#Shinchū

[wodeworm]

Shinchū-神虫 Divine Insects hailing from a distant continent prowl the forested lands, not in search of humans, but disease spreading demons. Their imposing size coupled with powerful limbs and razor-like appendages and stingers make them an enemy of utter dread. When Fowl spirits and Yokai encounter Shinchu, they will be torn apart in a berserk fury, horribly mangled and crushing the unholy beings into a unrecognizable paste. In this zealous fervor they can be lost for days at a time maiming and eradicating thousands upon thousands of demons. These miraculous beings play a key role in protecting humans reach enlightenment through meditative practices, Should any malicious entity try to interfere with their burgeoning spiritualty, will incur a most holy wrath from these empyrean beings.

[astroandrogyny]

Meet the newest students of Tokyo Jujitsu High!

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[ghidorahsrealm]

Noooooo, I didn’t draw kaijus to put them into DMC...

Titanus Ghidorah (my redesigned version) - Titanus Daevas and Apocryphan - Titanus Shinchū

Titanus Ghidorah:

Ichi is the main controller of the body. A prideful, borderline arrogant kaiju, Ichi acts as the mastermind or intelligent one of the three heads. He’s the one that plans everything and keeps Ni and San under control; he is capable of keeping his emotions under wrap, so no one knows what he’s visibly feeling at that point in time, though his actions says a lot more than his words do, despite him enjoying long and debatable conversations. Easily the most level-headed one and to keep focused on the main goal, unlike his fellow heads. He knows that brute force or manipulation alone isn’t enough to crush his enemies, so often, he blends the styles together to cause mass carnage and annihilate his enemies with lethal efficiency. Godzilla hates Ichi the most out of the heads.

Ni is the second head, and the most destructively violent one of the three heads. His head structure is made to cause absolute catastrophe by having a bite force stronger than Ichi or San’s, and no kaiju (minus Godzilla) is able to escape his jaws alive, or at the very least, shattered bones and profusive bleeding (that is difficult or impossible to stop due to venom glands Ni has). His electrical breath is the most devastating, but severely difficult to control, and more than likely can have just as much damage done to themselves as to the rest of the world. To rival his power, Ni is the boaster and highly aggressive. He sees the world as his playground - he is the king of Kings, he doesn’t have to follow orders (except he does, as Ichi controls a majority of the body). If an area in the world is too peaceful, or there is no battles amongst the kaiju, Ni is the most likely one to start it, as there always has to be conflict, or else what is the point in the world that they live in? Though, admittedly, the only one who can keep Ni calm for long periods is Mothra; no one is sure why this is the case, but kaiju and humans alike don’t complain much, considering Ni is a walking disaster ready to burst at any given moment. 

San is the third and last head. The most “innocent” one of the heads, San has appropriately adopted the name of “Kevin”, given to him by the humans who took notice of his dorky personality, but despite his pleasant mannerisms, he has his own dark side. Internally, San is sadistic, manipulative, and cunning. His outside personality isn’t an entire lie, but it’s not the entire truth. The reality is that his base nature fights against the kaiju he tries to be, a tug of war that lasts millennia with neither half gaining the upper hand for too long. San tries his best, he really does, but the scent of freshly drawn blood and screams of tiny humans tempts his inner bloodlust, and so he loses himself in the moment, focused only on the ruin that follows. He would cause chaos alongside the other two heads, but wouldn’t immediately end his opponents. Instead, he’d be the type to drink their blood, throw out taunts, mocking them, insulting them, using his slick words to get them to slip. He’d even eat the ashes of dead humans that have been vaporized, just to watch the horror fly on the faces of the humans who knew the ash pile moments before. Once San snaps out of it, he feels nothing but overwhelmingly crushing guilt; he knows he can’t be forgiven for the crimes, and knows that his thoughts would claw him from the inside out. But he tries to not let it get to him. The only thing to keep them at bay is try to make up what he’s done, to be the kind kaiju people knew him as, but trust is a tricky thing, and San often finds himself alone. No one knows how to pull him from his darkened state, though who knows, maybe he’ll find someone... maybe. (Oh, and he uses his horn to skewer and slash body parts off his opponents, that horn is razer sharp and can cut through steel painfully easily.)

