A Grad Student Plays Pokemon Legends: Arceus
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Buddhist Themes in Legends: Arceus, Volo is a Monkey by PokeCodex
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pokemon Legends: Arceus (Video Game)
07 May 2022
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A short post about Buddhist themes in Pokemon Legends: Arceus.
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Cogita is Scary When She Speaks in Classical Chinese by PokeCodex
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pokemon Legends: Arceus (Video Game)
10 May 2022
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I wrote a post that explores Cogita unexpectedly speaking in classical Chinese in the middle of Japanese-language Legends: Arceus playthrough. Turns out she was quoting a Daoist text that's over two millennia old.
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Why is Cogita Associated With Enamorus? by PokeCodex
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pokemon Legends: Arceus (Video Game)
14 May 2022
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I wrote a post about why the Forces of Nature are particularly associated with Cogita. On the way I talk about an episode from Japanese religion in which forces of nature rain disaster down on Kyoto, and why this is connected with scholars and academics.
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The Inspiration for Ancient Greeks in Hisui (?) by PokeCodex
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pokemon Legends: Arceus (Video Game)
28 May 2022
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This post explores a possible explanation for why Celestican ruins and clothing are represented as Ancient Greek in Legends: Arceus. It takes a look at a long-standing "popular legend" of Japanese architecture, specifically about the temple Hōryū-ji, that imagines a connection between Ancient Greece and Japan.
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