Matthew Meyer (The Yokai Guy)
@yokai.com
author, illustrator, folklorist
creator of yokai.com
support me on Patreon: patreon.com/theyokaiguy
books and artwork available at yokai.com/shop
creator of yokai.com
support me on Patreon: patreon.com/theyokaiguy
books and artwork available at yokai.com/shop
Ever see a stray dog and instead of saying, "Woof woof!" he turns around and says, "What the hell are you looking at?"
Check out this week's new yokai for free over on my Patreon, or on yokai.com!
www.patreon.com/posts/jinmen...
Check out this week's new yokai for free over on my Patreon, or on yokai.com!
www.patreon.com/posts/jinmen...
Jinmenken | Matthew Meyer (The Yokai Guy)
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November 10, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Ever see a stray dog and instead of saying, "Woof woof!" he turns around and says, "What the hell are you looking at?"
Check out this week's new yokai for free over on my Patreon, or on yokai.com!
www.patreon.com/posts/jinmen...
Check out this week's new yokai for free over on my Patreon, or on yokai.com!
www.patreon.com/posts/jinmen...
来年出版する予定の本「越前若狭奇談」は今クラファン中です！日本語版も英語版も作りますし、福井の伝統工芸品のコラボもあります。ぜひ見てみてください！
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readyfor.jp/projects/kid...
古文書に眠る妖怪たちを、現代に甦らせたい！ ～妖怪絵師が紡ぐ奇談～ - クラウドファンディング READYFOR
福井の妖怪文化を絵師マット・マイヤーが書き下ろした日本語版「奇談書」。福井の伝統工芸品とコラボしたプロジェクトです。 - クラウドファンディング READYFOR
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November 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
来年出版する予定の本「越前若狭奇談」は今クラファン中です！日本語版も英語版も作りますし、福井の伝統工芸品のコラボもあります。ぜひ見てみてください！
readyfor.jp/projects/kid...
readyfor.jp/projects/kid...
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『越前若狭 奇談』(マット・マイヤー画、長野栄俊文)出版のためのクラウドファンディングが始まっています。奇談や妖怪にご関心をお持ちの方、是非ご支援いただきますようお願いします。
readyfor.jp/projects/kid...
readyfor.jp/projects/kid...
古文書に眠る妖怪たちを、現代に甦らせたい！ ～妖怪絵師が紡ぐ奇談～ - クラウドファンディング READYFOR
福井の妖怪文化を絵師マット・マイヤーが書き下ろした日本語版「奇談書」。福井の伝統工芸品とコラボしたプロジェクトです。 - クラウドファンディング READYFOR
readyfor.jp
November 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
『越前若狭 奇談』(マット・マイヤー画、長野栄俊文)出版のためのクラウドファンディングが始まっています。奇談や妖怪にご関心をお持ちの方、是非ご支援いただきますようお願いします。
readyfor.jp/projects/kid...
readyfor.jp/projects/kid...
Did you miss any stories from "Shokoku hyakumonogatari" during A-Yokai-A-Day between 2022-2025?
I've compiled an index featuring all 100 stories here: matthewmeyer.net/blog/2025/11...
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Just be careful you don't accidentally summon a real yokai when reading them!
I've compiled an index featuring all 100 stories here: matthewmeyer.net/blog/2025/11...
👹⛩️👻⛩️👺
Just be careful you don't accidentally summon a real yokai when reading them!
A-Yokai-A-Day Index: Shokoku hyakumonogatari | MatthewMeyer.net
From 2022 to 2025 I posted stories from Shokoku hyakumonogatari during October. Here is an archive featuring all one hundred stories. Thanks to my patrons for supporting my A-Yokai-A-Day project. You ...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Did you miss any stories from "Shokoku hyakumonogatari" during A-Yokai-A-Day between 2022-2025?
I've compiled an index featuring all 100 stories here: matthewmeyer.net/blog/2025/11...
👹⛩️👻⛩️👺
Just be careful you don't accidentally summon a real yokai when reading them!
I've compiled an index featuring all 100 stories here: matthewmeyer.net/blog/2025/11...
