🏷 Discover The Best Youkai Movies & TV Shows To Watch Today

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Unveiling the Mystique of Youkai: Exploring the Best Movies and TV Shows

Delve into the enchanting realm of Japanese folklore with our curated selection of movies and TV shows featuring the captivating world of youkai. From supernatural creatures to eerie atmospheres, discover the most captivating youkai-themed content that will transport you to a realm of mystery and intrigue.

Cast

Yui Horie

Suzuko Mimori

Daisuke Namikawa

Daisuke Kishio

Kamisama Kiss (2012) TV Show

8.6 1.0K votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction

Country: Japan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 25

Audience: TV-PG

Story: Nanami was just a normal high school girl down on her luck until a stranger’s lips marked her as the new Land God and turned her world upside down. Now, she’s figuring out the duties of a deity with the help of Tomoe, a reformed fox demon who reluctantly becomes her familiar in a contract sealed with a kiss. The new responsibilities—and boys—are a lot to handle, like the crow demon masquerading as a gorgeous pop idol and the adorable snake spirit who’s chosen the newly minted god to be his bride. As the headstrong Tomoe tries to whip her into shape, Nanami finds that love just might have cute, pointed fox ears. With romance in the air, will the human deity be able to prove herself worthy of her new title?

Plot: magic, friendship, supernatural, high school, god, rivalry, romance, coming of age, ...

Cast

Megumi Ogata

Akari Kito

Shoya Chiba

Yuma Uchida

Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun (2020) TV Show

8.6 780 votes

Genre: Animation, Mystery, Science Fiction

Country: Japan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 36

Audience: TV-14

Story: To be united with her crush, a hopeless romantic summons the ghost in the girls' bathroom at her school. But she's shocked when the ghost is a boy!

Style: suspenseful

Plot: affectation, supernatural, high school, romance, school, based on manga, spirit, youkai, ...

JUJUTSU KAISEN (2020) TV Show

8.6 4.5K votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Science Fiction

Country: Japan

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 59

Audience: TV-14

Story: Yuji Itadori is a boy with tremendous physical strength, though he lives a completely ordinary high school life. One day, to save a classmate who has been attacked by curses, he eats the finger of Ryomen Sukuna, taking the curse into his own soul. From then on, he shares one body with Ryomen Sukuna. Guided by the most powerful of sorcerers, Satoru Gojo, Itadori is admitted to Tokyo Jujutsu High School, an organization that fights the curses... and thus begins the heroic tale of a boy who became a curse to exorcise a curse, a life from which he could never turn back.

Plot: martial arts, exorcism, secret organization, sorcery, supernatural, possession, paranormal, curse, ...

Cast

Kappei Yamaguchi

Satsuki Yukino

Koji Tsujitani

Houko Kuwashima

InuYasha (2000) TV Show

8.6 2.1K votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Science Fiction

Country: Japan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 193

Audience: TV-14

Story: Kagome Higurashi is a modern day young girl who lives with her family by the old Higure shrine. Unbeknownst to Kagome, she is the reincarnation of priestess Kikyo and posseses the "Jewel of Four Souls" (the Shikon jewel). One ill-fated day, Kagome locates an ancient well near her home and is abruptly transported through the well and into a feudal Japan, inhabited by demons. There, she encounters Inuyasha, son of a powerful demon father and a human mother, who is pinned to a tree by an enchanted arrow.

Plot: love triangle, martial arts, swordplay, magic, time travel, supernatural, romance, based on manga, ...

Cast

Rumi Hiiragi

Miyu Irino

Mari Natsuki

Takashi Naito

Spirited Away (2001)

8.5 18.5K votes

Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy

Country: Japan

Duration: 125 min.

Audience: PG

Story: A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.

Plot: witch, parent child relationship, darkness, bath house, magic, spirit, parallel world, amusement park, ...

Cast

Rio Suzuki

Hiroki Suzuki

Naoya Uchida

Akio Otsuka

Dororo (2019) TV Show

8.5 1.3K votes

Genre: Action, Animation

Country: Japan

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 24

Audience: TV-MA

Story: During the Warring States period, the young thief Dororo encounters Hyakkimaru, a strange, sightless boy who wields fearsome prosthetics in place of his missing limbs. Parts of Hyakkimaru’s body were traded to a group of 12 demons by his father in exchange for power, but thanks to a kindly medicine man, Hyakkimaru survived his horrifying ordeal. Now he roams the land in search of his missing body, and together he and Dororo will fight to survive in an unforgiving, demon-plagued world.

