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I love Japanese Yokai stories so here is a long ass thread about a couple of them :)
Kiyohime
Kiyohime was a young woman scorned by her lover, a monk named Anchin, who grew cold and lost interest in her. Realizing he had left her, Kiyohime followed him to a river and transformed into a serpent while swimming after his boat.
Kiyohime was a young woman scorned by her lover, a monk named Anchin, who grew cold and lost interest in her. Realizing he had left her, Kiyohime followed him to a river and transformed into a serpent while swimming after his boat.
Terrified by her monstrous form,Anchin sought refuge in a temple, where monks hid him beneath a bell.Not to be evaded, Kiyohime found him by his scent,coiled around the bell, and banged loudly on it with her tail.She then breathed fire onto the bell,melting it and killing Anchin.
What a clingy bitch , poor Anchin :(
Yoki-onna (snow woman)
Yuki-onna is usually described as having white skin, a white kimono, and long black hair. She appears in snowfall and glides without feet over the snow like a ghost.
Yuki-onna is usually described as having white skin, a white kimono, and long black hair. She appears in snowfall and glides without feet over the snow like a ghost.
She feeds on human essence, and her killing method of choice is to blow on her victims to freeze them to death and then suck out their souls through their mouths.
Some kinky shit...
Some kinky shit...
Kuchisake-onna
Kuchisake-onna wears a surgical mask and asks children if they think she is beautiful. If they say yes, she takes off the mask to reveal her mouth slit from ear to ear and asks the question again.
Kuchisake-onna wears a surgical mask and asks children if they think she is beautiful. If they say yes, she takes off the mask to reveal her mouth slit from ear to ear and asks the question again.
The only way to escape is to give a noncommittal answer, such as "you look OK." Barring that, you can distract her with certain Japanese candies. But if the children say yes again, she will cut their mouths to make them look like her.
Talk about insecurity problems holy shit !
Aka Manto
One of the more popular demons, hides in women’s bathrooms. In one version of the story,Aka Manto asks women if they would like a red cloak or a blue cloak.If the woman answers “red,”Aka Manto tears the flesh from her back to make it appear she is wearing a red cloak.
One of the more popular demons, hides in women’s bathrooms. In one version of the story,Aka Manto asks women if they would like a red cloak or a blue cloak.If the woman answers “red,”Aka Manto tears the flesh from her back to make it appear she is wearing a red cloak.
If she answers “blue,” then he strangles her to death. Unfortunately, if you encounter Aka Manto, there may be no escaping: Some versions of the story say if you don’t answer or if you pick a different color, he will immediately drag you to hell.
Damn! What a pervert.
Damn! What a pervert.