👹⛩️👻⛩️👺
Just be careful you don't accidentally summon a real yokai when reading them!
October's A-Yokai-A-Day project is over, but I am still posting yokai!
You can read what my yokai plans are for this month on my Patreon:
www.patreon.com/posts/novemb...
You can read what my yokai plans are for this month on my Patreon:
www.patreon.com/posts/novemb...
November Yokai Plans | Matthew Meyer (The Yokai Guy)
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November 3, 2025 at 7:42 AM
October's A-Yokai-A-Day project is over, but I am still posting yokai!
You can read what my yokai plans are for this month on my Patreon:
www.patreon.com/posts/novemb...
You can read what my yokai plans are for this month on my Patreon:
www.patreon.com/posts/novemb...
Just six hours left for Echizen-Wakasa Kidan on #Kickstarter!
Happy #Halloween everyone!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
Happy #Halloween everyone!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
Echizen-Wakasa Kidan: Strange Tales from Fukui
illustrated stories of yokai, ghosts, and weird tales from rural Japan
www.kickstarter.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Just six hours left for Echizen-Wakasa Kidan on #Kickstarter!
Happy #Halloween everyone!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
Happy #Halloween everyone!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
It's #Halloween, yokai lovers! That means the final story of A-Yokai-A-Day 2025! I hope you've all enjoyed this year's batch.
(And don't forget, it's the last night to back my Kickstarter! Don't miss out on my latest book!)
Read tonight's spooky tale below:
www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
(And don't forget, it's the last night to back my Kickstarter! Don't miss out on my latest book!)
Read tonight's spooky tale below:
www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
A-Yokai-A-Day: The Ghost of the Akasaka Sergeant's Wife | Matthew Meyer (The Yokai Guy)
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October 31, 2025 at 8:06 AM
It's #Halloween, yokai lovers! That means the final story of A-Yokai-A-Day 2025! I hope you've all enjoyed this year's batch.
(And don't forget, it's the last night to back my Kickstarter! Don't miss out on my latest book!)
Read tonight's spooky tale below:
www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
(And don't forget, it's the last night to back my Kickstarter! Don't miss out on my latest book!)
Read tonight's spooky tale below:
www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
It's #Halloween, and that means there are just 24 hours left to back Echizen-Wakasa Kidan on #Kickstarter!
Don't miss out on this collection of ghosts, yokai, and strange tales from rural Japan. Most of them never before published, let alone translated into English!
Today is your last chance! ⛩️👻👹🧜♀️
Don't miss out on this collection of ghosts, yokai, and strange tales from rural Japan. Most of them never before published, let alone translated into English!
Today is your last chance! ⛩️👻👹🧜♀️
October 31, 2025 at 6:29 AM
It's #Halloween, and that means there are just 24 hours left to back Echizen-Wakasa Kidan on #Kickstarter!
Don't miss out on this collection of ghosts, yokai, and strange tales from rural Japan. Most of them never before published, let alone translated into English!
Today is your last chance! ⛩️👻👹🧜♀️
Don't miss out on this collection of ghosts, yokai, and strange tales from rural Japan. Most of them never before published, let alone translated into English!
Today is your last chance! ⛩️👻👹🧜♀️
Less than 48 hours left on my #Kickstarter, folks! Don't miss out on this amazing book of never-before-seen folklore from Old Fukui!
Become a backer below, and have your name printed and memorialized forever in the book!
Become a backer below, and have your name printed and memorialized forever in the book!
October 30, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Less than 48 hours left on my #Kickstarter, folks! Don't miss out on this amazing book of never-before-seen folklore from Old Fukui!
Become a backer below, and have your name printed and memorialized forever in the book!
Become a backer below, and have your name printed and memorialized forever in the book!
Tonight on A-Yokai-A-Day: what has the face of a weasel, the body of a snake, is covered in bark-like fur, and is 9 meters long?
I don't know either, but it lives under your house!!!
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Read about it on my Patreon here:
www.patreon.com/posts/142395...
I don't know either, but it lives under your house!!!
🫢
Read about it on my Patreon here:
www.patreon.com/posts/142395...
