Contemplating Reiko
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Contemplating Reiko is a webcomic
by New York born artist Vincent Grisanti. With a focus on dark humor, the Contemplating Reiko comics primarily consist of single-panel, black and white cartoon gags, with the notable addition of the sparing use of the color red. There are also some Contemplating Reiko animated flash cartoon shorts, very similar in style to their comic strip counter-parts.
Reiko Mouryou is the primary character of the webcomic. She is a tiny six year old demon
girl with a sadistic nature and dry wit.
refers to an assortment of spirits and demons. Though they have very different personalities, those in the Mouryou family each share an unapologetic and casual sadism and even cannibalism. It seems they'd kill a man and devour his heart as matter-of-factly as anyone else would unwrap a candy bar.
Being a demon
girl, Reiko bears many unusual physical characteristics including: large pointed ears, unusually long arms, red eyes, a forked tongue, and horns concealed beneath her bangs. Reiko's family members share similar, though not identical, physical characteristics.
Webcomic
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by New York born artist Vincent Grisanti. With a focus on dark humor, the Contemplating Reiko comics primarily consist of single-panel, black and white cartoon gags, with the notable addition of the sparing use of the color red. There are also some Contemplating Reiko animated flash cartoon shorts, very similar in style to their comic strip counter-parts.
Reiko Mouryou is the primary character of the webcomic. She is a tiny six year old demon
Demon
call - 1347 531 7769 for more infoIn Ancient Near Eastern religions as well as in the Abrahamic traditions, including ancient and medieval Christian demonology, a demon is considered an "unclean spirit" which may cause demonic possession, to be addressed with an act of exorcism...
girl with a sadistic nature and dry wit.
The Family Mouryou
Reiko's family name is Mouryou, which in the Japanese languageJapanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
refers to an assortment of spirits and demons. Though they have very different personalities, those in the Mouryou family each share an unapologetic and casual sadism and even cannibalism. It seems they'd kill a man and devour his heart as matter-of-factly as anyone else would unwrap a candy bar.
Being a demon
Demon
call - 1347 531 7769 for more infoIn Ancient Near Eastern religions as well as in the Abrahamic traditions, including ancient and medieval Christian demonology, a demon is considered an "unclean spirit" which may cause demonic possession, to be addressed with an act of exorcism...
girl, Reiko bears many unusual physical characteristics including: large pointed ears, unusually long arms, red eyes, a forked tongue, and horns concealed beneath her bangs. Reiko's family members share similar, though not identical, physical characteristics.
- Mitsugu Mouryou - The father. An imposing figure in a pinstripe suit, Mitsugu is a chain-smoker with a pair of katanaKatanaA Japanese sword, or , is one of the traditional bladed weapons of Japan. There are several types of Japanese swords, according to size, field of application and method of manufacture.-Description:...
at his side. Two missing fingers on his left hand suggest he has performed yubitsumeYubitsumeis a Japanese ritual to atone for offenses to another, a way to be punished or to show sincere apology to another, by means of amputating portions of one's own little finger...
, a ritual associated with the yakuzaYakuza, also known as , are members of traditional organized crime syndicates in Japan. The Japanese police, and media by request of the police, call them bōryokudan , literally "violence group", while the yakuza call themselves "ninkyō dantai" , "chivalrous organizations". The yakuza are notoriously...
. - Fumiko Mouryou - The mother. She`s into booze, tattoos, and guns. Fumiko wears a black kimonoKimonoThe is a Japanese traditional garment worn by men, women and children. The word "kimono", which literally means a "thing to wear" , has come to denote these full-length robes...
decorated with red momiji. - Shihoka Mouryou (18) The eldest sister, Shihoka is into artArtArt is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
and witchcraftWitchcraftWitchcraft, in historical, anthropological, religious, and mythological contexts, is the alleged use of supernatural or magical powers. A witch is a practitioner of witchcraft...
