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Tokyo Night Parade - Picture Book
Tokyo Night Parade
by J.P. Takahashi, Minako Tomigahara (Illustrations)
Published 2023 by Harper Collins
Written by J.P. Takahashi and Illustrated by Minako Tomigahara, 2023’s Tokyo Night Parade is about the “hyakkiyagyō, or the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons … said to walk the streets of Japan on evenings when the human world and the yōkai world overlap” (Takahashi, 2023). Eka is our main character- and a stand-in or representative of the author- and we follow her as she returns to Japan from New York for her favorite time of the year, the Night Parade. We watch as she wears her kitsune onesie and joins her friend Kappa as the festivities begin and she joins the demons for their parade. They chat about how life has changed for Eka and how she struggles to have people understand her, the demons relating. However, they also celebrate their togetherness and their parade with singing and dancing and with the hope of coming together again.
In Vardell’s 2019 text- Children’s Literature in Action: A Librarian’s Guide (3rd ed.)- we are given evaluation criteria regarding children’s picture books such as characters, plot, setting, theme, style, illustrations, and cultural markers- let’s take a look at a couple (2019). In this beautifully hued, illustrated, and written tale, we can evaluate the criteria of Cultural Markers. Takahashi and Tomigahara highlight the Japanese fables of yōkai through their joining in the Japanese tradition of the night parade- we highlight this culture through these elements written and illustrated. Speaking of Illustration, Illustrator Minako Tomigahara does a stunning job showing off her technical skill through design and hue, enveloping the reader in expressive colors and characters as the story progresses. Tomigahara also pays close mind and attention to the diversity of Japanese yōkai present between these pages, showing off their diversity in appearance and range of character- from sinister to playful.
In discussing its place in a library setting and the role it can play, this could be an excellent piece in discussing Japanese culture, tradition, and the fables of yōkai. I could see this picture book taking a great place in a display regarding Japanese culture and experience and a place in discussion regarding fables/ demons/ creatures of different cultures. In my mind, with the creative interest I have seen in children at my workplaces, I can see children doing drawings and colorings of creatures like yōkai- from tradition or their own minds- and making a show of displaying them and discussing them- what they stand for or do.
-Ray
11/19/2024
Takahashi, J. P., & Tomigahara, M. (2023). Tokyo night parade. Katherine Tegen Books.
Vardell, S.M. (2019). Children’s literature in action: A librarians’s guide (3rd ed.). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio.
#book blog#book recommendations#books#childrensbook#literature#tokyo#night parade#tokyo night parade#yokai#japanese#japan#japanese culture#japanese yokai#fiction#picture books#fave#recommendation
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“A nightmare”
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-And the moral of the story is; don’t harass people just because you’re attracted to them.
‘Like, seriously- It’s gross.
#hyakki yagyo#tw harassment#night parade#yokai#yokai watch whisper#mononoke medicine seller#balan wonderworld#assassination classroom#koro sensei#tako nyudo#100 demon parade
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The Night Parade: A Speculative Memoir
By Jami Nakamura Lin.
Cover art by Cori Nakamura Lin.
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𝅘𝅥𝅮~ “Here we go, here we go what’s that sound
Something coming, something coming right down the town
Lock the doors, hide the kids don’t be around
Hundred steps about - best not wear - a frown.” ~ 𝅘𝅥𝅮
𝅘𝅥𝅮~ “What a night, what a night underneath the moonlight dancing without a care
Here we are, here we are bring the drinks for us to keep our spirits high
Pass the meat, pass the meat mind your manners when we speak - lest you’d be shared with hungry teeth.
It’s alright, it’s alright come and join our feast - there’s plenty enough for weeks. ~ 𝅘𝅥𝅮
𝅘𝅥𝅮~ “Truly I am glad you’d joined us this night, wouldn't know what to do
Me, myself, and I with hundred in tow be lost with you
So we go again out of the town, meet us at the forest edge if you feel down
Open arms when you call THEN WE’LL MAKE SOME SOUND!~ 𝅘𝅥𝅮
𝅘𝅥𝅮~ “HERE WE ARE, HERE WE ARE HUNDRED AND TWO WE ARE
COMING FOR ANOTHER ROUND
IT’S ALRIGHT, IT’S ALRIGHT COME AND HAVE A BLAST TONIGHT
THAT’S A PARADE ALL ABOUT!” ~ 𝅘𝅥𝅮
#Me gone again for days only to to appear with a Disake song??#I was struck with inspiration enough to do something when I heard it#It was Yokai Night Parade from that them yo-kai watch game#It was quite something to think about before the loop kicks in#but im glad i did - plus the parade keeps growing with each person who joins later on
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"I wish you tried to save me..."
