I'm getting side-tracked here.
So yes, your article was really informative because as an outsider of the Japanese culture, I tend to absorb as much information as I can (yeah, go ahead and call me Sponge Bob).
Thanks for preventing my sounding like an utter moron in Japanese society!
http://home.tampabay.rr.com/starchsr/anabuki.htm
Genki desu ka? Sugoi, Ganbatte.
Mata ne.
your website is great. i am a new person to your web site. i found you on youtube and i just wanted to check you out. i have only begun studying japenese. i think it is an awsome culture. i just came by to say cool and keep up the good work. thats all. ^.^ see ya