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Pokonyan

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Can we include Pokonyan! in the popular culture? Aminabzz (talk) 18:09, 21 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

'Tanuki' is a valid term in English as a loanword from Japanese.

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'Raccoon Dog' is a poor name, they are not related to raccoons at all. By continuing to refer to them as 'Raccoon Dogs' just makes translators less accurate. 'Tanuki' as a loanword following English grammar rules, similar to 'Ninjas' and 'Samurais', makes 'Tanukis' also legitimate, 94.119.32.8 (talk) 00:04, 22 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, what's weirder is the fact that the word "Tanuki" isn't explained in the article, and isn't even mentioned until randomly in the folklore section. This was very confusing as a reader, as I hadn't realized that they were the same thing. Someone should definitely correct this, or atleast specify that it's also called a Tanuki. Blueyandicy (talk) 12:53, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Tanuki from Little Kitty Big City

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Would the game Little Kitty, Big City be well known enough for the portal inventor Tanuki to be included in the pop culture section? WiKiLOMETERS (talk) 16:23, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mention depiction of scrotum under folklore?

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Both the artistic depictions in the folklore section have the large scrotums which are mentioned in Bake-danuki article. Would it be appropriate to mention this here since they are a prominent feature in the images? 71.105.130.6 (talk) 14:32, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: F24 Introduction to Mythology

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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 19 August 2024 and 14 December 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Mandycaswell (article contribs).

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