KAPPA

Sinopsis: La divertida historia de una viaje fantástico al país de los kappa, unos seres míticos, mitad hombre mitad rana, que habitan cerca del agua. A través de las irónicas viñetas de esta magistral novela corta,  Akutagawa nos habla de la sociedad del Japón en que vivió, y describe  vicios, virtudes y personajes que siguen viegentes en nuestros días.

Kappa’s roots extend back to 1916 Italy, where it was launched as a “sub-brand” for a clothing company known as Maglificio Calzificio Torinese (MCT) in response to poor sales. As the company recovered, the Kappa clothing line became more prominent, gradually shifting from casual wear to the sportswear brand we know and love today. The name kappa is a portmanteau of the words kawa (river) and wappa, a variant form of 童 warawa (also warabe) "child".Another translation of kappa is "water sprites". The kappa are also known regionally by at least eighty other names such as kawappa, kawako, kawatarō, gawappa, kōgo, mizushi, mizuchi, suitengu.