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The ''karakasa-obake'' (唐傘おばけ "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_dynasty Tang umbrella]] ghost"), also known as ''kasa-obake''[[note]]傘おばけ "umbrella ghost"[[/note]] and ''(kara)kasa-kozō'' [[note]](唐)傘小僧 "[Tang] umbrella brat"[[/note]], is a Japanese fantastic creature with the body of a ''karakasa'' - an old oiled-paper Chinese umbrella. It is usually represented as an anthropomorphic being with [[{{Cyclops}} one eye]], an OverlyLongTongue sticking out of a mouth and one leg in place of the handle. Its leg ends either in a clawed foot or a human foot wearing a ''geta'' (wooden sandal). It might or might not have arms.

The ''karakasa-obake'' belongs to the class of {{youkai}} known as ''tsukumogami'', discarded household objects that suddenly [[AnimateInanimateObject spring to life]] when they become 100 years old. It shares several of its physical characteristics with other youkai, particularly ''hitotsume-kozō'' ("one-eyed brat"), which otherwise resembles a human child rather than an animate umbrella.

A rarer variant is the ''hone-karakasa'', which is the spirit of an umbrella damaged by being ripped apart in high winds. Consequently, it has a somewhat fish-like appearance, using the splayed ribs/wings of its former body to fly and coming out during wet, windy weather, signifying truly awful weather is on its way.

Even though ''karakasa-obake'', unlike other youkai, are not based on Japanese folktales, their goofy appearance makes them highly popular to draw, and you can almost certainly count on one of them showing up in any work that centers on or features youkai, where they are typically portrayed as {{Silly Spook}}s. [[{{Wutai}} Japanese-flavored]] stages in video games often feature umbrella ghosts as minor enemies.

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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* In ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'', when Osaka gets the idea of doing an obakeyashiki kisaten ("haunted cafe") for the SchoolFestival, she imagines herself in a ''karakasa'' costume, struggling to serve tea while hopping on one leg.
* ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'' has a one-shot gadget called Yokai Pills, which can summon random Yokai for help. The first Yokai summoned is a karakasa, who then serves as a "normal" umbrella for Tamako about to go on a shopping trip before she's interrupted by the rain.
* In ''Manga/GeGeGeNoKitaro'', the ''karakasa'' appears as a minor character, although its appearance varies wildly between versions.
* In ''Anime/{{Karas}}'', a kasa-obake saves a group of citizens from falling glass.
* In ''Anime/PomPoko'', a few Karakasa can be seen taking part in the somewhat trippy "Ghost Parade" scene.
* In ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', after Ranma-chan inadvertently makes him fall in love with "her", Tsubasa uses a ''kasa-obake'' costume while pursuing Ranma on one rainy day.
* In ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'', the character Kozo Kasahara is a two-legged umbrella ghost. He takes issue that he's actually one of the ''lamest'', more ineffective students at the school just because of having such limited abilities.
* Show up in the first segment of ''Anime/ShortPeace'', resentful of being discarded after damage. A travelling repairman fixes them.
* A Karakasa costume pops up in ''Anime/SuitePrettyCure'' for a prank on Ellen/Siren -- and later that costume gets turn into [[MonsterOfTheWeek a Negatone.]]
* ''Music/{{Tsukipro}}'''s youkai AU has Rui as a CuteMonsterBoy version of this. He even tells a sad story about his memories as an umbrella, and his time with the boy who owned him until they were separated.
* The "Minna ame n naka... " (Raindrops Keep Fallin') chapter of ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'' has a karakasa called Ataru that is in a feud with a raincloud that is [[PersonalRaincloud raining only on him]]. Ataru comes to Sakura for counselling and she realizes that the raincloud tormenting him is its spouse. Ultimately their problems are beyond Sakura's abilities to help and she calls a divorce attorney for the two.
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* In the ''ComicBook/UsagiYojimbo'' GraphicNovel ''Yokai'', a ''karakasa'' appears as part of the ''hyakki yakō'' -- the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons.
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[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
* A ''karakasa'' is one of the ''tsukumogami'' that attacks Kate Corrigan in ''[[WesternAnimation/HellboyAnimated Hellboy: Sword of Storms]]''.
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* The Japanese ''Yokai Monsters'' film series features friendly and affectionate ''Karakasa'', perhaps too affectionate...
* ''Film/TheGreatYokaiWar'' has a ''karakasa'' as PluckyComicRelief.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* One appears in the ''Literature/AnnoDracula'' novel ''One Thousand Monsters'', as vampires in Japan have gotten very creative with their shapeshifting and try to be as unique as possible. His name is Kasa-obake.
* ''Literature/DominionOfBlades'': During the Hobgoblin Riot TowerDefense world event, the party captures a boss monster, which is a girl with a parasol. Then when they try to throw the parasol into the cell with her, it turns out to be a boss-level monster itself and kills half the party. Oh, and once they manage to kill it they discover that the girl is a dragon.

