History Main / ZashikiWarashi

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* Zashiki Warashi are the eastern equivalent of changelings in "Literature/TheForsakenChildren", having been taken by yokai.

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* In ''VisualNovel/EnchantedInTheMoonlight'', the protagonist eventually discovers that Samon, the young man who tends her family's shrine, is actually a zashiki warashi.

* In the anime ''Anime/KimiNiTodoke'', the protagonist was teased as a Zashiki Warashi when she was a child.

* In ''Manga/{{Yuragi-sou no Yuuna-san}}'', Nakai Chitose is the nakai(waitress) and innkeeper of Yuragi Inn.

* In the ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' manga ''Manga/WildAndHornedHermit'', Gensokyo's population of Zashiki Warashi fades almost overnight, leading Yukari to attempt to replace them with [[HouseFey hobgoblins]]. The idea winds up being very unpopular, and later the Zashiki Warashi return after a while in the Outside World. The hobgoblins are then absorbed into the Scarlet Devil Mansion staff. [[spoiler:More darkly, it looks like Yukari herself arranged their "tour" - they are ''her'' spies in the Outside World ''and'' the Human Village...]]

* In the anime ''VisualNovel/WhiteAlbum'', Zashiki Warashi is referenced many times.

* In the anime ''VisualNovel/WhiteAlbum'', Zashiki Warashi is referenced many times.

* In ''VisualNovel/EnchantedInTheMoonlight'', the protagonist eventually discovers that Samon, the young man who tends her family's shrine, is actually a zashiki warashi.

* In ''Manga/HoozukiNoReitetsu'' the titular character finds two Zashiki Warashi in an abandoned house, and ends up bringing them to the King Enma's palace and caring for them like two little nieces.

* There's one in the Japanese animated film ''Anime/SummerDaysWithCoo''.

* In the ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' manga ''Wild and Horned Hermit'', Gensokyo's population of Zashiki Warashi fades almost overnight, leading Yukari to attempt to replace them with hobgoblins. The idea winds up being very unpopular, and later the Zashiki Warashi return after a while in the Outside World. The hobgoblins are then absorbed into the Scarlet Devil Mansion staff. [[spoiler:More darkly, it looks like Yukari herself arranged their "tour" - they are ''her'' spies in the Outside World ''and'' the Human Village...]]

* In ''LightNovel/TheZashikiWarashiOfIntellectualVillage'', one of the main characters is a zashiki warashi.

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* In ''LightNovel/TheZashikiWarashiOfIntellectualVillage''one of the main character is a zashiki warashi.

* In the ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' manga ''Wild and Horned Hermit'', Gensokyo's population of Zashiki Warashi fades almost overnight, leading Yukari to attempt to replace them with hobgoblins. The idea winds up being very unpopular, and later the Zashiki Warashi return after a while in the Outside World. The hobgoblins are then absorbed into the Scarlet Devil Mansion staff. [[spoiler:More darkly, it looks like Yukari herself arranged their "tour" - they are ''her'' spies in the Outside World ''and'' the Human Village...]]

* In the ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' manga ''Wild and Horned Hermit'', Gensokyo's population of Zashiki Warashi fades almost overnight, leading Yukari to attempt to replace them with hobgoblins. The idea winds up being very unpopular, and later the Zashiki Warashi return after a while in the Outside World. The hobgoblins are then absorbed into the Scarlet Devil Mansion staff.

* In the ''VideoGame/Touhou'' manga ''Wild and Horned Hermit'', Gensokyo's population of Zashiki Warashi fades almost overnight, leading Yukari to attempt to replace them with hobgoblins. The idea winds up being very unpopular, and later the Zashiki Warashi return after a while in the Outside World. The hobgoblins are then absorbed into the Scarlet Devil Mansion staff.

* In ''VisualNovel/EnchantedInTheMoonlight'', the protagonist eventually discovers that Samon, the young man who tends her family's shrine, is actually a zashiki warashi.

* In ''Manga/NekoMusumeMichikusaNikki'', the ''bakeneko'' Kurona is mistaken for a Zashiki Warashi while in human form by the old lady she lives with, due to showing up to help with chores and then mysteriously vanishing.

* The main protagonist of the manga ''Waraenu Douji'' is a Zashiki Warashi.

* In the manga ''Manga/NuraRiseOfTheYokaiClan'' - Demon Capital/Nurarihyon no Mago ( Sennen Makyou ), there is a zashiki warashi named Yukari.

* In the manga ''Manga/NuraRiseOfTheYokaiClan'' - Demon Capital/Nurarihyon no Mago ( SennenMakyou ), there is a zashiki warashi named Yukari.

* The main protagonist of the manga ''WaraenuDouji'' is a Zashiki Warashi.

* In the anime ''VisualNovelWhiteAlbum'', Zashiki Warashi is referenced many times.

* The main protagonist of the manga ''Manga/WaraenuDouji'' is a Zashiki Warashi.

* In the Manga XxxHolic the the Zashiki Warashi is represented as a character who developed feelings for the protagonist Kimihiro Watanuki.
* In the anime ''Mononoke'', zashiki warashi were represented by small children who were killed in a brothel as a result of prostitution.
* In the manga Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan - Demon Capital/Nurarihyon no Mago ( SennenMakyou ), there is a zashiki warashi named Yukari.
* In the anime WhiteAlbum (visual novel), Zashiki Warashi is referenced many times.
* In the manga and anime SayonaraZetsubouSensei the character kiri komori, a hikikomori, thought to be a Zashiki Warashi by a classmate.
* In the anime KimiNiTodoke, the protagonist was teased as a zashiki warashi when she was a child.
* In the manga HellTeacher Nūbē a zashiki warashi became attached to Nube-sensei.
* The main protagonist of the manga WaraenuDouji is a Zashiki Warashi

Zashiki warashi (座敷童/座敷童子 zashiki warashi), sometimes also called Zashiki bokko, is a youkai , stemming from Iwate Prefecture.

According to folklore, to attract and maintain a zashiki warashi in the home it is said that "the spirit must be noticed, appreciated and cared for properly, much in the manner one would raise a child, though too much attention may drive it off." As the zashiki warashi is child-like in nature, it is prone to playing harmless pranks and occasionally causing mischief. They might, for instance, "sit on a guest's futon, turn people's pillows over or cause sounds similar to kagura music to be heard from rooms no one uses." Sometimes they leave little footsteps in ashes. There are different variations as to who can see the zashiki warashi; usually this is limited to inhabitants of the house, sometimes to children.[citation needed]

According to folklore, to attract and maintain a zashiki warashi in the home it is said that "the spirit must be noticed, appreciated and cared for properly, much in the manner one would raise a child, though too much attention may drive it off." As the zashiki warashi is child-like in nature, it is prone to playing harmless pranks and occasionally causing mischief. They might, for instance, "sit on a guest's futon, turn people's pillows over or cause sounds similar to kagura music to be heard from rooms no one uses."[citation needed] Sometimes they leave little footsteps in ashes. There are different variations as to who can see the zashiki warashi; usually this is limited to inhabitants of the house, sometimes to children.[citation needed]