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Considering many versions of demons in anime are related to yokai or other mythologies where ... fantasy tropes are more likely to use the term demon to refer to something entirely evil.
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 ...
To the east of Kiyomizudera, Naoe and Yasuke speak to a demon-hunting monk, Mamushi, who sets them on a skeptic's journey to prove the rumours of Yokai around the countryside are nothing but myth.
From Japan’s yokai to West Virginia’s Mothman, embark on a monster hunting trip through 5 museums celebrating eerie legends.
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 ...