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
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!
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!
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...
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...
My #Kickstarter also features Echizen warōsoku candles, one of Fukui Prefecture's traditional crafts.
You can read about Echizen warōsoku and how we've incorporated them into my latest project below:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
The Kickstarter ends next week. Don't miss out!
You can read about Echizen warōsoku and how we've incorporated them into my latest project below:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
The Kickstarter ends next week. Don't miss out!
October 22, 2025 at 2:13 AM
My #Kickstarter also features Echizen warōsoku candles, one of Fukui Prefecture's traditional crafts.
You can read about Echizen warōsoku and how we've incorporated them into my latest project below:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
The Kickstarter ends next week. Don't miss out!
You can read about Echizen warōsoku and how we've incorporated them into my latest project below:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
The Kickstarter ends next week. Don't miss out!
I'm also partnering with washi artisans preserving the 1500-year-old tradition of Echizen washi paper.
Check out the artisan-made washi items in my Kickstarter at the links below:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
Check out the artisan-made washi items in my Kickstarter at the links below:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
October 22, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I'm also partnering with washi artisans preserving the 1500-year-old tradition of Echizen washi paper.
Check out the artisan-made washi items in my Kickstarter at the links below:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
Check out the artisan-made washi items in my Kickstarter at the links below:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
One of the coolest things about my latest #Kickstarter are the local Japanese crafts made by artisans preserving 1500-year-old traditions.
One of these is lacquerware. You can read about how my project intersects with traditional Echizen lacquerware here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
One of these is lacquerware. You can read about how my project intersects with traditional Echizen lacquerware here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
October 22, 2025 at 2:02 AM
One of the coolest things about my latest #Kickstarter are the local Japanese crafts made by artisans preserving 1500-year-old traditions.
One of these is lacquerware. You can read about how my project intersects with traditional Echizen lacquerware here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
One of these is lacquerware. You can read about how my project intersects with traditional Echizen lacquerware here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
Attention yokai lovers on Bluesky!
The Kaikai Yokai Festival is happening again this fall at Uzumasa Eigamura in Kyoto!
I'll be there next weekend (Oct 12) for Mononoke Ichi, along with a bunch of really awesome yokai creators!
Don't miss it!
#怪々YOKAI祭2025
#モノノケ市
The Kaikai Yokai Festival is happening again this fall at Uzumasa Eigamura in Kyoto!
I'll be there next weekend (Oct 12) for Mononoke Ichi, along with a bunch of really awesome yokai creators!
Don't miss it!
#怪々YOKAI祭2025
#モノノケ市
October 4, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Attention yokai lovers on Bluesky!
The Kaikai Yokai Festival is happening again this fall at Uzumasa Eigamura in Kyoto!
I'll be there next weekend (Oct 12) for Mononoke Ichi, along with a bunch of really awesome yokai creators!
Don't miss it!
#怪々YOKAI祭2025
#モノノケ市
The Kaikai Yokai Festival is happening again this fall at Uzumasa Eigamura in Kyoto!
I'll be there next weekend (Oct 12) for Mononoke Ichi, along with a bunch of really awesome yokai creators!
Don't miss it!
#怪々YOKAI祭2025
#モノノケ市
Only a few hours left to get your free Early Bird yokai pin badge! Pledge before midnight California time to get this limited time free reward!
October 2, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Only a few hours left to get your free Early Bird yokai pin badge! Pledge before midnight California time to get this limited time free reward!
Good morning Bluesky!
I just got out of bed to learn that the Kickstarter passed 11 million yen overnight!
Woohoo! Thanks everyone for your support these first 9 hours of the campaign!
Still plenty of time to get that free pin badge if you haven't yet: www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
I just got out of bed to learn that the Kickstarter passed 11 million yen overnight!
Woohoo! Thanks everyone for your support these first 9 hours of the campaign!
Still plenty of time to get that free pin badge if you haven't yet: www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
October 1, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Good morning Bluesky!
I just got out of bed to learn that the Kickstarter passed 11 million yen overnight!
Woohoo! Thanks everyone for your support these first 9 hours of the campaign!
Still plenty of time to get that free pin badge if you haven't yet: www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
I just got out of bed to learn that the Kickstarter passed 11 million yen overnight!
Woohoo! Thanks everyone for your support these first 9 hours of the campaign!
Still plenty of time to get that free pin badge if you haven't yet: www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
5 million yen in one and a half hours!!!
And now I'm going to bed because it's past 1 am.
Thanks to everyone who backed so far! G'night all!
And now I'm going to bed because it's past 1 am.
Thanks to everyone who backed so far! G'night all!
September 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
5 million yen in one and a half hours!!!
And now I'm going to bed because it's past 1 am.
Thanks to everyone who backed so far! G'night all!
And now I'm going to bed because it's past 1 am.
Thanks to everyone who backed so far! G'night all!
Past one million yen in 9 minutes!!!
September 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Past one million yen in 9 minutes!!!
100% funded in 4 minutes!!!
September 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
100% funded in 4 minutes!!!
