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[[Image:SekienEnenra.jpg|thumb|right|150px|An enenra as depicted in [[Toriyama Sekien]]'s ''[[Konjaku Hyakki Shūi]]'']] |
[[Image:SekienEnenra.jpg|thumb|right|150px|An enenra as depicted in [[Toriyama Sekien]]'s ''[[Konjaku Hyakki Shūi]]'']] |
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{{nihongo|'''Enenra'''|煙々羅|en'enra|lit. "lightweight-fabric smoke"}}, sometimes {{nihongo|'''enraenra'''|煙羅煙羅}}, is a [[yōkai]], or Japanese [[monster]], |
{{nihongo|'''Enenra'''|煙々羅|en'enra|lit. "lightweight-fabric smoke"}}, sometimes {{nihongo|'''enraenra'''|煙羅煙羅}}, is a [[yōkai]], or Japanese [[monster]], composed of [[smoke]] and [[darkness]]. It was first featured in the [[Konjaku Hyakki Shūi]], circa 1781.<ref>{{Cite book |last = Toriyama |first = Sekien |author-link = Toriyama Sekien |title=Toriyama Sekien Gazu Hyakki Yagyō Zen Gashū|year=2005 |publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]] |series=Kadokawa Sophia Bunko |language=ja |isbn=978-4-04-405101-3}}</ref> |
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==Mythology== |
==Mythology== |
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Enenras mostly reside in [[bonfire]]s; when they emerge, they take human shape or form. It is said that an enenra can only be seen by the pure of heart. |
Enenras mostly reside in [[bonfire]]s; when they emerge, they take human shape or form. It is said that an enenra can only be seen by the pure of heart. |
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| ⚫ | Enenras are mostly considered to be demons or divine beings of darkness and smoke; legend says that there are two types of enenras, the first and most common type being enenras who are born purely as enenras, whilst the second and more rarely occurring type are humans who have died and been transformed into enenras. |
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The character 羅 (Ra) in the enenra's name, with its connotation of netting, is meant to draw a comparison between the enenra and the transparent or lofty characteristics of lightweight cloth.{{citation needed|date=November 2011}} |
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| ⚫ | Enenras are mostly considered to be demons or divine beings of darkness and smoke; legend says that there are two types of enenras, the first and most common type being enenras who are born purely as enenras, whilst the second and more rarely occurring type are humans who have died and been transformed into enenras. |
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==Popular culture== |
==Popular culture== |
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In the 2011 video game ''[[Mortal Kombat (2011 video game)|Mortal Kombat]]'', |
In the 2011 video game ''[[Mortal Kombat (2011 video game)|Mortal Kombat]]'', the character [[Smoke (Mortal Kombat)|Smoke]] (who makes his first human appearance in the game in almost [[Mortal Kombat II|two decades]]) is an enenra.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cgmagonline.com/2019/04/22/top-5-kharacters-wed-like-to-see-return-in-mortal-kombat-11/|title=Top 5 Kharacters We'd Like To See Return In Mortal Kombat 11 |work=Comics Gaming Magazine|access-date=July 28, 2020|date=April 22, 2019|author=Ferguson, Liam}}</ref>{{Better source|reason=Citation is outdated, colloquially-phrased listicle from non-vetted Web site.|date=July 2020}} |
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In the anime series ''[[Shaman King]]'', the female character Sharona uses a Spirit called Enra Enra that resembles the power of an enenra. |
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In ''Forbidden Scrollery'', a manga series that is part of the [[Touhou Project]] universe, an enenra is introduced to the story's world, where it goes to different houses creating fake smoke, eventually having Reimu and Marisa exterminating it. |
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In the manga ''[[Mushishi]]'', the main character, Ginko, smokes tobacco, the smoke of which is a mushi (mushi being something like "yokai" instead simply "bug"). |
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In the game and anime series ''[[Yo-kai Watch]]'', there is an enenra that is referred to by its alternate name Enraenra (Smogmella in the English translation), and was introduced in the ''Yo-Kai Watch 2'' games, with Enraenra being referred to as a Classic Yo-kai. Enraenra also has a pre-evolved form, with it being named "Koenra" (Smogling in English). |
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There is a Japanese performing arts company that "fuses [[video art]] with live performance" called [[enra]], with their named derived from enenra. |
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In the mobile game ''[[Onmyoji]]'', Enenra is a shikigami who carries a kiseru her. |
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In the alpha demo for ''[[Nioh 2]]'' on PlayStation 4, Enenra is confirmed as a boss and is depicted as a monstrosity “born from the grudges of humans who met their untimely ends in the dark realm”, he takes on two forms: one of ash in the regular realm and of smoke in the dark realm. He appears in the mission “The beast born of smoke and flames” and “smouldering hellfire”. |
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In the “Summoner Series” by Taran Matharu, the Enenra makes two appearances in the “Summoners Handbook”, which is a campaign guide to the series. The first appearance occurs in the journal of James Baker where he dissects an Enenra's corpse to find a new spell glyph. The second is in the demonology codex at the end of the book that describes it as being a rare demon made of a black-purple smoke that lives in dark places of the ether and has the ability to envelope living organisms and drain their life force. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 22:53, 13 November 2023
Enenra (煙々羅, en'enra, lit. "lightweight-fabric smoke"), sometimes enraenra (煙羅煙羅), is a yōkai, or Japanese monster, composed of smoke and darkness. It was first featured in the Konjaku Hyakki Shūi, circa 1781.[1]
Mythology
Enenras mostly reside in bonfires; when they emerge, they take human shape or form. It is said that an enenra can only be seen by the pure of heart.
Enenras are mostly considered to be demons or divine beings of darkness and smoke; legend says that there are two types of enenras, the first and most common type being enenras who are born purely as enenras, whilst the second and more rarely occurring type are humans who have died and been transformed into enenras.
Popular culture
In the 2011 video game Mortal Kombat, the character Smoke (who makes his first human appearance in the game in almost two decades) is an enenra.[2][better source needed]
References
- ^ Toriyama, Sekien (2005). Toriyama Sekien Gazu Hyakki Yagyō Zen Gashū. Kadokawa Sophia Bunko (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. ISBN 978-4-04-405101-3.
- ^ Ferguson, Liam (April 22, 2019). "Top 5 Kharacters We'd Like To See Return In Mortal Kombat 11". Comics Gaming Magazine. Retrieved July 28, 2020.