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Read chapter 1 here and chapter 2 here
A Glow in the Mist - Chapter 3 : Umibōzu
Night had fallen, and Matsuura had skillfully navigated his way out of the treacherous zone. The threatening islands were now behind him, and no obstacle lay ahead on the horizon. The wind had died down, and few travelers dared to venture into this region after dark.
Keeping an eye on his course, illuminated by the lantern in his cabin, Matsuura sought something to pass the time. He eventually reached for the book his grandfather had given him. Flipping through its pages, he stopped randomly on a chapter titled "Umibōzu". The author recounted an old maritime tradition: before each voyage, fishermen had to offer a fish as a sacrifice to the sea gods. Failure to do so, it warned, might summon an Umibōzu.
In calm waters, this immense creature could emerge from the depths, a malevolent shadow on the horizon. Its smooth, expressionless face was punctuated by two bulbous eyes that seemed to pierce into the very souls of unfortunate sailors. The Umibōzu had elongated arms, ending in tentacle-like hands that stirred the air. Silently, it would approach unsuspecting ships, and when it chose, could capsize them with a single, devastating motion—dragging crew and cargo into the endless expanse of the skies.
Matsuura had never heard of such a creature. He smirked, dismissing the tale as another fanciful legend that seemed to have sprung straight from an old man's imagination. With a sigh, he closed the ancient book and returned to the helm, his focus back on the course ahead.
He failed to notice the immense shadow that had begun to rise on the horizon…
Une Lueur dans la Brume - Chapitre 3 : Umibōzu
La nuit était tombée, et Matsuura avait habilement manœuvré pour quitter la zone dangereuse. Les îles menaçantes étaient désormais derrière lui, et à l’horizon, plus aucun obstacle ne se dressait. Le vent s’était apaisé, et rares étaient les voyageurs osant s’aventurer dans cette région la nuit tombée.
Tandis qu’il veillait d’un œil sur son cap, éclairé par la lueur vacillante de la lanterne de sa cabine, Matsuura chercha de quoi occuper le temps. Il finit par ouvrir le livre donné par son grand-père. Il feuilleta l’ouvrage et s’arrêta au hasard sur un chapitre intitulé “Umibōzu”. L’auteur y relatait une vieille tradition maritime : avant chaque voyage, les pêcheurs devaient offrir un poisson en sacrifice aux divinités de la mer. Faute de quoi, un Umibōzu pourrait apparaître.
Par temps calme, cette créature, immense et inquiétante, pouvait surgir au large telle une ombre maléfique. Son visage, lisse et dépourvu d’expression, était percé de deux yeux globuleux qui semblaient fixer l’âme des malheureux navigateurs. L’Umibōzu possédait des bras démesurés, terminés par des mains tentaculaires agitant les flots. Silencieux, il s’approchait des navires, et lorsqu’il le décidait, il pouvait les faire chavirer d’un geste dévastateur—emportant équipage et cargaison dans l'infini des cieux.
Matsuura n’avait jamais entendu parler d’une telle créature. Il esquissa un sourire, lassé par ces légendes qui lui semblaient tout droit sorties de l’imagination d’un vieil homme. Avec un soupir, il referma le grimoire et retourna à la barre, concentré sur son cap.
Il ne remarqua pas, au loin, l’ombre immense qui venait de se dresser à l’horizon…
Built for Wandering Skies Contest 2024, in the "Stuff of Legend" category. This is the third and final chapter of the story. I hope you liked it!
Here are "behind the scenes" pictures for the 3 creations.
