Mononoke the movie is now in a trilogy project :D First part "Karakasa" (in theaters atm in Japan) just won an award, and second part "Fire Rat" has been announced for next March:
Btw, I can't believe I am living a timeline where Mononoke is getting merch! So many collabs are following the movie.
You can see below the ones with Favorite and Kaya (the scales earrings! the dagger hairpin!), and find more on the movie's socials.
Fjord smirked, "Sho' Thang lil dude~! But brace yourself! You'll only have a few seconds to get to higher ground!"
The ground vibrated as 19 and a half tons of Zorphin flipped back and landed heavily into a handstand before leaping into a second flip and crashing into the water behind him.
"HI! I heard you like sandwiches so I bought a big one for you so we could do a trade! This sandwich for you if you gimme your autograph! How's that sound?
I like your eyepatch by the way! I have an uncle with an eyepatch like that! What happened? Did you lose it in a fight? WHOA!!!!! you don't have an arm either! Did someone bite it off??
Were you fighting over a sandwich? What's your favorite kind? Do you think a fish sandwich would taste any good?
I didn't know what your favorite was so I asked the vendor to make me their best one!"
whoa, that's a big sandwich...tell you what, help me out by eating half, and you've got yourself an autograph!
oh, i'll give any sandwich a fair shot. one of my favorites has got to be this one called bánh mì, but i bet a fish sandwich would taste pretty good too! just gotta find the right sauce for it.
the eye patch is just get-up for show; the wing on the other wing...see, if i wanted to be boring, i'd just tell you i hatched without it. happens sometimes. but if it's a story you're looking for...
y'know how adults are always like "eat your veggies and swallow your gravel or you'll stunt your growth and your wings'll fall off"? well...i found out the truth the hard way! i was a stubborn kid and preferred exploring over finishing my supper, so one day i was hiking through hebra when suddenly a huge snowstorm kicked up...
"HI! HI! HI! YOU TWO ARE SO COOL! Can I have your autographs? I have rupees!
I like your outfits! Yours makes me think of a zorca because its a black outfit! Is that for camouflage?
What does the eyeball painting mean? Does it help you see better? is it a lucky symbol?
Do you think you'll fight each other??? Will you still be friends no matter who wins? My brother and dad are fighting too but I dunno if you'll get to fight them BUT MAYBE YOU'LL BE FRIENDS TOO!!"
Crystalline was listening and panicking right up until they heard, "friends" in the context of Vaati, at which point...
"Listen here," Crystalline starts to say, but Vaati is quick to grab their shoulder and give it a rough squeeze that hopefully looks more friendly than it actually is.
"We're siblings, so of course we'll be friends no matter what happens," Vaati says, doing his best to offer up a small smile. He can hear Crystalline making inarticulate noises but chooses to ignore them. "There's no need for rupees - we'll be more than happy," he shoots Crystalline a meaningful look, "to give you our autographs and answer your questions. Right?"
"...right, yes." Crystalline looks mildly chastised before, before offering Kaso a smile that only looks slightly uncomfortable. "So, Vaati? Is your black outfit for camouflage?" They seem almost smug.
"It's for camouflage in the dark. It's tough to see something black in the shadows, right Kaso?" Vaati is able to smile more genuinely somehow. "It won't matter in the matches here, but it's very comfortable as well."
"Mines cooler though," Crystalline says, clearing their throat. "In fact, the eyeball means- er- it, uh, wards against evil or something I dunno."
Vaati looks at them with undisguised disgust.
"WHAT?!" they say back, face flushing.
"While Crystalline is correct, there's even more to it than that, Kaso," Vaati continues, ignoring Crystalline's outburst. "The open eye represents seeking the truth, while the tear symbolizes the willingness of the Sheikah to do anything for their goals."
"Uh, yeah, what he said...by the way," Crystalline recovers quickly, even though Vaati is still looking at them in disbelief, "who are your brother and dad anyway?"
Famed fireproof rodents of Chinese myth, known as kaso or hinezumi in Japan. When likened to ice silkworms, which know not the heat, fire rats are described as knowing not the cold.