#Kara no Kyōkai: Paradox Spiral

[anestheticrage]

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[junithys]

Why did you choose the nekomata yōkai specifically rather than any other type of kaibyō (strange cat) apparitions, like the bakeneko?

Thank you for the interesting question, I have actually wanted to answer this on stream! :) Perhaps I still will during my 2023 re:debut.

There are a variety of reasons, first of all, I really love the character of Kaenbyō Rin-chan from the 東方Project franchise, who is also a nekomata (猫又). Subsequently, I had aesthetically pictured my character in a mountainous shrine or cottage, and the nekomata are known to dwell in that kind of terrain.

I grew up with a fascination with yōkai-like entities that dangled between the living and dead; existing and not existing, in a sense. That dual divergence has always fascinated me in fiction, probably one of the reasons that the Paradox Spiral arc is my favorite story from the Kara no Kyōkai series. I grew up playing the Kiki Kaikai games as a kid (notably Pocky & Rocky, where you play as a shrine maiden and tanuki, being tasked to battle strange creatures), and then eventually fell headfirst into the 東方Project rabbit hole.

Furthermore, I loosely based the demi-god characters in my fictional novel series off of yōkai. I have greatly been influenced by Japanese mythology throughout my life. The fact that the nekomata entity plays the shamisen in a eerie manner and is often associated (or outright blamed) for the death of others kind tragically fits my personality, since I have a rather melancholic temperament and have been told by others that I have a (quote) "haunting" singing voice, plus I’m drawn in a moth-like manner to dark and mysterious events/narratives.

Thank you so much for the question! .₊̣̇.ಇ/ᐠˬ  ̫ ˬ ᐟ\∫.₊̣̇.

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