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The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as yokai)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,964 ratings — published 2014
The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons: A Field Guide to Japanese Yokai (Yokai, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.39 — 690 ratings — published 2012
Yokai Attack!: The Japanese Monster Survival Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.13 — 982 ratings — published 2008
The Hour of Meeting Evil Spirits: An Encyclopedia of Mononoke and Magic (Yokai, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.42 — 253 ratings — published 2015
Natsume's Book of Friends, Volume 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.21 — 6,979 ratings — published 2005
The Demon Prince of Momochi House, Vol. 2 (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.08 — 2,795 ratings — published 2013
The Demon Prince of Momochi House, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as yokai)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,218 ratings — published 2013
Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as yokai)
avg rating 3.81 — 6,547 ratings — published 1904
Nothing but Blackened Teeth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as yokai)
avg rating 2.62 — 54,980 ratings — published 2021
Japandemonium Illustrated: The Yokai Encyclopedias of Toriyama Sekien (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.06 — 330 ratings — published 2014
Red Winter (Red Winter Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.27 — 14,097 ratings — published 2016
In Ghostly Japan: Spooky Stories with the Folklore, Superstitions and Traditions of Old Japan (Tuttle Classics)
by (shelved 6 times as yokai)
avg rating 3.61 — 2,186 ratings — published 1899
Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 1 (Kamisama Kiss, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.45 — 47,127 ratings — published 2008
The Fox's Wedding: A Compendium of Japanese Folklore (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 5 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.32 — 71 ratings — published
The Keeper of Night (The Keeper of Night, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as yokai)
avg rating 3.60 — 11,003 ratings — published 2021
Wayward, Vol. 1: String Theory (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as yokai)
avg rating 3.68 — 3,539 ratings — published 2015
Empress of All Seasons (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as yokai)
avg rating 3.55 — 5,536 ratings — published 2018
Shadow of the Fox (ebook)
by (shelved 5 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.00 — 26,318 ratings — published 2018
Kaibyō: The Supernatural Cats of Japan (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.37 — 563 ratings — published 2017
Yokai Rental Shop, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as yokai)
avg rating 3.82 — 283 ratings — published 2017
An Introduction to Yōkai Culture: Monsters, Ghosts, and Outsiders in Japanese History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as yokai)
avg rating 3.70 — 102 ratings — published 2012
The Birth of Kitaro (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as yokai)
avg rating 3.84 — 532 ratings — published 1968
Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 4 (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.46 — 7,068 ratings — published 2009
Pandemonium and Parade: Japanese Monsters and the Culture of Yokai (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.00 — 180 ratings — published 2008
Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.08 — 2,038 ratings — published 2008
Usagi Yojimbo: Yokai (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as yokai)
avg rating 3.97 — 686 ratings — published 2009
Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits, Vol. 1 (Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,711 ratings — published 2016
Dandadan, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.28 — 41,203 ratings — published 2021
The Book of the Hakutaku: A Bestiary of Japanese Monsters (Yokai, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.39 — 160 ratings — published
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神様はじめました 25 [Kamisama Hajimemashita 25] (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.64 — 2,474 ratings — published 2016
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神様はじめました 24 [Kamisama Hajimemashita 24] (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.51 — 2,280 ratings — published 2016
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神様はじめました 23 [Kamisama Hajimemashita 23] (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.50 — 2,371 ratings — published 2015
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神様はじめました 22 [Kamisama Hajimemashita 22] (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.49 — 2,417 ratings — published 2015
Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits, Vol. 4 (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,219 ratings — published 2018
Seven Deadly Shadows (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as yokai)
avg rating 3.58 — 2,468 ratings — published 2020
Ghostly Things, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as yokai)
avg rating 3.53 — 1,107 ratings — published 2018
Yurei: The Japanese Ghost (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.04 — 413 ratings — published 2014
Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits, Vol. 3 (Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,430 ratings — published 2018
Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits, Vol. 2 (Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,771 ratings — published 2017
Something Wicked from Japan: Ghosts, Demons & Yokai in Ukiyo-e Masterpieces (PIE Ukiyo-e Series)
by (shelved 4 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.42 — 240 ratings — published 2017
Onibi: Diary of a Yokai Ghost Hunter (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as yokai)
avg rating 3.52 — 1,631 ratings — published 2016
The Demon Prince of Momochi House, Vol. 3 (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.11 — 2,150 ratings — published 2014
Yurei Attack!: The Japanese Ghost Survival Guide (Yokai ATTACK! Series)
by (shelved 4 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.10 — 463 ratings — published 2012
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神様はじめました 21 [Kamisama Hajimemashita 21] (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,583 ratings — published 2015
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神様はじめました 20 [Kamisama Hajimemashita 20] (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.47 — 2,711 ratings — published 2014
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神様はじめました 19 [Kamisama Hajimemashita 19] (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.49 — 2,937 ratings — published 2014
Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 3 (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.47 — 7,566 ratings — published 2009
Elegant Yokai Apartment Life, Vol. 1 (Elegant Yokai Apartment Life #1)
by (shelved 4 times as yokai)
avg rating 3.95 — 375 ratings — published 2011
The Great Yokai Encyclopaedia (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as yokai)
avg rating 4.14 — 43 ratings — published 2010
“Monsters are created, not born.”
― Head by the Ceiling
― Head by the Ceiling
“Bow to a kappa and it will bow back. The water spills from the dish on its head, and its strength goes with it. Good manners, not courage.”
— Japanese Yokai, Mythological Creatures”
― Mythological Creatures Field Guide: Japanese Yokai: Meet 15 of Japan's Most Legendary Creatures
— Japanese Yokai, Mythological Creatures”
― Mythological Creatures Field Guide: Japanese Yokai: Meet 15 of Japan's Most Legendary Creatures