MC makes a dark wish during the Yokai event
TW: Mentions of death, Strong language. Also if you're a Belphie stan, it's better you don't read this.
There was a deadly silence around you except distant echoes of the yokais parading far away. You looked away from the wishing lantern with a nonchalant smile.
"Well then let's go. There's much more to see."
You skipped ahead as if you hadn't said the wish out loud. As if you hadn't ripped open your deepest wound and let your blood drown them whole.
You looked at their aghast faces and made no acknowledgement. They could forget this - just like they forgot that night that haunts you to this day.
Except Luke of course. You made sure to keep the wish as vague as possible so he wouldn't understand. And he didn't.
"Is this about the time you got detention for texting Solomon and Me during Devildom Law class?" Luke chuckled.
You smiled and nodded and held out your hand.
"Let's to get some snacks and sit under the cherry blossom trees there. Sounds okay?"
Luke took your hand and skipped ahead. "What happened to the rest of you? Why do you all look so... scared?" He frowned.
You nudged him forward. "Maybe they are still spooked from that cursed cave we visited. Let's give them some time to recover okay? They know where to find us."
You leaned against the tree and sighed in relief. Seeing their guilt-ridden faces brought about some sort of vindication. And being around Luke made you feel much calmer.
"I'll bring some candy apples for us MC!" Luke said, before scampering off.
And moments after, someone else appeared. "MC..." He called out, stepping out of the shadows of the tree.
Lucifer
He didn't sit next to you. He kneeled in front of you. His eyes never looked this apologetic before. You wondered how the Avatar of Pride could ever make such a face.
"I owe you an apology, MC. Perhaps it's long overdue."
"It's alright, Lucifer. I made my peace with it."
You looked away and breathed deeply. He hated it. All of this time, he believed your pretense like a fool. Of course you were hurting. Who wouldn't?
"You must still allow me to apologize-"
"Would you still be apologizing..." You looked directly at him. "...if I had no connection with Lilith?"
Lucifer visibly faltered. That cold look in your eyes, he recognised it. You had never forgiven him in the first place.
"MC, I'm sure by now, you know we care about you for you."
"Sure if you say so. If you've nothing else to say would you sit by me instead of kneeling like that please? Thank you."
He paused for a while. The silence was filled with cicadas humming nearby and the distant music of the parade.
"I loved you even when I forgot Lilith. The day I forgot everyone - my head screamed to trust you. In fact I wanted you to chose to turn that dagger at me that night."
"You tried to kill me thrice, Lucifer."
"I regret all the hurt I've given you. It was only done as caution to protect my brothers - I will apologise for it for as long as you wish it."
You turned to him suprised. "Since when are you so comfortable with apologies? Have you lost your Pride?"
"With you, I have none." He took your hand and intertwined his fingers. "I could not be more grateful for you. Please, let me repent for my mistakes."
"...I can't make any promises." You looked away. You hadn't expected this from him. He listened diligently, shifting closer until your knees touched.
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Mammon
He sat down promptly, with his body turned towards you. His pressed his hands into fists so tight, his knuckles were turning white.
"Why are you so tense, Mammon? Loosen up, you'll hurt your palms."
He blushed as you took his hands and loosened up his fingers. His nails left imprints on the inside.
"I did try." His voice grew heavy in his throat.
"...hm?"
"I tried...to save you." He looked like he was doing his best not lose his mind. "I held you, tried to shake you, kept calling out your name - but your body..."
At this point, he took your hands and enclosed them within his own.
"Your body wasn't warm like this. You had turned so cold...and then your head fell onto one side ...and I saw the gashes Belphie left on your neck..."
"Mammon..."
His hand went up on instinct. He ran his fingers over the smooth skin of your neck, no traces of the wounds inflicted. He heaved a sigh of relief.
"I'm sorry...I'm sorry, MC..."
"...."
"I was supposed to protect ya! I know I was! And I failed in the worst way possible! And I know I don't even deserve to be near ya like this and-"
"Mammon! Hush!"
You ran fingers through his hair till his breathing was normal again. But now his eyes were teary. He leaned forward, putting his head on your shoulder.
"I'm sorry MC...I'm so sorry..."
"I was just upset you never acknowledged it." You smoothened the hairs on his neck. "Thank you for telling me all this."
