[ 08-17-2001: Message edited by: Ocyrrhoe Trazere ]

edit: But, this is the first time my name's been in the topic of a post on any forum so I get to celebrate *dances*

[ 08-17-2001: Message edited by: Motiak ]

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Originally posted by DivaliciousEm:
What's it from and what's it's...purpose? hehe..It looks like a character out of a book I read when I was l'il.

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Forest spirits from the anime "Princess Mononoke"

Great anime - has Billy Bob Thornton, Gillian Anderson, and Claire Danes doing voices in it

[ 08-17-2001: Message edited by: Otku ]

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Originally posted by Motiak:
I'm not really sure of their purpose but they make a funny noise when they do that thing with their head.

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Fine by me! Sounds cute! Just as long as it doesn't try to bite me or anything. hehe... *pets the lil guy*

[ 08-17-2001: Message edited by: DivaliciousEm ]

/em twitches.

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Originally posted by Ocyrrhoe Trazere:
Forest spirits from the anime "Princess Mononoke"

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What Ocy said . I could be wrong, but there's some plant or fungus that grows in East Asia, esp Japan which has seeds that reside within a rounded head, and rattles when dry, that's what the noise is. I remember reading this when researching stuff about Japan.