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Since the 1980s in manga, anime, and other forms of popular culture, the baku appears not as a chimera of an elephant and tiger but as a zoologically recognizable tapir. Examples include [[Takahashi Rumiko]]'s manga ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'' (1995)<ref>Takahashi Rumiko 1995 ''Waking to a nightmare.'' In: ''The Return of Lum: Urusei Yatsura''. San Francisco: Viz. Pp. 141-156.</ref> and [[Mikimoto Haruhiko]]'s manga ''[[Marionette Generation]]'' (2001, original 1990),<ref>Mikimoto Haruhiko 2001 (original 1990) ''A Profile of the Heart''. In: ''Marionette Generation, Volume 1'', San Francisco: Viz Communications. pages 159-178.</ref> and in anime, [[Oshii Mamoru]]’s 1984 film about Lum, ''[[Beautiful Dreamer]]''.<ref>Oshii Mamoru 1984 ''Beautiful Dreamer.'' New York:US Manga Corp. ASIN: B0001Y4MRW.</ref> Such baku also appear in [[Pokémon]] and [[Digimon]] (Drowzee and Munna are baku-like Pokémon ,also in Pokemon Firered's Pokedex reveals that Drowzee is a descendant of baku), and Digimon features a character called Bakumon or Tapirmon<ref>[http://digimon.net/cat-digimon-dictionary/06-ha/bakumon/index.html ''Digimon Dictionary'': Bakumon]</ref>). It also appears in [[Masashi Kishimoto]]'s manga series ''[[Naruto]]'', in the 479th chapter, however designed in the traditional mythological form. "Baku" is a main character in the [[PlayStation 2]] game [[Dual Hearts]], characterized as a "pig" that eats small bugs called esamons that live in the dreamworld.{{Citation needed|date=October 2007}} However, not all modern baku/yumekui are tapirs ("yumekui" means "dream-eater"). In Satoshi Kon’s 2007 animated film “[[Paprika (2006 film)|Paprika]],” Paprika, a young woman who is kami of the Dreamtime, is a baku/yumekui who devours a dream-villain at the film’s climax.<ref>Kon Satoshi 2007 ''Paprika''. Tokyo: Sony Pictures. ASIN B000O58V8O.</ref> Hakase Mizuki's 2007 manga ''Ba_ku'' (''sic'') and Shin Mashiba's 2008 manga ''[[Nightmare Inspector]]: [[Yumekui Kenbun]]'' are also about baku/yumekui who are not tapirs.<ref>Hakase Mizuki 2007 ''Ba_ku.'' Los Angeles, CA: TokyoPop. (The underscore is correct; it's in the original title.)</ref><ref>Mashiba, Shin 2008 ''Nightmare Inspector: Yumekui Kenbun.'' San Francisco: Viz Media. ISBN 978-1-4215-1758-2.</ref> Merry Nightmare from the manga-series [[Yumekui Merry]] also appears as a human.<ref>Yoshitaka Ushiki 2008</ref> The PlayStation game [[Final Fantasy IX]] features a character named Baku who resembles a pig.{{Citation needed|date=April 2008}} In April 2009, [[San-X]], a character merchandise company, released a [[tapir]] baku character who looks like a pillow, called Oyasumi Bakura.<ref>http://blog.san-x.co.jp/toretate/2009/04/post_198.html</ref>
Dream-eating, tapir-shaped baku have also entered non-Japanese popular culture. The picture book "The Dream Eater" by Christian Garrison tells the story of a young boy, Yukio, who meets a baku and brings it to his village {{Citation needed|date=September 2007}}. [[Neil Gaiman]]’s "[[The Dream Hunters]],” which is based on Japanese mythology, features baku. A video game featuring a dream-eating tapir also exists (see external link)
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