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Yokai Stories
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Author : Zack Davisson
language : en
Publisher: Chin Music
Release Date : 2018
Yokai Stories written by Zack Davisson and has been published by Chin Music this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
An illustrated collection of sixteen original short stories introducing various yokai, or Japanese monsters.
Yokai Stories
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Author : Zack Davisson
language : en
Publisher: Chin Music Press
Release Date : 2020-09-01
Yokai Stories written by Zack Davisson and has been published by Chin Music Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Bookworm Akira has read about the conniving ways of Yokai, but when he trips over one along a forest path, he decides to help the creature back to its murky water home. A challenge ensues involving Akira’s beloved grandmother, a pizza-producing hammer, and a crunchy cucumber. Haunting illustrations of the Yokai accompany 17 original stories.
The Book Of Yokai
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Author : Michael Dylan Foster
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2015-01-14
The Book Of Yokai written by Michael Dylan Foster and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-14 with History categories.
Monsters, ghosts, fantastic beings, and supernatural phenomena of all sorts haunt the folklore and popular culture of Japan. Broadly labeled yokai, these creatures come in infinite shapes and sizes, from tengu mountain goblins and kappa water spirits to shape-shifting foxes and long-tongued ceiling-lickers. Currently popular in anime, manga, film, and computer games, many yokai originated in local legends, folktales, and regional ghost stories. Drawing on years of research in Japan, Michael Dylan Foster unpacks the history and cultural context of yokai, tracing their roots, interpreting their meanings, and introducing people who have hunted them through the ages. In this delightful and accessible narrative, readers will explore the roles played by these mysterious beings within Japanese culture and will also learn of their abundance and variety through detailed entries, some with original illustrations, on more than fifty individual creatures. The Book of Yokai provides a lively excursion into Japanese folklore and its ever-expanding influence on global popular culture. It also invites readers to examine how people create, transmit, and collect folklore, and how they make sense of the mysteries in the world around them. By exploring yokai as a concept, we can better understand broader processes of tradition, innovation, storytelling, and individual and communal creativity. Ê
Strange Tales From Japan
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: チャールズ・イー・タトル出版
Release Date : 2021-08
Strange Tales From Japan written by and has been published by チャールズ・イー・タトル出版 this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08 with Fiction categories.
Prepare to be spooked by these chilling Japanese short stories! Strange Tales from Japan presents 99 spine-tingling tales of ghosts, yokai, demons, shapeshifters and trickster animals who inhabit remote reaches of the Japanese countryside. 33 color woodblock prints and over 55 b&w illustrations of these creatures, who have inhabited the Japanese imagination for centuries, bring the stories to life. The captivating tales in this volume include: The Vengeance of Oiwa--The terrifying spirit of a woman murdered by her husband who seeks retribution from beyond the grave The Curse of Okiku--A servant girl is murdered by her master and curses his family, with gruesome results The Snow Woman--A man is saved by a mysterious woman who swears him to secrecy Tales of the Kappa--Strange human-like sprites with green, scaly skin who live in water and are known to pull children and animals to their deaths And many, many more! In his introduction, renowned translator William Scott Wilson explains the role these stories play in local Japanese culture and folklore, and their importance to understanding the Japanese psyche. Readers will learn which particular region, city, mountain or temple the stories originate from--in case you're brave enough to visit these haunts yourself!
Yokai Tales
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Author : D. C. McGannon
language : en
Publisher: Incendia Books
Release Date : 2016-07-05
Yokai Tales written by D. C. McGannon and has been published by Incendia Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-05 with categories.
Join us for The Monster Guys Podcast!These stories were originally shared through our Yokai Podcast episodes (part of The Monster Guys Podcast), followed by a brief discussion about each yokai. We continue to share original and classic stories from the rich tradition of Japanese folklore each month.We also share in an ongoing conversation about monsters, folklore, and mythology in general. As well, we journey to far-off lands through our Faerie Tales Podcast episodes (also part of The Monster Guys Podcast), and explore the folklore and mythology of the Fae-folk through story each month.Subscribe to The Monster Guys Podcast through iTunes, Stitcher and many other places where you can download your favorite podcasts.You can also find us at TheMonsterGuys.com or:On FACEBOOK.COM/THEMONSTERGUYSOn TWITTER.COM/THEMONSTERGUYSOn INSTAGRAM: THEMONSTERGUYSD.C. & C. Michael McGannon, a.k.a., The Monster Guys
Yurei
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Author : Zack Davisson
language : en
Publisher: Chin Music Press Inc.
Release Date : 2015-07-13
Yurei written by Zack Davisson and has been published by Chin Music Press Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-13 with Social Science categories.
"I lived in a haunted apartment." Zack Davisson opens this definitive work on Japan's ghosts, or yurei, with a personal tale about the spirit world. Eerie red marks on the apartment's ceiling kept Zack and his wife on edge. The landlord warned them not to open a door in the apartment that led to nowhere. "Our Japanese visitors had no problem putting a name to it . . . they would sense the vibes of the place, look around a bit and inevitably say 'Ahhh . . . yurei ga deteru.' There is a yurei here." Combining his lifelong interest in Japanese tradition and his personal experiences with these vengeful spirits, Davisson launches an investigation into the origin, popularization, and continued existence of yurei in Japan. Juxtaposing historical documents and legends against contemporary yurei-based horror films such as The Ring, Davisson explores the persistence of this paranormal phenomenon in modern day Japan and its continued spread throughout the West. Zack Davisson is a translator, writer, and scholar of Japanese folklore and ghosts. He is the translator of Mizuki Shigeru's Showa 1926–1939: A History of Japan and a translator and contributor to Kitaro. He also worked as a researcher and on-screen talent for National Geographic's TV special Japan: Lost Souls of Okinawa. He writes extensively about Japanese ghost stories at his website, hyakumonogatari.com.
