Kappa (folklore)
The kappa favor cucumbers and love to engage in sumo-wrestling. They are often accused of assaulting humans in water and removing a mythical organ called the shirikodama (lit. "buttocks-wee-ball") from their victim's anus.
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Hahaha. A friend told me about Kappa at a party a while back. Have you seen how to properly trap a Kappa? You dangle your ass over the water to lure one in and then your buddies spear it.
https://www.tofugu.com/japan/kappa/
Another creature from Japanese lore is the Tanuki. They are shape shifting raccoon/dogs that have magical expanding scrotums. Here is a scene from Pom Poko.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xlft8n
what in the raccoon ballsack did I just watch
Just found out about the butt magic. I'm in shambles
Hey look at this little guy
NSFW, if your work doesn't like little butthole guys from Japan
Thought this was a different butthole themed monster. Starting to see a throughline with some Japanese mythology here
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Show me your little butthole guy
I need to know all the butthole monsters.
*my search history is cursed. Here's a non-wiki link for a few other oddities
I was mistaken. I had thought there was a kind of undead and a serpent too but apparently these are all just variations on the Kappa legend. The butt soul is called a shirikodama though.
Inspiration for the Pokémon Goldduck. I learned about these from the Pokédex entry.