Amakiri
The Amakiri is not to be confused with the Kamakiri. Wow. Kamakiri is an invisible little scissor-handed creature that sneaks up on you on the day of your wedding while you are on the toilet, and cuts your hair. This is actually pretty traumatic, because it means that you have taken monk’s vows. But it isn’t Amakiri! Amakiri is different! Rather than cutting people’s hair in the bathroom, it cuts nets!
Amakiri are essentially harmless creatures – they float aimlessly around and are actually pretty shy, hiding from humans and fierce animals. But they have one flaw, and that is cutting nets – when an Amakiri sees a net, it can’t help but cut it! Snip-snip-snip! And thus, a fisherman’s livelihood will be ruined. The little creature didn’t mean any harm, but it happened anyway. And this is sad. Yokai are often blamed for bad things that happen – if there’s a stain on your ceiling, it was because the Tenjoname licked it. If you have sleep paralysis, it’s because the Kana-Shibari pinned you. If you are murdered and your body implanted with spider eggs, it’s all the Jorogumo’s fault. They just have to make up a supernatural explanation for everything.
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Amakiri
The Amakiri is not to be confused with the Kamakiri. Wow. Kamakiri is an invisible little scissor-handed creature that sneaks up on you on the day of your wedding while you are on the toilet, and cuts your hair. This is actually pretty traumatic, because it means that you have taken monk’s vows. But it isn’t Amakiri! Amakiri is different! Rather than cutting people’s hair in the bathroom, it cuts nets!
Amakiri are essentially harmless creatures – they float aimlessly around and are actually pretty shy, hiding from humans and fierce animals. But they have one flaw, and that is cutting nets – when an Amakiri sees a net, it can’t help but cut it! Snip-snip-snip! And thus, a fisherman’s livelihood will be ruined. The little creature didn’t mean any harm, but it happened anyway. And this is sad. Yokai are often blamed for bad things that happen – if there’s a stain on your ceiling, it was because the Tenjoname licked it. If you have sleep paralysis, it’s because the Kana-Shibari pinned you. If you are murdered and your body implanted with spider eggs, it’s all the Jorogumo’s fault. They just have to make up a supernatural explanation for everything.
Featured on Life In Plastic: nerditis.com/2014/06/20/life-in-plastic-special-the-night...