Random Favorite Yokai (Japanese Monsters)

[VampireLord1024VampireLord1024's icon]

Are there any yokai, (Japanese monsters) that you like? For example, the kappa.

While I myself don't know every yokai, I do know of the kitsune, yuki-ona, rokurobuki, kappa, aka manto, kuchisake-onna and whatever those other vampire women things were that could fly around with just their upper bodies.

 

[MajesticSiN]

The umbrella looking one

 

[rugal]

bakeneko och nekomata

 

[MajesticSiN]

I found it's name

Karakasa kozō​

 

[trickybus]

The Jorogumo! I really like spiders in real life, so the idea that a spider who lives for a very long time can spontaneously become magical is cool to me. Speaking of real spiders, there are several orb-weavers native to East Asia that are named after the Jorogumo.

 

[RETRO-VETRO RETRO-VETRO]

Tanuki

Kitsune

Oni

 

[thumbsdown]

I love all tsukumogami yokai!

 

[Bakuma1997]

My favorite must be a no-brainer, The baku can go from fren shaped to horrific but cool looking beasts with benevolent goals (Eat bad dreams)

A second contender must be the Kitsune, enigmatic, slender, ominous, graceful and at times comical, i love foxes in general, so seein them ghostified make my heart content

 

[RageBurner]

Hm... several, but probably the Yuki Onna comes to mind readily for me.

 

[Rox00]

Kitsune for me will always be my favorite.

 

[Soupmancer]

tsuchinoko enjoyers rise up

 

[Tonberry]

Umibozu 4 life

 

[Pearly]

I have fought the Umibozu so much in so many games, I've got to give it credit!

It's likely just a monster based on an unidentifiable large squid or a blue whale or something at the time.

 

[Moreno909]

Shirime

 

[Cardboardtubeknight Cardboardtubeknight]

The one that is essentially an excuse for when you steal your parents alcohol

 

[Bakuma1997]

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Durnspace my beloved

 

[ZEGA ZONIC]

Onis, Kappas & Wolf Tengus.

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

I've noticed that many of them are women in appearance...

Is there an explanation why? Also many pokémons may be based on them.

 

[RageBurner]

I've noticed that many of them are women in appearance...

Is there an explanation why? Also many pokémons may be based on them.

Both assertions are true. Regarding appearance, it's probably to get would be victims to lower their guard.

 

[VampireLord1024VampireLord1024's icon]

Also many pokémons may be based on them.

I looked it up and it said Misdreavus, Mismagius, Lombre, Nintentales, Zigazoon, Sentret, Golduck, Espeon, Sneasel, Weavile, Froslass, Mawile, Sensu Style Oricorio, Gastly and the Gastly evolutionary line, Shiftry, Drowzee, Munna, Whiscash, Voltorb, Chandelure and Honedge.

 

[trickybus]

I've noticed that many of them are women in appearance...

Is there an explanation why? Also many pokémons may be based on them.

The Sparknotes version is that any yokai that can shapeshift will eventually take the form of a beautiful woman because the disguise allows it to get away with all sorts of fuckery

Even male kitsune will shapeshift into women