Tall. Short. They say that opposites attract. But I tell you my friend, these two are no opposites, even if they try.

Ashinaga-Tenaga,

These two are a pair of very human-like monsters of Japanese folklore. One has extremely long legs, while the other has extremely long arms. The two work together as a team to hunt fish and small animals. The sighting of these monsters is said to bring bad weather.

They are usually sighted near streams or rivers and it seems that they have a deep connection with the water, able to commune with the water around them to turn the land into a sea of mud. These yokai (supernatural monsters/creatures), long a legend among the peasants of the Ro-Kan, their exact motivations for joining the fray are unknown but they are a welcome boost to the m...

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