Ninja Sentai Kakuranger Original Monsters

An ongoing list of original Ninja Sentai Kakuranger monsters.

Current Creators: SpecterFan999, GamepadtheDreamer, Krixby87

## Abumiguchi

**Abumiguchi** was once a Tsukumogami of a stirrup whose owner took an arrow to the knee. In the modern world, Abumiguchi became a cowboy in order to avenge his dead owner. He wields a gun that transforms people into stirrups.

Motif: Abumiguchi, Gunman

## Abura-akago

Abura-akago was once a small baby who fed on oil. Now that he is grown up, he has decided to feed on human affection instead of oil. He disguises himself as an adorable-looking baby and hypnotizes parents into taking care of him. When he reveals his true nature, he attacks enemies with a baby rattle.

Motif: Abura-akago, crib, baby doll

## Abura-Sumashi

**Abura-Sumashi** was once human until his thieving of oil transformed him into a yokai. In the modern world, Abura-Sumashi is now obsessed with a different kind of oil, petroleum. He'll target oil barons and force them to hand their companies to him or be gunned down. He's armed with oil rig-themed pistols which shoot sticky organic oil to trap his foes.

Motif: Abura-Sumashi, Texan, Petroleum Cans, Fuel Tank, Gas Tank, Oil Tower

## Akaei-no-uo

Back then, **Akaei-no-uo** was a giant stingray which disguised itself as an island. Nowadays, he has become a travel agent, willing to send people to various deserted islands to put them into despair.

Motif: Akaei-no-uo, Island, Travel Agent, travel pamphlet

## Akagashira

Back then, **Akagashira** was a red-haired mountain spirit which shone brightly in the forest and did no harm to humans. Nowadays, he has become a forest conservationist, and plans to plant various trees to overrun cities.

Motif: Akagashira, tree sapling

## Akaname

**Akaname** was a yokai who licked the grime out of bathtubs, but now the modern-day Akaname licks the grime of out bands. She disguised herself as a groupie to infiltrate grime band performances and suck the grime out of bands.

Motif: Akaname, Goth, Body Piercings, Slime

## Akashita

The **Akashita** appeared in dark clouds over a floodgate in the past. The Akashita of today became a factory near floodgates and slowly pollutes them.

Motif: Akashita, Factory, Hurricane, Smog, Bad Luck Symbols

## Akateko

**Akateko** used to be a hand which rappelled down trees to touch people. The Akateko of today has grown legs, and now uses his new-found abilities to manipulate various objects with telekinesis.

Motif: Akateko, Esper, Glove

## Aku-bozu

**Aku-bozu** used to be a monk made of ash which dwelled in hearths and scared those who played with the ashes. He has since moved into an ashtray. He plans to spread burnt cigars and ash everywhere to pollute the environment, and he also has the ability to spray clouds of ash from his mouth.

Motif: Aku-bozu, ashtray, discarded cigarettes

## Amabie

**Amabie** used to deliver prophecies among the water, but now Amabie delivers prophecies online by streaming on social media. Unlike her fellow yokai, Amabie has no interest in eradicating humanity and is content with entertaining her fans.

Motif: Amabie: 90s Fashion Style, Animal Print Clothing, Gill-woman, Youtuber

## Amanozako

Once, **Amanozako** was a Yokai who opposed anything. He was so powerful that he was sealed inside of a certain box. Nowadays, the box was opened, and Amanozako rampaged across the city, possessing people with spirits that caused negative emotions. She is the mother of Amanojaku.

Motif: Amanozako, Pandora's box, Negative Emotions

## Amefuri-Kozou

Long ago, rain falling suddenly was said to be **Amefuri-Kozou'**s doing. Nowadays, when Amefuri-Kozou summons rain, it causes depression to everyone in it's vicinity.

Motif: Amefuri-Kozou, Emo, Vinyl Umbrella

## Ame-onba

Originally, Ame-onba was a snail-like Yokai from the Nagano prefecture which appeared on rainy nights. Nowadays, she has become a Yokai who emits a field around herself which slows her enemies down so that she can attack them and steal their belongings.

Motif: Ame-onba, snail, sailor outfit

## Ame-onna

Back then, **Ame-onna** was a spirit which caused rainfall. Nowadays, Ame-onna controls all kinds of weather to cause disasters.

Motif: Ame-onna, Witch, weather chart

## Ao-andon

Back in the day, **Ao-andon** would appear within a lantern and scare people whenever they finished the Hyaku Monogatari game. Nowadays, since there are plenty of horror films, she has become a horror film enthusiast. She gives out video tapes which drag people into a horror film-type realm that plays on people's worst fears.

Motif: Ao-andon, horror film, video tape

## Ao-Bozu

In wheat fields, **Ao-Bozu** kidnaps children who wander in the fields. But since wheat fields are scarce in the modern era, Ao-Bozu infiltrated the police force and kidnaps children disguised as a police officer.

Motif: Ao-Bozu, Policeman

## Ao-nyobo

Back then, **Ao-nyobo** was the ghost of a noblewoman who looked in her mirror and frightened anyone with her overabundance of makeup. Nowadays, she has become a makeup saleswoman. She sells various kinds of cursed cosmetics which attack people and place them in silly-looking makeup.

Motif: Ao-nyobo, makeup saleswoman, compact, lipstick

## Aosaginobi

**Aosaginobi** was once a heron which was covered with a bright fire that glowed in the dark. Nowadays, she has switched to electric power instead of fire power. She attracts people to her before she electrocutes them with her body.

Motif: Aosaginobi, bug zapper, fluorescent lights

## Asaoke-no-ke

**Asaoke-no-ke** used to be a set of hair in a bucket which attacked those who entered its shrine. Nowadays, Asaoke-no-ke has decided to use her own hair to create a line of wigs that manipulate people into being greedy.

Motif: Asaoke-no-ke, wig, wigmaker

## Ashimagari

**Ashimagari** used to be a small spirit which stuck people's feet together, but nowadays, he sticks more than just people's feet. He uses a special glue to stick people to various objects.

Motif: Ashimagari, glue bottle, glue

## Ashiarai-yashiki

**Ashiarai-yashiki** was once a giant foot which demanded that it be washed lest it destroyed people's houses. In the modern age, he has had less people to wash him, so he has taken a job as a car wash attendant. He uses his brushes and his shoulder-mounted water and hot wax hoses to attack enemies, and he plans to animate any car that goes through his car wash into "Obake-Jidosha", haunted cars which move on their own accord and chase after enemies.

Motif: Ashiarai-yashiki, car wash

## Ashinaga-Tenaga

The **Ashinaga-Tenaga** duo, composed of the longed-legged Ashinaga and the long-armed Tenaga, are a team of long-limbed who worked together to collect fish from rivers. In the modern age, they still work together, but now they're a tag team of wrestlers challenging anyone that gets in their way. In desperate times, the two yokai can combine by twisting their limbs against each other to become a powerful fighter.

Motif: Ashinaga-Tenaga, Wrestler Tag Team

## Asuko-koko

Back then, Asuko-koko was a spectral smoke cloud which frightened people by changing into different forms. Nowadays, he has decided to become a masquerade ball attendant. He is able to transform himself into any Yokai, and can also shoot blobs of darkness at opponents.

Motif: Asuko-koko, Mask, tuxedo

## Azuki-babaa

Azukiarai's older sister who like him washed beans near the riverside, she was furious at the Kakurangers for killing her brother and teamed up with Azuki-Hakari and Kuneyusuri to avenge him. **Azuki-Babaa** disguised herself as a policewoman and accused the Kakuranges for property damage caused by Azuki-Hakari and forced them into community service by cleaning up garbage from a field. Once they were lured into her trap, she had Kuneyusuri create the Azuki Labyrinth to trap the Kakurangers as they were now at the mercy of a horde of bean bullets and golf ball bombs.

Motif: Azuki-Babaa, Newt, Wheelie Bin

## Azuki-hakari

The younger brother to Azukiarai & Azuki-Babaa who once scattered beans on rooftops and now shoots azuki bean bullets from rooftops. He helped her older sister avenge Azukiarai's death by shooting bullets at various buildings to accuse the Kakurangers for the crime. **Azuki-Hakari** then assisted Kuneyusuri in shooting projectiles in the Azuki Labyrinth to off the Kakurangers.

Motif: Azuki-Hakari, Sheriff, Gila Monster, Recycling Bin

## Azuki-togi

Originally a strange being who would grind Azuki beans, he has now modernized himself. Being the eldest of the Azuki-arai family, he decided to try to annihilate the Kakurangers with his sharpshooting skills in order to avenge the deaths of Azuki-arai, Azuki-baba, and Azuki-hakari. However, he missed a lot, and so he got an upgrade from Sunekosuri. He now wields a gatling gun arm that can shoot azuki beans at opponents from far away.

Motif: Azuki-togi, gunman, frilled lizard, wastebasket

## Bake-Kujira

In the sea, sailors may view the **Bake-Kujira**, a skeletal whale spirit, approach their ships and curse them. Bake-Kujira today is empowered by the angered spirits of whales, sharks, and fish that fishermen have hunted down and seeks to kill fishermen in retribution of their actions to marine life. He's armed with an iron harpoon and can summon Dorodoros wearing demonic bird and fish masks.

Motif: Bake-Kujira, Blue Whale, Ghost Ship, Tar Pits

## Bake-no-Kawagoromo

Back then, **Bake-no-kawagoromo** was a fox who draped herself in water-moss to transform herself into a more powerful form. Nowadays, she drapes herself in fur coats. She plans to sell fur coats which attack people with animal heads and terrorize them.

Motif: Bake-no-kawagoromo, fur coats

## Bake-Zori

The **Bake-Zori** was a tsukumogami born from sandals. The Bake-Zori of the modern age is now Tsurara-Onna's right-hand man in her rapping crew. He lays down sick moves that no human can compete with and can also place sneakers on rival gang members that force them to dance until they drop dead.

Motif: Bake-Zori, Sneakers, Hip-Hop Dancer

## Bakkan-nyudo

Back then, Bakkan-nyudo was a kind of long-nosed monk who poisoned people's food. Nowadays, Bakkan-nyudo has decided to specialize in selling tainted food which makes people become addicts.

Motif: Bakkan-nyudo, Clown, hamburger

## Basan

Traditional: The Basan is a rooster/fowl yokai who appeared in the Ehon Hyaku Monogatari and the Gazu Hyakki Yagyo by Takehara Shunsen. This creature is believed to appear in the Ehime Prefecture on the Japanese island of Shikoku and possesses the unique ability to breath fire that did not burn. Its name is derived from the onomatopoeic word "basa basa", which is the sound of a rooster flapping its wings.

**SpecterFan999** Version: In modern times, the Basan receives orders from Prince Junior. He has now learned how to make his fires combustable and prefers to target fried chicken restaurants and burn them to the ground. His motifs are the Rhode Island Red chicken, a Firefighter and a Housefire.

**GamepadtheDreamer** Version: The Basan is a fighting spirit who strikes his foes with powerful kicks and uses his fire breath to create flaming rings that he refers to as his "fighting arena". His motifs are of a rooster, cockfighting and a kickboxer.

## Basho-no-sei

Originally, **Basho-no-sei** was a kind banana tree spirit which told stories. Nowadays, Basho-no-sei has become a prankster. He shoots beams which transform anything into bananas which he can eat, then leaves the peels on the ground for people to slip on.

Motif: Basho-no-sei, bananas, banana peel

## Betobeto-san

The **Betobeto-san** is a bubble-like yokai known for following travelers. Now when Betobeto-san approaches people walking on the crossroad, he blows bubblegum that when popped makes them stuck, leaving them at the mercy of vehicles that'll soon seal their fate.

