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March 24 2024
roadtrip in the oboroguruma 🚕
The Oboroguruma is a Yokai found in Kyoto Japan. The Oboroguruma is described as an oxcart with a giant face on it. The Oboroguruma was created when in the older days of Kyoto, noble people would get into carriage fights to good spots for festivals in the capital and they lost the fight, their anger and resentment could manifest itself as an Oboroguruma. Oboroguruma means “Hazy Cart.”
Wish we’d get some official art or new models of these demons. I get that Kangiten/Shouten is basically Ganesha, but it’d be nice. Others from Raidou like Kudan or Oboroguruma would be cool since they didn’t get art (I know Oboroguruma is just the car from smt 2, Chris the car I think, but yeah)
The ship has probably long sailed for getting art for non-traditional demon appearances like these. At least art isn't technically needed anymore and there's really nothing stopping either of them from showing up now, perhaps other than Shouten's redundancy. Imagine if Oboroguruma could be reused and reconfigured for Chris the Car in a future game...
Also, milestone: this is my 7500th post! 🥳
Face of the Demon Train
GET ME OFF OF THIS TRAIN!
Major Arcana, 2 of 4. Art by Buboplague, from the Yokai Yochi Tarot: A Deck of Ghosts and Spirits.
In Japanese folklore, the Oboroguruma is a yōkai that appears as an oxcart with a large face protruding from it. It is said to appear on misty nights, particularly in Kyoto, where people might hear the squeaking of its wheels outside of their home. If they exit the house, they will find the Oboroguruma parked outside.
Though it resembles an inanimate object, the Oboroguruma is not thought to be a tsukumogami. Instead, it is seen as a spirit that forms from the anger and resentment of nobles who lost "carriage fights," battles to snag prime sightseeing spots in Kyoto.
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Monster master list.
Suggest a spook.