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Youkai are a widely-varied collection of various supernatural creatures that pop up in [[Useful Notes/Shinto|Shinto]] religion. They have a lot in common with [[The Fair Folk]]. Some youkai are good, others are evil, and many are [[Blue and Orange Morality|different]]. Some are mischievous, others avoid humans entirely. Shinto is an animist religion, and youkai are often associated with natural features such as forests and mountains. This word is often translated as "demon" in Western translations, but that does not adequately describe the creatures in question. The closest true Western equivalent is probably that of the ancient Roman [[wikipedia:Genius (mythology)|genii]] or [[Our Spirits Are Different|spirits]].
Supernatural creatures drawn from Western sources often turn out to seem more like youkai in Japanese works.<ref> Fun fact -- the Japanese word for vampire contains the character for oni.</ref> For instance, vampires. In the West you've got Nosferatu -- a grotesque, undead monster who burns in sunlight and murders to preserve his hideous unlife<ref>Notably, this may be used to refer both to the classic film character and to one of the clans in ''[[
''Henge'', a subset of youkai, are magical animals with [[Shapeshifting]] powers and human intelligence. They often [[Humanity Ensues|assume human form]] and get into all kinds of mischief. Kinds of ''henge'' include Kitsune, Tanuki, and Nekomata.
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== Nekomata Examples ==
* The two tailed demon-beast in ''[[Naruto]]'' is a two tailed cat.
* Espeon in ''[[
* Chen and Orin from the ''[[Touhou Project]]''
** Orin, though, is a [http://www.catgirls.org.uk/mythology/japan.html#kasha Kasha], a different type of youkai cat.
* Found in the ''[[
* Natsuki, the [[Catgirl]] protagonist of ''[[Hyper Police]]'' is revealed to be a nekomata in a moment of anger (her tail splits in two)
* Tora of ''[[Ushio and Tora]]'' is named for his tiger-like appearance.
* Kirara in ''[[
* A monster type in ''[[
* A common demon/Persona in the ''[[
* One of the forms of the ''thing'' inside Touko's briefcase in ''[[
* Jubei and {{spoiler|his daughter}} Kokonoe (a [[Catgirl]] version of this) in ''[[Blaz Blue]]'', although they're called 'Grimalkins' in-universe. Appropriately, the latter does bring people back from the dead, although since magic is commonplace in that world she uses science to keep the mysterious powers theme. [[Hollywood Cyborg|Iron]] [[Half-Human Hybrid|Tager]] is the result.
* In ''[[Mokke]]'', one episode centers around a nekomata.
* The X-Antibody version of Tailmon from ''[[Digimon]]'' is two-tailed.
* One of the protagonists of ''[[Omamori Himari]]'' is a shapeshifting cat.
* Rin's familiar in ''[[
* Comparing to other werecats in ''[[The Monster Girl Encyclopedia]]'', Nekomata's rather tame and even give up on a man should he refuse her advance. She's still a monster though, and will eventually assault her prey to take his spirit energy. Unlike in myth, Nekomata in this series are being ones since birth. And since this world is full with [[Cute Monster Girl]], her form become inverse, with human form being true one.
* ''[[Nekogami Yaoyorozu]]'': Mayu and Sasana as well as their family are [[Catgirl|cat]] gods.
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* Bob from Bob in a Bottle disguises himself as one, sometimes.
* A variation of tsukumogami, known as ''The Animated'', are the primary enemies in the ''Gaia Online'' MMO: ''zOMG!''. Players can encounter animated Cotton Balls, Garlic Cloves, Purses, and even imperialistic ''Lawn Gnomes''. Other enemies (including other youkai) exist as well.
* Several [[
* One ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'' episode features a ''karakasa'' having a feud with a sentient raincloud.
* During one of the [[School Festival]] episodes of ''[[
* A Karakasa is a regular boss in ''[[Kirby]]'' games.
* Karakasa appear as enemies in one of the Pumpkin Zone stages in ''[[
* 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.
