Legend has it that the warlord Watanabe no Tsuna used the sword to sever the arm of an “oni” ogre that tried to seize ... is a time-honored tradition in Japan that was observed by the Maeda ...

In this episode of YOKAI: Exploring Japanese Folklore, we track down the legend of the ferocious Ushioni, a Yokai with the hulking body of a bull and an ogre-like face. In certain regions of Ehime ...

Like so many things, my love affair with the Ogre Battle series started in 1993 during my college years in Japan. I had devoured Final Fantasy IV and V, and with the next installment in my ...