Yokai, also known as mononoke, and other spiritual beings: They are frightening when they suddenly appear, but can also be charming and rather cute. Why do they appear? What do they want?

Fans have discovered some sort of lost lore story about Pokemon's Typhlosion which…well, here’s a brief excerpt: ...

Monster Mystery is an upcoming social deduction game based on an intriguing plot and one of the most creative themes yet. You ...

FUKUSAKI, Hyogo Prefecture--In the hometown of famed folklorist Kunio Yanagita, a female spirit with a monstrous secret has joined the “yokai” ghouls and hobgoblins that await tourists brave ...

In this episode of YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore, we follow the cry of the Konakijiji, a Yokai that resembles an old man but with a voice like a weeping infant. It's said to lure ...

More interesting is the new concept trailer released for the next phase of the Yokai Watch franchise, although curiously the new title is dropping the Yokai Watch name altogether. It’s called ...

Many anime pay homage to Japanese folklore and Naruto is filled with characters inspired by these legends, such as the Sannin ...

A Werewolf game-style social deduction adventure where you play as the landlord of an apartment and try to uncover the Yokai hiding among your residents. Not just a mystery adventure, this is a ...

handles its source material. It's good dumb yokai-based fun, and while it could very quickly veer over into “annoying,” it could also turn out to be the turn-off-your-brain fun of the season.

Tanuma gives Natsume some clay, and he tries his hand at sculpting a figure. However, the next day, the figure has ...

WHEN Spirited Away hit fleapits in 2003, the West finally realised Japan had been hogging all the good animation for itself - ...