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20" x 20" illustration for Kult design agency in Singapore. Its for a book about fears. my assigned fear was Gephydrophobia - (Fear of crossing bridges). Some people with this affliction imagine monsters under the bridges they must cross. I thought this would a great time to illustration some Japanese themed stuff i've been wanting to draw. They are all based on the original Japanese design but with my twist of course. I sourced some real life disturbing looking animals for some of these. The melting face guy in the back is based on a blob fish (truly disturbing). The red oni is based on a Chinese girl in my Japanese class hahaha. the bug eyed furry guy is based on a Tarsier (some kind of monkey with huuuuge eyes). Jizo are little stone statues that are the protectors of travellers and children. they often are decorated with red clothing. Ravens are bad omens. There is a whole encyclopedia of Japanese monsters (Yokai). Here are 6 (and a raven, so i guess this continues my Japanese crow series too). Seen here is a kappa (turtle like thing that will do bad things to you but has a hole in his head with water in it so if you bow to him he must bow to you therefore losing the water in his head and disabling him so you can run away), an oni (demon/ogre, you throw beans at people wearing these masks on setsubun day), an umi bozu (sea monster), a Hitotsume-kozo (one eyed monster that resembles a bald Buddhist priest) a Suushi Nuppeppo (animated lump of decaying human flesh), a Kijimuna (a forest sprite from Okinawa). All Yokai have crazy stories that are super strange and intersting to me as a westerner, for example the Kijimuna bug-eyed monster on the right, here is an excerpt "a kijimuna may offer to carry a human on it's back as it leaps through the mountains and over the seas. The kijimuna dislike people passing gas on their backs, however, and will immediately throw the human off their backs, no matter where they were at the moment." this illo almost didnt happen. That bridge took like 8 hours to complete and i had to do it all over again because the photoshop file got corrupted when i was halfway done with the whole illustration! then my keyboard stopped working and more time was wasted finding the fix for that. This is acrylic paint, pencil, japanese patterned paper, chinese ink, and photoshop. I used a sponge for the tree leaves and moss. What a monster it was completing this. I'm sorry to say I logged 60+ hours on this one.
Possibly the most famous and terrifying of all sea monster Yokai, Umibozu is also one of the most mysterious. Nobody truly knows what it looks like, as all that has ever been seen is its head – massive, the size of a small island, and pitch black except for the eyes. This tremendous kraken-esque demon will rise from the depths and conjure up a hurricane, making some sort of strange demand of the crew of a boat – for example, giving it a barrel which it then fills with water and uses to drown them. In order to escape Umibozu, you have to outsmart it. In the case of a barrel, just give him one without a bottom so he cannot fill it up.
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The Umi Bozu is a massive Yokai water spirit that appears as a huge, featureless black face rising from the waves. MIMP got that face right, and then made up a body – and again, I love the creativity in this line, and it’s just a solid figure all around. It’s also one of the largest and heaviest by pure size and mass alone.
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The Sea Monk, Umi Bozu is a particular kind of ghostly yokai known for causing shipwrecks. It may or may not be the ghost of a drowned priest, but it appears as a titanic apparition, and will seek to drown any it encounters. One of the few ways to survive an encounter with it is to offer it water to drink - from a bottomless barrel!
In traditional art, Umi Bozu is a dark, featureless sillhouette of a bald figure with onyl its eyes visible. Monster in My Pocket gave him a massive body, but it's actually fitting. I own two, and chose the one with paint scuffs on its face so the details would show through better in the photo. Beware the Sea Monk!
Gintama cosplay
... now he's a "SuperDad" xD
Title taken from an awesome Korean movie xD
Umibozu: Muze
Kagura: Tako
2010
20" x 20" illustration for Kult design agency in Singapore. Its for a book about fears. my assigned fear was Gephydrophobia - (Fear of crossing bridges). Some people with this affliction imagine monsters under the bridges they must cross. I thought this would a great time to illustration some Japanese themed stuff i've been wanting to draw. Jizo are little stone statues that are the protectors of travellers and children. they often are decorated with red clothing. Seen here is a kappa (turtle like thing that will do bad things to you but has a hole in his head with water in it so if you bow to him he must bow to you therefore losing the water in his head and disabling him so you can run away), an oni (demon/ogre, you throw beans at people wearing these masks on setsubun day)
20" x 20" illustration for Kult design agency in Singapore. Its for a book about fears. my assigned fear was Gephydrophobia - (Fear of crossing bridges). Some people with this affliction imagine monsters under the bridges they must cross. I thought this would a great time to illustration some Japanese themed stuff i've been wanting to draw. Seen here is a Suushi Nuppeppo (animated lump of decaying human flesh), a Kijimuna (a forest sprite from Okinawa). All Yokai have crazy stories that are super strange and intersting to me as a westerner, for example the Kijimuna bug-eyed monster on the right, here is an excerpt "a kijimuna may offer to carry a human on it's back as it leaps through the mountains and over the seas. The kijimuna dislike people passing gas on their backs, however, and will immediately throw the human off their backs, no matter where they were at the moment."
