#yokai monsters 100 monsters

[chimeride]

Shiro’uneri, the 250th Known One.

[turtleblogatlast]

Mikey and Leo episode centered around Mikey wanting to push Leo and Draxum together since Leo’s the most reluctant to give Draxum any grace (for good reason!) But, thinking on the spot, Leo says he’s gotta go do something for Hueso and “just can’t hang out right now 😔” (yes, he says the emoji out loud.)

Mikey calls his bluff and now the three of them (Mikey having grabbed a weary Draxum along) go to Hueso’s to find that yes, he actually does have a job for him. Said job asks for Leo to go with Hueso to deliver multiple pizzas to this giant yokai quite a distance away, and Hueso figured it would probably go better with Leo’s help (emphasis on probably.)

Well, Mikey decides that this would be a great bonding opportunity for them and basically invites he and Draxum along. Unfortunately for Leo, Hueso doesn’t care enough to wave away more help, though he does side-eye the wanted criminal Baron Draxum coming with them. But who is he to judge? (This choice has consequences.)

The journey goes about as terribly as you’d expect, but at least the pizzas get delivered on time.

[chernobog13]

Be careful making out with a kasa-obake, aka kara-kasa, if you have a mustache!

[forthegothicheroine]

New-to-me movies seen in 2024: Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters (1968)

"There are some things man was not meant to understand."

@goryhorroor ’s challenge: Now let’s watch an underseen horror film.

[grandvoyant]

Watched a pretty cute Yokai movie that had so many lovable lil guys

[ogradyfilm]

Recently Viewed - Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters

[The following review contains SPOILERS; YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!]

Daiei’s 100 Monsters (currently available on one of the discs in Arrow Video’s comprehensive Yokai Monsters collection) is the cinematic equivalent of a haunted house ride. From the stylized painted backdrops of blood-red skies and silvery crescent moons to the ghastly green tint of the moody lighting, the visuals positively ooze atmosphere. The music, too, is delightfully spooky, with a soundtrack composed primarily of thundering drums and an eerie theremin. And the creature designs are, of course, absolutely sublime. While the special effects are rather primitive by today’s standards (a lot of flimsy rubber puppets, unwieldy papier-mâché masks, and obvious wires manipulating inanimate objects), the performers behind the eponymous ghouls and goblins—which include such iconic mythological beasts as hirsute oni, long-necked rokurokubi, and the comical kasa-obake (hopping anthropomorphic umbrellas)—make up for these technical shortcomings with sheer enthusiasm, parading and cartwheeling and tumbling across the frame like circus acrobats; the audience can’t help but be enraptured by their infectious energy.

Like much of the studio’s output, the film is also a competently crafted (albeit somewhat formulaic) period drama. Set amidst the rampant political corruption of the Tokugawa shogunate, the story revolves around a group of ambitious government officials conspiring to demolish the ramshackle tenement houses neighboring a dilapidated shrine in order to construct a high-class brothel. Naturally, this would displace the already impoverished residents, but the suffering of a few measly peasants is beneath the concern of the greedy elite. Fortunately, a mysterious swordsman with a keen sense of justice soon emerges to stand up for the oppressed locals—and whenever his efforts fall short, the yokai are only too happy to intervene in his stead.

Yes, this is yet another work of horror fiction in which the “demons” are actually benevolent, with humans serving as the true villains. And, as usual, the theme is both compelling and relevant. The relatively mundane conflicts of the various subplots—tradition versus modernization, spirituality versus worldly desire, the insatiable avarice of the ruling class versus the contentment of those in comparatively humble circumstances—enrich the overarching narrative, grounding the paranormal shenanigans by juxtaposing them with more relatable, recognizable, universal experiences.

And that’s 100 Monsters in a nutshell: a “disposable” B-movie that boasts more genuine substance, insight, and personality than many “prestige” pictures. If that ain’t quintessential Daiei, I don’t know what is!

[jigokuyeah]

Streaming Review: Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters by Dark Corners Reviews

[goodmorningsandgoodnights]

Source: antimimetic.tumblr.com

[polarspaz]

Here we go with AlienMomo AU!

It's been a few months since their lives have changed for Momo and Okarun, especially for Okarun, who had been cursed by a Yokai and could now transform into a long limed ghoul.

Momo on the other hand had awoken her physic powers and after many adventures was still 100% human...at least she though she was..

Suddenly she starts getting really bad headaches, ones that make her powers go haywire, levitating objects around her without her control. She even starts to feel the emotions and thoughts from the people around her, sometimes to the point its overwhelming.

Even worse, is that she starts seeing tall grey men watching her in the distance, seemingly appearing and disappearing without a sound or trace after she turns around. She doesn't know who they are, or what they are, but every time she sees them, she is filled with pure terror.