Titanus Daevas:

Daevas is the first daughter of the Queen, Mothra, and the Devil, King Ghidorah. While it may appear that she has two heads that are separate individuals, it’s actually just Daevas, but split into two heads... if that makes sense. The extra head allows her to watch from both behind or below, while the other watches the front or above; additionally, it also means shes able to grasp objects or other kaiju, as with her front limbs, they’re more so meant for tearing into flesh with their serrated edges than actual carrying. Height wise, she’s taller than her father, though in overall bulk/mass, she is lighter with a more sleek build. Her tail is like that of a scorpions, with the curved edge holding a prevalent venom that prevents blood clots and induces mild paralysis, hindering her opponents limbs so that she may use her electrical beams to blast the opponent into puddles of blood. Or, if she so wished, she could use the barbs on her tail to slam into the opponent and have them break off similar to spines, though usually the process to regrow the barbs takes a considerable amount of time, so its only used for emergencies. 

Daevas (or Olvida, her human name) is a lost soul making due with what she has. Due to Ichi not caring for Daevas like how Ni does, he ultimately abandons her, which causes Ni to try and blow apart Ichi’s head; he does deeply care for his daughter, but his insecurities are deep, as he fears that he’d accidentally hurt or kill Daevas, or that he’d be a horrible example of a parent and lead her down a dark path like the one he has treaded upon. Ichi, noticing the internal struggle, manipulates Ni into giving into his head (as in reality, Ni isn’t as strong-willed like Ichi is), and convinces him that Daevas would be a lot safer being in the hands of Mothra than his own, and Ni caves. He was broken, and Mothra attempted to intervene, to try and reign in Ni and bring out his parental side, but he is too far gone, Ichi wormed too far into his psyche to where Ni wishes he didn’t have Daevas. He was always going to be a failure of a father, so why did he bring in such a precious life that he would inevitably destroy? His thoughts crushed Mothra, and it led to a long-felt depression to come crashing down. She started blaming herself for what has happened; this reflected in how she cares for Daevas (and soon, her younger sister, who has yet to hatch), where Mothra found herself lost more in her thoughts than caring for her daughter, and Daevas noticed. She wasn’t dumb, she noticed the look in her mother’s eyes. Looking at Daevas made Mothra succumb deeper into the abyss, a constant reminder of how Ni left, leaving Daevas fatherless. He was always around, yet, he ignored Mothra and Daevas whenever they were nearby, but when Daevas wanders up to him? He’d snap, but it was a cover up to try and prevent the merciless tears from pouring out. Daevas never tried again. 

An accident, that’s what she convinced herself she was. Her thoughts were even more solidified where one day, her mother was gone. Daevas had a dream before she woke up to Mothra being missing, the soft whispers of “I’ll be going away soon, but I’ll be back, I promise” resonated within her skull, and the young kaiju knew that those words were rooted in reality, but it wasn’t the full truth. A day she waited, a week, a month, a year. She wasn’t coming home, she had lied. Daevas left the nest that was once her home, knowing that she had been abandoned by the only hope left in her life - she was pained by this, oh the shattering of her heart echoed throughout her chest, making it hard to swallow and hard to breathe. But she endured, she was just an accident after all, along with her younger sister. Her sister was born after Ni had left the family, and was still only a larva when Mothra had abandoned them. She was weaker than Daevas, significantly weaker; she struggled to eat, her moves were sluggish, and her exhaustion knew no limits. Other kaiju would’ve abandoned her, seeing her as more of a burden to their survival than their own kin, but Daevas wouldn’t be like their parents. She cared for her sister, took her with on her travels. They never stayed in one spot, always moving, always surviving. Soon, she has reached her young adult hood, and her sister began to change into her moth form, though she was still reliant on Daevas. Daevas didn’t mind, she was her sister after all, and no matter the day, she’d care for her little sister. Even if she would die in her attempts to keep her safe.

