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big time ramble up ahead be prepared (mostly about Izanami and the actual Mythology in Shinto religion and Persona 4's character designs regarding my poll I posted)

(this is like my third time writing this btw so please I hope yall enjoy it)

so I did a poll regarding ship kids yesterday and I got a good amount of votes that I liked!! Nothing crazy and it was meant to be a critique view in my eyes, I like criticism when I ask for it and I wanted to see how others felt :]

and in the comments @/thiscityneedslessfog mentioned Izanami is technically already a parent and it made me wanna do a mini deep dive on the Shinto Mythology and seeing which gods/goddesses I wanna maybe make into p4 ocs!! Just smth to tie into Izanami + I think it can warrant fun doodles. Anyways let's get into it

SO.

We all already know at least one of Izanami's kids, Kagutsuchi (photo below), who burned her at birth and was the reason she was sent to Yomi in the first place and turned into goddess of death (yall know the legend yall are smart)

HOWEVER before Kagutsuchi, specifically a little after Izanami and Izanagi's first ritual that they accidentally messed up, Izanami had Hiruko and Awashima, both who weren't considered deities due to the deformities they faced due to the messed up ritual. Both were put on boats and sent away by the currents where Izanami and Izanagi restarted the ritual and got it right this time (leading to a fuck ton of islands to be created and aforementioned Kagutsuchi)

now Xo note, while Hiruko actually did wound up becoming a god, specifically one of the seven gods of fortune, god of fishermen and luck, Ebisu, (statue below), I could not find any information on Awashima, not even what their gender was supposed to be. My only source (linked below) on Awashima for like. all their stuff. says that they're a female/woman orientated god, such as female disorders, pregnancy, etc, but in my readings Awashima did exist, just not alot of them is written?? no idea

Awashima no kami is a god (Shinto) in Shinto and Japanese folk religion.

So technically speaking, not counting the islands, Hiruko, Awashima, and Kagutsuchi are Izanami's kids canon wise in p4

In the story, after Izanagi saw Izanami's decaying corpse, he cleansed himself and created three new gods

Amaterasu, goddess of the sun, birthed from Izanagi's left eye

Tsukuyomi, God of the moon, birthed from Izanagi's right eye

and Susanoo, god of the storms, birthed from Izanagi's nose

Technically speaking, these three are Izanagi's kids ONLY. Izanami had no part in this...

However.

In a seperate telling from the Nihonshoki version of Izanami and Izanagi's tale, Izanami and Izanagai together created Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Susanoo, just after Hiruko, Awashima, and Kagutsuchi and after izanamis turn to goddess of death

so. depending on which one p4 is based on (which I do not know), Izanami rather has just three kids or six kids (not counting islands once again)

however considering I'm the one wanting to go through with making designs for these guys in p4's style, it is genuinely just up to me, and if I wanna design 6 characters

WHICH I WOULDNT MIND AT ALL!! I LOVE CHARACTER DESIGN TRUST!!

BUT.

I'm not used to persona 4s way of character design. All the characters are simple but recognizable. It doesn't use crazy out there hair or outfits for you to recognize who is who and that's super neat!!God,

Even if you look at the lineup of sprites of characters (below) they're all like people you can see in daily life (maybe except teddy and fox) ofc more exaggerated for some since that's the style in p4 for characters who are NPCs, but either way they're people you could see in daily life. Even Izanami herself when she reveals herself is pretty normal. just the robe and loose hair fits perfectly to that simplicity

Even the investigation team (below) def has a unique set of designs even if they're really simple. Their silhouettes are almost close but not close enough. You can still easily identify them by the simplicity of different hair styles and different outfits which IS COOL!!!

But my art style is def more y2k/2000s art style. Think My Life As A Teenage Robot, Invader Zim, Samurai Jack, etc, (which are a few of my inspirations for my style alongside a few other artists I see on insta). So I'd instantly want to exaggerate and what not. And I feel I CANT DO THAT THIS TIME RAAHHH!!!

point is. I'd love to design these gods/goddesses as ocs for silly scenarios for Izanami and even my Adanami slop. I just feel I gotta keep in mind p4 itself and not just go crazy about designs (which I tend to do for any fan ocs I've noticed-)

idk SOMEONE YELL AT ME on if I'm crazy or not. I really just wanted to ramble on the kiddos of Izanami and Izanagi and kinda discuss p4's designs and how I am gonna STRUGGLE but I'll still try 🥺

anyways thank you for reading. OrcaOttoXo out

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btw guys i started playing infinity nikki yesterday. ohmygodddd this game is so adorable i love it so much

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who cares if misha is bi or not? why does everyone make such a big deal about it? misha kisses jackles because he says it helps with his depression. anyway, both of them are still hot as hell!

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An old Mermay piece from about... 2 yrs ago? I'm still really proud!

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“If you write a wish upon a paper and you place It into a glass bottle And it’s washed away by the ocean then someday There’s a chance that it may just come true”

hi i love the story of evil so i kinda just