Yokai

They can also be called ayakashi 妖 mononoke 物の怪 mamono 魔物 or youma 妖魔. Created with Raphaël 212.

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Yōkai are a class of supernatural monsters spirits and demons from Japanese folklore.

Yokai. An ineffable phenomenon explained only by a supernatural entity. The word Yōkai is made up of the kanji for bewitching. Kantō Kantō Chūbu Chūbu Kansai Kansai Tōhoku Tōhoku Chūgoku Chūgoku Shikoku Shikoku Kyūshū Kyūshū Hokkaidō Hokkaidō.

Yōkai range eclectically from the malevolent to the mischievous or. Yokai is the silent masked man behind the terrible tragedy that strikes San Fransokyo turning Hiros world upside down. Backers get regular yokai updates via email as well as behind-the-scenes updates and input on which yokai are selected.

Yōkai found in all prefectures of Japan. They are the embodiment of a moment. A feeling of dread and bewilderment or awe and wonder over an extraordinary event.

As a result Hiro transforms a group of nerds into a team of high-tech crime fightersBig Hero 6with one mission. Yōkai originating in India. While there were religious publications such as the Jisha Engi 寺社縁起 others such as the Otogizōshi were intended more for entertainment starting the trend where yōkai became more and more seen as subjects of entertainment.

Yōkai originating in China. Medieval Japan was a time period where publications such as Emakimono Otogizōshi and other visual depictions of yōkai started to appear. Or a strange sound or peculiar scent that demands an explanation.

Yokai are a wide category of monsters ghosts and other supernatural beings of Japanese myth. Yokai is not simply the Japanese word for demon as is sometimes believed. They are as diverse as Japans historical imagination and could be fearsome or tame powerful or weak villainous or good.

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