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Oni (Japanese folklore) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Oni (鬼) are creatures from Japanese folklore, similar to Western demons or ogres. Japanese Buddhism incorporated these beliefs by at least the 13th century, calling the creatures aka-oni ("red oni") and ao-oni ("blue oni") and making them the guardians of hell or the torturers of the wicked there. In the earliest legends, oni were benevolent creatures said to be able to ward off evil and malevolent spirits and to punish evil-doers. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oni_(Japanese_folklore)   (673 words)

Oni - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Oni (Japanese folklore) (鬼), the demons and ogres of Japanese folklore. Oni, Georgia, a town in the Republic of Georgia. Oni (Dance Dance Revolution)(鬼), also used to describe a special mode in the game Dance Dance Revolution. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oni   (174 words)

Yōkai - One of the most well-known aspects of Japanese folklore is the oni, which is a sort of mountain-dwelling ogre, usually depicted with red, blue, brown or black skin, two horns on its head, a wide mouth filled with fangs, and wearing nothing but a tigerskin loincloth. Yōkai (also spelled Youkai; Japanese: 妖怪, "apparitions", "spirits", or "demons") are a class of obake (お化け, also called obakemono), creatures in Japanese folklore ranging from the evil oni (鬼) to the mischievous kitsune(狐) or snow woman Yuki-onna (雪女). Various kinds of yōkai are encountered in folklore and folklore-inspired art and literature, particularly manga and Japanese horror. psychcentral.com /psypsych/Yokai   (1006 words)

Oni : search word '''Oni' (鬼) are the demons and ogres of Japanese folklore. oni ---- Oni is a town in the Republic of Georgia. (This was later changed to total dance points in DDR Extreme) The most notable part of Oni Mode is the absence of the life bar. www.searchword.org /on/oni.html   (596 words)

Momotaro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Momotaro ("peach boy") is a hero from Japanese folklore. Years later, Momotaro left his parents for an island called Onigashima to destroy the marauding oni (demons or ogres) that had taken up residence there. According to the present form of the tale (dating to the Edo Period), Momotaro came to earth inside a giant peach, which was found floating down a river by an old, childless woman who was washing clothes there. www.encyclopedia-online.info /Momotaro   (219 words)

Macworld: Opinion: The Game Room Oni: This word from Japanese folklore denotes a creature of great size and strength with a fearsome appearance. Oni takes place in a dystopian future's giant metropolis, which is rendered in true Japanese anime style. Oni lacks the ability to save games at any time, opting instead for a system that lets you save only at preset points in each chapter. www.macworld.com /2001/05/opinion/gameroom?pf=1   (923 words)

PopImage Jan '00 - A new look. Oni Press ("Oni" means "demon" in Japanese folklore) is currently comprised of publisher and co-founder Joe Nozemack and editor in chief Jamie Rich. Oni was formerly the domain of longtime Dark Horse and Comico guru Bob Schreck who left the company for DC Comics in the summer of '99. Oni is also garnering its fair share of attention from other media hungry for new properties to adapt. www.popimage.com /jan00/industrial/oniprofile.html   (1428 words)

Anime News Network - Review Japanese folklore and legends have a habit of turning interesting manga and anime ideas into plodding history lessons. Kantaro may be a noble-minded crusader for human-goblin relations, but he's also full of quirks: he's shamelessly materialistic, the folklore articles for his publisher are never on time, and he doesn't always explain his motives when he gets Haruka involved in his adventures. Japanese culture pundits will probably have some nitpicks with ADV Manga's translation of Tactics. www.animenewsnetwork.com /reviews/display.php?id=664   (1026 words)

