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;Mukade:Mukades are giant centipedes that live in Japan. Pagan mythology involves giant versions of those things along with gods, dragons and other beasts. As opposed to e.g. dragons, the Mukade were irredeamably evil and reckless, so of all the beast-gods they're the most likely to fall in the catergory of ONI, super-oni even... See [[Mukade]]'s page for more | ;Mukade:Mukades are giant centipedes that live in Japan. Pagan mythology involves giant versions of those things along with gods, dragons and other beasts. As opposed to e.g. dragons, the Mukade were irredeamably evil and reckless, so of all the beast-gods they're the most likely to fall in the catergory of ONI, super-oni even... See [[Mukade]]'s page for more | ||
===Contemporary culture : West and East=== | ===Contemporary culture : West and East=== | ||
On the whole, it can be seen that an ONI is always some kind of minor evil in flesh. | On the whole, it can be seen that an ONI is always some kind of minor evil ''in flesh''. | ||
Not something immaterial like a ghost or specter or spirit or djinn or whatever. | Not something immaterial like a ghost or specter or spirit or djinn or whatever. | ||
So, definitely "demon" rather than "ghost" seems to be the correct translation, which allows a bit of freedom of interpretation, because : | So, definitely "demon" rather than "ghost" seems to be the correct translation, which allows a bit of freedom of interpretation, because : | ||
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*As for flying, breathing fire, and/or shocking electrically, I'm not the only one who'd like to see that in "future releases". | *As for flying, breathing fire, and/or shocking electrically, I'm not the only one who'd like to see that in "future releases". | ||
*Lum (see picture) is truly a bridge character between Japanese traditional mythology and anime. She's very "modern" in that she's a fairy alien royal demon gorgeous babe, and yet she stays true to the ''traditional'' features that characterize a (Buddhist) ONI : horns and tiger skin. | *Lum (see picture) is truly a bridge character between Japanese traditional mythology and anime. She's very "modern" in that she's a fairy alien royal demon gorgeous babe, and yet she stays true to the ''traditional'' features that characterize a (Buddhist) ONI : horns and tiger skin. | ||
===Resources=== | ===Resources=== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oni_(Japanese_folklore) Buddhist imps on Wikipedia] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oni_(Japanese_folklore) Buddhist imps on Wikipedia] | ||