In this episode, we pursue the shape-shifting trickster Mujina. This being associated with raccoon dogs is known on Niigata Prefecture's Sado Island as both human and animal, yokai and deity.

In a series of tweets, they claim that the story was likely inspired by Japanese folklore and a Yokai called the Mujina, a ...

Furthermore, it's suggested that the Typhlosion in the story is an allegory for a mythical creature, the shapeshifting yokai, ...

The story is based on Japanese folklore and tales about the Mujina, a badger that has the ability to shape-shift into humans to trick actual humans. The tale is about a Mujina, not necessarily the ...