A-Yokai-A-Day: The Monster Under the Veranda of the Hikosaka House | Matthew Meyer (The Yokai Guy)
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October 30, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Tonight on A-Yokai-A-Day: what has the face of a weasel, the body of a snake, is covered in bark-like fur, and is 9 meters long?
I don't know either, but it lives under your house!!!
🫢
Read about it on my Patreon here:
www.patreon.com/posts/142395...
I don't know either, but it lives under your house!!!
🫢
Read about it on my Patreon here:
www.patreon.com/posts/142395...
We're officially now counting down the HOURS instead of days! Folks, don't miss your chance to back Echizen-Wakasa Kidan on Kickstarter!
October 29, 2025 at 8:23 AM
We're officially now counting down the HOURS instead of days! Folks, don't miss your chance to back Echizen-Wakasa Kidan on Kickstarter!
Tonight on A-Yokai-A-Day: ever buy something second-hand that just seemed... off? If it was haunted, would you want to know? Would you keep it?
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Read what happened with this particular stove, on my Patreon below:
www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
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Read what happened with this particular stove, on my Patreon below:
www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
A-Yokai-A-Day: The Strange Stove | Matthew Meyer (The Yokai Guy)
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October 29, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Tonight on A-Yokai-A-Day: ever buy something second-hand that just seemed... off? If it was haunted, would you want to know? Would you keep it?
🫱
Read what happened with this particular stove, on my Patreon below:
www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
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Read what happened with this particular stove, on my Patreon below:
www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
Tonight's A-Yokai-A-Day is about a mysterious beast that nobody can seem to agree upon what it is.
Read more about the mami, one of Japan's more elusive shape-shifting animals:
www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
#halloween #japan #folklore #yokai
Read more about the mami, one of Japan's more elusive shape-shifting animals:
www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
#halloween #japan #folklore #yokai
A-Yokai-A-Day: The Strange Beast Called a Mami | Matthew Meyer (The Yokai Guy)
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October 28, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Tonight's A-Yokai-A-Day is about a mysterious beast that nobody can seem to agree upon what it is.
Read more about the mami, one of Japan's more elusive shape-shifting animals:
www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
#halloween #japan #folklore #yokai
Read more about the mami, one of Japan's more elusive shape-shifting animals:
www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
#halloween #japan #folklore #yokai
There's only 4 days left to back Echizen-Wakasa Kidan on #Kickstarter!
Today I shared some mockups of the interior design of the book. Have a look here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
Today I shared some mockups of the interior design of the book. Have a look here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
October 28, 2025 at 2:13 AM
There's only 4 days left to back Echizen-Wakasa Kidan on #Kickstarter!
Today I shared some mockups of the interior design of the book. Have a look here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
Today I shared some mockups of the interior design of the book. Have a look here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
Tonight's A-Yokai-A-Day is up! Perhaps you've heard the tale of Inō Budayū before? If you've been reading A-Yokai-A-Day for several years, then you may remember it from my 2020 series. If not, here is the version told in Mimibukuro!
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www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
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www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
A-Yokai-A-Day: The Yōkai of Hikuma Mountain, Geishū | Matthew Meyer (The Yokai Guy)
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October 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Tonight's A-Yokai-A-Day is up! Perhaps you've heard the tale of Inō Budayū before? If you've been reading A-Yokai-A-Day for several years, then you may remember it from my 2020 series. If not, here is the version told in Mimibukuro!
⛩️👹⛰️
www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
⛩️👹⛰️
www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
Tonight on A-Yokai-A-Day: Cat Stories!
I've got three cat stories to share today on my Patreon, as there are so many yokai-loving cat-lovers!
Enjoy!
🐱🙀😼
www.patreon.com/posts/142089...
I've got three cat stories to share today on my Patreon, as there are so many yokai-loving cat-lovers!
Enjoy!
🐱🙀😼
www.patreon.com/posts/142089...
A-Yokai-A-Day: The Giant Cat Disguised as a Wife | Matthew Meyer (The Yokai Guy)
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October 26, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Tonight on A-Yokai-A-Day: Cat Stories!
I've got three cat stories to share today on my Patreon, as there are so many yokai-loving cat-lovers!
Enjoy!
