Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Yokai

Here's my most recent custom munny, a Yokai. I had a rough time getting a decent photo, so I apologize for the lack of quality and quantity.

I've always been fascinated with the enormous catalog of Japanese demons many of which fall under the category of Yokai. Yokai are a class of supernatural or otherworldly demons which can sometimes be malevolent while others bring prosperity and good fortune. These are creatures of folklore and there's a great deal of them, everything from possessed inanimate object such as lanterns and fabric to lumps of flesh that roam around graveyards and one of my personal favorites, the "filth licker" which is a creature that has an serpentine like tongue and and can be found loitering around public restrooms and other dirty locals.  This one here that I created is just your typical variety, a generalization of the subject matter and really isn't found in folklore, the closest would be the Kuchisake-onna, or Slit-Faced Woman.

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