{"product_id":"yokai-illustrated-phantom-press-9798256154189","title":"Yokai Illustrated: Volume 1: A Color Field Guide to the Weird and Wonderful Creatures of Japanese Folklore","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeet twenty of Japan's strangest, funniest, and most terrifying monsters in a full-color illustrated field guide to the world of the yokai.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, Japan's forests, rivers, crossroads, and quiet corners of the home have belonged to the yokai: shape-shifting tricksters, vengeful spirits, and everyday objects that wake up with opinions, born from one of the world's richest folklore traditions. \u003cem\u003eYokai Illustrated\u003c\/em\u003e is a story-first, art-forward bestiary of that hidden world. Every creature receives a striking full-page color illustration by Kuro Hoshi, inspired by Edo-period woodblock prints, and a witty profile that tells its legend in plain language: where it lurks, what it wants, its most famous encounters with humans, and what it reveals about Japanese culture. No academic jargon, no dry catalog entries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside are twenty fully illustrated yokai profiles: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eKappa\u003c\/strong\u003e, the river imp undone by its own politeness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eKarasu-tengu\u003c\/strong\u003e, the raven-headed trickster who duels samurai\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eHanadaka-tengu\u003c\/strong\u003e, the long-nosed mountain guardian who tests the worthy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eZashiki Warashi\u003c\/strong\u003e, the child spirit that brings a household good fortune\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eWanyudo\u003c\/strong\u003e, the flaming wheel bearing a damned nobleman's face\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eNeko-mata\u003c\/strong\u003e, the two-tailed cat that commands the dead\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eNue\u003c\/strong\u003e, the chimera that terrorized the Imperial Palace\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eFuna-yurei\u003c\/strong\u003e, drowned sailors who rise to sink the living\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eUmi-bozu\u003c\/strong\u003e, the giant sea monk that swallows ships whole\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eO-dokuro\u003c\/strong\u003e, the colossal skeleton built from the unburied dead\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eKonaki Jiji\u003c\/strong\u003e, the crying infant that crushes whoever picks it up\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eTsuchi-gumo\u003c\/strong\u003e, the giant spider lurking in mountain caves\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eTesso\u003c\/strong\u003e, the monk whose rage became a swarm of iron rats\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eTearai Oni\u003c\/strong\u003e, the demon that washes its hands in rivers of blood\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eFutakuchi Onna\u003c\/strong\u003e, the woman hiding a ravenous second mouth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eOnibaba\u003c\/strong\u003e, the demon hag who feasts on her guests\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eTofu Kozo\u003c\/strong\u003e, the boy whose gift of tofu carries a curse\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eAkaname\u003c\/strong\u003e, the filth licker that thrives in dirty bathrooms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eAzuki Arai\u003c\/strong\u003e, the bean washer whose eerie song stops travelers cold\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eSeto Taisho\u003c\/strong\u003e, the pottery general assembled from broken dishes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn introduction traces the history of yokai from Japan's earliest village legends through their Edo-period golden age of woodblock prints and illustrated encyclopedias to their modern revival in manga and anime - the path that carried these creatures from Toriyama Sekien's bestiaries to today's screens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of \u003cstrong\u003eJapanese folklore and mythology\u003c\/strong\u003e, collectors of illustrated bestiaries and \u003cstrong\u003eyokai art\u003c\/strong\u003e, manga and anime fans curious about the legends behind their favorite stories, and anyone building a Halloween reading stack - and a striking gift book for every lover of Japan, equally at home on the coffee table and the library shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is Volume 1 of the \u003cem\u003eYokai Illustrated\u003c\/em\u003e series: start your field notes here, and keep watch in every shadow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phantom Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798256154189\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Phantom Press (FL)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.18d","brand":"Phantom Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084329394431,"sku":"9798256154189","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/yokai-illustrated-phantom-press-9798256154189","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}