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anastasia_sherman's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
4.0
This is your "Pocketbook of Yokai and Where To Find Them".
xsleepyshadows's review against another edition
4.0
A nice yokai book with summary and illustration of each one. Great book to get started knowing more about yokai!
sweetopheliac's review against another edition
5.0
I absolutely love the work that Mathew Meyer has done in regards to Yokai and Japanese folklore! I've read through his yokai website numerous times, but having the entries in book form are even better! Of course this is only one out of 3 volumes.
The information is detailed and well researched. And his accompanying artwork is fantastic! Definitely something I will read through again. I would also like to one day own physical copies of all three volumes.
Would highly recommend to anyone interested in yokai and Japanese horror and folklore.
The information is detailed and well researched. And his accompanying artwork is fantastic! Definitely something I will read through again. I would also like to one day own physical copies of all three volumes.
Would highly recommend to anyone interested in yokai and Japanese horror and folklore.
sleepyboi2988's review against another edition
5.0
I picked up this and the other 2 books in the series after getting sucked into the world and lore of the video game Nioh (Which is set in 1600 within a fictionalised dark fantasy version of the late Sengoku period, where the Yokai world intermingles with the world of the living). My interest in ancient and medieval mythologies certainly helped both along as well.
In my opinion this book is so very well done, the art is fantastic and pays pure homage to original Japanese style. The entries are well done, different names, translation of said name, it's habitat and diet being bullet pointed. After; what causes the Yokai to appear, any legends of it, what makes them tick, etc are included. All of this is rooted and set in what the original Japanese mythology stated.
Very much looking forward to the other 2 and Japandemonium Illustrated: The Yokai Encyclopedias of Toriyama Sekien (The latter being reprints of the original art done by Sekien in the 1700's).
In my opinion this book is so very well done, the art is fantastic and pays pure homage to original Japanese style. The entries are well done, different names, translation of said name, it's habitat and diet being bullet pointed. After; what causes the Yokai to appear, any legends of it, what makes them tick, etc are included. All of this is rooted and set in what the original Japanese mythology stated.
Very much looking forward to the other 2 and Japandemonium Illustrated: The Yokai Encyclopedias of Toriyama Sekien (The latter being reprints of the original art done by Sekien in the 1700's).
siobhanward's review
informative
medium-paced
3.0
This was a fun overview of Japanese Yokai. I went in with almost no knowledge so it was a good read as someone with little background. I liked the illustrations a lot in particular, they were great. I wish there had been more connections between the Yokai and Japanese history since often mythical creatures and lore have deep roots in history. Some Yokai were given historical context but it was very surface-level.
smortimer's review against another edition
I didn’t read exactly this version - I read The Illustrated Night Parade of a Hundred Demons" or The Illustrated Demon Horde's Night Parade) by Toriyama Sekien. Mythology is fascinating, recommended to anyone interested in Japanese culture.