Tusyu
demonic Geisha single tradition · 1
Tusyu is a Geisha who was very skilled at making paper balloons. She fell in love with a young man named Shinsaburo, and he told her that he also had feelings for her. After a while of drifting away, Tsuyu came across the skeletons of other women who were killed similarly in the past, and the souls of said women merged with Tsuyu, turning her into a yōkai.
When
- First attested
- 2000 CE
- Attested period
- 2000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Character in the anime series Hell Girl.
Relationships
- manifests as
- Hone-onna
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In Hell Girl, Hone-onna's origin is that of a Geisha named Tusyu, and was very skilled at making paper balloons. Tsuyu fell in love with a young man named Shinsaburo, and he told her that he also had feelings for her. Tsuyu and Shinsaburo planned to run away together, but Shinsaburo ended up betraying Tsuyu”
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