Then one day during a nasty fight with an evil Yokai, she transforms. Her body morphing into an Alien as her powers lash out, sending the monster attacking Okarun into orbit.

-They don't know it yet, but Momo is actually half alien. Her mother went on at trip to America, where she was abducted by grey aliens. Her mother fell in lover with a grey alien and they had a baby, but the two disappeared, leaving behind Momo.

-Momo, as a baby, was then brought back to her grandmother in Japan by a man dressed in a black suit and sunglasses. He told Seiko that this girl was her grandaughter Momo, and that no matter what, she must be protected at all costs.

-As soon as Seiko turned away from the man with Momo bundled in her arms, he was gone.

-With her Alien DNA awakened, Momo experiences a scary side effect if she uses her powers too much, or of she gets overwhelmed by her empathic powers; she will simply stop feeling.

She will become emotionless and her attacks are more ruthless and deadly. Her skin will also turn grey and her eyes will become pitch black as her radiant soul becomes a void.

-She will regain her emotions later the next day, but more often than not, it's Okarun who manages to snap her out of this state, either though soft touches or kind words.

-Momo is always scared after these episodes, worried that one day, she won't snap out of it.

[eclecticpjf]

Now watching:

[ozzgin]

The post with the tentacle monster and its chubby mate(?) makes me wonder any of the others would think of a chubby lover.

Daos, sweet monster husband, demon king, the yandere prison or the yokai harem.

All of them and any others you might want to include or think others would want included.

What kind of reaction would all of them have? Would it even matter?

I don't think it'd make a difference, because Reader is always ambiguous in terms of body. You can absolutely imagine yourself as fat, skinny, tall, short, average, three-headed, etc. without the story changing in any way. Unless the story itself has been requested for a certain type of Reader, which is always mentioned.

The one physical description I often use is the implication that you have hair. So, you know, apologies to the bald baddies out there.

That is to say, this blog 100% welcomes whatever body type you may have. Chubby cuties included. :)

[chernobylcatfish09]

Howdy, this is my updated introductory post

(Credits at the very bottom, feel free to to skip to bottom, but I can’t find every creator)

To make this clear, I am not going to respond to asks for donations, I cannot donate, and I am too wary of scammers and won’t respond. I get this can be seen as stingy, but that’s my thing. Also I completely support Palestine, just to make that clear.

My name is Norman, Dusty, and/or Gloom; feel free to switch up the names, I use He/they/it/Cloud/storm/Oort and more I haven’t tested pronouns, just anything except she/her I will like, Im Aroace-spec & Uranic , I highly suspect I have autism, maybe adhd (have to do more research), Depersonalization-Derealization disorder, Avpd, def have anxiety and depression. Can’t confirm all of them due to being undiagnosed. I am a minor so don’t be weird, or i will blast you with an internet taser. I’ll also add my art tag is #ya boi draws, do what you want with that

DNI: republicans, conservatives, racists, nsfw accounts, pro ED accs, homo/transphobes, pro contact harmful paras (if you have a harmful para and are seeking help I truly wish the best in that journey), I’ll add more

As long as you’re respectful I don’t care so much about other things, I’d rather not hear about Christianity so much but still fine to talk about in small amounts.

Current fave animals: Manatees, Seals, pangolins, jellyfish (this changes a decent amount)

My special interests are Animals in general, mostly Sea animals, video games, animated shows (cartoons and animes), and drawing.

Currently working on several projects, though mainly focusing on one. I may post art on here but most likely will be in a community.

My fave colors rn are pretty much any shade of blue, Skobeloff, and dark teal.

I have made a list of my ocs so you can ask about them, can’t answer much about my stories as I am still working on them (mainly one, others have not even been started sadly ;~;), speaking of which my art tag is #ya boi draws

Now time for the long shit: listing the many things I enjoy I gather from my Pinterest due to my shit memory. (There are things I mildy enjoy, some I haven’t actually watched, details etc)

📀Movies/shows: Adventure time, Arcane, Bee and Puppycat, Bojack Horseman, Centaurworld, Demon Slayer, Dungeon Meshi, Fiona and Cake, Fox and the hound, Gravity falls, Haikyuu, Hilda, I saw the Tv glow, Lego Batman, Lego Monkie kid, Lego movie, Little witch academia, Madoka magica, Mob Psycho 100, Monster High, Moral Orel, My little pony, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Octonauts, Over the garden wall, Panty and stocking, Pokemon, Puss in boots, Rottmnt, Secrets of kells, Serial Experiments Lain, Song of the sea, Sonic, Steven universe, Tmnt (2012), the dark Crystal, the last unicorn, the owl house, Total drama island, Tuca and Bertie, Wander over yonder, we bare bears, wild kratts, Yokai watch, and more I’m sure

