Adapted from Yukinobu Tatsu’s unabashedly unhinged breakout manga, the latest fall anime sensation flirts recklessly with the freakish and the fantastic. What follows is a frenzied ballet of paranormal pandemonium, driven by Science Saru’s trademark animation, which switches gears between hyper-stylized mayhem and breathtaking elegance. Dandadan Creator: Fūga Yamashiro Cast: Shion Wakayama, Natsuki Hanae, Nana Mizuki, Mayumi Tanaka, Ayane Sakura …
As George Yang described in a WIRED preview from last month, Ghostwire is steeped in Japanese culture. The various creatures encountered throughout the game are yurei, Japanese ghosts, and yokai, a term defined in Michael Dylan Foster’s The Book of Yokai as “a weird or mysterious creature, a monster or fantastic being, a spirit or a sprite” that embodies a …
