New design has dropped : Puti Shushen

A Chinese Goddess who guards the Bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment. She's regarded as one of the twenty four devas and depicted as a young girl holding a branch in her hands

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2023-10-02

New deity : Yakushi Nyorai

The Lord of Eastern Lapis Lazuli Paradise, medicine Buddha. His name literally means "Medicine Teacher" and is venerated by ruling classes to heal their illness

Yakushi is always depicted with medicine jars in heian era and beyond

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2023-09-29

New youkai for 's September special! : Tsurara Onna

Translates to "Icicle woman", Tsurara Onna is a beautiful woman created from the feeling of loneliness. They're a loving spirit but any encounter with them never ends well.

They're also similar to Yuki Onna

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2023-09-29

new design : Kikurihime
A Goddess who arbitrated between Izanami and Izanagi during their quarrels at Yomotsuhirasaka.
She is also known as Shirayamahime and was enshrined in Hakusan Shrines along with Izanami and Izanagi.

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2022-07-12

new post : MONJU BOSATSU
Also known as Manjusri, he is the Bosatsu of wisdom, the voice of Buddhist Law and the patrons of calligraphers. He's usually depicted as a youthful man with three to five chignons, holding a sword and lotus and rides a blue lion (shishi)

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2022-07-05

new youkai : GUNDARI MYO-O :
Also known as Kundali, he is a part of the Wisdom Kings and is thought to be the emanation of Hosho (Ratnasambhava). He is usually positioned in the South, and the enemy of devils.

He's usually depicted with snakes coiling on his body.

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2022-07-02

New youkai for : Nukekubi

A variant of Rokurokubi, however they are more dangerous since they feast on its victim's blood. Their head could detach from their body when they sleep and find a victim to bite at night. Like Rokurokubi, it's considered a familial curse

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2022-02-13

Special design : Kokuzo Bosatsu / Akashagarbha

Means "Space repository". Represents boundless wisdom that is infinite as the universe itself. Believers prays to Kokuzo to grant them wisdom to enlightenment or to improve their artistic talents or memories.

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2022-01-22

Thank you for always supporting my works. Especially , happy new year

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2022-01-01

fun fact :
when I draw my youkai design and official art (like below) for
I strictly use 60 color palettes (gray to black shades or gradient effects doesn't count)

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2021-12-26

special design : Kaguya-hime
The Moon princess who was sent to Earth as an infant and discovered by an old man inside a bamboo stem. Infamous for giving her suitors impossible task. In the end she returned to the Moon and gave her foster parents elixir of immortality

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2021-08-28

special : Ame no Uzume
The Goddess of revelry and the arts.
She is well known to lure Amaterasu out from the Amano-Iwato cave by stripping and dancing. Her dance is said to found the Kagura ritual dance

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2021-08-26

Hashihime redraw 2019 vs 2021
dunno I fixed her anatomy, but I guess I like the fire and effect in previous one :(

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2021-08-22

deity design : Amaterasu
The Goddess of sun and a major deity in Shinto. She is the offspring of Izanagi (along with Tsukuyomi and Susano-o) and the ruler of the heavenly realm (Takamagahara)

Also known as Ohirume (Great woman of the daytime)

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2021-06-26

deity request : Ame no Tajikarao
Means "Heaven hand power", he's a deity of brute strength who waited in front of Amato Iwato (Heavenly rock cave) to pull Amaterasu when she hid inside, thus restoring light to the world.

In some texts, he is Kamimusubi's grandson.

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2021-06-25

youkai special : Enma
The fifth from tenth judges of hell court, yet holds the highest ranking. He decides someone's fate after their death, either reborn as a human, deva, ashura, animals, hungry ghosts or in hell.

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2021-06-24

Extra : Amabie
A legendary mermaid/merman with beak mouth and three tails. They are famous for their prophecies and their imagery are said to ward off illness

They are said to be based from a similar youkai Amabiko or Jinjahime

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2021-06-23

random youkai design : Jinjahime
A serpentine creature with the head of a human woman. They are the servants of Sea Dragon palace and have ability of foresight
Soon after she predicted the cholera epidemics, numerous copycat stories like Kudan and Amabie arose.

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2021-06-23

youkai request : Tsuno Daishi
A Yaksha form of a monk named Ryougen to drive plague god and evil. It was a popular subject for new year talismans.

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2021-06-22

Youkai Requests : Kudan
A human faced bovine youkai that appears before major events such as war, famine, disasters and diseases, only to die after the event had passed.
They are said to be prophetic.
Despite their bleak prophecy, they are associated with honesty.

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2021-06-21