The Japanese catch ghosts. Why do they want to be gods?

You must have heard the story.

Teenagers inherit the spiritual strength of their ancestors and can communicate with ghosts, constantly wandering between this world and another.

Because of helplessness, he is often played by incredible forces, but fortunately, there is a powerful god guarding him.

How come? You think I'm talking about Natsume's friend's account?

No, I'm talking about another Japanese classic ghost comic book, Shinichi's "Ghost Nights".

Strange to say, since the animation "Natsume Friends' Account" produced by Brain's base was broadcast in 2008, it lasted until 20 17, and it was filmed for six seasons, which gained a lot of popularity in China, while "A Hundred Ghosts at Night" with the same theme was still a minority work. Anyone who has seen the latter has to admit that it is brilliant, and each volume has reached a high score of more than 9 points in Douban. In Japan, in 2006, he won the Excellence Award of Comics Department of Media Art Festival of Japan Culture Department.

Nights of Ghosts began to be serialized on 1995, eight years earlier than the original comic book Friends of Natsume. Inevitably, because of the same theme and similar settings, these two cartoons are often compared in Japan, and some readers even question whether Yuki Midorikawa is suspected of copying the Japanese market. However, some people think that "psionics+gods" is only the basic setting, and the tone of the story is different from the subsequent plot, which cannot be regarded as plagiarism.

The verdict of plagiarism can only be a matter of opinion. What really makes people care is the basic setting of "psionics+gods".

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When it comes to "Stone God", we must talk about "Abe Sunny", so we have to mention Yin. Yin-Yang teachers can't live without Yin-Yang Taoism, so I won't go into details here, as long as I know that the so-called Yin-Yang Taoism is a "characteristic" developed by Japan's integration of Shinto, Buddhism, Tantric and other elements. Asuka's and China's "Yin-Yang and Five Elements Theory" was introduced into Japan and regarded as a standard. Later, he came into contact with astronomy, the Book of Changes, calendars and other knowledge, combining the elements of spells and divination. "Yin and Yang" has gradually become synonymous with divination and illusion. In peacetime, Yin and Yang Dao ushered in its heyday, and Liao, the teacher of Yin and Yang, became a part of the state organs.

Many civilizations believe in the existence of ghosts, and Japan is no exception. Since ancient times, people have thought that everything in nature has a soul. These souls, like human beings, are divided into joys and sorrows, good and evil, which will bring various influences to human society. Any Sect has its own way of getting along with ghosts and gods, and the driven spirit is one of the characteristics that distinguish Yin and Yang from others.

The so-called "stone god" is a ghost driven away by Yin and Yang, summoned by materials such as paper, grass and jade. According to legend, the Yin-Yang master obtained the form and spirit by taming the monster or signing a contract with the monster, and the bound form and spirit could only serve the Yin-Yang master.

Humans often boast about the existence of justice, and the gods who surrender to the division of Yin and Yang seem to us to abandon the darkness and fight with their companions to protect mankind.

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There is a widely circulated legend in Japan that a young monk in Mitsui Temple is willing to be Master's physical body double to bear Master's illness and relieve Master's pain, so he asked him to perform magic. Later, Harraca Lanasa was moved by the filial piety of the young monk, and Harraca Lanasa couldn't help crying. He sacrificed himself and became the body double of the young monk and his master. From then on, both master and apprentice became ill and lived a long life.

In14th century's The Origin of Immovable Interests, a mysterious scene of casting spells and offering sacrifices to his master and disciples was depicted, in which two gods followed the mystery. The appearance of these two gods is "ugly", which is no different from the monsters opposite the altar, but it is very different from the exquisite images in animation, comics and games. However, it can be seen that the legendary Han God is really often accompanied by Yin and Yang teachers.

Legend has it that the stone god has three functions. One is the "thinking god", which was created by Yin and Yang teachers with their thoughts. There are men and women in the form, which is the withdrawal of the ability of yin and yang teachers. In addition, it is an anthropomorphic god. Teachers of Yin and Yang endow paper, straw, vegetation and other articles with spiritual strength, making them into human forms. Those who have self-awareness are "superior gods" and those who have no self-awareness are "inferior gods".

The most common type is "evil spirits", that is, Yin and Yang teachers defeat evil spirits, subdue them and make them serve themselves. According to legend, the enigmatic 12-day generals, Suzaku, Qinglong, White Tiger, Xuanwu, Gouchen, Liuhe, Tengshe, Tianhou, Guiren, Yin Da, Dashang and Sky, are all evil spirits. The ability to manipulate God has become the standard to measure the spiritual strength of Yin and Yang teachers. If the teacher of Yin and Yang lacks his own ability, he may be narcissistic.

Machamp was puzzled by the child's silence.

In the traditional culture of the East, even today, there is more awe of mysterious things, which cannot be explained by current science.

So, is it too arrogant to try to subdue the forces of nature and make him worship himself as a god?