#Yôkai

[yllya]

Enjoying the cucumber water by the pond.

[diiin]

[tanuki-kimono]

Pumpkin ghost figurine handmade by Acotama, inspired by the Ghost of Sunamura ukiyoe made by Utagawa Yoshikazu for an illustrated yôkai-themed board game in 1858

[songedunenuitdete]

Yôkai War – Guardians T01 de Sanami Suzuki et Yûsuke Watanabe

🌺Mon #avis sur Yôkai War – Guardians T01 de Sanami Suzuki et Yûsuke Watanabe sorti chez @nobi__nobi est en ligne 😘 🔥Un premier tome bien sympa qui met dans l'ambiance et qui m'a plu 😁

©Sanami Suzuki 2021 ©Yusuke Watanabe 2021 ©KADOKAWA ©2021″The Great Yokai War: Guardians” Film Partners Mon avis : Un manga qui ne paie pas de mine de prime abord, mais qui finalement fait assez bien son job pour qui aime les histoires de fantômes, sombres et tortueuses à souhait. J’adore les premières pages en couleur, ça m’a donné envie de rentrer dedans rapidement. En plus de devoir sauver…

[spiraphobia]

Kiri Kiri Gittan [きりきりぎったん] - Sanjou Tomomi

Description:

A collection of violent, grotesque and disturbing oneshots by Sanjo Tomomi, author of the shocking "I Want to be a Dog"(Inu ni Naritai) which traumatized countless young readers. Searialized through 2005-2008 1 • Kiri Kiri Gittan (きりきりざったん) 2• (案山子の家) 3• (見世物小屋の少女) 4• Yôkai Byou'in (妖怪病院) 5• CLONE (CLONE) 6• (16歳の刻印) 7• (雪乃の聖書) 8• Kao(顏) 9• Shitai-san, Konnichiwa (死体さん、こんにちは) 10• (友情倶楽部) 11• Iki Ningyou no Yakata (生人形の館) 12• Kanon (カノン) 13• (三条友美新聞)

Status: 1 Volume - Complete (Unscanlated)

I have only read one story from this author and liked it (In The Cavern from 13-nin no Short Suspense and Horror - and it is my favorite story in there). The style is very much like a shoujo type of eroguro, which I particularly like.

[ordalie-s-art]

Kisame Week, day 3. This one is sad, sorry.

This one is kind of an AU where Kisame is a samebito. Those yôkai are known to cry ruby tears (and also weaving really good silk that never gets wet).

Shinobis don't cry, of course. But exceptions happen. Of course it can't really end well with tears like those and Fuguki should have let his student keep his secrets. Because greed never gets you anywhere but six feet under. Or was it underwater? I forgot.

Event hosted by @kisames-corner

✔️ Two can keep a secret if one of them is dead

✔️ Yōkai

✔️ Pet Shark

[unfriendlyamazon]

Hot Food Served Fast in the Demon's Kingdom (Prologue)

rating: T for Teen

pairings: Jounouchi Katsuya/Kaiba Seto

warnings: Yôkai AU, Jounouchi's Dad Is Here, Child Abuse And Neglect, Depression, Marriage Contracts, Slow Burn, Seto Runs A Bed And Breakfast

summary:

“Five years ago," the demon said, "your father walked into my gaming establishment and marked a debt in booze, food, and gambling that he was unable to pay. Laws in the demon realm are fluid in what can be traded, as long as equal value is established. Last month, your father passed, didn’t he? With his debt still unpaid, I am forced to turn to my next option. You are mine, Jounouchi Katsuya. Here and now I claim you. You will be my bride.” Jounouchi Katsuya learns the hard way that his father left him as collateral to a demon's debt, and now trapped in another realm, he's forced to either marry his captor, or work it off. Guess which option he picks. Now he's a fry cook for a demon lord, with a whole mess of trouble waiting to catch up to him.

yup, i'm posting it. i was going to hold off until i had a little more written, but i decided i don't care and i want it out in the world. the prologue is very sad, but there are happy times ahead. unfortunately, we gotta establish some bad stuff.

Read It Here

[yasashii-leaf]

I did a little story about a Naruto kitsune who hasn't seen a human for several centuries since he stayed in the yôkai world, in fact most of the Yôkai who are in the yôkai world no longer have exceeded their world to go into that of humans.

Then one day a human child appears in the Uzumaki domain, which is not normal because humans are not supposed to cross the youkai world alone.

So Naruto finds himself caring for a lost little human, most of Naruto's friends helping him the best they can but are equally lost on how to handle a human child. Luckily Sakura is here to spill her knowledge on humans.

[coquelicoq]

oh also the french title of natsume yuujinchou is le pacte des yôkai. which is just. COMPLETELY different vibes to me.

