Greetings yokai fans!
It’s been one month since I touched down in Japan, and it’s been a busy one! But things are finally settling in and I’ve been able to get to making good progress on yokai again. We moved in to our house on February 4th, got heating installed the following week, making it actually possible to live there, and finally got internet access installed early this week, making it possible to live and work here full-time! I’m still setting up a studio space, but for now I am able to do my painting in the living room, bundled up under my kotatsu.
Today’s post probably would have been more fun on Valentine’s Day, with all the blood-sucking and increased libido and other traits these guys have, but sadly they weren’t ready by then. But I hope you’ll still enjoy them as a late Valentine’s Day present!
There’s one more set of bugs coming after this one, and after that I’ll be moving back to more “traditional” yokai!
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