This is going to be a cliche' answer, but for anyone still not getting that eastern dragons are different from western dragons, look at Shenron from DB/DBZ. And thats only 1 type of eastern dragon.
YuriTenshi said: Eh, my issue here is that I thought China was just a normal youkai, not a dragon... Still, she looks kinda cute like that.
You are correct sir. However, since she IS chinese and possibly due to her association with martial arts and qi manipulation, fandom often depicts her as a dragon youkai. Considering that the only known dragon in the setting is the highest ranked god bar none, this is unlikely in the extreme.
Byakugan01 said: You are correct sir. However, since she IS chinese and possibly due to her association with martial arts and qi manipulation, fandom often depicts her as a dragon youkai. Considering that the only known dragon in the setting is the highest ranked god bar none, this is unlikely in the extreme.
Only known dragon, that doesn't exclude lesser dragons.
Tetsamaru said: Only known dragon, that doesn't exclude lesser dragons.
Mhm, there are tons of other dragons in Chinese mythology. Most folks lean towards the idea that she's really a Hong dragon, or at least part one. Except they also have two heads...
She currently doesn't belong to a specific type of youkai (Beast, Magician, Tengu, etc) unlike most others, so she's simply called a Youkai. Rumia, Yuuka, and Yukari also get this label, so such a thing can be quite ambiguous.
Incorrect good sir. Yukari is labled as a "Gap" youkai. Whether or not her race of Youkai are really endangered/rare or just we never see them is another thing.
Byakugan01 said: You are correct sir. However, since she IS chinese and possibly due to her association with martial arts and qi manipulation, fandom often depicts her as a dragon youkai. Considering that the only known dragon in the setting is the highest ranked god bar none, this is unlikely in the extreme.
Ibara Kasen has her own pet dragon, so not all dragons are as godlike in power as the one who created Gensokyo.