Plot: swordplay, samurai, mythology, supernatural, remake, gore, swordsman, curse, ...

Place: japan

Cast

Nozomu Sasaki

Shigeru Chiba

Megumi Ogata

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Yu Yu Hakusho (1992) TV Show

8.5 494 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Science Fiction

Country: Japan, United States of America

Seasons: 4

Episodes: 112

Audience: TV-14

Story: After dying to save a boy, delinquent tough guy Yusuke Urameshi is granted another chance at life by redeeming himself as a "Spirit Detective."

Style: intense

Plot: martial arts, sacrifice, supernatural, school, tournament, bromance, based on manga, juvenile delinquent, ...

Cast

Sara Matsumoto

Mikako Komatsu

Azusa Tadokoro

Ryohei Kimura

Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (2020) TV Show

8.3 170 votes

Genre: Action, Animation

Country: Japan

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 48

Audience: TV-14

Story: In feudal Japan, half-demon twins Towa and Setsuna are separated from each other during a forest fire. While desperately searching for her younger sister, Towa wanders into a mysterious tunnel that sends her into present-day Japan, where she is found and raised by Kagome Higurashi’s brother, Sota, and his family. Ten years later, the tunnel that connects the two eras has reopened, allowing Towa to be reunited with Setsuna, who is now a demon slayer working for Kohaku. But to Towa’s shock, Setsuna appears to have lost all memories of her older sister

Plot: dementia, time travel, supernatural, demon, historical, spin off, super power, youkai, ...

Cast

Tomoko Kawakami

Kotono Mitsuishi

Kumi Sakuma

Kurumi Mamiya

Ghost Stories (2000) TV Show

8.2 147 votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction

Country: Japan

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 19

Audience: TV-14

Story: When nearby construction disturbs a spiritual resting place, its disgruntled denizens do what any supernatural beings would do after a rude awakening: they terrorize the local school. And that means it’s up to a scruffy band of young ghostbusters to expel their satanic schoolmates before everyone gets sent to permanent detention! So join Satsuki, her crybaby brother, the resident class stud, the school nerd and "physical researcher," a born-again beauty, and a resentful, demon-possessed cat in the funniest, scariest school you’ve ever enrolled in.

Plot: elementary school, paranormal, based on children's book, ghost, talking cat, youkai, anime, child protagonist, ...

Place: japan

Natsume's Book of Friends (2008) TV Show

8.2 106 votes

Genre: Animation, Science Fiction

Country: Japan

Seasons: 7

Episodes: 86

Audience: TV-14

Story: Natsume Takashi has the ability to see spirits, which he has long kept secret. However, once he inherits a strange book that belonged to his deceased grandmother, Reiko, he discovers the reason why spirits surround him.

Plot: human animal relationship, exorcism, friendship, supernatural, afterlife, high school, slice of life, curse, ...

Cast

Hiroshi Kamiya

Chiwa Saito

Yui Horie

Maaya Sakamoto

Monogatari (2009) TV Show

8.1 523 votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama

Country: Japan

Seasons: 5

Episodes: 73

Audience: TV-14

Story: Koyomi Araragi, a high school student, finds himself constantly encountering girls afflicted by supernatural "oddities." He dedicates himself to helping them, often with the aid of the eccentric specialist Meme Oshino. Each arc talks about a different girl's unique struggle and the mysterious cause of their affliction. The series explores themes of adolescence, personal growth, and the complexities of human relationships. It's known for its witty dialogue, stylistic animation, and unique narrative structure.

Plot: vampire, supernatural, romance, school, ghost, youkai, japanese mythology, anime, ...

Cast

Teruaki Ogawa

Satomi Hirose

Hiroshi Tsuchida

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Shu Kawai

Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (1994) TV Show

8.1 11 votes

Genre: Action, Comedy, Family

Country: Japan

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 53

Audience: TV-PG

Story: It's been a long time since the great war between the Three God Generals and the Youkais, an ancient race of monstrous spirits. Since then, imprisoned in a cave protected by the mystical Seal Door, their leader Daimaou and his Youkai army wait, planning for the day they can finally strike. That day has arrived and it is up to the Kakurangers, along with the Three God Generals, to defeat the Youkais, before Daimaou's villainy destroys Earth!

