Talk:Charlotte Amande

So, after having my edit removed, I wanted to show my reasoning behind it and why I feel Amande's design is based on Hachishakusama

First, I'll explain what hachishakusama IS. Hachishakusama (Roughly translated as "Eight Feet Tall" is an urban legend similar in the vein of Slenderman that has been popular in Japan for almost a decade now. The monster was described as an eight foot tall woman, wearing a white dress and a wide brimmed white hat, all of which Amande has in common. She also generates a surprising amount of fanart.

http://anomalyinfo.com/sites/default/files/images/Hachishakusan.jpg

http://bcl.rpen.us/zerowiki/images/a/a6/Tall_Woman_concept.png



The urban legend has been fairly popular, even being included (though renamed) in the Fatal Frame games. Here's the shortest vid I could find that features her. (Language warning)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKb8Yi9O4QI

So, Let's see... Impossibly tall and thin? Check. White dress? Check. Wide brimmed hat? Check, and exaggerated by Oda to fit his usual style. Demon moniker? Check.

Of course, Oda takes the character description and uses it to make his own unique and badass character, which is something I love about the series. However, I do think that the current entry is wrong. Plus, it just makes more sense for a Japanese artist to include a reference to a popular Japanese urban legend than a single obscure picture of Alice in Wonderland, especially when there's only one real similarity there.

BigBurkhart (talk) 23:13, April 7, 2017 (UTC)


 * I agree that the legend probably factors in to her design.--Sandwichman2449 (talk) 00:16, April 8, 2017 (UTC)