The Yokai Ubume was said to be a ghostly woman appearing at night, asking passersby to hold her child under threat of death. We examine how this terrifying figure came to be seen as a sympathetic one.

Based on the Japanese yokai Kasa-obake, the Umbrella Boy spirit ... Superheroes aren't exclusive figures of the US and other countries' comics. We explore the best anime with caped people ...

Long before the supernatural mermaid-like “yokai” shot to fame, however, a U.S.-born illustrator living here started introducing Japanese ghouls and hobgoblins to the world while providing ...

Mythical monsters known as Yokai are said to stalk the land in Assassin's Creed Shadows, but can Naoe and Yasuke disprove the ...

In this episode of YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore, we follow the cry of the Konakijiji, a Yokai that resembles an old man but with a voice like a weeping infant. It's said to lure ...