[nekonom26]

Rating: Explicit Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Category: M/M Fandom: Naruto (Anime & Manga) Relationships: Senju Butsuma/Uchiha Tajima Senju Tobirama/Uchiha Izuna Senju Hashirama/Uchiha Madara Characters: Senju Butsuma Senju Tobirama Senju Hashirama Uchiha Madara Uchiha Izuna Uchiha Tajima Additional Tags: butsutajiweek 2024 Day 1 Yôkai Tengu Accidental Marriage a little bit of Praise Kink Food tradition around food i do not what tengu have as reproductive organs when your children do not tell you important thing before you eat with their friends's family Language:English

[xionandpluto14]

You mentioned Inuyasha in earlier tags, so here some questions for it! (I used to read it as a kid and boy now I kinda wanna reread it again)

Who's your favourite character? Why do you like them?

Which of the yôkai is the most interesting?

Tell me about your favourite point of the story!

!!!! Permission to rant about my hyperfixation has been granted !!!!

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There are a lot of really interesting main characters, I love all of them but I think my favorite for now are Inuyasha and Shippo

Look at my feral son I love him so much

I don’t know what a yokai is..? 😅

I think my favorite point of the story so far is the steady development of Inuyasha and Kagome’s relationship

This is fun, I’d love to answer any more questions you have

Thank you for fueling my hyperfixation

[tanuki-kimono]

Lovely article+illustrations by Kimono Ichiba (via Tanpopo <3), overviewing famous "scary"patterns... which are in fact often auspicious as traditional Japanese patterns ;)

I believe I have them all on the blog somewhere but it's nice having them in one place so let's go!

Spiderwebs (kumo no su)

In ancient China, spider were seen as auspicious messengers connecting Heaven to Earth.

As the spider catches its prey in its web, spiderweb came to signify "grasping happiness".

Apparently during Edo period, prostitutes and geisha used spiderweb patterned items as a good luck charm (meaning something like "this customer will come back").

A very famous spiderweb depiction is the Lady Rokujo ukiyoe [焔 honô (the flame of passion)] by female artist Uemura Shoen. Wisteria caught in the web could mean ``I hope [Prince Genji] will come tonight'' which is pretty sad considering her story T_T

Skulls (dokuro)

Exact name for human remains pattern is "nozarashi" (lit. "weather beaten") ie bones scattered in a field. This depicts a corpse turned to bones/unveiled from its grave by the elements.

Skulls are thought to ward off evil and bad luck. Bones can also symbolize a do-or-die spirit​, or hope for rebirth after death.

OP stresses a theory linking bones pattern to a buddhist saying 色即是空 shikisokuzekū "form is emptiness, matter is void, all is vanity​". An interpetation is that we'll all turn to dust one day so we're all equal.

Bones patterns are often seen during Obon (Festival of the dead) season.

Monsters, ogres and ghosts (yôkai / oni / yûrei)

Monsters patterns were then worn to ward off bad luck and evil spirits. Reasoning is: let's repel scary things by wearing an even scarier monster!

Fearsome monsters were especially use by people with dangerous jobs, like Edo period firemen.

Firemen often had the lining of their heavy fire attire (火事装束 kajishouzoku) embelished with lavish designs of brave heroes and fantastic monsters. It was both a talisman and a way to show that they did not fear danger or death.

Another reason behing monsters patterns is the Edo period love for "scary" entertainements, be it ghost stories, parlor or other types of games, art (see for ex. Utagawa Kuniyoshi), etc. And Edo city dwellers were all about being fashionable so a monster pattern would have been considered quite iki!

[grizzlyofthesea]

for the tmnt ask game: 4 and 5!

4: Favorite non-turtle character?

Ooh, that's a tricky one. There are so many good options! I think I'll have to go with Splinter, though. I love the "former martial arts action star" approach they took with him in Rise. It isn't something I would have expected or thought of, but it fits so well and allows for some sweet, delicious angst! And even if it might not be apparent at the beginning of the series, despite his laziness and silly moments, he's a loving father figure (not just to the turtles; he treats April and Casey this way, too) and a very capable fighter. All in all, I think Splinter is pretty awesome.

5: Coolest mutant/alien design in your opinion?

Either Hypno Potamus or Ghost Bear (post-Snow Day). Hypno is, well, Hypno. He's a dapper, well-dressed magician hippo with some cool weapons. Simple, but effective. Then there's Ghost Bear. His mutation makes him super imposing, especially with his new teeth and claws.

If we include yôkai, though, Big Mama easily takes the top spot. She manages to look reasonably friendly and totally monstrous at the same time, which fits her sly, deal-making tendencies. Oh, and bonus points for being a female monster character with an actually monstrous design in her true form. That's sadly still pretty rare. Her humanoid form is admittedly more inviting and conventionally attractive, but she still has her terrifying shots (like when she alters the terms of her "send Shredder to a prison dimension" deal at the very last moment and puts on a truly wicked grin).