* ''[[
* The Karakasa appears as sword-wielding umbrella men in ''[[Muramasa:
* In [[Catherynne M. Valente
* There's a one volume manga called Tsukumo Happy Soul that involves tsukumogami. while some are fairly normal, the main character's tsukumogami is a pink vibrator she inherited from her mom that can turn into a boy. it is a bit ecchi, but it ran in a shonen magazine so it's more gag ecchi.
* The Anthology ''[[Border Town]]'' contains the short story "Demon" which has a tsukumogami in the form of a teapot.
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* Suika Ibuki and Yuugi Hoshiguma, both from the ''[[Touhou Project]]''
* The benefactors for the heroes of the ''[[Onimusha]]'' series, worse demons killed them off so they gave their power to humans. The Gameboy Advance "Onimusha Tactics" game gives nod to the different versions by stating that some escaped this fate by getting jobs in the Underworld.
* King Enma and his underlings in ''[[
* Lum from ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'' is a variation -- she's an alien, but of a race obviously related to folktale Oni.
* To some extent, Kamen Riders of ''[[Kamen Rider Hibiki]]'' are all called Oni who fought the Makamous with martial arts and the power of music.
* One of the [[Transformation Ray|Transformation Rays]] in ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]'' essentially turns people into Oni, by cheaply slapping on Oni features, arming them with clubs and turning their clothes into hide loincloths. Female victims tend to wind up looking like Lum.
* Drahmin and Moloch from ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'', though [[In Name Only]] (like many other Japanese-named things in ''Mortal Kombat'', by the way)
* [[Big Bad|Tarakudo]] and the other Oni Masks, the antagonists of season 4 of ''[[
* Meisuke "[[Hell Teacher Nube|Nube]]" Nueno [[Sealed Evil in
* Kyousuke and Touka Kishi of ''[[Yozakura Quartet]]''
* One set of ''[[Magic:
* Oni are the template for [[The Ogre|ogre magi]] in ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' (in fact, one early [[Sourcebook]] referred to them as "Japanese ogres"). In 4th Edition, they decided to just call ogre magi "oni" and be done with it, though in the 3E ''Oriental Adventures'', oni are a very wide grouping of demonic monsters that merely includes 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
* The final level of the "The Islands" region of ''[[Little Big Planet]]'' is called "The Terrible Oni's Volcano". Appropriately enough, the final boss is an Oni made of Fire Material.
* 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]].
* [[Yaiba|Onimaru and (briefly) Yaiba]] when they got possessed by Fujin and Raijin. The former grew more muscles and horns, while the latter becomes all spiky and [[Shock and Awe|electrified.]]
* Oni of various kinds appear in ''[[Muramasa:
* [[Digimon Adventure|Ogremon]] of ''[[Digimon]]'' - though initially portrayed as an evil minion, later on it was revealed to have no interest in anything other than fighting Leomon and allies with the protagonists to help achieve that possibility. There's also [[Digimon Tamers|Fugamon]] and [[An Ice Person|Hyogamon]], but they've never played anything more than bit parts and thus were never similarly characterised.
* Appear as enemy assassins in ''[[Guild Wars]]: Factions''. They serve the greater demon Kanaxai who dwells in [[Dug Too Deep|The Deep]].
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* 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]
* Ririchiyo and Shoukin from ''[[Inu X Boku SS]]''
* ''[[
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* Letty Whiterock from the ''[[Touhou Project]]''
* Yukina of ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'', technically Hiei, Toya may be some relation.
* Summon monster Shiva of ''[[
* Appears as a monster in the ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' "Oriental Adventures" supplement.
* 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.
* The [[
* Yukime of ''[[Hell Teacher Nube]]''. Notice a trend? Thing is, this particular Yuki-Onna is a [[Clingy Jealous Girl]] in a [[Love Triangle]] over Nube's affections, and is generally friendly and nice [[Beware the Nice Ones|unless you get on her bad side]].
* The Yuki-onna Effect in ''[[Yume Nikki]]''.
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* Sode no Shirayuki ("snow-white sleeve"), the spirit of Rukia Kuchiki's sword in ''[[Bleach]]'''s anime adaptation.
* Tsurara, the Yuki-onna from ''[[Nurarihyon no Mago]]''.
* The Yuki-onna appears in ''[[Muramasa:
* ''[[Franken Fran]]'' has that chapter's patient end up living with one. She's the less-hostile variety.
