“A-ma-bee-eh” is a Japanese yokai whose very image is said to ward off illness.

Modern (as well as the historical) rendition of Amabie became a major part of the Japanese social landscape during the height of COVID-19. This is a collection of sketches and illustrations featuring her that I made while living in Japan during that time.

Amabie

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