yakul

A large antelope-like fictional animal originating from the The Journey of Shuna and again in Princess Mononoke. Used as a mount by protagonists Shuna and Ashitaka in their respective series.

Yakul is stated to be a now extinct species of giant serow called an Akashishi (アカシシ), though features horns similar to a Lechwe antelope. The name has been translated in English as Red Elk, though in other languages has been referred to things such as an ibex.

The following tags are aliased to this tag: yakkuru (learn more).