👾Games; Honkai star rail, Pikmin, Little big planet, Cookie Run Kingdom, Undertale, Deltarune, Mouthwashing, Genshin Impact, Night in the Woods, Faith the unholy trinity, Omori, Pokémon by technicality, Sonic the hedgehog, Animal Jam, Fnaf, Kirby, Splatoon, Bendy and the Ink machine, Hades, Monster Prom, Sucker for love, (note that sucker for love and monster prom are for older teens/adults, so they have [implied or straight up] Nsfw), Sally face, Fran bow, Little Misfortune, Katamari Damacy, Hollow Knight, and Sea of Stars (mainly the first half-ish, I won’t spoil), rdr2,

🎧I also like horror fiction podcasts, mainly The Magnus Archives, Camp Here and There, and Welcome to Nightvale

🎵I have a massive music rec, pretty much anything I like in terms of music, https://www.tumblr.com/chernobylcatfish09/776684862687133696/howdy-hey-are-you-looking-for-music

My hobbies are drawing, playing video games, watching YouTube, collecting things like figures, and organize things on Pinterest (it’s not many things Ik.)

My high synpaths (I use kinnie bingos, and high syns for me are above 15): Anya, Napstablook, amethyst, Steven, gangle, fluttershy, Marcy wu, Luz, Hunter, Furina, Pomni, Crona, Aubrey, Sunny, Spaceboy, Basil, Rei, Venti/Barbatos, Mk, Tang, The Collector, Phosphophyllite, Fischl, Sayu, Lapid, Junpei, Giyuu, Muichiro, Lain, Mitsuba, Octavia, Madotsuki, Jinx, Viktor, Allister, Belphie, and Levi

(If your curious to the sources feel free to ask me in my box)

Some aesthetics i like are Dreamcore, Weirdcore, webcore, cryptid core, and star flesh core.

Random things I enjoy are Furbies, Yokai, Walten Files, hoodies and shorts, Ena, and Garfield.

Also give me some malachite I need to consume it.

I have also coined a term, feel free to drop criticism. [updated flag ver]

Credits: all user boxes and ocean fanatic made by @mast3rsw0rd , I survived the bootleg rainbow road box made by @fancyhats-and-fennelsbuds

[elluminis]

The DanDaDan trigger warning that everybody wants!

So. You’ve heard that DanDaDan is a new anime that everyone’s raving about. But you’ve also heard that there’s some sketchy/potentially traumatizing stuff! I’ll give you the objective run down, and then my opinion on it all.

First: sexual violence. There are scenes in the show and manga that portray attempted sexual assault. The first scene occurs in the first episode/chapter. The second scene occurs sometime around chapter 32 or 33 in the manga, and may or may not be covered in the last arc of the first season.

What actually happens: the first scene occurs during an alien abduction. The main character is stripped down to her underclothes and restrained. The aliens declare their intent to have sex with her (in other words, assault her). The two main characters ultimately beat the aliens, and the girl is physically unharmed.

The second scene: the same main character enters a bathhouse. Later, a group of men enter with the clear intention to assault her. She and another character successfully fight them all off, and she is physically unharmed.

Are these two scenes necessary? I don’t know, but they certainly serve their purpose—which is to be horrifying. It’s a horror manga/anime. The first scene is a “play” on probing and alien abductions, and makes it clear how invasive that actually is. The second scene serves to make humans the real monsters—after several arcs with aliens and yokai as the big bads, the tonal shift in realizing that this time, the enemies are human is stark.

So! You’ve heard there are some uncomfortable scenes, and you want to know if it’s worth watching/reading. In my opinion: yes, 100% yes. This is an absurdist horror/comedy story. A lot of the comedy comes from how absolutely absurd and irreverent the story is—a huge overarching storyline is finding one of the main character’s lost testicles, which take the form of shiny golden balls. This story plays on a lot of tropes and genres, including everything from Dragon Ball Z to Ranma 1/2. That being said! It’s also a horror manga/anime. And when this story leans into the horror, it leans hard. We are supposed to be horrified at the men who try to rape Momo. We are supposed to be horrified at the yokai who stalks her in the night, and at the demon who drives people to commit suicide. These scenes are not played for laughs—they may include absurdist elements (such as aliens declaring that they want humans “bananas” or the yokai that wants to “gobble that schlong”) but the viewer is supposed to be experiencing tonal whiplash. DanDaDan unironically has it all—horror, laugh-out-loud comedy, heart-wrenching tragedy, and a cast of compelling and lovable characters. It makes fun of all sorts of tropes in other shows, all with absolutely stunning art and action scenes. So if that’s something you’re interested in, then please check it out!

[chernobog13]

Abura sumashi from Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters (1968), the first film of Daiei's Yokai Trilogy. Abura sumashi was one of a number of recurring yokai characters in all three films. In the third film, Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare he was their de facto leader.

