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>>26087863
Animal realm isn't hell, it's an afterlife where souls reside. In Buddhism you're reincarnated into 6 stages, gods-demon gods-humans-animals-hunger ghosts-regenerative wreck tortured in the center of the earth (last one is what we usually called hell), depends on karma. ZUN turned it into a separate place altogether
The animal spirits are as smart as humans but lacks faith and morals beyond survival and strength, so their technology is just as advanced. Hypercapitalism basically
Stage 6 was their zoo for humans, who are the weakest but actually possess faith, together they managed to summon Keiki who made the haniwa army to fight back against the animal spirits. Consequently the humans become lazy and dependent on her, technology ruling over our lives yadda yadda
Yachie and Saki are pretty renown among ghosts like Yuyuko