#nibi children of the whales

[eden-falls]

cotw yaoi web.... Gaze upon it in horror and wonder

[nibikki]

would you like some yuri with your ounibi?

[piece-of-cheese]

More of the DnD related modern AU thing I thought of :

(In general, seeing Nibi and Rochalízo interact, while of course impossible in canon, would have been something I would have found really intriguing. )

[sugarhighaaron]

Jee wiz I wonder who my favourite character is from children of the whales, this is my favourite drawing I’ve done of him

[crowreys-wormstache]

The other day I came into the tag and saw people ship Ouni with Suou and I was like huh that's weird? Nibi is right there and pinig?

So anyway I just read Vol. 4 so I get it now.

[zimtameise]

Ouni & Nibi

[hellcifrogs]

Okay. alright, I needed a separate post to go in detail, because now I'm pumped! BTW I only quickly looked up the bijuus’ references to have some guidance, so they might not be all exact, I also went a bit by their appearaces alone.

Unfortunately I can’t fit the number of tails, but this is a great excuse for me to ramble about these lovely myths to anyone interested.

Ichibi Shukaku, the shapeshifting tanuki - I might be probably forgeting some, but I decided to go with an animal I like. It kinda matches how bloodthirsty Shukaku was in the begining, but it’s a bird instead. Matinta Pereira is a little owl (sometimes mistaken or also described as a potoo) that brings the news of death. Sometimes it takes the shape of a witch, other times is an old man seeking petty regenge. Another nice detail: since both tanukis and kitsunes are somewhat tricksters, the Matinta is actually sometimes related to the creature I chose for Kyuubi too.

Nibi Matatabi, the cat ghost - The obvious here would be to go with the Alma-de-gato (Cat soul) which is literally a shadow or spectral cat that appears to haunt children who misbehave, silently staring into their souls with (literal) burning eyes. Totally fits and I’d be happy with it. BUT if we take what looks the most like the beast in the series and just overall vibe, I’d have to go with Boitatá. Nothing to do with cats, just a giant fire snake with its body covered in eyes. This myth is actually closely related to the will-o'-wisp so many times the fire is made blue

Anon says “Boitatá would make a fucking awesome bijuu let’s be honest” and that is true! Boitatá IS one of my favorite myths for a reason! Not only it looks badass the legend says the snake protects fields and forests from anyone trying to set illegal fires by blinding them, or driving them into madness or just straight up killing them.

Sanbi Isobu, the sea demon - Here I picked the Ipupiará who’s basically another sea demon, though more humanoid, kind of resembling a mermaid, but more of a walrus shaped one. There are multiple stories and creatures similar to this one, but I like the older and more murderous version for this. Option TWO is another one of my favorites (another giant snake, of course it’s another snake): Boiúna, the black snake. A huge, river long, pitch black snake with flame red eyes, that just scares anyone living by the rivers by sinking ships or straight up swallowing them. Neither of these has any moral or motivation, they’re just beasts.

Yonbi Son Goku, the monkey king - For this one I went with the idea of an “Imposing monkey-like creature” and got: Mapinguari, this huge, smelly, man devouring monster. These monsters, mostly known in the amazon region, easily stand at over 2 meters tall, sometimes depicted with a single eye in the forehead and with a huge mouth full of razor sharp teeth stretching all the way to the bellybutton. They attract the prey by screaming like desperate humans and deceiving people to go help. To have this one as a source of power is nice, but wouldn’t be nearly as respectable as the original.

Gobi Kokuou, Hanging horse head and ghost whale - Okay so a horse. that’s easy: Mula sem cabeça, literally a Headless horse, with fire coming out of its neck. This one is widely known in the country so it has many MANY variations, but the shape is what matters here, so ‘only head horse’ for ‘no head horse’. Not sure how to fit the whale ghost part :(

Rokubi Saiken, the shellfish ogre - Alamoa! I’ve been told not many people know about this one?? But searching for this shellfish ogre, the wiki description fits quite perfectly with the Alamoa. She is a storm (thunder? lightning?) ghost, who appears on stormy nights dancing naked in the beaches of Fernando de Noronha. She is very pale and with near white blonde hair and attracts fishermen with her beauty and treasures, only to trap them and turn into an skeleton before killing them.

Nanabi Choumei, a rhinoceros beetle - This one was surprisingly hard, but let’s go with a simple one: Minhocão (literally big worm). Huge worm like creature living in rivers or underground that also goes around sinking ships. I would also take the ‘lucky seven’ joke and turn it around by using Caapora (out of the numerous names, this is the one I’m most familiar with), who is said to bring bad luck! Caapora can be an angry little girl, a creature with red skin and hair or even a cyclops, they ride a boar (queixada) and cause depression and bad luck to whoever meets them.

Hachibi Gyuki, the cow demon - Immediate choice: Boi Bumbá (with many name variations). It’s an annual performance/celebration telling the story of death and ressucitation of an ox. There’s a lot of dance and colorful outfits involved so it makes for a nice visual for a magical beast. BUT I also remembered a more regional one called Boi Vaquim: a winged bull with golden horns and diamonds for eyes that spits fire. How badass is that?

Fun fact: ‘boi’ is the actual portuguese word for bull/ox, but in native tupí language ‘boi’ stands for snake so we have the snakes boitatá and boiúna.

Kyuubi Kurama, the kitsune - Absolutely NOTHING to do with foxes, but I’m going to pick Saci! Simply for the trickster nature. Sacis are probably the most famous supernatural creature in brazilian mythology. They vary in shape (can be human or have goat horns and beard or bird foot), size (from tiny little fairies living in flowers to 2m tall with scales and claws), power (can create small tornadoes, grant wishes, spoil food), nature (they go from harmless and inconvenient pranks to kidnapping children and beating up animals to death), but the base look is of a pitch black humanoid creature - most times a black boy - with a single leg and red pointy hat. Option two for visuals: Maned wolf.

[the-marilus]

hiii so i think you were the person that had the final chapter of children of the whales SO: 1. was there anything (info or pictures) about/of kicha (i heart her sm)? 2. was there anything about nibi... teehee...? 3. was there anything about kannavi (babygirl)?

Hey there :D You are correct. I will share some pictures under the cut. If anyone would like to see more, don't hesitate to ask me.

Alright.

Sadly, there is nothing about Nibi in that chapter. Sami appears in a memory when Chakuro thinks about the good times he had on the Mudwhale. But Ouni wasn't present then, so we have no Nibi. Sorry. But I do have the feeling (based on the Volume cover #22) that he might have appeared in an earlier chapter? We will find out.

Kicha isn't really present either. But she (+Jiki) seems to be on the ship from Suou and Ouni:

(It's hard to see, she is really small after all)

We see her in a panel when they are building their new home tho:

Okay, but at least I can give you something about Kannavi. He stays in the new MudWhale-country together with Orca, Itia and Lykos. He is doing his best at being the weird Uncle. I think he takes care of Orca, since he can't walk any longer. He is a doctor after all.

That's all I have of them.

[spoopyrascal]

I had love for a moment - Vian Izak

[frogskelton]

Part 2 of the Field trip spin off

[thaliafrais]

I can't shut up about this two, anyways I made my TikTok acc

[eden-falls]

you were born from the love that suffuses the mud whale

[nibikki]

happy birthday maxiepoo :3

[piece-of-cheese]

Just these two sitting together :)

Is this the first or second time that I have drawn Ouni and Nibi together?

I don’t really draw Nibi a lot so I’m not sure 🤔

[sugarhighaaron]

LOOK AT THE SILLY I JUST FINISHED he’s from a really cool anime, children of the whales :)

[commander-orca]