now streaming on Crunchyroll. Aside from being weird, abnormal phenomena, yokai (evil spirits) and aliens don't really have much in common, but in Dandadan, they do. And it's not just their shared ...

Japan-based illustrator Matthew Meyer has drawn over 500 varieties of yokai―supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore. We ask him about his fascination with the phenomenon of yokai.

In this episode of YOKAI: Exploring Hidden Japanese Folklore, we journey to the Shima Peninsula of Mie Prefecture, where legend tells of the Tomokazuki. When shell divers descended into the ocean ...