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This work by Shigeru Mizuki is both fun, beautiful, and imaginative.  It represents Manga style illustrations of the anatomy of Yōkai Daizukai, or traditional japanese folk demons. I found this on the wonderful site pinktentackle.comAbove: The Fukuro-sage — a type of tanuki (raccoon dog) found in Nagano prefecture and Shikoku — has the ability to shapeshift into a sake bottle, which is typically seen rolling down sloping streets.It brings to mind one of my favorite books by Jorge Luis Borges, The Book of Imaginary Beings describing the life and mores of fantastical, classical, mythological and literary creatures. The Kuro-kamikiri (“black hair cutter”) is a large, black-haired creature that sneaks up on women in the street at night and surreptitiously cuts off their hair. The Makura-gaeshi (“pillow-mover”) is a soul-stealing prankster known for moving pillows around while people sleep. (…)

This work by Shigeru Mizuki is both fun, beautiful, and imaginative.  It represents Manga style illustrations of the anatomy of Yōkai Daizukai, or traditional japanese folk demons.

I found this on the wonderful site pinktentackle.com

Above: The Fukuro-sage — a type of tanuki (raccoon dog) found in Nagano prefecture and Shikoku — has the ability to shapeshift into a sake bottle, which is typically seen rolling down sloping streets.

It brings to mind one of my favorite books by Jorge Luis Borges, The Book of Imaginary Beings describing the life and mores of fantastical, classical, mythological and literary creatures.


The Kuro-kamikiri (“black hair cutter”) is a large, black-haired creature that sneaks up on women in the street at night and surreptitiously cuts off their hair.


The Makura-gaeshi (“pillow-mover”) is a soul-stealing prankster known for moving pillows around while people sleep. (…)


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