| But the yokai were a constant presence in Mizuki's life, and in Japanese culture as a whole. |
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| The series focusses on the adventures of creatures from folklore known as yokai. |
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| It centers on a one-eyed, half-human child who leads a team of yokai buddies that rescues people in supernatural distress. |
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| Like the immortal yokai themselves, it lives on. |
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| While the fact that he penned them is well known, Japanese fans are often surprised to hear that it is for these stories and not the yokai tales for which Mizuki is best known abroad. |
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