Amabie
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Newest Hello Kitty collab features Kitty-chan cosplaying as supernatural protector against plague
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Ingrid Tsai
Jun 27, 2020
- Japan
- (Amabie • asunaro • collaboration • culture • Hello Kitty • Japanese folklore • Sanrio)
- Japan
- (Amabie • anagrams • conspiracy theories • coronavirus • COVID-19 • politics • Shinzo Abe • yokai)
Horror manga artist Junji Ito shares terrifying drawing of Amabie, the epidemic-protector yokai
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Scott Wilson
May 2, 2020
- Japan
- (Amabie • Junji Ito • manga • scary • scary pictures • terrifying • twitter)
Magical yokai from Edo Period with powers against sickness makes appearance as cute doughnut
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Kay
Apr 16, 2020
In these trying times, no one can be blamed for trying to get as much help as possible to keep safe from coronavirus, even if it’s from a mythical yokai.
Japanese yokai starts appearing on Twitter to prevent the spread of COVID-19
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Oona McGee
Mar 15, 2020
People in Japan are turning to the mysterious Amabie to help us through the coronavirus pandemic.
- Japan
- (Amabie • art • artists • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • culture • disease • health • Japanese folklore • Japanese tradition • sickness • twitter • yokai)
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