my friend is making a comic and i need to know the japanese word for shape shifting?

Answer 1

変化 (pronounced henge or henka) is how the Japanese categorize magical creatures that can change shape. Tanuki and Kitsune fall into that category. That would be, roughly, "shape-shiftER."

~に化ける (~ ni bakeru) means "to assume the shape of ~" (e.g., "女に化ける" = assume the shape of a woman).

The verb by itself (化ける = bakeru) can mean "to appear in disguise" or "to take the form of". The -て form (化けて = bakete) is probably the closest to "shape-shiftING."