Shoki and Oni Shoki and Oni are prominent folklore characters who grew out of the religious traditions of Shintoism and Buddhism in Japan and Taoism in China. Oni were said to linger around wicked people and to claim their souls when they died, transporting them by chariot to Emma-Hoo, the god of hell. The Japanese do have a ceremony called Oni-Yarabi, which was designed to cleanse an infected area of the Oni demons. www.asianartmall.com /shokiandoniarticle.htm   (642 words)

folk98s.htm The folklore of any given culture, its folktales, legends, songs, and proverbs, is shaped by and reflects the native beliefs of that culture. In this course, we explore Japanese beliefs regarding spirits and the divine, and the interaction between the human and the spirit worlds. There will be two exams, the first covering the content of reading materials and information discussed in class durieng the first half of the course, and the second covering the content of reading materials, films, and information discussed in class during the second half of the course. web.clas.ufl.edu /users/wehmeyer/folk98s.htm   (1273 words)

Kat Avila.com The duty of the oni is to torment all evil souls sent to Buddhist hell after judgment by Emma-o, Lord of the Underworld. However, while oni belong to the hellish underworld, Kaminari is respected as a god. On the last day of the year, there is a custom called oni yarai (getting rid of demons) where dried beans are thrown in four directions while the words "In with good fortune, out with bad!" are repeated. www.katavila.com /asia/jfolkcreatures.htm   (792 words)

Youkai Youkai (&;) are class of creatures in Japanese folklore ranging from the evil Oni to the mischevious Kitsune. www.fastload.org /yo/Youkai.html   (85 words)

Asian Folklore Studies: Transformation of the oni: from the frightening and diabolical to the cute and sexy.(Japan)@ HighBeam Research Popularized through both oral and written Japanese folklore and religious traditions, early literary treatments of the oni [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] rendered a hideous, demonic, ogre-like creature intent on terrorizing humans. The oni were often depicted with one or more horns atop their heads, wearing only a loincloth of tiger skin, and a toothy grimace that stretched from ear to ear. Transformation of the oni: from the frightening and diabolical to the cute and sexy.(Japan) www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:110960825&refid=holomed_1   (224 words)

AWESOME JAPANESE BRONZE ONI DEMON SCROLL WEIGHT MEIJI The oni is a fabulous creatures from Japanese folklore, similar to the Western demon or ogre. Description: Fantastic Japanese bronze okimono of fierce oni figure with a heavy club with a rope, Meiji period, c. Probably used as a scroll weight originally this guy is very dark and had to photo. www.antiqnet.com /detail,awesome-japanese-bronze,974403.html   (121 words)

Boys’ Day and Girls’ Day oni, an ogre, is a familiar figure in Japanese folktales and legends. Motoko discusses food, clothing, and customs, and tell a folktale that explains the origin of the Asian zodiac system, which uses names of 12 animals for indicating the year. Setsubun, a Japanese children’s ritual for driving away the monster. www.folktales.net /webwkspchoices.htm   (227 words)

The Ultimate Oni Press - American History Information Guide and Reference Oni Press is a small press comic book publisher founded in 1997. Therefore, "real mainstream" simply meant that Oni Press intended to publish comic books and graphic novels whose genres were more in line with the kinds of books found in average book stores. For the most part, Oni Press avoids publishing superhero titles unless they approach the concept from an unusual angle. www.historymania.com /american_history/Oni_Press   (168 words)

Bedtime Reassurance, Counting,Japanese Culture,Asian Interest A young boy overcomes scary dreams with the help of friendly oni, traditional Japanese characters whose job it is to scare away goblins, ghosts, and other spooky things. Throughout the night, one by one, more oni appear, until there are ten in all, and they grow bigger, too. Through art and story, children also learn about Japanese taiko drumming and the Japanese words and characters for the numbers one to ten. www.leeandlow.com /books/tenoni.html   (518 words)

Supernatural Creatures While the focus isn’t entirely on Japanese folklore, this article does detail a legend about a union between a human princess and a dragon. Tanuki in fact, myth, folklore, food, media, art and more. The legend of the serpent with a sword in its tail originates in a region known for its steelmaking. www.storyjapan.com /Creatures.htm   (152 words)

