Hiroko Yoda and Matt Alt are a husband & wife team who run a Tokyo-based translation company that specializes in producing the English versions of Japanese video games, comic books and literature. Matt is co-author of Super No. 1 Robot, and Matt and Hiroko are also co-authors of Hello, Please! Very Helpful Super Kawaii Japanese Characters. They happen to have firsthand yokai experience, having participated as extras in Takashi Miike's film The Great Yokai War (Kadokawa Films, 2005). Illustrator Tatsuya Morino became the assistant of Shigeru Mizuki, one of Japan's most beloved manga illustrators, fresh out of high school. After going independent, he illustrated the graphic novel Kibakichi, which was turned into two movies in Japan. He also works as a character designer. His comic "Legentail Sennenta" is currently being serialized in the comic collection Kero Kero Ace.
"Yokai Attack! is essential reading for any fan of monsters, horror and manga!" - Steve Niles, Creator, 30 Days of Night "An invaluable resource for anyone interested in J-Horror and Japanese culture; gave me a deeper understanding of what I've been enjoying for so many years." - Don Coscarelli, director, "Phantasm" series and Bubba Ho-tep"
Gr 8 Up-For anyone who's ever wondered how they would fare against a kappa, kitsune, or the dreaded kuchisake onna, these lively volumes are structured as handbooks for surviving encounters with Japan's legendary monsters, spirits, assassins, and spies. Ninja Attack! dispels stereotypes while filling in the real history of these infamous spies and assassins. Yokai Attack! catalogs demons and monsters, and Yurei Attack! focuses on gruesome ghost stories. Action-packed tales of vengeful spirits and shape-shifting badgers are accompanied by historical background, regional origins, and related trivia, while profiles of well-known ninja are interspersed with details of their daily lives, such as housing and food. Each book includes appendixes with recommended books, movies, and websites for further research. Gleefully gory manga-style illustrations in full color add to the creep-out factor of the texts, and eye-catching layouts with photographs and reproductions of woodblock prints make for a visually appealing reading experience. Japanese names and words are seamlessly integrated into the texts, with Japanese characters appearing alongside English translations and pronunciation guides. An engaging blend of information and entertainment, this trilogy is a fantastic reference for budding manga artists who want to incorporate Japanese legends into their own stories, or anyone who simply enjoys a good scare.-Allison Tran, Mission Viejo Library, CA (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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