Folktales
Illustrated yokai folktales
Panel-art retellings from Japanese folklore. Each tale lives on its creature’s page.
5 illustrated stories
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Yakubyō-gami
厄病神
God
In the sleepy village of Katsuragi, nestled between two great mountains, a terrible affliction had taken hold. Crops wit...
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Shinigami
死神
God
In the autumnal twilight, when the wind whispers secrets through desolate streets, there lived an old woman named O-ku....
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Raijin
雷神
God
In the village of Akakawa, nestled between two great mountains, there lived a young apprentice blacksmith named Kaito. H...
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Ikazuchi-no-Kami
雷の神
God
In the village of Akakawa, nestled between two great mountains, the farmers were beset by an unending drought. The rice...
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Fūjin
風神
God
In the time before seasons, when the world was shrouded in mist and stillness, the gods gathered to shape the land. Amon...
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