Japanese Bestiary
A Monster's Manual of Japanese Monsters
Here we have a list of as many Japanese monsters as I can put together. The monsters will be described independently, an image will be provided, stories and folktales from whence they appear will be given, and I will attempt to describe them in Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 edition format.
Please note that Japanese monsters are very loosely defined and there are so many conflicting stories about each monster - You will have to, in some instances, use your imagination to fill in the gaps, or, in some instances, pick from one of the many forms of a monster. |
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Abura-sumashi
Aka-Name Aka-shita Ame-Onna Ao-Andon Ao-Nyoubou Ao-sagi-bi Azuki-arai Azuki-babaa Azuki-Hakari Bake-Kujira Bake-Neko Bake-zouri Baku Basan Betobeto-san Biwa-Bokuboku Chyouchin-Obake Chyoupirako Dai-tengu Doro-ta-bou Fune-Yuurei (Yuurei) Futa-kuchi-onna Garappa Gashya-dokuro Hari-Onnago Hito-dama Hitotsu-me-Kozou Hitotsu-me-Nyuudou |
Hone-onna
Hou-ou Hyakume Hyousube Isonade Iso-Onna Itachi Ittan-momen Jyatai Jyorou-gumo Jyubokko Kage-Onna Kama-itachi Kami-kiri Kappa Karakasa-kozou Katawa-guruma Kawauso Kerakera-onna Keukegen Kijimunaa Kijyo Kirin Kitsune Kitsune-bi Ko-dama Komainu Koromodako Kosode-no-te |
Ko-tengu (tengu)
Koto-furunushi Kuchi-sake-onna Kyourinrin Mikoshi-Nyuudou Mokumoku-ren Mujina Neko-mata Ningyo Noppera-bou Nozuchi Nuke-kubi Nuppeppo Nurarihyon Nure-onago Nure-Onna Nuri-botoke Nyuudou Ohaguro-Bettari Oni Oni-bi Onna Onryou Oo-Nyuudou Otoroshi Reiki Rokuro-kubi Ryuu (Tatsu) Seto-Taishyou |
Shiro-Uneri
Shishi (Komainu) Shyami-Chyourou Shyoujyou Shyoukera Suzuri-no-tamashi Taka-Nyuudou Taka-onna Tatsu (Ryuu) Tengu Tsuchi-gumo Tsukumogami Tsurube-otoshi Ubume Umi-Bouzu Ushi-Oni Usu-tsuki-warashi Uwan Waira Wa-nyuudou Warashi Yamabiko Yama-uba Yamawaro Yuki-onna Yuurei Zashiki-Warashi |