tanuki - Japanese Raccoon Dog
kitsune - a japanese word for Fox
kappa - a type of water sprite (Looks like an alligator.... O_O)
quotes from wikipedia for kappa:
Their pranks range from the relatively innocent, such as loudly passing gas or looking up women's kimonos,
and they can understand and speak Japanese. ( i want one now...)
cucumbers, the only food kappa are known to enjoy more than human children. ( nevermind I don't want one....)