www.fukuishimbun.co.jp/articles/-/2... Japanese version out in stores now! English version coming soon!

マット・マイヤーさんと長野栄俊さんの新刊「越前若狭奇談」をご恵投いただきました。福井に残る怪しい記録にイラストが付いた素敵な一冊です。北陸ゴブリンこと下屋入道や深海無脊椎動物めいた池のヌシ、城下町を見下ろす火属性の超巨大入道、謎の縁側頭皮放置事件などなどがこれでいつでも参照できる！　ありがたく拝読いたします🙏 www.fukuishimbun.co.jp/articles/-/2...

Who's the culprit? Could it be the maid? The merchant? The innkeeper? 🍚🐾 Find out in this week's kidan, free to read on my Patreon at the link below: www.patreon.com/theyokaiguy/...

A preview for my next kidan, including the sketch, are up on my Patreon, for patrons only. (I'm not a fan of paywalls, which is why I release the final illustrations & stories publicly—but I do need to eat; so I am very grateful to my patrons for their support!) www.patreon.com/theyokaiguy/...

Tons of amazing artists/makers will be at Mononoke Ichi in Kyoto on July 19-20. Don't miss out on the year's best yokai market! I will be there with a few copies of my new book (while supplies last). See you in Kyoto! #モノノケ市 #モノノケ市2607

How much do you know about the mysterious red-headed yokai akagashira? After reading this post, you will know *everything* there is to know about it! www.patreon.com/theyokaiguy/...

【出店告知】 7月20日(月・祝)に京都の大将軍八神社で開催される「#モノノケ市 」に出店が決まりました！ ※大和堂は【20日のみ】の参加となります。 江戸の妖怪話を現代語訳した本や、九鬼匡規の妖怪美人画アートブック、直筆豆色紙などをお持ちします。 ✅詳細はnoteへ note.com/daiwadou/n/n... #モノノケ市2607

The waning moon Traversing the hot water tap The sound of a key Wait, is that a frog in a bath? 🌖 🐸♨️ Check out today's #yokai from Chikuzen bakemono emaki on my Patreon: www.patreon.com/theyokaiguy/...

Attention yokai lovers on Bluesky! This July, don't miss Mononoke Ichi in Kyoto on 7/19-20, at Daishōgun Hachi Jinja (near Kitano Tenmangū). Hope to see you there!

Ever have company, but not enough dish sets to cover everyone? If you had lived in northern Echizen during the Keichō era, you would not have had that problem!🍜 www.patreon.com/theyokaiguy/...

It happened again. Some spineless, talentless, unethical AI slop "writer" has stolen my work (and the work of others) and run it through ChatGPT to shit out a slop-filled "book" on Amazon, using my stolen artwork for the cover: www.amazon.com/STORY-GASHAD... This really is the darkest timeline.

New #yokai up today! Who is this strange man who lives in a cave, wanders the mountains, and takes children out to gather acorns?🌳 Why does he always carry an ancient mirror and sword? And why do his farts smell so bad?💨 Learn all about Ibara Daigaku below: www.patreon.com/posts/160387...

Hop to It! SPOTLIGHT SERIES in JPN (May 29-31, 2026) I was hoping to get an artistproof, but I wasn't lucky enough to get one. But I got to take a photo with Matt-san's(@yokai.com) big illustration panel, and I was able to buy two SilverScrollFoils!🐰🐰🐰

What horrors lurk in the depths of Lake Biwa? A couple of unlucky fishermen discovered just that back in 1856. Do you dare go close to the lake's edge today? Check out my latest (free!) post on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/strang...

22 years ago today I set foot in Japan for the first time. I turn 44 this year. It's been half a lifetime since then, and what a life-changing moment that was.

Hey everyone! A colleague of mine is doing research for a book and is collecting information on how yokai are viewed and received outside of Japan. It would be of immense help if you could answer the brief (only seven questions) Google Form below: forms.gle/NgiGYGALVR8i... Thanks for your help!

I'm looking forward to seeing you all this weekend in at the Osaka Museum of History!

Happening this weekend in Osaka! I hope to see you there! (Pre-register at the link below!)

*That's good enough.*

"See a penny, pick it up. All the day long you'll have—" 🪙🐍 Oh god no! It wasn't a penny, it was a snake! Meet this week's yokai: the zenihebi. And take care the next time you reach down to pick up a coin you see on the street! www.patreon.com/posts/zenihe...

🎨Matthew Meyer @yokai.com I was fortunate enough to receive a wonderful signed print, book, and card!😍 The card is lovely, but the print is even more vibrant and captures the character's lifelike expression. 🐰＜There's still more to come! *Hop to it* And my favorite yokai,🦊 yokai.com/yaonokitsune/

Hey everyone! A colleague of mine is doing research for a book and is collecting information on how yokai are viewed and received outside of Japan. It would be of immense help if you could answer the brief (only seven questions) Google Form below: forms.gle/NgiGYGALVR8i... Thanks for your help!

In just over a week I'll be in Osaka to talk about yokai. There's still time to pre-register!