SaruDama: Kwaidan - Mimi Nashi Hoichi (Earless Hoichi) - Japanese Folklore SaruDama: Kwaidan - Mimi Nashi Hoichi (Earless Hoichi) - Japanese Folklore More than seven hundred years ago, at Dan-no-ura, in the Straits of Shimonoseki, was fought the last battle of the long contest between the Heike, or Taira clan, and the Genji, or Minamoto clan. The tale of this heroic battle and the ferocious losses is forever captured in the Japanese classic Heike Monogatari. www.sarudama.com /japanese_folklore/kwaidan_-_mimi.shtml   (3177 words)

Folklore Reference Another article on oni, this one emphasizing their origins as the companions of kami. Academic paper analyzing oni as a symbol of otherness in folktales and children’s literature. Water and its role in the culture, folklore and literature of Kansai; includes history, proverbs, and information on local products www.storyjapan.com /Folkref.htm   (264 words)

Folklore Oni (Japanese folklore) Oni (鬼) are fabulous creatures from literature, and theatre. Saci (Brazilian folklore) The Saci is undoubtedly the most popular and bizarre character of pipe and wears a magical red... English folklore English folklore is the folk tradition which has evolved in Britain, while the origin of others is fair... www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/folklore.html   (264 words)

Folklore Oni (Japanese folklore) Oni (鬼) are fabulous creatures from literature, and theatre. English folklore English folklore is the folk tradition which has evolved in Britain, while the origin of others is fair... The concept of folklore developed as part of the 19th century ideology of romant... www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/folklore.html   (264 words)

Oni (Japanese folklore) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Oni (鬼) are fabulous creatures from Japanese folklore, similar to Western demons or ogres. In the earliest legends, oni were benevolent creatures said to be able to ward off evil and malevolent spirits and to punish evil-doers. Over time, the oni's strong association with evil colored the perception of the creatures themselves, and they came to be seen as harbingers or agents of calamity. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oni_(Japanese_folklore)   (550 words)

Oni - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Oni (鬼) are the demons and ogres of Japanese folklore. Oni is a town in the Republic of Georgia. Oni is also a third-person shooter video game made by Bungie Studios. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oni   (145 words)

Oni (Japanese folklore) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Oni(鬼) are fabulous creatures from Japanese folklore, similar to Western demons or ogres. Japanese Buddhism incorporated these beliefs by at least the 13th century, calling the creatures aka-oni ("red oni") and ao-oni ("blue oni") and making them the guardians of hell or the torturers of the wicked there. Japanese buildings sometimes include oni-faced roof tiles, which are thought to ward away bad luck, much as gargoyles in Western tradition. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oni_(Japanese_folklore)   (550 words)

The Video Game Encyclopedia :: Oni Oni (鬼) are the Demons and Ogres of Japanese folklore. Oni is one of provinces of the Republic of Georgia. Oni is also a video game in the Third-Person Shooter genere by Bungie Studios. www.gamedealz.com /Video_Game_Encyclopedia/oni.html   (188 words)

Oni Press - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Oni Press is an independent comic book publisher founded in 1997 with the stated intention of publishing original works deemed too risky or unusual by the largest publishers. For the most part, Oni Press avoids publishing superhero, fantasy and science fiction titles unless they approach these concepts from an unusual angle. Oni Press publishes one title on a regular monthly basis - Greg Rucka's Queen and Country. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oni_Press   (398 words)

Neil Gaiman and Yoshitaka Amano, The Sandman: The Dream Hunters There is mention of tengu (birdlike demons); oni (demons) help the onmyoji with his evil-doing; the fox must catch a baku (tapir-like eater of dreams) in her quest to save her love; and Morpheus' gryphon gatekeeper has been replaced by an itsumade (giant bird with a lion's head and snake's tail). The insertion of Morpheus could have been jarring, but was handled with subtlety and care, the only "anachronisms," as it were, being the dream king's ever present raven, and Cain and Abel (presented here as a pair of Japanese brothers fishing the Dreaming's waters). Gaiman's blending of traditional Japanese folklore with the Vertigo universe is all but seamless. www.greenmanreview.com /sandman_dreamhunters.html   (678 words)

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