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"Strange Japanese Yokai assembles an extraordinary collection of mysterious creatures in every possible shape and size, each with their own unique back story. Some are well-known, others obscure. The one thing they share in common is that they are creepy and weird! The 122 different Yokai described in this book include: The Kappa: A dangerous creature who lives in lakes and rivers and attacks passers-by; The Nurarihyon: A mysterious Yokai with a...
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"The Night Parade is about to begin . . . The ground thunders in Tokyo. A gust of wind blows. The pitter patter of paws and claws draws closer. The air is thick with swirling, swooping demons. It's Eka's favorite evening of the year, the one night she refuses to miss. But it's become harder to travel to Japan now that she's living across the world in New York. Unsure of when she can return next to see her yokai friends, Eka tries to forget that this...
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"Seventeen-year-old Kira Fujikawa has never had it easy. She's bullied by the popular girls in school. Her parents ignore her. And she's also plagued with a secret: she can see yokai, the ghosts and demons that haunt the streets of Kyoto. But things accelerate from bad to worse when she learns that Shuten-doji, the demon king, will rise at the next blood moon to hunt down an ancient relic and bring the world to a catastrophic end. Not exactly skilled...
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What happens when the living risk their lives to save the souls of the dead? Every summer, in an isolated Japanese village, a celebration known as the Festival of Shadows takes place. The villagers are entrusted to assist the troubled souls or "shadows" of those who died tragically, and to help them come to terms with their deaths and find eternal peace. Naoko, a young girl born in the village, is given a year to save the soul of a mysterious young...
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"More additions to the strange and endearing world of yokai cats! Amabie has a fish-like lower body, like our old friend Ningyo. Warai Onna and her owner love to smile and see others smile, while Uwan's scary face sometimes comes out of nowhere! Life goes on for these unique cats and their owners in volume six!"--
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Meet even more yokai cats! One is a shadow with no physical form, but it loves to be petted anyway. Another has a stretchy torso that gets longer and longer, while another is tiny enough to fit in the palm of a hand. See what life is like for the owners of these unique, mysterious cats.--
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"MORE AND MORE YOKAI CATS! The special mischief of yokai cats never ends! Meet the one who hangs from the ceiling by its back feet, and another who can prophesy in human language! What tricks will the one who loves sand get up to? Find out in volume three of this series about the lives of yokai cats and their people."--Publisher.
16) Yo-kai watch: 15
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"Nate Adams is just an average kid until the mysterious Whisper gives him the Yo-kai Watch. Now he can see what others cannot: Yo-kai of all shapes and forms! Nate and his Yo-kai pal Jibanyan are leading an expedition in search of hidden treasure! Get ready for a new adventure full of serious exploring and serious fun that's also a little bit of a tearjerker!"--Provided by publisher.
18) Yokai cats: 4
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"Think cats are mischievous pranksters? Wait till you meet the yokai cats! One has a neck that can stretch to steal food off the counter, another looks like a wall big enough to block a road, but is still warm and fluffy. And that's just the start! Get ready to be surprised and delighted by the daily life of these supernatural felines and their humans"--
19) Yo-kai watch: 21
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The wacky trio of Nate and his Yo-kai pals Whisper and Jibanyan encounter all kinds of strange spirits in this volume, including a sore throat Yo-kai, an irritatingly sticky Yo-kai, and an unbearably itchy Yo-kai!
20) Yo-kai watch: 22
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"Nate and his friends meet an assortment of nyan Yo-kai, including Kintaro, Odyssey, Melon and Origin!! Join the fun as Nate battles with feline spirits that are as dangerous as they are cute!"--