#Shinto maiden

[bonguri]

20230617 Oumi 1 by Bong Grit Via Flickr: 琵琶湖湖畔の神社仏閣巡り。最初は多賀大社。巫女さんが朝の準備中。 @Taga Taisha, Taga town, Inukami district, Shiga pref. （滋賀県犬上郡多賀町 多賀大社）

[kajira-kreations]

March 5th was Miko Day (or Shinto Priestess Day) in Japan so I doodled up, once again, shrine maiden AU Miko!

[redsamuraiii]

Case Closed : Detective Conan (Ep 222 - 224)

I love this type of mystery episodes where they explore Japanese culture and folklore.

[ashureiho]

巫女火野レイセーラーマーズファンアート Miko Rei Hino Sailor Mars Fan Art

[toacody]

Shrine Maiden

"They don’t let just anyone be a miko! We’re an ELITE corps!”

Source

Creator: snifywhisper

[ashitakaxsan]

Queen Miko Kikyo, You should not be alone,into this Task on vanquishing Naraku:) You’re one more reason Why I love Japan,why I want to come there and see from close the priestesses.

[yumeblue]

kiriko ovw could be such a mebait character but literally everything about her pisses me off so bad. i already despise what ovw does w its japanese characters but oh my godddd how do you fuck up a shrine maiden character that badly you had to have tried ridiculously hard to fuck her up that bad.

[michiemeow]

"The Shrine Maiden"

[blossomingkami]

Shrine Maiden 巫女

https://bit.ly/3Ai5hdy

[zekedms]

Me, bumping into a stuffed animal at night: "I'm so sorry!"

Me, offered animal crackers: "I cannot eat him because he will die, and I will feel horrible for my crimes."

Me, seeing anything with a face or vague animal shape in danger or mild inconvenience: "I will protect you with my life."

Me, seeing the Gävle Goat: "Burn! Burn! Burn! Bring me flame that i may alight the beast myself in the name of the Allfather!"

[ijhqparn38]

(ijhqparn38.tumblr.com) Can she succeed, or will Dr. CONTINUE...

[gooompy]

"Evidence that Pokémon once familiar to us have been spotted in the various dimensions linked together by Ultra Space, in the same way that Ultra Beasts have been spotted in our own dimension. Upon falling through an Ultra Wormhole, these Pokemon become bathed in a strange energy that seems to facilitate rapid changes and adaptations needed to survive in their new environments, among other speculated effects. We have dubbed them "dimensional forms," though internally we use the code name "ultra variant," or "UV" for short."

-Aether Report excerpt

It seems that when exposed to the bizarre lands of Ultra Space, Eevee's evolutions take on new forms. I wonder what other strange forms we have yet to see! More info coming soon!

*More detailed lore later, but as a brief explanation on each one's inspirations:

-Vaporeon: polluted water, plastic debris and its impact on animals, mutations, oil and water don't mix

-Jolteon: overcharged long boi, they run through the skies and leave lightning trails behind them

-Flareon: explosive smoke cloud and shrapnel

-Umbreon: black holes and new moons because of Ultra Megalopolis's darkness theme

-Espeon: wise and (slightly) wrinkly sphynx cat with a 3rd eye

-Leafeon: bulky and ferocious tiger, stripes inspired by beta Leafeon

-Glaceon: bleached coral and asymmetry

-Sylveon: shinto shrine maidens and shide (zigzag paper streamers)

[kajira-kreations]

More Shinto shrine maiden AU Miko doodle.

Great news! I've decided to apply for a table at TFcon LA next year!!!

[redsamuraiii]

Experience what it's like to be a Miko at Tobetsu Shrine, Hokkaido. Pic by Cheeserland.

A must try if you're a fan of Sailor Mars and Inuyasha!

[peachdues]

THE GREAT WAR (PART I) — ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CONTENT WARNINGS

Well, this one has been a long time coming, hasn’t it?

My goal is to get Part I completed and published this weekend. It will be roughly 25-26k words in length.