Motif: Betobeto-san, Chewing Gum, Dentures, Pedestrian Crosswalk

## Biwa-bokuboku

**Biwa-bokuboku** was originally a Lute Tsukumogami which impersonated a blind monk, but nowadays he has taken the form of an electric guitar. He disguises himself as a normal electric guitar that controls anyone who picks him up and gives them the ability to brainwash entire crowds with music. In his true form, he attacks enemies with loud guitar music.

Motif: Biwa-bokuboku, Electric Guitar, amps

## Bozu-danuki

Back then, Bozu-danuki would shave people's hair bald if they passed his bridge. Nowadays, he has decided to animate various electric razors to attack humans to shave them bald.

Motif: Bozu-danuki, electric shaver, safety razors

## Bukakko

Originally, Bukakko was a spirit of a woman without any graces who possessed a cuckoo and took on a very ugly snake-like form. Nowadays, she has decided to steal away people's beauty so that she can achieve perfection.

Motif: Bukakko, Swan, Ugly Duckling

## Buruburu

The **Buruburu** is a yokai known for causing cowardice in humans. In modern times the Buruburu became strong enough to turn entire crowds into cowards. She has a fascination with misery and wants to make one millions humans cowardly at once.

Motif: Buruburu, Lydia Deetz, Poltergeist, Icicles

## Chabukuro

Originally, **Chabukuro** was a teabag tsukumogami which made people sick. Nowadays, he has taken on a modernized form which allows him to poison tea with teabags tainted with a memory-erasing poison. He mainly works with Yakandzuru.

Motif; Chabukuro, teabags, Chamomile Tea

## Chichi-bakama

Back then, **Chichi-bakama** was a tsukumogami of a set of toothpicks which took on the form of warriors and taunted people. Nowadays, he has decided to devour any and all free samples, marking them with poisoned toothpicks so that only he could eat them.

Motif: Chichi-bakama, free samples, toothpick cup

## Chinchirori

Originally, **Chinchirori** was a small dwarf which called people "Chinchirori" as they passed by him. Nowadays, Chinchirori has decided to become an insult comic. He reads people's minds and calls them insults which cause psychic and physical damage.

Motif: Chinchirori, insult comic, microphone, brain

## Chiridzuka-kaio

Back then, **Chirizuka-kaio** was an oni who was the ruler of all garbage heaps, and could create tsukumogami at will. Nowadays, he has taken on the form of a garbage bag, and has grown more powerful due to humans dumping landfills on the ground. He is able to manipulate and create garbage at will, and can also shoot trash at opponents. His main ability is to bring bits of garbage to life to attack people.

Motif: Chiridzuka-kaio, garbage bag, Hedorah

## Chochin-Obake

**Chochin-Obake** is a lantern tsukumogami known for causing mischief. He had a good relationship with Chochin-Kozo (Lantern Novice) and looked up to him like an older brother. When he heard about his demise, Chochin-Obake vowed to make the Kakurangers feel the pain Chochin-Kozo did by haunting them with their biggest fears.

Motif: Chochin-Obake, Camping Lantern, Boy Scout

## Chochin-oiwa

**Chochin-oiwa** is a lantern possessed by the spirit of Oiwa, a lady who was disfigured by a man who wanted to marry another woman. She was the mother of both Chochin-kozo and Chochin-obake, and when she heard about their demise, she decided to torment the Kakurangers with tangible illusions of their worst nightmares brought into reality, as well as placing them in a dimension of fire.

Motif: Chochin-oiwa, oil lantern, fireball

## Chokuboron

Back then, **Chokuboron** was a tsukumogami of a Sake cup which acted like a Komuso. Nowadays, he has decided to work with Usuoi-baba at the cafe. He sprays coffee from his fingers to scald opponents.

Motif: Chokuboron, coffee cup, saucers

## Datsueba

The "Dread Queen of the Skies" among the newly-founded Yokai Military Corps, Datsueba has a fierce reputation amongst yokai kind, as she earned from stripping the skins of souls when they entered the underworld. After Daimaoh's sealing, she, Keneo, and Yagyo-san founded the Yokai Military Corps to form an all powerful organization to hunt down the Kakurangers to avenge their fallen comrades. Datsueba has a ferocious temper and is quick to attack even the tiniest of nuisances, making her a dangerous adversary when confronted.

Motif: Datsueba, World War II General, Attack Helicopter, African Honeybee

## Dodomeki

Back then, Dodomeki was a former pickpocket who grew coins all over her arms and became a Yokai. Nowadays, she has become a Maneki-neko so that she could better collect money. She is able to wave her paw to invite bad luck into shops and make them go out of business. In battle, she can shoot coins at opponents.

Motif: Dodomeki, Maneki-neko, Koban coins

## Domokomo

Originally, **Domokomo** was a two-headed Yokai formed from a pair of rival doctors who were stitched together. Nowadays, Domokomo has decided to go into the comedy business. He uses his microphone to tell jokes, and when people laugh at them, he captures them inside of a special gourd. He can also use a feather to shoot tickling winds to force people to laugh so that he can trap them.

Motif: Domokomo, Comedy Duo, Microphone

## Ema-no-sei

**Ema-no-sei** was originally a sentient Ema Plaque which contained a knowledgeable spirit. Nowadays, he gained an interest in the Tanabata festival, and wants Orihime and Hikoboshi to stay together every day, thus causing an endless Tanabata. He did so by granting people's wishes and trapping them in Ema plaques.

Motif: Ema-no-sei, Tanabata bamboo, Tanabata decorations, Star

## Fuguruma-Youbi

**Fuguruma-Youbi** was a yokai born from love letters in a book cart. Nowadays, due to the decrease of letters and books being written, Fuguruma-Youbi is now a yokai covered in monitors. She can use the monitors to brainwash people into loving Prince Junior and all Yokai in general.

Motif: Fuguruma-Youbi, Television Monitors, Cupid, Heart Symbols

## Fukuromujina

Back then, Fukuromujina was a kind of badger who carried a large bag filled with Tanukis. Nowadays, she has filled her bag with various items she has bought from shopping malls. Her plan is to use special changing booths to transform people into pig-like creatures called "Kai-monsters" which consume everything in sight.

Motif: Fukuromujina, mall shopper, badger, paper shopping bag

## Fukurosage

**Fukurosage** was once a Tanuki which swung sacks into people's faces. Nowadays, his sacks were replaced with wrecking balls made out of gold, and he uses them to demolish buildings.

Motif: Fukurosage, wrecking ball, wrecking crane

## Funa-yurei

Back then, Funa-yurei was a soul formed from a person who died at sea, and carried ladles to scoop water into ships and capsize them. Nowadays, she has taken on the form of a steamboat, and uses more modern methods of sinking ships. She is able to change into a steamboat-like form, and can shoot beams to wreck ships. In battle, she can throw ship’s wheels at opponents.

Motif: Funa-yurei, steamboat, water wheels

## Furu-Usubo

A quiver who's owner was slain, **Furu-Utsubo** followed in his master's footstep by becoming an expert at shooting darts at humans.

Motif: Furu-Utsubo, Archer, Darts, Dartboard

## Fusuma

Originally a sentient bag which suffocated people but could only be defeated by biting it, Fusuma has taken advantage of plastic shopping bags to modernize himself. He plans to manipulate plastic shopping bags into suffocating people.

Motif: Fusuma, plastic shopping bag, shopping basket

## Futakuchi-Onna

The **Futakuchi-Onna** was a woman who had a second mouth behind her head that was constantly hungry. Futakuchi-Onna now invades eating contests to satisfy her mouth's endless hunger. When her latest binge gained the attention of the Kakurangers, her second mouth told her that she wanted to make them her next meal.

Motif: Futakuchi-Onna, Mouth, Competitive Eater, Hot Dog

## Gaikotsu

Originally, **Gaikotsu** was a living skeleton which frightened people. Nowadays, he has taken on a desire for people's spines, and steals away people's spine bones to make them lose their motivation. He is good friends with Gashadokuro.

Motif: Gaikotsu, model skeleton

## Ganbari-nyudo

Back then, **Ganbari-nyudo** was a spirit who caused misfortune in the bathroom by creating cuckoos. Nowadays, he has decided to become a clockmaker. He creates special cuckoo clocks whose chimes cause people to act silly and foolish, and he also has the capability of creating chimes which have the same effectas his cuckoo clocks.

Motif: Ganbari-nyudo, cuckoo clock, pocket watches

## Gan-no-sei

A Yokai from Okinawa Prefecture, **Gan-no-sei** was a coffin which took on the shape of a horse and galloped through the roads at night. Nowadays, he has decided to steal away caskets from funerals and consume them to fuel himself.

Motif: Gan-no-sei, hearse, caskets

## Gotaimen

Back then, Gotaimen was a spherical Yokai with arms and legs who danced in front of people. Nowadays, he has decided to become a disco enthusiast, and he plans to create a disco ball to blot out the sun and resurrect an entire army of Yokai to create a "Hyakki Yagyo".

Motif: Gotaimen, Disco Ball, disco dancer

## Hahakigami

Traditional: The Hahakigami is a broom tsukumogami. This creature is capable of sweeping away evil spirits and is therefore used by mothers to protect their infants. The name simply is Japanese for "broom spirit".

**GamepadtheDreamer** Version: The modern day Hahakigami has turned to the dark side since brooms no longer are seen as more than simple household items. He therefore has developed the ability to erase peoples memories. Every time the Kakuranger fought against him, he would erase their memories of seeing him and be able to fight them using the same tactics over and over again. His main motif is a Swiffer Mop.

## Hajikkaki

Back then, Hajikkaki was theorized to be a potato-like spirit which caused people to become humiliated. Nowadays, he has decided to become a potato chip mogul, and sells potato chips filled with a Yokai-based chemical called "Flaburicin' which makes people become extreme couch potatoes with the cost of them becoming fatter and fatter.

Motif: Hajikkaki, potato chip bag, potato chips

## Hasamidachi

Back then, Hasamidachi were tsukumogami of abandoned scissors which cut off people's hair at night. Nowadays, he has become a barber, and is now an expert in the sartorial arts. He cuts off people's hair and animates it into monsters which attack enemies.

Motif: Hasamidachi, sign pole, permanent hairdo

## Hata-onryo

Back then, Hata-onryo were the spirits of those who died of starvation from poor crops and sought to seek revenge on the living. Nowadays, Hata-onryo has decided to seek out people who neglected their crops and transform them into bundles of wheat.

Motif: Hata-onryo, wheat bag, wheat

## Hiderigami

Years ago, the **Hiderigami** caused droughts across the land until the Three God Generals sealed him in a lamp. In the modern age, a foolish man has released Hiderigami from his imprisonment and was granted three wishes. But with every wish, Hiderigami twisted it to make the man miserable.

Motif: Hiderigami, Genie, Eye of Providence

## Hihi

Back then, Hihi was a ravenous baboon which ate wild boars. Nowadays, he eats humans, and he prefers them fried with his extra-hot fire breath.

Motif: Hihi, mandrill, boiler, fireball, smoke

## Hikeshi-Babaa

In ancient times, **Hikeshi-Babaa** extinguished lanterns to make homes more gloomy. In the modern age, Hikeshi-Babaa aspired to extinguish all light in mansion to make them gloomy enough for yokai to inhabit it.

Motif: Hikeshi-Babaa, Widow, Chandelier

## Himamushi-nyudo

Back then, Himamushi-nyudo were oil-drinking specters formed from monks who always wasted time. Nowadays, Himamushi-nyudo has taken on the form of a fly, and he commands insects rather than drink oil. Himamushi-nyudo is able to use the wings on his back to emit a sonic buzz which hurts people’s ears. He can also change into a normal fly to spy on people. His main ability is to control any kind of insect using special buzzes.

