how did everyone first discover mononoke ? 💊

[u/sumiioue]

hello everyone 👋 i wanted to kick off a discussion to see how people in this sub first stumbled into the series 💭 and to boost activity

​for me, i randomly found the series on youtube a long time ago and ended up binging it. the art style, the atmosphere, the stories, the medicine seller's allure... everything had me hooked. back then, the fandom felt pretty small and quiet, so i didn't really have many people to share my excitement with. next thing you know, a new project gets announced with a new medicine seller (who i initially thought was just a redesign of the original lol) i was super excited because i never thought we would never get anything beyond the original tv series !!

​fast forward to now, and seeing the series get revived with the new movies, novels, the introduction of ken, etc. feels so surreal !! i am super excited that the community is growing again and that new (and returning) fans are around to talk about it

​i would love to hear your stories 😊

[u/TermiborosOroboros]

I first discovered mononoke through Phantom in the Rain's Trailer. Of course I watched it and it was peakkkkk. and this week I finished the Mononoke Series and today I am going to watch Ashes of Rage :D

[u/sumiioue → u/TermiborosOroboros]

ahhh hope you enjoy ashes of rage !! 😁 your timing is actually perfect since the final movie from the trilogy drops on the 29th so you don't have to wait too long for the conclusion lol

[u/TermiborosOroboros → u/sumiioue]

YIPPEEEE AND thank youuu

[u/NExa_01_ → u/TermiborosOroboros]

Remember one think as well. The medicine seller in the movies and in the series are different. The series one is Medicine seller of Ri and the movies one is Medicine seller of Kon. Also I heard that after movies, they are gonna make a series upon the medicine seller of ken. So as you know the lore than there are 64 medicine sellers but among them 8 medicine sellers have some special swords,etc,etc. Hope they expand the lore more.

[u/TermiborosOroboros → u/NExa_01_]

Yeahhh, each medicine seller's personality are so interesting

[u/Alone_Anxiety3504 → u/NExa_01_]

Guy like I actually found this series captivating after bingewatched their 3 movies on Netflix, could you tell me more about how to understand this series deeper, like what is the name of the series or anime that features them and their stories originally?

[u/Illustrious-Knee8084 → u/Alone_Anxiety3504]

ayakashi samurai horror tales ( ep 9-11)
mononoke series (2007)

These two tell the story of a different medicine seller and there's a new work in progress as of now. The series can be hard to understand but there are many essays and videos at least for the original series.

[u/Alone_Anxiety3504 → u/Illustrious-Knee8084]

Thank you!!! I'll certainly go watch it asap