Beginning with 2008¡¯s ¡°Yokai Attack!,¡± translators Hiroko Yoda and Matt Alt have been on a quest to bring an aspect of Japanese culture that has lurked in the shadows to the world at large.
Japandemonium Illustrated: The Yokai Encyclopedias of Toriyama Sekien, Edited by Hiroko Yoda and Matt Alt.336 pagesDOVER PUBLICATIONS, Nonfiction.
³Û¨°ì²¹¾±, the ghouls, goblins, specters and sprites of Japanese folklore, are shape-shifters, each with a unique modus operandi: Some make it their business to blow out lanterns on moonless nights, while others might manifest as floating balls of flame. ³Û¨°ì²¹¾± have been kept alive, so to speak, in the modern era by the works of manga artist Shigeru Mizuki, and more recently by the ¡°Yokai Watch¡± franchise of video games, manga and animation.
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