# yōkai

NOPPERA-BŌ. This looks like a human until you see its face which is completely featureless, lacking any kind of expression & as smooth as an egg. The iconic legend is first recounted by Lafcadio Hearn in Kwaidan ('nupperi' also 'nopperi' means 'flat-faced')

27 82
2018-10-05

KUDAN. Human-faced bovine. Upon being born it will utter a prophecy which will always come true then die. It is said to appear at times of unrest, natural disaster or epidemic. Kudan are examples of what Yumoto Kōichi calls 'Yogenjū', or prophesy beasts

9 24
2018-09-07