Plot: monster, van, superhero, mecha, ninja, giant robot, giant monster, demon, ...

Mushi-Shi (2005) TV Show

8.0 242 votes

Genre: Animation, Drama, Science Fiction

Country: Japan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 46

Audience: TV-14

Story: Ginko, a Mushi master, travels from place to place researching the Mushi and helping people who are suffering because of it.

Plot: detective, supernatural, slice of life, curse, tragedy, based on manga, spirit, historical, ...

Ushio and Tora (2015) TV Show

8.0 156 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Comedy

Country: Japan

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 39

Audience: TV-14

Story: When he stumbles upon Tora, a demon who's been impaled by a spear, young Ushio frees the beast and demands his help in fighting other agents of evil.

Plot: supernatural, remake, based on manga, demon, ghost, dark fantasy, youkai, shounen, ...

Rosario + Vampire (2008) TV Show

7.9 295 votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction

Country: Japan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 26

Audience: TV-MA

Story: An ordinary high school boy fails to get into any private academy except one — which happens to be populated by supernatural creatures disguised as humans. To survive, he has to pretend that he is one of them and blend in.

Plot: vampire, supernatural, harem, school, breaking the fourth wall, based on manga, split personality, fantasy world, ...

In/Spectre (2020) TV Show

7.7 202 votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Mystery

Country: Japan

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 24

Audience: TV-14

Story: Kotoko Iwanaga became the god of wisdom to the supernatural beings and spends her days solving problems for them. However, the boy who she fell head over heels for, Kuro Sakuragawa, is someone that is feared by all supernatural creatures. The two of them face various mysterious incidents involving the supernatural in this love x romance x mystery series. Where will these fantastical incidents lead them and what will happen with Kotoko’s crush?

Style: romantic

Plot: based on novel or book, immortality, investigation, supernatural, romance, premonition, creature, based on manga, ...

Kemono Jihen (2021) TV Show

7.6 125 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Mystery

Country: Japan

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 12

Audience: TV-14

Story: When a series of animal bodies that rot away after a single night begin appearing in a remote mountain village, Inugami, a detective from Tokyo who specializes in the occult, is called to investigate.While working the case, he befriends a strange boy who works in the field every day instead of going to school. Shunned by his peers and nicknamed “Dorotabo” after a yokai that lives in the mud, he helps Inugami uncover the truth behind the killings — but supernatural forces are at work, and while Dorotabo is just a nickname, it might not be the only thing about the boy that isn’t human.

Plot: detective, investigation, supernatural, based on manga, youkai, shounen, anime, mysterious death, ...

Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (2009) TV Show

7.6 23 votes

Genre: Action, Family, Science Fiction

Country: Japan

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 49

Story: For eighteen generations, samurai of the Shiba Clan have suppressed the evil intentions of the Gedoushu, malevolent spirits that enter the world of the living from gaps between buildings and other structures. Now, Takeru Shiba, the youngest head of the Shiba Clan must gather his four vassals in order to battle the Gedoushu under the revived Doukoku Chimatsuri as the Shinkengers.

Plot: monster, samurai, family clan, superhero, mecha, giant robot, giant monster, demon, ...

Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan (2010) TV Show

7.5 92 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Science Fiction

Country: Japan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 48

Audience: TV-14

Story: Rikuo Nura, is 3 parts human and a quarter Demon, lives in a house of spirits with his grandfather, The current clan head of the Nura youkai. Rikuo is set to be the next clan head, despite the fact he dislikes his demon side. He soon come to terms with his demon blood and decides to take his position as young master of the Nura house. However there are those who will certainly not allow it to be easy.

Plot: swordplay, based on manga, battle, fighting, ghost, half breed, japanese folklore, youkai, ...

Tougen Anki (2025) TV Show

7.5 99 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Mystery

Country: Japan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 24

Audience: TV-MA

Story: After a Momotaro assassin suddenly kills his adoptive father, Shiki vows to avenge him. But first, he must learn to control his newly awakened Oni blood.

Plot: shapeshifting, mythology, supernatural, revenge, tragedy, school, based on manga, demon, ...

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