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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/ ...
A giant shark-like sea monster with a barb-covered tail, sighted off the coast of Western Japan. Issie A lake creature similar to the Loch Ness Monster, found in Lake Ikeda on Kyūshū. Itsumade An eerie fire-breathing reptilian bird monster with an almost human face, named for its cry. Ittan-momen
The Yokai (妖怪, Yōkai) are monsters created from a corrupted Sealing Shuriken coming into contact with an inanimate object. Acting on Gengetsu's will, Yokai serve to gather the "Power of Fear" by attacking people. Once a Yokai is killed, the Sealing Shuriken that formed its core is purified.
Bahamut – Whale monster whose body supports the earth. Word seems far more ancient than Islam and may be origin of the word Behemoth in modern Judeo-Christian lore. Bake-kujira – Ghost whale; Cetus – a monster with the head of a boar or a greyhound, the body of a whale or dolphin, and a divided, fan-like tail
Bakemono no e (化物之繪, "Illustrations of Supernatural Creatures"), also known by its alternate title Bakemonozukushie (化物尽繪, "Illustrated Index of Supernatural Creatures"), is a Japanese handscroll of the Edo period depicting 35 bakemono from Japanese folklore.
"Hyakki Yagyō" by Kawanabe Kyōsai [1]. Hyakki Yagyō (百鬼夜行, "Night Parade of One Hundred Demons" [2]), also transliterated Hyakki Yakō, is an idiom in Japanese folklore.
On Sado Island, the "tateboshi" are a monster said to stand at a height of 20 m (66 ft) who would aim at ships and try to flip them over. [ 4 ] Umibōzu are also said to change their appearance, and in Kesennuma Ōshima, Miyagi Prefecture , there are tales of them shapeshifting into beautiful women and engaging in swimming contests with humans.
In its adaptation Power Rangers Samurai, the monster is adapted into "Sergeant Tread." In Shuriken Sentai Ninninger, the Oboroguruma is an Advanced Yōkai created from two Sealing Shuriken that Masakage brought into contact with six Gashadokuro. In Power Rangers Ninja Steel, the monster is adapted into Megamauler.