Amidst the luminous streets of Tokyo, there dwelt a girl named Emi. Her visage, once radiant as the cherry blossoms, graced countless screens of the digital realm. Obsession clasped her heart, her true form fading like a whispering breeze.
One moonlit eve, as virtual stars adorned her screen, an ethereal transformation began. Emi's silhouette waned, her essence merging with the pixels that ensnared her. No longer human, but not wholly spirit, she emerged as an Oni – a vengeful spectre borne from the hollow caverns of vanity.
Her voice echoed out in the decaying static of interrupted streams "please like and subscribe"
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Inspired by the ghost stories of Hokusai, I wanted to create a modern take on this style of story with a current theme.
This AI assisted artwork was exhibited at the NOX gallery in Shibuya, Tokyo with Superchief Gallery for the Anime + Manga show in August 2023.