５月２日に、大阪歴史博物館で怪談怪議が開催されます！私と妖怪文化研究家河野隼也氏が妖怪や小泉八雲について話します。琵琶と怪談語りユニット尸童さんも出演されます。ぜひご参加ください。 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Another local kidan from Fukui is up on my Patreon! What would you do if you were visited by seven heads late at night?? www.patreon.com/posts/kidan-...

It was a challenge and a pleasure to incorporate yokai and Japanese art into these images for #MTGStrixhaven The dortabō and ouni are both classic yokai and worked really well with their cards' concepts. The rabbits from Hop To It (and ouni's robe) are inspired by the animals from chōjū giga.

A Youtube version is available as well: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk41...

My most recent interview with NHK World is up starting today, featuring a look into my work uncovering Fukui's local folklore: www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...

My new yokai-themed cards in Secrets of Strixhaven are out! The first one is based on a dorotabō, and the second one on ouni. The third one is I'm fairly sure the first time a Chōjū Giga-inspired M:tG cards has appeared.

Bluesky was having trouble posting images last night, so here his is now, in all his glory.

What lives in a cave, devours children, speaks human languages and mimics human emotions, and has a ridiculously phallic neck? No, it's not a certain politician. It's this week's yokai, up now on my Patreon and yokai.com! www.patreon.com/posts/ikihag...

展示会で販売されていた奇談グッズがオンラインで購入できるようになりました。まだ海外発送は対応されていませんが、国内からは購入できます。👺🦊👻 → yokai-lab.com

Tomorrow is your last day to pre-order my newest book and pick up rare, locally handmade, yokai-themed, traditional Japanese crafts! Don't say I didn't warn you!

Tomorrow is your last day to pre-order my newest book and pick up rare, locally handmade, yokai-themed, traditional Japanese crafts! Don't say I didn't warn you!

Why is this fat little sparrow so happy? Find out in my latest kidan from Fukui Prefecture, posted to my Patreon here: www.patreon.com/posts/154281...

Should be some cool art coming up in this pack. ;)

Don't miscalculate! There are only a few days until the official Debut of #MTGStrixhaven, and you won't want to miss what we reveal... Tune in 3/31 at twitch.tv/magic or youtube.com/@mtg#MTGStrixhaven

５月２日に、大阪歴史博物館で怪談怪議が開催されます！私と妖怪文化研究家河野隼也氏が妖怪や小泉八雲について話します。琵琶と怪談語りユニット尸童さんも出演されます。ぜひご参加ください。 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

On May 2 I'll be talking about yokai at the Osaka Museum of History with Kyoto-based yokai culture researcher Kono Jun'ya. We'll discuss yokai, Lafcadio Hearn, and listen to ghost stories by a biwa player/kaidanshi. Don't miss it! More details and reservations here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The pledge manager and pre-order store for Echizen-Wakasa Kidan: Strange Tales from Fukui is locking down at the end of this month! This is the last chance to pre-order the special edition of the book and get your hands on unique traditional Japanese crafts! www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...

What kind of yokai fox feeds on gold and clothing, gets used by nobles in biting matches, and was ordered by the shogun to be exterminated year after year (but never successfully eradicated)? Read more about the kinko at my Patreon for free: www.patreon.com/posts/kinko-...

I got another one today. I really cannot emphasize enough how *terrible* it is to use AI to write your emails. Don't do it. I won't reply. Here's a good video by Angela Collier that does a better job than I can of explaining how bad this is: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pqF... Just don't do it.

I've always made it a point to try to reply to every email that people send me, whether it's a question or a comment or whatever. But lately I've been getting more and more AI-written emails, and, just... no. If you can't take the time to write it yourself, then why should I bother with a reply?

Do you ever hear mysterious voices? Maybe from under the floor? ...Do they recite ancient chronicles of civil wars? You may have a yokai in your house. Today's members-only post covers my latest kidan, straight from Fukui Prefecture! -> www.patreon.com/posts/kidan-...

The pre-order still will be closing later this month. If you've been putting off pre-ordering Echizen-Wakasa Kidan, this is your last chance to get premium editions of the book, plus unique traditional Japanese crafts based on the yokai from the book that won't be available in stores!

This week: a new yokai to justify your fear of swimming in the ocean. Meet tsunakiri ika, the rope-cutting squid. Straight out of your nightmares! Read about it for free on my Patreon or on yokai.com -> www.patreon.com/posts/152446...

デジタル時代の妖怪学 is out now! Grab it from Kasama's website, Amazon, yokai.com, or your local bookstore! (I'll sign it if you order it from me.) -> yokai.com/product/%e3%...

Awesome Humble Bundle right here! Witcher Ronin is included, which reimagines The Witcher in a mythical Japanese setting. I consulted on the yokai in the book and wrote the bestiary in the back of the comic.

New free yokai post up on my Patreon and yokai.com! Kaninotoko no igyō, a mysterious crab-thing that looks like something out of Ultraman, haunted the shore of Nagato during the Edo period. Swimmers beware! 🦞 www.patreon.com/posts/kanino...

A remember to all to not buy AI-written yokai books! There are so many great books on yokai written by humans, like Zack's translation of Mizuki below. My own books, of course, and books by other flesh-and-blood authors. We work hard to make sure you get real information, not hallucinated slop.