We can attribute some of Muta’s actions to this. One must appease and respect a Kami in order to be on the Kami’s 'good side’. Kami are of two minds, possessing two souls: one gentle and one assertive.Īdditionally to this, there are two hidden souls within the Kami: one happy and one mysterious. In ancient Shinto traditions, there were five defining characteristics of Kami:ġ.
It is also said that they are manifestations of “musubi”, which is the interconnecting energy of the universe, and are believed to be hidden from this world, inhabiting a world that mirrors our own. Kami are not separate from nature but are of nature, possessing positive and negative, good and evil characteristics. Kami can be ‘elements of landscape, forces of nature, as well as beings and the qualities that these beings express, and the spirits of highly revered dead persons’. Japanese spirits (or really any phenomena that’s worshiped by the Shinto religion) is classified under “Kami”. Spirits and supernatural events are crucial for a majority of Studio Ghibli’s stories especially. It probably sounds like a stretch, but it makes sense with Japanese lore: spirits have something to do with every story.
There’s another explanation that makes a little more sense based on Japanese lore and evidence seen in the movie and manga. Perhaps even at the same time he ate all the fish in the lake, making him the most notorious criminal in cat history.Ĭat-turned humans might have slightly human traits remaining, like the ability to say the “ph” sound, longer lifespans, perhaps including food tolerance. 122)Īs far as the movie and manga lore go, it’s possible that Muta’s story is that he used to be a human that was transformed into a cat, most likely through an experience like Haru’s.
The Cat King in the manga even asks, “How could he have lived for so long in the outside world?” (pg. 74), indicates there’s something about him that makes him more capable of living in the Human World than most other cats. His line in the manga: that the Cat Kingdom is a place cats go “if can’t live on own time like can” (pg. He’s hinted at being something… different in both the manga and movie. So we’ve all got questions around our favorite fat cat: How’s he come to work with Baron? How can he say the ‘ph’ sound if cats can’t? Is he a normal cat and if not, what is he? Get a cup of Baron’s special tea and grab some angel food cake, this is going to be a long one.
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