The Book of Yokai provides a lively excursion into Japanese folklore and its ever-expanding influence on global popular culture.
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Language: en
Pages: 336
Pages: 336
Monsters, ghosts, fantastic beings, and supernatural phenomena of all sorts haunt the folklore and popular culture of Japan. Broadly labeled yokai, these creatures come in infinite shapes and sizes, from tengu mountain goblins and kappa water spirits to shape-shifting foxes and long-tongued ceiling-lickers. Currently popular in anime, manga, film, and
Language: en
Pages: 336
Pages: 336
Monsters, ghosts, fantastic beings, and supernatural phenomena of all sorts haunt the folklore and popular culture of Japan. Broadly labeled yokai, these creatures come in infinite shapes and sizes, from tengu mountain goblins and kappa water spirits to shape-shifting foxes and long-tongued ceiling-lickers. Currently popular in anime, manga, film, and
Language: en
Pages: 291
Pages: 291
Monsters known as yōkai have long haunted the Japanese cultural landscape. This history of the strange and mysterious in Japan seeks out these creatures in folklore, encyclopedias, literature, art, science, games, manga, magazines and movies, exploring their meanings in the Japanese imagination over three centuries.
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The Prequel of the Book of Voltaire series by Klei Nightwriter where Prince Alucard's real origin was actually Count Voltaire before he joined the Charade of the Macabre to be Prince as the Philippine Vampire Government to reign. This was his story when he was an acolyte aged vampire. This...
Language: en
Pages: 272
Pages: 272
In this unique volume, a number of scholars spanning diverse areas and backgrounds offer fresh insight into how perceived concepts of horror and dark subject matter influence cultures and societies around the world. The contributions here explore how topics considered disturbing, mysterious, or fascinating are found not only in works