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  2. Jorōgumo - Wikipedia

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    Jorōgumo (Japanese: 絡新婦 , じょろうぐも ) is a type of yōkai, a creature of Japanese folklore. It can shapeshift into a beautiful woman, so the kanji that represent its actual meaning are 女郎蜘蛛 (lit. ' woman-spider '); the kanji which are used to write it instead, 絡新婦 (lit.

  3. Succubus - Wikipedia

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    A succubus (pl.: succubi) is a female demon or supernatural entity in folklores who appears in dreams to seduce men, mostly through sexual activity. According to some folklore, a succubus needs male semen to survive; repeated sexual activity with a succubus will result in a bond being formed between the succubus and the person; and a succubus ...

  4. Nure-onna - Wikipedia

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    Nure-onna (濡女, "wet woman") is a Japanese yōkai which resembles a reptilian creature with the head of a woman and the body of a snake. They are also seen as a paranormal phenomenon at sea under the name of nureyomejo. In legends, they are often said to consume humans, but they have no single appearance or personality.

  5. List of Overlord characters - Wikipedia

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    A university professor in real life, he is supposedly the oldest member of Ainz Ooal Gown. He was known for being an avid fan of PKing due to the stress of his job in real life, often imagining his targets as the students and associates who annoy him. Luci★Fer (るし★ふぁー, Rushi★Fā)

  6. 'The Contestant' tells the bizarre story of a Japanese man ...

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    A Hulu documentary looks at the story of a Japanese comedian named Nasubi who became the unwitting star of a reality show in 1998.

  7. Yuki-onna - Wikipedia

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    Yuki-onna illustration from Sogi Shokoku Monogatari. Yuki-onna originates from folklores of olden times; in the Muromachi period Sōgi Shokoku Monogatari by the renga poet Sōgi, there is a statement on how he saw a yuki-onna when he was staying in Echigo Province (now Niigata Prefecture), indicating that the legends already existed in the Muromachi period.

  8. List of legendary creatures from Japan - Wikipedia

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    Some say he was born from Kagu-tsuchi's blood. Amazake-babaa An old woman spirit from Miyagi Prefecture and Aomori Prefecture who comes late at night and asks for sweet sake in a childish voice, bringing disease (usually smallpox or the common cold ) to whoever answers, unless a cedar branch is placed in the doorway to repel her.

  9. Kumiho - Wikipedia

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    A prominent feature that separates the kumiho from its two counterparts (although, both Japanese Kitsune and Chinese Huli Jing having their own versions of “knowledge beads”, in the form of Kitsune’s starball and Huli Jing’s “golden elixir” neidan) is the existence of a 'yeowoo guseul' (여우구슬, literally meaning fox marble) which is said to consist of knowledge.