There's a reason Water-Type Pokémon make up the largest group in the Pokédex ... Some draw inspiration from Japanese yokai, while others are inspired from Western legends and marine creatures.

In this episode of YOKAI: Exploring Japanese Folklore, we track down the legend of the ferocious Ushioni, a Yokai with the hulking body of a bull and an ogre-like face. In certain regions of Ehime ...

Long before the supernatural mermaid-like “yokai” shot to fame, however, a U.S.-born illustrator living here started introducing Japanese ghouls and hobgoblins to the world while providing ...