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WARNINGS: Anachronistic dialogue and sporadic use of cultural
honorifics. Violence, death, cussing, politics, and other things
associated with war. Supernatural happenings. Cross-dressing and
homosexual and heterosexual relationships.
PAIRINGS: Daisuke/Ken, Taichi/Sora, Taichi/Yamato, Yamato/OFC,
Takeru/Hikari, Takeru/Iori, Miyako/OMC, Miyako/Ken, Mimi/OMC,
Jyou/Mimi, Ryo/Ken, Osamu/OFC. [Possibly more that will be decided
upon as the story progresses.]
I began this story based on the random idea of putting Ken in
a dress.... And then it mutated. Severely.
Obviously, this project required a lot of research because I'm
the type of person that hates historical inaccuracy. (Being a
History major and all. ^__^ Although I must admit that my
concentration is Central/Eastern Europe and the U.S., not Japan.)
Trying to find a time period where everything that I wanted was
happening was rather difficult -- thus I had to sacrifice some
realism for the sake of plot.
I had originally planned on making one overarching info file,
but I realized that I couldn't possibly include everything at the
outset and thus decided to explain such details at the end of
each chapter.
If you have any questions, comments, or corrections, feel free
to e-mail me at juki@aurabuster.net or katkle@postmark.net.
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BRIEF BACKGROUND
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"Tsuru no Hitokoe" ("Cry of the Crane") takes place directly
after the Onin War of 1467-1477 during the Muromachi (a.k.a.
Ashikaga) Period, at the beginning of the Sengoku era. The power
and influence of the royal governmental infrastructure severely
deteriorated, and the country collapsed into civil war for
decades.
The local lords grew more powerful and many grew more
ambitious, and from this I have developed the setting of this
story. Any other historical/political notes I add here may
potentially give away future plot, and so I will clarify things
in the chapters in which they come up.
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REFERENCES
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Asakawa, Kwan-ichi. (1939) A History of Nations: Japan.
Hane, Mikiso. (1972) Japan: A Historical Survey.
Henshall, Kenneth G. (1999) A History of Japan: From Stone Age to
Superpower.
Iwasaka, Michiko and Barre Toelken. Ghosts and the Japanese:
Culutral Experience in Japanese Death Legends. Logan, UT:
Utah State University Press, 1994.
"Japanese Society." Accessed January 2, 2003.
http://hammer.prohosting.com/~stryder/soc.html
Meyer, Milton W. (1993) Japan: A Concise History (3rd ed).
"Samurai." Accessed January 2, 2003.
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2127.html
The Samurai Archives. (Various articles). Accessed January 2,
2003. http://www.samurai-archives.com
Small, John. "The Art of Ninjutsu." Accessed January 2, 2003.
http://www.japanfile.com/sport/martial_arts/Ninjutsu-1.shtml
Souryi, Pierre Francois. The World Turned Upside Down: Medieval
Japanese Society. Trans. by Kathe Roth. New York: Columbia
University Press, 2001.
---///BACKGROUND INFORMATION & NOTES FOR "TSURU NO HITOKOE"///---
-----------------------------------------------------------------
WARNINGS: Anachronistic dialogue and sporadic use of cultural
honorifics. Violence, death, cussing, politics, and other things
associated with war. Supernatural happenings. Cross-dressing and
homosexual and heterosexual relationships.
PAIRINGS: Daisuke/Ken, Taichi/Sora, Taichi/Yamato, Yamato/OFC,
Takeru/Hikari, Takeru/Iori, Miyako/OMC, Miyako/Ken, Mimi/OMC,
Jyou/Mimi, Ryo/Ken, Osamu/OFC. [Possibly more that will be decided
upon as the story progresses.]
I began this story based on the random idea of putting Ken in
a dress.... And then it mutated. Severely.
Obviously, this project required a lot of research because I'm
the type of person that hates historical inaccuracy. (Being a
History major and all. ^__^ Although I must admit that my
concentration is Central/Eastern Europe and the U.S., not Japan.)
Trying to find a time period where everything that I wanted was
happening was rather difficult -- thus I had to sacrifice some
realism for the sake of plot.
I had originally planned on making one overarching info file,
but I realized that I couldn't possibly include everything at the
outset and thus decided to explain such details at the end of
each chapter.
If you have any questions, comments, or corrections, feel free
to e-mail me at juki@aurabuster.net or katkle@postmark.net.
--------------------
BRIEF BACKGROUND
--------------------
"Tsuru no Hitokoe" ("Cry of the Crane") takes place directly
after the Onin War of 1467-1477 during the Muromachi (a.k.a.
Ashikaga) Period, at the beginning of the Sengoku era. The power
and influence of the royal governmental infrastructure severely
deteriorated, and the country collapsed into civil war for
decades.
The local lords grew more powerful and many grew more
ambitious, and from this I have developed the setting of this
story. Any other historical/political notes I add here may
potentially give away future plot, and so I will clarify things
in the chapters in which they come up.
----------
REFERENCES
----------
Asakawa, Kwan-ichi. (1939) A History of Nations: Japan.
Hane, Mikiso. (1972) Japan: A Historical Survey.
Henshall, Kenneth G. (1999) A History of Japan: From Stone Age to
Superpower.
Iwasaka, Michiko and Barre Toelken. Ghosts and the Japanese:
Culutral Experience in Japanese Death Legends. Logan, UT:
Utah State University Press, 1994.
"Japanese Society." Accessed January 2, 2003.
http://hammer.prohosting.com/~stryder/soc.html
Meyer, Milton W. (1993) Japan: A Concise History (3rd ed).
"Samurai." Accessed January 2, 2003.
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2127.html
The Samurai Archives. (Various articles). Accessed January 2,
2003. http://www.samurai-archives.com
Small, John. "The Art of Ninjutsu." Accessed January 2, 2003.
http://www.japanfile.com/sport/martial_arts/Ninjutsu-1.shtml
Souryi, Pierre Francois. The World Turned Upside Down: Medieval
Japanese Society. Trans. by Kathe Roth. New York: Columbia
University Press, 2001.