This comparison might not make sense anywhere else, but aliens and yokai (evil spirits) in Dandadan actually have lots of ...

and he came up with the idea of drawing Japanese monsters during the Halloween season in October that year. “I learned there were many varieties of yokai, such as ‘hyosube’ and ‘nurarihyon ...

Japan-based illustrator Matthew Meyer has drawn over 500 varieties of yokai―supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore. We ask him about his fascination with the phenomenon of yokai.

Directed by KURODA Yoshiyuki and YASUDA Kimiyoshi • 1969 • Fantasy / Horror • 78 minutes • Presented in Japanese with English ... is opened for the Yōkai Monsters to step in.

prompting Japanese people to shy away from the sightseeing spot to the consternation of locals. To break the deadlock, yokai monsters were singled out to lure visitors and entertain them at night ...

In this episode of YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore, we journey to the Shima Peninsula of Mie Prefecture, where legend tells of the Tomokazuki. When shell divers descended into the ocean ...

Mio Meguro (Fuka Koshiba) continues her dream of becoming a writer, while living with yokai (folklore monsters) in a share house. She struggles in her job in the editorial department of a ...