Made how my oc's artstyle would look like
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She's just a girl 🎀
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Mermay Day 10: Celestial
This mermaid is based on the hotaru-ika, or firefly squid, a kind of bioluminescent squid found off the coast of Japan. I originally wanted to do something related to actual stars for this prompt, but found the idea of a bioluminescent creature way more interesting!
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Firefly squids, native to the waters of Japan, are known for their deep blue glow. They are also thought to be the only species of squid with color vision - their eyes have three visual pigments comapred to the normal one, and also have double-layered retinas.
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Woomy
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hotaru ikas for a school thing (+ bonus wasaverse version under cut)
(reblogs > likes)
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Merman Shujinko brings merman Hotaru to a bunch of firefly squids lighting up as they swim overhead, saying that they make him think of the betta fish merman, for some reason (fun fact: firefly squid in Japanese is "hotaru-ika").
Hotaru found The sight beautiful and thanked Shujinko for bringing him there to vitness it.
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2☆ Ruby Hotaru Ika
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822 posts created (5%)
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I tagged 542 of my posts in 2022
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My Top Posts in 2022:
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Fish of the Day
Happy Tuesday everyone! Today's fish is the swordfish! Suggested by @shock-value (Another reminder that all y’all can suggest fish)
The swordfish is an amazing animal, recognized and named after the long bill extending from the top lip. Looking quite a bit like a sword as it stretches out. They belong to the family Xiphias gladius and in some countries are called "broadbills''. Swordfish reach about as large as the bluefin tuna, reaching 3 meters as well, with the largest recorded swordfish being almost 15 feet in length.
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Fish of the Day
Happy Monday everyone! Today we are focusing on the Common Sea Dragon.
The common sea dragon, known also as the weedy sea dragon, or the leafy sea dragon, which is a misnomer as the leafy sea dragon is its own separate species. Known by the scientific name Phyllopteryx taeniolatus they are closely related to and in the same family as the seahorse, finding themselves in the Syngnathidae family.
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Fish of the Day
Happy Thursday everyone! Today’s focus is the firefly squid!
The firefly squid, also known by such names as sparkling enope squid and hotaru-ika in Japan, is a deep sea wonder. Firefly squids, or Watasenia scintillans as they are known by the scientific community, are the only living squid within their family. They are commonly found in Japan around spring time and eaten there in restaurants.
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Fish of the Day
Wonderful Wednesday everyone!! Today we're focusing on hagfish!! One of the most hard to biologically classify animals in the deep.
The hagfish, known by many names and few lovers, is an amazing fish. This is due to the fact we are unsure we can consider them a fish due to their strangeness. The hagfish is a deep sea, eel shaped animal that is known for its lack of bones. Known by names such as the Myxini family (also sometimes known within scientific communities as Hyperotreti), it is also referred to as slime eels. However within practical communication the name most commonly used is hagfish.
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My #1 post of 2022
Fish of the Day
Good Tuesday! Today's focus is on the gulper eel!
The gulper eel, also known as the pelican eel and Eurypharynx pelecanoides is a species of deep sea eel that is very rarely seen by humans due to their scarcity and their depth. They are found in the temperate and the tropical ocean around the world at the depth of 1,600 to 9,800 feet deep.
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Birthday Dinner at Restaurant Euphoria
It's April again and it's time to celebrate another edition of my birthday!
For this year, it's a visit to Restaurant Euphoria which has been on my wife's dining list for a while. The award winning Michelin Star Top Asia restaurant is well known for its Gastro-Botanica menu with a passion for onions that is prominently featured in its decor, its plating, and its signature dish.
Amuse Bouche: A selection of small bites with Donut paired with Chicken liver and Kaya as the most unique delicious combo of the day.
Cucumber: Easily our favorite dish of the menu as it embodies Chef Jason's vision of giving prominence to the botanical elements of vegetables, tubers, herbs, spices, and fruits. Its refreshing and light on the palate, which is a welcome change after the dense flavors from the Amuse Bouche.
Oignon Jamboree: A dish that features four different types of onions as its main star. Its a bold move though I did not particularly enjoy the flavor pairing of the sweet onions with the savory caviar which can be overpowering for me in this dish.
Before soup is served comes my favorite part of each menu: The bread. And Restaurant Euphoria did not disappoint with its soft fluffy buns that I can enjoy for breakfast, lunch, and dinner all year long.
Mochishire "Soupe A L'oignon": In my mind, it's a delicious mushroom soup with a crispy chicken skin on top which works surprisingly well though it can feel a bit heavy towards the end.
