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xXx holic has a lot of japanese myth
Inuyasha is heavily influenced by it
The Monogatari series is...adapted?
Doro he doro a bit
Natsume's book of friends has a lot about yokai and stuff, not as much mythology
The tale of princess Kaguya (one of my favorites) is a version of the old Chinese tale of the bamboo cutter
Ghost stories (English dub only - I promise) but it's any ghost stories
Heike story - I think, follows a girl who plays the biwa and can see the future, more historical
Theater of darkness - a collection of scary stories that would have their origins in myth
Kyousougiga - a story about love, reincarnation, very Japanese myth. Hard to explain but one that I loved
Thunderbolt fantasy - actually puppets, physical puppets. But more Chinese myth than japanese. It was actually a good story too
Maybe kamisama hajimemashita - a girl becomes a shrine god, a rom-com
Mushi-shi - one of my favorites, there are these spirits called musho that are more like energy and the foundation of life. They can cause issues in the world and the MC is like a physician or detective
Yuyu Hakusho was inspired by it
A lot of ghibli movies