"You came back alive moments after you died- We didn't - I didn't know you still- I'm sorry..."
"...thank you...for holding me in my last moments, Mammon." You ruffled his hair and he wrapped his arms around you tightly. And you let him.
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Leviathan
He didn't sit down. He stumbled and stood before you, trembling all over. You sighed. You almost felt sorry.
"Levi... you're shaking." You stared at him and he dropped on his knees and bowed headfirst into the ground.
It was whimpers first. Then it turned into loud cries. He was screaming muffled apologies into the ground over and over again.
"Are you cold?"
His body jerked up at your question. His face was flushed red, cheeks glistening with endless tears.
"I'm sorry... MC...I'm sorry... I'm sorry...MC" He chanted over and over again, like a desperate prayer.
"Calm yourself, Levi. Breathe first." You patted on his back until he stopped hyperventilating.
"I was the first...the first to attack you, wasn't I? You must have been terrified ever since...Damnit I was so stupid! I'm still so stupid!"
He banged his fists against his head but you stopped him.
"And I froze when I saw you lying there- I never thought Belphie could ever do such a thing!"
You sighed and looked away at the distant lights. "And there I thought you were my best friend...I couldn't have been more wrong."
Levi's breath hitched in his throat. He hung his head, his eyes burning with tears. You heard him whimper, you did nothing.
"I'll do better, MC!" He finally lifted his head as he wailed. Bowing to the ground and kneeling his head. "I'll be a better best friend, I swear! Please don't shut me off anymore!"
"Get up and wipe those tears first. You're ruining your costume." You reached out to him. He crashed into your lap still whimpering.
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Satan
He sat in front of you, legs folded, shoulders hunched. He struggled to meet your gaze. It was rare to see Satan this nervous and unsure of himself.
"I...I don't know where to start, MC..." He started.
"It's rare for you not to know something. I'm suprised." You let out a bitter chuckle.
"If you wouldn't mind, MC...could I ask you something?" He inched closer.
"If it's about how much I remember... well, I remember everything." You smiled.
"...."
"I remember losing conciousness, the throbbing pain on my neck, the way you and everyone else just stared as I struggled to breathe a little more and I.."
You choked up. You didn't realise how much pain you'd been holding inside until you talked about it.
"And I remember thinking like a fool, that you'd save me. Afterall you're the only one who didn't project Lilith's image onto me."
Satan's lower lip trembled at the tears falling down your face. He could almost feel everything that happened to you. The pain, the betrayal...how did you pretend all this time...
"Oh MC, I- how can I ever make it up to you...?" He reached out to touch you, feeling the wetness on your cheek.
You brushed his hand away. "If only you asked me this two years ago."
"If I could turn back time MC, I'd never let you meet Belphie alone. I wouldn't let him touch you. I'd rip his hand off you if he dared to." Satan sounded dead serious.
"You'd turn against your own brother..." Your eyes widened. "... for a mere human like me?"
"You're no mere human to me! You saved all of us. You saved me, MC...you kept saving me, over and over. You know me better my own brothers do. You deserve to be saved more than any of us."
He held your hands and buried his face in them. He looked desperate.
"Then remember to save me next time." You gave him a half smile before leaning on his shoulder. He stroked your hair and nodded.
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Asmodeus
He already had mascara running down his eyes when arrived. He dropped to the grass, bawling his eyes out like there was no tomorrow.
"Funny, that's how I used to cry at night too." You fished out a handkerchief for him. "Only I knew to how to do it quietly."
"M-MC..." He sniffled as he took it off your hands.
"You wanted to rip my heart out didn't you? To see if I was deceiving you?" You lay your hands by your side, keeping yourself wide open. "Go ahead, Asmo. You're free to do it now."
"MC! No! I could never! Stop that please!" He grabbed you by the hands, pleading.
"You can watch me die but can't do it yourself... why is that, Asmo?" You smiled up at him. "Or maybe I'm being too harsh on you. You never raised a hand on me, did you?"
Asmo shook his head violently. The elaborate ornaments came loose and tilted at odd angles. But he didn't seem to care.
"You're making a mess of yourself, Asmo. Stay still." You said, making him sit while you fixed his hair.
"We're all a mess. We've been a mess ever since we fell from the Celestial Realm...or maybe it started while we were there..." Asmo spoke through strained breaths.
You remained silent. When was the last time Asmo was this vulnerable? Without being drunk off Demonus?
"But you came along...it no longer felt like a mess. You fixed us..." He looked at you with his gleaming eyes. Wonder turned into hurt and then into guilt. He lowered his eyes.
