Japanese urban legends and yōkai

Aka Manto

Aka Manto is a very common Japanese urban legend. It is said that Aka Manto is a spirit that wears a red hood. The way you encounter Aka Manto may seem odd to Westerners but is actually a common occurrence in Japan. You will walk in to a restroom to do.... Whatever you must do. And you will hear a voice ask you "Red or Blue paper" If you choose red, you will have a bloody death at the hands of Aka Manto. If you choose blue, you will be strangled to death until you turn blue. You cannot trick the spirit by saying "I want the normal one" either. Then it will kill you how it pleases. There is one way to avoid your death though, say "I don't want any!" That will save you from Aka Manto.... For now.