Yomotsu-Shikome

	Yomotsu-Shikome
	ヨモツシコメ
	MTTSMT3DeSum Artwork from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
Other Name(s)	ShikomeShin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax; Shin Megami Tensei IV; Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse; Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2; Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2; ; SacrificeRevelations: Persona; ; Yomotsu ShikomePersona (PlayStation Portable); Persona 3; Persona 3 FES; Persona 3 Portable;
Origin	Shinto
Race(s)	BruteDigital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2; ; FemmeShin Megami Tensei if...; Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne; Shin Megami Tensei IV; Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse; Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation; Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine; Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2; Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner; Megami Ibunroku Persona; Megami Ibunroku Persona: Ikū no Tō Hen; Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner; Kētai Akuma Densho; ; JakiMajin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis; ; JiraeDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei; Kyūyaku Megami Tensei;
Alignment(s)	Dark-LawMajin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis; ; NeutralDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei; Kyūyaku Megami Tensei; Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne; ; Neutral-ChaosShin Megami Tensei if...; Shin Megami Tensei IV; Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse; Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation; Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine; Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner;
Arcana	HermitPersona 3; Persona 3 FES; Persona 3 Portable; Persona Mobile Online; ; FoolPersona 4; Persona 4 Golden;

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Yomotsu-Shikome, also simply known as Shikome, is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Yomotsu-Shikome (黄泉醜女 ^[a], 予母都志許売 in the Kojiki), translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain as "Ugly-Female-of-Hades", are female demons from the land of Yomi which appear in the Kamitsumaki of the Kojiki. The section of the Kamitsumaki in question chronicles Izanagi finding Izanami in Yomi and fleeing upon seeing her decayed form. Mortified, Izanami sends Yomotsu-Shikome to chase after him. To throw off the Yomotsu-Shikome, Izanagi casts his black hair vines^[b] down, which sprout grapes. This slows the Yomotsu-Shikome down momentarily as they eat the grapes. When they continue chasing Izanagi, he casts his comb down, which turns into bamboo sprouts. Finally, the Yomotsu-Shikome stop in order to eat the bamboo sprouts.

When the Yomotsu-Shikome are stopped, Izanami sends the Yakusa-no-Ikazuchi and 1,500 Yomotsu-Ikusa to chase him.^[1]

Design

According to Aya Nishitani, Yomotsu-Shikome is described as being frog-like in his novel because he encountered a frog when visiting a tomb said to be the tomb of Yamatohime; this tomb visit inspired his book's depiction of the tomb of Izanami.^[2]

Gameplay

For complete gameplay information, see Gameplay:Yomotsu-Shikome.

Compendium

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Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	A demoness in Japanese mythology that lives in Yomi, the netherworld. She is the first demon Izanami sends after Izanagi.
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster
Shin Megami Tensei IV	In Japanese lore, they are hideous demonesses of Yomi, the land of the dead, and serve the gods there. Izanagi came down to Yomi to take back his dead wife Izanami, but when he saw her ugly form, he tried to escape from her. Enraged, Izanami sent the Shikome after him. Each Shikome commanded an army of Yomosu^[sic] Ikusa. As he ran, Izanagi threw his hair and comb to the ground. His hair became grapes and his comb bamboo sprouts. The Shikome forgot their duty and started eating them.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	In Japanese lore, they are hideous demonesses of Yomi, the land of the dead, and serve the gods there. Izanagi came down to Yomi to take back his dead wife Izanami, but when he saw her ugly form, he tried to escape from her. Enraged, Izanami sent the Shikome after him. Each Shikome commanded an army of Yomotsu Ikusa. As he ran, Izanagi threw his hair and comb to the ground. His hair became grapes and his comb bamboo sprouts. The Shikome forgot their duty and started eating them.
Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2	In Japanese lore, they are hideous demonesses of Yomi, the land of the dead, and serve the gods there. Izanagi came down to Yomi to take back his dead wife Izanami, but when he saw her ugly form, he tried to escape from her. Enraged, Izanami sent the Shikome after him. As he ran, Izanagi threw his comb to the ground. His hair became grapes and his come^[sic] bamboo sprouts that the Shikome started eating, forgetting their duty.
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner (Akuma Zensho; PSP)	出身地：日本黄泉醜女。黄泉の国に棲む醜い鬼女。黄泉の神々に従っている。黄泉の国でイザナギ神に醜く変わり果てた自分の姿を見られたイザナミ女神は、逃げるイザナギを追いかけた。この時に遣わした鬼たちの一つがヨモツシコメである。ヨモツシコメに追われたイザナギは、自分の黒髪や櫛を地に投げた。黒髪は野ブドウに、櫛はタケノコに変わった。ヨモツシコメは追いかける任を忘れ、これを食べ始めた。 Translation: Place of origin: Japan
Persona 3	A demoness in Japanese mythology that lives in Yomi, the netherworld. She is the first demon Izanami sends after Izanagi.
Persona 3 FES
Persona 3 Portable
Persona 4	A demoness in Japanese mythology that lives in Yomi, the netherworld. She is the first demon Izanami sends after Izanagi.
Persona 4 Golden
Kētai Akuma Densho	黄泉醜女。黄泉の国に棲む醜い鬼女。黄泉の神々に従っている。出身地：日本黄泉の国でイザナギ神に醜く変わり果てた自分の姿を見られたイザナミ女神は、逃げるイザナギを追いかけた。この時に遣わした鬼たちの一つがヨモツシコメである。ヨモツシコメに追われたイザナギは、自分の黒髪や櫛を地に投げた。黒髪は野ブドウに、櫛はタケノコに変わった。ヨモツシコメは追いかける任を忘れ、これを食べ始めた。 Translation:

