#raigo

[superemeralds]

goggles loves fries

don't ask me what this is, i don't know myself

[lunartearrose]

I drew an adult goggles for funsies! He likes botany (plum purposes but then judt got sooo into plants) and he hangs aroudn Riders's shop greeting customers!

Also dont mind that bit there cobalt is him son :3

[kairunatic]

Raigo

I like his design but lmao what's with that Goofy looking lightning Chest hair

Like I know he's supposed to have lightning abilities story-wise and I know Gamma C wanted to stick to character themes kinda like Billford with his Big ass sword chest scar for being a mercenary. But come on Lighting chest hair sounds weird hahaha

But that's not the main hot topic

Cause OMG HE HAS A CG WITG KOTARO!

And I didn't fucking get him

The thing that's good about recent crave CG is New characters will get a CG to other characters made by their home artist. This is good cause I'm genuinely sick of Crave MC-related CG

[gogglleskun]

Me gustas tu

[p3rcy7bh]

my gorai au that i made and forgot to post here ummmmmm

[n3rd-qu33n-ffxiv]

For Ala Mhigo

(Probable Stormblood Spoilers)

My personal head canon for Z'itlalli was that she and her part of the Z Tribe are from Ala Mhigo, specifically just south of Ala Ghiri in the Peaks. She was born right after the Empire invaded, so she never got to experience a free Ala Mhigo. Her Tribe managed to avoid most Imperial engagements, but it was inevitable. She lost her grandparents and her mother to the Imperials soon after the birth of her only brother. She was raised by her father and her aunts.

(I love this picture so much)

When Lalli was around 17/18 years old, the Imperials found where her Tribe had been hiding and attacked. Separated and suffering from a serious headwound, she stumbled around Ala Mhigo for days before collapsing somewhere near the boarder of the Black Shroud. She was eventually found by Twin Adder soldiers, and taken to Quarry Mill for treatment. Lacking a memory of Ala Mhigo, her Tribe, and most of her short life, she decided to take up adventuring make some coin, and that's when she found herself on a carriage heading to Gridania with the twins.

Memory loss is probably a bit of a cop out, but it's how I explain her having no knowledge of Ala Mhigo and its people until the events of Stormblood when the Echo began to reveal to her bits and pieces of her past. Some of her Tribe remains near Ala Ghiri, but her close family resides in Rhaglr's Reach where they're an active part of the Resistance. She had family that were both in the First of Rhalgr and some that were practicing Red Mages, which is why she has found herself being drawn to the two disciplines.

[briefbestiary]

A spirit so vengeful, he transformed into a malicious yokai. Tesso was a giant rat that lead an army of rats, its body was hard like stone with claws and teeth of iron. The thousands of rats devoured numerous scripts and other objects within the Enryakuji until he was placated.

[autumnslance]

All 3 Horrifying Hellbeasts (affectionate) obtained

I can stop wearing the "Makai Bard" title now, all 3 Garo horses are mine.

[choujinx]

FAIRY TAIL GAIDEN: RAIGO ISSEN (2016) by shibano kyouta

[selfawarecobalt]

ill always giggle at the confirmation the trimen are very much happy to hit on all genders

and also the confirmation that the thunder legion are canonically attractive, but we didnt need confirmation on that anyway

[waxsuyaaa]

ARTFIGHTTTT ATTTACKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!

FUNKY BEAT

HEYYYYY EVERYONE!!!!,!! I did something. sorry it was uploaded so late into artfight (IM REALLY ENJOYING THR EXTENSION TO 3RD OF AUGUST YYHEHAYEH) and no pressure to draw something for me.

Characters used under the cut!

Raigo

Marley

Dolores

Unagi

Niko

Hinasa

Emergency Exit (Shima, Sink and Struggle)

Pierce

Slug

Venus

(also racha, hannha, kukri and crush but I failed to find the artfight profile)

@seryotonin @teethflavoured @worldsewage @tko-draws @justanothersquidblog

[tamstam]

...ignore his weird nip-ples

RAIGO!!!

[stinkigami]

lets continue my fav chapter moments

>Alright, let's join forces.

>For real.

>As you might have guessed, I was planning on using you guys...

>But I realized that me and Akira have the same 'vision'.

>Vision..?

>Ah yes, the current buzzword among the cabinet. Something like 'what future I see'.

>So listen! My vision...is the future in which no one has to die!!

