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Kon Kon Kokon
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Koge-Donbo. The manga is in serialisation in Broccoli (company), Broccoli Books's magazine, ''Comi Digi +''. In North America, the manga was released by Broccoli (company), Broccoli Books USA. It is about a boy named Ren who just wants to be one of the cool kids, but he secretly is a nerdy monster fanatic. That is, until a young girl named Kokon shows up. She claims to be a fox that he had helped years ago, and now she wants to return the favor. Plot The series starts with Ren in school, getting high grades, and wishing Himeka would notice him. However, this is all interrupted when Kokon comes in and jumps on Ren, saying that she "has come to repay him". At first, Ren is indifferent towards Konkon, but that quickly changes when after Himeka asks Ren to explore the school with her because she had heard about an obake while exploring he discovers that Konkon is actually a List of legendary creatures from Japan#K, Kyubi-no-K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mythic Fiction
Mythic fiction is literature that is rooted in, inspired by, or that in some way draws from the tropes, themes, and symbolism of myth, legend, folklore, and fairy tales. The term is widely credited to Charles de Lint and Terri Windling. Mythic fiction overlaps with urban fantasy and the terms are sometimes used interchangeably, but mythic fiction also includes contemporary works in non-urban settings. Mythic fiction refers to works of contemporary literature that often cross the divide between literary and fantasy fiction. Windling promoted mythic fiction as the co-editor (with Ellen Datlow) of ''The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror'' annual volumes for sixteen years, and as the editor of the Endicott Studio ''Journal of Mythic Arts''. Though mythic fiction can be loosely based in mythology, it frequently uses familiar mythological personages archetypes (such as tricksters, or the thunderer). This is in contrast to mythopoeia, such as the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, which invent th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |