User:Ellee2000/Yokai

Yokai In Media
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Various kinds of yōkai are encountered in folklore and folklore-inspired art and literature. Examples of this include the video game and animation franchises, Pokemon and Yo-Kai Watch ''. While inspired by insect collecting, Satoshi Tajiri's Pokemon also carries heavy similarities to yokai . Examples include Pokemon Whiscash and yokai Namazu, Drowzee and Baku, Shiftry and Tengu, Jynx and Yamanba, Espeon and Nekomata, and Mawile and Futakuchi-onna. Yo-Kai Watch directly uses yokai such as a main character, Jibanyan, being a nekomata.''

It has been noted that over time, the depiction of yokai has shifted from horrific creatures to friendly, even sometimes cute creatures for the purpose of advertising collection-based merchandise targeted towards younger audiences ''. Using a specific kind of depiction of yokai, the popular image has been morphed from one used to teach lessons via fear to one that is friendly and helpful towards children .''