YOKAI ARCHIVE

Ninja Typing Yokai Guide

Meet the ten supernatural enemies in this anime-style ninja typing game, from playful Japanese yokai to the final shadow rival.

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STAGE 1–3

Village Hauntings

STAGE 1Recommended 100 CPMRank: Villager

Bake-danuki

A playful tanuki spirit that tricks travelers and swings a heavy wooden mallet.

How to recognize this yokai: Straw hat, amber eyes, striped tail.
Typing strategy: Protect your accuracy first and build toward about 100 CPM.

STAGE 2Recommended 125 CPMRank: Villager

Karakasa-kozo

A tsukumogami born from an old umbrella, with one giant eye, a long tongue, and a single hopping leg.

How to recognize this yokai: Red paper umbrella, giant eye, tongue, one geta foot.
Typing strategy: Protect your accuracy first and build toward about 125 CPM.

STAGE 3Recommended 155 CPMRank: Genin

Hitotsume-kozo

A childlike temple yokai whose enormous single eye watches every movement of your hands.

How to recognize this yokai: Central eye, wooden prayer beads, blue will-o-wisp.
Typing strategy: Protect your accuracy first and build toward about 155 CPM.

STAGE 4–6

Yokai of Wind and Snow

STAGE 4Recommended 185 CPMRank: Genin

Kappa

A river yokai powered by the water in its head dish, protected by a turtle shell and formidable strength.

How to recognize this yokai: Water dish, yellow beak, shell, webbed hands.
Typing strategy: Protect your accuracy first and build toward about 185 CPM.

STAGE 5Recommended 220 CPMRank: Chunin

Kamaitachi

A white weasel assassin that rides whirlwinds and attacks with twin sickles.

How to recognize this yokai: White fur, gold eyes, teal scarf, twin sickles.
Typing strategy: Protect your accuracy first and build toward about 220 CPM.

STAGE 6Recommended 255 CPMRank: Chunin

Yuki-onna

An elegant spirit of the snowy mountains who steals warmth with a calm smile and an icy fan.

How to recognize this yokai: Pale face, ice-blue eyes, snowflake fan.
Typing strategy: Protect your accuracy first and build toward about 255 CPM.

STAGE 7–10

The Road to Legend

STAGE 7Recommended 290 CPMRank: Jonin

Daitengu

The proud ruler of mountain yokai, armed with black wings and a feather fan that summons gales.

How to recognize this yokai: Red face, long nose, white beard, wings, feather fan.
Typing strategy: Protect your accuracy first and build toward about 290 CPM.

STAGE 8Recommended 325 CPMRank: Jonin

Tsuchigumo

A spider queen from a subterranean web who reads prey with six violet eyes.

How to recognize this yokai: Six violet eyes, gold horns, armored spider legs.
Typing strategy: Protect your accuracy first and build toward about 325 CPM.

STAGE 9Recommended 360 CPMRank: Master

Nine-tailed Kitsune

An ancient white fox spirit who commands nine tails and blue kitsune-bi foxfire.

How to recognize this yokai: White fox ears, gold eyes, nine tails, blue foxfire.
Typing strategy: Protect your accuracy first and build toward about 360 CPM.

STAGE 10Recommended 400 CPMRank: Legendary Ninja

Legendary Shadow Ninja

A masked ninja rival whose red demon eye mirrors the challenger’s own techniques.

How to recognize this yokai: Cracked half-mask, glowing red eye, twin short blades.
Typing strategy: Protect your accuracy first and build toward about 400 CPM.

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