![]() ![]() It's something i've been waiting for him to mention for sometime now, and at that moment was perfect.Īlso before i forget to mention - our discussion about how everyday people can see Sensei was brought up again with the little girl. I so wanted to hear more of Sensei's awesome song.Įven though you wouldn't have thought it, i still had a few tears in my eyes this episode - Sensei monologue about humans was nice and sweet. ![]() As the two were apart, you see without realizing how both of them have become so used to the others company. Even though there wasn't much of a story this week, there was in the background in the sense that you can see how strong the bond between Sensei and Natsume has become. Tsubame and Hotaru both yearned to be acknowledged but, at the same time, they were aware of a need to hide their tainted natures, especially from the person they loved.Įpisode 11 was a nice refreshing change. The masked spirits in the show project the same sense of tragic isolation. ![]() This contributes to his feelings of loneliness throughout the series. Natsume pretends not to see spirits in order to fit in with society. If we extend these ideas to Natsume, or to real life even, it could also be said that humans wear "masks" all the time, particularly the Japanese. It could also suggest that the spirit wants to hide the shameful aspects of their true nature. In short, they wear masks because that is how they wish the world to see them. Many of these masks were used in ritualised and religious traditions, specifically Buddhist, which were brought from the mainland of Asia.įrom the above, I'd speculate that the masked ayakashi in Natsume Yuujinchou are trying to do two things: Firstly, the masks symbolise their public personae secondly, they are also probably meant to hide the spirits' true nature, which tends to be tinged with sadness and, sometimes, a touch of sinful cruelty. The masks that we are the most familiar with are those used in dance, theater, festivals, and Shinto and Buddhist rituals. ![]() They may have been used to cover the faces of the dead or used as talismans to deflect malevolent spirits. It is unclear as to the use of these masks other than they played a part in some forms of magic or shamanistic rituals of those times. The performer dons a mask representing a certain individual, hero, deity, devil, ghost, or legendary animal, depending on the ritual or performance. Throughout Japan's history, masks have been used in rituals and performances. The mask is the perfect medium to disguise our true nature, if only momentarily. It is our human nature to wish to transend our own existance and masks provide a vehicle to make that transformation. ![]()
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