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Inside him he has a demon. Is it a racoon demon? And What is with the eyeliner

the demon inside Gaara is Shukaku




contrary to popular belief, he is neither a raccoon nor a badger, but a Tanuki, a type of raccoon dog native to asia.




here is a site were the tanuki is explained, both physically and as a supernatural creature in asia, an interesting read.

Onkio Goes To Japan: Tanuki

on the eyes thing, as you can see, the tanuki, while not being a raccoon, has raccoon like marking on its face, namely dark rings around its eyes. this is my main belief for Gaara's dark eyes, but most just chalk it up to his insomnia. choose whatever explanation suits you best.

Ya It his Insomnea. and I thought they said It was a racoon in the anime(Jap) But hey thats just me.

i always saw his dark eyes as a mixture of insomnia and the Tanuki inside him. like how Naruto has scars on his cheeks that looks oddly enough like whiskers...
in the english version, they translate Shukaku to be a raccoon-dog (which is basically what a Tanuki is), or sometimes just a raccoon; and if you watch the japanese version, subtitles will probably call it a raccoon-dog simply because not a lot of people outside of asia know what a Tanuki is.

yes, there is a thread already, that's why this will be locked 3nodding

I had hoped it would die out....