Motif: Himamushi-nyudo, horsefly, flypaper

## Hiyoribo

Traditional: The Hiyoribo is a yokai hailing from the mountains of the Ibaraki prefecture that is believed to be the source of good weather. It will hide during any bad weather such as rain. It bears a strong similarity to the Chinese hiderigami, to the point that some believe the two to be forms of the same creature. Its name means "weather priest".

**GamepadtheDreamer** Version: In modern day, the Hiyoribo has turned to the dark side and now uses its positive reputation for nefarious purposes. It tricks people using bogus horoscopes to subtly make people sympathetic towards other yokai. In combat, it uses its weather manipulation to bake foes with extreme UV rays. Its design is based on an astronomer.

## Hoko-katsugi

Back then, Hoko-katsugi were demons formed from spears that were relegated to ceremonial outfits, and jabbed their spears into anyone who encountered them at night. Nowadays, Hoko-katsugi has become a javelin-thrower who throws javelins into clouds to make them rain spears on the city.

Motif: Hoko-katsugi, Olympic champion, javelin

## Hone-Onna

**Hone-Onna** was a skeleton yokai who sucked the lifeforce out of men until they were nothing but dust. Nowadays, she plays musical instruments to hypnotize humans into giving up their lifeforce and becoming her skeletal minions.

Motif: Hone-Onna, Calaca, La Catrina, Musical Instruments, Sugarskulls

## Hyakume

The 100-eyed guardian of temples, **Hyakume** took an interest upon role-playing games and forces human to play along in his deadly game with him as the gamemaster. Hyakume can shoot all of his eyes out, each having their own number on it, and which number he grabs shall determine the player's fate like a role of the dice. The higher the number the better luck the humans will receive at surviving the game.

Motif: Hyakume, Nerd, Dungeon Master, Multi-Sided Die.

## Hyosube

A **Hyosube** is a type of yokai that makes bathtubs dirty and loves eggplants. A Hyosube appeared on a family's doorstep as an adorable creature and was taken in by the family. Unbeknownst to them, at midnight, the Hyosube would transform into a monstrous creature and wreck their home.

Motif: Hyosube, Mogwai/Gremlin, Toddler, Vegetables

## Hyotan-kozo

Originally, **Hyotan-kozo** was a sentient gourd which could absorb any sickness. Nowadays, Hyotan-kozo has absorbed so many sicknesses that he intends to spread them to everyone through various "Sickness Pills".

Motif: Hyotan-kozo, pill bottle, pharmacist

## Ichijama

The curse of the "Ichijama" is a forbidden ritual which removes a soul from their body as to haunt their victims. The continuous use of the "Ichijama" eventually led to the curse becoming its own being. Ichijama is an expert in black magic and a bit mischievous; she rides on a mechanical broom and curses her victims by switching their souls with that of their loved ones, random animals, and even inanimate objects.

Motif: Ichijama, Witch, Cauldron, Poison Apple

## Ichimokuren

Back then, **Ichimokuren** was a giant eye which caused various storms. Nowadays, he has decided to create and manipulate typhoons to wipe out entire cities.

Motif: Ichimokuren, storm cloud, vent fan

## Ikuchi

Originally, **Ikuchi**, also known as Ayakashi, was a very long eel which dripped oil into people's boats. In modern times, he has become electric-powered, and he plans to raise the price of electricity and force people to pay for it lest they be transformed into electric people and forced to work in the power plant.

Motif: Ikuchi, electric eel, generator

## Inosasao

Originally, **Inosasao**, also known as Ippon-ashi, was a monstrous boar with bamboo on its back which attacked travelers. Nowadays, he has decided to work at the Yokai Bank with Onyudo. When Onyudo was annihilated by the Kakurangers, Inosasao decided to use his rake and his monetary manipulation abilities to avenge his fallen comrade.

Motif: Inosasao, Warthog, Piggy Bank

## Inugami

Back then, **Inugami** was the god of all dogs in Japan. Nowadays, he has decided to become a dog trainer. He wields a leash rope as a melee weapon, and emits a sonic bark which allows him to take control of any canine.

Motif: Inugami, Rottweiler, Dog Trainer

## Ippon-Datara

The **Ippon-Datara** is a one-eyed, one-legged yokai living in the mountains who is a master blacksmith. With the new technological advancements in the modern age, Ippon-Datara crafted himself an artificial eye and leg which granted him advanced sight and dexterity.

Motif: Ippon-Datara, Inventor, Steampunk Fashion, Prosthetic Limbs

## Isogashi

Daimaou's personal accountant, **Isogashi** is in charge of estimating the financial record of each yokai's scheme. He was a yokai who made people stressed and busy but today, he's the one stressed over how each scheme is way above the budget planned.

Motif: Isogashi, Businessman, Arrow Graph

## Ita-no-oni

Back then, **Ita-no-oni** was a tsukumogami of a plank which took on a demonic appearance and attacked people in their sleep. Nowadays, Ita-no-oni has decided to fight people head-on, fighting with karate skills and shooting splinters at them.

Motif: Ita-no-oni, planks, Karate fighter

## Itonbo

Back then, Itonbo was a thin, needle-shaped monk with one eye and two fingers on each of his hands, theorized to undo the threads of clothing. Nowadays, Itonbo uses his thread-undoing powers to strip people down to their underwear.

Motif: Itonbo, spinning wheels, Rumpelstiltskin

## Itsumade

Centuries ago, the **Itsumade** was a yokai appearing in troubling times and shriek "Until when?". In modern times, Itsumade took on a more cheery approach and is now the host of his own sadistic game show, "Until When Will You Die?" He forces people to play along and shrieks "Until when they'll win?" at them as they fail his challenges to the delight of his audience.

Motif: Itsumade, Lyrebird, Game Show Host, Question Mark

## Iwana-bozu

Originally a giant rockfish monk which persuaded people not to fish in its lake. Nowadays, thanks to people overfishing, **Iwana-bozu** has decided to take revenge by giving out seafood laced with so much mercury that it drives people insane with jealousy.

Motif: Iwana-bozu, Shichirin grill, seafood salesman

## Iyaya

Long ago, **Iyaya** is a yokai who looks like a woman from behind but has the face of an old man. Today, Iyaya is a full-on drag queen and ambushes people to give them ugly makeovers.

Motif: Iyaya, Peacock, Cross-Dresser, Drag Queen

## Jakotsu-baba

In the past, **Jakotsu-baba** was a hag who wielded two snakes, one red, and one blue, in her hands. Nowadays, she has traded her snakes for faucets. She sprays scalding-hot water which burns people and chillingly-cold water which freezes them.

Motif: Jakotsu-baba, kitchen sink, faucets, snakes

## Jami

Back then, **Jami** was an evil spirit which caused sicknesses and ill health. Today, Jami has taken on the form of a physical fitness instructor. He uses his exercise machines to force people to never stop exercising and drain their vitality to make them sick.

Motif: Jami, Treadmill, Exercise Bike, Physical Fitness instructor

## Jorogumo

In ancient times, **Jorogumo** was a spider who could transform into a beautiful human to seduce men into her lair and become her next meal. Now Jorogumo lures men into her lair with music from the string on her web that serenades them as they're being devoured. She successfully mesmerized the 4 male Kakurangers and Ninjaman but Tsuruhime manage to destroy her web and bring her team back to their senses before they were eaten.

Motif: Jorogumo, Tarantula, Classical Musician, String Instruments, Spiderweb, Guillotine

## Jubokko

The **Jubokko** of the past was a rotten tree who thrives on human blood. Being a tree, he had to rely on the slim chances on humans approaching him to get a taste of their blood. But now Jubokko has become fully mobile and hunts down humans during to get a taste of their blood.

Motif: Jubokko, Oak Tree, Count Dracula

## Jumen

Back then, **Jumen** was a monster who could project ten faces to confuse people on bridges. Nowadays, he uses his abilities to create illusions of killer plants, avalanches, and other disasters which are tangible.

Motif: Jumen, kaleidoscope, crystals

## Kagewani Brothers

Back then, the **Kagewani** brothers stole people's shadows by eating them. Nowadays, they were transformed into literal loan sharks. The Kagewani Brothers were sent to extort money from various people, shooting them with explosive golden coins if they refused.

Motif: Kagewani, Mafia members, loan sharks

## Kajiga-baba

Originally, **Kajiga-baba** was the head of a gang of wolves which terrorized people. Now that she is on her own, she fancies herself as the "Little Red Riding Hood" of Yokai. she lures people into the woods to be fed picnic food which transformed them into her wolf minions.

Motif: Kajiga-baba, Big Bad Wolf, Little Red Riding Hood

## Kameosa

Originally, , Kameosa was a spirit formed from a ceramic jug which provided an endless amount of water for people. Nowadays, he has taken the form of a plastic water bottle to modernize himself. He is able to use water bottles to shoot an endless supply of water that causes floods. In battle, he is able to throw water bottle bombs at opponents.

Motif: Kameosa, water bottles, water jug

## Kamikiri

In ancient times, **Kamikiri** snuck up on women and cut their hair. But now, Kamikiri is a modern-day Jack the Ripper as he ambushes women to slice off both their hair and their heads.

Motif: Kamikiri, Praying Mantis, Scissors, Jack the Ripper

## Kami-mai

Back then, Kami-mai was a sentient set of papers which floated about. Nowadays, Kami-mai has taken a job as a postman. He attacks enemies by throwing envelopes, and he also plans to send letters with explosive stamps to various places.

Motif: Kami-mai, mailman, letter, mailbox

## Kanashibari

Traditional: Kanashibari is the Japanese term for sleep paralysis, a terrifying phenomenon where someone becomes unable to move because their body is stuck between REM sleep and normal consciousness. The ancient Japanese believed that this was caused by being possessed or even a yokai that laid on top of someone and physically held them down.

**GamepadtheDreamer** Version: The Kanashibari has become one of the most feared Yokai off all, even among its own kind. This female yokai can physically possess a person and make any part of their body unable to move. Because the person often yells about being possessed and not being in control of their own body, other humans think the person is insane and will lock them up in an asylum. The motifs of its design are a straight jacket and creepy ghost girls like Samara from Ringu and Kaiyako from The Grudge.

## Kani-Bouzu

A gigantic crab who would devour monks who failed at guessing his riddle, **Kani-Bouzu** took up residence in an apartment building. There he would subconsciously hijack television screens to show his riddle to tenants. Anyone who fails to guess it correctly would find that their apartment has turned into a stomach, where their soon be digested by Kani-Bouzu as punishment for not being wise enough to guess his riddle correctly.

Motif: Kani-Bouzu, Hermit Crab, Apartment Building

## Kani-oni

Originally a giant crab with an oni-like face on its backside which attacked beaches. Nowadays, **Kani-oni** has decided to become a packager. He traps people in boxes to turn them into living furniture, and then ships them to various places in Japan to scare people.

Motif: Kani-oni, tape, cardboard boxes, "This Side Up" sign

## Kanokutsu

Back then, Kanokutsu was a pair of shoes thrown away by a Samurai who didn't see much battle, and as a result came to life with an immense bloodthirst. Nowadays, Kanokutsu has taken on the form of a shoe salesman who sells shoes which manipulate people into kicking other people or running endlessly.

Motif: Kanokutsu, shoe salesman, shoe box

## Karasu-Tengu

**Karasu-Tengu** is an old friend of Tengu infamous for causing trouble within the mountaintops. Now in the modern age, this rebellious raven ended all association with Tengu after his defeat and now takes his trouble on the high road, starting fights with Bosozoku gangs, gunning down anyone in his way, and stealing any shiny objects that grab his attention.

Motif: Karasu-Tengu, Raven, Biker, Jewelry

## Kasekake-Onna

The **Kasekake-Onna** is an obscure yokai only known for living on Iki Island and being involved with a skein of yarn. She envied the other Yokai for being more widely-known then her and wanted to become popular. When she realized that most of the well-known Yokai have been slain, she saw this as her chance to gain recognition as she crafted a loom-themed armor to withstand the Kakurangers' attacks. While she would fail to defeat the Kakurangers, her efforts gained her the recognition she sought and inspired other obscure yokai to rise up and attempt to defeat the Kakurangers.

