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“Diet: souls; occasionally snacks on babies Appearance:”
― Matthew Meyer, The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons: A Field Guide to Japanese Yokai

“Kappa are proud and stubborn, but also fiercely honorable; they never break a promise. Kappa will eat almost anything, but they are particularly fond of two foods: cucumbers and raw innards—particularly human anuses. Interactions:”
― Matthew Meyer, The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons: A Field Guide to Japanese Yokai

“Rituals slow time; the names we give acts and the beliefs that undergird those acts contribute to a sense of order. Accepting an order produced by a power holder— internalizing its assumptions about duty, honor, and justice— delivers a stable form of obedience. Power is thus most effective when it is invisible.”
― Matthew Meyer, Mad Max and Philosophy: Thinking Through the Wasteland

“Azuki araou ka? Hito totte kuou ka? (shoki shoki) Shall I wash my red beans, or shall I catch a human to eat? (shoki shoki) Interactions:”
― Matthew Meyer, The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons: A Field Guide to Japanese Yokai