The term “urban legend” came to Japan via a 1988 translation of American folklorist Jan Harold Brunvand’s 1981 book The Vanishing Hitchhiker. The up-and-coming Japanese researchers who ...

but rather an urban legend. Some sources sharing the story have claimed it was initially posted in 2008 to the Japanese message board 2chan. Written in the first person, the story claims that the ...

Natsume's Book of Friends, and Mushishi are some of the many anime shows that showcase yokai from Japanese mythology. But ...

Some of the scariest Japanese urban legends, like those in this bone-chilling list, are intertwined with reality. Whether from cautionary tales, mysterious occurrences or eerie happenings, these ...

Urban legends anime has a long history of adapting Japanese urban myths and folktales into shows that fuse horror, mystery, and the supernatural. Many anime series draw from ancient paranormal ...