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  2. Shinigami - Wikipedia

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    Even though the kijin and onryō of Japanese Buddhist faith have taken humans' lives, there is the opinion that there is no "death god" that merely leads people into the world of the dead. [6] In Postwar Japan, however, the Western notion of a death god entered Japan, and shinigami started to become mentioned as an existence with a human nature ...

  3. Azrael - Wikipedia

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    Azrael (/ ˈ æ z r i. ə l,-r eɪ-/; Hebrew: עֲזַרְאֵל, romanized: ʿǍzarʾēl, 'God has helped'; [1] Arabic: عزرائيل, romanized: ʿAzrāʾīl or ʿIzrāʾīl) is the canonical angel of death in Islam [2] and appears in the apocryphal text Apocalypse of Peter.

  4. List of Angels of Death manga chapters - Wikipedia

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    A prequel to the video game, Angels of Death Episode.0, also written by Sanada and illustrated by Nazuka, began serialization digitally in Kadokawa's Gene Pixiv on March 3, 2017. A two-volume four-panel manga series titled Satsuten! , written by Sanada and illustrated by Negiyan, was serialized in Comic Gene from February 2017 to January 2018.

  5. Angel of Death - Wikipedia

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    Death and the Sculptor, also known as Angel of Death and the Sculptor, a sculpture by Daniel Chester French Santa Muerte , a sacred figure venerated primarily in Mexico Shinigami , god or spirit of death in Japanese mythology

  6. List of legendary creatures from Japan - Wikipedia

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    A Japanese chimera with the features of the beasts from the Chinese Zodiac: a rat's head, rabbit ears, ox horns, a horse's mane, a rooster's comb, a sheep's beard, a dragon's neck, a back like that of a boar, a tiger's shoulders and belly, monkey arms, a dog's hindquarters, and a snake's tail.

  7. Psychopomp - Wikipedia

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    In Islam, Azrael plays the role of the angel of death who carries the soul up to the heavens, acting by the permission of God. [9] In many cultures, the shaman also fulfils the role of the psychopomp. This may include not only accompanying the soul of the dead, but also at birth to help introduce the newborn child's soul into the world.

  8. List of Angels of Death episodes - Wikipedia

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    Angels of Death is a horror anime television series based on the video game of the same name created by Hoshikuzu KRNKRN (Makoto Sanada). The 16-episode anime series was produced by J.C.Staff and premiered on July 6, 2018.

  9. List of Japanese deities - Wikipedia

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    Nakisawame, kami born from Izanagi's tears after his wife's death. [24] Nesaku, a star god. [21] Oshirasama (おしら様) Sarutahiko Ōkami (猿田毘古神), a kami of the Earth that guided Ninigi to the Japanese islands. Seidai Myōjin, god of sports, enshrined at Shiramine Jingū in Kyoto, especially worshipped for kemari and football.