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Kiriko Kamori (家守 霧子, Kamori Kiriko) is a fictional character in the Overwatch media franchise. Her first appearance was in Overwatch 2, a 2022 first-person shooter developed by Blizzard Entertainment. Kiriko's character design and gameplay mechanics draw from the imagery found in Japanese folklore and Shinto folk religion. In the game ...
A nine-tailed fox spirit (kyūbi no kitsune) scaring Prince Hanzoku; print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Edo period, 19th century. In Japanese folklore, kitsune (狐, きつね, IPA: [kʲi̥t͡sɨne̞] ⓘ) are foxes that possess paranormal abilities that increase as they get older and wiser.
The kitsune Kuzunoha. Note the shadow of a fox cast on the screen. Print by Kuniyoshi. Kuzunoha (葛の葉, Kuzunoha), also written Kuzu-no-Ha, is the name of a popular kitsune character in Japanese folklore. Her name means leaf of arrowroot. Legend states that she is the mother of Abe no Seimei, the famous onmyōji.
As a kitsune, with no other name of his own revealed throughout the play, he is known only as "Tadanobu" and as "Genkurō". Separating from Yoshitsune and his party, Genkurō, his true identity still unknown, escorts Shizuka to Yoshino, seeking escape and safety from the agents of Yoritomo. There, they meet up with Yoshitsune once more, both ...
Aside from Usagi and Gen, Kitsune only has three other important friends: Sachiko, her surrogate sister and mentor who was killed by a samurai she robbed by invoking his right of kiri-sute gomen; [25] Noodles, a child-minded strongman who was executed by a corrupt police officer as a scapegoat; [27] and Kiyoko, a young girl and Kitsune's ...
John Tobias' sketch of unused character "Kitsune" from the original Mortal Kombat, and his concept art for Kitana in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. Early development of the original Mortal Kombat featured a character named "Kitsune", conceived by series co-creator and character designer John Tobias and inspired by the character of Princess Mariko from Jordan Mechner's 1984 computer game Karateka. [10]
Hakuzōsu. The moment the creature is in the process of transforming from the priest into the wild fox. Woodblock print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi.. Hakuzōsu (白蔵主), also written Hakuzosu and Hakuzousu, is the name of a popular kitsune character who pretended to be a priest in Japanese folklore.
Western authors of fiction have begun to make use of the kitsune legends. Kuzunoha, mother of Abe no Seimei, is a well-known kitsune character in the bunraku and kabuki play The Mirror of Ashiya Dōman and Ouchi. Tamamo-no-Mae is the subject of the noh drama The Death Stone and of kabuki and kyogen plays. Tamamo-no-Mae commits evil deeds in ...