00:00You liked the concept of anecdotes and you selected Naruto, let's go.
00:05So, take this one with a grain of salt, because I have a Naruto story about Gaara and his water bottle,
00:11very large gourd, which would apparently be inspired by the testicles of a tanuki.
00:17Yes, so, it would come to be said mainly, but according to several people who agreed on this,
00:24There is no validation from the mangaka, but Gaara's gourd will have been based on the testicles of an animal from Japanese folklore which is the tanuki.
00:34The tanuki is basically a dog, a raccoon, a legendary animal in Japanese folklore,
00:39often depicted with exaggerated features, such as his testicles,
00:43and it would be a symbol of luck and fertility.
00:46Which apparently, according to people on edit, would fit perfectly with the theme.
00:50If we see the subtle and culturally deep connection that some fans have been able to notice.
00:56And, in truth, beyond the gourd, it was mainly Gaara's attitude that made me think of that, apparently.
01:02It's because it reminds them of an old Japanese folklore,
01:05which is that the tanuki, themselves, carried their testicles there in the same way that Gaara carries his gourd,
01:11the jinchuriki, I think, from memory, of Shukaku, on his back.
01:17So.
01:17Do what you will with this information, I don't know what to do with it.
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