Yokai Attack!

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jackdawandrook:

Yuki-onna, snow woman. I was first introduced to her via the amazing film Kwaidan. Looking at the image results on Google, I’m not so sure about sexualizing her overtly, especially as her skin is supposed to meld with the snow. My impression is that hers is a terrible and deadly beauty, much like ice and snow. I do quite like this version though - the travelers seem properly terrorized.

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monsterism:

Audrey Kawasaki, Hyakki Yakou. Oil and graphite on wood, 25.5x15.5”, 2009. Love them yokai. After the scroll, Hyakki Yakou Emaki (Muromachi era; 1333 to 1573), as pictured below. (Not sure of the source)

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voodooplex:

“Applying makeup on the train!? It’s enough to scare a yokai!”

via altjapan

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Burning Hell (Illustrated Book of Hell, 1975)

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Hell of Repetition (Illustrated Book of Hell, 1975)

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Nure-onna (snake woman), Illustrated Book of Japanese Monsters, 1972

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Waira (mountain-dwelling chimera), Illustrated Book of Japanese Monsters, 1972

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Rashōmon no oni (ogre of Rashōmon Gate), Illustrated Book of Japanese Monsters, 1972

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Yamasei (mountain sprite), Illustrated Book of Japanese Monsters, 1972

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 Yūrei (ghost), Illustrated Book of Japanese Monsters, 1972

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Baku (dream-eating chimera), Illustrated Book of Japanese Monsters, 1972

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Kyūbi no kitsune (nine-tailed fox), Illustrated Book of Japanese Monsters, 1972

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Enma Dai-Ō (King of Hell), Illustrated Book of Japanese Monsters, 1972

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Tenjō-sagari (ceiling dweller), Illustrated Book of Japanese Monsters, 1972

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Tengu (bird-like demon), Illustrated Book of Japanese Monsters, 1972

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Onmoraki (bird demon), Illustrated Book of Japanese Monsters, 1972