Yokai Paradise... and other ghost stories from Japan Boyd Mardis

Here we are with the 2nd episode of the Yokai Paradise podcast! Today we talk about the pandemic yokai, Amabie. It is said that if you look at a picture of the Amabie, that you will be protected from disease. It seems like the Amabie took off internationally through social media through the Amabie challenge hashtag. Companies and artist alike have been participating urging people to stop the spread of the virus. I realized after making this episode that I could have just turned this into a pandemic yokai episode since there are so many different ones of this nature. Maybe I'll do a separate episode one day, discussing the different ones. With all of that being said, enjoy the episode and see everyone in the next one!

**Drew my own shitty looking Amabie for the cover art so please excusethat, but at least it will protect you while listening to the episode**

Here are links to various companies discussed in the episode:

Amabie mask and hand sanitizer - https://twitter.com/selectshopten2/status/1247868342141988865

Amabie semi-truck - https://twitter.com/tmnk_illust/status/1247807308379197440

Amabie sushi - https://twitter.com/mikamakkinen1/status/1245821404030750720

Amabie crackers - https://twitter.com/pika_hotsands/status/1237629350922485761

Amabie fabric - https://twitter.com/okamotoorimono/status/1245591507760844801

Amabie balloon animal - https://twitter.com/AmuseFactory/status/1245867633074794501

Amabie amulet - https://twitter.com/paina2525/status/1245933041211469827

Amabie cate - https://www.instagram.com/p/B-oHVqjpRqm/

This is more or less and introduction episode where I talk about myself, what yokai are (for the uninitiated), and how I came to create this podcast. Hope everyone enjoys! Be sure to leave a rating and a review! Any feedback is helpful in making the podcast better. Also, quick disclaimer, I used a quote by Nintendo which I really paraphrased the hell out of so don't roast me too hard (lol). Listed below are the platforms I am on as well links to Breathing Tokyo's accounts as well.

Yokai Paradise:

Twitter - https://twitter.com/yokaiparadise

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yokaiparadise/

Discord - https://discord.gg/P5UAtE4rSv

Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/yokaiparadise

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiI6piRXJVQe2AlMWmGQxgg

Breathing Tokyo:

Twitter - https://twitter.com/tokyobreathing

Instagram (Main) - https://www.instagram.com/breathing.tokyo/

Instagram (Art) - https://www.instagram.com/breathing.tokyo/

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/Yuffieoni