🐱🙀😼
www.patreon.com/posts/142089...
I've got three cat stories to share today on my Patreon, as there are so many yokai-loving cat-lovers!
Enjoy!
🐱🙀😼
www.patreon.com/posts/142089...
Tonight on A-Yokai-A-Day:
How do you get a loved one to overcome their drinking problem? Especially if you're already dead? One clever ghost found a way to do so by enlisting a fox to help out.
🍶🦊👻
Read tonight's story for free on my Patreon at the link below!
www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
How do you get a loved one to overcome their drinking problem? Especially if you're already dead? One clever ghost found a way to do so by enlisting a fox to help out.
🍶🦊👻
Read tonight's story for free on my Patreon at the link below!
www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
A-Yokai-A-Day: The Ghost Who Asked a Fox to Stop a Drinking Problem | Matthew Meyer (The Yokai Guy)
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October 25, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Tonight on A-Yokai-A-Day:
How do you get a loved one to overcome their drinking problem? Especially if you're already dead? One clever ghost found a way to do so by enlisting a fox to help out.
🍶🦊👻
Read tonight's story for free on my Patreon at the link below!
www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
How do you get a loved one to overcome their drinking problem? Especially if you're already dead? One clever ghost found a way to do so by enlisting a fox to help out.
🍶🦊👻
Read tonight's story for free on my Patreon at the link below!
www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
Tonight on A-Yokai-A-Day: a tale from my town of Fukui! There's something neat about reading a story that took place just minutes from your home, where you can go visit the precise location it took place!
I will not, however, be diving naked into the Asuwa River.
🐢
www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
I will not, however, be diving naked into the Asuwa River.
🐢
www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
A-Yokai-A-Day: The Strange Turtle in Asuwa River | Matthew Meyer (The Yokai Guy)
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October 24, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Tonight on A-Yokai-A-Day: a tale from my town of Fukui! There's something neat about reading a story that took place just minutes from your home, where you can go visit the precise location it took place!
I will not, however, be diving naked into the Asuwa River.
🐢
www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
I will not, however, be diving naked into the Asuwa River.
🐢
www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
Tonight on A-Yokai-A-Day!
If pets could speak what would they say? Something wise? Irreverent? How would you react as a pet owner? Would you be happy or horrified to have a talking pet?
😾
Read what happened to a certain family that had long-lasting repercussions:
www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
If pets could speak what would they say? Something wise? Irreverent? How would you react as a pet owner? Would you be happy or horrified to have a talking pet?
😾
Read what happened to a certain family that had long-lasting repercussions:
www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
A-Yokai-A-Day: The Strange Cat | Matthew Meyer (The Yokai Guy)
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October 23, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Tonight on A-Yokai-A-Day!
If pets could speak what would they say? Something wise? Irreverent? How would you react as a pet owner? Would you be happy or horrified to have a talking pet?
😾
Read what happened to a certain family that had long-lasting repercussions:
www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
If pets could speak what would they say? Something wise? Irreverent? How would you react as a pet owner? Would you be happy or horrified to have a talking pet?
😾
Read what happened to a certain family that had long-lasting repercussions:
www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
In case you've been wondering about the cover design and artisan edition of Echizen-Wakasa Kidan, my latest #Kickstarter update is all about the book designs!
Check it out below:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
Check it out below:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
October 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
In case you've been wondering about the cover design and artisan edition of Echizen-Wakasa Kidan, my latest #Kickstarter update is all about the book designs!
Check it out below:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
Check it out below:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
Tonight's A-Yokai-A-Day revolves around a horse, a girl, and a long-held grudge. Treat your animals well, folks!
www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
#yokai #horse #ghost #halloween #japan
www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
#yokai #horse #ghost #halloween #japan
A-Yokai-A-Day: The Dead Horse’s Vengeful Spirit | Matthew Meyer (The Yokai Guy)
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October 22, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Tonight's A-Yokai-A-Day revolves around a horse, a girl, and a long-held grudge. Treat your animals well, folks!
www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
#yokai #horse #ghost #halloween #japan
www.patreon.com/posts/yokai-...
#yokai #horse #ghost #halloween #japan