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Tara A. Devlin 🌸⛩ Kowabana

@taraadevlin.bsky.social

500 followers 12 following 630 posts

Australian in Europe via Japan. Japanese horror content creator. Screaming about ghosts. Kowabana ⛩ 日本語も 👌 She/her 🧟‍♂️ Itchy tasty.

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Tara A. Devlin 🌸⛩ Kowabana @taraadevlin.bsky.social · Jul 10

Where to find me! 🙃⛩️

🏠 kowabana.net
📚 amazon.com/author/taraa...
🎞️ youtube.com/kowabanajapan
🅿️ patreon.com/taraadevlin
👕 kowabana-shop.fourthwall.com
📝 discord.com/servers/kowa...
📸 instagram.com/taraadevlin

Tara A. Devlin 🌸⛩ Kowabana @taraadevlin.bsky.social · 39m

Enjoy the Kowabana and Toshiden podcasts? Want to get early access, bonus episodes, and other exclusive goodies? Then check out our Patreon and help support the shows at the same time! 👻⛩️💀

patreon.com/taraadevlin

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Tara A. Devlin 🌸⛩ Kowabana @taraadevlin.bsky.social · 1h

Chilling Storytime with Creature Romances: For the Ladies (Full Playthrough) youtu.be/dzhUgQlIewo

Dating the hottest insects around, but who will make the final cut???

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Chilling Storytime with Creature Romances: For the Ladies (Full Playthrough)

YouTube video by Tara A. Devlin

Tara A. Devlin 🌸⛩ Kowabana @taraadevlin.bsky.social · 12h

Over 50k subs!! Thank you so much 😭❤️🖤

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Tara A. Devlin 🌸⛩ Kowabana @taraadevlin.bsky.social · 1d

Fatal Frame 5 Cut Content Shorts: The Asou Tapes youtube.com/shorts/q6r3T...

Cut content from Fatal Frame in under 60 seconds!

#japanesehorror #fatalframe

Fatal Frame 5 Cut Content Shorts: The Asou Tapes

YouTube video by Tara A. Devlin

Tara A. Devlin 🌸⛩ Kowabana @taraadevlin.bsky.social · 1d

Fatal Frame 5 Cut Content Shorts: The Asou Tapes youtube.com/shorts/q6r3T...

Cut content from Fatal Frame in under 60 seconds!

#japanesehorror #fatalframe

Fatal Frame 5 Cut Content Shorts: The Asou Tapes

YouTube video by Tara A. Devlin

Tara A. Devlin 🌸⛩ Kowabana @taraadevlin.bsky.social · 2d

Honkowa? Banned Publications (Japanese Horror Book Reviews) youtu.be/JYF2xakz0nM

Two hours of twists upon horrifying twists for your J-horror listening pleasure.

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Honkowa? Banned Publications (Japanese Horror Book Reviews)

YouTube video by Tara A. Devlin

Tara A. Devlin 🌸⛩ Kowabana @taraadevlin.bsky.social · 2d

Some folks just wanna see the world burn, I guess. Milk and sugar in green tea sounds 🤢😭

Tara A. Devlin 🌸⛩ Kowabana @taraadevlin.bsky.social · 2d

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Tara A. Devlin 🌸⛩ Kowabana @taraadevlin.bsky.social · 3d

Kaidan Restaurant: All 2 Star Stories (Japanese Horror Stories on the DS) youtu.be/Wo-7Rj4LCPw

Nearly six hours of Japanese horror stories for your viewing/listening pleasure!

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Kaidan Restaurant: All 2 Star Stories (Japanese Horror Stories on the DS)

YouTube video by Tara A. Devlin

Tara A. Devlin 🌸⛩ Kowabana @taraadevlin.bsky.social · 5d

Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends - Kokeshi Dolls youtu.be/nx7uUIeMa-c

These days, kokeshi dolls have numerous urban legends associated with them, but how did this simple children’s toy garner such a dark and mysterious history?

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Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends - Kokeshi Dolls

YouTube video by Tara A. Devlin

Tara A. Devlin 🌸⛩ Kowabana @taraadevlin.bsky.social · 6d

Well, it's my last full day here today. Heading back home tomorrow and back at it on Monday. So much stuff to do when I get back, but for now, I'm just going to try to enjoy today. Probably gonna be a while until I get to come back again, so...

Tara A. Devlin 🌸⛩ Kowabana @taraadevlin.bsky.social · 6d

Chilling Storytime with WorldEnd Syndrome (Worst End) youtu.be/3kz35Uoh0Dw

Our playthrough of the terrifying WorldEnd Syndrome.

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Chilling Storytime with WorldEnd Syndrome (Worst End)

YouTube video by Tara A. Devlin

Tara A. Devlin 🌸⛩ Kowabana @taraadevlin.bsky.social · 7d

The Man With Many Faces: Japanese Urban Legends youtube.com/shorts/OVnp8...

