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|introduction='''Tsukuyomi-No-Shinshi''' is a type of mythical [[Friend]] that first appeared in [[Kemono Friends 3]]. | |introduction='''Tsukuyomi-No-Shinshi''' is a type of mythical [[Friend]] that first appeared in [[Kemono Friends 3]]. | ||
|appearance=In Kemono Friends 3, she is often seen holding a large kine (杵/きね), a type of heavy wooden hammer that is used to pound mochigome (glutinous rice) into the chewy [[Wikipedia:Mochi|mochi]], a Japanese rice cake. | |appearance=In Kemono Friends 3, she is often seen holding a large kine (杵/きね), a type of heavy wooden hammer that is used to pound mochigome (glutinous rice) into the chewy [[Wikipedia:Mochi|mochi]], a Japanese rice cake. | ||
|reallife=Tsukuyomi-No-Shinshi is based on the mythical figure, [[Wikipedia:Moon rabbit|Moon rabbit]], or Moon hare, that appears in various Asian folklores. Moon rabbit is an example of [[Wikipedia:Pareidolia|pareidolia]] interpretations - humans' tendency to perceive random visual stimuli as meaningful patterns. In this case people identified the dark markings on the near side of the Moon a rabbit or hare since the ancient time when little was known about the Moon. | |reallife=Judging from her in-game Miracle animations, Tsukuyomi-No-Shinshi is based on the mythical figure, [[Wikipedia:Moon rabbit|Moon rabbit]], or Moon hare, that appears in various Asian folklores. Moon rabbit is an example of [[Wikipedia:Pareidolia|pareidolia]] interpretations - humans' tendency to perceive random visual stimuli as meaningful patterns. In this case people identified the dark markings on the near side of the Moon a rabbit or hare since the ancient time when little was known about the Moon. | ||
In Chinese folklore, the rabbit, commonly called "Jade Hare" (玉兔), is often portrayed as a companion of the Moon goddess Chang'e, constantly pounding the elixir of life for her with a mortar and pestle, while some show the making of cakes or rice cakes. For the versions in Japan and Korea, the rabbit is pounding the ingredients for mochi, a type of rice cake. the Moon rabbit in the Vietnamese folklore often appears with Hằng Nga and Chú Cuội, and like the Chinese version, the Vietnamese Moon rabbit also pounding the elixir of immortality in the mortar. Certain Amerindian cultures of North America also has rabbit themes and characters in their Moon folklores unrelated to Asian ones. | In Chinese folklore, the rabbit, commonly called "Jade Hare" (玉兔), is often portrayed as a companion of the Moon goddess Chang'e, constantly pounding the elixir of life for her with a mortar and pestle, while some show the making of cakes or rice cakes. For the versions in Japan and Korea, the rabbit is pounding the ingredients for mochi, a type of rice cake. the Moon rabbit in the Vietnamese folklore often appears with Hằng Nga and Chú Cuội, and like the Chinese version, the Vietnamese Moon rabbit also pounding the elixir of immortality in the mortar. Certain Amerindian cultures of North America also has rabbit themes and characters in their Moon folklores unrelated to Asian ones. | ||