5 illustrated stories matching your filters — each with panel art and a full retelling on the creature’s page. New tales are added as we publish them. Browse the A–Z directory or take the yokai quiz.
In the sleepy village of Katsuragi, nestled between two great mountains, a terrible affliction had taken hold. Crops wit...
Jul 8, 2026
In the autumnal twilight, when the wind whispers secrets through desolate streets, there lived an old woman named O-ku....
Jul 8, 2026
In the village of Akakawa, nestled between two great mountains, there lived a young apprentice blacksmith named Kaito. H...
Jul 8, 2026
In the village of Akakawa, nestled between two great mountains, the farmers were beset by an unending drought. The rice...
Jul 8, 2026
In the time before seasons, when the world was shrouded in mist and stillness, the gods gathered to shape the land. Amon...
Jul 8, 2026
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