Comments on: What are examples of Yokai anime?

By: Kriss

Kriss — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 09:23:37 +0000

Mononoke and Princess Mononoke aren’t the same cause mononokes are to some extent demonic ayakashis which take possession of humans.
Ayakashis are spirits associated with alive beings or dead people, objects, superstitions… they have in most cases monstrous appearance (yokai means monster in jp).
In the Japanese folklore, they are often equalizing the row of divinities with furnace bridges reserved to them.

Others animes about yokais : Kurozuka, Kikoushi Enma, Ayakashi ayashi, Coo, Pompoko.

By: RueRi

RueRi — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:33:28 +0000

I’m just gonna leave a list of anime titles that I’ve watched that center around Yokai.

Nurarihyon no Mago
Ayakashi – Samurai Horror Tales
Natsume Yujin cho series 1 and 2
Otome Youkai Zakuro
Tactics

Thats all I can remember. Lol. Hope it helps.

By: Ara

Ara — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 01:32:01 +0000

Just stumbled across this when looking for other yokai-central animes. Grandchild of Nurarihyon, which is about a guy who is part-yokai and the Third Heir to the Night Parade of 100 Demons. It’s pretty good. Definitely qualifies =)

By: Confanity

Confanity — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:52:55 +0000

Currently watching Bakemonogatari, which seems to qualify and is stunningly well-written and -animated.

By: Mitch H.

Mitch H. — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:26:00 +0000

I was going to say Requiem from the Darkness, but in considering the given definition of “yokai”, I’m not sure if it qualifies. It’s more of a series of stories about how the dark fantasy of yokai is just a mask for the banality of human evil – every monstrosity in that show is eventually unmasked & shown to be at its root a person gone rotten. It’s anti-romantic.

Mononoke is another example, but it hasn’t been licensed yet, and it’s a lot more receptive to the romanticism of the yokai story.

Inuyasha is, of course, a very mainstream, very literal-mined, and somewhat rote shounen-style “yokai” series.

Oh, btw, be careful with Requiem from the Darkness around kids. It’s always gory, sometimes nasty, and can be gut-wrenchingly disgusting, especially the episode about the ukiyo-e of death’s decay.

By: fledgling otaku

fledgling otaku — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:01:55 +0000

Nick, all roads lead to the 12 Kingdoms, it seems

These suggestions are fascinating, I’d never heard of any of these. This seems to be a sleeper genre. Don, when you mentioned Mononoke I thought you meant Princess Mononoke until I clicked the link. That too seems to fit the genre, no?

By: Steven Den Beste

Steven Den Beste — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:20:49 +0000

Hmm… would the Ghoul in Divergence Eve count?

By: Don

Don — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:31:57 +0000

Correction: Ayakashi has been licensed. The others still haven't, though, which in the case of Mononoke is a scandal.

By: Don

Don — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:27:48 +0000
Off the top of my head: Mokke, which is a sort of young person's Mushishi; Hakaba Kitaro, which concerns a yokai boy born in a cemetery; and, Mononoke, which deals with one particular genus of yokai. The last is a continuation of the final "bakeneko" arc of Ayakashi. None of these have yet been licensed.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:50:43 +0000
Some possibilities may include Natsume Yuujinchou and its sequel, Zoku Natsume Yuujinchou. Amatsuki might delve a little into this too, though it's mainly a fantasy series. Neither of these are licensed, as far as I know. Another possiblity that may include yokai among in addition to western concepts of hauntings might be Ghost Hunt. This one is licensed. the main reason I started to watch it was that the original novel that this was adapted from (actually the manga the anime was based on) was written by Fuyumi Ono, the author of The Twelve Kingdom novels. In fact, TK was actually a fantasy novel series that was born from a one-shot horror novel. Hope this helps.