Folktales
Illustrated yokai folktales
Panel-art retellings from Japanese folklore. Each tale lives on its creature’s page.
3 illustrated stories
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Okiku
お菊
Yurei
In the sleepy village of Tsuru no Sato, where cherry blossoms bloomed in silence under the moon's silver glow, there sto...
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Jikininki
食人鬼
Yurei
In the depths of rural mountains, where mist-shrouded villages whispered secrets to the wind, there lived a young monk n...
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Jibakurei
地縛霊
Yurei
In the depths of autumn's haze, when sunlight filtered through cherry blossoms like bloodstained fingers, a hospital on...
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