From Mononoke to Saint Seiya, these are the best anime series that borrow heavily from mythology from Japan and around the ...

While the anime fandom is hyping the return of Chainsaw Man, the real highlight of 2025 is Dandadan's Season 2.

Dandadan is a world teeming with otherworldly beings, from aliens to supernatural yokai. Among them is Reiko Kashima, the infamous Slit-Mouthed Woman, a yokai who stood as one of the main villains ...

Yamashiro helmed season 1, while Gongora directed the show’s opening theme animation. GKids’ news release did not include Dan ...

In this episode of YOKAI: Exploring Japanese Folklore, we track down the legend of the ferocious Ushioni, a Yokai with the hulking body of a bull and an ogre-like face. In certain regions of Ehime ...

Long before the supernatural mermaid-like “yokai” shot to fame, however, a U.S.-born illustrator living here started introducing Japanese ghouls and hobgoblins to the world while providing ...

Season 2 of 'Dan Da Dan' has been set for a 3 July premiere, but before that, a special theatrical release will kick off on ...

Tarta Labs, dedicated to building a next-generation anime IP ecosystem, has successfully completed a $4.5 million pre-seed ...

Assassin’s Creed Shadows features a series of side quests where Naoe and Yasuke investigate yokai sightings. These quests all require a little bit of detective work to reveal the real truth ...

In this episode of YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore, we follow the cry of the Konakijiji, a Yokai that resembles an old man but with a voice like a weeping infant. It's said to lure ...