{"id":3719,"date":"2012-08-09T22:11:17","date_gmt":"2012-08-10T05:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/?p=3719"},"modified":"2013-05-31T09:44:59","modified_gmt":"2013-05-31T16:44:59","slug":"it-takes-guts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coreyshead.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/09\/it-takes-guts\/","title":{"rendered":"It Takes Guts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cutawayCoreyFinal.jpg\" rel=\"guts\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"margin:0 0 15px 15px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cutawayCoreyFinal.jpg\" alt=\"Corey\" width=\"200\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>A while back I purchased a great little book of Japanese monsters, shown in cross-section, in an attempt to shed a little light upon just what it is that makes them tick.<\/p>\n<p>Great concept. Hours of fun.<\/p>\n<p>The only problem is, the darned thing is all in Japanese! The nerve of these people! (they also made a mistake and printed the whole thing backwards &#8211; someone lost his job at the printing house that day, I can tell you)<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, I took it upon myself to decipher those inscrutable little squigglies that littered the page and present to you here the few I manged to get through before passing out with exertion. Phew. My brain. (be sure to click on them for a closer view)<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>No, please. Hold your applause. Really. You are too kind.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cutawaySatanbeetleFinal.jpg\" rel=\"guts\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cutawaySatanbeetleFinal.jpg\" alt=\"Satan Beetle\" width=\"600\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cutawayGaramonFinal.jpg\" rel=\"guts\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cutawayGaramonFinal.jpg\" alt=\"Garamon\" width=\"600\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cutawayGamakujiraFinal.jpg\" rel=\"guts\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cutawayGamakujiraFinal.jpg\" alt=\"Gamakujira\" width=\"600\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cutawayViiraFinal.jpg\" rel=\"guts\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cutawayViiraFinal.jpg\" alt=Viira\" width=\"600\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cutawayKillazeeFinal.jpg\" rel=\"guts\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cutawayKillazeeFinal.jpg\" alt=\"Killazee\" width=\"600\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; A while back I purchased a great little book of Japanese monsters, shown in cross-section, in an attempt to shed a little light upon just what it is that makes them tick. 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