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An oni (鬼 ( おに )) (/ ˈ oʊ n iː / OH-nee) is a kind of yōkai, demon, orc, ogre, or troll in Japanese folklore.They are believed to live in caves or deep in the mountains. [2]
My Oni Girl (Japanese: 好きでも嫌いなあまのじゃく, Hepburn: Suki demo Kirai na Amanojaku) is a 2024 anime fantasy film produced by Studio Colorido and Twin Engine. Directed by Tomotaka Shibayama, the film was released simultaneously in Japanese theaters and on Netflix globally on May 24, 2024.
The first teaser trailer of Oni: Thunder God's Tale was released on June 2, 2022, along with various visuals of the series. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 12 ] The series were also announced at Annecy Festival 2022 as part of Netflix's "work-in-progress" lineup. [ 18 ]
A Kuchisake-onna in a scene from Ehon Sayoshigure by Hayami Shungyōsai, 1801. Kuchisake-onna (口裂け女, 'Slit-Mouthed Woman') [1] is a malevolent figure in Japanese urban legends and folklore.
The spirit of a young World War II-era girl who inhabits and haunts elementary school restrooms. Haniyasu-hiko and Haniyasu-hime Two kami of earth, clay and pottery, either born from Izanami and Izanagi after Japan was made, or from Izanami's feces as she died from giving birth to Kagu-tsuchi. Hannya A Noh mask representing a jealous female ...
The demon is a female oni (a kijo) named Momiji (Maple Leaves). The play "Momijigari" was created in the latter half of the Muromachi period, and it is widely believed that there was a legend that was originally used as a material (many legends of demons remain on Mt. Togakushi). It is a well-established theory that it was created by Nobumitsu. [1]
Concerning Shuten-dōji, there are stories that he was born at the base of Mount Ibuki among other famous stories, but concerning Ibaraki-dōji, there are stories that he was born in Amagasaki, Hyōgo, and Ibaraki, Osaka among other places, and documented from various sources such as the Settsu Meisho Zue (摂津名所図会), Settsuyou Kendan (摂陽研説), and Settsuyou Gundan (摂陽群談).
In Immaterial and Missing Power, she made the residents of Gensokyo have feasts for several consecutive days, intending to draw the joyous oni from hiding. Suika (萃香) is the Japanese word for watermelon, and so this became an unofficial nickname for her. Her name is likely a reference to Mount Ibuki, where the oni Shuten-dōji was born.