* In ''[[The 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.
* Yukinouji from ''[[Inu X Boku SS]]''.
* Yuki Jyorou from ''[[
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* Setsuna from ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' is half "bird tribe". They never say the name, but they have encountered a full Bird Tribe Demon and it resembles the classical ''tengu''.
* Aya Shameimaru and Hatate Himekaidou from ''[[Touhou Project]]''. Momizi Inubashiri is also listed as a tengu, but she is of the white wolf variety instead of a crow. It could be that she is a [http://www.monstropedia.org/index.php?title=Tiangou Tiangou], a dog-like creature from Chinese mythology that's related to the Japanese tengu.
* [[Exactly What It Says
* ''[[Okami]]'' has the crow-like version ("Crow Tengu"), and the long-nosed version ("Great Tengu").
* The boss in ''[[Dead or Alive]] 2'', and returns as a playable character in the fourth installment. His skin is dark black, with white facial hair, and a very long nose.
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* Yotsuba meets {{spoiler|Jumbo}} dressed as a tengu boss during the [[Festival Episode|cart-pulling festival]] of ''[[Yotsubato]]!''. She's young enough to find it scary, even though she knows it's a mask.
* One episode of ''[[Samurai Champloo]]'' features a cult of fanatical sohei (warrior-priests) who disguise themselves as tengu to waylay travelers. In [[Real Life]], the legends of the tengu probably originated from sohei.
* One of these is a miniboss in ''[[
* [[Zeno Clash|Father-Mother]] appears to be inspired by this, if not explicitly based on them. He/She sports the phallic nose, and general crow theme.
* Kurama-hime from ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'' is a [[Cute Monster Girl]] version of the Tengu (though she trades the long nose for little crow wings on her head and is thusly an avian [[Petting Zoo People]]). She's also served by more traditional Karasu Tengu (which are runty little humanoid crows).
* In the [[Shoujo]] manga ''[[Black Bird]]'' the male "romantic" lead is a tengu, as well as all his pretty-boy relatives. Other spirits also fight with him for the protagonist, because drinking her blood gives a spirit immortality and marrying her brings prosperity to his clan.
* Shiftry from ''[[
* [[Digimon Frontier|Karatenmon]] from ''[[Digimon]]''.
* Joe Musashi fights a crow tengu [[Mini Boss]] in the first stage of Round 6 of ''[[Shinobi]] 3''.
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* In ''[[Nurarihyon no Mago]]'' there a big amount of them, being show not only as the big nosed old men, but also as humans with crow wings or small anthro crow creatures.
* Some fans have referred to Shishiwakamaru of ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'' as this.
* Kurama from ''[[
* The Tengu from ''[[Guild Wars]]'' are native both to the European-style Tyria(where they are universally hostile) and to the Eastern-themed Cantha(where one clan is friendly). A branch family modeled after the quetzal bird can be found in the Tarnished Coast.
** The tengu clans have reunited in the sequel and formed a neutral nation of their own, the Dominion of Winds. Due to years of being treated as monsters and their recent forced exile from Cantha, the nation is understandably reluctant to make allies.
* ''[[
* ''[[Achaea]]'' has wild Tengu in one of the forests. They appear as winged black kittens, and are about as cute as you'd expect flying kittens to be.
* ''[[Bleach]]'' has Love's zanpakuto modeled after a Tengu's nose, being [[BFS|absurdly large]] and being named [[Meaningful Name|Tengumaru]].<ref>-maru is a common ending for a Japanese male name.</ref>
** [[In Name Only]]: the fact that its a [[Carry a Big Stick|huge Kanabo]] and Love's mask make him modeled more after the Oni (see above).
* [[
* ''[http://somemangas.com/manga/Japan_Tengu_Party_Illustrated/ Japan Tengu Party Illustrated]''.
* One of the first story arcs in ''[[Yaiba]]'' features a village which is infested by a mischievous Tengu who steals their food. It's actually revealed to be [[Miyamoto Musashi|Musashi]] with a Tengu mask on.
