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  • Mirapo is based on the <i>Ungaikyō, </i>a <i>tsukumogami</i> (common item youkai) born from a polished bronze mirror. It only comes to life when its owner i
    3 KB (410 words) - 11:27, 11 July 2016
  • Cheeksqueek could be based on the <i>Okkeruipe</i>, a youkai of Ainu origins that plays rude pranks on humans by emitting powerful flatu
    4 KB (624 words) - 10:34, 5 June 2016
  • Espy is based on the <i>satori</i>, a dangerous mountain youkai who stalks travelers to prey on them. It can see into people's minds, and w
    4 KB (512 words) - 11:29, 11 July 2016
  • ...nd her evolution Rattelle might be based on the <i>hone-onna</i>, a female youkai with a skeletal appearance. She pretends a mysterious beauty to lure men in
    5 KB (792 words) - 21:16, 9 April 2016
  • ...<b>塗壁</b>, <i>nurikabe</i><span> lit. "plastered wall"), a wall-shaped youkai that renders itself invisible and impedes travelers on the road by blocking
    5 KB (800 words) - 09:08, 22 June 2016
  • As a rare non-youkai instance, Thornyan might be based on the <i>cactus cat</i> from the America
    4 KB (502 words) - 06:19, 5 June 2016
  • ...rifumi Sato, author of <i>Nihon Youkai Taizen</i> ("Compendium of Japanese Youkai").
    4 KB (566 words) - 10:29, 5 June 2016
  • ...n motions, reminiscent of a bucket going up and down a well, are what this youkai owes its name to (meaning "bucket drop"). It is also believed to hurl stone
    3 KB (360 words) - 13:29, 8 October 2016
  • ...und town, or visit red light districts and mountain villas escorted by his youkai underlings. In Shigeru Mizuki's <i>GeGeGe no Kitarou</i>, Nurarihyon is one
    4 KB (586 words) - 12:15, 17 September 2016
  • ...ased on the <i>Daidarabotchi</i> (which is his Japanese name), a legendary youkai of gigantic proportions, who resembled a vast mountain range when he lied d
    3 KB (463 words) - 11:21, 17 September 2016
  • ...n the urban legend of the <i>kuchisake-onna</i> ("slit-mouth woman"): this youkai is considered to be relatively modern, but its origin reach as far back as
    5 KB (768 words) - 10:29, 5 June 2016
  • ...s know to remain silent and sail by quietly if they spot one, because this youkai dislikes screaming and loud noises, and will promptly smash the source of i
    3 KB (378 words) - 11:23, 17 September 2016
  • ...ou know, there used to live an abura sumashi around here...", only for the youkai to call out from the woods saying "I still do!"
    3 KB (425 words) - 11:18, 11 July 2016
  • ...e: 河童, <i><i>kappa</i></i><span> "river child") one of the most common youkai species. Physically, they're green-skinned, child-sized beings with webbed
    7 KB (1,090 words) - 06:34, 5 June 2016
  • Nagatha is likely based on the <i>ohaguro-bettari</i>, a female youkai similar to the Faysoff that has no facial features save for a mouth full of
    3 KB (471 words) - 19:21, 30 October 2016
  • ...i> or Eastern dragon. Originally from China, these creatures are less like youkai and more like actual deities (for which they're called <i>ryuujin</i>, or "
    4 KB (530 words) - 13:31, 26 May 2016
  • Greesel is physically based in the youkai Nurarihyon, said to be the leader of the <i>Hyakki Yakou</i> (Hundred Demon
    3 KB (342 words) - 12:15, 17 September 2016
  • ...onymous with "braggart, conceited person"), they're one of the most famous youkai species. Contrary to their bird-like <i>kotengu</i> underlings (see Nird#Tr
    5 KB (802 words) - 20:46, 30 October 2016
  • Frostina is based on the yuki-onna, a youkai typically born from soul of a woman who froze to death during a snowstorm.
    4 KB (567 words) - 11:34, 17 September 2016
  • ...the ground. Alternatively, the gold coins will instead be a gift from the youkai himself if the victim puts up with his pestering all the way to their home.
    4 KB (542 words) - 16:46, 13 January 2017

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