The Power of Positive Drinking

October 1, 2024 8:19 AM

It's October, so it's time for Matthew Meyer to share and illustrate A Yokai A Day.

He’s picking up where he left off last year with the Edo period collection Shokoku hyakumonogatari (“100 Tales from Various Provinces”) starting with How the Power of Sake Overcame a Bakemono.

posted by ChurchHatesTucker (5 comments total)

Forgot to add (because it was originally the title) that you can follow on social media with the tag #AYokaiADay.
posted by ChurchHatesTucker at 8:22 AM on October 1

I learned something about Yokai last year playing Ghostwire: Tokyo, a good-but-not great PS5 game. The Yokai were definitely the best part, lots of spooky and poignant stories of ghosts needing help.
posted by Nelson at 8:34 AM on October 1 [1 favorite]

Who among us has not been drunk enough to eat a demon plum?
posted by heyitsgogi at 2:20 PM on October 1 [2 favorites]

Oh nice, I’ve met him a couple times when he’s come to Kyoto for the Mononoke-ichi art markets, and apparently Mrs. Fedora knew him before he started this project. He’s a pretty cool guy with a pretty cool hobby.
posted by DoctorFedora at 4:41 PM on October 1 [1 favorite]

I enjoyed the Oct 1 entry, even though I figured out the twist immediately. Shared with artist friends. Thanks.
posted by Gilgamesh's Chauffeur at 7:46 AM on October 2 [1 favorite]