"But we...we made a mess of you instead..." Asmo's voice broke again. "Please...please forgive us...forgive me, MC..."
You went back to quietly fixing his hair. Asmo looked up at you - your eyes softening at the corners. He wrapped his arms around your waist and sobbed into your chest.
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Beelzebub
He stood rigid and unmoving even as if you beckoned to him. He blinked excessively and opened and closed his fists as if to calm himself down.
He opened his mouth finally. "MC, I-"
"If you're here to apologise for Belphie...please don't bother, Beel." You stood up and dusted yourself off. "He may be your twin but you're not responsible for his actions."
"No I'm...Im only here to apologise for my own actions. I failed you, MC." His eyes turned glassy in seconds. "Just like I failed her."
"Well since Lilith and I are practically the same person to your lot, isn't it fitting that I share the same fate as her? And to think, I only wanted to rescue Belphie because you missed him so much."
You let out a dry chuckle and pretended to play with a cherry blossom.
Beel fell to the grass on his knees. "You...you did that for me..?" His eyes were overflowing now. Silently but surely.
You walked towards him and bent down to his level. "Don't worry. She never blamed you. And neither do I."
"MC... you're really kind." He hugged you without warning. His big arms wrapping around you, hoisting you up slightly as he breathed deeply.
"I'm not kind, Beel. I'm nothing like what you think of me. But perhaps out of everyone else, I would find it easier to forgive you can't help but love that wretched twin of yours."
His arms loosened as you expected. You smiled and pulled away. The horror in his eyes almost broke your heart but you braved on.
"I held my silence for your sake Beel. And I promise you I have no intention of hurting anyone. But I cannot ever trust Belphie again. I hope you understand."
After what seemed like hours of silence, he finally nodded. You held out your hand. He took it.
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Belphegor
You stood up even before he could walk closer. No even after all these years, you couldn't be alone with him without your stomach turning in disgust.
"You don't need to be afraid of me, MC. My brothers and the others are close by." Belphie said, sitting down where you were seconds ago.
With eyelids drooping in sleep and that ridiculous costume you might have considered cute in some other timeline - he hardly looked like something to be afraid of.
"Why are you here, Belphie?"
"It was my fault that night. So please, don't hold my brothers accountable for it." He said curtly. Your blood boiled within your veins.
"Was I ever unkind to you, Belphie?" You managed to say. "Did I stray from any requests you made of me, when you were locked in?"
"No. No you didn't." He looked at you with puzzled eyes.
"Did I ever try to hurt any of your precious brothers? Did I do anything to harm your family?" You prodded on.
"No you didn't." Something about your rising tone made him lower his.
"Did I look happy when the attic door opened? Was I smiling like an idiot when I came and hugged you for the first time?"
"...Yes." He was curling himself up in a ball.
"Then why..." You walked forward until he had to arch his neck fully to see your face, "...why did you do this to me?"
"MC I'm-"
"No shut up. I'm not done." That was a command. He felt his mouth snap shut on its own.
"I know why noone saved me that night." You picked up a cherry blossom branch lying on the ground and tossed it to him. He caught it clumsily.
"It's because everyone here is your family. You killed me in a place where I had noone. You made sure of it. You killed me never caring that I too had a life out in the human world." You said bitterly.
Belphie's eyes went wide at the accusation. But he still couldn't open his mouth.
"Oh and you said your brothers are nearby? So I don't have to be afraid?! Don't fuck with me. They're here to protect you from me, now that you've made a pact with me."
Belphie made mumbling noises. As loud as you can make when your lips are sealed shut, clawing at his own mouth to open it up.
"And after all that - what was the first thing you said to me? Ah yes, 'I'm sorry...Lilith.' Not me, not the human you actually killed. Like I didn't exist. You took everything from me and then treated me like a Lilith substitute since then to NOW, you bitch."
Belphie stopped struggling. He stared at you in despair and horror, not knowing what to say or do anymore. His fingers twitched in fear. He could have never known this side of you existed.
"You thought I forgave you didn't you? I'm the nice human who didn't care about their death just cause you didn't want to own up to what you did! Isn't it?!"
Belphie's mouth finally fell open. But now he had no idea what to say.
"And being the fucking baby that you are - everyone did what YOU wanted while I cried myself to sleep every fucking night, wondering how many more days I'll have to stuck with you deceitful lot. Do you have ANYTHING to say in your defense?"
"The pact...my pact was my apology." He said. "To make sure I never hurt you in any way again."
