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. Yokai ...

Kappa is an amphibian “yokai” mythical creature in Japanese folklore that carries water in the depression--or “dish”--on the ...

One of the biggest selling points of Dandadan has been its ability to hurl threats at Momo, Okarun, and Aira that are both supernatural and extraterrestrial. With Momo’s powers coming from the Serpo ...

Dandadan's latest episodes introduced enemies and a new ally for protagonists Momo Ayase and Ken Takakura. Following the ...

There is a Japanese Urban Legend about a wrathful yokai (demon) called the Aka Manto, literally meaning Red Cloak. Clad in red, the Aka Manto targets children – specifically in a school bathroom ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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