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Miku Takeshita knows she's in trouble when her supply teacher turns out to be a nukekubi-and when Japenese demons kidnap her baby brother Kazu it's up to her and her best friend Cait to break into their snow-blocked school and get him back...
- Published on: 2011-08-04
- Format: Unabridged
- Original language: English
- Running time: 152 minutes
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Nukekubi versus Nure Onna
By Zack Davisson
"Takeshita Demons" won the 'Diverse Voices' award as a book that "celebrates diversity in its widest possible sense." I think that is an apt description. Cristy Burne is New Zealand/Australian, and wrote a book set in England featuring a Japanese girl and an Irish girl doing battle with traditional Japanese demons and monsters. There is an awful lot of diversity going on here. This is a great book to introduce kids to several different cultures all at once. On top of that, it is just fun to read.
Miku Takeshita is a Japanese girl whose family moved to England for work after her beloved grandmother died. In Japan, her grandmother was the keeper of the old ways. She knew the use of protective charms and amulets that kept the family safe from yokai, the traditional spirits of Japanese folklore who range from mischievous to malignant. Now in England, there is no one to put cedar leaves over the front door, and Mika is growing suspicious that some of those yokai might have taken the trip to England as well, and are after her little brother Kazu. Miku knows about yokai, and enlists her Irish friend Cait--who knows about leprechauns and kelpie--to do battle with the evil spirits for the life and soul of her brother.
I thought "Takeshita Demons" was a charming little book that successfully mixed these different cultural elements into a fun adventure story. The reading level is low--the cover says 8 and up but I would have no problem putting it in the hands of younger readers--and the book is short at 136 pages. It is written in British English, so you have terms like "supply teacher" instead of "substitute teacher." That could be confusing for some young readers, but also a cool learning opportunity. I remember reading "Paddington Bear" when I was a kid and being fascinated by the different English.
There are a few slightly scary elements--Miku's new teacher Mrs. Okuda is a nukekubi demon whose head detaches from her body and eats people. But nothing that is going to give anyone sleepless nights. There is just enough touch of horror to make the book fun.
The only problem I see with "Takeshita Demons" is that Burne throws the Japanese yokai in rapid-fire, without much explanation. Creatures like the nukekubi, itta-momen, nure onna, amazake baba, yuki onna, zashiki warashi, and noppera-bo might be as familiar to Japanese children as vampires and werewolves are to kids in the West, but readers who have never heard of these monsters might get lost in the foreign names and mythology. Burne gives a short glossary at the end, but it isn't really enough to give life to these monsters if you aren't already familiar with them. Be prepared to do some research to fill in the gaps when the eventual questions come.
Still, "Takeshita Demons" is a good book, and one that I would give to young readers with an interest in Japan, or monsters in general. It's a nice little window into another world, and a good starting place for something cool.
This book is the first book in a trilogy, that follows up with Takeshita Demons: The Filth Licker and Takeshita Demons: Monster Matsuri.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Compelling, scary fun. With yokai!
By An Amazon Customer
I didn't expect to like _Takeshita Demons_ as much as I did. It's got the kind of horror and suspense I found in John Bellairs' books when I was a kid, and it's got yokai. Maybe a dozen of them. Burne's vivid descriptions make them sound terrifying. I wasn't sure yokai could translate well to written fiction. She did a damn good job with it.
She seems to have an easier time describing yokai with human faces (or a distinct lack of such). _Takeshita Demons_ includes no kappa, tengu, oni, or tanuki; it has neither kitsune nor bakeneko; its only tsukumogami is an ittan-momen that doesn't really seem to be a tsukumogami at all. She apparently chose to avoid many of the wilder, stranger yokai, choosing instead ones that fit a more familiar pattern of childhood spooks.
I found _Takeshita Demons_ fun and frightening. Next June I plan to buy the sequel, _Takeshita Demons: The Filth Licker_, as soon as it's released. Let's hope Ms. Burne brings in more of the delightfully bizarre varieties of yokai, writing about them with her tense, intelligent storytelling.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Like a good episode of demon anime
By Cassiopeia
It reads like a good episode of an anime series. If you're familiar or a fan of paranormal anime about demons, you will definitely enjoy this. Very entertaining- suggested for 5th grade and up.
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