Talk:Explosive Tag

FINALLY someone made this article. I wonder why I didn't do that myself. Oh well, thanks, Shounen~ I've seen the translation "paper bomb" here and there in the wiki. I don't know whether this translation is official, or in case it is which media that used it, which is why I don't add it myself. But if it is, maybe it should be? Hakinu talk 15:11, 3 June 2009 (UTC)
 * You're welcome ^^ It was long overdue. About the "paper bomb" thing... for consistency's sake, I replaced all instances of "paper bomb" and "explosion tag" to "exploding tag". I don't know where the term "paper bomb" comes from, but I've added a note to the article about it. If anyone knows more, they can add the specific source ^^ --ShounenSuki (talk 16:55, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

well, whenever used in the English dub, they were referred to as paper bombs... idk which episodes use them though... --Fangzntalonz

How do they work?
Is it a Japanese thing where paper takes on certain properties based upon what is written on it? Thomas Finlayson (talk) 00:50, July 6, 2010 (UTC)
 * In a way. They are based on ofuda --ShounenSuki (talk 01:00, July 6, 2010 (UTC)
 * Scanned it, but I still do not really understand the connection with Naruto. Thomas Finlayson (talk) 02:06, July 6, 2010 (UTC)
 * I guess I should have been more clear.
 * Ofuda have been used in Japan as charms and talismans for centuries. They were used to ward off bad luck and evil spirits, leading to them being seen as a kind of weapon used by priests. This evolved further in fiction, where they gained a lot more different powers.
 * The original, real-life ofuda draw their power from the name of the kami or shrine that was written on it, which was fictionalised into them gaining the power of whatever was written on it. In the case of exploding tags, that would be the kanji for.
 * Ofuda have a very long history in fiction, dating back decades, if not centuries. --ShounenSuki (talk 12:28, July 6, 2010 (UTC)