Yokai is a Japanese term that refers to spirits, demons, and other supernatural beings from Japanese folklore. Some of them are malevolent, some of them are good, but all of them have a chance of showing up in supernatural anime. Let's take a look at some of the best yokai anime out there.
The latest work by legendary director Kunihiko Ikuhara features a yokai story aimed at adults because according to Ikuhara, the genre was almost exclusively aimed at children. If the kappa themed anime is a little too bizarre for your tastes, you can check out Natsume's Book of Friends, a gentle and relaxing story about a teenage boy dedicated to giving yokai their freedom. Looking for something with a little more action? Try Yu Yu Hakusho, an anime that features countless battles between humans and yokai.
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After Natsume inherits a book filled with the names of yokai, he decides to dedicate his life to returning those names - and therefore the yokais' freedom.
After Nanami Momozono finds herself homeless as a result of her father's debts, she ends up staying at a shrine. She isn't just staying there as a guest, however - she's going to be its caretaker and its god. Tomoe, the familiar belonging to the previous shrine deity, is less than thrilled by this - will the two ever be able to get along?
When her parents are transformed into pigs, Chihiro travels from the human world to the spirit world in the hopes of finding a way to restore them to their former selves. There, she'll work at a bathhouse, meet yokai of all kinds, and learn about who she is and her place in the world.
In the forest near her relative's house, Hotaru meets a yokai named Gin. Over the years, the two of them grow close, and eventually fall in love - but because Gin will disappear if he ever touches a human, their love will be forever limited.
