Gotokuneko [3122019]

It sure has been weeks since I've posted a comic last time. As much as I'm glad my Internet connection is all better, I sure had quite of a super-sized delay on my projects or comics. I still had my interest in Japanese spirits and demons in my head. I had been eager to draw this since last Wednesday [March 6th]to Thursday [March 7th]. I started it, but I unfortunately slowed down and did other activities. It's not until Sunday, March 10th that I had another comic with the same idea or topic. I got to it yesterday and had it finished today.

[Had some trouble with the file during the scanning. It wasn't supposed to be like this though]

This yokai I decided to draw about is...

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GOTOKUNEKO [五徳猫] (ごとくねこ) {Trivet Cat} : a kind of nekomata [a two-tailed cat spirit] that has a kettle trivet on its head like a crown, who ignites fire on the hearth with its hifukidake [or a bamboo blowpipe used to boost up fires]. This yokai likes to be near the fire whenever folks aren't around.

Original [though colored] image: vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/yo…

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Well, I sure got some handful of ideas with this fiery cat. I'm impressed that there were more hot cat spirits, other than just the KASHA [火車] (かしゃ), that fire-coated cat yokai that steals fresh corpses from funeral ceremonies. Along with colors based on various flames and other associated elements with fire, I came up this simple gag.

Anyone interested for some Mashumaro [マシュマロ] roasted?

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Art and comic © Josiah Shockency (JCS)

Tuesday, March 12th, 2019 [30 years since the World Wide Web was invented in 1989]

Copyright © Josiah Shockency (JCS), 2019 [MMXIX]. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.