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It's one of the frogs from Suwako's clothes. The images of these anthropomorphic frogs come from the famous Japanese work of art, 鳥獣人物戯画 (Chouju-jinbutsu-giga lit. "Animal-Person Caricatures"). In English the common nickname of the piece is "Scrolls of Frolicking Animals". Suwako is wearing it because, obviously, she's associated with frogs (the god she's based on, Moreya 洩矢, is associated with frogs/toads). Mamizou also references the scrolls, in her cards 伍番勝負「鳥獣戯画」(Fifth Duel "Chouju Giga) from TD and its counterpart 変化「鳥獣戯画」(Transformation "Chouju Giga") from HM (Chouju Giga lit. "Animal Caricature" is a common shortening of the full name, most fan translations have opted for the common English nickname "Scrolls of Frolicking Animals"). In fact, Mamizou's iconic danmaku may be inspired from the scroll itself. Her "human-shaped" danmaku references the anthropomorphic monkeys from the Chouju Giga (the first card featuring them specifically used the term "primate" and not "human). Similarly, her frog and fox danmaku also comes from the famous scrolls (the fox danmaku is commonly mistaken for to be a dog although it most likely represents a fox). Finally, her bird danmaku is a reference to the birds that appear in the scroll and is probably a nod to the name of the scroll itself (Chouju 鳥獣 is translated as "animals" but it literally means "birds and beasts"). But why is Mamizou associated with the scroll? This post is to be continued...