Hunting for the Kappa Monster in Tokyo, part 2

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Today on Boing Boing tv we continue a series of transmissions from Tokyo by our monster-hunting comrade Sean Bonner, who vanished mysteriously while seeking a legendary shrine devoted to the Kappa, a water-dwelling, ninja-turtle-like, child-sized creature who is fond of cucumbers and human colon meat, which it may access by grabbing up your butt.

In yesterday's installment, Sean hooked up with Matt Alt and Hiroko Yoda, authors of the previosly-boinged book Yokai Attack: The Japanese Monster Survival Guide, and the quest began. But the team vanished mysteriously, and we haven't been able to reach Sean for a week.

Today, he reappears, with proof that he has touched the mummified hand of the cucumber-loving amphibious prankster. He also brings us irrefutable proof that some of Japan's greatest manga artists found a source of inspiration in Kappa art. Also on the streets of Tokyo, just outside the shrine, BBtv's yokai squad discovered MONSTER KITTEH.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• japan
• manga
• monsters
• scary
• weird
• sean
• bonner
• yokai
• matt
• alt
• hiroko
• yoda
• boingboing
• boing
• tv
• bbtv
• kappa
• godzilla

[douglastang123]

where can u buy the book that u showed us in the vid.?



[chibidrawing]

i love the art on the walls and the cieling in this video and the paraphenalia

[LazerFlash13]

You never know, maybe that Kappa hand could've been a nother wierd strange thingy.

[RedCodeStudios]

duck feet

[RedCodeStudios]

it crawled into my anius.

[ZILOGz80VIDEOS]

it's a cat

[atakkuuuuu]

ANPANMAN!

[weijie63]

@zerosvc2 Lol yea your mom ^^

[Suzushisama]

Kappa are the Best-est!

[matthew77043]

cool video but next time stop with the annoying ass static!!!! even during looking at the paw i mean come on the whole trip was to see the paw and while looking at it you throw static in????