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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''Series/Akumaizer3'': Kasadlar is an umbrella-themed Akuma Clan captain capable using his powers to cause rainstorms.
* ''Series/ChoujinBibyun'': The youkai of the week in episode 14 seems like a Karakasa, until it opens itself up to reveal itself to be a hybrid between a karakasa and a {{Kappa}}, possessing powers from both.
* ''Series/KamenRiderGotchard'' features the Chemy Berosol, a Level 2 Occult Chemy based on the ''kasa-obake''.
* ''Franchise/SuperSentai'':
** ''Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger'':
*** The MonsterOfTheWeek of the episode "Karakasa Dance Queen" is a human-like female Karakasa that tricks two prankster kids into getting Saizo, Sekai, and Jiraiya to put on shoes that [[InvoluntaryDance forces them to dance]] at her command.
*** Confusingly, an earlier episode had another Karakasa, who was instead called Kasabake. This time, it was a male with a single eye and a ParasolOfPain he used to battle Tsuruhime.
** Likewise, ''Series/ShurikenSentaiNinninger'' had the Youkai Kasabake. Strangely enough, it was made from a fountain pen rather than an umbrella. He appeared in ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaSteel'' as Spyclops.
** One [[MonsterOfTheWeek ayakashi]] in ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger'' was Okakurage, whose appearance was a humanoid hybrid of a Karakasa and a jellyfish. The umbrella-like projection on his head allowed him to fly, but ironically for an umbrella monster, he ''created'' rain that caused despair in humans. Appears in ''Series/PowerRangersSamurai'' as Desperaino.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''Battle Mania Daiginjou'' has these appearing in the first stage as {{Asteroids Monster}}s.
* ''VideoGame/BitTrip Presents... [=Runner2=]: Future Legend Of Rhythm Alien'': ''Kasa-obake'' appear in the background of certain areas in the Supernature, and even have a level named after them.
* The ''VideoGame/DarkestDungeon'' GameMod ''[[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1689234891 Sunward Isles]]'', which is themed around Japanese-style horror, includes these as one of the types of yokai the party can encounter. They mostly focus on being stealthy and inflicting stress damage through unnerving appearance and actions.
* ''VideoGame/DemonsWorld'' is, naturally, filled with demon-themed enemies, with karakasa showing up in large numbers in the Japan stage.
* ''VideoGame/TheFlintstonesTheRescueOfDinoAndHoppy'' has these as enemies in a {{Wutai}} stage.
* ''Hana Tāka Daka!?'' has karakasa as enemies that hover when their tops are open and hop around when they fold up.
* ''VideoGame/IzunaLegendOfTheUnemployedNinja'' has Karakasa enemies whose special attack of spitting water washes [[PaperTalisman Talismans]] off Izuna's equipment.
* In ''VideoGame/TheJackboxPartyPack'', the game Tee K.O. features a number of Yokai as player avatars, including a Karakasa.
* ''VideoGame/JitsuSquad'' have karakasa as a recurring enemy that attacks by jumping around and trying to bite the players.
* The ''VideoGame/KikiKaiKai'' series has recurring umbrella enemies named Kasabee, playing off the EyelidPullTaunt. In ''Pocky & Rocky'', their name was [[DubNameChange translated as Umby]].
* ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2'' features enemies based on ''Karakasa'' called Drifters, although they look more like regular umbrellas who happen to have an eye. There's also a MiniBoss in both ''Kirby's Dream Land 2'' and ''[[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3 3]]'' called Jumpershoot who looks more the part.
* ''[[VideoGame/GanbareGoemon The Legend of the Mystical Ninja]]'' has umbrella ghosts as weak enemies.
* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterRise'' features the Bird Wyvern monster Aknosom, a frilled bird creature with a crest on its head that resembles an eyeball and a tendency to stand on one leg. Its intro video even depicts it with its wings and frill folded, hopping on one leg to fully drive home its resemblance to a Karakasa.
* Invoked in ''VideoGame/MuramasaTheDemonBlade''. Bandits hide in large umbrellas, and hop around on one foot, to look like spirits and scare their marks.
