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The Gashadokuro is a yōkai that first appeared in print in the middle of the 20th century. In 1966, it first appeared in an article by Morihiro Saito (unnamed) published in the magazine "Bessatsu Shoujyo Friend" , titled "A Special Feature on Japanese Yokai Beside You". The following year, Shigeru Mizuki appeared in the magazine "Nakayoshi 9/ ...
Gashadokuro A giant skeleton that is the spirit of the dead left unburied after a sufficiently large disaster. Also known as gaikotsu. Genbu The Japanese version of the Chinese Black Tortoise of the North. Goryō The vengeful spirits of dead nobles and martyrs. Gozu and Mezu
Triptych of Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre, c. 1844, Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861), V&A Museum no. E.1333:1 to 3-1922. Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre or Mitsukuni Defying the Skeleton Spectre Invoked by Princess Takiyasha (Japanese: 相馬の古内裏 妖怪がしゃどくろと戦う大宅太郎光圀) is an ukiyo-e woodblock triptych by Japanese artist Utagawa ...
Yōkai (妖怪, "strange apparition") are a class of supernatural entities and spirits in Japanese folklore.The kanji representation of the word yōkai comprises two characters that both mean "suspicious, doubtful", [1] and while the Japanese name is simply the Japanese transliteration or pronunciation of the Chinese term yaoguai (which designates similarly strange creatures), some Japanese ...
Gashadokuro (がしゃどくろ, Gashadokuro) Voiced by: Taiten Kusunoki (Japanese); Taylor Henry (English) Gashadokuro, a large skeleton sealed under the fourth seal, is a follower of Hagoromo Gitsune. He appears at the castle and tries to devour Nurarihyon, preventing Ibaraki Doji from attacking Nurarihyon in the process.
"Honeonna" (骨女) from the Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki by Sekien Toriyama. Hone-onna (骨 (ほね) 女 (おんな), literally: bone woman) is a yōkai depicted in the Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki (1779) by Toriyama Sekien.
The Advanced Yokai (上級妖怪, Jōkyū Yōkai) are Yokai created from two tainted Sealing Shuriken coming into contact with an item instead of one. Stronger than ordinary Yokai, they also have the ability to enlarge themselves without Kyuemon's help. Nue (ヌエ): An Advanced Yokai that Gengetsu created from two Sealing Shuriken and a toolbox.
However, there are also many records showing this yokai to actually have a catfish-like tail coming from its back. [ 46 ] 18 Wauwau (わうわう), also known as Ouni (苧うに), is a yōkai similar in features and behavior to Yamamba (or Yama-uba), a female with demon-like facial features, blackened teeth , and long hair covering her body. [ 47 ]