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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In ''Doomed Megalopolis'', an anime based upon ''[[Teito Monogatari (Literature)|Teito Monogatari]]'' (in Literature, below), the villain [[Yasunori Kato]] is an onmyoji. He is shown with gobosei on his gloves; as his magic often involves hand signs the gobosei may have served to focus/increase his power. At the beginning of the anime, Kato contends with the [[Tsuchimikado Family]] (the official clan of onmyodo specialists who served the Japanese Imperial Court in the Edo and Bakumatsu eras) led by Yasumasa Hirai, who is a descendant of Abe no Seimei. Later on in the anime, it is determined that Kato was born in the same hometown of Abe no Seimei, implying that he might also be a descendant (or at least a student). Throughout the anime, Kato utilizes many different onmyodo practices, including Shikigami, Feng Shui, and [[Kuji-In]] to achieve his ends. The heroes use o-fuda to resist his magics.
* Lin Koujo from ''[[Ghost Hunt (Manga)|Ghost Hunt]]''.
* Sumeragi Subaru and Sakurazuka Seishirou, from CLAMP's ''[[Tokyo Babylon]]'' and ''[[X 1999]]''.
* In ''[[Shaman King]]'', onmyoji are high-level shamans; most notably, series [[Big Bad]] Hao Asakura is an onmyoji (and may in fact be partially inspired by Abe no Seimei).
* Abe no Yasuaki from the game and anime ''[[Harukanaru Toki no Naka Dede]]'' is an onmyoji and a disciple of Abe no Seimei.
** Yasuaki's [[Expy]] Abe no Yasutsugu from ''Haruka 2'' and Kajiwara Kagetoki from ''Haruka 3'' also use onmyodo, though Kagetoki ditches the more traditional [[Magical Gesture]] methods in favour of a gun-like thing that produces [[Instant Runes]].
* Ken Akamatsu's ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' features onmyoji as well as Western mages.
* The protagonist of Gainax's ''[[Abenobashi Mahou Shoutengai (Anime)|Abenobashi Mahou Shoutengai]]'' is drawn to a parallel world where he learns the the art of onmyodo from Abe no Seimei.
** Not to mention the events of the anime only happened because {{spoiler|Abe no Seimei tried to save his best friend and love interest after they both died due to a love triangle. He remade the world into our world, but when he realized events were about to repeat, he just left, presumably returning to his own world}}
* The anime and manga ''[[Onmyou Taisenki]]'' revolves almost completely around onmyodo.
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* Sakura Yamazaki from ''[[Blue Seed]]'' is an onmyoji (translated to "faith healer" in the English subs).
* ''[[Otogi Zoshi]]'' includes a lot of onmyodo complete with Abe no Seimei.
* Isumi of ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler (Manga)|Hayate the Combat Butler]]'' can do nearly anything related to exorcism via this method.
** {{spoiler|Isumi also enchanted Tama via this method to enable him to become a [[Talking Animal]].}}
* Nakahito in ''[[Steel Angel Kurumi]]'' is an aspiring onmyoji, hoping to one day be as good as his older brother. His latent power is given as the reason for his being able to activate Kurumi in the first episode.
* ''[[Shonen Onmyouji]]'' is about the teenage grandson of ''Abe no Seimei'' (see above) and his struggles to become an onmyoji.
* Parodied on ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]'' when [[Highly-Visible Ninja]] Koyuki [[New Powers Asas the Plot Demands|is suddenly able to use onmyodo]] to unseal a cursed dungeon. She's not very good at it, though, and by the end of the episode, all of the Keronians have gotten accidentally possessed.
* Yamigumo Nami of ''[[Silent Möbius]]'' uses Onmyodo as her form of fighting magic as a [[Miko]].
* [[Henshin Hero|Rei Hino/Sailor Mars]] from ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' can use this whether transformed or not, and in particular chooses ofuda to expel demons with "Akuryo Taisan!".
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* Abe no Seimei [[Gender Flip|herself (!)]] appears, mystical powers intact, as a playable character in ''[[Otogi]] 2: Immortal Warriors''. Cue pentagrams and shikigami.
* Keiya Tenpouin from the Playstation game ''[[Evil Zone (Video Game)|Evil Zone]]''.
* The [[Play Station]] game ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]'' includes a Job called Onmyoji (translated as "Oracle" for the English release of the game).
* Player character Sayo-chan / Pocky from the ''Kiki Kai Kai'' / ''Pocky & Rocky'' series uses ''ofuda'' as ranged weapons.
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