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A Japanese spider demon. Kunado-no-Kami Local kami connected chiefly with protection against disaster and malicious spirits. They protect the boundaries of villages. Kunekune A long, slender strip of paper that wiggles on rice or barley fields during hot summers, this yōkai is actually a recent invention. Kuni-no-Tokotachi
Susuwatari (Japanese: ススワタリ, 煤渡り; "wandering soot"), also called Makkuro kurosuke (まっくろくろすけ; "makkuro" meaning "pitch black", "kuro" meaning "black" and "-suke" being a common ending for male names), is the name of a fictitious sprite that was devised by Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli, known from the famous anime-productions My Neighbor Totoro (1988) and ...
Japanese demons (2 C, 7 P) Japanese dragons (16 P) G. Japanese ghosts (2 C, 36 P) Japanese giants (7 P) Pages in category "Japanese legendary creatures"
Pages in category "Demons in anime and manga" The following 67 pages are in this category, out of 67 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Tengu continue to be popular subjects in modern fiction, both in Japan and other countries. They often appear among the many characters and creatures featured in Japanese cinema, animation, comics, role-playing games, and video games. [42] The Unicode emoji character U+1F47A (👺) represents a tengu, under the name "Japanese Goblin". [43]
An oni (鬼 （ おに ）) (/ ˈ oʊ n iː / OH-nee) is a kind of yōkai, demon, orc, ogre, or troll in Japanese folklore. They are believed to live in caves or deep in the mountains. [ 2 ] Oni are known for their superhuman strength and have been associated with powers like thunder and lightning, [ 2 ] along with their evil nature manifesting ...
Pages in category "Japanese demons" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Akuma (folklore) J.
In some he is a regular demon to be recruited, a sword bearing his name in reference to the novels the franchises are based on, and in others he is a central figure to the plot. In the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops II , a fire-elemental staff known as "Kagutsuchi's Blood" can be obtained on the Zombies map "Origins".