Oh wait, it's actually Shamiko tail who form the heart behind.
sorathecrow
Jan 3, 2020 9:46PM
Momouse
Mimiyaah
Jan 4, 2020 2:10AM
Matching Kimono’s~
Firefly Fanatic
Jan 4, 2020 3:40AM
Omfg Momouse
BV
Jan 4, 2020 5:20AM
Beautiful...
BugDevil
Jan 4, 2020 5:49AM
If I'm seeing this right Shamiko's cheek is the character "to"(meaning: with). Momo's cheek is a rat, because it's the year of the rat. I have no idea why they inked each other's faces, but this is superbly cute.
Also handholding on the first day of the year?! I always knew Shamiko was a lewd demon.
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DY4Y
Jan 4, 2020 5:58AM
^Shamiko's cheek has the cursive character 子 which means child (and is also pronounced "ko")
BugDevil
Jan 4, 2020 6:22AM
^Actually I mixed them up, it looks a lot more like る(ru). That's the English to .
TctyaDDK
Jan 4, 2020 6:40AM
^ in Japan there's a traditional game played during New Year's festivals called Hanetsuki, similar to badminton but without a net and played with rectangular wooden paddles (called hagoita). The ones who fail to hit the shuttlecock lose and would have their faces inked. That's probably the intention of the artist, though the hagoita is nowhere to be seen.
ReadingDoujinshi
Jan 4, 2020 9:28AM
sasuga shamiko-sama
DY4Y
Jan 4, 2020 9:43AM
^^^る and cursive 子 look very similar. The reason I assume it's 子 is because it fits Shamiko's name (Shamiko is シャミ子 and Yuko is 優子, both have 子) This is an example of a cursive 子
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luinthoron
Jan 4, 2020 10:07AM
^I tend to agree, even with my very limited knowledge of Japanese I immediately read this as 子
BugDevil
Jan 4, 2020 10:28AM
All of this does not really explain what the point is though. Why write ko on her face in the first place? I dont see the connection to either hanetsuki or the year of the rat.
terraformars
Jan 4, 2020 10:38AM
^It's pronounced "ne" and in this case it does not means "child" but it is the symbol of "rat" in Chinese zodiac, look it up.
TheLostLight
Jan 4, 2020 2:41PM
Terraformars is right, it's the Zodiac symbol for "rat", because it's year of the rat.
DY4Y
Jan 4, 2020 2:45PM
^^I completely forgot that the Zodiac wasn't written as 鼠. That makes way more sense.
Azero25
Jan 4, 2020 5:58PM
Happy new year
Megumiaki
Jan 5, 2020 4:11AM
Yep, 子 is both the "ko" in Shamiko/Yuuko's name and the kanji used in Japanese for the sign of the rat in the Chinese zodiac, since it's the year of the rat. That's why there's a rat on Momo's cheek.
katewarner Jan 3, 2020 9:36PM
O God this is too much
Lilliwyt Jan 3, 2020 9:39PM
Oh wait, it's actually Shamiko tail who form the heart behind.
sorathecrow Jan 3, 2020 9:46PM
Momouse
Mimiyaah Jan 4, 2020 2:10AM
Matching Kimono’s~
Firefly Fanatic Jan 4, 2020 3:40AM
Omfg Momouse
BV Jan 4, 2020 5:20AM
Beautiful...
BugDevil Jan 4, 2020 5:49AM
If I'm seeing this right Shamiko's cheek is the character "to"(meaning: with). Momo's cheek is a rat, because it's the year of the rat. I have no idea why they inked each other's faces, but this is superbly cute.
Also handholding on the first day of the year?! I always knew Shamiko was a lewd demon.
last edited at Jan 4, 2020 5:56AM
DY4Y Jan 4, 2020 5:58AM
^Shamiko's cheek has the cursive character 子 which means child (and is also pronounced "ko")
BugDevil Jan 4, 2020 6:22AM
^Actually I mixed them up, it looks a lot more like る(ru). That's the English to .
TctyaDDK Jan 4, 2020 6:40AM
^ in Japan there's a traditional game played during New Year's festivals called Hanetsuki, similar to badminton but without a net and played with rectangular wooden paddles (called hagoita). The ones who fail to hit the shuttlecock lose and would have their faces inked. That's probably the intention of the artist, though the hagoita is nowhere to be seen.
ReadingDoujinshi Jan 4, 2020 9:28AM
sasuga shamiko-sama
DY4Y Jan 4, 2020 9:43AM
^^^る and cursive 子 look very similar. The reason I assume it's 子 is because it fits Shamiko's name (Shamiko is シャミ子 and Yuko is 優子, both have 子)
This is an example of a cursive 子
last edited at Jan 4, 2020 9:43AM
luinthoron Jan 4, 2020 10:07AM
^I tend to agree, even with my very limited knowledge of Japanese I immediately read this as 子
BugDevil Jan 4, 2020 10:28AM
All of this does not really explain what the point is though. Why write ko on her face in the first place? I dont see the connection to either hanetsuki or the year of the rat.
terraformars Jan 4, 2020 10:38AM
^It's pronounced "ne" and in this case it does not means "child" but it is the symbol of "rat" in Chinese zodiac, look it up.
TheLostLight Jan 4, 2020 2:41PM
Terraformars is right, it's the Zodiac symbol for "rat", because it's year of the rat.
DY4Y Jan 4, 2020 2:45PM
^^I completely forgot that the Zodiac wasn't written as 鼠. That makes way more sense.
Azero25 Jan 4, 2020 5:58PM
Happy new year
Megumiaki Jan 5, 2020 4:11AM
Yep, 子 is both the "ko" in Shamiko/Yuuko's name and the kanji used in Japanese for the sign of the rat in the Chinese zodiac, since it's the year of the rat. That's why there's a rat on Momo's cheek.
Maximus66 Jan 5, 2020 8:24PM
All your talk about Japanese reminded me of https://twitter.com/Dogen/status/1213763986421772289