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Pantheon: Japanese
Classification: Yokai
Translation: Removable Neck
Habitat: Occurs in ordinary women
Diet: Regular food by day, Blood by night

Key Points
- Human-looking spirit that has a head which floats freely from the body
- Are either newer "variants" of the Rokurokubi or their final evolved form
Brief Bio
In Japanese folklore, a Nukekubi (抜け首) is a type of yokai (monster) that appears as a normal woman by day, but at night, her head detaches from her body and floats around freely. This floating head can attack people, sometimes drinking their blood, before returning to the body in the morning.
Nukekubi ぬけくび

JAPANESE MYTHOLOGY
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