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Eric Sowards & Chloe Viars - Kappa (Japanese Folklore)

Evaluating Content:

- Everything in the article is relevant to the topic, however, there are no citations or reliable sources to back up any of the information given throughout the article.

- The information seems to be up to date, as the last edit was on February 3rd, 2020.

Evaluating Tone:

- The article, for the most part, is neutral and the claims do not seem to be biased.

Evaluating Sources:

- This article needs more citations and reliable sources. The references links given work for the most part.

- The claims are neutral, however, there are no citations to support any of the claims in the article.

Talk Page:

- The conversations on the talk page are mostly about confusion if the folklore is real or not, and the origin of the Kappa.

- The article is apart of two WikiProjects including: WikiProject / Mythology and WikiProject Folklore.

- The article is rated C-class (of low importance).

Draft 1:

"A frog-face vodyanoy is known in Russian mythology. A green human-like being named a vodnik is widely known in western Slavic folklore and tales, especially in the Czech Republic or Slovakia." (citation needed) [find citation or remove]

"Even today, signs warning about kappa appear by bodies of water in some Japanese towns and villages." (citation needed) [find citation or remove]

One challenge that we are facing is finding out where the information above is from so that we can cite it or remove it. We have not found the citations thus far. I am also a little confused about where to find the annotated bibliography sandbox.

Draft 2:

Under "Behavior" section on Wikipedia:

1. Add "While younger kappa are frequently found in family groups, adult kappa live solitary lives. However, it is common for kappa to befriend other yōkai and sometimes even people." (yokai.com/kappa)

- This information is needed in the Wikipedia page because it doesn't say anything about how kappa are one of the only few yokai that befriend other yokai.

Under "Appearance" section on Wikipedia:

1. Add "Clumsy on land, they are at home in the water, and thrive during the warm months." (yokai.com/kappa)

2. Add "Inhuman traits include three anuses that allow them to pass three times as much gas as humans," (yokai.com/kappa)

3. Add "Kappa are generally the size and shape of a human child, yet despite their small stature they are physically stronger than a grown man."(yokai.com/kappa)

- This information is needed in the Wikipedia page to show how strong the kappa is despite its size and to add more to the "appearance" section since it is lacking this information.

Under "In Media" section on Wikipedia:

1. Add "These yokai also represent Japan as a nation, featuring in advertisements for a range of products from a major brand of sake to Tokyo-Mitsubishi Bank’s DC Card (a credit card). In their explicitly commercial conceptions, yokai are no longer frightening or mysterious—the DC Card Kappa, for example, is not a slimy water creature threatening to kill unsuspecting children but a cute and (almost) cuddly cartoon character." (Foster, 207)

- This information is needed in the Wikipedia page because it represents more of how the kappa is incorporated in Japanese culture and a different point of view of the kappa and their appearance/behavior.

Annotated Bibliography Draft:

1. yokai.com/kappa/

- This is an article that Chloe's sensei suggested. The main idea is what a Kappa looks like, how it behaves and how it interacts with other yokai. We will use this to add more information about the Kappa's appearance and behavior, specifically, the quotes above.

2. Foster, Michael Dylan. “The Metamorphosis of the Kappa: Transformation of Folklore to Folklorism in Japan.” Asian Folklore Studies, vol. 57, no. 1, 1998, pp. 1–24. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/1178994.

- This is a journal article found through the JSTOR advanced search through NKU's library database. It is already cited on the Wikipedia page, however, it is useful for other information that was not added. The main idea of this article is the characteristics of the kappa and the idea of folklorism. I thought some of the information about the concept of folklorism and how it applies to the kappa would be useful and we could add something to the "Terminology" section on the Wikipedia page.

3. “Yōkai Culture: Past, Present, Future.” Pandemonium and Parade: Japanese Monsters and the Culture of Yokai, by Michael Dylan Foster, 1st ed., University of California Press, 2009, pp. 204–216. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1ppkrc.11.

- This is a scholarly journal article also obtained through JSTOR, an NKU library database. The information that the author discusses about the Kappa in Japan's nation and how it is portrayed in advertisements/products, which is very different from the way the Kappa is described or portrayed otherwise. This information can be added to the "In Media" section on the Wikipedia page.

4. (fourth article needed)