Greetings yokai fans!

I made a last-minute decision to title this piece Yatagarasu instead of kin’u, as I have been calling in. It’s not a big difference, but mostly this is because the bird is better known as Yatagarasu in Japan. You can still call it kin’u, or sansokuu as you like. 😉

I particularly like this painting, but that’s probably just because I am a bird lover. Enjoy the story below!

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Greetings yokai fans!

Your rewards (postcards and prints) for May are going out today. There was a bit of a delay, as Comic Con took up the first week of June, and I’ve had the flu since last week which has slowed me down quite a bit.

On a cheerier note, the first yokai of the month is done, and it’s a cute one. I hope you enjoy it!

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Happy Memorial Day! Many of you are probably enjoying backyard barbecues today. Today’s yokai would enjoy it the other way around, and eagerly gobble up some humans instead!

Amemasu

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Greetings yokai fans!

Tonight, I bring you the Uwabami! I hope you enjoy it. Most yokai don’t even have any legends, just funny descriptions about what they do. This is one of the rare chances when there are actually lots of real legends to share, so narrowing it down to one was hard. But I think the one I picked is quite entertaining. Let me know what you think in the comments!

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Greetings yokai fans!

My printer was finally fixed, so your prints all went out this morning. Sorry for the delay, but I am relieved to have that fixed. There’s nothing scarier than having an expensive piece of machinery break down. In any case…

Today I present to you Atuikakura, the dreaded sea cucumber of Uchiura Bay! (Probably the only time in your life you’ll ever hear that phrase!)

Atuikakura aka Atsuuikakura

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Greetings yokai fans! Here is the most recent yokai, Akkorokamui! There are few yokai of this size. They are kind of like pre-modern kaiju. Quite rare! And very awesome, of course. I hope you enjoy it!

Akkorokamui

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