You blinked several times trying to register his answer. It was so absurd. You started cackling like a cartoon witch in a Halloween special.
"You really think you did something there? Your big mic drop was it? Am I supposed to be grateful and drop to your feet sire? Ahahahhahah!"
"If you were really this upset, why not tell us this before? If this is how you truly felt about us why did you pretend for so long?! Do you know how it feels to be blindsided like this- "
Belphie stopped midway, suddenly knowing answer to his own question. You smiled menancingly before walking away.
"Deception isn't so fun when you're on the receiving end, isn't it Belphie? You're not so different from a dumb human afterall."
#obey me#obey me angst#obey me satan#obey me lucifer#obey me mammon#obey me belphie#obey me asmo#obey me beel#obey me levi#obey me imagine#obey me leviathan#obey me asmodeus#obey me beelzebub#obey me belphegor#obey me dark
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can we hear some facts about ilma? she's a kinetic witch, but what does that entail? how did she and odette become so close?
Yeah sure I'll drop the Rothbart backstory, it'll be fun. Under the cut 'cause it's a bit long.
Ilma Rothbart was a powerful witch, and she always knew it. As a kinetic caster, she drew her power from physical movement-- in her case, from dance. She was talented her whole life, and in turn, focused and driven-- often going against the grain or making decisions that others didn't agree to in the pursuit of arcane knowledge and power.
Von Rothbart, an avian yokai and a sorcerer, was equal parts as ambitious as she, studying lunar magick and experimental spellcasting. As a result, the two of them got along quite well and were eventually wed. They both pushed and elevated one another in their work, each constantly encouraging the other to pursue greater and greater things. It was a union that worked perfectly, and the breadth of their study eventually grew so vast that they found themselves a bit overwhelmed.
It was at this point that they decided that an assistant would be of use to them.
Being who they were, they elected not to seek out an employee but rather enchant a construct for themselves. Going into this, Ilma was of total agreement. A construct to assist in her studies would be invaluable, after all.
But that's not what she found herself receiving.
Ilma and Von knew when they married that they were not biologically compatible and wouldn't be able to conceive children, and both of them were fine with this. Ilma meant it when she said she didn't care. She never yearned to be a mother. She never wanted a child-- but to her, it was absolutely indisputable from nearly the beginning that that's what Odette was.
To her, it was clear as day that Odette was not a construct, but a person, a little girl, and even worse than that, her little girl. They used Ilma's blood in the ritual that transformed Odette, and she saw herself in her with every passing night. She didn't want to be a mother. But after Odette was brought into the world, that's what she was.
To Von, this was a betrayal.
His wife, his partner, and his best friend had told him, for years and years, that she didn't care that he couldn't give her a baby. That she didn't want one. And now here she was, projecting one onto what was to him a tool, an object, an experiment, and he felt lied to. What Ilma saw as proof of Odette's humanity Von saw as evidence of the enchantment's failure. To him, Odette was never a child. She was a construct. She was no more a person than a spoon that was charmed to stir a pot or a broom that sweeps the floors itself. She was an animal propped up with magick. And furthermore, she was an embarrassment.
It was bad enough that his wife was making herself out to be deranged by parading this construct around and treating it as her daughter, but she was humiliating him by showing off this incompetent, clumsy, confused excuse of a creation, (young, curious, and naive, Ilma would argue.) to everyone in town. Worse yet, what was intended as a solution to free up time for both of them only slowed their research down to a crawl. Ilma spent most of her time, nor, with Odette-- and their continuous argument over the nature of their new charge only drove a wedge between the two of them and their marriage.
It only took a couple of pointed remarks from fellow spellcasters in town regarding their situation for Von to decide that he wanted Odtte gone.
Ilma disagreed.
At first, Von did not raise a hand to either of them. He made his intentions very clear-- he would not hesitate to inform Ilma, Odette, or anyone else who may care to know that Odette was not a person, but a thing, and that he wanted it destroyed. Still, for over a year, he allowed them both to live in his house and took no action against them. He did not care for this construct, and he stood firm in his stance, but he was not a violent man.
Eventually, however, enough time passed that this no longer held true.
Ilma and Odette fled their home, and repeatedly, Von sought them out and attempted to get rid of this creature that had for so long haunted him. But still, he never laid a hand on Ilma. Odette's creation cost him his marriage and his closest friend. It was Odette that he wanted gone. He was now a violent man, but he loved his wife and would wish no harm to her.
