Greetings patrons!

Tonight I bring you the finished painting of gangikozō! He is our second water-based yokai for the month of September! He is a slightly grotesque, yet somehow endearing cousin of the kappa. You’ll note below that he is often believed to change into the kappa during different seasons. If you read my books or yokai.com, you will also be familiar with yamawaro and hyousube, who are also both cousins of the kappa and often considered to be transitional forms of Japan’s most well-known yokai! Gawappa is another kappa-type yokai. There are lots of these, and each one has its own unique little bits.

Enjoy!

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Hello everyone! This painting took a bit longer than I expected due to the vast amount of detail, but I think it turned out nicely!

As before, I will post the high resolution images for the higher level backers in a separate Patreon post. The entry will be available for the public to see later today at yokai.com, but you guys get to see it first! I hope you enjoy September’s first yokai!

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Ladies and gentlemen! I am proud to present to you the kudan, the very first yokai completed for my Patreon project! I hope the choice of kudan for this first entry proves to be an auspicious sign of good things to come!

In a few minutes (I am publishing it on Patreon first), you will be able to view the entry at yokai.com/kudan as well! I will post the high resolution images for the higher level backers in a post on Patreon.

This post was made possible by the generous support from my Patreon backers. If you like yokai and want to learn more, please consider pledging $1 per month to support my work.

Become a Patron!