Game Appearances

Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei

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Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation

A Yomotsu-Shikome appears in the Yomotsu Hirasaka, who tells Ayato Katsuragi that his time to die has not yet come. She later is found as an enemy in the Yomi.

Novel Appearances

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Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language	Name	Meaning
English	ShikomeShin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
	Yomotsu-ShikomeShin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster Persona 4
	SacrificeRevelations: Persona
	Yomotsu ShikomePersona (PlayStation Portable) Persona 3 Persona 3 FES Persona 3 Portable
Japanese	ヨモツシコメ Yomotsu-Shikome	Yomotsu-Shikome. Katakana rendering of the Japanese 黄泉醜女 Yomotsu-Shikome.
Japanese	黄泉醜女Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation Yomotsu-Shikome	Yomotsu-Shikome. Kanji rendering of the above.
Korean	요모츠시코메 Yomocheusikome	Yomotsu-Shikome
	요모시츠코메Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2 Yomosicheukome	Misreading of Japanese ヨモツシコメ
	요모쓰 시코메Persona 3 Persona 3 FES Yomosseu sikome	The Official Loanword Orthography of Japanese ヨモツシコメ
	요모츠 시코메Persona 3 Portable Yomocheu sikome	Yomotsu-Shikome

Gallery

Artwork from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei (Telenet)
Artwork for Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne featuring Yomotsu-Shikome amongst other demons, titled "Birth"
Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
Design sheet from Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
Artwork from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
Render from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Akuma Zensho
Illustration from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei
Sprite from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei
Sprite from the PlayStation version of Shin Megami Tensei if...
Sprite from Shin Megami Tensei IV
Sprite from the PC-98 version of Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation
Sprite from Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis
Sprite from the Sega Saturn version of Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
Sprite from Megami Ibunroku Persona
Sprite from Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner
Card graphic from Persona 3
Graphic from Persona 3 Portable
Card graphic from Persona 4
Graphic from Persona 4 Golden
Model from Persona 3
Card N-075 from Shin Megami Tensei Card Game: Nocturne Ver.
Card N-258 from Shin Megami Tensei Card Game: Nocturne Ver. Part 2

Notes

↑ From 黄泉 (Yomo, apophonic combining form of 黄泉 (Yomi, Shinto land of the dead)) + つ (tsu, archaic genitive particle) + 醜 (shiko, "ugly") + 女 (me, "woman").
↑ Japanese: 黒御鬘, romanized kuromikazura, originally from 黒 (kuro, "black") + 御 (mi, honorific particle) + 髪 (kami, "hair") + 蔓 (tsura, "vines")

References

↑ "Book I", Kojiki (1969). Published by Princeton University Press, University of Tokyo Press. pp. 62-64. Translation by Donald D. Philippi. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400878000-fm
↑ "In my novel, the tomb of Izanami is in Asuka. However, I wrote the inside of the tomb is based on my experience of entering a tomb, which is said to be the tomb of Yamatohime, located near Ise. At that time, I encountered a frog, so Nakajima encountered a frog-like woman." Aya Nishitani 西谷史 on X. Published September 11, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024. X.

[1] From 黄泉 (Yomo, apophonic combining form of 黄泉 (Yomi, Shinto land of the dead)) + つ (tsu, archaic genitive particle) + 醜 (shiko, "ugly") + 女 (me, "woman").

[2] Japanese: 黒御鬘, romanized kuromikazura, originally from 黒 (kuro, "black") + 御 (mi, honorific particle) + 髪 (kami, "hair") + 蔓 (tsura, "vines")

[3] "Book I", Kojiki (1969). Published by Princeton University Press, University of Tokyo Press. pp. 62-64. Translation by Donald D. Philippi. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400878000-fm

[4] "In my novel, the tomb of Izanami is in Asuka. However, I wrote the inside of the tomb is based on my experience of entering a tomb, which is said to be the tomb of Yamatohime, located near Ise. At that time, I encountered a frog, so Nakajima encountered a frog-like woman." Aya Nishitani 西谷史 on X. Published September 11, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024. X.

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