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* So far, only Karasu Tengu appear in ''[[The Monster Girl Encyclopedia]]'', although their profile does mention Daitengu. They mostly avoid human, but will kidnap men during mating season. They only seek a [[Nice Guy]], and can be driven away simply by verbal insult.
* [http://monsterinmypocket.wikia.com/wiki/Tengu Represented] in the ''[[Monster in My Pocket]]'' line.
* Tengu are present in the mountainous regions of [[Muramasa:
* The later ''[[Monster Rancher]]'' games have the Raiden family of monsters, which, though named after the god, are clearly modeled on tengu, with their birdlike faces and mastery of martial arts.
* In [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (
** There is also a [[Monster of the Week]] in the third season of ''MMPR'' (Professor Long Nose) whose design adheres more to the classic tengu image.
* ''[[
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* ''[[Nightmare Inspector]]'' has a baku for a main character, who helps rid people of their nightmares in return for being allowed to eat said nightmares.
* Baku make an appearance in ''[[The Sandman]]: The Dream Hunters''.
* In ''[[
* The [[
* The elephant-like creatures in the Chamber of Birth in ''[[La-Mulana]]'' may or may not be baku.
* ''[[
* Tapir, the wizard from ''[[Cocoron]]'', eventually turns out to be a baku who you have to fight in the game's final battle.
* ''[[Dark Cloud
* In ''[[Naruto]]'' a Baku appears {{spoiler|as Danzou's summoning}} and looks like a huge, tuskless fierce elephant, able to suck anything in his trunk.
* The baku from ''[[Hell Teacher Nube]]'' instead of being a benign creature that ate nightmares, ate ''good'' dreams and left its victims in a state of utter, suicide-inducing despair. It was actually composed of hundreds of tortured souls who moaned and writhed in the vague shape of the tapir.
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== Kamaitachi Examples ==
* ''[[Naruto]]'': Temari a special technique that involves summoning a kamaitachi. She is the [[Blow You Away|wind user]], while the Kamaitachi does the cutting. The only time it was used, the opponent was too dead to notice if the bleeding had stopped.
* One of the Geomancer skills in ''[[
* Among the first enemies Sir Arthur faces in ''[[Ghosts
* Sneasel and Weavile from ''[[
** [[Pokémon Black and White
* In ''[[La-Mulana]]'', Kamaitachi first shows up as a [[Mini Boss]] in the Graveyard of the Giants, and reappears in Hell Temple.
* The tenth movie of ''[[One Piece]]'' feature, among the other creatures under Shiki's rule, the Tsujigiri Itachi (killer weasel) and they actually wield small scythes with blades made from a Kenju (sword-tree) leaf.
* The kamaitachi show up in ''[[Hell Teacher Nube]]'' in all their glory: the eldest sibling carried a cudgel to knock people over or inflict severe bruises; the middle sibling's forelegs were shaped like [[Absurdly Sharp Blade|absurdly sharp blades]] which could literally cut up anything and anyone; the youngest carried a jar filled with a mending balm. Makoto inadvertently took the latter as a pet, and, as the elder ones tried to find it, they brought catastrophe to the town --nearly killing Nube by slicing him in half until Makoto finally released the younger kamaitachi and it healed the teacher with its balm.
* ''[[Digimon World 3]]'' Kyuukimon (not to be confused with the aforementioned Kyuubimon) and [[Digimon Savers|Reppamon]] of ''[[Digimon]]''.
* [[Muramasa:
* The Mink Noise from ''[[
* Itaku from ''[[Nurarihyon no Mago]]'' is a kamaitachi that can appear as a ninja or as a weasel-faced demon.
* Izaya from ''[[Durarara]]'' jokes that he's a kamaitachi after shaving a thug's head with his knife in a split second.
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== Tsuchinoko Examples ==
* You can catch a tsuchinoko if you're lucky in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater]]''. [[Fridge Logic|Which is odd]], since it takes place in Russia. The team congratulates you when you do and you get an achievement (in the [[Updated Rerelease|HD remake]]).
* The [[
* Several shorts exclusive to the [[Seikimatsu Occult Gakuin]] DVDs center around a pet tsuchinoko kept by Maya and Ami.
