num_pages: 224
description: Yokai - monsters from Japanese folklore - are some of the zaniest and wildest things ever imagined up. From the mists of Japanese prehistory through the medieval ages up to today the bestiary of Japanese folklore contains a wide range of monsters. There are women with extra mouths in the backs of their heads water goblins whose favorite food is human anus elephant-dragons which feed solely on bad dreams dead baby zombies talking foxes fire-breathing chickens animated blobs of rotten flesh that run about the streets at night... The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons is a massive illustrated bestiary choc full of yokai. It features over one hundred traditional Japanese monsters each one beautifully illustrated in full color by yokai artist Matthew Meyer. Each yokai is described in detail including origins habitat diet and legend based on translations from centuries-old Japanese texts. Read this book and the next time you watch an anime or a Godzilla movie you'll be able to recognize their folkloric ancestors dating back centuries. You'll find out about all of the strange mythical animals you can see at temples and shrines on beer can labels and even on Japanese money. Meet the predecessors to Pokemon Power Rangers scary J-horror girls and all of the strange creatures that pop up in Japanese video games. Night Parade will turn anyone with a passing interest in Japanese folklore into a full-blown yokai expert!
language: English
title: The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons: A Field Guide to Japanese Yokai
publisher: Matthew Meyer