* ''Ninja Jajamaru-kun'' has this as the third type of enemy introduced, called Karakassa. It hops around a lot and occasionally throws ''geta'' at the player. The Platform/WonderSwan remake, ''Gansō Jajamaru-kun'', compensates for introducing Karakassa at a considerably later stage by having a pair of them (and no other baddies) accompanying the BigBad when he abducts the princess in the opening cutscene.
* ''VideoGame/{{Nioh}}'': These are one of the many Yokai William will encounter: they attack by either leaping into the air and coming down like a javelin, or by spinning around and flinging razor-sharp needles everywhere.
* ''VideoGame/{{Parodius}} Da!'' has a MiniBoss that consists of a group of karakasa looping around the screen (parodying Iron Maiden from ''VideoGame/{{Gradius}} III'') after it starts to rain in a haunted level.
* In ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'' during the second Episode, a prop Karakasa can be found on Yokai Lane. It isn't alive, even though it rotates quite a bit.
* In the Granzella area "Great Edo of Nippon" in ''VideoGame/PlaystationHome'' (where you play as a samurai or other fighter and defeat the monsters invading Edo), the Karakasa are a somewhat common enemy.
* ''Psychic 5'' has umbrella ghosts as common enemies that float back and forth while emitting deadly droplets. However, they have two eyes and none of the traditional physical features.
* ''VideoGame/RagnarokOnline'' has a one-eyed umbrella monster called a Karakasa in [[{{Wutai}} Amatsu]] field 1.
* One of weapons for [[ParasolOfPain Yagyuu]] in ''VideoGame/SenranKagura 2: Deep Crimson'' is a karakasa called "Umbrella Beast Lickoreena".
* ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos'': If she is beaten by [[VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins Red Arremer]], [[VideoGame/ArtOfFighting Kasumi Todoh]] is transformed into a ''kasa-obake'' with a coloration resembling her outfit.
* ''VideoGame/{{Splatterhouse}}: Wanpaku Graffiti'' has umbrella ghosts as the outdoor enemies in the secret pagoda level.
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand2SixGoldenCoins'' has a ''karakasa'' enemy called Umbrelloid in the second level of the Pumpkin Zone.
* ''Franchise/TouhouProject'':
** Kogasa Tatara is a [[MoeAnthropomorphism Moe Anthropomorphisation]] of a ''karakasa'', being depicted as a cute girl who's always seen carrying an umbrella that looks like the traditional ''karakasa'' (but cuter, of course). This has caused fan confusion about whether the girl or the umbrella is the "main body" or if they're two parts of the same whole.
** [[Characters/TouhouShinreibyouTenDesires Mamizou Futatsuiwa]] uses a {{Tanuki}} disguised as a ''karakasa'' [[ParasolOfPain as a weapon]] in ''Hopeless Masquerade''.
* ''VideoGame/UgetsuKitan'', a horror-themed adventure game, have you randomly encountering a ''karakasa'' who will hop away as soon as you see it in a dim corridor, motioning you to follow it.
* The mobile RogueLike ''Yodanji'' has the Karakasa as one of its ''{{yokai}}'' character "classes".
* ''VideoGame/YokaiHunterShintaro'' have hopping karakaras as one of the many, many yokai-themed enemies menacing you throughout gameplay.
* ''VideoGame/YokaiWatch 2'' introduces a traditional Karakasa-obake ([[DubNameChange Pallysol]]) in Chapter 6 of the game, and also has the two-legged Sakasakkasa ([[DubNameChange Brokenbrella]]), which was a modern umbrella unhappily discarded by its owner after storm winds turned it inside out. Both of these are of the wind type.
* Appears as one of the minor enemy in ''VideoGame/YomawariNightAlone'' and it's sequel ''VideoGame/YomawariMidnightShadows.'' Even though they are one of the [[SillySpook cutest]] yokai in the series, they are still [[OneHitWonder dangerous]].
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[[folder:Webcomics]]
* ''Webcomic/{{Wukrii}}'' has a "Wukai" named Kasa possessing an umbrella, serving as an assistant to Jigin.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* A karakasa makes up one of the variety of yokai living in the underworld in ''WesternAnimation/LegendOfTheThreeCaballeros''.
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