* A particularly elusive enemy that serves as a [[Metal Slime]] in ''[[Castlevania Aria of Sorrow]]''. Not because it drops a lot of money if killed, but because possessing its soul reduces prices at the shop.
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== Nurikabe Examples ==
* During one of the [[School Festival]] episodes of ''[[
* In ''[[Okami]]'', there’s a family of nurikabe that go by the name "Blockhead." They claim to be "the only one", though.
* In ''[[
* Wall Face and Doom's Wall from ''[[Secret of Mana]]''
* 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.
* One appears in episode 2 of ''[[Inu X Boku SS]]''
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== Rokurokubi and Nukekubi Examples ==
* One ''[[Hellboy (
** ''Sword of Storms'' also has female Rokurokubi show up later as well.
* In ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'', one demon that showed himself to Yusuke after the [[Tournament Arc|Hell Tournament Arc]], with news on his [[Mysterious Parent|demon ancestor]] was an example of a Rokurokubi with his surprisingly human looks for a demon. It was night time as well.
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== Tsuchigumo and Jorogumo Examples ==
* The Ero-Game ''[[Atlach
* Yamame Kurodani from ''[[Touhou Project]]'' is a Tsuchigumo.
* Appears in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' card known in the US as Jirai Gumo
* The first boss of ''[[Okami]]'' is based on the Jorogumo (translated as Spider Queen). You later meet the Tsuchigumo (Bandit Spiders) as [[Bonus Boss]].
* One appears in ''[[
* One appears in ''[[
* ''[[Rosario Plus Vampire]]'' has Keito as one.
* ''[[
* Though it may have been entirely unintentional, the eponymous creature of Stephen King's ''[[IT]]'' has much in common with this particular brand of youkai. Its (It's?) true form is a gigantic spider, and throughout the story appears in several humanoid shapes, most notably [[Monster Clown|Pennywise the Clown]]. The balloons are strictly of King's invention, though.
* The Kumogashira demons in ''[[Inuyasha]]''. Also the main villain, [[Meaningful Name|Onigumo]]/Naraku is strictly associated with spiders.
* A Tsuchigumo is fought in a web-filled castle room in ''[[Muramasa:
* In ''[[The Monster Girl Encyclopedia]]'', Jorogumo is nice and harmless spider girl by day, but turn into sadistic rapist when being alone with her lover by night.
* Both Tsuchigumo and Jorogumo appear in ''[[Nurarihyon no Mago]]''. The first one is a [[Blood Knight]] that [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown|defeats Rikuo once]] and the other one is a board member of the Nura Clan.
* ''[[Guwange]]'' has Nekogumi, a gigantic ''cat''-spider
* ''[[
* The jorogumo is a monster in ''[[Pathfinder]]''. The ''Pathfinder'' campaign setting has a country, Shenmen, ruled by jorogumos, who took over when its government collapsed and monsters overran it.
* Tsuchigumo appears in the intro and as a summonable minion in ''[[Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army]]''.
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== Raiju Examples ==
* Raikou in ''[[
* The [[Inuyasha|Raiju Brothers]] [[Psycho Electro|Hiten]] and [[Fat Bastard|Manten]]. They're both humanoid (with Hiten being totally human-like while Manten has a monstrous head) and they [[Villainous Valor|do care for each other]]. The anime filler also introduces their little sister [[Cute Bruiser|Soten]].
* [[Evil Sorcerer|Shiro Amakusa]] in ''[[Yaiba]]'' turns in a giant, six tailed weasel with huge claws for his showdown with the [[Kid Samurai]]. However, it doesn't sport any thunder-related ability.
* A Raiju in the form of a crazed lightning ball appear in ''[[
* Raiju is one of the summoning in ''[[
* The manifestation of the Thunder card in ''Cardcaptors/[[
* One chapter of the ''[[Touhou]]'' manga ''[[Wild And Horned Hermit]]'' features Reimu and Marisa finding [[The Beast Master|Kasen]]'s pet raiju and becoming poisoned by its thunder.
