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The Kappa In Japanese Folklore

  • Kappas are legendary creatures that inhabit the rivers and waterways of Japan. They have beaked noses, shells on their back and a depression on their heads that holds water. Kappa are mischievous troublemakers. Their pranks range from the relatively innocent, such as loudly passing gas or looking up women's kimonos, to the more troublesome such as drowning swimmers and eating children. They feed on their victims by sucking their liver though their anus. They love cucumbers and if you write your name on a cucumber and throw it in the river, the kappa may be appeased by your gift and allow you to swim in peace.

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January 13, 2012

Hell Girl

Ivy's final cosplay is finished. This is Enma Ai from Hell Girl

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Enmaai

The sailor top was made with a basic shirt pattern and numerous online searches on making a middy collar--it was particular challenging to find one with the triangle piece in front. I just had a terrible time visualizing how it all fit together and finally this video was the most helpful:

Sailor collar tutorial

And here is a ghostly Ivy

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We used this website to convert the picture into an old-style vintage photograph.

http://labs.wanokoto.jp/olds

Just a word of caution--the most recently uploaded photos scroll across the bottom of the website. Once there were nude photos--it's never happened again, but just so you are aware.

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