mieruko chan

##DESCRIPTION START## Spirits (化け物, Bakemono as they are refered to in the official website) are a race of supernatural beings that can not be seen by normal humans and are the antagonistic force in Mieruko-chan. They are the manifestations of deceased humans and so are prevalent throughout the world. They are referred to as Dangerous Things (ヤバいやつ Yabai Yatsu) in Japanese articles and interviews. In official translation 化け物 is translated to Monster. In the live action movie summary they are called 霊 Rei which can translate to spirit. Spirits are highly varied in appearance, behaviour and abilities. Spiritual mediums are the adversary to spirits and regularly seek to exorcise them. Appearance Spirits appear to be the manifestations of deceased humans. They take on a myriad of feminine or masculine appearances, though the vast majority are heavily mutilated or distorted and barely resemble the original human. Examples of this would be violently, stretched, bent or contorted limbs, exaggerated, distorted or nonexistent facial features and permanent injuries ranging from cuts, broken bones, foreign objects embedded in them or other bodily trauma. Some spirits may also have extra or missing limbs, and may manifest along with manmade objects such as steel drums or axes. Some spirits have completely inhuman appearances. An extreme example would be the Shrine God, which is more animalistic than human. A less extreme example would be Zen Toono's mother, which is a blend of insectoid and human features or the Wheelchair Spirit, who has two humanoid legs and arms but a heavily distorted torso and head. Most spirits are lightly or moderately mutilated and retain a human appearance, with scarred, grey skin, empty eyes and wearing their clothes and having little to no bodily alterations. Some spirits, namely the spirits of Gozuka's wife and Miko's father retain the exact appearance that they had in life, appearing as otherwise healthy, normal human beings. The definite cause of a spirit's appearance is unknown. It may reflect the way in which the person died (e.g a spirit with an elongated neck may have died by breaking it) or may be reflective of the personality of th...