by Ryan Jones | Sep 21, 2024
MTC 211 • 2nd Floor Kaibyou – Supernatural Cats of Japan Zack Davisson, Yōkai Folklorist All cats are magical but the cats of Japan have their own secrets. Zack Davisson’s book “Kaibyo: The Supernatural Cats of Japan” explores the magic cats of Japan, from the...
by Ryan Jones | Sep 21, 2024
MTC 211 • 2nd Floor Kaiju, Character Goods, Pokemon in the World of Yōkai Bill Tsutsui, Japanese History Scholar Is Godzilla a Yokai? What about Pikachu? And is Hello Kitty even a monster? Dr. Bill Tsutsui, renowned Japanese history scholar and Author of “Godzilla on...
by Ryan Jones | Sep 21, 2024
MTC 211 • 2nd Floor A Brief History of Yōkai Zack Davisson, Yōkai Folklorist From Godzilla to Pokemon, Japan is monster country. All of Japan’s monsters have their roots in the bizarre menagerie of the creatures called “Yokai”. Noted monster scholar and yokai...
by Ryan Jones | Sep 21, 2024
MTC 211 • 2nd Floor Yokai in Anime & Manga Andrea Thimesch, JCCC Academic Library That was a Yokai this whole time?!? The term “Yokai” gained more popularity and understanding by American audiences through the well-known series “Yokai...
by Ryan Jones | Sep 21, 2024
MTC 211 • 2nd Floor Visualizing the Invisible: Hokusai, Yokai, & Manga Yayoi Shinoda, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Katsushika Hokusai, famed for his iconic print Under the Wave off Kanagawa (often called the Great Wave, 1830–31), was much more than a master of...
