Yume Nikki:Onsen-san

Onsen-san
温泉さん (Onsen-san)
Location	Wilderness
Role	None
Size	Medium
Effect Reaction	• Knife: Changes color and stops moving • Stoplight: Stops moving

Onsen-san (おんせん-さん, Mr./Mrs. Hot Spring) is a strange character that can be found in the Hot Spring House in the Wilderness. Its appearance can only be seen by using Lamp effect because of the darkness of the house.

Interaction

Onsen-san can be seen sitting beside a hot spring pool and has a cord from its head absorbing the spring water. It does not move from this spot, even when using the Cat effect.

However, Onsen-san does react to the Knife and Stoplight effects. When the Knife is used on it, it will change the color of their head from red to blue and it will no longer drink the spring water. Using the Stoplight will stop it from drinking more water when it's alive, though it is hard to see due to it being dark.

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  Onsen-san

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  After being stabbed

Trivia

• Onsen-san may be based on the akaname of Japanese mythology. While they are normally depicted as human-like creatures with long hair, they share Onsen-san's trait of residing in dark places, especially bathhouses. Akaname are also known for their red color and long tongue, the latter of which is used to lap up the filth of bathhouses. This may have been what inspired Onsen-san's head cord and red coloration.

Gallery

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  Onsen-san and Shitai-san concept art for YUMENIKKI –DREAM DIARY–.