In his book you’ll encounter a vast range of mysterious beings, from malevolent demons and chilling monsters to spectral ghosts and enchanted beasts. Davisson skillfully navigates the elusive realm of ...

Dandadan is a very funny anime about ghosts and aliens but that doesn’t mean it’s not heart-breaking at times.

When the gangsters murder the girl’s grandfather on sacred ground, the door is opened for the Yōkai Monsters to step in.

A lively excursion into Japanese folklore and its ever-expanding influence on global popular culture through the concept of yokai. Drawing on years of research in Japan, Michael Dylan Foster unpacks ...

The perspective shifted, revealing the ghost, Acrobatic Silky, reaching out toward Aira Shiratori. The enraged Yokai went on a rampage, attacking Momo, Okarun, and Aira, which led to a chaotic chase ...

Popular today in anime, manga, film, and video games, many yōkai originated in local legends, folktales, and regional ghost stories. The Book of Yōkai invites readers to examine how people create, ...

A “yuki-onna” is a female “yokai” supernatural being such as a ghost, monster or shapeshifter, which typically appears in all-white clothing on a snowy night. Kazunari Aida received the ...

“Yokai is the mirror of the human mind ... He is best remembered for his books about legends and ghost stories. “There is a need for easy-to-understand commentaries,” Meyer said.