Yurei Attack!: The Japanese Ghost Survival Guide (Yokai ATTACK! Series)

Yoda, Hiroko

ISBN 10: 4805312149 / ISBN 13: 9784805312148

Published by Tuttle Publishing, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Yurei Attack!: The Japanese Ghost Survival Guide (Yokai ATTACK! Series)
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 4805312149
• ISBN 13: 9784805312148
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Shinkichi
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Yurei is the Japanese word for ghost. It s as simple as that. They are the souls of dead people, unable or unwilling to shuffle off this mortal coil. The general concept is similar to that of ghosts in the Western world: an ethereal essence of a formerly living being that remains after death. Just as in the West, some yurei haunt a specific person or place; others tend to roam freely. But the similarities with foreign ghosts end there. Yurei are many things, but friendly isn t the first word that comes to mind. Not every yurei is dangerous, but they are all driven by emotions so uncontrollably powerful that they have taken on a life of their own: rage, sadness, devotion, a desire for revenge, or even the firm belief that they are still alive. This book, the third in the authors' best selling Attack! series, after Yokai Attack and Ninja Attack gives detailed information on 39 of the creepiest Yurei stalking Japan, along with detailed histories and defensive tactics should you have the misfortune to encounter one.

About the Author

Hiroko Yoda and Matt Alt are a couple who run a Tokyo-based translation company that specializes in producing the English versions of Japanese video games, comic books and literature. They are the co-authors of Yokai Attack! and Ninja Attack!, both originally published by Kodansha international and with new expanded editions from Tuttle Publishing.