Talk:Hazama-Ryu Kekkai technique

I'm looking into adding an entry for Tokine's latest technique, Utsusemi. Only I didn't expect it to be quite so complicated. The basic idea is that it absorbs another being's power, so that further attacks of the same type are rendered useless (see Chapters 326 and 327 for details). The word basically gives two meanings: empty cicada shells and living people (or perhaps mortal coil, depending on usage). From the way it was used in another series, the user creates a temporary shadow self that absorbs damage for them. I don't know if Mikeno or Tokine are going to explain it any better, but perhaps it'll become clearer once Tokine gets out of her current predicament. Anyway, this is a first draft of what the entry might look like. I suggest an explanation of the cicada reference in the trivia, if we decide to go with that meaning. Comments welcome, since I think my translator program is older than me. - Dap00 19:53, December 7, 2010 (UTC)


 * Utsusemi (空蝉, Cast-off cicada shell): The ability to assimilate another being's power, thus rendering attacks of the same nature ineffective. If used for an extended period, there is a risk of extreme exhaustion.


 * I thought Utsusemi was this:空身 Utsusemi.空身 meaning empty handed (carrying nothing)...something like that..-Ryujin 20:23, January 7, 2011 (UTC)
 * Put the Kanji above into Google translate and set the settings to Chinese>English and look at what pops up. -24.38.176.217 21:15, January 7, 2011 (UTC)


 * Er...I don't think it would work...but I'll try.-Ryujin 21:16, January 7, 2011 (UTC)


 * Nope...I tried Chinese to English and Japanese to English or the other way around. I'll just have to wait and see.:|-Ryujin 21:19, January 7, 2011 (UTC)


 * Really? For me, 空蝉 means "Empty cicada" in Chinese, and Utsusemi in Japanese. ---The Abbster 23:09, January 7, 2011 (UTC)


 * Oh really? Hm...'cus I got this(空身) from one of the chapt names...maybe it's wrong.-_- -Ryujin 23:54, January 7, 2011 (UTC)


 * Ah....the stupid wiki got the name wrong-.- -Ryujin 23:58, January 7, 2011 (UTC)

Ah wait... I just realized that what I've been saying was correct -_-...I looked in the Chinnese and Japanese scans and it all says the samething...You see, in the Japanese scan it says 空身 (on mangahead.com kekkaishi raws chapter 326-couldn't post it here) and then in the English scan its: -龍神1010 03:20, January 29, 2011 (UTC)