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Shisa. Tomori shisa. Shisa (シーサー, shīsā, Okinawan: シーサー, romanized: shiisaa) is a traditional Ryukyuan cultural artifact and decoration derived from Chinese guardian lions, often seen in similar pairs, resembling a cross between a lion and a dog, from Okinawan mythology. Shisa are wards, believed to protect from some evils.
e. Japanese manga has developed a visual language or iconography for expressing emotion and other internal character states. This drawing style has also migrated into anime, as many manga stories are adapted into television shows and films. In manga the emphasis is often placed on line over form, and the storytelling and panel placement differ ...
Kuchisake-onna. Kuchisake-onna (口裂け女, 'Slit-Mouthed Woman')[1] is a malevolent figure in Japanese urban legends and folklore. Described as the malicious spirit, or onryō, of a woman, she partially covers her face with a mask or other item and carries a pair of scissors, a knife, or some other sharp object. She is most often described ...
11. Even If You Slit My Mouth (口が裂けても君には, Kuchi ga Saketemo Kimi ni wa) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akari Kajimoto. It was serialized on Shueisha 's Shōnen Jump+ manga service from November 2020 to December 2023. The manga is based the legend of Kuchisake-onna, a monstrous woman in Japanese folklore ...
Frost's characterization differs between the manga and anime adaptions of Dragon Ball Super: in the anime he is a malevolent being like Frieza, while the manga depicts him as amoral and unsportsmanlike. In the anime, Frost faces off against Goku, Piccolo, and Vegeta in successive rounds in the tournament and defeats Goku and Piccolo by cheating ...
Himura Kenshin. Himura Kenshin (緋村 剣心), known as Kenshin Himura in the English-language anime dubs, [7] is a fictional character and the protagonist of the manga Rurouni Kenshin created by Nobuhiro Watsuki. Kenshin's story is set in a fictional version of Japan during the Meiji period. Kenshin is a former legendary assassin known as ...
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 series. The first season was directed by Tomoya Takashima, with scripts written by Hiromu Kumamoto and produced by ILCA. Each episode was animated to mimic the kamishibai method of story-telling.
Superhero. Saitama (Japanese: サイタマ) is a fictional character who is the titular protagonist of the Japanese manga and Anime series One-Punch Man created by One. Saitama, an unassociated and independently-acting superhero who dreams of becoming famous, hails from Z-City and performs heroic deeds as a hobby. For three years straight ...