Mimi onna was invented by Nakaoka Toshiya in his book 日本の妖怪大図鑑. It's not a folkloric yokai.
September 30, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Mimi onna was invented by Nakaoka Toshiya in his book 日本の妖怪大図鑑. It's not a folkloric yokai.
Echizen-Wakasa Kidan is the #2 most popular upcoming book on Kickstarter right now! Woot! (Yeah, I don't think we're going to beat Dungeon Crawler Carl...)
Launching in just a few more days! Don't miss your free prize if you back it on Day 1!
-> www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
Launching in just a few more days! Don't miss your free prize if you back it on Day 1!
-> www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
September 28, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Echizen-Wakasa Kidan is the #2 most popular upcoming book on Kickstarter right now! Woot! (Yeah, I don't think we're going to beat Dungeon Crawler Carl...)
Launching in just a few more days! Don't miss your free prize if you back it on Day 1!
-> www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
Launching in just a few more days! Don't miss your free prize if you back it on Day 1!
-> www.kickstarter.com/projects/osa...
A proud new addition to my bookshelf arrived today!
Super excited to read the latest book by @minemori-h.bsky.social
#yokai
Super excited to read the latest book by @minemori-h.bsky.social
#yokai
September 22, 2025 at 5:41 AM
A proud new addition to my bookshelf arrived today!
Super excited to read the latest book by @minemori-h.bsky.social
#yokai
Super excited to read the latest book by @minemori-h.bsky.social
#yokai
Anyone else having problems with "invalid handle" appearing instead of your normal handle?
Re-verifying it is supposedly the way to fix the problem, but I've re-verified it several times over several days and I'm still getting this error.
Re-verifying it is supposedly the way to fix the problem, but I've re-verified it several times over several days and I'm still getting this error.
September 22, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Anyone else having problems with "invalid handle" appearing instead of your normal handle?
Re-verifying it is supposedly the way to fix the problem, but I've re-verified it several times over several days and I'm still getting this error.
Re-verifying it is supposedly the way to fix the problem, but I've re-verified it several times over several days and I'm still getting this error.
It's always a weird but good feeling to see your books on a shelf in a bookstore.
Spotted in the wild at Katsuki Shoten Ninomiya Shop in Fukui.
Spotted in the wild at Katsuki Shoten Ninomiya Shop in Fukui.
September 17, 2025 at 7:02 AM
It's always a weird but good feeling to see your books on a shelf in a bookstore.
Spotted in the wild at Katsuki Shoten Ninomiya Shop in Fukui.
Spotted in the wild at Katsuki Shoten Ninomiya Shop in Fukui.
We're just over 2 weeks away from the launch of my next #yokai Kickstarter! I can't wait!
In the meantime, I shared some photos of the unique and really special add-on rewards I'll be offering during the campaign, all made by local traditional artisans! Take a look: matthewmeyer.net/blog/2025/09...
In the meantime, I shared some photos of the unique and really special add-on rewards I'll be offering during the campaign, all made by local traditional artisans! Take a look: matthewmeyer.net/blog/2025/09...
September 14, 2025 at 8:28 AM
We're just over 2 weeks away from the launch of my next #yokai Kickstarter! I can't wait!
In the meantime, I shared some photos of the unique and really special add-on rewards I'll be offering during the campaign, all made by local traditional artisans! Take a look: matthewmeyer.net/blog/2025/09...
In the meantime, I shared some photos of the unique and really special add-on rewards I'll be offering during the campaign, all made by local traditional artisans! Take a look: matthewmeyer.net/blog/2025/09...
My next exhibition is at Tokuhōji in Kanazawa. If you're in the area, I hope you'll come see it!
matthewmeyer.net/blog/2025/09...
matthewmeyer.net/blog/2025/09...
September 4, 2025 at 2:36 AM
My next exhibition is at Tokuhōji in Kanazawa. If you're in the area, I hope you'll come see it!
matthewmeyer.net/blog/2025/09...
matthewmeyer.net/blog/2025/09...
Curious about what yokai I'm doing next?
Patreon members get behind-the-scenes access to my work and process. Check out my sketches, and learn about the background of each yokai through details that don't make it onto yokai.com!
Members-only access here -> www.patreon.com/posts/137435...
Patreon members get behind-the-scenes access to my work and process. Check out my sketches, and learn about the background of each yokai through details that don't make it onto yokai.com!
Members-only access here -> www.patreon.com/posts/137435...
August 27, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Curious about what yokai I'm doing next?
Patreon members get behind-the-scenes access to my work and process. Check out my sketches, and learn about the background of each yokai through details that don't make it onto yokai.com!
Members-only access here -> www.patreon.com/posts/137435...
Patreon members get behind-the-scenes access to my work and process. Check out my sketches, and learn about the background of each yokai through details that don't make it onto yokai.com!
Members-only access here -> www.patreon.com/posts/137435...
There are some amazing cosplayers here!
August 17, 2025 at 2:34 AM
There are some amazing cosplayers here!
August 17, 2025 at 1:40 AM
