Tengu
Tengu started out as dog-men, and then became bird-men, right? But what about the long-nosed weirdos? Let’s talk long-nosed Tengu!
Tengu are greedy troublemakers who have big noses. Wow, if Japan weren’t so isolated, I’d say this has horrible connotations. But it doesn’t, so haha! Actually, Oni with humanoid faces (or masks) ad long noses are often more likely to be wise or at least not evil. This probably comes from anthropomorphizing them. Sure, maybe it’s a mask, or maybe a disguise, or maybe a face… but now that Tengu look more like people, they get to be protective spirits and martial art teachers!
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Tengu
Tengu started out as dog-men, and then became bird-men, right? But what about the long-nosed weirdos? Let’s talk long-nosed Tengu!
Tengu are greedy troublemakers who have big noses. Wow, if Japan weren’t so isolated, I’d say this has horrible connotations. But it doesn’t, so haha! Actually, Oni with humanoid faces (or masks) ad long noses are often more likely to be wise or at least not evil. This probably comes from anthropomorphizing them. Sure, maybe it’s a mask, or maybe a disguise, or maybe a face… but now that Tengu look more like people, they get to be protective spirits and martial art teachers!
Featured on Life In Plastic: nerditis.com/2014/08/15/life-in-plastic-the-night-parade-...