[duckymcdoorknob]

Would Kurama go into a relationship a human or a yokai or someone from Reikai? If so, what would those relationships look like? (Would he be protective, consider them equal, manipulate them..anything that comes to your mind)

Thanks.

@giggly-squiggily *cough to summon fellow simp*

Anon you’re so beautiful for this ask 🧎‍♀️

I think that Kurama wouldn’t care who or what his partner was. He just wants them to love him as unconditionally as he does them.

I think he’s a very domestic partner. He doesn’t care about classic “gender roles”—quite frankly, he thinks they’re absolute bullshit.— so they can expect him to tackle most of the chores in the home.

He’s a fantastic cook, and cleaning soothes his soul. They will come home to an absolutely spotless living space, and a warm dinner on the table every single night. If they beg him to take a night off, he’d simply smile and ask: “why would I do such a thing?” He’s 100% an acts of service partner.

He’s also a quality time partner. He LOOOOVES to just spend time with his partner for the littlest things. His partner is in the shower? If they’re up to conversation, he’ll sit on the toilet with the lid shut (or outside the door to respect their privacy.) if they’d rather be alone, he’s waiting on the bed for them to be ready for conversation.

Partner who does their makeup? He’s sitting on the counter and kicking his legs as he talks to them (please don’t let him do their eyeliner, he accidentally pokes their eye every time and he gets SO upset)

Partner who works from home? He’ll sit on the other end of the table/couch/bed and hold their hand whenever they let him.

He’ll watch tv, play board games, do crafts, goof around at any time, etc.

Dad!Kurama Hcs because yes:

He always gets up in the night time when his child cries for his parents. He lets his partner rest and sleep every time without fail. When asked why, he’ll lie and say something like “I’m a youkai, darling. I don’t need the sleep.” Knowing fully well he’s still in a human body-

He likes to carry their child everywhere. The little baby strappy thing? Good luck trying to get it from him. His partner will have to pry their child out of his arms (he just loves his little kit Y’know?)

He loves doing family activities, and he has family portraits hung up ALL OVER their home. He likes to take the super cheesy pictures with like the weird 80s poses (like everyone laying on top of each other)

Their little one commonly finds themself sleeping in papa and (parent title)’s bed. Why? They had a scary dream, they missed their parents, they were cold, they saw a spider, there’s a monster in their closet, they needed water, their bed was too small, their blanket was too warm and too cold at the same time, Uncle Hiei told them to. (which with his telepathy, it may be a truthful statement)

Kurama was over the moon to become a father, and when his little one called him “daddy” for the first time, he knew that all of the bad decisions he’d ever made weren’t worth a thing anymore…

[bestiarium]

The Ushi-Oni [Japanese folklore, yokai]!

Japanese folklore has a rich repertoire of strange beasts, spirits and creatures. And as Japanese Yokai go, the Ushi-Oni is one of the older ones. Though usually depicted as a giant spider with the head of a bull, some sources portray it with a feline body, resembling a monstrous bull-headed tiger. Regardless of its appearance, the Ushi-Oni is a cruel and vicious creature that enjoys killing people. In some versions this monster makes its home on mountains or in forested areas, but usually it is an aquatic spook, living either in the sea or in freshwater rivers, lakes or swamps.

The Ushi-Oni is married to a different monster: the Nure-Onna. This female fiend resembles a large snake with a human head and arms. She is an aquatic creature and lives near shores and riverbanks.

The two monsters work together to ambush people, with each having a set role: first they wait on a shore or coast for someone to pass by. When they spot a lone traveller, the Nure-Onna transforms into a young human woman holding an infant. She then walks up to the intended victim and asks them to hold her baby, and if they do, she casually walks into the sea and disappears, leaving the victim confused and holding a baby.

Whether this baby is a sentient, separate entity or merely a magical illusion is unclear, but its weight magically increases when the victim is holding it. Eventually, the child is so heavy that the traveller is unable to move without dropping the infant. At this point, the bull-headed Ushi-Oni emerges from the sea and pounces on the unfortunate victim to devour its prey.

In the 14th century epic ‘Chronicle of Great Peace’, the hero Watanabe Tsuna faces and eventually defeats an Ushi-Oni.

Sources: Yoda, H. and Alt, M., 2016,  Japandemonium Illustrated: the Yokai Encyclopedias of Toriyama sekien. This work is a translation of the Gazu Hyakki Yagyo by Toriyama Sekien in the 18th century. Marks, A., 2023, Japanese Yokai and Other Supernatural Beings: Authentic Paintings and Prints of 100 Ghosts, Demons, Monsters and Magicians, Tuttle Publishing, 240 pp., p. 122. (image source 1: Vongraven on Artstation) (image source 2: Bakemonozukushie, an Edo period scroll currently in possession of the Brigham Young University collection)