I’d really appreciate it if y’all can read through this before you read Part I. The Great War is very different from my other fics, in terms of both style and the general setting, so I feel it necessary to give some context.

First, The Great War is a non-linear story. This might seem a bit confusing, given that Part I takes place over the course of a little more than a year. However, you’ll likely notice there are some gaps in the story as you read through — these are intentional. While Part I is a chronological telling of Reader and Giyuu’s relationship, Part II features several major flashbacks to events that occur during the timeline of Part I that are not actually shown in Part I. So if you find yourself getting curious about when a character finds out a bit of information, or referenced some past occurrence that you didn’t read — know that it’s intentional, and it will show up in Part II.

Second, Part I of The Great War follows the canon timeline as closely as possible, with a few minor deviations. There are references to multiple canon events in the series, and I tried to follow it as much as I could. Huge shoutout to @/demonslayedher her incredible timeline.

Third, the reason TGW has taken so long is that I tried to be as historically accurate as was feasible to both Japan and its culture. That said, Shinto shrines and the practices of Shrine Maidens in particular were heavily cracked down upon by the Imperial government during the Meiji Era (the era immediately preceding the Taishō period in which Demon Slayer is canonically set). Obviously the reality of Shinto shrines and their practices during that period complicates the setting of TGW, and particularly, the Reader character, so I took some creative liberties. However, I do reference the fact that the Shrine where the Reader trains is not what it once was, and it functions more like a girl’s boarding house/school, where the girls who live there just happen to also be educated in Shinto practices/Shrine keeping.

Fourth, because there are a lot of references to Japanese culture and practices, I will link an addendum for your reference. The most important things to know is that Miko means “Shrine Maiden,” which is why it is used frequently.

Finally, I do want to acknowledge that the Reader is given a slight description — namely, in terms of her hair. It is described as very long, and when discussed from Giyuu’s perspective, he frequently depicts it as “silky.” This is not meant to be exclusive in any way — lots of hair types can be silky. I do make a very conscious effort to avoid using physically describing my Reader inserts (apart from acknowledging their beauty because, guess what? You’re all beautiful!!) But as the story is set in Taisho Era Japan and Reader is a Shrine Maiden, I found it difficult to avoid giving some vague description of her hair — especially given its importance with respect to a certain gift she receives from Giyuu during Part I. Please know that these references come up very sparingly, and again, I do avoid going into greater detail. Beyond that, she is only described as beautiful from Giyuu’s point of view.

Now, onto the content and trigger warnings.

Like most of my works, The Great War contains explicit sexual content, so minors do not interact.

This next warning is not so much centered around Part I, but more for the story in general. TGW is heavily centered around Giyuu attempting to deal with his trauma following the end of the canonical series — and it does feature violence as well as instances of PTSD. I don’t believe anything is too graphic, but it’s just something to keep in mind. That said, his PTSD will not appear in Part I — however, it will be a main focus of the story from Part II, on.

So, here are the warnings for The Great War

CW: explicit sexual content • MDNI • loss of virginity • unprotected sex • virgins being virgins • oral sex (F!receiving) • squirting • fingering • Giyuu is obsessed with Reader’s pleasure • creampies • semi-public sex • tbh they fuck everywhere but the bed • mention of pregnancy • protective Giyuu • possessive Giyuu • Giyuu is a simp for one person and it’s Reader • pregnancy (later)

TW: canon-typical violence • strangulation • PTSD • depictions of trauma • nightmares • some angst • Giyuu struggles with communicating his feelings • brief instance/implication of stalking by a non-canon character • mild description of panic/anxiety

My goal is to have Part I posted this weekend, so here’s to hopefully seeing y’all soon!

[maykitz]

how many points on the diversity scale does blizzard get for releasing a 3rd japanese character, who is also again a ninja, but not a dishonoured samurai yakuza ninja perpetually running around in a kyudo uniform, or a rejected by his restrictive traditionalist clan ex-yakuza cyborg ninja, but rather a shrine maiden kitsune ninja with shinto magic