Somehow, this lends credibility. Yet as I explore in my book THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO JAPANESE YOKAI many of Japan's most famous yokai come from an artist's pen. Let's take a look at some of the most ...

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

All of the various reboots of the franchise by having appearances by many of the same yōkai (a class of relatively low-ranking supernatural creatures in Japanese mythology) with similar character ...

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

In this episode, we pursue the shape-shifting trickster Mujina. This being associated with raccoon dogs is known on Niigata Prefecture's Sado Island as both human and animal, yokai and deity.

Okarun loses his family jewels in his struggle for power against Turbo Granny in Dandadan, but does he ever retrieve them?

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

WHEN Spirited Away hit fleapits in 2003, the West finally realised Japan had been hogging all the good animation for itself - but Hayao Miyazaki’s influence extends beyond the big screen, and the ...

Waterford is jam packed with activities for those seeking a Halloween thrill this October Bank Holiday weekend and the days leading up. Whether it’s a Samhain carnival of song and dance, fancy dress, ...

Publisher FINE and developer Shadow Glove has announced Yokai Landlord: Monster Mystery!, a Werewolf game-style social deduction adventure game for PC (Steam). It will launch in 2025 with English, ...