Dangers of the Unknown
Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories from around the internet
Tara A. Devlin
4.8 • 615 Ratings
🗓️ 23 September 2022
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Six tales that will make you question what is real and whether it truly is a smart idea or not to get involved with the other side…
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, I'm your host Tara A. Devlin, and welcome to this week's episode of Kowabana, |
| 0:15.1 | true Japanese scary stories from around the internet. Bunkai, baffling Japanese Internet Mysteries Volume 3, is now out. |
| 0:23.6 | If you enjoy the particular mysteries that only the internet can offer, then do head over |
| 0:27.6 | and check it out right now. |
| 0:29.6 | We also have a brand new design up in the Koobana merchandise store. |
| 0:33.6 | You can check that out at koabana.store. |
| 0:35.6 | We have shirts, mugs, stickers, masks and much more, so do check that out at koabana. We have shirts, |
| 0:37.7 | mugs, stickers, masks and much more, |
| 0:40.7 | so do check it out and help support the show at the same time. |
| 0:44.5 | This week, we're looking at some stories that showcase the baffling nature of the other side. |
| 0:50.1 | Our first story features a group of friends who decide to prank a girl they know as a self-styled |
| 0:55.9 | psychic, with a fake kotori-bako, that infamous box that is particularly dangerous to women |
| 1:02.5 | and children. |
| 1:03.9 | However, things don't quite go to plan and it's just the start of an even more horrifying |
| 1:09.6 | discovery. |
| 1:11.2 | Find out why in... |
| 1:12.6 | The fake Kotori Baco. |
| 1:18.9 | I've been feeling kind of nostalgic about the Kotori Baco lately, |
| 1:27.4 | so let me tell you |
| 1:28.3 | a little story. |
| 1:30.0 | Right around the time the Kotori Bako story was really popular, one of my friends said |
| 1:35.4 | he wanted to play a joke on one of our friends, a woman who, by her own words, possessed |
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