Japanese urban legends in under 60 seconds!

#japanesehorror

The Man With Many Faces: Japanese Urban Legends

YouTube video by Tara A. Devlin

Tara A. Devlin 🌸⛩ Kowabana @taraadevlin.bsky.social · 8d

Got a poll up for what you guys might like me to play after Silent Hill f!

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Tara A. Devlin 🌸⛩ Kowabana @taraadevlin.bsky.social · 8d

Weird, Bizarre, and Scary News From Japan September 2025 youtu.be/W3g20qYe1XE

Each month we take a look at the weird, bizarre, whacky, and scary news to come out of Japan!

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Weird, Bizarre, and Scary News From Japan September 2025

YouTube video by Tara A. Devlin

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Tara A. Devlin 🌸⛩ Kowabana @taraadevlin.bsky.social · 9d

30 Facts about Fatal Frame 1 (Fatal Frame Lore) youtu.be/hVpohl5gF_o

We take a look at 30 different facts you may or may not know about the very first Fatal Frame game!

#japanesehorror #fatalframe

30 Facts about Fatal Frame 1 (Fatal Frame Lore)

YouTube video by Tara A. Devlin

Tara A. Devlin 🌸⛩ Kowabana @taraadevlin.bsky.social · 9d

30 Facts about Fatal Frame 1 (Fatal Frame Lore) youtu.be/hVpohl5gF_o

We take a look at 30 different facts you may or may not know about the very first Fatal Frame game!

#japanesehorror #fatalframe

30 Facts about Fatal Frame 1 (Fatal Frame Lore)

YouTube video by Tara A. Devlin

Tara A. Devlin 🌸⛩ Kowabana @taraadevlin.bsky.social · 27d

Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories - Behind the Bizarre youtu.be/gBxM5YTot04

Ten terrifying tales of the bizarre from Japan that will have you questioning what lurks in the dark, what hides around the next corner, and whether this is even real or not…

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Kowabana: 'True' Japanese scary stories - Behind the Bizarre

YouTube video by Tara A. Devlin

Tara A. Devlin 🌸⛩ Kowabana @taraadevlin.bsky.social · 27d

Put up a quick update post on Patreon if you wanna know what's currently happening: www.patreon.com/posts/139245...

TLDR: holidays, tooth pain, podcast scheduled as normal!

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Tara A. Devlin 🌸⛩ Kowabana @taraadevlin.bsky.social · 28d

Chilling Storytime with 7'scarlet (Episode Nineteen) FINALE youtu.be/7Hvft27i-qU

It all ends here...

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Chilling Storytime with 7'scarlet (Episode Nineteen) FINALE

YouTube video by Tara A. Devlin

Tara A. Devlin 🌸⛩ Kowabana @taraadevlin.bsky.social · 28d

Who is Mikomori Inori?: Fatal Frame Ghost Shorts youtube.com/shorts/S3fIr...

Fatal Frame lore in under 60 seconds!

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Who is Mikomori Inori?: Fatal Frame Ghost Shorts

YouTube video by Tara A. Devlin

Tara A. Devlin 🌸⛩ Kowabana @taraadevlin.bsky.social · Sep 16

Stories From Meiji: Hijinks on the Sanyo Railway youtu.be/gQ5t_vbFulk

An incident in the late 1800s led to Japanese trains being changed forever, but what was it, and did incompetency truly lead to the culprits downfall?

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Stories From Meiji: Hijinks on the Sanyo Railway

YouTube video by Tara A. Devlin

Tara A. Devlin 🌸⛩ Kowabana @taraadevlin.bsky.social · Sep 15

20 Facts about Kurosawa Hisoka (Fatal Frame Lore) youtu.be/SkKAq_sYv54

We take a look at 20 different facts you may or may not know about this powerful Kurosawa!

#japanesehorror #fatalframe

20 Facts about Kurosawa Hisoka (Fatal Frame Lore)

YouTube video by Tara A. Devlin

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Tara A. Devlin 🌸⛩ Kowabana @taraadevlin.bsky.social · Sep 12

Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends - Sacchan youtu.be/0ZcfYeKlMA8

What is the true meaning behind this beloved nursery rhyme? Is there really a secret verse? And will she really come for you once you hear it?

#japanesehorror

Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends - Sacchan

YouTube video by Tara A. Devlin

Tara A. Devlin 🌸⛩ Kowabana @taraadevlin.bsky.social · Sep 12

Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends - Sacchan youtu.be/0ZcfYeKlMA8

What is the true meaning behind this beloved nursery rhyme? Is there really a secret verse? And will she really come for you once you hear it?

#japanesehorror

Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends - Sacchan

YouTube video by Tara A. Devlin