Yokai attack! : the Japanese monster survival guide
依田寬子, author (Author), マット・アルト. (Author), Tatsuya Morino (Illustrator) / Hiroko Yoda (Author), Matt Alt (Author)
Forget Godzilla. Forget the giant beasties karate-chopped into oblivion by endless incarnations of Ultraman, Kamen Rider, and the Power Rangers. Forget Sadako from 'The Ring' and that creepy all-white kid from 'The Grudge.' Forget everything you know about tales of terror before reaching for this book. Yokai Attack! is a nightmare-inducing one-stop guide to Japan's traditional creepy-crawlies. Yokai are ethereal sorts of beings, like ghosts, nearly always encountered at night; everyone has their own take on how they might look in real life and what sorts of specific c
eBook, English, 2012
Tuttle Publishing, Tokyo, 2012