Snow Woman And Other Yokai Stories From Japan
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Author : Noboru Wada
language : en
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Release Date : 2024-04-16
Snow Woman And Other Yokai Stories From Japan written by Noboru Wada and has been published by Tuttle Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-16 with Fiction categories.
An extraordinary collection of Japanese ghost stories, many in English for the first time! This spine-chilling anthology of 77 spooky stories from the Japanese collection Tales from Shinshu is compiled and edited by award-winning author Noboru Wada. It features traditional tales of yokai, ghosts, mountain witches, demons and apparitions frequently sighted in and around the mountainous Shinshu region in central Japan. The terrifying tales in this collection include: The Legend of the Snow Woman: A beautiful woman appears at Minokichi's door one night in a snowstorm. They marry and live happily, until one day her terrible secret is revealed. Kappa Taro: A legendary yokai terrifies villagers by luring them into a pond, where they drown. Can Suwa Yorito, famed for his strength, successfully challenge this terrifying demon? The Yamamba Witch's Daughter: Who would ever dream of marrying a mountain witch? Can the Yamamba's daughter find the love and happiness she seeks? These stories have been passed down for generations from grandparents to their grandchildren, sitting around the hearth on cold and snowy winter nights. They are well-known throughout Japan and are believed by the inhabitants of Shinshu to have actually occurred in the distant past.
Strange Tales From Japan
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Release Date : 2021-08-10
Strange Tales From Japan written by and has been published by Tuttle Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-10 with Fiction categories.
Prepare to be spooked by these chilling Japanese short stories! Strange Tales from Japan presents 99 spine-tingling tales of ghosts, yokai, demons, shapeshifters and trickster animals who inhabit remote reaches of the Japanese countryside. 32 pages of traditional full-color images of these creatures, who have inhabited the Japanese imagination for centuries, bring the stories to life. The captivating tales in this volume include: The Vengeance of Oiwa--The terrifying spirit of a woman murdered by her husband who seeks retribution from beyond the grave The Curse of Okiku--A servant girl is murdered by her master and curses his family, with gruesome results The Snow Woman--A man is saved by a mysterious woman who swears him to secrecy Tales of the Kappa--Strange human-like sprites with green, scaly skin who live in water and are known to pull children and animals to their deaths And many, many more! Renowned translator William Scott Wilson explains the role these stories play in local Japanese culture and folklore, and their importance to understanding the Japanese psyche. Readers will learn which particular region, city, mountain or temple the stories originate from--in case you're brave enough to visit these haunts yourself!
Manga Yokai Stories
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Author : Lafcadio Hearn
language : en
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Release Date : 2020-09-15
Manga Yokai Stories written by Lafcadio Hearn and has been published by Tuttle Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-15 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
This thrilling collection of seven Japanese ghost stories will captivate lovers of yokai stories! These classic Japanese ghost stories are based on those written by famed author Lafcadio Hearn between 1890 and 1904. Here, they are retold by award-winning comic book writer Sean Michael Wilson, who has garnered a worldwide fan base for his manga adaptations of works of Japanese literature, including such classics as The Book of Five Rings and The Demon's Sermon on the Martial Arts. Manga Yokai Stories includes: Nuke-kubi: A masterless samurai is trapped in a house haunted by headless goblins The Screen Maiden: A young man develops an obsession with a woman in a painting that almost kills him Corpse Rider: A woman's unburied corpse cannot rest until she has taken her revenge on the man who divorced her A Dead Secret: A young mother terrifies her family when she returns as a ghost, unable to find peace until she puts to rest a shocking secret she has left behind Wilson's skillful adaptation of Hearn's ghostly tales—along with superb manga illustrations from UK-based Japanese artist Inko Ai Takita—make these fascinating stories come to life. This book is in traditional Japanese reading order—from back to front—so that fans and manga lovers can enjoy an authentic reading experience.
The Book Of Yokai
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Author : Michael Dylan Foster
language : en
Publisher: University of California Press
Release Date : 2015-01-14
The Book Of Yokai written by Michael Dylan Foster and has been published by University of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-14 with History categories.
Monsters, ghosts, fantastic beings, and supernatural phenomena of all sorts haunt the folklore and popular culture of Japan. Broadly labeled yokai, these creatures come in infinite shapes and sizes, from tengu mountain goblins and kappa water spirits to shape-shifting foxes and long-tongued ceiling-lickers. Currently popular in anime, manga, film, and computer games, many yokai originated in local legends, folktales, and regional ghost stories. Drawing on years of research in Japan, Michael Dylan Foster unpacks the history and cultural context of yokai, tracing their roots, interpreting their meanings, and introducing people who have hunted them through the ages. In this delightful and accessible narrative, readers will explore the roles played by these mysterious beings within Japanese culture and will also learn of their abundance and variety through detailed entries, some with original illustrations, on more than fifty individual creatures. The Book of Yokai provides a lively excursion into Japanese folklore and its ever-expanding influence on global popular culture. It also invites readers to examine how people create, transmit, and collect folklore, and how they make sense of the mysteries in the world around them. By exploring yokai as a concept, we can better understand broader processes of tradition, innovation, storytelling, and individual and communal creativity.