Onmyoji” – the 3D RPG-Fantasy mobile game developed and launched by China-based company NetEase Games Inc. – featuring the adventures of Abe no Seimei (an actual historical personality) set in the mythical world of Japanese “youkai” (demons) tales and lores during the Heian Era. Players acquire and train their ‘shikigami’ (spiritual familiars) and engage in team/guild-based stage battles.

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The game features beautiful in-game graphics and a stellar Japanese voice cast. Service launched in late-2016 to China and Taiwan-servers; and quickly became a smash hit among mobile gaming fans – resulting in the launch of its Japanese server in early-2017, and English localised version later in the same year – quickly soaring in the popularity ranks amongst mobile games and currently boasts more than 200 million downloads worldwide.

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Earlier in March 2018, NetEase Games Inc. tied-up with Pixiv – the online social networking community for artists and illustrators (both professionals and amateurs) – and organised the “Onmyoji Shikigami Skin Design Contest”.

For a duration of slightly-more-than 6-weeks’ duration from 2 March – 15 April, applicants were invited to submit their shikigami skin design entries. Selected winning entrants stand to get their skin designed featured in-game as well as walk away with lucrative prizes in the forms of cash and in-game items. Check out the showcase of the winning entries!

Grand Prize (Cash prize of JPY 250,000 and 3000 jade (in-game item) pieces) – 1 winner

Hakkaya Kinari

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Merit Prize (Cash prize of JPY 80,000 and 2000 jade pieces) – 5 winners

GUI

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cado

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loAlo

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S

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Pure

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Popularity Award (Cash prize of JPY 50,000 and 2000 jade pieces) – 5 winners:

Zidane

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Sumomo

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Hana Yasaka

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Lunax

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Soreyuke

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Fans and readers who are curious about the rest of the design entries may visit the contest site to view them.