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bluebellowl · 3 months
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I had this great realisation that Sneasel sounds mad close to ‚weasel‘ and whoops I went deep into the Japanese folklore of the Kamaitachi, which are lightning fast blade wielding weasels who cut your legs in cold climates.
There‘s a great 16 min youtube podcast that explains the folklore far better. Go show them some love!
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enolezdrata · 9 months
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Bakezōri | Ohaguro-bettari
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oliviarampaige · 6 months
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“Ukiyo”
Day 3 - Path
The floating world.
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the-evil-clergyman · 8 months
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New Year's Eve Foxfires at the Changing Tree, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo by Utagawa Hiroshige (1857)
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darksilvania · 1 year
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Dark/Poison type fakemons, no name yet
They are based on the Spider tail horned viper
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The first one is based on the kuchisake-onna urban legend, it uses its tail to conceal its face, luring its prey with hipnotic dance movements, only to reveal its terrible jaws once its victim is too close to run away
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Its evolution is based on the Jorōgumo, the spider woman yokai, it coils its body on top of its spider-legged tail and uses it to walk around. It dances rhytmically to hypnotize its preys, leaving them vulnerable to its terrible bite, it is beleived they even hunt humans.
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lloline · 4 months
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Onryō's guise
i really like how blizzard made this skin omg i'm in love *a fan of Hanzo was activated in me, so until season 7 ends, I decided to draw a couple of illustrations for this man finally*
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allmythologies · 6 months
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day 5 of horror mythology: yuki-onna
yuki-onna prey on travelers lost in the heavy snowstorms that blanket the japanese alps in winter. a mere touch is enough to give a human a deep, unshakable chill. they feed on life force, sucking it from human’s mouths with an icy breath that freezes their victims solid. yuki-onna spend their lives hunting humans in the snow. they stay near mountain roads and prey on the travelers coming and going, or break into homes and flash-freeze the inhabitants during the night. 
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kokodrawings · 1 year
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Remember that Kakashi drawing I did ages ago where ANBU members wear masks from Japanese folklore? Well, I needed a Minato version in my life so I sketched it this morning 💖
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nadox · 2 months
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I found a new discovery
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Chimata Tenkyuu ( who is based on kamuoichihime) is married to Susanoo and had two children, a daughter (Ukanomitama) who's the god of agriculture, and a son (Toshigami) who's the god of harvest.
The son had a kid (Oyamakui) who's the god of good health.
She's a mother and grandmother to Gods who are more powerful than her.
Is she proud or jealous?
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spookdoodles · 9 months
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Just realised I never posted all of these yokai illustrations from last year. I meant to make some more for this year's cons but I haven't gotten around to it yet.
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cerberus-albian · 7 months
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dilemmaart · 5 months
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Day 23 . Yokai 🇯🇵
A Kitsune is a type of yokai, which in Japanese folklore are spirits or ghosts often supernatural and powerful in nature. They can be good or evil just like people, and the Kitsune can also come in many forms. By far my favourite Yokai. I have a lot of favourites though being a sucker for Japanese folklore.
🚫 NSFW BLOGS DO NOT REBLOG PLEASE 🚫
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the-evil-clergyman · 1 year
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Rabbit Dumplings, from the series Twelve Comical Signs of the Zodiac by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1841)
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alfieloveswriting · 7 months
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Floriography: Resources for Writers
For centuries, flowers, herbs, and other plants have been used to convey meaning, both in life and in literature. Many of the greats, including Shakespeare, Austen, the Brontë sisters, and Steinbeck referred to floral symbolism to delicately weave into their intricate works. Flowers influenced art for generations before us, and with luck, they will continue to inspire artists for generations after us--long after we've become them.
Victorian Floral Code.pdf
Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Flower Language by Jessica Roux
Language of Flowers Wiki
Hanakotoba - Japanese Flower Language Wiki
Ikebana - Japanese Flower Arrangement Wiki
Kate Greenaway's Language of Flowers
Floral Emblem Guide
Plant Motifs In English, Russian, and Tatar (pdf)
Flower Language Myths
Language of Flowers.com
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blood-hydrangea · 1 year
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xxxHOLiC, 2003
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