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The Monster anime series adapts Naoki Urasawa's manga of the same name. The 74-episode series was created by Madhouse and broadcast on Nippon Television from April 7, 2004, to September 28, 2005. Directed by Masayuki Kojima , it is a faithful adaptation of the entire story; essentially recreated shot for shot and scene for scene compared to the ...
Bahamut – Whale monster whose body supports the earth. Word seems far more ancient than Islam and may be origin of the word Behemoth in modern Judeo-Christian lore. Bake-kujira – Ghost whale; Cetus – a monster with the head of a boar or a greyhound, the body of a whale or dolphin, and a divided, fan-like tail
Monsters and Mysteries in America is an American documentary television series that premiered March 24, 2013 to April 1, 2015 on Destination America. [1] Repeats air on the network's sister-station, the Discovery Channel .
The Japanese word kaijū originally referred to monsters and creatures from ancient Japanese legends; [3] it earlier appeared in the Chinese Classic of Mountains and Seas. [4] There are no traditional depictions of kaijū or kaijū -like creatures among the yōkai of Japanese folklore , [ 5 ] although it is possible to find megafauna in their ...
The letiche is a creature in Cajun folklore in Louisiana, United States, which haunts the bayous (swamps). It is variously described as the soul of an illegitimate unbaptized infant, [1] [2] or a human child raised by alligators. [3]
Monsters of Myth & Legend is a sourcebook including encyclopedic listings of numerous creatures and deities to add to a fantasy campaign or to help with designing adventures. The book covers the Norse and Greek mythologies as well the legends of Ireland, China, the Australian Aborigines, and the American Indians.
A selection of stories and legends from the island of Ireland, including the stories associated with Leap Castle in County Offaly. One of the stories associated with the castle is novelist Mildred Darby's alleged encounter with a monster at her bedroom door; she published a written account of her experience in the journal The Occult Review in 1908.
Miki Saegusa (三枝 未希, Saegusa Miki) is a recurring fictional character from the Heisei series of Godzilla films. She is a psychic who uses her powers to communicate with and, in some instances, control the mutant dinosaur Godzilla, and is credited for being the most frequently recurring human character in any kaiju (Japanese giant monster) series.