#raccoon yokai

[daemon-ai]

chatbot sharing: Taro

raccoon yokai gets sad when his cotton candy dissolves in water

c.ai 🌸 janitor 🍄 figgs 🌷 charhub

[shyblacksheep]

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[rhetthammersmithhorror]

Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero | 1990

[whatthefoucault]

Day 24 of Stream Ink is Luck Day, and this special little tanuki is here to bring you lots of good fortune! (Please note that while I do know that the tanuki's magic is said to be stored in the balls, I wasn’t sure if painting them in would get me sent to internet jail)

[yo-kaiwatchkillyourfamily]

[neositdow]

Wanted to make a Tanuki for a long time, but I have so many projects to do… Hope you like it ! Pattern and Plush 100% by me !

[ezzyuhh]

okay so some of you might already know about this but i just happened upon some of the most interesting japanese folklore that i'm so happy to share with anyone and everyone that will listen.

this is a japanese raccoon dog, also known as tanuki. they are pretty much the cutest things ever ever ever and behave like raccoons in the way that they are nocturnal and they eat garbage but they're actually a part of the canidae family which include things like dogs, wolves and foxes whereas raccoons are more closely related to mustelids which include things like badgers, otters and weasels. the animal by itself is very interesting and adorable and fun to learn about, but you know what's better ? you know what's absolutely the best thing about them ? THE FOLKLORE.

bake-danuki is a type of yōkai commonly associated with tanuki. they're known to be mischievous tricksters, and one of their abilities is to shapeshift. there's a saying that goes, "the fox has seven disguises, the tanuki has eight." kitsune are also known to transform and shapeshift, but they're known to shapeshift to tempt people ... tanuki ? they just want to see you look STUPID. like a complete FOOL. their whole deal is just to fuck with you and i think that's hilarious. okay okay but anyway, you wanna hear about the best part ... right ? you wanna hear about the best part right ???

they can shapeshift into people yada yada yada yes that's very cool but their more interesting thing that they're known for ? THEIR GIANT BALLS. they are known to stretch their fucking balls for various reasons.

they've been known to use them as sails for boats, fishing nets, umbrellas, cloaks, etc. it's mostly in art and not talked about in stories as much, but i just think it's the funniest god damn thing. they say that metal workers needed something that could stretch without breaking in order to hammer down gold to make it as thin as possible. apparently, tanuki balls started being sold as wallets and charms, said to stretch your money as it did the gold.

also a fun tidbit that i didn't know was that animal crossing's tom nook is based on tanuki, not a raccoon ! (and tom nook ... tanuki ... ah ...) anyway ! look into tanuki/bake-danuki if you want (i highly suggest it because as funny as it is, it's also just very cool)

forgive me for any misinformation and feel free to correct me !!!

[matsumania1000x]

Wilbur on his way to visit the Yowai’s fish shop to try and steal the tuna for the 34th time this year. (And perhaps check up on a new friend?)

[wonder-waffle93]

Time for some action!

[atanukidraws]

a little animation of my ocs :)

[cattype]

Tanuki Pug commission for yokai.parade (aka wombatarama). It took a while to finish but it was worth it!

You can get your own commission from me by going to Ko-fi.com/cattype. A full color commission like this for $20 or a little post-it note doodle for only $3.

You can also buy items with my designs on them such as shirts, notebooks, bags, duets etc. from Cattype.Threadless.com 

In case you’re wondering, the pattern used for the background is some origami paper I scanned and messed with in Photoshop.

[fluffykit]

[shyblacksheep]

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[thousurroundingverdure]

[the-great-donatello]

*She weaves through the lair with an almost practiced ease, careful not to hit the tech-bo on anything. She skids to a stop at the entrance to the kitchen, setting the tech-bo down and rearing up on her haunches, sniffing the air before skittering inside, climbing up to the counter rather messily to try and reach the cupboards.*

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// dee should keep her around then cuz if draxum talks shit he'll get a raccoon to the face

Got it-

[hyakkiyagy0]

;; tag drop uwu