What was that ball of dust?
https://yokai.fandom.com/wiki/Kesaran-Pasaran
Kesaran pasaran are mysterious fluffy objects. They are either yokai eggs, lucky spirits, unknown lifeforms, tufts of fur, lumps of mold or ordinary plant seeds, depending on who you ask.
Apparently they were popular "pets" in Japan in the 1970s, and they would allegedly grow (or appear poofier, if you're more sceptical) if fed make up powder. Kinda sounds like a more mystical version of the pet rock fad to me.
I had never heard of these before, but it's an interesting mix of yokai, cryptid and actual objects.
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