Fantastic Beasts

Futakuchi-onna (two-mouthed woman) is a type of Japanese youkai or monster. They are characterized by having two mouths - one normally located on the face and a second one on the back of the head below the hair. There, the woman's skull split open, forming large, fat lips filled with teeth and a tongue, creating a completely functional second mouth. However, that's not the worst thing, if it feels hungry its mouth starts to mutter hateful things, threaten and demand food. If not fed, it will scream obscene words and cause pain to the woman. Eventually, the hairs around the second mouth turned into tentacles and snatched all the food from the woman. In Japanese mythology and folklore, Futakuchi-onna belong to the same story class as rokurokubi, kuchisake-onna, and yama-uba, women who suffer from a curse or supernatural illness that causes them to turn into youkai. The supernatural nature of the women in these stories is often hidden until the very last moment, when the real pers

Dorotabou is a mud spirit that emerges from the black mud of a rice field and, although not entirely dangerous, is terrifying in appearance. Dorotabou are actually shapeshifting ghosts of old men toiling in their rice fields. They appear as one-eyed, three-toed humanoid figures that emerge from the mud at night. It is said that the five fingers of the human hand represent three vices and two virtues: anger, greed, delusion, wisdom, and compassion. The ghostly Dorotabou that appears with only three fingers represents evil. It was a spirit of vengeance and rage — angry at the ignorance and greed that it was now ashamed of with its life's work. Dorotabou often appears and wanders through the overgrown grasslands, calling out in a mournful voice, "Give me back the rice fields!" They haunt their fields after nightfall, disturbing the new inhabitants of their land and preventing their sleep. Dorotabou continued to haunt until the wasteful landowners changed their ways or gave u

Azuki arai are mysterious youkai that only can be found in remote forests found all over Japan. They have many nicknames in different regions, a common nickname is azukitogi. These youkai live deep in the mountains where humans rarely go, and spend their time near streams. Very few actual sightings have been recorded, but they are said to be short and squat, with large round eyes and an overall look like Buddhist monks. They appeared cheerful with a silly grin with a goofy grin and big three-fingered hands. In fact, Azuki arai is more often heard than seen. Their main activity seems to be washing red beans by the river while singing a scary song mixed with the “shoki shoki” sound of beans being washed in a basket: Azuki araou ka? Hito totte kuou ka? (shoki shoki) Will I wash my red beans, or will I catch a human to eat? (shoki shoki) Despite singing such scary, terrifying songs, the Azuki arai are in fact a very timid, timid creature that does no harm to humans. Passers-by who hear the

Ame onna  is depicted as a woman standing in the rain and licking her hands. Ame onna  is a class of youkai that appear on rainy days and nights. They summon rain wherever they go, and are blamed for kidnapping and killing children. They appear as depraved, revealing women, drenched in rainwater. They lick the rainwater off their hands and arms like wild animals. Ame onna  is said to be related to a Chinese mountain goddess that is a cloud in the morning, rains in the afternoon and becomes a woman in the evening. This goddess can be seen walking around the human world on wet, rainy nights. However, unlike the gods, Ame onna  is not benevolent. While the rains they bring can save a drought-stricken village or bring good luck to farmers, they have a more sinister purpose — under the cover of the rain, Ame onna  roam the mountains. village in search of newborn girls. If they found a child born that night, they would grab it and carry it into the dark, sending it off to another world. Moth

Nue is a legendary youkai aka a mononoke. It is described as having the head of a monkey, the limbs of a tiger, the body of a tanuki and the front half of a snake for a tail. It is sometimes depicted with the body of a tiger or the back of a tiger, the limbs of a tanuki, the tail of a fox, the head of a cat and the body of a chicken. Due to its appearance, it is sometimes called the Japanese chimera. But by any means, its name is synonymous with gloom, elusiveness, and cunning. It is said to make terribly eerie bird cry "hyoo hyoo" noises that resemble that of the scaly thrush. Nue is also said to have the ability to shapeshift, often taking the form of a dark cloud that can fly. There is a theory that Nue is a thunder beast because the monster appears every time there is a lightning strike. Yokai is also said to be nocturnal as most sightings of it occur at night. Nue is one of the oldest recorded yokai, first appearing in the Kojiki (712 AD), a record of Japan's early h

Isumade is a creature from Japanese folklore. Itsumade are exotic birds. They have the face of a human with a pointed beak, and the body of a snake with huge wings and terrible claws. Itsumade appears in the night sky during difficult times, such as plagues and disasters, or flies over battlefields where many people have died. In particular, they fly back and forth to places of suffering or death, which have not yet eased the pain of the living or reassured the souls of the dead. Strange birds flew around all night, crying pitifully. According to the Taihei historical records, in the fall of 1334, this bird began appearing in the night sky above the capital's ceremonial hall, breathing fire and emitting mournful weeping sounds. in a wretched voice: “Itsumademo! Itsumademo” (how long! how long!). It's like asking the people below how long this suffering will go unnoticed. Panic flared up among the people of the capital. The same creature returned the next night, and every night

Daidarabotchi are giants that look like bald priests. They have large round eyes, long tongues, and ink-black skin. They have a lot in common with other giants, such as Ounyuudou and Umi bouzu, but they are the largest giants found in yōkai folklore. They are a type of omnivorous youkai, found in mountains all over Japan. They have tremendous size and strength. Daidara-botchi is so large that its footprints can create countless holes, ponds, lakes in the ground. They are also considered to be the forerunners of the Godzilla race, appearing before this beast hundreds of thousands of years ago, but the power is far superior to Godzilla many times. In addition to the great strength coming from their bodies, they themselves have very powerful abilities. They are also considered to be the creators of a branch of creatures that develop on the ground of many species of reptiles including crocodiles, snakes, pythons ... Daidarabotchi were so large that their movements contributed to the terrai