And where from the Chinese novel do the Gaiden names come from? I read it a really long time ago and don't remember at all anymore. All I remember is that Nataku is from Chinese folklore.
I sort of figured almost all the meanings in the name were purely coincidental, but it's funny drawing connections anyhow ;).
Also, do you know what the characters are for the dragon names? I knew Seiryuu, but not the others, and can't quite figure out the kanji (I think I've got En and Kou, but not the rest).
Sigh, now I regret not reading Chinese folklore in, you know, Chinese.
Sort of figured Hakkai used desu-masu-tai as well... really want raws of Saiyuki now, especially because I want to see if he ever slips into casual and when!
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Re: '...more about dragons than I wanted to know'
Mon, Mar. 13th, 2006 03:10 am (UTC)And where from the Chinese novel do the Gaiden names come from? I read it a really long time ago and don't remember at all anymore. All I remember is that Nataku is from Chinese folklore.
I sort of figured almost all the meanings in the name were purely coincidental, but it's funny drawing connections anyhow ;).
Also, do you know what the characters are for the dragon names? I knew Seiryuu, but not the others, and can't quite figure out the kanji (I think I've got En and Kou, but not the rest).
Sigh, now I regret not reading Chinese folklore in, you know, Chinese.
Sort of figured Hakkai used desu-masu-tai as well... really want raws of Saiyuki now, especially because I want to see if he ever slips into casual and when!