Ghost stories are to Japan what zombies are to America. Yokai have become an important part of Japanese culture. This book is practically an encyclopedia of Japanese monsters: Kebabane, Boiler Gramps, the Snow Woman, the kappa, the zashiki-warashi, mermaids, and many more. It features all the Japanese yokai you know, carefully recounting their stories and origins. These creatures are no longer flat characters or just frightening names. Each is a lively individual with a past and feelings of their own...
Following the principle of quality over quantity, this collection, Japanese Strange Tales, includes several original stories by Mr. Wang Xinxi, as well as carefully selected classic short stories by acclaimed writers and manga artists whose work has had the greatest influence on Japanese strange fiction. The stories are drawn from both classical and modern works, and cover yokai legends and folk oddities from every period of Japanese history. The collection ranges from tales of the uncanny and the supernatural, to stories of human relationships and the spiritual nature of all things. These works explore love and loss, and the principles of human relationships, moving readers and leaving them sighing with emotion. Together, they represent the very best of Japanese strange tales.
Not bad. I feel like Japanese stories are all imitating Chinese ones.
How should I put it? Although it is a talk about monsters, it is more about the human heart. Things come from the heart. When the human heart is broken, monsters will come out.
Japanese folk literature is pretty good
Not bad. I feel like Japanese stories are all imitating Chinese ones.
How should I put it? Although it is a talk about monsters, it is more about the human heart. Things come from the heart. When the human heart is broken, monsters will come out.
It's quite beautiful. Listen to it while walking.