https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2016/10/11/a-yokai-a-day-enma-daiou/ illustrations, folklore, and blog Thu, 22 Aug 2024 02:38:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2016/10/11/a-yokai-a-day-enma-daiou/comment-page-1/#comment-15026 Sat, 07 Oct 2017 10:56:52 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=11924#comment-15026 […] also pointed out that the “enra” in this yokai’s name sounds similar to the name Enma, the lord of hell. Hell, of course, being a place of many fires—and thus, smoke. It has been […]

]]> https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2016/10/11/a-yokai-a-day-enma-daiou/comment-page-1/#comment-13807 Wed, 02 Nov 2016 13:03:47 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=11924#comment-13807 […] week we are looking at folklore related to hell and the underworld. We’ve so far seen Meido, King Enma, and Datsueba and Keneou. Today we’re going to look at something really unique: a human who […]

]]> https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2016/10/11/a-yokai-a-day-enma-daiou/comment-page-1/#comment-13749 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 16:24:12 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=11924#comment-13749 I must say that I am really enjoying your posts. It is probably a HUGE coincidence, but I have been able to relate almost all of them to a couple of manga/anime that are favorites of mine, InuYasha: Sengoku Jidai, and Hozuki no Reitetsu. Although the mangika put their own spin on the “facts,” it pleases me to know that they are doing their research.
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