I remember being there an episode of an old anime (Nube, the teacher from hell if I recall it right) where Nube had to fight a Kirin to protect one of his students, since the student crossed into a forbiden, sacred pond to fish. In the dub I remember they called the kirin a giraffe, but it always looked like a horse to me xD

Either way, in that show Nube outright said the kirin was a sacred beast that carried out the will of other gods.

When I saw they were adding kirins to fim I was kinda excited. Sacred horses from eastern mythology. Cool!

Reason for calling giraffes “kirin” in Japan, was due to an ancient Chinese monarch purchasing giraffes long ago, and to legitimize his rule, he called them quilin (the Chinese name of the creatures, pronounced “chee-lin). Word may have spread out in Japan, and they thought back then giraffes were kirin, and the name stuck until this day, knowing well they are far from the divine creatures

1 hour ago, Steve Piranha said:

Reason for calling giraffes “kirin” in Japan, was due to an ancient Chinese monarch purchasing giraffes long ago, and to legitimize his rule, he called them quilin (the Chinese name of the creatures, pronounced “chee-lin). Word may have spread out in Japan, and they thought back then giraffes were kirin, and the name stuck until this day, knowing well they are far from the divine creatures

If youve seen a giraffe with that neck, in pretty sure anyone would call it devine.

Anyway i like hunting kirins in Monster hunter... Theyre considered elder dragons.

1 hour ago, Kujamih said:

Anyway i like hunting kirins in Monster hunter... Theyre considered elder dragons.

I hope they get added in Terraria. Monster Hunter collab or otherwise. Anything from them will look good in my pony-themed worlds