Japanese Folk Monsters

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I think some of these would be great prints. They come from a book by Manga artist Shigeru Mizuki. The top is my favorite, here’s an excerpt of his “powers”:

The Makura-gaeshi (”pillow-mover”) is a soul-stealing prankster known for moving pillows around while people sleep. The creature is invisible to adults and can only be seen by children. Anatomical features include an organ for storing souls stolen from children, another for converting the souls to energy and supplying it to the rest of the body, and a pouch containing magical sand that puts people to sleep when it gets in the eyes. In addition, the monster has two brains — one for devising pranks, and one for creating rainbow-colored light that it emits through its eyes.”

Info and images via mashkulture.

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  1. Posted November 5, 2009 at 8:26 pm | Permalink

    The pillow mover is tattoo worthy.

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