Dorodango
Dorodango (Japanese:
Etymology
[edit]The phrase dorodango (
Technique
[edit]Making the basic dorodango is a traditional pastime for school children.
More recently, the process has been refined into the art of the hikaru ("shining") dorodango (
In popular culture
[edit]In Christopher Paolini's novel series The Inheritance Cycle, protagonist Eragon witnesses Orik, the King of the Dwarves, carrying out a Dwarvish tradition of making an erôthknurl. The process of making an erôthknurl is highly similar to the process of making dorodango.
In the Discovery Channel series MythBusters episode "End with a Bang" (Episode 113), which first aired on November 12, 2008, hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman investigated the truth behind everyday sayings. They used the dorodango technique to create dung spheres in order to bust the myth that one "can't polish a turd". Using a glossmeter, they measured gloss levels substantially higher than the value of 70 gloss units, which is considered "high gloss". Savage's 106-gloss unit dorodango used an ostrich's feces, while Hyneman's 183-gloss unit specimen used a lion's feces. They therefore deemed the myth "busted".[3]
In episode 14, "Footsteps", of the anime series Your Lie in April, the character Tsubaki Sawabe polishes a dorodango to show to the protagonist, Kousei, in a flashback sequence. However, it falls apart sometime during the sequence before she can show Kousei, representing her feelings for Kousei in the present day.[4]
In Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town, Popuri gives the main character a dorodango as a gift.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "create". dorodango. Archived from the original on 2016-12-26. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
- ^ "
泥 だんご". kyokyo-u.ac.jp. Archived from the original on 2006-06-03. Retrieved 2006-05-30. - ^ "MythBusters Idioms Special". MythBusters. Season 6. Episode 113. 2008-11-12.
- ^ "Your lie in April". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2018-06-05.