* [[Monster Hunter|Rajang]]. Thunder? Check. Can appear like a ball of Thunder/Fire? Check. Yellow and Black Fur? Super Check. Looks like any of the described of a Raiju? Yes, as a Monkey. Tails? Sadly, only one, but [[
* Raiju appear frequently in ''[[
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== Wanyuudou Examples ==
* In ''[[Muramasa:
* ''[[Okami]]'' features fire, ice and electric wheels each with a different sensory organ on them, an eye, lips and an ear respectively.
* One of Enma Ai's servants in ''[[Hell Girl]]'' is a Wanyuudou (name's the same). He also serves as Ai's transportation to her targets.
* Several of these under different names appear as enemies in the ''[[Castlevania]]'' series.
* Soultaker, the boss of Yokai Isle's Bamboo Forest in ''[[
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* Kotaro Inugami in ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' is half dog-youkai shapeshifter partly based on [[Inuyasha]]. His default form has [[Little Bit Beastly|dog ears and tails]], however he can also take on a [[Beast Folk]] form, a dog form and [[Big Badass Wolf]] form.
* Inugami-gyoubu Tamazuki in ''[[Nurarihyon no Mago]]'' often appears as a human with of habit of panting with his tongue hanging out. His real form is that of a giant dog.
* Inugami play a background role in ''[[Muramasa:
* Amaterasu from ''[[Okami]]''
* ''[[wikipedia:Inugami (manga)|Inugami (manga)]]'' is a manga series by Masaya Hokazono about a boy who finds an inugami. His appearances are those of a extinct Japanese wolf, but he can grow spikes from his back to fight
* ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277044/plotsummary Inugami (film)]'' is a Japanese film about a Akira, a teacher that falls for a Miki, a papermaker. Miki's family is said to be under the curse of the Inugami.
* ''[[Inukami!]]'' is a Japanese light novel series written by Mamizu Arisawa. Instead of the term "inugami" which is mostly associated with malevolent dog spirits, it uses the word "inukami" to describe a type of benevolent dog spirit. ''Inukami!'' revolves around Keita Kawahira, a descendant of a Inukami-tamer clan and a inukami named Yōko, {{spoiler|who later is revealed to be actually a kitsune}}.
* Sadaharu from ''Gintama'' is implied to be one. Considering that he's a bull-sized white chihuahua with the strength of a bear and his former owners were a couple of miko this is plausible.
* On ''[[Natsume Yuujinchou]]'', Madara/Nyanko-sensei's larger youkai form.
* Yuzuriha Nekoi (surname is [[Wrong Genre Savvy|deliberately]] misleading) in ''[[X 1999]]'' has a dog spirit Inuki protecting her.
* Kuchiha from ''[[Amatsuki]]'' is possessed by a wolf-like inugami, rumoured to be the last of her kind.
* Inugami appear in ''[[
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* [[Filler Villain|Gyuu Oh]] from ''[[Inuyasha]]'' is a half-demon called Izumo who turns into a wicked minotaur-like monster after the sunset. As a result he's gone crazy, but unlike the typical stereotype he's a [[Genius Bruiser]].
* In ''[[Ranma One Half]]'', Pantyhose Taro's monster form can be associated to the Ushi Oni.
* A Ushi-Oni like [[Kaiju]] appears in ''[[
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' has some Ushi Oni-inspired cards. One of them is a demonic bull with a spider body, and the other one is a fiendish minotaur with four tentacles.
* Kyuki from ''[[
* Gyuki from ''[[Nurarihyon no Mago]]'' is implied to be a Ushi Oni. Heck, his name is the alternate character reading of Ushi Oni.
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* ''[[Amatsuki]]'' features many various different kinds of youkai, known here as "ayakashi", including spirits, and ghosts. In fact, about half the main cast are ayakashi.
* ''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.
* ''[[
* ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'': The "Oriental Adventures" setting features all kinds of youkai, including oni, kappa, tengu, and yuki-onna. Oni have made their way into the main game as [[Our Ogres Are Hungrier|ogre mages]].
** [[Pathfinder
* ''[[Gantz]]'' features every youkai ever as aliens in the Osaka arc.
* ''[[
* ''[[Gurumin:
* ''[[Hakaba Kitaro]]''
* ''[[Hell Girl]]'' also features a Hone-onna, or "Bone Woman". A type of vampiric creature which disguises itself as a beautiful mortal woman to lure men away to feed upon their life force.
