What’s your favorite “3D only” demon design (model but no key art)?
Not a whole lot to choose from, but my mind immediately goes to Binbougami every time:
Just a silly poverty friend.
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𝖘𝖍𝖊 𝖜𝖍𝖔 𝖇𝖗𝖎𝖓𝖌𝖘 𝖒𝖎𝖘𝖊𝖗𝖞
Trade Name: Kofuku (小福)
Occupation: Goddess of Poverty
Gender: Female
Height: 5'4 ft
Eye Color: Purple
Hair Color: Baby pink
Shinkis:
Daikoku - Kokki
Daigo - (released)
Binbougami:
The Goddess of Poverty is a character from the manga Noragami (Stray God) created by Adachitoka, where characters are based on Japanese mythology. The binbougami in this piece pretends as the persona of Ebisu, the real god of fortune, to conceal her actual identity and nefarious schemes.
Appearance:
Although the Japanese folklore implies that binbougami is a ragged skinny old man, Kofuku is shown as a petite cute lass with pink puffy hair and purple eyes. She sports white polo along with pink checkered tie and skirt making her seem like a young highschooler. At certain occasions, she would top it with yellow sweater or black vest.
Personality:
Given their nature as gods of poverty and disaster, Yato and Kofuku both enjoy causing chaos, which causes their nifujis (guidepost) to reprimand and keep them from stirring up troubles. She is very affectionate towards her loved ones, treating her shinki as a companion rather than a servant. Kofuku is also described as a dunce airhead as she rarely thinks the consequences of her actions. Despite this, she is regarded as a keen observer who pays attention anytime something important occurs.
Abilities:
• Misfortune: She carries a terrible fortune that harms everyone around her including the shinkis and other gods. It can also counteract the Seven Gods of Fortune's capacity to bring good fortune.
• Bore: Wielding Kokki and chanting "bore" allows her to open vents that acts as a gate for ayakashis, gods, humans, or shinkis to pass through the Near Shore and Yomi. Bore can easily be negated by Izanami, the Queen of the Underworld.
• Vent Prediction: It is unclear whether she forecasts the vents or whether her talent is what causes them to open, but she can predict where they will appear without conducting any ceremonies.
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These girls gave me a completely unexpected influx of inspiration, I have not felt such involvement in any work for a long time
They got caught in the rain, so their hair is wet. Ichiko probably turned her leg, so Ranmaru carries her in her arms. Although, knowing Ranmaru, she can carry it just like that
Ranmaru is so strong, she constantly just grabs Ichiko in her arms and drags her somewhere, at this rate I will start collecting a collection of screenshots with these moments
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Why I like Momiji
"Happiness is something to be shared, you know. No matter how delicious the cake might be, if you don't have someone to share with it, you might as well not have any."
Okay... How to explain the premise of this series and its characters...
Try to make a mental image of Tom and Jerry, except Jerry is Domino from Deadpool in that its a girl with "super lucky powers," and Tom is a mix of The Genie from Aladdin, Deadpool, and Uncle Iroh, and has "super bad luck powers" and is constantly getting her ass kicked while trying to teach her "Jerry" how to be happy without the use of her super luck.
That's "Binbougami ga!"
I actually think this a very interesting premise, the idea being that a goddess of bad luck needs to teach a very lucky girl how to become more humble and selfless so her good fortune can be shared with others was something that I haven't seen before this series, or since for that matter.
That's not to say there haven't been stories about teaching the value of being selfless or about teaching how to use your powers for others... But I don't think I've ever seen done this way.
Having the one to teach this lesson be a goddess of misfortune was very risky move because when you have to pick someone to be your mentor in a story you usually want to show how reliable they are, and yet Momiji's thing is that she's constantly getting the short end of the stick.
The girl she's trying to teach is always acting like the world's most spoiled brat constantly putting her needs before anyone else's and always using her powers to make Momiji get injured or humiliated somehow... Which makes her tenacity in guiding her even more admirable.
I really like how this story manages to capture the frustration of being a mentor character, having to teach someone who doesn't respect you, doesn't want to learn from you, and doesn't even like you... But you still know that they need you. It shows all the sacrifice, patience, and willpower that goes into being a guide, mentor, teacher, master, parent... basically any sort of role that involves having to take care of someone younger.
Usually in stories mentors are these invincible beings that can deal with problems with the wave of their hands, but because of Momiji's bad luck thing, a lot of her solutions come down to helping others see the potential in themselves and learning how to use their own strengths while working together to achieve victory.
She shows that she knows that it isn't about her, it's about helping these kids grow and learn how to deal with things on their own once she's not there.
I really like how even though the characters of the manga keep disrespecting her all the time, any time she goes missing during a major arc everything starts to go wrong and the villains of the story get to be on top of the situation, showing that they never realize, and maybe never will, how much they really rely on her and her guidance.
I really admire this perspective. It shows that it isn't about you. It isn't about being appreciated, it's about getting the job done, that being, turning these kids into adults so they can face the world.
Even though it's a very thankless job, it's still a very important one, and by following Momiji and her path we get a sense of how meaningful it is in case we are ever put in the place of those being taught.
Momiji is probably one of my favorite mentors in fiction.
She shows the value and hardships of mentoring others that don't appreciate you... and that really makes me appreciate this series and this character!
(Also, she's funny as hell. That's always a nice bonus!)
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