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In Japanese mythology and fantasy, mazoku (魔族) are supernatural beings, normally evil ones such as devils or demons. [1] A maō (魔王) or maou is a ruler of mazoku, or in fiction more generically a dark lord or powerful monster. [2]
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.
Akumetsu (Japanese: アクメツ, lit. "Destroyer of Evil") is a Japanese shōnen manga series written by Yoshiaki Tabata and illustrated by Yuki Yugo. Akumetsu was serialized in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion from 2002 to 2006.
A Japanese spider demon. Kunado-no-Kami Local kami connected chiefly with protection against disaster and malicious spirits. They protect the boundaries of villages. Kunekune A long, slender strip of paper that wiggles on rice or barley fields during hot summers, this yōkai is actually a recent invention. Kuni-no-Tokotachi
In later texts such as the Caṇḍamahāroṣaṇa Tantra, Acala - under the name Caṇḍaroṣaṇa ("Violent Wrathful One") or Caṇḍamahāroṣaṇa ("Violent One of Great Wrath") - is portrayed as the "frightener of gods, titans, and men, the destroyer of the strength of demons" who slays ghosts and evil spirits with his fierce anger. [3]
Pages in category "Japanese demons" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Akuma (folklore) K.
Daikokuten (from the Besson Zakki). Upon being introduced to Japan via the esoteric Tendai and Shingon sects, Mahākāla (as 'Daikokuten') gradually transformed into a jovial, beneficent figure as his positive qualities (such as being the purveyor of wealth and fertility) increasingly came to the fore – mostly at the expense of his darker traits.
Izanagi: (伊邪那岐神) was a creation deity; he makes up the seventh generation of the Kamiyonanayo, along with his wife and sister, Izanami. [8]Izanami: (伊邪那美神) was a creation deity; she makes up the seventh generation of the Kamiyonanayo, along with her husband and brother, Izanagi.