> Just because we're on this Norse thread, I wonder if anyone out there kno
> ws why Fujishima Kosuke decided to use Norse mythology to base some of 
> the characters on?  And what other influences he had on creating the stor
> y, other than his personal creativity?

I remember reading somewhere that he just choose Norse mythology because
it is quite unknown in Japan (Of course, the internet was in its infancy
then and he probably didn't anticipate a worldwide audience analyzing
his works to the Nth degree).

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