Eventually, however, enough time passed that this no longer held true.
#swanatello#swanatello asks#asks#anon#cw domestic abuse#tw domestic abuse#domestic abuse#violence#tw violence#cw violence#idk uh#child abuse? ig?#look a guy is trying to kill a little kid is the jist of it#cw child abuse#tw child abuse#child abuse
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I have a few things to say, 1, your writing is really cool!! 2, I thought your profile said "gay, autistic frog" 3, I was wondering if you'd be interested in writing about dark au! donnie with a spider mutant s/o, I think their dynamic would be really interesting considering rise!donnie is scared of spiders
OKAY SO I MADE SOME CHANGES AS I THINK IT WOULD BE EASIER TO WRITE THIS BUT, BIG MAMA'S KID, YOU ARE HER KID, SO UR A YOKAI INSTEAD OF A MUTANT (Also you didn't specify GN or Male, but I WENT WITH MALE FOR SELF INDULGENCE)
Also btw, I am going to be gone from tomorrow thru to Halloween, I most likely won't make any fics during that because I will be at my relative's house and won't have my computer.
CW: there's a link with a reference picture to what kind of Spider Y/N is, also mentions of Dark! Big Mama being a shitty parent lmao
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It was that time of year again where Big Mama hosted a Party for her allies (The Turtles, Splinter, Draxum, and the Foot Clan.)
It almost always ended poorly, but Donnie hated the entire day
It was a non-stop 8-12 hours of dealing with a Huge yokai that was his most feared animal, a Spider.
Of course, his brothers hated it too, being around that many people, ANNOYING people at that, they hated Big Mama's phrases and accent, they despise Cassandra, even Mikey calls her "TOO GODDAMN MUCH"
The only people they even remotely tolerate there is Draxum and Splinter, even then, they get on their nerves sometimes, they would NEVER say that though, that will guarantee a night in the dungeon.
The party was interesting if they took everyone else away though, it was always a party at Big Mama's special area at the Battle Nexus, fighting and blood was always present, and that was the ONLY good part.
However, this year was different, you were there.
Big Mama paraded you around as his Gorgeous Son, you had a different genus of Spider compared to Big Mama, you were a Gooty Sapphire Ornamental
Donnie, even though he is afraid of Spiders, would be lying if he didn't say you were Gorgeous, just like Big Mama said
He did notice that you seemed to HATE the attention, He couldn't blame you, it was a room full of Manipulative, Smartass, Traitorous assholes, hell, he and his brothers could be put under that category, it sure as hell wasn't inaccurate.
Once he noticed you leave the area, He followed you, you were walking into your room, he hesitated before following you in
Your room was gorgeous, it was covered in a light blue silk, there were Technological systems, making it seem like you enjoyed Robotics
The floorboard creaked under Donnie's feet, making you snap your head towards the noise
You both stared at each other for a second, you looked alarmed before you recognized him from the party
"Come to try and get on Big Mama's good side through me?" your voice seemed soft, but accusatory
"No." Donnie replied bluntly, "I just thought you were just like your Mother said."
You squinted at him, all eight eyes narrowing, you scoffed before saying (More like hissing) out "You know she only says that when guests are around, it Inflates her ego when they agree, she doesn't mean it, she's told me so."
He looked stunned before you kept going on "She just wants to use me to Strengthen her Ties with either you turtles or the foot clan, she's tried it before with Previous clans."
"But" you said softly, "I appreciate you complimenting me like a normal person, your brothers kept making sexual innuendos." your face contorted into an uncomfortable grimace at the reminder of what they said
He seemed to laugh "Doesn't sound like Raph, but DEFINITELY like Mikey and Leo", you smiled at that.
"My Name's Y/N."
"Donatello" he responded gruffly
You two ended up bitching about Big Mama and talking about science, robotics, engineering, and experiments up until he had to leave
You ended up exchanging phone numbers with the purple turtle, you knew how evil he was, and what he does (Reader doesn't support hurting humans in this fic), but oddly enough, you couldn't help but find him cute, douchebag and all.
#save rottmnt#dark! rottmnt au#rottmnt headcanons#rottmnt#rottmnt x reader#donnie x reader#donatello#chaotic gremlin fae#fae being a dumbass#rottmnt x male reader
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Hyakki Yakko, the Night Parade of 100 Demons, is an event where everyone dresses as yokai and lights lanterns with colored flames. It wishes good luck for the year, and can give the lighter a wish that should come true!
