In ancient Japan, that uncanny "something" was thought to be "yokai," ghouls and hobgoblins lurking in dark and hidden places. In this bright age of digital technology, we now have a "Dr.

Aida has a network of fellow yokai enthusiasts around Japan. When he is called upon to hold an event, incarnations of yokai from all over the country would respond and show up. Aida immediately ...

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.

What do they want? The yokai send messages from the depths of forests, the darkness and the far corners of the ocean. Deities are not the only help the Japanese rely upon in times of distress and ...

A fantasy film directed by Takashi Miike follows Tadashi who encounters Japanese mythological beings known as Yokai at a ...

Last week, developer Soliloquy Games announced that their Japanese-inspired 2D action-platformer ‘Wren’s Resurgence’ is bound ...

Dandadan merges Japanese mythology with urban legends in a fresh way, blurring the lines between spirits, aliens, and yokai.

Dandadan's opening theme "Otonoke" isn't just a bop, it's also filled with references to supernatural Japanese beings and ...

In a surprising nod to the 1980s, Mr. Mantis Shrimp, aka Peeny-Weeny, sings the latest earworm to crawl out of Dandadan.