Thread:KuuneruTokoro/@comment-24034641-20150830104344/@comment-5291630-20150830133927

I agree that the lore sections are important. Things like Ebisu referring to Izanami as "the mother who abandoned me", or Ookuninushi turning into a spider and Benzaiten saying, "... again?" The series is written under the assumption that its readers already have a general understanding of the real mythology behind its characters, and that their real mythologies still apply. Yes, the series does still come out with quick "refresher courses" on things like Ebisu's history or what Kamuhakari is, but there are other behaviors of characters like those mentioned above that would make no sense to readers unless they already knew the mythology. Just because these things aren't explicity stated in the series doesn't mean the hold no explanatory value.