It’s what it says on the can folks.. It’s been a while since I took the time to write about Yokai and I just got a hankering for it all the sudden. I ould use this topic as an exploration of the traditions and cultures of a specific group and community within pop cultural texts…
Genre : Comedy, drama, spiritual, slice of life, romance, rabbits, magical girl Episodes: 10 Studio: Toei Animation This one is going to be a little different. Maybe you can tell already because I usually reserve this part of my reviews for a series synopsis and instead I’m already editorializing. You see, I just know…
Titles: Yozakura Shijuusou, Quartet of Cherry Blossoms in the Night Genre: Action, supernatural, urban fantasy, yokai Episodes: 12 Studio: Nomad There will come a time when we put aside our differences and humans will co-exist peacefully with demons. Or a least, that’s the dream. And to make that dream come true, Hime, an ancient dragon…
Titles: Otome Yokai Zakuro, Girl Demon Zakuro Genre: Action, historical, supernatural, yokai, romance, magical girl Episodes: 13 Studio: J.C. Staff Kei Agemaki is the perfect guy. He’s kind and generous and ever so handsome. Despite his resplendent golden hair, he’s a humble Japanese boy who respects his ancestors and loves his country. And he likes…
Titles: Udon no Kuni no Kiniro Kemari Genre: Comedy, drama, slice of life, supernatural, yokai, food, found family, iyashikei Episodes: 12 Studio: LIDENFILMS Souta grew up in a small town. Kanata isn’t a bad place. There’s plenty of fishing and people are pretty nice. But small towns can get sniffling. And after his mother died,…
Titles: Concrete Revolutio: Choujin Gensou Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Supernatural, Yokai, Occasional Mecha Episodes: 13 + 11 Studio: bones What will the next step in human evolution be? Will evolution push our biological capacities even further? Will we unlock senses and powers we never knew we had? Or perhaps the future lies in…
Titles: Monster Incidents, Kemono Incidents, Kemono Jihen Genre: Yokai, action, supernatural, found family Episodes: 12 Studio: Ajiado Kohachi Inugami is what you would call a special detective. A very special detective. Let’s just say he specializes in cases most people would consider downright impossible. But you know, in a big city like Tokyo, pretty much…
Titles: ushitora, Ushio and Tora Genre: Fantasy, action, Yokai, Supernatural, Shonen, Comedy, drama Episodes: 39 (26 + 13) Studio: MAPPA, Studio VOLN Ushio always thought his dad was a bit nuts or at least, a bit of a drag. Always going on about some old legend. Granted, the old guy is the head of a…
Titles: Kai Byoui Ramune Genre: Comedy, Slice of Fantasy, Yokai Episodes: 12 Studio: Platinum Vision Dr. Ramune is a very unusual doctor. His specialty is treating the mysterious. More specifically, our mood, stress and energy can affect our bodies in so many ways. That’s been clear for years. But how and why exactly that happens…
A few months ago I decided to just buy a bunch of volume 1 manga that I didn’t know anything about and figured if I found something I liked I would continue it. This has backfired horribly. Not only did I like most of the series I started but I absolutely loved receiving a box…
So lately I’ve been ordering a lot of manga. I’m in the mood to discover my next big manga love story. I’ve also not been reading as much webcomics. At least not family-friendly ones. As such, I figured I would switch my webtoon recommendations for manga first impressions until I build up a nice stock…
Titles: Kami-sama Hajimemashita, Kami-sama Kiss Genre: Romance, comedic, school, slice of life, supernatural, reverse harem Episodes season 1: 13 Episodes season 2: 12 Studio: TMS Entertainment You know how some people have really rotten luck when it comes to parents. You can’t choose your family, am I right? Well, Nanami Momozono is one of those…
Titles: Natsume Yuujinchou: Utsusemi ni Musubu, Natsume’s Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond Genre: Everything good in the world and kitties! Episodes: 1 Studio: Studio Shuka Things are going well for Natsume. For the first time, he’s managed to find a place in the world. He has friends everywhere he goes, a loving and…
If you know me, you know I loves me a good Yokai centric anime. I don’t know what it is, but I tend to really enjoy shows that have a strong Yokai theme no matter what else they may be. OK, I kind of know what it is. I enjoy folklore and traditional myths in…
It’s what it says on the can folks.. It’s been a while since I took the time to write about Yokai and I just got a hankering for it all the sudden. By sheer coincidence, OWLS is doing folklore in honour of the Taylor Swift album as a theme this month and Yokai is one…