March 7, 2012

Suddenly Yōkai (妖怪)

 Suddenly Amikiri
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Amikiri
網剪 あみきり
The serpentine spirit floats into view from behind a sliding door, with what appears to be a segmented exoskeleton, two pincered arms, and a bird-billed face. Based on the amikiri's beak, scissor-like hands (obakemono.com)






Suddenly Yama Uba
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Yamauba (山姥?), Yamamba or Yamanba are variations on the name of a yōkai found in Japanese folklore.

Depending on the text and translator, the Yamauba appears as a monstrous Crone, “her unkempt hair long and golden white ... her kimono filthy and tattered,” with cannibalistic tendencies. In one tale a mother traveling to her village is forced to give birth in a mountain hut assisted by an apparent kindly old woman, only to discover, when it is too late, that the stranger is actually Yamauba with plans to eat her newborn child. (wikipedia)

Yōkai (妖怪, lit. demon, spirit, or monster) are a class of supernatural monsters in Japanese folklore. The word yōkai is made up of the kanji for "otherworldly" and "weird".[1] Yōkai range eclectically from the malevolent to the mischievous, or occasionally bring good fortune to those who encounter them. Often they possess animal features (such as the Kappa, which is similar to a turtle, or the Tengu which has wings), other times they can appear mostly human, some look like inanimate objects and others have no discernible shape. Yōkai usually have a spiritual supernatural power, with shapeshifting being one of the most common. Yōkai that have the ability to shapeshift are called obake. (wikipedia)