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Re: Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide Review

Calan — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:01:01 -0000

The art here looks a lot like the stuff found in Hakaba Kitaro. Maybe by the same person? Or is this a certain art style that's fairly common?

Re: Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide Review

spacejay4000 — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:25:38 -0000

that looks amazing!! im always interested in finding out about another culture's monsters and stories!! i'm totally going to get this one! thanks for the review!! and i love the size and feel of japanese books! (much easier to carry and read!)

poor godzilla....and yes he is so much better than any yokai! lol.

Re: Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide Review

Tonio — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:37:55 -0000

I love reading about Japanese stories and fictional characters, and would love this book alot. A few months ago I heard about a great site that does a compilation of yokai that i have been reading on from time to time -> http://www.obakemono.com/

Re: Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide Review

emiko — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:26:31 -0000

yokai!

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omarac — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:23:48 -0000

That looks like a really fun book...I'll add it to my list now.

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Maciel — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:13:49 -0000

haha i like the update
and i agree xD

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moshi_moshi — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:11:55 -0000

Wow that is so cool! It's a like a Japanese Flanimals! xxx

Re: Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide Review

Captain_Ron — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:54:24 -0000

aah, so my cat would fall into the category of yokai then. :) She is certainly NOT normal. haha

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koichi — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:10:05 -0000

You're all right, whoops. See the update!

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Chimiko — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:50:03 -0000

I agree with Erin.

Re: Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide Review

Tofugu_Erin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:37:52 -0000

I've always thought of yōkai as naturally supernatural beings.

Godzilla is more of a man-made thing, isn't he?

Anyway, this reminds me that we should continue our yōkai series!

Re: Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide Review

Tofugu_Erin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:35:42 -0000

Yeah, I've seen Claytonian's review before.

Not seen, really, but ... known the existence of.

Re: Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide Review

David — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:24:42 -0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuES2BO3haA

Re: Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide Review

Captain_Ron — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:42:53 -0000

Not to argue, because I don't know...

Yokai is defined as a "spirit" "demon" or "monster" ... I'm pretty sure Godzilla would fall into that category, but this is of course assuming that my definition is correct.

Re: Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide Review

Viet — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:28:17 -0000

Hmmm.. Looks like it'll be a great addition to my coffee table book collection >.>

Re: Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide Review

Kari — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:04:19 -0000

Godzilla is not a yokai.

Re: Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide Review

omareduardo — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:28:54 -0000

i was never into godzilla,
sorry.
he's too... monster-like to be like-able.
i think
but i'm glad you enjoyed this book,
and godzilla.

-omar

Re: Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide Review

WOTDsctoo — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:25:00 -0000

Ah! How exciting! :D

I need to order a book off of amazon anyway right now...(school library can't find my copy... >.<). I might just pick this up in the process.

Re: Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide Review

Tofugu_Erin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:10:55 -0000

I love the illustrations in this book.