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In the Beyblade manga and anime, Dranzer, the bit-beast of the character Kai Hiwatari, is based on the concept of phoenix. In the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game, one of the cards is called Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys, and has what a phoenix-like "rebirth" power where it is revived from the Graveyard, or discard pile, when it is destroyed by a card ...
Phoenix (火の鳥, Hi no Tori, "Bird of Fire") is an unfinished manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka.Tezuka considered Phoenix his "life's work"; it consists of 12 parts, each of which tells a separate, self-contained story and takes place in a different era.
In Eiichiro Oda's manga and anime series One Piece, "Phoenix Marco" is a prominent character (a member of the Whitebeard Pirates) who possesses the Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit called the Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Phoenix, which allows him to transform into a phoenix. The Phoenix is portrayed as a powerful cosmic entity in the Marvel Comics ...
Regarding the traditions that she was born in Jiangxi and became an immortal xian in Shandong, Eberhard says, "This ascent to heaven, typical of Taoists, connects her with the immortal saints, and indeed she is regarded as a symbol of long life and rebirth, and therefore in the Chinese drama, appears a good omen during birthday celebrations." [8]
Agoa- (American) turtle monster of West Virginian lore centered around the Monongahela River. Name derived from Lenape language word for snake, but creature completely made up by whites. Ammut – female demon, funerary deity and animal hybrid (Egypt) Bakunawa – Serpent-like Dragon in Philippines (Philippines)
However, in an alternative story, Tsukuyomi was born from a mirror made of white copper in Izanagi's right hand. Tsukuyomi angered Amaterasu (who in some sources was his wife) when he killed Ukemochi, the megami of food. Amaterasu once sent Tsukuyomi to represent her at a feast presented by Ukemochi.
Huma bird, Iranian mythical bird; Hybrid creatures in mythology; Konrul, Turkish mythological hybrid bird; Lamassu, Assyrian deity, bull/lion-eagle-human hybrid; Luan, Chinese mythological bird related to the phoenix, whose name is often translated as "simurgh" Nue, Japanese legendary creature; Oksoko, Slavic mythological double-headed eagle
In the manga YuYu Hakusho as well as its anime adaptation, oni are the administrative staff of the Spirit World. These oni are shown to be generally benevolent and good-natured, though not always bright. They are depicted in their traditional attire of animal furs and loincloths, resembling stereotypical cavemen. [48]