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Yokai have been used to explain natural phenomena, entertain through storytelling, and even serve as moral lessons in Japanese folklore. One in particular, the Noppera-bō, are not malevolent but are thought to be more tricksters, playing jokes on unassuming humans. Or are they a reflection of social and environmental changes in Japan?
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MUSIC
Theme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com)
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SOCIAL LINKS
Website: www.mysteriouspals.com
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EPISODE RESOURCES
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IMAGES
Episode Thumbnail: smiling nopperabo (https://bn.ac-illust.com/clip-art/24098677/smiling-nopperabo)
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 - Beginning
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ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALS
The Mysterious Pals is a mysterious show about history and friendship.
#mystery, #history, #unsolved, #unsolvedmysteries, #halloween, #mysteriouspals, #staymysterious, #yokai, #Nopperabo, #japan, japanesefolklore, #folklore
Yokai have been used to explain natural phenomena, entertain through storytelling, and even serve as moral lessons in Japanese folklore. One in particular, the Noppera-bō, are not malevolent but are thought to be more tricksters, playing jokes on unassuming humans. Or are they a reflection of social and environmental changes in Japan?
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MUSIC
Theme Music by Dethlehem (dethlehem.bandcamp.com)
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SOCIAL LINKS
Website: www.mysteriouspals.com
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EPISODE RESOURCES
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IMAGES
Episode Thumbnail: smiling nopperabo (https://bn.ac-illust.com/clip-art/24098677/smiling-nopperabo)
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 - Beginning
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ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS PALS
The Mysterious Pals is a mysterious show about history and friendship.
#mystery, #history, #unsolved, #unsolvedmysteries, #halloween, #mysteriouspals, #staymysterious, #yokai, #Nopperabo, #japan, japanesefolklore, #folklore