Yamagami vs. Anime Mountain Gods: Folklore Analysis of Kusunoki’s Garden of Gods
If you’ve watched enough anime with Shinto-inspired spirits, you probably have a mental checklist for “mountain gods”: distant, overwhelming, vaguely terrifying, and usually not interested in your feelings. That’s why Yamagami from Kusunoki’s Garden of Gods hits so differently—and honestly, so refreshingly. As someone who grew up loving titles like Natsume’s Book of Friends and…