The Yokai Ubume was said to be a ghostly woman appearing at night, asking passersby to hold her child under threat of death.

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

It's been quite a week for Pokemon fans, and especially those with a soft-spot for the beloved Johto region starter, ...

Pokemon fans have re-translated a bizarre story of Typhlosion having a child with a human, and it appears aspects were ...

Yokai are Japanese folkloric imaginary monsters such as demons, ghosts that have captivated people’s imaginations for centuries and has long been a part of Japanese folklore tales, embodying ...

I was just at AnimeNYC, and as usual, after my yokai panel I had people curious about their favorite series, asking “Is this a real yokai?” I get that question all the time and the answer is ...

this meticulously researched narrative weaves together historical authenticity with the ethereal allure of yokai folklore.” - Jake Adelstein, author of Tokyo Vice and The Last YakuzaNEW YORK ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...