
Amabie - Yokai.com
Appearance: Amabie is a mermaid-like yōkai with a mixture of human and fish features. It has long hair and a scaly body. It has a beak-like mouth, and three legs. It glows with a bright light …
Amabie - Wikipedia
Amabie (アマビエ) is a legendary Japanese mermaid or merman with a bird beak-like mouth and three legs or tail-fins, who allegedly emerges from the sea, prophesies either an abundant …
Amabie: The Japanese monster going viral - BBC
2020年4月23日 · Largely forgotten for generations, Amabie, as it’s known, is an auspicious yokai (a class of supernatural spirits popularised through Japanese folklore) that was first …
Amabie, mysterious monster of Japanese folklore - NAVITIME …
2020年5月2日 · Amabie and other mysterious monsters known as yokai were associated with folk narratives and were also known as part of local belief systems in villages and cities throughout …
Yōkai and Amabie - Japan House
Some yōkai even supernaturally appear to forewarn of doom or impending events. The yōkai Amabie (アマビエ) is one example of such a creature. During the COVID-19 pandemic, artistic …
Amabie – The Healing Mermaid | 百物語怪談会 …
2020年4月3日 · Amabie are one of several prophetic yokai. The follow the same basic pattern as modern chain emails, warning that horrific things will happen if their image is not shared …
A Healing Spirit From 19th-Century Japan Is Back to Face …
2020年3月25日 · Amabie is just one of many yōkai believed to wander Japan and ward off evil. Originally disseminated through woodblock prints, this class of supernatural beings—such as …
Amabie - Myth and Folklore Wiki
the Amabie (Japanese: アマビエ or あまびえ) is a yokai from Japanese mythology, and seems very similar to the Amabiko in mannerism and spelling. they are auspicious yōkai who …
Japanese Folk Monsters for Covid Struggle: The Life History of a Yokai …
2020年7月30日 · As a yokai or monster that was first created in the 19th Century, Amabie has suddenly become a phenomenon in cyberspace after the rampant spread of COVID-19 in Japan.
Yokai Amabie – Protective Ancient Spirit That Can Ward Off …
2020年3月30日 · Amabie is a Japanese mermaid-like creature with long hair, a beak, and 3 legs. According to an Edo-period tile block print dated 1846, Amabie appeared off the coast of …