Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Yokai of the Week - Wanyudo

Since you voted on it, I'll continue blogging about yokai, at least for the next ten weeks. I plan on doing things a little differently with these, art-wise, so here's the first of my Yokai masterpiece series*.
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Wanyudo is one of the older yokai, with a reported sighting over a thousand years ago. It has the appearance of an angry, bald man's head in the center of a flaming wheel. His arrival usually spells disaster, as he will roll over anyone who gets in his way, ripping them to pieces. Even to look upon wanyudo brings misfortune.
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Yokai Masterpiece #1 - Wanyudo - colored construction paper mounted on foam board.
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*"Masterpiece" is a relative term, and only applies to the artwork, not the article.

2 comments:

  1. How does he 'rip' people to pieces if he rolls over them... I bet he probably bites.

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  2. Awesome art(?)
    He looks just like this in Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro (the live-action movie).

    Word: spersio
    Sounds like a car name.

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