KintarÅ
Kintaro (Japanese金太郎) is a Japanese Sage (昔 话, Mukashibanashi ), a fairy (童话, Dowa ) over a pet friendly boy with supernatural powers, who was raised by a Yamamba on the mountain Ashigara. Out of it was according to legend as an adult Sakata Kintoki (坂 田 金 时), which was in the service of Minamoto no Yorimitsu (源 頼 光). His story is a popular motif of the Kabuki and Noh theater. On Children's Day, it is customary to set up a doll of him with the desire and the hope that the children are just as Kintaro: brave, strong and sincere.
Legend
To the origin of Kintarō there are many legends, the most famous are:
Agreement among all the legends about that Kintaro was born in May 956, and he vigorously, chubby and only with a red skirt on the Kin (金, gold ) stood, and was clothed with a huge double ax on his back. Kintaro had a nice carefree youth, which he spent to make friends with the forest animals and to resolve fights with you or with Japanese mythical creatures such Onis and Tengu. The most famous fights were against a bear, then his mount was, and against the Oni Shuten - Doji (酒 呑 童子), which he captured, as he spread fear and terror in the region. After Minamoto no Yorimitsu to have become aware of him and he became one of his Shitenno (四 天王, literally: Four Heavenly Kings ). From that moment on he was known under the name Kintoki Sakata and died on January 11, 1012
Content
The best known and most child-friendly version reads:
Background
The extent to which the narrative to Kintaro and the anecdote about Kintoki Sakata are interconnected, can now no longer find accurately. It is certain that Kintoki Sakata has lived and Shitenno of Minamoto no Yorimitsu was. Kintaro is represented as a very wild child, the other children to very unsocial behaved, but became friendly with the animals, whose respect it had to earn sometimes only in a fight with them. This behavior can be explained that Kintaro grew up in most versions legend in the wilderness, in some versions of narrative Minamoto no Yorimitsu met him also in the wilderness leaning on a stone or in his native village near the mountain Kintoki thereby.
Reception of Kintaro figure
The figure of Kintaro is still a very popular figure; so there is a manga of the name: Golden Boy and since the Edo period sweets in the form of Kintaro figure. Furthermore, occur in many manga or anime characters that are based on Kintarō.
Arising from Kintarō characters are, inter alia in these works before:
- In the manga Gin Tama ( the main character Gintoki Sakata is based on Kintarō )
- In the anime Otogizōshi ( Kintaro is one of the main characters )
- In the manga The Prince of Tennis ( Kintaro Toyama, a minor character, has just as Kintarō superhuman strength )
- In the manga Yu Yu Hakusho ( Makintaro the team Uraotogi recalls Kintarō )
- In the manga One Piece ( Sentōmaru Kintarō is very similar in behavior and appearance )