Motif: Kasekake-Onna, Plush Doll, Seamstress, Loom

## Kataashi-joro

Originally, **Kataashi-joro** was a woman who stole one sandal from each pair. Nowadays, she has decided to switch to stealing one sock from each pair, and she manipulates socks to attack enemies or form ropes to bind them.

Motif: Kataashi-joro, socks, sock puppet

## Katakirauwa

Originally, this pig-like being with one ear ran under people to steal their souls. Nowadays, he has become a master chef, and he plans to invite the Kakuranger to his cooking show, with them as the ingredients. He wields a cleaver as a melee weapon.

Motif: Katakirauwa, chef, pig

## Katsura-otoko

Originally, Katsura-otoko was a moon-dwelling man who beckoned people to drain them of their life force. Nowadays, he has merged with a piece of the moon and has come down to Earth to make it eternal night.

Motif: Katsura-otoko, Moon, stars, Planetarium

## Kawauso

The **Kawauso** is a yokai infamous for being a well-known prankster, but today, all Kawauso cares about is following trends popular with the kids. While he isn't fond of humanity like most yokai, he's not bad per se, he just wants to fit in with the youth.

Motif: Kawauso, River Otter, Hooligan, Skater

## Kayatsuri-danuki

Originally, **Kayatsuri-danuki** was a Yokai who captured people in floating mosquito nets. Nowadays, he has become a bug-hunting enthusiast, and he plans to give people butterfly nets which manipulate people into capturing others due to the nets making them think that other people are insects.

Motif: Kayatsuri-danuki, bug hunter, bug cage, butterfly net

## Keneo

"The Merciless Oni of Despair" amongst the newly-founded Yokai Military Corps, **Keneo** is infamous for being Datsueba's partner in crime as she tortures newly arrived souls within the underworld. After Daimaoh's sealing, the two, along with Yagyo-san, founded the Yokai Military Corps to form an all powerful organization to hunt down the Kakurangers and avenge their fallen comrades. Contrasting Datsueba, Keneo is mild and calculating, always having plan after plan to destroy the Kakurangers, thought he can be caught off-guard if the Kakurangers manage to see his plans and outwit him.

Motif: Keneo, World War I General, Tank, Fire Ant

## Kerakera-Onna

During the past, **Kerakera-Onna** was the damned spirit of a prostitute who haunted red light districts by laughing so madly that any man who hears it is driven to insanity. In the modern age, Kerakera-Onna still haunted red light districts, but upon viewing a comedy show on a nearly television, she realized that she could make more people hear her haunting laughter by going on TV. Taking the form of a comedian, she aired her own comedy show on television where anyone who watched it became trapped in laughter. Kerakera-Onna soon planned to take over the entire world by forcing all humans to watch her mad show.

Motif: Kerakera-Onna, Talk Show Host, Stand-Up Comedian

## Kidomaru

Back then, **Kidomaru** was an Oni who wore a bull-skin coat to avoid danger. Nowadays, Kidomaru has taken up bull-fighting. He was friends with Ushi-oni, and when he heard about his demise at the hands of the Kakurangers, he vowed to continue his work. He gives people energy drinks which transform them into bull-men under his control.

Motif: Kidomaru, bull, muscleman

## Kirin

Traditional: The Kirin, also known as the qilin, is one of the most powerful creatures in East Asian culture. It resembles a draconic deer with scale-like armor, and a horse's mane. The kirin is also very holy, never eating meat or trampling grass while galloping. They are viewed as symbols of purity and goodness.

**GamepadtheDreamer** Version: The original Kirin of legend was killed long ago by a group of hunters, and the modern day Kirin yokai is his son. He is much more violent than his father due to feeling pressured to live up to his legacy. He seeks to become famous by disguising himself as a race horse and becoming the greatest of all time, but has developed a habit of beating up horses and their jockeys whenever they beat him. Instead of destroying him, the Kakurangers befriend him and teach him to accept his losses with dignity. He therefore assists the Kakurangers by letting them ride him and fighting his more nasty yokai brethren when neccessary. While the Kakurangers have had to protect him against several yokai assassins for betraying his kind, he has proved time and again to be one of the Kakuranger's most trusted allies. His design is based on a unicorn and a horse jockey.

## Kijimuna

The Kijimuna were small tree-inhabiting yokai native to Okinawa known for being troublemakers and thieving from humans. In the modern age, their trees were cutdown to make room for human settlements, so the chief Kijimuna sworn to seek vengeance on humans by stealing their homes. The Kijimuna Chief became a crafty archer by taking advantage of his habitat to craft leaf arrow to strike fish in just a split second.

Motif: Kijimuna, Robin Hood, Furby

## Kingyo-no-yurei

Originally a maid who was drowned in a fishbowl and took on the appearance of a ghostly goldfish after she died, Kingyo-no-yurei in modern times has decided to run a goldfish-scooping business. The catch is that she actually lures people into her booth and uses her goldfish scoop to transform them into goldfish to be placed in fish bowls.

Motif: Kingyo-no-yurei, goldfish scooping, fish bowl

## Kiyohime

Back then, **Kiyohime** was a woman whose desire to marry a monk changed her into a dragon and caused her to wrap around a bell and burn it. Nowadays, she has decided to marry any unsuspecting dupe she sees, and then kill them when they least expect it. She is able to use a special ring to hypnotize men into marrying her and becoming her husband. She is also able to shoot fire from her mouth.

Motif: Kiyohime, wedding dress, bride

## Kodama

**Kodama** are tree spirit yokai that are one with nature. In the modern age, Kodama is now a Christmas tree instead of a forest tree. Kodama turned the ornaments hanging onto him into elves that delivered presents which made children into mischievous elves to ruin Christmas.

Motif: Kodama, Santa's Elves, Christmas Tree, Presents, Ornaments

## Kodama-nezumi

**Kodama-nezumi** was a kind of rat which exploded when it saw people. In the modern age, instead of blowing up like a bomb, he is a master of bombs. He is an expert at all kinds of bombs, including his "Rat Bombs", wind-up rats which crawl into various places and explode.

Motif: Kodama-nezumi, sewer rat, bomb, demolition worker

## Koku-daiko

Originally, Koku-daiko was a mysterious drumming noise caused by the spirit of a deceased Taiko drummer. Nowadays, he has taken an interest in Latin Music, and uses his drums to brainwash people into dancing conga lines.

Motif: Koku-daiko, Conga drum, bongos

## Koromodako

Koromodako was once an octopus which grew to large sizes and engulfed ships. Nowadays, she has become the "Terror of the Seas", devouring any and all fish from boats and wrecking ships.

Motif: Koromodako, blanket octopus, fishing trawler, fishing nets

## Kosokoso-iwa

Back in the day, Kosokoso-iwa was a rock which made tumbling sounds at night. Nowadays, he is one of the Four Elemental Kings representing Earth. He is able to manipulate both ground and stones.

Motif: Kosokoso-iwa, rocks, earth

## Koto-furunushi

Back then, Koto-furunushi were floor harps animated by the regret of old Tsukushi-style koto songs being forgotten and replaced with better versions. Nowadays, Koto-furunushi has changed itself into a modern keyboard synthesizer. Koto-furunushi is able to play notes on his keyboard body to manipulate people at will. He can also press certain keys on his body to create musical note seeker bombs which home in on opponents and explode.

Motif: Koto-furunushi, keyboard synthesizer

## Kubire-Oni

Out of all yokai, **Kubire-Oni** is probably the most sadistic. The living embodiment of depression who drives his victims to suicide, Kubire-Oni acts joyful and humorous, sending his victims into embarrassing situations, alienating them from their loved ones, and tricking them into thinking they have no use all while keeping a comical tone. When his victims are at their breaking point, Kubire-Oni drops the acts and shows his true personality, influencing his victims into ending themselves.

Motif: Kubire-Oni, Deadpool, Noose

## Kubitsuri-danuki

Originally, Kubitsuri-danuki was said to invite people, and then hang them with a rope. Now, he has decided to use poison instead of rope to kill off anyone who wishes to die.

Motif: Dr. Kevorikan, syringes, IV drip

## Kuneyusuri

A close friend of Azukiarai, **Kuneyusuri** is a yokai known for shaking hedges in the past, but now golfs in hedge mazes to reach the goal. She teamed up with Azukiarai's siblings to avenge his death by creating the Azuki Labyrinth to trap the Kakurangers as they're bombarded by her golf ball bombs and Azuki-Hakari's bullets. Her golfclubs can turn into bagpipes that damage the ears of anyone who hears them.

Motif: Kuneyusuri, Golfer, Golf Field, Scottish Girl

## Kura-Bokko

The **Kura-Bokko** was a hairy house spirit who lived in old warehouses. She can't stand messes and seeks to eliminate all germs within Japan. She means well and isn't truly malevolent, just shortsighted about the consequences of how her actions will affect humanity.

Motif: Kura-Bokko, Maid

## Kurage-no-hinotama

Originally, Kurage-no-hinotama was a flaming jellyfish which flew around the seaside. Nowadays, Kurage-no-hinotama has become able to sting people with his tentacles to electrocute them, and reproduces smaller versions of himself by budding.

Motif: Kurage-no-hinotama, Portuguese Man-of-war

## Kura-yaro

Back then, **Kura-yaro** was a sentient saddle whose owner died in battle. Nowadays, he has taken a liking to a certain Sci-fi series, and terrorizes the town with his terrifying telekinetic powers, the most potent being his ability to choke people from far away.

Motif: Kura-yaro, Darth Vader, Samurai

## Kurobouzu

**Kurobozu** in the past would creep into women's rooms and lick their bodies while they sleep. As Kurobouzu examined the women, he realized that he could use their beauty to his advantage. Kurobouzu now kidnaps women from their families and sells them to other yokai as slaves while he profits off them.

Motif: Kurobouzu, Pimp

## Kurodama

**Kurodama** used to cause sleeping difficulties by flying through mosquito nets and sitting on their chests. Nowadays, he just causes nightmares, but that doesn't make him any less dangerous, for he can invade the dream world and absorb people's souls to turn their real selves to stone.

Motif: Kurodama, pajamas, dream cloud

## Kuro-kamikiri

Back then, Kuro-kamikiri was a large bear-like creature which devoured the hair off of women's heads. Nowadays, he has decided to become a cookie-eater instead of a hair-eater. He has the unique ability to create portals which flow with cookies that he can eat so that he can become stronger.

Motif: Kuro-kamikiri, Cookie Monster from Sesame Street, Cookie Jar, cookies

## Kurotsuno

Originally, Kurotsuno whas a black rhinoceros-shaped Yokai with a backwards horn whose tough skin could be made into armor. Nowadays, he has taken the form of a rugby player, and uses a special attack called the "Yokai Hurricane" to transform his rugby ball into whatever object he needs to annihilate his enemies.

Motif: Kurotsuno, rhinoceros, rugby player, rugby ball

## Kusaitsuki

Back then, Kusaitsuki was a kind of tanuki who possessed people so that they refused to take baths and became filthy, and the only way to stop it was a dash of iron powder, a special drink created by dipping iron in tea or vinegar. Nowadays, Kusaitsuki aims to touch people in order to make them become possessed with a mold that makes them prefer squalor over cleanliness. In battle, he emits a stench gas from his mouth, and he can also disguise himself as a sheet to wrap people and possess them with his moss.

Motif: Kusaitsuki, landfill, garbage bag

## Kutsutsura

Back in the day, **Kutsutsura** was a tsukumogami of a pair of shoes which stole gourds and plums from fields. Nowadays, Kutsutsura steals shoes, not just plums and gourds. Kutsutsura is able to manipulate shoes into attacking people, and he also shot a beam from the shoe-like horn on his head.

