Yokai Art- Night Parade Of One Hundred Demons -

The Hyakki Yagyo is their victory lap.

| Theme | Meaning | |-------|---------| | Tsukumogami | Objects abandoned or mistreated by humans gain souls and join the parade—a warning against waste and neglect. | | Boundary Crossing | The parade occurs at thresholds (night/day, human/spirit world), representing liminality and chaos. | | Collective Anxiety | The mass of yokai symbolizes the fears, rumors, and anxieties of a community, externalized into visible monsters. | | Humor & Grotesque | Many yokai are absurd rather than malevolent, reflecting a Japanese tendency to laugh at fear to defang it. | Yokai Art- Night Parade of One Hundred Demons

The game features a variety of characters based on traditional myths: Yokai Art Beginner Guide - Steam Community The Hyakki Yagyo is their victory lap

To encounter the parade was considered fatal. If a human saw the parade, they would be spirited away or cursed. The only defense was to chant a Juuni-shin shou (mantra of the twelve guardian deities) or to stay indoors with the Koshin (guardian monkeys) painted on one's gate. | | Collective Anxiety | The mass of

: Traditionally, anyone foolish enough to peek out their window or walk the streets during the parade would be killed or "spirited away" by the demons.