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Not everyone loves Mononoke for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Mononoke

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like episodes that look like old Japanese prints come alive.

  2. You like spirits that are frightening because of what people did.

  3. You like the Medicine Seller digging for the truth behind each haunting.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Mononoke the Movie: The Phantom in the Rain2024

    • episodes that look like old Japanese prints come alive
    • spirits that are frightening because of what people did
    • the Medicine Seller digging for the truth behind each haunting

    Good for you if you like images that look like moving Japanese prints.

  • Paranoia Agent2004

    • the Medicine Seller digging for the truth behind each haunting

    Good for you if you like a mystery that jumps from one victim's life to the next.

  • Higurashi: When They Cry2006

    • spirits that are frightening because of what people did
    • the Medicine Seller digging for the truth behind each haunting

    Good for you if you like a cute village slowly turning into a nightmare.

  • The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View2007

    • episodes that look like old Japanese prints come alive
    • the Medicine Seller digging for the truth behind each haunting

    Good for you if you like a case of suicides that no one can explain.

  • Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre2023

    • spirits that are frightening because of what people did

    Good for you if you like horror that creeps under your skin.

  • Hell Girl2005

    • spirits that are frightening because of what people did

    Good for you if you like quiet, eerie horror with a straw doll and a red string.

  • Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan2017

    • episodes that look like old Japanese prints come alive
    • the Medicine Seller digging for the truth behind each haunting

    Good for you if you like a curious artist poking at the supernatural.

  • Monogatari2009

    • episodes that look like old Japanese prints come alive

    Good for you if you like strange, empty sets, flashing text cards and bold camera angles.

  • Wicked City1987

    • episodes that look like old Japanese prints come alive
    • spirits that are frightening because of what people did

    Good for you if you like horror where anyone might turn into a monster.

Reasons taken from Mononoke's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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