Daevas is a survivor, so she doesn’t interact with the other kaiju in fear they’d attempt to harm her or her little sister. Not to mention, they’d think she was the hidden heir to the Devil, and while she doesn’t wish to be associated with her father, part of her yearns to be recognized by him, to at least be acknowledged that the power she has gives her great potential. Dae isn’t one to dwell on those thoughts for too long though, as it would risk the safety of both her and her sister, so she buries it under hard work hunting for food and making sure her sister is safe. Now, I wouldn’t say she’s the type to get over trauma easily, but Dae always attempts to look at it from a logical stand point: those kaiju that affected her the most aren’t in her life anymore, and so theres no point in dwelling on the suffering she had to go through. If she ever meets them again? She’ll attempt to let the past be the past, and focus on the future. The daughter of the Devil is more of a brawn over brains, but it’s not to say she is “dumb”. She’s a quick learner when it comes to learning to survive, but socializing? She is significantly slower with. She’d be hostile at first, definitely, and will likely keep up a hostile or intimidating front for a while for those she doesn’t know, but slowly over time, she’ll tolerate other kaiju being around. She prefers not to talk though, her speech is kinda... meh. Basic words to get the point across, but if you use too many big words, she won’t understand. Don’t try explaining it to her either, she’ll look at you like you’re an insane mad man.

Titanus Apocryphan:

The son of the Devil and Muto Queen, and the half-brother of Daevas and her sister. He is recognized as the true heir to Ghidorah, though he could care less about such a title. In the end, it is just a title, it has nothing of value and just a term to label something, which quite frankly, Apocryphan hates. King, queen, prince, princess, it doesn’t matter, and so he does get into scuffles with Godzilla sometimes when the King tries to assert his dominance over him, but if theres one thing Apocryphan hates, its control. Now, Apoc is nice, borderlining on a gentleman, but he shares no desires in being an alpha, no desires in having a mate and continuing the bloodline, he just wishes to experience life itself. Call him a hippie, if you will, but he’s the non-pacifist hippie. Just don’t piss him off; Apocryphan is one of the bulkiest kaiju, and he’d definitely body you if you can’t fly or don’t have matching bulk to withstand him toppling you. He’s by no means as agile as say, Daevas, but he does have a nasty lightning breath attack, able to use an EMP ability, and able to deal an AOE electric attack to knock down flyers temporarily. Despite him having appendages similar to wings, they’re more so used for protecting himself; flexible, yet undeniably tough hide, able to withstand extreme temperatures and resistant to damage. He’s the tank, so to speak. 

When he was born, he was actually adored by Ichi; the primary head adored his son, pride swelling within his chest at the sight of his spawn. He raises him well alongside his Queen, Barb, teaching him how to fight and in some cases, teaching him brutality if the situation so calls for it. Barb got on his hide for teaching their son such a thing, but it was quickly dismissed by Ichi, who told her he wouldn’t be trying to teach his son such things again. Barb was doting upon her son, though not overly so. She told stories about her species to a young Apocryphan, who was fascinated by such tales, and sometimes his father would come in to tell his own book of history about the kind he was apart of. In short, Apocryphan had the family Daevas had lost, and that made her nearly ignite herself into flames when she finds out about Apoc.

Now to the part I want to write about - Apocryphan and Daevas are heated rivals, but it’s pretty one-sided. Apoc genuinely wants to bond with the half-sister his father never spoke of, but Daevas sees him as just... well, a replacement for her. All those years of surviving, and this is the reward she receives for all of her painful suffering? She brews with intense, bloody hatred at the sight of him, and wants to slash him apart to show her dominance over her younger half-brother. What Apoc sees though? Just someone that’s broken, agonizingly so. So despite all of the near-death scenarios he throws himself into, he still tries to get to know Dae, to hear her story. That’s one she’ll likely never tell Apoc to his face though. His presence alone is a slap to the face for her.

