DELTARUNE & Wachifield - FRIEND's Possible Inspiration(s) (Theory/Discussion)

Over the past few days, the Deltarune community has been discussing an obscure Japanese book series that may have served as inspiration for IMAGE_FRIEND, as well as other plot points. Let's dive into the Wachifield series and see what parallels we can find to Deltarune!

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Original Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b...

Wachifield Sources:
https://dayan.wachi.co.jp/overseas/
  / wachifield_story_art  
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_tOP...

Tweets Referenced:
https://x.com/crimsonalice27/status/2...
https://x.com/kettleggbell/status/201...
https://x.com/Vampinvogue/status/2011...
https://x.com/wandydoodles/status/200...

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00:00 Intro
01:23 That One Art That Looks Identical to FRIEND
02:09 Chibikuro Party Summary
04:37 Chibikuro Party Analysis
13:21 The Sloth Tree Summary
15:38 The Sloth Tree Analysis
17:58 Other Books
19:16 The Green Door
20:38 Misc. Details
22:49 Breath of Fire II
24:15 Outro

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