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For instance, "Erlkönig", by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, widely translated as "Elf King" in English, was translated as "maō" in Japanese. The term daimaō or daimaou (大魔王 – great demon king) is sometimes used to describe a very high-ranking or powerful maō. [2] An example is Piccolo Daimaō, a villain from the Dragon Ball manga.
Kazuya Mishima (Japanese: 三島 一八, Hepburn: Mishima Kazuya) is a fictional character and one of the main antagonists of Bandai Namco's Tekken series. Debuting as the protagonist of the original game, Kazuya has since become one of the series' most prominent villains after serving as the penultimate boss of Tekken 2.
Voiced by: Tōru Nara (Japanese); Mike Yager (English) A Parasite who attacks Shinichi and tries to coerce Migi into relocating to his arm in order to extend his own lifespan. To his surprise, Migi kills him on the pretense that relocation is too risky to try. Mr. A (A, Ē) Voiced by: Makoto Yasumura (Japanese); David Wald (English)
An akuma (悪魔) is an evil spirit in Japanese folklore, [1] [2] sometimes described in English-language sources as a devil or demon. [2] [3] An alternative name for the akuma is ma (ま). [4] Akuma is the name assigned to Satan in Japanese Christianity, and the Mara in Japanese Buddhism.
By the 1970s and 1980s, Japanese people started being portrayed as a "fusion of tradition and high tech", with the historical references being to ninja and samurai, which are both "part of the 'mysterious East'" (e.g. Gung Ho [64] (1986)). Depictions of Japanese people also link them to sumo wrestling, kabuki, or eating sushi. [65]
Momoshiki Otsutsuki is one of the two antagonists of Boruto: Naruto the Movie and a member of the main family of the Ōtsutsuki clan. A pale, androgynous man, he is a member of the Ōtsutsuki clan who was the reason Kaguya created the White Zetsu Army for, who comes to Earth to plant a new Shinju as the one he used is dying from using up its world's resources.
Voiced by: Yuu Shimaka (Japanese); Paul Dobson (English) Dala, known as Dara (ダラ, Dara) in Japanese, is a warlord and strategist of the Nether Realm dynasty who Talpa sends to capture Ryo and Rowen, with Kayura giving him a sword imbued with Kento, Sage, and Cye's power. Though he overwhelms them with his power, they kill him with the ...
Orochimaru (大蛇丸), featured in the Japanese folktale Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari (The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya), is the archenemy of the ninja Jiraiya. [2] He was once named Yashagorō (夜叉五郎) and was one of Jiraiya's followers but was overtaken by serpent magic. Having changed his name to Orochimaru, he gained the ability to ...