Kappa are water imps that live in Japanese folklore. They're a human, frog, duck, monkey hybrid sort of thing.

In Japanese folklore, these guys are pretty frightening but Kawaii Kappa is as friendly as can be :) This little Kappa was fairly easy to make and I love his little shell. The shell also helps prop him up so that he sits nicely. Kappa are mischievous, mythical Japanese river sprites or water imps.

All Japanese people know of (some believe to have seen or encountered) these mysterious, sometimes dangerous but often cute aquatic creatures. Kappa inhabit the ponds and rivers of Japan and have various features to aid them in this environment, such as webbed hands and feet. They are sometimes even said to smell like fish, and they can certainly swim like them.