>But if I keep following Nobimaru-san's orders, then he might end up dead!

>Why...why are we stuck in this bumfuck place...

>Isn't Hokkaido nice? Nature around, good food.

>I'm happy to be here with you.

>Not what I mean!!

>Doesn't this just mean we are nothing to Inari-sama?!

>That monster freak is always residing in Tokyo!

>We are both ministers...so why is it Mayu who has to look after Kaido's pets in this damn dirty stupid place?!

>It can't be helped.

>Unlike other ministers' clans', we karasu have smaller numbers.

>Besides, you don't have that thing...what Kaido is always talking about.

>Vision?

>Yeah, that stuff.

>So. What. Is it Mayu's fault?

>I didn't say that.

>Yeah, of course you said!! Of course our numbers are low!! Mayu has been killing anyone cuter than her!

>Isn't it Yamabuki's fault then? Why are you loving others besides Mayu?!

>Mayu.

>Come to me.

>Yamabuki...I think I know what my 'vision' is.

>Well? Let's hear it.

>A world full of sparkles.

>First, Mayu will turn all the humans living here into shellfish mamono.

>Then, they will make lots of pearls.

>And then, Mayu will become the cutest of all kemono in the world,

>therefore, Japan will become the most beautiful country,

>and finally, Yamabuki will love Mayu.

>This is the future I see...as the Minister of the Environment.

little miss crow is speaking in 3rd person isnt she so cute?

since we are on this vision stuff lets hear mr. kaido's explanation.

>That Raigo...all he cares about is saving himself. His leadership skills are non-existent.

>If you want to lead people, then what you need is a 'vision'...

>You need to make it clear what future for our country you want to see.

>You are right. (Vision, huh?)

it's also been stylized as V-ision, whatever that means.

>So, this is a kaiju, huh. I see.

>I think I'm starting to understand your 'vision'.

>Is this the future the ministry of national security wants?

>Oh! The future I see is far more simpler!

kaido jumpscare

>'Bring justice by punishing the evil'.

>In this case, the 'heroes' are we, the government.

>And the 'evil' is anyone opposing us.

>The mamono project is our means to become the 'heroes'...

>Even if that means that some sacrifices must be made.

>But it's fine, isn't it?

>As long as my goals are achieved. [lit. you'd want to look as 'good' as possible, right?/as long as it's 'cool']

[p3rcy7bh]

gorai i drew because im actually insane for them

[princeofcyberpunk]

random scout characters ive collected as my personal favorite group of guys

Imoto Sayumi

there is not a THING going on up there except that hairbow

Fukukawa Yoko

we need more goth characters in this franchise that arent overtly "scary" or "halloween" themed. anyway apparently she hates wasting money so i automatically relate hell yeah frugal queen

Hoshihara Tsugumi

APARENTLY SHE RUNS AWAY IF BOYS SAY THEY LIKE HER?? LMAO?? her dismayed expression is really everything to me

Fujieda Nunoka

girl i am begging you to get brown contacts

Matsutani Kazuho

apparently she wants to be a model but is worried about her appearance. alright thats another for the 'make them kaede's friend because they have no real lore and a tangential relation to fashion' pile

Yashiro Momoko

she feeds the stray cats in her neighborhood how could i not love her

Kurashima Mao

i am resisting the urge to make a "bLuE hAiReD wOkE fEmiNiSt" joke so hard rn anyways shes completely correct i can attest i am an urchin im very spiky

Shirasagi Akesumi

all it says is that he's self-conscious about his apperence and while im inclined to say that makes him endearing the evil within me is saying "well yeah with a dumbass asymmetrical haircut like that you better be"

Chidori Yaena

im gonna be so real i genuinely thought that she was a frog for a second anyway we need more inazuma eleven characters with bows on them

Rinnouji Raigo

ok putting aside the fact that this man is a cyclist HIS DUB NAME IS AVID PEDDLER. his parents must fucking HATE HIM

Takama Ai

im gonna be real i only like her because her design is scary what is WRONG with her

Kazamatsuri Sou

he looks like those times in the Yo-Kai Watch canon where the Yo-Kai use those leaves to appear as humans. but like. if Ventoct did that

Hiraraki Raina

she aparently loves american tv and orders DVDs from there of said shows. i am afraid of which ones she's referring to because last time i checked the only good thing on TV we export is cartoons