Omaezaki City (Japan)
~To the future~
The seven Wonders of the Enshu "Ryujin"and "Nami Kozou"
"The Ryujin Legend"
Ryujin the Dragon God lives in silence in Lake Sakuragaike.
The high-ranking priest, Kouen Ajari, metamorphosed himself into the dragon in 1169, at the end of the Heian Era, to save people from their troubles. It is said that he waits for the Miroku Bosatsu, the Buddha of the Future, that is believed to appear in 5.67 billion years time.
"The Nami Kozou Legend"
Across the Enshunada coastline, when the weather changes the sea makes a mysterious rumble that unexpectedly comes and goes. It is said that the weather can be foreseen by the direction and the pitch of this rumbling sound. Known as Nami Kozou, legend has it that this made by an Umibozu (Sea spirit) out of gratitude for having his life spared.
20" x 20" illustration for Kult design agency in Singapore. Its for a book about fears. my assigned fear was Gephydrophobia - (Fear of crossing bridges). Some people with this affliction imagine monsters under the bridges they must cross. I thought this would a great time to illustration some Japanese themed stuff i've been wanting to draw. seen here is an umi bozu (sea monster)
20" x 20" illustration for Kult design agency in Singapore. Its for a book about fears. my assigned fear was Gephydrophobia - (Fear of crossing bridges). Some people with this affliction imagine monsters under the bridges they must cross. I thought this would a great time to illustration some Japanese themed stuff i've been wanting to draw. ravens are bad omens
14x12 Graphite on Bristol. Acquired from Jonathan Levine Gallery. If you are interested in purchasing this piece, please send me an email at cfogliani@yahoo.com.
Hey, I’m Zathong and this guide is about Onmyoji Arena tier list 2023. I will help you choose the best Shikigami in the current meta and ranks every hero in Onmyoji Arena from the least viable to the best.
Tier S:
Kidomaru, Enma, Momo, Hako Shoujo, Kusa, Kamimai, Furi, Kani Hime, Ootakemaru, Maestro, Mushishi, Itsumade, Kainin.
Tier A:
Kiyohime, Hana, Menreiki, Ungaikyo, Youko, Suzuka Gozen, Tesso, Hiyoribou, Ebisu, Shouzu, Bakekujira, Senhime, Ibaraki Doji, Aobozu, Kujira, Shiranui, Kosodenote, Puppeteer, Kinnara.
Tier B:
Kyonshi Imoto, Dai Shimei, Higanbana, Shiro Mujou, Jikikaeru, Miketsu, Futakuchi, Komatsu, Umibozu, Onikiri, Kuro, Rukia Kuchiki, Zashiki, Shuten Doji, Yamausagi, Ittan-momen, Shishio, Hakuzosu.
Tier C:
Tamamonomae, Hakuro, Hone Onna, Mannendake, Tanuki, Kuro Mujou, Ryomen, Oitsuki, Samurai X, Yamawaro, Yasha.
Tier D:
Hannya, Susabi, Enenra, Kubinashi, Karasu Tengu, Sesshomaru, Ichigo Kurosaki, Inugami, Hououga, Kikyo, Kanko, Dodomeki.
Read more: zathong.com/onmyoji-arena-tier-list/