Yu05 said: What is a yukkuri if not a type of youkai?
I don't speak for everyone, but some of us here tend to think of them as "Semi-Sapient"* Golems of some kind.
*= Sapient is the correct term for human level intelligence, NOT Sentient(Heck, cats, dogs, and a decent number of other high order mammals qualify as Sentient)
Note: Level of Sapience in yukkuri is VERY debatable, in fact, they may not be Sapient at all. Their level of intelligence can vary widely, from near-human levels, all the way down to below-animal levels. It VERY much depends on the way the author writes/draws it, and how the reader interprets it.
I wish we had an edit function, forgot to include this.
As far as Yukkuri = a type of youkai......I suppose I can see that as one explanation. They do "attack/trouble" humans a lot, and there's already a precedent for Youkai being formed from inanimate objects(Tsukumogami).
Things in Gensokyo can transition from one type of being to another. A human can become a magician. A statue can become a god. An umbrella can become a youkai. Regardless of whether she was a youkai to start with, this former yukkuri certainly is one now. Bumping to give visibility because this author is interesting and this is the first time I saw his stuff.
Chen finally lost it and killed all of them.
Chen felt like there's something hot bubbling inside Chen's tummy...
Chen understands know.. that was 'anger'...Chen didn't realize it until after Chen felt the pain all over Chen's body...
Chen's body changed at that instant...