Motif: Kutsutsura, dress shoes, badger

## Kyo-yomazu

Originally, Kyo-yomazu was a Tsukumogami of a scroll which remained unread, causing it to transform into a Yokai which covered everything in unread scrolls. Nowadays, he has taken on a new strategy. He shoots beams which transform people into scrolls, and he can also summon previously-defeated Yokai from his Yokai Picture Scroll.

Motif: Kyo-yomazu, Yokai picture scroll

## Kyorinrin

Back then, Kyorinrin was a tsukumogami of a set of scrolls owned by a corrupt monk who died when the spells within the scroll backfired on him. Nowadays, he absorbs paper and paper-making materials to create cursed books which force people to do whatever the words in the book say. In battle, he shoots book-shaped projectiles at opponents.

Motif: Kyorinrin, bookshelf, picture books

## Kyuso

In the past, Kyuso was a giant rat which ate cats. Nowadays, he has decided to become a cat exterminator, using his fumigation device to eliminate any and all cats.

Motif: Kyuso, exterminator, fumigation device

## Maikubi

In the past, **Maikubi** were a trio of heads which were constantly at each other's throats. Nowadays, Maikubi wants to spread his arguments everywhere. Each of his three heads has a personality; arrogant, unsure, and angry. Maikubi can shoot beams which make people argue with each other over anything, which causes the arguments to gradually turn into full-blown fights.

Motif: Maikubi, Traffic Lights, Traffic Cop

## Makura-Gaeshi

Years ago, **Makura-Gaeshi** flipped their pillows of sleeping people. Now, Makura-Gaeshi has the power to flip the dimensions humans reside in and sent them to an alternate dimension while they sleep. This alternate dimension is a world where anything you imagine comes true, but imagine too much, and the dream will soon become a nightmare.

Motif: Makura-Gaeshi, Sheep, Dreamcatcher, Outer Space

## Mannen-Dake

The **Mannen-Dake** was a 10,000 year old bamboo stalk who feeds on the souls of travelers in the thicket. She long dreams of traveling to the moon to meet with Princess Kaguya and hijacked a space station to achieve this dream.

Motif: Mannen-Dake, Princess Kaguya, Bamboo, NASA Rocketship

## Mappira

Originally a dog-like Yokai which constantly apologized to people. Nowadays, **Mappira** has decided to use his apologetic ways to take advantage of other people. He frames people for things they didn't do to get them in trouble, and then transforms into his real form in order to lock them in chains.

Motif: Mappira, Bulldog, prisoner, chains

## Mekurabe

Traditional: The Mekurabe is a disturbing yokai formed from detached skulls and severed heads. These individual heads pile on top of each other to form a single giant skull-shaped mound to stare at bystanders. They originate from the *Tale of the Heike*, with their name (which translates to "staring contest") being invented later during the Edo period.

**GamepadtheDreamer** Version: The modern day Mekurabe now has learned to sprout arms and legs to actually follow people. It likes to stalk people and scare them into letting their guard down so other yokai can kill them. Its design is based on a stalker.

## Menreiki

A tsukumogami born from masks collected by Prince Shotoku, **Menreiki** was enamored with the stage and became a performer in modern times. He warps people into his stage to become unwilling performers for his plays.

Motif: Menreiki, Performer, Comedy/Tragedy Mask

## Meppokai

Back then, **Meppokai** was a giant clam which ate people. The modern-day Meppokai has decided to go into the pearl-making business, and mainly creates pearls which cause anyone who wears them to turn into pearl statues.

Motif: Meppokai, pearls, giant clam, jeweler

## Mikoshi-Nyudo

The **Mikoshi-Nyudo** long ago was a wandering monk who could extend his neck to great lengths to startle wanderers. Today the Mikoshi-Nyudo gained an interest in basketball and can now extend the rest of his limbs to cheat at basketball.

Motif: Mikoshi-Nyudo, Basketball Player, Basketball Hoop

## Minokedachi

Originally, Minokedachi would jump onto people's backs and kiss them to drain their life-force. Nowadays, he has decided to become a lipstick salesman. Anyone who tried his lipstick would gain sonic powers and become part of his "Hell Chorus".

Motif: Minokedachi, lipstick, diva

## Mizoidashi

Back then, Mizoidashi was a corpse trapped in a wicker basket which sang songs and danced. Nowadays, he has become the Elvis Impersonator of the Yokai World, using his songs to steal away their souls in the form of hearts.

Motif: Mizoidashi, speakers, Elvis Presley, Fantasy Elf

## Momonjii

Back then, Momonjii was an old man who appeared at crossroads and cursed people with sickness if they looked at him. Nowadays, he has taken an interest in leaves, since they sound like his name. Momonjii is able to stick leaves onto people and transform them into maple trees. In battle, he can manipulate fallen leaves to attack opponents.

Motif: Momonjii, maple leaves, fallen leaves

## Muchi

Back then, **Muchi** was a sentient cyclone which struck people like whips to make them sick. Nowadays, he has become one of the Four Elemental Kings representing air. He manipulates large amounts of air as well as gale-force winds.

Motif: Muchi, tornado

## Nami-Kozou

In ancient times, **Nami-Kozou** predicted the weather near waves. In modern times, Nami-Kozou surfs on waves to make his predictions. He took over a local beach and challenged Seikai to a surfing contest in exchange for the return of the beach.

Motif: Nami-Kozou, Surfer Dude, Surfboard

## Nando-baba

Back in the day, **Nando-baba** was a hag which dwelled in closets and scared people who saw them. Nowadays, Nando-baba has decided to not be a coward. She uses the closet door on her chest to generate doors into other people's closets and scare them to collect their scream energy in order to use it for sonic attacks.

Motif: Nando-baba, Closet Monster, Closet Door

## Nanjaka

Back then, **Nanjaka** was a headless tanuki which floated in the air and haunted the plains. Nowadays, Nanjaka has decided to give riddles to people, causing anyone who doesn't answer the riddles correctly to be turned to stone.

Motif: Nanjaka, Sphinx, question mark

## Negoro-no-ushi-oni

Negoro-no-ushi-oni was a cousin of Ushi-oni who had wings like a flying squirrel. Nowadays, he has become a radio station operator, and he plans to kidnap 3 women, have them sing into his microphone, and broadcast the song as a hypnotic sound which brainwashes the masses into loving the Yokai.

Motif: Negoro-no-ushi-oni, Radio DJ, Bull

## Narigama

The **Narigama** used to be a Tsukumogami of a rice cooker who could predict people's fortunes. But in the modern age, Narigama ditched cooking rice in favor of cooking pizza. Narigama disguised himself as a pizza deliveryman and delivered Yokai Pizza to families. They would eat the pizza unaware that it was slowly poisoning them.

Motif: Narigama, Pizza Box, Pizza Delivery Guy

## Nekomata

An old cat who's tail split into two, the **Nekomata** is a cruel and savage yokai who despises humans and loves cats. He lived in the streets killing any human that comes his way while taking in stray cats to be part of his cat gang. He held a grudge against Nekomaru, believing him to be a traitor to catkind due to his alliance with the Kakurangers and schemed to eliminate him and the Kakurangers altogether.

Motif: Nekomata, Alley Cat, Hobo

## Nekosho

Once an all-powerful black cat spirit, reincarnated as a devil. Nowadays, **Nekosho** has taken on a more technological tone. He plans to use magical beams to create duplicates of any person and absorb the original to grow more powerful, and he learned the Kakurangers' moves to counter them.

Motif: Nekosho, copy machine, robot

## Nigawarai

Back then, Niga-warai was a spirit formed from bitter smiles and laughed at people’s misfortunes. Nowadays, he has taken the form of a circus hyena. He is able to shoot a beam that causes any person to laugh uncontrollably.

Motif: Nigawarai, hyena

## Nihon-ashi

Back then, Nihon-ashi was a sentient head on two legs which ran around at night. Nowadays, he has become a professional jogger, and forces people to compete in a Yokai Marathon lest he shoots them with his laser gun to turn them into trophies.

Motif: Nihon-ashi, jogger, running shoes

## Nikurashi

Originally, **Nikurashi** was a geisha whose hatred transformed her into a Yokai. Nowadays, Nikurashi has become a master of Kabuki. She uses her Kabuki-related powers to lure people to a show, transforms good people into "Kuroko" stagehands, and transforms bad people into cherry blossoms.

Motif: Nikurashi, Kabuki, cherry blossoms

## Ningyo

Long ago, the traditional **Ningyo** was a mermaid yokai with an ugly appearance. Nowadays, she's into beauty and opened a makeup business where she applies makeup on woman which makes them very egotistical.

Motif: Ningyo, Western Mermaid, Beautician

## Nobiagari

The **Nobiagari** was a yokai who stalked humans from behind, but in modern times, Nobiagari hides in the walls to stalk humans more efficiently. From his single eye, Nobiagari is a living spray can, creating graffiti monsters to stalk and attack humans.

Motif: Nobiagari, Rorschach Test, Graffiti, Spray Paint Can

## Nobusuma

Long ago, **Nobusuma** was a flying squirrel which ate fire. Nowadays, Nobusuma has enhanced his gliding skills into flight. He flies through the air, dropping acorn bombs on various buildings.

Motif: Nobusuma, flying squirrel, superhero

## Nodeppo

Back then, **Nodeppo** was Nobusuma's cousin, who shot bats into people's faces to steal food. Nowadays, he has taken the form of a bat himself, and he attacks baseball games because he enjoys the bloodshed. He mainly attacks with his claws, which are formed from bent metal nails.

Motif: Nodeppo, Bat, Baseball bat

## Noderabou

In the past, the **Noderabou** was a corrupt priest who was shunned by his town and resided near temple bells. But as time went on, Noderabou gained a grudge against his town and now has trained to be powerful enough to kill the descendants of everybody there.

Motif: Noderabou, Mr. T, Brass Knuckles

## Nogama

Back then, Nogama was a sentient sickle which was left in a field and began invisibly slashing at people. Nowadays, Nogama has upped his slashing abilities by manipulating scythes, hoes, sickles, and other equipment into destroying crops.

Motif: Nogama, harvester, scythes

## Nofusuma

Originally, Nofusuma was a sentient set of sliding doors which blocked people's way. Nowadays, he has modernized to become a wooden door. He uses his key-like sword to summon doors which teleport people to any location, cursing them to be transported to different places by going through doors, windows, or manholes.

Motif: Nofusuma, wooden door, door knocker, key

## Nojukubi

Back then, **Nojukubi** was a mysterious fire that ignited and extinguished itself on its own. Nowadays, he is one of the Four Elemental Kings representing fire. He burns down his surroundings by shooting fireballs.

Motif: Nojukubi, embers, fire

## Nozokibo

Originally, Nozokibo was a monk with large eyes who stared into people's houses in order to make them become sick. Nowadays, he has taken on the form of a night watchman, and anyone who is hit by his flashlight is instantly transported to a cage on his back.

Motif: Nozokibo, Night Watchman, cage, flashlight

## Nozuchi

One of the oldest yokai to ever live, and with a personality to match, the **Nozuchi** is a snake-like mountain spirit with a great appetite. Grouchy and irritable, Nozuchi thinks that today's yokai are too young and reckless with their war against the Kakurangers, and decided to deal with the Kakurangers the old fashioned way. With spike strips to damage their Shark Cycles, his Piko Hammer to deal with the Three God Generals, and good-old dirt hole traps he made, Nozuchi is determined to show the young yokai generation how to defeat heroes the proper way.

Motif: Nozuchi, Mongolian Death Worm, Tire, Spike Strip

## Nukekubi

Rokurokubi's sister, she was a yokai who could detach her head from her neck and suck the blood of humans. Hearing of her sister and half-brother's death, **Nukekubi** vowed to avenge them
by sucking the blood of the Kakurangers while they sleep.

