HANAFUNDA SYMBOLISM AND KAGEROU PROJECT

HANAFUNDA SYMBOLISM AND KAGEROU PROJECT

Do you remember hanafuda merchandise of Kagerou Project back then? In case you don’t know which one is it, then here the picture

At first, it’s like Sidu simply put the character in the card. But in fact, there’s some sort of symbolism there

Here are the symbolism in hanafuda card (based on my research, mainly from here and here) and it’s relevance to Kagepro:

1. January  

Mutsuki: affection month  

January - Matsu 松 - Pine

“January is represented by the tsuru (crane) and the matsu (pine). Both are symbols of long life and good luck. The pine tree is known to live for centuries, and never sheds its leaves. No matter how cold the winter, the pine tree stays green and alive.” 

“The month of January is indicated by a Japanese umbrella pine (koyamaki), an evergreen which is one of Japan’s five sacred trees.” 

“Legends associated with the trees include the belief that the women who touch the wood will conceive healthy offspring. In some parts of Japan, people set branches of the tree on the graves of their loved ones in order to lead the spirits back to the land of the living.”

Sounds interesting? It’s widely known about Paper Crane symbolism in Shintaro and Ayano’s story. Also, the mention “in order to lead the spirit back to the land of the living” is the same with Shintaro’s desire to have his loved one back to living, and well, it’s happen

After all, the fact that the month is called “Affection month” has correlation with this frame in Children Record Reboot:

Although the quick translation means “Emotion”, but the other meaning of the word is “Affection”

“’A crane gracefully crosses the sky before the glowing red orb of the rising sun on New Year’s Day. An aged pine, pruned as carefully as a bonsai tree, complements the symbolic association of cranes with longevity’.” “The bright card shows a Japanese red-crowned crane (tanchōzuru) in front of a red sun”

“The Red-crowned Cranes are sacred birds in both China and Japan. They are called the “bird of happiness”” “ They also are said to mate for life, which makes them symbols of marital harmony. “

“ Both Pine and Red-crowned Cranes are symbols of long life and good luck. “

Aside from the general symbolism of crane, this one specify about ‘A crane crossed the sky before the glowing red orb’ You know what time is it when sun glows red? Sunset. And well, in Additional Memory lyrics, there’s a mention about “Revolving latern” she saw while ‘crossed the sky’

And the last….

“The text on the red ribbon (also on that for February) reads “akayoroshi”. The word is fairly obscure, but means something along the lines of “obviously good” (some say “red is good”).”

Ahahaha… red is the colour of hero, eh? (*crying on the floor* Jin, you….)

2.  February  

Kisaragi: changing clothes month

February - Ume 梅 - Plum Blossoms

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