Bake-Kujira

Thought to be the corpses of whales killed for their meat and resurrected by the vengeance of their fallen brethren, bake-kujira’s bodies exist in various stages of decay. Some may appear almost intact, while others are entirely bones. The three eyes on each side distinguish them from other whales. Some say the extra eyes look into the minds and hearts of sailors to seek out their victims. They search the seas for those who hunt and eat whale meat, cursing them for their crimes. Bake-kujira are predominantly found along Japan’s coast, with a few sightings reported deeper in the Pacific Ocean. Each sighting reports strange fish and birds filling the seas and skies that appear and disappear with the reanimated whale.