Motif: Nukekubi, Squid, Backless Dress

## Nure-Onna

Years ago, **Nure-Onna** was Ushi-Oni's partner in crime; the two would team up to kill humans. But after Ushi-Oni's death, Nure-Onna decided to continue Ushi-Oni's legacy by becoming a "Human Slayer" with the help of the poison dripping on her body.

Motif: Nure-Onna, Buffy Summers, Anaconda, Poison Bottles

## Nuribo

Originally, Nuribo was a relative of Nurikabe which emerged from cliffside walls at night. Nowadays, he has updated his construction from stone to steel, and he manipulates various kinds of steel girders into popping out of walls and blocking pathways. His special attack, the Steel Girder Hell Finisher, allows him to trap enemies in a flurry of steel girders before finishing them.

Motif: Nuribo, steel girders, rivets

## Nyoi-jizai

The **'Nyoi-jizai** of the past was thought to be a relatively harmless yokai who gives people back scratches and posed no visible threats. Not so much today, as he's now a heartless and sadistic assassin who claws can slice his victims into bloody pieces. The Yokai Military Corps assigned him to hunt down any yokai that were on good terms with humans and the Kakurangers, including Kirin, Amabie, Kawauso, and Kura-Bokko, and bring them to the Corps so they can be executed to be shown as an example on what will happen to any yokai who sides with humanity. The Kakurangers, enraged by this, as their failure to save Zashiki-Warashi still haunted them, did everything in their power to save their yokai allies and also made sure to give Nyoi-Jizai a beating as to make him feel what his victims did.

Motif: Nyoi-jizai, Freddy Kreuger, Broom, Clawed Hand

## Nyubachibo

Back then, **Nyubachibo** was a sentient pair of cymbals which crashed every night. Nowadays, he has taken on the role of a medicine maker to help Hyotan-kozo spread sickness. He is able to shoot various herbs which make any person sick.

Motif: Nyubachibo, mortar and pestle, herbs, apothecary

## Obariyon

Traditional: The Obariyon is a child-sized monster believed to live in the Niigata prefecture. It hides in the bushes and waits for someone to pass by before yelling out its name and jumping on their back. Obariyon then will increase its own weight with every step its victim takes and also will relentlessly chew on their head. Its name is derived from a Niigata phrase translated as "Give me a piggyback ride!".

**GamepadtheDreamer** Version: The Obariyon has continued its favorite activity to jump onto people's backs, but also has learned the humorous act of whispering lies and rumors into its victims ear. This has allowed him to sow discontent among the human populace in order to assist the Yokai in their quest to destroy humanity. In emergency circumstances, the Obariyon can expand to regular Yokai size to attack its foes with its sharp teeth. Its design motif is a young child wearing footie pajamas.

## Odorobiwa

Originally a tsukumogami of a biwa with broken strings, he played music to send in troublesome spirits to ruin people. Nowadays, he has taken the form of a violin, and plays his violin music to create sonic waves which destroy buildings or generate a sonic shield to protect himself.

Motif: Odorobiwa, violinist, violin

## Okiku-mushi

Originally, Okiku-mushi was an insect formed from the grudge of Okiku, who was thrown in a well for miscounting a plate. Nowadays, she has become a computer bug queen, and she inserts spider-like computer viruses into computers in order to send them into the real world and cause chaos. She was powered by an electric web surrounding the globe.

Motif: Okiku-mushi, computer virus, spider web

## Okubi

**Okubi** is a giant head that flies through the sky. The Okubi of today now disguises himself as a balloon salesman and sells "Obake Balloons" to children. The balloons lift children into the air with barely any hope of bringing them down.

Motif: Okubi, Hot Air Balloon, Balloons, Helium Tank

## Okuri-chochin

Back then, **Okuri-chochin** was a floating lantern held by a ghostly woman who followed people. Nowadays, she has taken a fancy to the Bon festival, and summons the souls of ancestors to brainwash them into attacking the city.

Motif: Okuri-chouchin, Bon festival lantern, tombstones

## Okuri-inu

Back then, **Okuri-inu** was a dog which followed people and attacked them if they fell. Nowadays, Okuri-inu still attacks people, but in a different way. He attacks enemies with his jaws and injects poison into them which makes them perish in 4 hours.

Motif: Okuri-inu, Doberman Pinscher

## Okuri-hyoshigi

Originally, Okuri-hyoshigi was a sentient pair of clappers which followed people and clacked behind them. Nowadays, Okuri-hyoshigi has taken a liking to Latin Music, and uses her maracas to make a samba dance which sets everything on fire.

Motif: Okuri-hyoshigi, maracas, claves, cowbells

## Onikuma

In the past, **Onikuma** was a monstrous bear who stole away livestock. Nowadays, Onikuma has taken the form of a monstrous teddy bear. He still has the strength he had in the past, but he is now able to bring teddy bears to life to latch onto people and take control of them.

Motif: Onikuma, Teddy Bear, Grizzly Bear

## Onmoraki

**Onmoraki** was a yokai born from corpses who was frustrated with the amount of lazy priests in temple. He was so fed up them he fled to South America to escape them. There he discovered the Nazca Lines and was so mystified by them, he took on their form. Now he has returned to Japan to eliminate lazy monks once and for all.

Motif: Onmoraki, Nazca Lines, Hummingbird, Condor, Mayan God

## Ooari

Back then, anthills were used to decorate graveyards, but when the custom died out, the ants within became monsters called Oari which attacked people with mallets to turn them into ants. Nowadays, Oari has decided to manipulate ants into attacking people instead of attacking people directly. Oari is armed with a mallet which is able to create seismic waves and can be thrown like a boomerang. His main ability is to manipulate ants into growing big and attacking people.

Motif: Ooari, bullet ant, miner

## Oogama

**Oogama** was a giant toad which attracted flies with its rainbow-colored breath. Nowadays, he has decided to attract money instead of flies, and he plans to steal every bit of money from the city with his coin string-shaped tongue.

Motif: Oogama, coin purse, paper money, coins

## Oonamazu

Daimaou's trump card, the **Oonamazu** was a giant catfish responsible for earthquakes. Daimaou planned to use the Oonamazu as a last resort in case the Kakuranger defeat him. This plan would come to fruition as when Daimaou was being sent into the Seal Door, unbeknownst to the Kakurangers, he threw a talisman that would wake the Oonamazu......

Motif: Oonamazu, Kaiju, Giant Catfish, New York City

## Oonusa

Originally a red demon formed from an old cloth wand. Clothes were once donated to temples in boxes, but now they place paper money within the boxes, and the cloth wands were replaced with paper wands, causing the cloth wands to transform into demons out of sadness. Nowadays, Oonusa has become a flag-waver, and plays flag-waving games, with the losers being transformed into flags.

Motif: Oonusa, flag-waver, flags

## Osakoburi

**Osakoburi** used to be a floating crown which was worn by conniving two-faced courtesans. Nowadays, Osakoburi became a fan of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, a corrupt minister who loved dogs so much that anyone who harmed one would be put to death. Osakoburi is a floating crown, but what she lacks in size, she makes up for in power, for whenever she latches onto any person's head, she transforms them into a Daimyo which is obsessed with dogs and threatens to punish those who harm them.

Motif: Osakoburi, tiara, jewels

## Oshiroi-Babaa

The **Oshiroi-Babaa** was the servant of a cosmetic god living in snowy areas. Now Oshiroi-Babaa is an expert in makeup and created her own beauty cream by stealing the youth from young women.

Motif: Oshiroi-Babaa, Makeup Artist, Runway Model, Snowflake

## Otoroshi

Eons ago, The **Otoroshi** lived on top of temple gates and devoured any humans that come by. In modern times, Otoroshi now lives under children's beds where he waits for them to go to sleep so he can eat them.

Motif: Otoroshi, Monster Under the Bed, Bed

## Raiju

The **Raiju** is said to be a wild beast being the embodiment of electricity. With humanity becoming more dependent of electricity over time, Raiju became even more powerful than before; so that he desired to have more power by infiltrating power stations and absorbing the electricity within them to feast his never ending lust for power.

Motif: Raiju, Pikachu, Power Lines, Lightbulbs

## Ringo-no-kai

Many years ago, **Ringo-no-kai** was an obscure Yokai formed from an apple tree who fed people unpicked apples laid on the ground. Nowadays, Ringo-no-kai has decided to become a pie salesman. He sells people pies which transform people into apple trees when eaten.

Motif: Ringo-no-kai, pie salesman, apple pie

## Rojinbi

Originally, Rojinbi was an old man who appeared with fires that could only be put out with beast skins. Nowadays, he has become an astronomer, and he plans to use a meteor attraction device to destroy the planet with a meteor shower. He also shoots meteors from his arms.

Motif: Rojinbi, Meteor, magma

## Sagari

The **Sagari** is an odd horse yokai who hangs on a hackberry tree to startle travelers. But now Sagari hangs on trees to abduct children from their parents when they aren't looking.

Motif: Sagari, Pinata

## Sakabashira

Traditionally, **Sakabashira** was a grudge-filled pole flipped upside down in homes he curses. But Sakabashira now curses homes using the spirits of slain animals engraved on his body.

Motif: Sakabashira, Totem Pole

## Sazae-Oni

In the past, **Sazae-Oni** was a wicked shapeshifting turbanshell who brought many seamen and pirates to their doom. The possessions left behind by her victims were used to create her improved shell armor, of which it was nearly invulnerable and could only be broken by the Thunder Sword Hikarimaru.

Motif: Sazae-Oni, Cone Shell, Knight Armor, Rusted Titanium

## Sekiyo

In ancient times, **Sekiyo** approached men on quarries and seduced them by massaging them resulting in painful backscars, afterwards taking on the form of a stone when confronted. In modern ages, Sekiyo opened up her own spa parlor and gave men and woman alike their own special massages. But little did the patrons know, that as the massaging continued, the massage damaged their bones until they shattered into dust.

Motif: Sekiyo, Silver Street Performer

## Sessho-seki

Back then, **Sessho-seki** was a stone which took the life of anyone that got near it. Nowadays, he has gained the ability to move so that he can steal people's lives more effectively. He is able to suck up people's souls, causing them to transform into stone statues which he keeps in his cave.

Motif: Sessho-seki, stone golem

## Seto-Taisho

**Seto-Taisho** used to be a yokai made from broken chinaware. But Seto-Taisho now ditched his old look in favor of being made from military weapons. With a grenade for a head and various bandoliers covering him, Seto-Taisho is now a walking artillery store.

Motif: Seto-Taisho, Military Weapons, Army Soldier

## Shakushi-iwa

Originally, Shakushi-iwa was a stone which took out a ladle and demanded miso soup from passers-by. Nowadays, he has become a cafeteria worker, and dishes out a super-hot curry which makes people breathe fire.

Motif: Shakushi-iwa, cafeteria worker, curry, reheating cart

## Shami-choro

Back then, Shami-choro was a yokai formed from a shamisen guitar that had been played by an absolute virtuoso. Nowadays, like Biwa-bokuboku and Koto-furunushi, Shami-choro has since adapted to the times by taking on the form of an electric bass. Shami-choro is able to extend strings from his back which allow him to grab opponents with ease. In battle, he can throw a plectrum like a boomerang.

Motif: Shami-choro, electric bass, amps

## Shidaidaka

Back then, Shidaidaka was a vaporous spirit which grew taller the higher one looked at it and grew smaller the lower they saw it. Nowadays, he has decided to become a daruma-otoshi champion. He is able to separate his body into individual segments to roll into opponents, and can knock down buildings with her hammer in the manner of a daruma-otoshi game.

