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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Shuten-dōji
酒呑童子
Oni
In the depths of Mount Ōe's ancient forest, where mist and moonlight entwined, the Shuten-dōji ruled with terror. His la...
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Anmo
アンモ
Oni
In the depths of winter, when snowflakes danced in the mountain air and village fires crackled with warmth, there lived...
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Amanojaku
天邪鬼
Oni
In the small village of Akakawa, nestled between the mountains and the misty sea, there lived a young apprentice blacksm...
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Amamehagi
アマメハギ
Oni
In a small village nestled between the mountains of Ishikawa Prefecture, where cherry blossoms bloomed in delicate pink...
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Akki
悪鬼
Oni
In the depths of the mountain village, where the air was heavy with mist and the trees creaked with an otherworldly voic...
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