. She wears dark glasses which mysteriously cover her eyes. Shihoka has the serpentine neck of a rokurokubiRokurokubiare yōkai found in Japanese folklore. They look like normal human beings by day, but at night they gain the ability to stretch their necks to great lengths. They can also change their faces to those of terrifying oni to better scare mortals....
. - Shirabe Mouryou (14) The second sister, Shirabe is the popular girl who likes cheerleading. Boys who go on a date with her generally don't survive the experience.
- Shinobu Mouryou (10) The third sister, Shinobu is the tomboyTomboyA tomboy is a girl who exhibits characteristics or behaviors considered typical of the gender role of a boy, including the wearing of typically masculine-oriented clothes and engaging in games and activities that are often physical in nature, and which are considered in many cultures to be the...
who is into athletics and is willing to kill the competition. She has a scar below her left eye, and usually has a katanaKatanaA Japanese sword, or , is one of the traditional bladed weapons of Japan. There are several types of Japanese swords, according to size, field of application and method of manufacture.-Description:...
sword in hand. - Reiko Mouryou (6) The youngest sister and the main protagonist of the comic. She spends most of her time in the first grade dispatching of her classmates and often feeding them to Lucy.
- Lucy - Reiko's enormous pet crocodileCrocodileA crocodile is any species belonging to the family Crocodylidae . The term can also be used more loosely to include all extant members of the order Crocodilia: i.e...
. ("Lucy" is short for LuciferLuciferTraditionally, Lucifer is a name that in English generally refers to the devil or Satan before being cast from Heaven, although this is not the original meaning of the term. In Latin, from which the English word is derived, Lucifer means "light-bearer"...
, and the crocodile is actually male.) - Uncle Ken - Reiko's uncle Kenzo who is a red Oni (folklore).
Other characters
- The Tweeling Sisters (11) - Zeni and Nadi TweelingTweelingTweeling is a small town situated 22 km from Frankfort in the Free State province of South Africa. The adjacent black township is named Mafahlaneng, or "place of twins"...
are a pair of conjoined twinConjoined twinsConjoined twins are identical twins whose bodies are joined in utero. A rare phenomenon, the occurrence is estimated to range from 1 in 50,000 births to 1 in 100,000 births, with a somewhat higher incidence in Southwest Asia and Africa. Approximately half are stillborn, and a smaller fraction of...
sisters with opposing personalities. Zeni is short for ZenithZenithThe zenith is an imaginary point directly "above" a particular location, on the imaginary celestial sphere. "Above" means in the vertical direction opposite to the apparent gravitational force at that location. The opposite direction, i.e...
and Nadi is short for NadirNadirThe nadir is the direction pointing directly below a particular location; that is, it is one of two vertical directions at a specified location, orthogonal to a horizontal flat surface there. Since the concept of being below is itself somewhat vague, scientists define the nadir in more rigorous...
. - Irving H. Horseman Junior (7) - Whose name derives from Washington IrvingWashington IrvingWashington Irving was an American author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th century. He was best known for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle", both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works...
, author of the short story The Legend of Sleepy HollowThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a short story by Washington Irving contained in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., written while he was living in Birmingham, England, and first published in 1820...
and Irving's character known as the Headless HorsemanHeadless HorsemanThe headless horseman has been a motif of European folklore since at least the Middle ages.The Headless Horseman is a fictional character who appears in a short story called “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” which is in a collection of The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon written by Washington Irving...
, is a boy with no head. To fill in for a head, young Irving uses a jack-o-lantern.
Sightings
- The Contemplating Reiko comic strip has been published in Lollipop Magazine.
- Contemplating Reiko has been published in Zoinks! Magazine.
- The Tainted-Ink.com website appeared in one of illwillpress's "Neurotically YoursNeurotically YoursNeurotically Yours is a webtoon created by Jonathan Ian Mathers, depicting a squirrel named Foamy, who is the neurotic pet of a goth girl named Germaine . Over the years Germaine's character seems to have taken a backseat as Foamy's angry rants against society became increasingly popular. There are...
" flash animations titled "Bra Bashing".