USO MAKOTO Yōkai Hyaku Monogatari
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USO MAKOTO Yōkai Hyaku Monogatari (虚実妖怪百物語 USO MAKOTO Yōkai Hyaku Monogatari) is a series of novelizations written by Natsuhiko Kyōgoku. It was published serially on the magazine Kwai since 2011, and the completed edition was published in December 2018, making it one of the largest works by Kyōgoku.
For the completed edition published in 2018, Masami Yuki drew a short manga.[1]
About
Its storyline and main antagonists are largely based on The Great Yokai War series and Teitō Monogatari series.
Most notably, the series features a mass crossover between multiple different franchises where many renowned characters were involved, and a number of real persons appeared as characters.
Story
A subspinous rumor that, Yasunori Katō was witnessed in Middle East, spread.
Meanwhile in Japan, Shigeru Mizuki warned that spiritual crisis would happen soon, and a sudden surge in crimes occurred all over Japan, and the nation's public securities are endangered, gaining international attentions.
Additionally, sightings of Yōkai began to occur elsewhere without any logical explanations that whether or not these supernatural beings are hallucinations or not.
Following these events, cultural, political, religious affairs were thrown into utter confusion while Yasunori Katō was working secretly to revive and manifest supernatural beings starting from Daimon.
Crossovers
Below-mentioned characters are the ones that appeared as actual characters in the story, and excluding those mentioned only.
While some of fictional characters appeared as narratives, most of these characters were "summoned" (physically manifested) by "Japan Yōkai Promotion Committee" (main protagonists) for the final battle at Mount Fuji. These entities have their own emotions and occasionally performed their abilities. As these beings don't possess physical bodies, their attacks don't cause physical damages, however they are useful for diversion and disturbance, causing squanders of ammunition for military forces.[2]
Real-life people
More than hundred of real people appeared.[3]
- Shigeru Mizuki
- Estsuko Mizuki
- Natsuhiko Kyōgoku
- Hiroshi Aramata
- Kenji Murakami
- Miyuki Miyabe
- Riku Onda
- Howard Phillips Lovecraft
- August William Derleth
- Katsumi Tada
- Yumeaki Hirayama
- Baku Yumemakura[4]
- Satoshi Gunji (KADOKAWA)
- Masao Higashi
- Hirokatsu Kihara
- Shirou Kuro
- Shirou Oikawa (KADOKAWA)
- Masanobu Kagawa (Hyogo Prefectural Museum of History)
- Kouichi Yumoto
- Shinkichi Matsumura[5]
Giant Monsters
Summoned
Summoning Failed
- Godzilla[8]
- "Japan Yōkai Promotion Committee" failed to summon Godzilla because members of the committee couldn't settle the argument that which incarnations of the character to be summoned as everyone wanted their favorite version, and Rodan was summoned instead. These "candidates" include Godzillas from Godzilla, King Kong vs. Godzilla, Mothra vs. Godzilla, Godzilla 2000: Millennium, and Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack.
- Baragon[2]
- Guilala[6]
Yōkai and Demons
- Daimon (one of major antagonists)
- Yasunori Katō (one of major antagonists)
- Tofu-Kozō from Tofu-Kozō series by Natsuhiko Kyōgoku
- Kitarō from GeGeGe no Kitarō series[2]
- Ittan-Momen from GeGeGe no Kitarō series[2]
- Nurikabe from GeGeGe no Kitarō series
- Sunakake-Babaa from GeGeGe no Kitarō series
- Tsurube-Bi from GeGeGe no Kitarō series[2]
- Maruge from GeGeGe no Kitarō series
- Ao-Arashi from Hyakkiyakō-shō / Beyond Twilight series
- Inuyasha from Inuyasha series
- Sesshōmaru from Inuyasha series
- Tora from Ushio & Tora[9]
- Nyanko-Sensei from Natsume's Book of Friends [10]
- Various Yōkai from Yo-kai Watch series (summoning dismissed) [10]
- Hozuki from Hozuki's Coolheadedness [10]
- Deep Ones from Cthulhu Mythos
Deities
- Cthulhu from Cthulhu Mythos
- Azathoth from Cthulhu Mythos
- Kabo Mandalat with Shigeru Mizuki's design (Cthulhu's transformation)
Evil spirits
- Sadako Yamamura from Ring series[6][2]
- Kayako Saeki from Ju-On / The Grudge series (summoning dismissed)[2]
- Toshio Saeki from Ju-On / The Grudge series (summoning dismissed)[2]
Other Creatures
- Pokemon from Pokémon series (summoning dismissed)[10]
Humans
- Reijiro Enokitsu from Kyōgokudō series
Robots
- Gakutensoku[11]
- Mazinger Z from Mazinger Z series (summoning dismissed)[2]
- GR-1 from Giant Robo series (summoning dismissed)[2]
- Evangelions from Neon Genesis Evangelion series (summoning dismissed)[2]
Trivia
- Above-listed characters that made crossover appearances are the ones that appeared as actual characters in the story while there have been hundreds of fictional characters, fictional organizations, and real-life people were mentioned in their real names.
