{"product_id":"strange-frightful-yokai-coloring-9781577154662","title":"Strange \u0026 Frightful Yokai Coloring","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColour your way through a bestiary of supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore, and discover their origins as you go. \u003cem\u003eYōkai\u003c\/em\u003e​ is a Japanese term for mythical beings that encompasses a range of supernatural phenomena, including demons, monsters, ghosts, and shapeshifters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKnown to be mischievous, wise, and eccentric when teaching life lessons to humans, these creatures are often at the centre of popular anime and manga stories. With \u003cem\u003eStrange \u0026amp; Frightful Yōkai Coloring\u003c\/em\u003e, get to know the different types of \u003cem\u003eyōkai\u003c\/em\u003e​ and the folklore behind them as you colour their images. No artistic experience is needed to bring these fantastical creatures to life—just choose your palette and start colouring through 60 unique templates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExplore a range of \u003cem\u003eyōkai\u003c\/em\u003e​ apparitions, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKappa かっぱ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nTranslated as \"river child,\" kappa have some humanoid features, such as long arms and legs, but are largely aquatic with the beaks and shells of turtles. Inhabiting rivers, streams, and other bodies of water, they are expert swimmers. Kappa are keenly intelligent creatures, being one of the few \u003cem\u003eyōkai\u003c\/em\u003e to be able to speak human languages and can be friend or foe to people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOni おに\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nOne of the supreme icons of Japanese folklore, the oni is a demonic ogre that brings disaster and disease. They stand taller than most trees and don wild hair and crazy eyes, two or more horns, and teeth-like tusks. They can be found on mountaintops, caves, remote islands, and in the underworld of hell. Much like the kappa, oni can be intelligent and are uniquely known as skilled sorcerers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTengu だいてんぐ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nSovereign among the various tengu, the daitengu are human-like entities that wear the robe of a monk, have red faces, and especially long noses. The longer the nose, the more powerful the spirit. They spend their lives in solitary meditation in pursuit of perfection. Natural disasters and massive calamities are often attributed to angry daitengu, but the majority of the time they are kind and give aid to humans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFind yourself transported to a phantasmal land of Japanese beasts and spirits with \u003cem\u003eStrange \u0026amp; Frightful Yōkai Coloring\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46833499537644,"sku":"9781577154662","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/14509913482749.jpg?v=1758463938","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/strange-frightful-yokai-coloring-9781577154662","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}