y?kai (japanese folklore)

" . . . assembles a collection of supernatural creatures in all shapes and sizes, each with their own unique back story. Some are well-known, others obscure. The one thing they all have in common is that they are creepiest and weirdest of the bunch!"--Back cover.

"The Night Parade is about to begin . . . The ground thunders in Tokyo. A gust of wind blows. The pitter patter of paws and claws draws closer. The air is thick with swirling, swooping demons. It's Eka's favorite evening of the year, the one night she refuses to miss. But it's become harder to travel to Japan now that she's living across the world in New York. Unsure of when she can return next to see her yokai friends, Eka tries to forget that this could be her last parade for some time. Instead, she'll march, sing, dance, hoot, and screech until sunrise. Because on this night, there's no time to waste--the Night Parade awaits"--Provided by publisher.

"What happens when the living risk their lives to save the souls of the dead? Every summer, in an isolated Japanese village, a celebration known as the Festival of Shadows takes place. The villagers are entrusted to assist the troubled souls or 'shadows' of those who died tragically, and to help them come to terms with their deaths and find eternal peace. Naoko, a young girl born in the village, is given a year to save the soul of a mysterious young man. She develops strong feelings for her shadow--a handsome young man, an artist--but he seems haunted by a terrible secret. She has a year to find out what happened to him, to help him come to terms with his past, and if she fails, his soul will be lost forever. As the year goes by, Naoko finds herself teetering between the worlds of the living and the dead. What is the terrible secret that seems to be haunting her shadow? And could she be risking her own life to help someone who has already lost his? Naoko puts her own life on the line to save the soul of this man she loves, in a . . . drawn story that takes the reader on a journey from the . . . Japanese countryside to . . . Tokyo art world"--OCLC.

"Kitaro faces off against a swamp monster, a paper screen [that] come[s] to life, and an army of mythical raccoon dogs"--Amazon.

Notori and Natsume investigate if a retired exorcist's yokai servants are trying to kill their master to release themselves from their contract.

"Natsume meets a yokai who is trying to let go of his feelings for a human for both their sakes. But Natsume isn't sure that kind of sacrifice is necessary"--Back cover.

"Arriving at Niigata in Japan, two young foreigners, C?cile and Olivier, purchase a camera that they are told will capture images of the invisible spirit world. With camera in hand they wander up mountains and through forests, enjoying local foods and the stories of the people they meet in these quiet mysterious places"--Back cover.

"Even though Natsume is getting better at dealing with yokai, he still tries to stay uninvolved. But when he runs into a yokai with his head stuck in a jar, Natsume can't leave him to suffer. But the yokai's idea of a gift of gratitude turns Natsume into a little kid with no memories of his current life!"--Back cover.

"Rikuo and the Nura clan fight off the devious body parts of a dissected Sanmoto Gorozaemon, while Rikuo's allies fight back against his reputation as the harbinger of the apocalypse. But battle still looms against the members of the Hundred Stories clan... And it's possible that Sanmoto himself could be reborn in the form of yet another ghost story"--Back cover.

"Rikuo arrives at the palace where Seimei awaits as the battle reaches its climax! When Rikuo, Seimei and Hagoromo-Gitsune engage in a three-sided struggle, will two of the longtime adversaries join forces to defeat the third?!"--Back cover.