Motif: Shidaidaka, Daruma-otoshi

## Shimabuu

Back then, **Shimabuu** was a kind of tree which blocked people's way. Nowadays, he has taken on the form of a pedestrian signal and gained the ability to make anything start or stop moving at will.

Motif: Shimabuu, streetlights, pedestrian signal, crosswalk

## Shinigami

Originally the Japanese grim reaper, he has taken the form of a hearse to better collect his victim's souls. He succeeded in killing Kirin, Amabie, Kura-bokko, and Kawauso and destroying their souls with his scythe, and planned to kill the Kakurangers and destroy their souls as well.

Motif: Shinigami, grim reaper, hearse, tombstones

## Shinkiro

Back then, **Shinkiro** was a kind of scallop which projected mirages. Nowadays, he has perfected his mirages with modernized projection technology. He planned to sell a special "Yoka-Cola" that made people addicted which were packaged with rings that electrocuted people in order to prevent them from turning off his commercial.

Motif: Shinkiro, Video Camera, Projector

## Shiofuki

Originally, **Shiofuki** was a seahorse-like Yokai which sprayed water at people. Nowadays, he has decided to become an expert at swimming. He sprays boiling water from his mouth to scald people and make swimming pools become unbearably hot.

Motif: Shiofuki, swimmer, floatation rings, seahorse

## Shitanaga-baba

Originally, **Shitanaga-baba** used her long tongue to lick people to the bone. Nowadays, she has decided to go into the lollipop business, selling lolliopos with bombs that stick onto people's tongues and explode unless they do as they say.

Motif: Shitanage-baba, lollipop

## Shogoro

Traditional: The Shogoro is a tsukumogami-type yokai formed from a bowl-shaped gong called a *shogo*. This yokai is not normally dangerous, as they simply startle people by playing themselves. The name is most likely a pun on the gong that forms it and *goro* (a common Japanese boy name). It can also be read as meaning "ghost gong".

**GamepadtheDreamer** Version: The modern Shogoro has transformed itself into a larger form that shatters eardrums using its deadly sonic waves. Its motif is a Taiko Drum and a tortoise.

## Shokera

Originally, Shokera would spy on people from above their rooftops to report their misdeeds to the gods. Nowadays, he has upped his spying ante, and uses his camouflage abilities to find out various secrets.

Motif: Shokera, Chameleon, Spy

## Shumoku-musume

Back then, **Shumoku-musume** was the spirit of a bell hammer which had taken on a womanly form to scare people. Nowadays, she has gained a special hammer for bringing out people's dreams and crushing them before their very eyes.

Motif: Shumoku-musume, hammerhead shark, hammers

## Shu no Bon

The **Shu no Bon** is a yokai with a face so horrifying, humans die upon seeing it. The most loyal follower to Nurarihyon, Shu no Bon refused to serve under Daimaou nor Gashadokuro and tried to track down where Nurarihyon was in Japan.

Motif: Shu no Bon, Boogeyman

## Sodehiki-Kozou

In ancient time, **Sodehiki-Kozou** pulls the sleeves of people from behind. Today, Sodehiki-Kozou is interested in knitting his own sleeves to pull by stealing the clothes of people.

Motif: Sodehiki-Kozou, Tim Burton Artstyle, Knitter, Stitches, Yarn & Needles, Voodoo Doll

## Soroban-kozo

Back then, Soroban-kozo would use his abacus to make sounds at night. Nowadays, he has become Oonyudo's coworker, and uses his ability to manipulate numbers to cause confusion.

Motif: Soroban-kozo, salaryman, calculator, abacuses

## Souhachibon

Originally, **Souhachibon** was a floating pair of cymbals. Nowadays, he has decided to use his cymbals to induce insomnia and waking nightmares in people who try to sleep at night.

Motif: Souhachibon, Cymbal-banging monkey

## Sunamura-no-onryo

Long ago, **Sunamura-no-onryo** was a pumpkin-like Yokai who carried his head in his arms and frightened those who came to close to his field. Nowadays, since pumpkins are commonly used in Halloween, he has taken the form of a Jack-o-lantern. He plans to attack the city with an army of sentient pumpkins fueled by candy.

Motif: Sunamura-no-onryo, pumpkin, witch, Halloween candy

## Sunekosuri

After Prof. Yugami's death, **Sunekosuri** became the new local scientist. She was a yokai who made people fall by rubbing them, but now she's the one falling due to her experiments usually failing.

Motif: Sunekosuri, Jellicle Cat, Scientist, Klutz, Static Electricity

## Suzuri no tamashii

Traditional: The Suzuri no Tamashii is a tsukumogami-type yokai that is born out of an inkstone. Normally, inkstones are used by the Japanese to transcribe the same text repeatedly. As a yokai, however, the inkstone gains the ability to mimic the sounds of stories and manifest illusionary versions of fictional characters. Its name translates to "soul of the inkstone".

GamepadtheDreamer Version: In modern times, the Suzuri no tamashii no longer relies on others to provide stories it can manipulate. It now physically hops inside of anything containing text (letters, books, school essays, etc.) and summon illusions based on its contents. For example, he can possess a love letter and take on the author's appearance to break up with their counterpart's lover. His motifs are off a printing press and Bendy from Bendy and the Ink Machine.

## Taki-reio

Back then, Taki-reio was a waterfall spirit who was so powerful that other beings bowed to it. Nowadays, he has decided to move into a fountain. He is able to shoot jets of water from his mouth, and cause fountains of water to burst from the ground.

Motif: Taki-reio, fountain, waterfalls

## Takuro-Bi

In the past, the **Takuro-Bi** was a fire spirit appearing near beaches, taking the form of two glowing fireballs. In the modern age, Takuro-Bi has adapted to walking on land and sea, attacking any humans who come near him. He is armed with two flamethrowers connected to his lava lamp like shoulders. The left flamethrower shoots burning flames while the right flamethrower shoots piercing ice.

Motif: Takuro-Bi, Flamethrower, Lava Lamp, Firefly

## Tantankororin

The **Tantankoroin** are fruit that are left unpicked from trees for too long and gained a soul. Now Tantankororin has a more tropical appearance with various heads made from fruit around his body, his main head being an orange in the middle. He planted trees in small restaurants to make them shut down in favor of fruit restaurants.

Motif: Tantankororin, Palm Tree, Oranges, Fruit

## Tanuki-bayashi

**Tanuki-bayashi** was once a phantom band which played music to trick people. Nowadays, he has become a master of manipulating musical instruments into hypnotizing people.

Motif: Tanuki-bayashi, bass drum, flute, accordion, trumpet, clarinet

## Tenjo-Name

The **Tenjo-Name** appears near ceiling to lick the dirt on them. Now Tenjo-Name is near ceilings so he can sneak upon celebrities and get the dirt on them. Tenjo-Name heard a famous American actor Robert Hans was visiting Japan and invaded his hotel room to find any juicy rumors about him.

Motif: Tenjo-Name, Paparazzi, Film Roll, Iguana

## Te-No-Me

Traditional: The Tenome is a yokai who resembles an elderly blind man. They hunt for prey in graveyards, using their keen sense of smell to track down its meals. They then scare their foes using its strangest trait: its eyeballs attached to the palm of each hand. Their name simply translates to "eyes on hands".

**SpecterFan999** Version: In modern times, the Te-No-Me has migrated to Egypt and acts as the guardians of tombs there instead. The eyes on his hands can now paralyze people and he can use the scarab insignia on his chest to summon mummy-like Dorodoros. In addition to his yokai basis, Te-No-Me also possesses an Ancient Egyptian motifs like a mummy and a sarcophagus.

**GamepadtheDreamer** Version: In modern times, the Te-No-Me has become obsessed with learning human behavior in an attempt to discover how to make them taste better. He therefore has learned from more modern day Yokai how to hack into security equipment and silently stalk potential victims in public. His motifs are surveilence cameras and a school security guard.

## Tera-tsutsuki

Originally a group of woodpeckers formed from the soul of a defeated political rival, Tera-tsutsuki would fly around and peck at temples to destroy them. Nowadays, he has become a Yokai Carpenter, able to drill through anything with his beak and transform his arms into various carpentry tools.

Motif: Tera-tsutsuki, carpenter, drill

## Tesso

Back then, Tesso was the spirit of a monk named Raigo who was transformed into an iron-toothed rat-type spirit to seek vengeance against the emperor. Nowadays, Tesso has become a Pied Piper to fit in with modern children’s fairy tales. Tesso has a special flute in his arsenal. With it, he can play hypnotic musical notes which manipulate rats into attacking restaurants to steal food. This flute also allows him to manipulate children at will.

Motif: Tesso, Pied Piper, flute

## Todaiki

Traditional: The Todaiki is a magical lamp that is created using black magic. They are believed to originate from Japanese folklore of people being forcefully transformed into these creatures while travelling to other worlds. Their name means "candlestick spirit/demon".

**GamepadtheDreamer** Version: The modern Todaiki has upgraded himself to neon light instead of the out-of-date oil and fire. He now attacks people in major cities and drains their life force to sustain himself. If forced into conflict, he can blast blinding multi-colored light at his enemies and shoot energy beams. His design is based on a glowstick and a back alley street thug.

## Tofu-kozo

Traditional: The Tofu-kozo (meaning "little tofu boy) is a meek and timid yokai who resembles a young human child with sharp claws carrying around a plate of tofu. Among other yokai, the Tofu-kozo is a common target for harassment and teasing which has made him avoid human contact whenever possible.

**GamepadtheDreamer** Version: By the modern age, the Tofu-kozo has officially had enough of being the target of everyone's hate. He has thus invented a special type of tofu that is so addictive, people will refuse to eat anything else (liquid sustenance is unaffected). His motif is based around organic food and a humble farmer.

## Tonbotsuitachi

Once the event of July 1st when a swarm of dragonflies would burst out of Jigoku, **Tonbotsuitachi** gained a will of her own and planned to create the biggest swarm of dragonflies Japan has ever seen. She started her own airplane service, Plane Dragonfly, in which planes hold swarms consisting of millions of dragonflies waiting to burst out and attack humanity.

Motif: Tonbotsuitachi, Blue Dasher Dragonfly, Aviator Pilot

## Torikabuto

Once a sentient headdress whose song could either raise the dead or cause death, depending on the morality of people who wore it, **Torikabuto** has now become an aviary keeper who plans to transform everyone into birds and sell them to other Yokai. She shoots poisonous feathers which transform people into birds, and can also manipulate birdcages into capturing the people-turned birds.

Motif: Torikabuto, Birdcage, Wolfsbane flower

## Tsuchikorobi

Once a ball of scales which rolled down mountains, **Tsuchikorobi** now rolls everywhere. He is able to transform himself into a soccer ball-like shape, but his main ability is to create explosive soccer balls. He plans to kick these soccer balls into various buildings to blow them up.

Motif: Tsuchikorobi, pangolin, soccer player, soccer ball

## Tsuchinoko

Long ago, **Tsuchinoko** was a snake cryptid who rolls in the dirt. Now when Tsuchinoko rolls, he creates crop circles in the dirt. Tsuchinoko is an extreme believer in extraterrestrial life and aims to summon aliens with his crop circles to help yokai destroy humanity.

Motif: Tsuchinoko, King Cobra, Men in Black, UFO, Crop Circles

## Tsuitate-danuki

Tsuitate-danuki used to be a large fire-screen which got in people's way. Nowadays, he has taken the form of a different kind of screen, and he plans to create Yokai tv programs which brainwash people into liking the Yokai and hating the Kakuranger.

Motif: Tsuitate-danuki, Flatscreen TV, Portable TVs

## Tsurara-Onna

The **Tsurara-Onna** used to be a gloomy yokai made out of ice. In the modern era, Tsurara-Onna became more wild and leads her own gang of yokai stylists. Her gang challenges rival gangs and freezes them if she isn't impressed with their skills.

