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Ugetsu Monogatari (雨月物語, Tales of Moonlight and Rain) is a collection of nine supernatural tales first published in 1776. It is the best known work of Japanese author Ueda Akinari . Largely adapted from traditional Japanese and Chinese ghost stories , the collection is among the most important works of Edo period (1603–1867) and ...
Akira (アキラ, stylized as AKIRA in English) is a Japanese cyberpunk media franchise based on Katsuhiro Otomo's seminal manga, Akira, published from 1982 to 1990.It was translated into more than a dozen languages and adapted into a 1988 anime film and three video games, among other adaptations.
Thunderstorms are commonly depicted as the rage of the deity which is associated with it.. Polytheistic peoples from many cultures have postulated a thunder god, the personification or source of the forces of thunder and lightning; a lightning god does not have a typical depiction, and will vary based on the culture.
Tagbanua (Manobo mythology): the god of rain [17] Pamulak Manobo (Bagobo mythology): supreme deity and creator of the world, including the land, sea, and the first humans; throws water from the sky, causing rain, while his spit are the showers; [ 18 ] controls good harvest, rain, wind, life, and death; in some myths, the chief deity is simply ...
John Gaeta cited Akira as artistic inspiration for the bullet time effect in The Matrix films. [143] Akira has also been credited with influencing the Star Wars franchise, including the prequel film trilogy and the Clone Wars film and television series. [156] Todd McFarlane cited Akira as an influence on HBO animated television series Spawn. [157]
Sculpture of Raijin from Sanjūsangen-dō temple in Kyoto. Kamakura period, 13th century. Raijin (雷神, lit. "Thunder God"), also known as Kaminari-sama (雷様), Raiden-sama (雷電様), Narukami (鳴る神), Raikō (雷公), and Kamowakeikazuchi-no-kami is a god of lightning, thunder, and storms in Japanese mythology and the Shinto and buddhism religion. [1]
A weather god or goddess, also frequently known as a storm god or goddess, is a deity in mythology associated with weather phenomena such as thunder, snow, lightning, rain, wind, storms, tornadoes, and hurricanes. Should they only be in charge of one feature of a storm, they will be called after that attribute, such as a rain god or a lightning ...
With Akira and the espers, he ascends to a higher plane of existence. The Colonel ( 大佐 , Taisa ) The Colonel (born November 15, 1977), [ 11 ] last name Shikishima ( 敷島 ) , is the head of the secret government project conducting research on psychic test subjects (including the Esper children, Tetsuo, and formerly Akira).