- Such characters include King Kong,[12], Iris,[7] Orga[13], Daisuke Serizawa,[14] kaiju from Ultraman series (identities unclear),[11] Caesar from Planet of Apes series,[15] Vampire Elite from GeGeGe no Kitarō series,[16]Z'GOK from Gundam series,[17] Gori and Karas from Spectreman,[18] Bowser from Super Mario series,[19] Bem from Humanoid Monster Bem,[20] Dr. Shinigami and Shockers from Kamen Rider,[21] Meisuke Nueno from Jigoku Sensei Nūbē series,[9] Ushio Aotsuki from Ushio & Tora,[9] Kenshirō from Hokuto no Ken series,[22] Takeshi Ajsawa and Yoriko Nagai from Never Give Up,[23] Torahige from Hyokkori Hyotan-Jima,[14] swordsmen from Touken Ranbu series, Peacock King from Peacock King[24]and many others.
- Some of mentioned fictional organizations include Ghost Busters from Ghost Busters series[24], Eiko-Juku from Psychic School Wars,[25] Seirokai from Sukeban Deka,[25] Friend Land from 20th Century Boys,[26] Daimon Force from Seibu Keisatsu series,[27] and so on.
- Some of mentioned real-life people include Graham Hancock,[17] Nostradamus,[19] Tenpuku Trio,[28] Takeshi Gundan,[27] and many others.[3]
References
- ↑ ゆうきまさみが京極夏彦「虚実妖怪百物語」をマンガ化、水木しげるも登場
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 「急」廿玖 - 世界妖怪協会、遂に敵と対峙す, pp.391-396
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 京極夏彦『虚実妖怪百物語』〈刊行記念インタビュー〉――実在の作家や編集者が妖怪と戦う!? 前代未聞の実名小説がここに登場！
- ↑ 急, 廿参 陰陽師作家、秘事を報せる, p.107
- ↑ 急, 廿貳 妖怪馬鹿、珍しく深謀を巡らす, p.91
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 急, 廿捌 豆腐小僧、いくさを観戦する, pp.373-375
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 急, 廿玖 世界妖怪協会、遂に敵と対峙する, p.412
- ↑ 急, 廿肆 異神の信徒、動揺す, p.177
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 急、廿伍 妖怪推進委員会、真相の一端を摑む, p.227
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 急, 妖怪、大戦争めいたことをする, p.367
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 急, 廿壱 妖怪探訪家、暗躍す, p.33
- ↑ 急, 廿肆 異神の信徒、動揺す, p.194
- ↑ 卅, 魔人、黄泉路へと還る, p.433
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 急, 廿壱 妖怪探訪家、暗躍す, p.30
- ↑ 急, 廿貳 妖怪馬鹿、珍しく深謀を巡らす, p.70
- ↑ 急, 廿参 陰陽師作家、秘事を報せる, p.133
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 急, 廿参 陰陽師作家、秘事を報せる, p.164
- ↑ 急, 廿貳 妖怪馬鹿、珍しく深謀を巡らす, p.98
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 急, 廿参 陰陽師作家、秘事を報せる, p.144
- ↑ 急, 廿貳 妖怪馬鹿、珍しく深謀を巡らす, p.65
- ↑ 急, 廿参 陰陽師作家、秘事を報せる, p.120
- ↑ 急, 廿肆 異神の信徒、動揺す, p.186
- ↑ 急, 廿壱 妖怪探訪家、暗躍す, p.21
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 急, 廿参 陰陽師作家、秘事を報せる, p.136
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 急, 廿壱 妖怪探訪家、暗躍す, p.25
- ↑ 急, 廿壱 妖怪探訪家、暗躍す, p.53
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 急, 廿参 陰陽師作家、秘事を報せる, p.163
- ↑ 急, 廿貳 妖怪馬鹿、珍しく深謀を巡らす, p.81
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