Comments for MatthewMeyer.net https://matthewmeyer.net illustrations, folklore, and blog Fri, 30 Oct 2026 08:43:56 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on A-Yokai-A-Day: The Strange Cat by A-Yokai-A-Day: The Cat’s Loyal Death | MatthewMeyer.net https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2025/10/23/a-yokai-a-day-the-strange-cat/comment-page-1/#comment-49604 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 08:43:56 +0000 https://matthewmeyer.net/?p=33152#comment-49604 […] evil cat. We’ve seen a few of them during A-Yokai-A-Day over the years. My favorite one being this strange cat. Tonight’s cat is indeed a bakeneko of a sort—after all, it has lived unnaturally long, and […]

]]> Comment on A-Yokai-A-Day: Demon Fire by Tagide https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2026/10/26/a-yokai-a-day-demon-fire/comment-page-1/#comment-49601 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 23:33:27 +0000 https://matthewmeyer.net/?p=36706#comment-49601 Very behind this year, but looking forward to reading all the wonderful small stories of this year

]]> Comment on A-Yokai-A-Day: The Ugume of Tsuru-no-hayashi by A-Yokai-A-Day: How a Ghost was Cooked and Eaten | MatthewMeyer.net https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2025/10/04/a-yokai-a-day-the-ugume-of-tsuru-no-hayashi/comment-page-1/#comment-49596 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:57:29 +0000 https://matthewmeyer.net/?p=33140#comment-49596 […] tale is a variation of a common one. I shared a similar tale from Shokoku hyakumonogatari during A-Yokai-A-Day a few years ago. Tonight’s has a much […]

]]> Comment on A-Yokai-A-Day: The Hitodama by Matt https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2026/10/17/a-yokai-a-day-the-hitodama/comment-page-1/#comment-49588 Sat, 17 Oct 2026 23:40:44 +0000 https://matthewmeyer.net/?p=36666#comment-49588 In reply to Eric Lethe.

Human soul

]]> Comment on A-Yokai-A-Day: The Hitodama by Eric Lethe https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2026/10/17/a-yokai-a-day-the-hitodama/comment-page-1/#comment-49587 Sat, 17 Oct 2026 20:24:18 +0000 https://matthewmeyer.net/?p=36666#comment-49587 Is there an English translation of “Hitodama”?

]]> Comment on A-Yokai-A-Day: A Matter in Which It Is Difficult to Say There Was No Yūrei by A-Yokai-A-Day: An Eyewitness Account of a Wandering Spirit | MatthewMeyer.net https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2026/10/09/a-yokai-a-day-a-matter-in-which-it-is-difficult-to-say-there-was-no-yurei/comment-page-1/#comment-49583 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:24:24 +0000 https://matthewmeyer.net/?p=36633#comment-49583 […] story comes from volume five of Mimibukuro, and it is another story about a smallpox-related death. In this case, the victim’s age is not mentioned, although it says he is a young samurai […]

]]> Comment on A-Yokai-A-Day: A Matter About Which It Is Difficult to Determine That There Was Not a Past Life by A-Yokai-A-Day: A Matter Difficult to Determine as Not Being Supernatural | MatthewMeyer.net https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2026/10/08/a-yokai-a-day-a-matter-about-which-it-is-difficult-to-determine-that-there-was-not-a-past-life/comment-page-1/#comment-49582 Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:44:24 +0000 https://matthewmeyer.net/?p=36630#comment-49582 […] story came to Negishi Yasumori from Andō Sōtai, who told him the story a few days back about the mysterious grave with a posthumous Buddhist name already written on it. The theme in both of these stories is […]

]]> Comment on A-Yokai-A-Day 2026 Starts Soon by A-Yokai-A-Day: The Strange Monk’s Calligraphy | MatthewMeyer.net https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2026/09/26/a-yokai-a-day-2026-starts-soon/comment-page-1/#comment-49574 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:07:31 +0000 https://matthewmeyer.net/?p=36587#comment-49574 […] ← Previous […]

]]> Comment on The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons by Karen Sells https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2011/06/24/the-night-parade-of-one-hundred-demons/comment-page-1/#comment-49563 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:49:02 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=6724#comment-49563 inspired to do Hayakki Yagyo art.

]]> Comment on A-Yokai-A-Day: The Monk Who Met a Bōrei in Shimotsuke by DIPTADIP DAS https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2022/10/10/a-yokai-a-day-the-monk-who-met-a-borei-in-shimotsuke/comment-page-1/#comment-49527 Sun, 05 Jul 2026 19:37:07 +0000 https://matthewmeyer.net/?p=29642#comment-49527 I always read the stories but not comment always. I love the stories so much. Thank you 😊🙏

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