Motif: Tsurara-Onna, Jack Frost, Rapper

## Tsurubebi

The **Tsurubebi** is a yokai that lives deep within the dark forest floating up and down the trees. Now Tsurubebi craves the light of the outside world compared to his dark home, to the point that he planned to make the night stop to satisfy his love for the light.

Motif: Tsurubebi, Hawaiian Tourist, Bamboo Torch

## Tsurube-Otoshi

Traditionally, **Tsurube-Otoshi** lived on tree branches and crushed people who walked below him. But now Tsurube-Otoshi started to work out to make his crushing skills even more painful to humans. He believes he's the toughest out of all yokai and thinks that not even Daimaou is above him in toughness.

Motif: Tsurube-Otoshi, Bodybuilder, Muscles, Barbells, 1-Ton Weight

## Tsutsugamushi

The **Tsutsugamushi** is a giant insect yokai living near villages. The Tsutsugamushi of today now lives in urban areas. He shrank to a microscopic size and invaded Tsuruhime's brain to control into being an obedient servant for the Yokai.

Motif: Tsutsugamushi, Cockroach, Anatomy Model

## Ubagabi

Ubagabi was originally a flaming old woman's head formed from the spirit of an elderly woman who stole oil. Nowadays, she has decided to steal various kinds of fuel oil from vehicles and place the fuel on the ground to either create oil slicks or cause oil fires.

Motif: Ubagabi, oil refinery, fuel oil

## Ubume

The **Ubume** is the ghost of a grieving mother carrying her dead child. Now in the modern age, she kidnaps humans as a way to fill the void of her dead child. She can create special pacifiers that when sucked on, causing the user's mental state to decrease into that of an infant and giving Ubume child soldiers she can use to fend off any foe who dares get in the way between her and her newfound children.

Motif: Ubume, Stork, Baby Toys, Hooded Poncho

## Umashika

Umashika, also known as Mumashika, was originally a horse/deer hybrid spirit which caused people to make idiotic choices. Nowadays, Umashika has decided to give off false horse race bets in order to make them lose their bets and collect their souls if they lost.

Motif: Umashika, Bookie, Betting Booth

## Umizatou

A rather mysterious yokai, **Umizatou** buried a treasure chest full of priceless wealth in the Ryukyu Islands long ago. Now Umizatou is determined to find it with the assistance of his crew of Dorodoro sailors.

Motif: Umizatou, Pirate, Treasure Chest

## Ungaikyo

Traditionally, The **Ungaikyo** was a haunted mirror that could reveal the true self of the user. Now Ungaikyo can use her reflections to predict the future, masquerading as a fortune teller and revealing the future to her customers; but Ungaikyo twists the predictions out of context to make it seem the future is misfortunate.

Motif: Ungaikyo, Three-Sided Mirror, Fortune Teller, Mist

## Unmushi

Once upon a time, **Unmushi** was a sea slug-like monster which appeared every 27 days after the Bon festival and frightened people with its roar. Nowadays, Unmushi has taken on the form of an actual sea slug. He gives people pet sea slugs called "Ko-umiushi" which emit a gas that melts anything.

Motif: Unmushi, sea slug, aquarium

## Ushirogami

**Ushirogami** used to startle people by pulling on their hair behind them, but now Ushirogami startles people by performing magic tricks before them. The crowd is mesmerized by Ushirogami's show as they are sent to a chaotic dimension created by her.

Motif: Ushirogami, Stage Magician, Playing Cards

## Ushirome

Back then, Ushirome would find out people's secrets with the eye on the back of its head. Nowadays, he has an eye on both the front and back of his head so that he can use his machine gun arms to shoot enemies in both directions.

Motif: Ushirome, gangster, mafia boss, machine guns, reticle

## Ushiuchibo

Back in the day, **Ushiuchibo** would crawl into farms to suck the blood of livestock. Nowadays, he has migrated to Mexico, and has come back to become the Chupacabra of Japan, stealing various kinds of livestock just to drain their blood.

Motif: Ushiuchibo, Coyote, Cattle Rustler

## Uso-no-seirei

Back then, Uso-no-seirei was the spirit of a liar who was transformed into a catfish-like Yokai after death, cursed to speak the truth, but never be believed since anyone who heard them thought they were lying. Nowadays, tired of being mistaken for a liar, he has decided to take revenge by capturing any and all liars in his back to give himself power, and he also gained a nose which transformed into a sniper rifle, missile launcher, or tank muzzle depending on the lies he said.

Motif: Uso-no-seirei, lie detector, Pinocchio

## Usuoi-baba

Back then, **Usuoi-baba** was a sea hag who carried a mortar on her backside. Nowadays, she has decided to become a coffee shop owner, and she grinds special Yokai Coffee Beans into a special coffee which makes people have a coffee addiction when drank.

Motif: Usuoi-baba, coffee mug, coffee mill, coffee beans, Cafe

## Uwan

The Uwan of the past had the ability to screech his name loudly to shock his victims. The Uwan of the present has gained a voice loud enough to make his victims deaf. Uwan took on the form of a rock star and tricked them into attending his concert where he plans to scream so loud, the crowd will be deaf permanently.

Motif: Uwan, Heavy Metal Singer, Speaker

## Uyauyashi

Originally, **Uyauyashi** was a reverent toad Yokai who bowed down to anyone he saw. Nowadays, Uyauyashi has decided to become a bounty hunter. His poison arrows inject a toxin which slowly transforms people into frog-men under his control.

Motif: Uyauyashi, poison-dart frog, archer, crossbow

## Waira

The **Waira** is a yokai who's sharp claws are strong enough to catch and consume animals. The Waira of the modern era now steals livestock and crops from farms with his Waira Scythe and takes them for his own.

Motif: Waira, Holstein Cow, Milk Machine, Tractor

## Waniguchi

In the past, **Waniguchi** was a tsukumogami of a gong which bit people whenever they hit it on the head. Nowadays, Waniguchi has taken the form of a snare drum. He still bites people, but now he has gained the ability to take control of people by beating the gong on his chest.

Motif: Waniguchi, snare drum, drumsticks

## Wanyudo

The **Wanyudo** is a cocky wheel yokai who rolled throught towns and took anyone who saw him to Hell. Nowadays, Wanyudo prides himself in being "Hell's Racer", faster than any vehicle made. He challenged Nekomaru to a race across the city, with the loser having to go to Hell. Of course, Wanyudo refused to be beaten by some Cat-bus and rigged the race to be in his favor.

Motif: Wanyudo, Nascar Racer, Racecar, Burning Tire, Road Pavement

## Warai-onna

**Warai-onna** used to be a lady who laughed at people and caused her entire surroundings to laugh with her. Nowadays, she has decided to spread her laughter everywhere. She emitted a laughing gas which made objects come to life and laugh at them, and her gas also affected people to laugh with her until they die of exhaustion.

Motif: Warai-onna, Anesthesiologist, gas cylinder, laughing gas

## Yagyo-san

"The One-Eyed Taker of Life" within the newly founded Yokai Military Corps. Yagyo-san is dreaded among souls for walking through towns on a headless horse and slaughtering anyone who crosses his path. After Daimaoh's sealing, he joined Datsueba and Keneo to found the Yokai Military Corps and form an all powerful organization to hunt down the Kakurangers and avenge their fallen comrades. Yagyo-san is rude and snarky amongst his fellow yokai and when fighting alongside his trusty scythe, he will show no mercy towards his enemies.

Motif: Yagyo-san, Chemical Warfare, Barbed Wire, Cockroach

## Yakandzuru

In the early days, **Yakandzuru** was a kettle which hung on trees. Nowadays, he has become electrical-powered, and he not only dispenses a tea which erases memories, but can also transform into his Kettle Tank form.

Motif: Yakandzuru, electric kettle, teacups

## Yamabiko

Long ago, the **Yamabiko** used to mimic echos in mountains. But now Yamabiko considers his past to be beneath him and now mimics opera singers. Disguising himself as an opera singer, his singing can mesmerize humans as he robs them blind.

Motif: Yamabiko, Opera Singer, Howler Monkey

## Yamajijii

**Yamajijii'**s an old man who resides in the mountains and had many unfavorable encounters with humans by being easily tricked by them. To stop himself from being deceived any further, Yama-Jijii practiced the ancient arts of nature and transformed his mountain into a deathtrap for any human who wanders by.

Motif: Yamajijii, Shaman

## Yama-oroshi

Originally, Yama-oroshi was a tsukumogami of a vegetable grater resembling a monstrous porcupine which rampaged in kitchens. Nowadays, he has become a master of cheese, and he uses his cheese-manipulation abilities to create cheese which, when eaten, causes a parasitic mold to grow on their bodies.

Motif: Yama-oroshi, cheese grater, cheese wheels

## Yama-otoko

Back then, **Yama-otoko** were mountain giants which helped people with mountain work and accepted sake as a gift of gratitude. Nowadays, Yama-otoko has found fewer humans who are willing to give him sake, so he has transformed into a volcano monster to attack them. Yamaotoko is able to use his giant size to his advantage to create volcanoes from the ground which erupt on towns below. He is also able to create seismic stomps that cause earthquakes.

Motif: Yama-otoko, Volcano, Sumo wrestler

## Yamawarawa

In the past, "Yamawarawa" was a wild, one-eyed being related to Kappa that lived in the mountain. Today, Yamawarawa can be seen deep in forests near mountains hunting down any trespassers who come near his forest.

Motif: Yamawarawa, Lumberjack

## Yanari Family

The **Yanari** Family are small oni yokai that creep into homes at night and cause mischief by shaking the home throughout the night. Due to their small stature, they were unable to keep up to modernizing with the other yokai, but they commissioned Sunekosuri to create a house-like robot known as the Yanari-Ka for them to control so they can have a chance to fight the Kakuranger.

Motif: Imps, Nuclear Family (Yanari), Two-Story House (Yanari-Ka)

## Yaotome

Back then, **Yaotome** was a crane who danced in shrines at midnight and could use her Suzu bells to call in various souls. Nowadays, she has decided to gain a new hobby: origami. She is able to use her Suzu bells to summon Origami papers which fold into various shapes and attack the populace.

Motif: Yaotome, Origami crane

## Yaroka-mizu

Once, **Yaroka-mizu** was a living river which asked, "Do you want it?" When someone said "Yes, I want it", then the river would flood the entire village. Nowadays, Yaroka-mizu is one of the Four Elemental Kings representing Water. Yaroka-mizu is able to manipulate water in order to drown enemies.

Motif: Yaroka-mizu, waves, tsunami

## Yobuko

A close cousin of Yamabiko, **Yobuko** can also mimic echos in mountains. Unlike her cousin, Yobuko is still fond of her past and still copies voices in mountains, but now she can also steal their voice. Her pom-poms can create a noise similar to TV Static when rubbed together and send a shockwave to a human, at which their voices will be transferred to her.

Motif: Yobuko, Cheerleader, Megaphone, Woodpecker

## Yonaki-baba

Back then, **Yonaki-baba** wailed at the outside of people's homes at night to cause sadness. Nowadays, she has decided to become a professional mourner who induces sadness in people with her sonic wail.

Motif: Yonaki-baba, altar, deceased picture, professional mourner

## Yosuzume

In the past, **Yosuzume'**s chirping brought bad luck to travelers wandering by. In the modern age, Yosuzume's omen is broadcasted on live television as a horror-themed program. When humans watch it, a series of bad events will happen to them until Yosuzume comes to their homes to kill them.

Motif: Yosuzume, Crow, Elvira, Pentagram

## Yume-no-seirei

In the past, **Yume-no-seirei** was a spirit reported to manipulate dreams and give people nightmares. Nowadays, he has taken on the role of a "Yokai Sandman" who sprinkles sand into people's eyes to put them to sleep and bring their biggest dreams and nightmares to life.

Motif: Yume-no-seirei, sandbox, Sandman