Youkai: Difference between revisions

The list presented below is by no means complete. Many types of Youkai are exceedingly rare to find in modern media and so are not included. On the other hand, '''[[Kitsune]]''', '''[[Kappa]]''' and '''[[Tanuki]]''' have garnered enough examples to warrant their own pages.

 

A seemingly ordinary cat that develops magical nature through long life. It looks like an ordinary house cat, except for the tail, which splits into two at half-length. While much smarter than it used to be, a nekomata remains just as whimsical, which may be dangerous with its new found powers of illusion and [[Necromancy]]. It's said a cat will become a nekomata after turning 100 years old, where upon its tail splits, it starts using human speech, some how gains [[Voluntary Shapeshifting|transformation]] powers, a greater intelligence, and other [[Screw the Rules, I Have Supernatural Powers|odd abilities]]. The name is often used and confused for [[catgirl]]s. May be a [[Mega Neko]].

=== Examples ===

* Tora of ''[[Ushio and Tora]]'' is named for his tiger-like appearance.

* Kirara in ''[[Inuyasha]]''.

* A common demon/Persona in the ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'' franchise.

* One of the forms of the ''thing'' inside Touko's briefcase in ''[[Kara no Kyoukai:|Kara no Kyoukai]]''.

* In ''[[Mokke]]'', one episode centers around a nekomata.

* The X-Antibody version of Tailmon from ''[[Digimon]]'' is two-tailed.

* ''[[Nekogami Yaoyorozu]]'': Mayu and Sasana as well as their family are [[Catgirl|cat]] gods.

 

[[Animate Inanimate Object|inanimate objects]] that come to life after a hundred years. These can range from weapons to clothes to umbrellas (''karakasa''). Strangely, they avoid electrical energy in common folklore from the 1940's and it is said that no modern object could ever become a Tsukogami.

=== Examples ===

* During one of the [[School Festival]] episodes of ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'', as the girls ponder Osaka's idea of an ''obakeyashiki kisaten'' ("haunted cafe"), they imagine Osaka dressed as a ''karakasa''.

* A Karakasa is a regular boss in ''[[Kirby]]'' games.

* In ''[[Touhou Project]]'', there is a character named "Kogasa Tatara" who is a Karakasa. However, the umbrella creates a projection of a human-like body to carry around the Umbrella.

** Medicine Melancholy may or may not be a doll tsukumogami.

* Kyousuke and Touka Kishi of ''[[Yozakura Quartet]]''

* One set of ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' featured various Oni. They were classified as Demon Spirits and looked vaguely ogre-like, but they were also served by actual Ogres.

** Oni in ''[[Pathfinder]]'' are evil incorporeal spirits who manifest into material form, using various humanoid races as templates; the traditional ogre mage, of course, is based on ogres. The most powerful oni are the yai, based on giants.

* Mion from ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]'' has an Oni tattooed on her back out of family tradition.

* The first ''[[Summoner]]'' game takes place partially in the empire of Orenia, a fantasy setting based on an amalgamation of China and Japan. Oni appear as [[Random Encounters|random monsters]], but are concentrated in the [[Lost Woods|Forest of Lianshan]], where they are said to be the cursed spirits of humans who turn bestial over time. Killing them doesn't remove the curse, and their monster forms will reappear after a time.

* The [[Godzilla]] enemy Gabara from ''Godzilla's Revenge'' is based on an Oni and appears knobby, cat-like, and has a 3 pointed horn atop its head. Also, it [[Shock and Awe|channels lightning through its fists]].

* [http://soulcalibur.wikia.com/wiki/Kamikirimusi Kamikurimusi] is essentially ''[[Monster Girl Encyclopedia]]'' version considering [[Defeat Means Friendship|she beats up the game's endboss]] and lives out the rest of her life with him. D'aaaw.

* The world of Mooshu from ''[[Wizard 101]]'' has Oni as corrupting forces that take advantage of when the Emperor is injured. {{spoiler|They possess the bodies of powerful warlords.}} Like demons from other worlds, they look like [http://westkarana.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/wizardgraphicalclient-2008-10-28-01-24-41-16.jpg anthropomorphic Indian elephants]

* ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'' has not only the basic Oni footsoldier, but even several of the more powerful named Oni, such as Ongyo-Ki and his gang.

 

* Yukina of ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'', technically Hiei, Toya may be some relation.

* Summon monster Shiva of ''[[Final Fantasy]]''. Also, more directly, the enemy "Snow" in ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''.

* One of the teachers from ''[[Akazukin Chacha]]'' was a Yuki-onna.

* The Marvel comic series [[Blade]] had [[Our Vampires Are Different|a tribe of vampires that could turn themselves into ice shards and had mild control over weather alongside their normal vampire abilities]] called Yuki-Onna. of course some (if not all) of them were male.

* ''[[Franken Fran]]'' has that chapter's patient end up living with one. She's the less-hostile variety.

* In ''[[Monster Girl Encyclopedia]]'', Yuki-Onna use blizzards to lure men to their cabin. She will treat a man with home-cooked meal and warm reception, then seduce him. Should he reject her, she will use ice breath which cause him a terrible cold, and the freezing man will seek warm touch from her. Yukiwarashi, a child Yuki-Onna, will sometime visit human village and play with human kids. Should she has interest in a boy, the Yukiwarashi takehim as her husband once she become Yuki-Onna.

* Yuki Jyorou from ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]''.

 

* Whomp from the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' franchise are based on the nurikabe.

* In the ''[[Punky Brewster]]'' episode "The Perils of Punky", Allen is taken by the spirit and turned into one.

 

==Rokurokubi and Nukekubi==

* ''Demon's World'', an obscure arcade game also known as ''Horror Story'', features many enemies from various mythologies, and in the Japan-esque stage you get to fight kappa, karakasa, rokurokubi, and other youkai.

* ''[[Digimon]]'', like ''[[Pokémon]]'', has many youkai-based creatures.

** [[Pathfinder]] as [[Fan Nickname|D&D 3.75]], features many similar monsters and has simply decided to call Ogre Magi Oni and be done with it. They have also expanded to include more types of Oni as well.

* ''[[Gantz]]'' features every youkai ever as aliens in the Osaka arc.

* ''[[Hell Teacher Nube]]''. Between these and [[Obake]], it's practically the whole point. If they're not listed among the specific examples above, it's because they're [[Monster of the Week|minor characters]], but trust us, these (and more) show up.

* ''[[Humanoid Monster Bem]]''

* ''[[Inukami!]]!'' is almost entirely populated with various animal spirits, Inukami meaning "dog god".

* ''[[Inuyasha]]'', which in addition to the named characters listed includes at least one example of pretty much every other kind of youkai named on this page and a good many more that aren't.