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something that i find interesting: around 75% of yokai, including many which we consider "classic" today, weren't really genuine boogeymen but rather dumb puns or visual gags invented for the sake of Edo period night parade scrolls and Sekien's descriptions of them - which are often their only background - usually do not exactly invoke dread, with the occasional exception like hihi (which fwiw does have an independent existence outside night parade scrolls) or mouryou
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The hyakki yagyō is the dreaded night parade of one hundred demons—an event when all of the yōkai, oni, ghosts, tsukumogami, and other supernatural creatures leave their homes and parade through the streets of Japan in one massive spectacle of utter pandemonium. In many ways, it resembles a traditional Japanese festival, filled with songs and chants, dancing, and merriment. The parade is said to be led by nurarihyon, nozuchi, and otoroshi.
Hyakki Yagyō
Shigeru Mizuki - Yokai
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May I ask what reference materials you have at your disposal?
This list includes only books about monsters that I own and have used for the Codex at some point. It does not include books I've gotten from libraries (I have access to an excellent university library and one of the best public library systems in the country), nor does it include RPG books or books about science and nature. We'd be here all day, and this list already took like 90 minutes to collate.
A Field Guide to the Little People—Arrowsmiths and Moore
Barlowe’s Guide to Extraterrestrials; Barlowe’s Guide to Fantasy—Barlowe
The Dictionary of Demons—Belanger
Monsters in Print—Benedict
Ghosts Monsters and Demons of India—Bhairav and Khonna
The Mwindo Epic—Biebuyck and Mateene, ed.
The Beast of Boggy Creek; Momo—Blackburn
Bigfoot: Life and Times of a Legend—Buhs
The Hidden—Christopher and Austin
The Unexplained!—Clark
Ghostland; The Unidentified—Dickey
Prehistoric Monster Mash; Dinosaur Memories II—Debus
After Man; The New Dinosaurs; Man After Man—Dixon
Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology—Eberhart
Welsh Monsters and Mythical Beasts—Ellis
The Book of Yokai; Pandemonium and Parade—Foster
Encounters With Flying Humanoids—Gerhard
The Leprechaun’s Kingdom—Haining
Meeting With Monsters—Hlioberg and Aegisson
Dragons—Hogarth and Cleary
Monster Atlas Volume 1—Hyland and Kay
The Field Guide to Extraterrestrials—Hyughe
Bestiarium Greenlandica—Kreutzmann
Evil in Our Midst—Jones
The Natural History of Unicorns—Lavers
Legends of the Fire Spirits—Lebling
Travels to the Otherworld and Fantastic Realms—Lecouteaux and Lecouteaux
Cowboys and Saurians 1 and 2—Lemay
Medieval Monsters—Lindquist and Mittman
The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures—Matthews and Matthews
The Night Parade of 100 Demons; The Hour of Meeting Evil Spirits; The Book of the Hakutaku; The Fox’s Wedding—Meyer
Hunting Monsters—Naish
Cryptozoologicon Volume 1—Naish, Koseman and Conway
Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology—Newton
The United States of Cryptids—Ocker
Chasing American Monsters—Ofutt
Iberian Monsters—Prado
The Creatures of Philippine Mythology—Ramos
A Wizard’s Bestiary—Ravenheart
Giants, Monsters and Dragons; Spirits, Faeries, Leprechauns and Goblins—Rose
The Encyclopedia of Monsters—Rovin
Bad UFOs—Schaeffer
JaPandemonium Illustrated—Sekien, translated by Yoda and Alt
Dragons: A Natural History; A Manifestation of Monsters; The Beasts that Hide from Man; Flying Toads and Snakes with Wings; Extraordinary Animals Revisited; Mirabilis; A Menagerie of Marvels; The UneXplained—Shuker
Dangerous Spirits—Smallman
Myths and Legends of the Australian Aboriginies—Smith
Monsters of the Gevaudan—Smith
A Chinese Bestiary—Strassberg
Mummies Cannibals and Vampires—Sugg
The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters—Weinstock, ed.
Mythical Creatures of the USA and Canada—Wyman
The World of Kong—Weta Workshop
Mystery Animals of China—Xu
Appearing on this list does not necessarily constitute a recommendation. Carol Rose's books, for example, has a lot of gaps and are responsible for a number of myths and misconceptions that have circulated around the internet. And A Wizard's Bestiary by Oberon Zell-Ravenheart is more worthwhile as a curiosity than as reference material.
There are a lot of internet sources, of course, but I'm linking my top choices. If you're not already aware of A Book of Creatures and Yokai.com, you need to be.
