Talk:Nurarihyon/@comment-29325824-20170428110918/@comment-26017717-20170428122103

Well, the term youkai is specifically used to refer to zipangu mamano, and it would makes sense since the thing that influences them is her night aspect and zipangu mamano, ergo youkai, would share a love for the night.

As for your second question, the text does mention that by becoming a nurarihyon's husband (and eventually equal) the man becomes someone worthy of serving. The youkai who flock to him also see him as their master, which in mamano terms is more often then not synonymous with husband. Im sure it doesn't apply to all of them, but there will definitively be several among them who see him as their husband and the nurarihyon as the alpha wife.