[Touhou] The Strong Survive... by Men-dont-scream on DeviantArt

_{...and the weak perish.}

"Don't cry, Seija... Mom's going to be alright."

Inspired from this (s)adorable thingie by

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I don't freakin' know why I couldn't resist doing this the second the idea came to me. Maybe it's just my thing for tragic stories acting up. Maybe I just felt that the concept of a parent figure had a lot of weight. Maybe I just wanted to illustrate Seija in a different light. idfk. Just know it's sad. Now excuse me while I weep.

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FoolForGold Featured By Owner Aug 30, 2016

RULES OF NATURE!!

GrahamChapman Featured By Owner Aug 13, 2016

Amanojaku always lie...

ZalgoZ Featured By Owner Jul 4, 2016

Okay where's my guns, time to kill some humans

SeerOfSleep Featured By Owner May 26, 2016

Inspiration intensifies

TheSilentGrey Featured By Owner Apr 16, 2016 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Q^Q very emotional
I'm fascinated by tragic things as well

IceFirephenix Featured By Owner Feb 10, 2016

TwT

digitalartmusic Featured By Owner Feb 1, 2016

I love your art... thank
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Porecomesis Featured By Owner Feb 2, 2016

Aw, that's lovely.

JuanchoDLN Featured By Owner Jan 21, 2016

I'm sad

itwontletmeuse404 Featured By Owner Jan 1, 2016 Hobbyist General Artist

Then you realize that physical attacks don't kill youkai and there is a total lack of priests/priestesses in this scene. I'm just going to imagine that them spears got flipped into their faces.

MajorMilk Featured By Owner Jan 11, 2016 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

But human villagers are descendants of expert exterminators, so a bunch of them can easily take down one. This is also the reason why Yukari keeps an eye on them.

itwontletmeuse404 Featured By Owner Jan 16, 2016 Hobbyist General Artist

If they are that dangerous just have them give up their arms at threat of nuclear devastation (Utusho). If it works for the USA then it MUST work for Yukari. Right...?

memes4evar Featured By Owner Feb 15, 2016

you must be fun at parties

itwontletmeuse404 Featured By Owner Feb 21, 2016 Hobbyist General Artist

Very fun.

nightmare7234 Featured By Owner Dec 30, 2015

*cries*

Seija: MOMA!!!!!! TT^TT

LostRey Featured By Owner Dec 15, 2015 Hobbyist General Artist

It's sad, but it's also a really great scene!
I like when people explores background's stuff like this!

Killinator Featured By Owner Dec 14, 2015 Hobbyist Artist

This...The more I look at it, the more I wan't to cry...Seija's dying Mother, how totally alright she is, those human A**hats showing not a single bit remorse...allow me to weep with you.

Iormi Featured By Owner Dec 9, 2015

YOUKAI IS EVIL AND EVIL MUST BE PERISH !!!

Sorry, everyone who see this will have shed a tears.

Men-dont-scream Featured By Owner Dec 10, 2015 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Wrong, youkai need hugs as much as people do!

Iormi Featured By Owner Dec 11, 2015

Even if they trying to eat you ?
Well, just hugs the good youkai and don't try to hug Rumia

Potato-Yi Featured By Owner Dec 11, 2015 Hobbyist Digital Artist

*Rumia in ready-to-hug pose*: Is that so?

Iormi Featured By Owner Dec 11, 2015

*Hug Rumia
Rumia say " Ooooh Breakfast !!! "
Onomnomnom . . .

Potato-Yi Featured By Owner Dec 11, 2015 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Rip in pepperoni, you were a good youkai hugger. Xd

OsmundAurel20XX Featured By Owner Dec 9, 2015 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Well the Japanese dont like Yokai as such...

Men-dont-scream Featured By Owner Dec 10, 2015 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Or humans in general, I suppose. People are quite prejudiced, aren't they?

DeityDiz93 Featured By Owner Mar 16, 2016 Hobbyist Digital Artist

To be fair, this is an amanojaku who revel in the pain of others; however, it's still pretty unbecoming to do this in front of a child for crying out loud.

necromaster13 Featured By Owner Dec 9, 2015 Hobbyist General Artist

Holy cow, this is heartbreaking. Amazing, but so very harrowing.

Men-dont-scream Featured By Owner Dec 10, 2015 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Thank you. Q^Q

necromaster13 Featured By Owner Dec 12, 2015 Hobbyist General Artist

No problem! Thank you for the beautiful heartache! (What an interesting analogy that is...)

TheLog1 Featured By Owner Dec 9, 2015 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Oooh god the feeeeels!

usoutlaw Featured By Owner Dec 9, 2015

ok based on this alone i want an anime about Seija being a bad ass

DarkBrother-John Featured By Owner Edited Dec 9, 2015

somehow I can't blame her for being an ass now....

Men-dont-scream Featured By Owner Dec 10, 2015 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

That's what I had in mind as well. It's admittedly hard for me to imagine someone being bad without a good reason behind it all.

bouteilledeau1 Featured By Owner Dec 9, 2015 Student Artist

Why don't they kill the li- oh, right...

Men-dont-scream Featured By Owner Dec 10, 2015 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

NO DON'T

sonicgirl1997 Featured By Owner Dec 9, 2015 Hobbyist General Artist

Feels

Men-dont-scream Featured By Owner Dec 10, 2015 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

There, there. At least we all know Seija's gonna be fine.

sonicgirl1997 Featured By Owner Dec 11, 2015 Hobbyist General Artist

Okay

sourjonboy Featured By Owner Dec 9, 2015 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Oh god, Oh, not in the feels

YoumuNepLowell Featured By Owner Dec 9, 2015

Y u do dis to me, mendontcry? The feels are too much!

Men-dont-scream Featured By Owner Dec 10, 2015 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Ya'll need to feel. Join me in my sad corner.

Deni007 Featured By Owner Dec 9, 2015 Hobbyist General Artist

The feels are so real!! It's a beautiful piece!!

Men-dont-scream Featured By Owner Dec 10, 2015 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Thanks. T^T

Deni007 Featured By Owner Dec 11, 2015 Hobbyist General Artist

You're welcome

Psyco-Walfas Featured By Owner Dec 9, 2015 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Is in pictures like these I think "What if...."

Dilly89 Featured By Owner Dec 9, 2015

My thoughts exactly. There's much in the way of stories that could be told, just by this one image. An image that speaks a thousand+ words.

Men-dont-scream Featured By Owner Dec 10, 2015 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I'm glad you think so.

I had intended to write a short story to go with this, but I thought that it probably wouldn't be as good as the extent that the picture already conveyed a story on its own.