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Chikamatsu Monzaemon, an Uncommon card
Chikamatsu Monzaemon, real name Sugimori Nobumori, was a Japanese dramatist of jōruri, the form of puppet theater that later came to be known as bunraku, and the live-actor drama, kabuki.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 65
- DEF
- 59
- Power
- 124
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 17,000
Power 124 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Chikamatsu Monzaemon quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Chikamatsu Monzaemon card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Of his ______ plays, around 70 are jidaimono, and 24 are sewamono.
Answer
puppet. Of his puppet plays, around 70 are jidaimono, and 24 are sewamono. From the Chikamatsu Monzaemon article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Delia Matache. Delia Matache 74 · Tarō Okamoto 71 · Sho Madjozi 68 · Chikamatsu Monzaemon 65 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The Encyclopædia Britannica has written that he is "widely regarded as the greatest Japanese dramatist." His most famous plays deal with double-suicides of honor-bound lovers.
- Of his puppet plays, around 70 are jidaimono, and 24 are sewamono.
- The domestic plays are today considered the core of his artistic achievement, particularly works such as The Courier for Hell and The Love Suicides at Amijima.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Chikamatsu Monzaemon article was read about 17,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 65 and blocks with 59: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Chikamatsu Monzaemon
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- Dalton PompeyUncommon · Society · ATK 67 DEF 57
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Chikamatsu Monzaemon (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
