Comments on: A-Yokai-A-Day: Hakoiri musume (page 3) https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2021/10/04/a-yokai-a-day-hakoiri-musume-page-3/ illustrations, folklore, and blog Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:05:32 +0000 hourly 1 By: Matt https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2021/10/04/a-yokai-a-day-hakoiri-musume-page-3/comment-page-1/#comment-37662 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 08:03:08 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=28557#comment-37662 In reply to Matias.

I agree. 🙂 These books are so charming! And it’s certainly a fun coincidence how many sex jokes can be equated with blowfish in both languages.

]]> By: Matias https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2021/10/04/a-yokai-a-day-hakoiri-musume-page-3/comment-page-1/#comment-37658 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 18:33:17 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=28557#comment-37658 I don’t know why, but i love these drawings so much, kibyoshi and other Edo period books have such a strange charm.
(Also, i love how the blowfish pun can also make sense in English, hehe.)

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