Known as "Bakemono Zukushi" (Collection of monsters), these picture scrolls were a type of yokai encyclopedia illustrated with many yokai varieties to entertain children. Yokai were depicted as ...

Meyer is already planning his fifth book, in which he is set to introduce 100 types of sea-themed yokai. “Because Japan is an island nation, it has an abundance of sea-related folktales.

Dandadan is a brilliant manga centered on the war between yokai/spirits and space aliens, with humanity trapped right in the middle of their conflict. As creative as series’ author Yukinobu ...