https://matthewmeyer.net illustrations, folklore, and blog Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:55:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2019/10/30/a-yokai-a-day-ino-mononoke-roku-day-29/comment-page-1/#comment-49481 Sun, 10 May 2026 22:48:04 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=26291#comment-49481 Stealing this to combine with that butterfly yokai idea. Also, it’s kind of playing against yourself, if you’re trying to scare somebody, to keep them sleep deprived all the time, isn’t it?

]]> https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2019/10/29/a-yokai-a-day-ino-mononoke-roku-day-28/comment-page-1/#comment-49480 Sun, 10 May 2026 22:45:30 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=26289#comment-49480 Literally a Japanese version of that “boy with trumpet” meme

]]> https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2019/10/28/a-yokai-a-day-ino-mononoke-roku-day-27/comment-page-1/#comment-49479 Sun, 10 May 2026 22:43:15 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=26287#comment-49479 That’s all they’ve got this close to the end? How disappointing…

]]> https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2019/10/26/a-yokai-a-day-ino-mononoke-roku-day-25/comment-page-1/#comment-49478 Sun, 10 May 2026 22:41:47 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=26283#comment-49478 So, do you think they’re all coordinating somehow, or is it more of a party situation? “Hey, Heitaro touched The Bad Rock™, so any yokai who wants to come to his house and screw with him, it’s open season this month!”

]]> https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2019/10/25/a-yokai-a-day-ino-mononoke-roku-day-24/comment-page-1/#comment-49477 Sun, 10 May 2026 22:38:44 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=26193#comment-49477 A giant butterfly that splits into thousands of tiny butterflies would actually be a really cool familiar or summon for a game or manga, definitely stealing that as a writer

]]> https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2019/10/24/a-yokai-a-day-ino-mononoke-roku-day-23/comment-page-1/#comment-49476 Sun, 10 May 2026 22:36:55 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=26191#comment-49476 I like to think that Gonpachi was also visited by the broom spirit to clean his house, only to have it immediately ruined by the party. Now that would be a sense of humour

]]> https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2019/10/21/a-yokai-a-day-ino-mononoke-roku-day-20/comment-page-1/#comment-49475 Sun, 10 May 2026 22:33:19 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=26178#comment-49475 Hey, plenty of guys in stories like these marry spirits and yokai, so it’s not like that’s disqualifying, Heitaro!

]]> https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2019/10/20/a-yokai-a-day-ino-mononoke-roku-day-19/comment-page-1/#comment-49474 Sun, 10 May 2026 22:29:41 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=26169#comment-49474 Well, a lot of kitsune’s abilities line up really nicely with these happenings(warping their environments, creating illusions, shapeshifting). It could be a cadre of yokai including/being led by a kitsune?

]]> https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2019/10/10/a-yokai-a-day-ino-mononoke-roku-day-9/comment-page-1/#comment-49473 Sun, 10 May 2026 22:11:28 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=26121#comment-49473 An illusion meant to create guilt and lead to suicide… interesting, not to mention horrific. That suicide picture… ugh…

]]> https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2019/10/04/a-yokai-a-day-ino-mononoke-roku-day-3/comment-page-1/#comment-49472 Sun, 10 May 2026 21:27:16 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=26056#comment-49472 My boy got violated…

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