Reizei Rikihito

his hair is cute and his name is fun to say what more could i ask for

Aragaki Rekkuu

he looks like he'd be rivals with the previous guy and also kinda like he fell out of beyblade

and finally Shima Naemi

SHE WANTS TO BE A DETECTIVE AND LOOKS LIKE SHES ABOUT TO CRY I LOVE HER we need to have a whole game about this girl stat

[lavaflowe]

Buddhism Infodump Ahead😋:

OKAY SO- This all started like 2 years ago I think?? Because I was taking a Buddhism class (at this point my brain hadn’t really connected the dots yet with JTTW and the class lmao) and we were talking about Bodhisattva’s and how they’re all gender neutral (which I thought was so fucking cool). During the class, we talked about Guan Yin and finally it clicked in my brain that hey!! That’s the bodhisattva in JTTW! But I was confused because the book definitely uses she/her, when theyre supposed to be gender neutral? I pulled my prof aside after class and asked why that was?

And SO- the Guan Yin that appears in the book is a specific version from the school of Chan(Zen) Buddhism, which focuses more on meditation as a path to enlightenment. This kind of mediation can be done while going about daily life performing chores. As you meditate, you can be spontaneously enlightened, either triggered by a sound or change in your environment. This school has special versions of the Buddhas and Bodhisattva’s, like Rope Robed Monju and White Robed Guan Yin, who is (usually) depicted relaxing in their home (a bamboo grove said to be at Mt.Putuo) by a reflecting pool. When Christians started coming to China to convert people to Christianity, they saw this super popular version of Guan Yin ((which people at time were depicting as more feminine)(as bodhisattva’s can take any form they want)) and immediately equated them to Mother Mary. The white clothes, feminine appearance, and occasional depiction with children convinced Christians that they were worshiping Mary. Thanks to conversion efforts (and China not wanting to be attacked by Europe for denouncing ‘their God’), Guan Yin as a woman was cemented into the general population. So by the time JTTW was written, Guan Yin was portrayed as a woman! They also spread the idea that Buddhism ISNT a religion but a philosophy! Because then you can worship the Christian god and not yours, because yours is just a way of life not an actual religion! I’ve had ALOT of people tell me Buddhism is a philosophy and it activates my anger every time(These conversion efforts also resulted in a lot of Non-Asain countries having the the wrong idea of Buddhism since the missionaries brought back this warped version to Europe, ideas that still persist today).

Other Funfacts:

One iconographic detail that can help you identify Guan Yin, is that Amitabha is always sitting in their crown (not sure if this applies to avaloteshkovara tho), which also links them to Pureland Buddhism, as Amitabha is the Buddha of the Pureland and infinite light and life😌 (the western heaven in JTTW for context).

While Bodhisattva’s are not gendered, Buddha’s are! Which is probably related to the fact that Buddhas don’t really change their appearances like the Bodhisattva’s do, since they don’t usually interact with humans

Guan Yin is also known as Kannon(Japan), Gwan-uem(Korea), and Avaloteshkovara(India)

Amida (Japans name for Amitabha) also performs the Raigo or welcoming descent and can be accompanied by Kannon and Seishi to take people to the Pureland as they’re dying. This is where they will spend their next life, listening to lectures by Amida, as they try to reach enlightenment

Nirvana literally means extinction, it means removing your self from the cycle of reincarnation and finally resting

When you are enlightened, you become one with everything, including other Buddhas and Bodhisattvas

There are over 80 signs of enlightenment including the urna, ushnisha, and elongated earlobes. The earlobes are from the historical Buddha Siddhartha, who as an Indian prince, would have stretched lobes for Jewelry

You can also ID a specific Buddha by the combination of Mudras they are displaying- Abhaya and Varada are specifically for Shakyamuni (the historical Buddha). Amitabha with the Samahita Mudra (I’m having trouble finding its name, so I’m not 100% sure it’s right)

Two of the Bigger Branches of Buddhism are Mahayan Buddhism(which is more popular in North Asia) and Theravada Buddhism (which is more popular in South Asia)

In esoteric Buddhism, the more heads and arms a deity has, the more powerful they were, see 11 Headed Guan Yin

TO CONCLUDE ALL THESE FUN LITTLE FACTS: Buddhism is a religion and is different in every country it’s practiced in, JTTW showing just a small snippet! Hopefully there was some stuff in here you didn’t know and if there is something in here that might be wrong, let me know! I might not get everything right and I’d love to learn/correct anything!