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Chinese dragon mythology is the source of Japanese dragon mythology. Japanese words for "dragon" are written with kanji ("Chinese characters"), either simplified shinjitai 竜 or traditional kyūjitai 龍 from Chinese long 龍. These kanji can be read tatsu in native Japanese kun'yomi, [b] and ryū or ryō in Sino-Japanese on'yomi. [c] Many ...
Two other Japanese examples derive from Buddhist importations of Indian dragon myths. Benzaiten, the Japanese form of Saraswati, supposedly killed a five-headed dragon at Enoshima in 552. Kuzuryū (九頭龍, "nine-headed dragon"), deriving from the nagarajas (snake-kings) Vasuki and Shesha, is worshipped at Togakushi Shrine in Nagano Prefecture.
Naruto [a] is a Japanese manga series written and ... the typical manga-style". [9] ... called Naruto the first long-running series after Dragon Ball to become a ...
Masashi Kishimoto (岸本 斉史, Kishimoto Masashi, born November 8, 1974 [1]) is a Japanese manga artist.His manga series, Naruto, which was in serialization from 1999 to 2014, has sold over 250 million copies worldwide in 46 countries as of May 2019.
Naruto Original Soundtrack was released on April 3, 2003, and contains 22 tracks used during the first season of the anime. [73] This was followed by Naruto Original Soundtrack II, released on March 18, 2004, which includes 19 tracks. [74] The third, Naruto Original Soundtrack III, was released on April 27, 2005, with 23 tracks. [75]
Naruto Uzumaki (Japanese: うずまき ナルト, Hepburn: Uzumaki Naruto) (/ ˈ n ɑː r u t oʊ /) is the titular protagonist of the manga Naruto, created by Masashi Kishimoto. He is a ninja from the fictional Hidden Leaf Village ( Japanese : 木ノ葉隠れ , Hepburn : konohagakure ) .
The name Kuraokami combines kura 闇 "dark; darkness; closed" and okami 龗 "dragon tutelary of water". This uncommon kanji (o)kami or rei 龗, borrowed from the Chinese character ling 龗 "rain-dragon; mysterious" (written with the "rain" radical 雨, 3 口 "mouths", and a phonetic of long 龍 "dragon") is a variant Chinese character for Japanese rei < Chinese ling 靈 "rain-prayer ...
In the videogame Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4, Sasuke Uchiha can use an Ultimate Move called "Takemikazuchi". In the visual novel Muv-Luv Alternative Type-00 Takemikazuchi is the name of the best Tactical Surface Fighter mech of the Imperial Japanese Mainland Defence Force, only being accessible to the Imperial Royal Guard pilots.