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  2. Yūrei - Wikipedia

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    Like many monsters of Japanese folklore, malicious yūrei are repelled by ofuda (御札), holy Shinto writings containing the name of a kami. The ofuda must generally be placed on the yūrei ' s forehead to banish the spirit, although they can be attached to a house's entry ways to prevent the yūrei from entering.

  3. List of legendary creatures from Japan - Wikipedia

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    A pair of characters from Kyūshū, one with long legs and the other with long arms. Ashinazuchi and Tenazuchi Children of Ōyamatsumi and the parents of Kushinadahime, whom Susanoo saved from the Yamata-no-Orochi and later married. They are the grandparents of Yashimajinumi, which makes them ancestors of Ōkuninushi. Atago Gongen

  4. Ghost characters - Wikipedia

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    The name is taken from the ancient Chinese statesman Jia Xu (賈詡), but the characters have been replaced by ghost characters because the character "詡" is not registered in JIS X 0208. The book 5A73 , by Japanese mystery writer Yuji Yomisaka, begins with a series of murders in which the ghost character "暃" is written on the bodies of the ...

  5. List of YuYu Hakusho characters - Wikipedia

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    In the Japanese magazine Animage ' s Anime Grand Prix popularity poll, Yusuke was ranked as the thirteenth most popular anime character in 1993, the tenth in 1994, and the eighth in 1995. [17] [18] [19] In March 2010, Yusuke was ranked sixteenth best male anime character of the 1990s by the Japanese magazine Newtype. [20]

  6. Category:Supernatural anime and manga - Wikipedia

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    Ghost Hound; Ghost Hunt (novel series) Ghost Reaper Girl; Ghost Stories (Japanese TV series) Ghost Sweeper Mikami; Ginban Kaleidoscope; Gingitsune; The God of High School; GoGo Monster; Gokurakugai; Golden Gold; Golden Time (novel series) Golden Wind (manga) Good Luck Girl! The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated! The Great Snake's Bride; Gregory ...

  7. Oni - Wikipedia

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    Oni, written in kanji as 鬼, is read in China as guǐ , meaning something invisible, formless, or unworldly, in other words, a 'ghost' or the 'soul of the dead'. On the other hand, the Japanese dictionary Wamyō Ruijushō ( 和名類聚抄 ) written in Japan in the 10th century explained the origin of the word oni as a corruption of on/onu ...

  8. List of D.N.Angel characters - Wikipedia

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    Character Voice: Anime: Taeko Kawata; English Dub: Jessica Boone; Mio Hio (桧尾 みお, Hio Mio) is a character that only appears in the anime adaptation of D.N.Angel. A living voodoo doll created by Kei Hiwatari, Mio is given the appearance of a student Daisuke's age and given the false background of a transfer student from America.

  9. Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories - Wikipedia

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    Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories also known in Japan as Yami Shibai (闇芝居, Yami Shibai, lit.Dark Play) and Theater of Darkness is a Japanese anime television series. The first season was directed by Tomoya Takashima, with scripts written by Hiromu Kumamoto and produced by ILCA.