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The Grand Mononoke - 具乱怒物乃怪［ぐらんどもののけ] - An absurd chimerical-yokai which featured among UMA in an issue of Keibunsha in 1987. Today it's a cult-favourite adored for its absurdity. Supposedly lives in Tohoku, it grows up to 10m and eats livestock in one bite! - samkalensky.com/products/gra...
![• List of possibble yokai combined in the original: [Note: the original book does not include a exact list, so some elements are up to speculation!]
Dai Tengu. [Main Stomach Face.]
Oni. [Horns.]
Kappa. [Armpit.]
Giant Snake [Top Mouth.]
Yamata no Orochi. [x8 "dragon Head/Tongues"]
Son Wukong. [Staff, Monkey Arm.]
NIngyo? [Tail.]
Bakeneko &/or Nekomata [x2 Thighs.]
暗黒生命体 足 "Dark Lifeform" [Feet.] - (introduced earlier in the book (page earlier) a blanket term for 'monster'.)
Possibly: Ashiarai Yashiki ? -[Giant Leg.]
Giant Tengu Geta. - [Sheild]
Sticker Art by Samkalensky 2025](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2qhnojh2joagxxpcyedopa7u/bafkreieivcsykl7inzbpuzt4qrvossxdcrewbgmq7aasvmuokwzi3jcic4)
![[The "Grand Mononokei" as it appears in "霊界・魔界大百科" keibunsha 1987]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2qhnojh2joagxxpcyedopa7u/bafkreiah5f73o2gm7bwbvgip7rdpd3uz34oi5jkyhho3s7dqellzrp3x4i)