Titanus Shinchū

Ah, the youngest sister of Dae, and older sibling of Apocryphan. Now, admittedly, she is the weakest character out of the ones I’ve written about so far. From what I do have of her, she is admittedly very weak for a kaiju. She can still be a thorn for humanity, but can be dealt with quickly. She was born with an autoimmune disease, so her body is constantly fighting herself, leaving her drained a majority of the time and difficult to... well, live. She doesn’t give up though, she would be the one too angry and stubborn to die, angry at the world. She never is harsh to her older sister, but everyone else, including Godzilla? Sarcastic and rude, always having a biting remark to nip at them. In a way, shes envious about the life they live - they don’t suffer from all the pain she has to go through, must be nice getting to live a normal life, to actually be able to function properly rather than consume yourself from the inside. I imagine her life span would be shorter compared to Dae, though her benefit is that she’s, thankfully, able to be reborn like how her mother does, but it’s always painful for Dae to see her die. A life of suffering, fueled by the anger that Shin has for the world and the hand that was dealt to their family. 

She clings to Dae a lot, admittedly. Dae is the wall, but Shin is the ranged attacker. Her wings are like a dragon fly’s, beating fast that generates a lot of heat to pulse through her body, and she’s able to launch electrical spines at her enemies with, honestly, quite good accuracy. She’s fast in the air, like, ungodly fast, but it takes a huge chunk of energy for her to go that fast, so usually she hovers, as it takes less energy, but honestly? Shin prefers not to fly at all; to her, you’re just painting a big ol’ red target on your underbelly, and while she doesn’t mind dying (since she’ll come back anyway), it’s a pain in the ass to get to her moth form again.

Hates Apoc too, but isn’t blinded by nothing but rage like Dae is. She’ll hear him out, if just to quell her curiosity, but then she’d tell him to scurry back to Ghidorah, he isn’t welcomed here.

that’s all im going to write bc my brain go poof  back to dmc i gooooo

[obsessivelycartoonish]

OC-tober Days 10-12

Needed to take a little break from drawing so here’s some old art and me yappin

Day 10: Personality

As a mother and the head of the chaos hotel, Dahlia is a leader who tries to put her family and the people who rely on her first before herself. Doing a personality test she would be classified as an ENFJ-T

Day 11: Symbolism/Themes

- Dahlia(flower): The flower itself represents a lot about Dahlia as a character, often representing things such as inner strength, grace under pressure, new beginnings- and being steadfast, due to the flower’s ability to bloom after many other flowers have died

- Tarantula Hawk/Shinchū Yokai: often fearing this side of herself physically/emotionally, this aspect represents a side of her she’s still learning: despite being dangerous, the tarantula hawk is considered a symbol of strength and courage/ a metaphor for overcoming difficulties in life

- Broach necklace: this is a necklace that she wears often that’s helped her keep a human form but also harms her body and its physical/magical capabilities - it parallels her insecurities and fears regarding herself/self-image, and how she thinks others perceive her as a “monster”. Her past traumas “confirm” her own beliefs based on how she was treated by people in the past.

Day 12: Future

Who knows what the future holds for Dahlia, but she knows all she can hope for is that her kids can make a happy life for themselves.

