This might be one of the saddest origins for a yokai in Dandadan so far. In the manga, she is unnaturally tall, wears a red dress and red wide-brimmed hat, and follows the character Aira Shiratori ...

In this episode of YOKAI: Exploring Japanese Folklore, we track down the legend of the ferocious Ushioni, a Yokai with the hulking body of a bull and an ogre-like face. In certain regions of Ehime ...

Long before the supernatural mermaid-like “yokai” shot to fame, however, a U.S.-born illustrator living here started introducing Japanese ghouls and hobgoblins to the world while providing ...