Yokai (Japanese monsters) - Shigeru Mizuki's Art Collection

Shigeru Mizuki 97th Birthday Commemorative Art Collection

A collection of Shigeru Mizuki's richly detailed yokai (supernatural creature) illustrations.

A full-fledged art book that reproduces the overwhelming beauty of these illustrations down to the smallest detail!

"Mizuki's yokai illustrations, imbued with a sense of everyday life, possess a mysterious power that evokes the primordial homeland of folk beliefs quietly flowing beneath the surface of Japan's ancient layers." - Yoshiharu Tsuge

Shigeru Mizuki, the creator of "GeGeGe no Kitaro" and a manga artist and yokai researcher. From over 1000 yokai illustrations he created throughout his more than 60-year career, this collection features carefully selected works with the cooperation of Mizuki Production. From the meticulously rendered skies and landscapes with every blade of grass carefully depicted, to the endearing expressions of the yokai, this art collection allows you to fully appreciate the charm of "Artist Shigeru Mizuki."

[Included Yokai Illustrations] This book contains 74 illustrations of yokai (62 in color, 12 in black and white), including Akashita, Amamehagi, Iwanabozu, Daigenshin, Gaki, Kasha, Garappa, Kawatarō, Jumokushi, Tenka, Fukikeshibaba, Hosote, Ienari, Yamaoni, and others.

Commentary: "When I Visited the Yokai Doctor" by Yoshiharu Tsuge (Manga Artist) Commentary: "The Secrets of Yokai Illustrations" by Naoko Haraguchi (Representative of Mizuki Production)