As she’s raising a generation that’s survived the Krang apocalypse and has faced the brunt of a lot of it, she hopes that maybe she’ll grow to have a more peaceful life, with a garden and cabin in the forest - that could be wishful thinking though, who knows

[konjaku]

唐獅子牡丹[Karajishi botan] Karajishi and Peony

This is an 絵馬[Ema] with 唐獅子牡丹. The kanji 奉[Hō](Offer) can be seen on the right side of Karajishi's head. In fact, the kanji 納[Nō](Offer) is written on the left, though it is cut off and not visible. So, it is clear that this is a 奉納物[Hōnōmono](Votive offering.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ema_(Shinto)

唐獅子[Karajishi](Chinese lion) is believed to have originated in the ancient Orient, and was introduced via China in the Asuka period (593-710.) 獅子[Shishi](Lion) and 狛犬[Komainu](Guardian dog) in shrines are a variation of that.

There is a saying, 獅子身中の虫[Shishi shinchū no mushi](Worm in the Shishi's body,) which means treacherous friend. This is derived from a legend that Shishi(Karajishi) rests under the peony flowers at night because the worm, which feeds on the Shishi's flesh and causes death, is killed by the morning dew that drips from peony flowers.

Shishi is considered the king of animals and Botan is considered the king of flowers. For those reasons, their combination is often used as the subject of paintings, and even that of tattoos. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0359981/

[idv-ask-the-unknown]

Okay we get that now Heifu does not know about your existing but what about the others?

are there anyone who knows about you… and also are you some kind of a Shinchū?

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[2starsmoved]

hey guys i dont write crime but i made a gang inspired by genshin impact characters

THE YOUKAI — an elite gang with brains , beauty , and blades. starting off as the leaders attempt to make a name for himself after years of petty theft , has grown to have quite the reputation after intersecting with other gangs who would do a lot more than just theft. discovered by the fbi holding a gun and covered in blood, ONI has taken his gang into hiding with him ever since , lurking in the shadows to protect his found family. no one knows if he fears prison or the rival gangs more , but he won't ever show it.

ONI — the gangs leader. no one knows his real name , only those from his past. despite being on the run and fearful of those after him , he still maintains an aloof personality. charismatic, flirty, and a little full of himself, oni is devoted to his found family, making sure they are protected. fc: taz skylar

KITSUNE — the beauty of the gang. professional pickpocket. some may remember her as miko, but her found family calls her fox. uses her beauty to lure in potential victims, some say she is the most devious of the bunch due to her rather extreme ideas. wind and neko fear her just a little, considering she begged to join the gang. coming from a rather wealthy family, friends with the governors daughter, and lived a spoiled rotten life running her moms publishing company when she was absent.

TENGU — the blades of the gang. professional knife fighter. some may remember him as kazuha , but his new family calls him wind. calm and collected, rather . . . poetic, almost. family fell apart after years of holding a long lived tradition. lost his close friend in a drive by , forever seeking out revenge on who took his life.

NEKOMATA — the brains of the gang. professional hacker. some may remember them as heizou, but their found family calls them heartstopper or heart for short. dangerous in a different way from wind. blackmail being their best weapon, heartstopper will do what it takes to help the operation succeed —— and to get their money, of course. child of two fbi agents,

SHINCHŪ — the protector of the gang. professional guard dog. some may remember her as shinobu, but her found family calls her neku. leaving behind a cozy, relaxed, well paying career handed over by her mother, she ran far away to work with the gang she ran into one day on her way to class. she is the one to make sure everything goes according to plan, and to back them up if they got stuck in a risky spot.

[mabeljonesrock]

Here my list of Yokai:

1. Yosuzume: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yosuzume#:~:text=Yosuzume%20(夜雀%2C%20%22Night,Prefecture%2C%20and%20in%20other%20places.

2. Kappa: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kappa_(folklore)

3. Bakeneko: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakeneko

4. Inugami: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inugami#:~:text=Inugami%20(犬神%2C%20%22dog%20god,known%20about%20in%20western%20Japan.

5. Shinchu: https://yokai.com/shinchuu/

6. Okiku Mushi: https://yokai.com/okikumushi/

7. Hitotsume-kozō: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitotsume-kozō#:~:text=Hitotsume%2Dkozō%20(一つ目,forehead%20similar%20to%20a%20cyclops.

