Tonari no Youkai-san - Vol. 1 Ch. 8 - A Nekomata's Lesson

Dex-chan lover
Joined
Dec 19, 2019
Messages
4,287
Buchio's new life as a nekomata must be a constant exercise in existential crises.
 
Member
Joined
May 18, 2020
Messages
82
I'm really curious why she asked why he turned himself into a Nekomata. Also he turned himself into one and it didn't just happen because of his age? Interesting.
 
Double-page supporter
Joined
Oct 12, 2018
Messages
739
@Meroko26 She was probably checking if there was something about his background that could be used as reference, since it sounds like both the transformation stuff and making the leap from an animal into a youkai are both fundamentally based on something along the lines of "actualised self-image".

Going by Buchio's account whatever "spark" triggers that transition comes before (human-analog) consciousness arises since he only went self-aware during the transformation and doesn't seem to know of any specific or active personal desire for it.
 

Users who are viewing this thread

Top