Still not very well today but I did manage one new thread. I thought I'd also re-share this old thread that has a small collection of my tweets about birds in for today's Also here are some birds in prints by Utagawa Hiroshige. https://t.co/pwQ2fjZHy1

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Oni a being of great power and mystery, lurking in the shadows, waiting to reveal themselves to the chosen few. Keep your eyes open, for they may be closer than you think.👹 🩸

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今日は落合の河童です!
人前で好きな人(人魚)を自白させられ、散々悪口言われつつ水害を解決した河童。

今回はバレンタインも近いので恋愛系のお話を取り上げてみました。

kappa-only youkai Encyclopedia
No.80:Kappa in Ochiai
   

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One of my favourite tales from is 'The White Hare of Inaba' about the hero god Okuninushi, which is perfect for today's theme. In the story, a hare tricked some crocodiles to let him cross the sea and they punished him cruelly, leaving...
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In a hososhi is a government official who has special magical powers which allow it to see in all four directions and punish evil. The concept originated from China where is was known as fangxiang.

🎨1. Matthew Meyer
2. Nakajima Soyo, 1928

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In kappa are small reptilian child-sized that live in lakes and rivers waiting to attack unsuspecting passers-by and drag them to a watery death. However, what they really want is your shirikodama, a mysterious jewel that resides...

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In long-lived bats are said to transform into yamachichi. This pointy-faced visits people when they are sleeping and sucks the life force from their mouth before tapping them on the chest, causing them to die the very next day.

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In yuki-onna is a terrifying appearing on snowy winter nights. She glides across the snow with her blue lips & transparent skin. Her icy gaze can be deadly, and she will suck the life force out of you & leave you to die in the snow.

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In chochin obake (lantern ghost) is a paper or silk lantern that has transformed into a after many years of service. It has one or two eyes and a long tongue protruding from a split in the lantern that forms a mouth.

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50体の最後の図画修正はこの2体。
記述に合わせて図画を大幅に変更してみました。

これで図画の大幅な修正は最後になります!
長かった…。やっと本の制作に着手できるー。

Remake:No.3
https://t.co/PF1YqWrHM1
Remake:No.11
https://t.co/OxBUmXIc4l

   

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In chinouya are a that look like kind human women with long black hair and very large breasts. They live in rivers near graveyards where children are buried, and come out of the water to nurture the spirits of the dead...

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In Tsuchigumo (earth spider) is a gigantic spider It is believed that long-lived spiders can gain supernatural powers and become yokai whereupon they grow to enormous sizes. They live in forests or mountain caves...

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今日は尻尾の長い河童です!
病気を流行らせて醤油屋に無理ぶりを要求する理不尽な河童。

kappa-only youkai Encyclopedia
No.61:Kappa with a long tail
    

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There are many tales in of frog brides. In these stories, magical frogs take on human form with the goal of marrying a human man. They look just like regular women, only they tend to be quite frail and often don't have the strength to do many...

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