8. Basan: https://yokai.com/basan/

9. Gumyōchō: https://yokai.fandom.com/wiki/Gumyōchō

10. Azuki Arai: https://yokai.com/azukiarai/

I have another au, this one has designs actually (not all the neighbors rn, ueueue)

But welcome to the Hidden Village AU!

Wally and his friends are yokais who live in a hidden village, said to appear deep within the forest of a mountain once in a full moon. If you're lucky enough, they might just welcome you in their peaceful little home.

As you can see, they are the only ones I have designs of rn, I do have one for Sally (she is in the works dw) but for the rest of the neighbors, I'm still lost on what yokai to base them upon. If you guys have ideas about it feel free to tell me! I'd love to hear it :DD

[humanoid-nar]

神虫

しんちゅう • Shinchū

Shinchū are holy insects. While they have a ferocious appearance, shinchū do not attack humans. Instead, they feed on demons and evil spirits. In particular, they prey upon yōkai which cause disease and spread epidemics. They rip their victims apart violently as they feed, leaving pools of blood and body parts in their wake. Their appetites are as big as the shinchū themselves. Every morning, a shinchū will consume three thousand demons, and every evening it will devour three thousand more.

Silkworm moths are considered holy creatures, and the term shinchū has been used as a poetic name for these insects since ancient times. They were held as miraculous creatures, due to their both their physical transformation from worms into moths, and for the precious silk which they produced.

[earthenwood]

Day 7 of #mabsdrawlloweenclub is #YOKAI and I have chosen #Shinchū. Here’s a description from Yōkai.com: Shinchū are great insect gods which resemble silkworm moths larger than elephants. The have saucer-like eyes, a gaping mouth full of sharp teeth, eight legs, enormous wings, and a long stinger protruding from the rear of their segmented abdomen. Shinchū are holy insects. While they have a ferocious appearance, shinchū do not attack humans. Instead, they feed on demons and evil spirits. In particular, they prey upon yōkai which cause disease and spread epidemics. They rip their victims apart violently as they feed, leaving pools of blood and body parts in their wake. Their appetites are as big as the shinchū themselves. Every morning, a shinchū will consume three thousand demons, and every evening it will devour three thousand more. Modified plastic bug and dinosaur toys, epoxy clay, paint. This has been super fun to make! https://www.instagram.com/p/B3V3SxGFc4O/?igshid=11o309zg7xmz9

[dmitris-notebook]

22.5 "yokai pet" (he's actually smaller than this)

The yokai I based ol yeller off of is a Shinchū. I chose that because it looked cool [also before I get comments about this, 'that' part of his body is a stinger, please don't go crazy/srs + gen] (I made him bald on purpose)

Gn yall

[astroandrogyny]

Shinchū (神虫)

My favorite Yokai :]

[pompadorkery]

Families!

Me and @machonachos really wanted to flesh out our ocs parents and stuff, so here they all are!

In order-

Shōshin Family

Aito and his father, Yasashi.

Shinchū Family

Sanka and his mother, Kazeko, and father, Odoken.

Surudoi Family

Reed and his mother, Bella, and his father, Inzei.

Tokumura Family

Kaiju and his late mother, Tsume, and his late father, Hiroto.

Senza Family

Luciano and his mother, Maria, and his late father, Luca.

Kirukami Family

Monozuki and his late mother, Yui, and his father, Shinya.

Aito, Kaiju, Monozuki and their respective families belong to @machonachos

[nightmaresyrup]

Yes!!! This Yokai’s identity has been eluding me ever since I laid my eyes on it!! And holy crap is it badass!! A divine insect god that massacres evil spirits!! 

[rodbaldander]

Pseudo-legendary dragon/fairy based in the Shinchū,the demon-eater silk moth monster,from japanese mythology.

[cepillocactuar-blog]

La esfera de 4 estrellas (数真鍮 Suu Shinchū)