Bomba Rice: Reminds me of the crispy rice crust of my favorite claypot rice.
Toothfish: My second favorite dish of the evening with a slice of milky toothfish swimming in a savory sauce with Hotaru Ika.
A4 Toriyama Wagyu: Expertly cooked medium rare steak though I am unsure of its slightly spicy flavor profile.
Kiwi: Our first dessert which reminds me of the previous Cucumber dish as they have a similar refreshing flavor.
Mont Blanc 2.0: The most "dramatic" dessert in the menu with "chestnut snow" served right in front of the diner.
Alice in Wonderland: Four sweet bites to end the evening, which is a nice parallel to the start of the meal.
Overall, it was an interesting journey into Chef Jason's cultural philosophy represented in its unconventional approach towards the traditional take on the "mother sauces" of French haute cuisine and its central theme on botanical elements in its menu.
Would I pay another visit to the restaurant?
Probably not at the moment as the dishes tend to be on the heavier side for me with similar flavor profiles in various dishes across the menu. My expectation for a Gastro-Botanica would be closer to Fu He Hui in Shanghai with an excellent vegetarian menu featuring an exceptional perspective on the interplay of herbs, spices, vegetables, and fruits.
It is exciting to see more Chefs carving new unique culinary styles to challenge traditions and norms, and I am looking forward to the next evolution for Restaurant Euphoria with its 3.0 creations in the future.
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She dated her bestfriends ex (she was just being silly)
This is my take on the Squid Sisters grandma! Which I've been hyperfixating on but then remember she isn't canon and only exists in my memory... I will be making more things about her cuz she's so AURGH
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🍥 Hotaru ika aka firefly squid
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HOTARU-IKA (FIREFLY SQUID)
or just Ika for short
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Hotaru Ika (Firefly squid) just started the season again. Still a little small. . . . . . #comidajaponesa #foodblogger #foodgasm #foodies #foodlover #foodpics #ilovesushi #instasushi #japanesefood #nigiri #restaurant #seafood #sushi #sushialmaty #sushilove #sushilover #sushilovers #sushiporn #sushiroll #sushitime #sushitime🍣 #sushi🍣 #tasty #寿司 (at Beaverton, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CotG4eCvJ2f/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Holy cheese and crackers, guess what? Today is a very special Day and time for #TheMostAmbitiousCrossover in the making of my Birthday-based Group Pictures and well, have a 2in1 #HappyDoubleBirthday to #CristinaVeeValenzuela (#CristinaValenzuela) and #ChristineMarieCabanos, the #PeanutButterandJelly Sandwich #EnglishVoiceActress Duo of Roles such as Viola and Rebecca from the #OnePiece series (yeah, that is a real thing and I'm not kidding, as Homura and Madoka/Rei and Hotaru are officially a part of the One Piece family, at least with the #EnglishVoiceActing side of things) Rei Hino/Sailor Mars and Hotaru Tomoe/Sailor Saturn from the #SailorMoon series, Homura Akemi and Madoka Kaname from the #PuellaMagiMadokaMagica series, Alicia Rue and Keiko Ayano/Silica from the #SwordArtOnline series (the SAO Anime is celebrating it's #10thBirthday and congrats Kirito, your show is even better than #FairlyOdder), Kotori Minami and Yukiho Kousaka from the #LoveLive series, Mio Akiyama and Azusa Nakano from the #KON series, Compa and Nepgear from the #HyperdimensionNeptunia series, Velvet Crowe and Symonne from the #TalesOf series along with the lines of the two in their other roles such as Amitie from the #PuyoPuyo series, Nanoha Takamachi from the #MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha series (it stinks that we only got two English dubbed seasons of the franchise, to the point that the DVDs that have them got high amounts of money to spend on as we see them on the Internet), Ika Musume aka the #SquidGirl herself, Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug from #MiraculousLadybug, Killua Zoldyck from #HunterXHunter and with Christine as Chiaki Nanami from the #Danganronpa series and of course, the Delicious #EnglishDubbedAnime Voice Actress that has a lot of Duos appearing as Mako Mankanshoku and Rei Houhoumaru from #KillLaKill.
#GroupPictures #SameVoiceActress #HeiseiEra #ReiwaEra
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Built my own nigiri platter. Man, ocean trout has got to be a new favorite. Especially good that day. Hotaru ika also 🔥🔥 @krusacramento #ValKairie #sutoadventures (at Kru Contemporary Japanese Cuisine) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cec5QJrLxNV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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