* ''[[Harukanaru Toki no Naka
* ''[[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]]''
* ''[[Inu X Boku SS]]'', revolves around a bunch of [[Half-Human Hybrid|Half Human Hybrids]] actually descendants of demons.
* ''[[Inukami!]]!'' is almost entirely populated with various animal spirits, Inukami meaning "dog god".
* ''[[
* ''Kamisama Hajimemashita'', a manga about a teenage girl who accidentally becomes a Shinto god, naturally features youkai.
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Kanon]]'': {{spoiler|Makoto is a kitsune who lost her memory in exchange for the ability to transform. It came with a hefty price.}}
* ''[[Karas]]'' (which itself is named for the Karasu Tengu) has youkai in a prominent role, and it depicts tensions between the youkai and the humans who have forgotten them.
* ''[[
* ''[[Magic:
* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' has two [[Half-Human Hybrid|hanyou (human-youkai hybrids)]] among Negi's [[True Companions]], Setsuna (mentioned above under ''tengu'') and Koutaro who is half dog youkai.
* ''[[Mokke]]''
* ''[[The Monster Girl Encyclopedia]]'': Youkai are exclusive [[Cute Monster Girl]] of Zipangu region. Unlike other part this world, they peacefully coexist with humans long before anyone can remember. The youkai in't part of Demon Lord army and there is no [[Knight Templar]] religion hunt them down - in fact, powerful monsters like nine-tail Inari are revered as god.
* ''[[Muramasa:
* ''[[Naruto]]'', which features several youkai-themed demon-beasts. The first [[Big Bad]] Orochimaru is also shown to be capable of stretching his neck out to great lengths, not unlike a rokurokubi.
* ''[[Natsume Yuujinchou]]''
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* ''[[Omamori Himari]]'' features several other Youkai in addition to the aforementioned, including an water serpent in a leading role, a Shutendoji and many others in minor parts. Most of the major ones are [[Cute Monster Girl|Cute Monster Girls]].
* ''Petopeto-san'': Most of the cast are youkai of one kind or another, if not [[Half-Human Hybrid|Half Human Hybrids]].
* ''[[
* ''[[Princess Mononoke]]''
* ''[[Ranma One Half]]'' frequently exploited Japanese folklore to provide their [[Monster of the Week]].
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* ''[[Shaman King]]''
* ''[[Shanghai Youma Kikai]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[Shonen Onmyouji]]''
* ''[[Spirited Away]]'': Most of the background characters are some form of youkai.
* ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''
* ''Tactics'', unsurprising since the show chronicles the adventures of a Japanese folklorist who practices Shinto and does exorcisms to make a little on the side.
* ''[[The Great Yokai War]]'', [[What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?|a kids movie]] by [[Takashi Miike]] is [[Exactly What It Says
* ''[[Throne of Darkness]]'', a Diablo-like [[Hack and Slash]] uses nearly ''only'' monsters of these origins.
* ''[[Touhou Project]]'': Almost every known character, apart from the four[[Half-Human Hybrid|-and-a-half]] human protagonists and a handful of goddesses, is some form of youkai.
* ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'', which, despite the nominal sci-fi setting, features many youkai both as [[Ancient Astronauts]] and as actual monsters.
* ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]'' has featured nearly every monster from Japanese tradition, from Oni to Kappas to Nues ([[Mix-and-Match Critters|chimera-like]] beasts) and an Obakeneko (vampire cat).
* ''[[Wagaya no
* ''[[
* ''Youkai Monsters'', a Japanese movie series.
* ''[[Yozakura Quartet]]''
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' has many cards based on youkai, particularly the Spirit Monsters who, when summoned, return to your hand at the end of the turn.
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'': In the manga, Bastion briefly uses a deck comprised of youkai that centers around bringing cards back from the graveyard.
* ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]''
* The ''Obake Karuta'', a set of cards with Yokai themes which were used in the Edo Period. An ancestor of the modern [[
* In ''[[Neko
* ''[[Sengoku Youko]]'' is rife with these, given that the series is set in feudal Japan and one of the main characters feature a [[Kitsune]].
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