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@stygicniron - yokai s.c.
yokai used: yuki onna
Up here in the mountains, it was far colder, and far more dangerous than on the forest floor. Trees still blocked any way to find a reasonable and clear path for foolish travelers making their way through.
Many in the village had whispered that the mountains were forbidden- it was better to travel them in the summer, and from above. Heading alone through the cliffs and rocks would be suicide.
Even with that warning, some daring hikers still got lost up in the Lost Woods' northern region. That was where more unique, and especially dangerous, variants of yokai lived.
Snow buffeted the trees, howling and screaming like the war cries of hundreds of warriors. Rat-tat-tating against the window of the hut- a place left for safety and rest for those foolish enough to wander the mountains.
A strange, ghostly apparition seemed to form within the dazzling, dancing snow flurries. A pale woman, eyes as cold as ice. Watching. Approaching, slowly.
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Kagome Satori (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons ver.)
{Umbrella ghosts, cloth spectres, lantern ghosts, and... a giant blob monster? Then there's ghost walls, kappas, and sirens! I was walking along with Aru-chan and his friends, who have somehow taken on the forms of yokai, and they said it was...the "Night Parade of One Hundred of Demons"!}
For @magitober Day 24: Forest Unit
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#A GREAT SPIRIT LIES IN WAIT...
an indie multimuse rp sideblog ft. yokai of japanese mythology, as researched by ryn.
like/reblog to join the night parade of 100 demons!
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Welcome to my Paradise~!
[Requests are Open!]
Hello~! My name is Kumon but feel free to call me Kumo or K.
My pronouns are She/Her + They/Them
I do drawings, stories, and X Reader requests [Mostly Drawings lol]
Others if requested~
Rules/Information on this blog:
I Will write/Draw for✔️
Anything SFW
Fluff
Comfort
Angst
Yandere
Male/Female/Gendernutral [Mc]
Headcanons
I WILL NOT write for❌
ANYTHING NSFW
Pregnancy
Blood/Gore [Depending in the request]
Wattpad Account: Kumon
Quotev Account: Kumon
Instagram Account: thatartist_Kumon
Twitter/X Account: Kumon_Tracer
Below here are fandoms that I will be willing to write/draw for :D
[Warning: It will be a long list ._.]
[Games]
Disney Twisted Wonderland
Ensemble Stars Music
Cookie Run Kingdom
No Straight Roads
Hollow Knight
Just Shapes and Beats
Undertale and Au's
Deltarune
Little Nightmares/2/Very Little Nightmares
FNAF
Friday Night Funkin' and mods
Cuphead
BATIM
Soul Knight [Characters will be based on my OC’s]
Yandere Simulator
Obey Me: One Master To Rule Them All
Elsword
Danganronpa THH/DR2:GD/DR:KH
Ayakashi: Romance Reborn
Just Shapes and Beats
Hatsune Miku: CS
Poppy Playtime-
DDLC
Subnautica
Pokemon [Any game]
TLOZ and others
Andy's Apple Farm
[Anime/Manga]
Land of the Lustrous
Puella Magi: Madoka Magica
Madoka Magica: Rebellion
Death Parade
Spy X Family
The Aristocrat's Otherworldly Adventure: Serving Gods Who Go Too Far
Nanbaka
To Your Eternity
No Game No Life
Jujutsu Kaisen
Kimetsu No Yaiba
Vampire Knight
Magical Girl Site
The Devil is a Part-Timer
Assassination Classroom
Danganronpa
Hunter X Hunter
Black Butler
Naruto/Naruto Shippuden
Fairytail
Attack On Titan
My Hero Academia
Ouran High School Host Club
Demon Slayer/Kimetsu No Yaiba
One Punch Man
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
Death Note
SAO/SAO2/GGO/GGOA/SAOA
Oshi No Ko
Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss But I'm No tthe Demon Lord
Mashle: Magic and Muscles
[Manhwa/Webtoon]
Revenge Of The Iron Blooded Sowrd Hound
Unordinary
I'm the Grim Reaper
Return of The 8th Class Mage
The max-level player's 100th regression
[T.V Series]
Yokai Watch
Digimon: Digital Monsters
Beyblade Metal Fusion
Lego Legends of Chima
Yu-Gi-Oh
Lego Ninjago
South park
Lego Nexo Knights
Transformers/Prime
[Others]
Dream SMP
Countryhumans
Vocaloid
Disney movies??
Splatoon [Coroika]
The Amazing Digital Circus
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