[Unbearable horror] Onihitokuchi [Yokai Encyclopedia]

 Is the original story a love romance?

The youkai ※"Onihitokuchi" introduced this time is a youkai named for posterity and was originally an unnamed youkai that appeared in "Ise Monogatari" written in the early Heian period.

The tragedy that happened when he took his eyes off for a moment

The outline of the 6th stage "Akutagawa no Dan" of "Ise Monogatari" where "Onihitokuchi" appears is a story of love across different classes.

A man who has been going to a woman for many years finally steals her.

Then the escape journey of the two begins.

The two who were hit by a thunderstorm on the way to escape found an unlocked warehouse, put a woman inside, and the man was guarding with a bow outside.

The moment the man took his eyes off, the woman was eaten with a bite by the demon hiding in the warehouse.

The screams she gave were drowned out by the thunderstorm, and when the man noticed, she was no longer there.

It took more than 800 years to become an illustration !?

It is unknown when "Ise Monogatari" was written, but it is said to be in the early Heian period (794-).

Then, since it was 1781 that was illustrated in Toriyama Sekien's "Konjaku Hyakki Hosho", there is a maximum of 987 years.

However, since it had no appearance until then and was not described in "Ise Monogatari", its appearance is only the hands and mouth, and the kimono worn by the woman, and there is no overall picture.

Its appearance is left to the imagination of the reader.

summary

・ The original story is "Ise Monogatari"

・ The appearance has not been drawn for a long time.

・ In the Edo period, the figure was created by a youkai painter, but the whole picture is not drawn.

※Oni=daemon

   hitokuci=Eat with a bite