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Scariest Yokai ranking

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20contenders high-voltage

138votes

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0commentsUpdated on 10/06/2026 at 03:00 PM

Jorogumo, the spider woman1371

The worldwide ranking generated by 138 votes

20 / 20

Jorogumo, the spider woman1371

Akaname1355

Hannya, the demon1336

Shuten-doji, king of the oni1306

Tengu1272

Kasa-obake, the prankster umbrella1253

Yama-uba, the witch1246

Noppera-bo, the faceless one1238

Nurarihyon, the big head1213

#10

Rokurokubi1208

#11

Nurikabe, the invisible wall1205

#12

Ashiarai Yashiki, the giant foot1201

#13

Yuki-onna1171

#14

Kappa1167

#15

Yurei1165

#16

Kirin1142

#17

Kodama, forest spirit1098

#18

Bakeneko, the ghost cat1066

#19

Kitsune, the shapeshifting fox1050

#20

Tanuki956

What the community says

Discover the most terrifying Yokai from Japanese mythology: Kitsune, Hannya, Yuki Onna and many more.

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.