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In the 2011 video game ''[[Mortal Kombat (2011 video game)|Mortal Kombat]]'', it is revealed that the character [[Smoke (Mortal Kombat)|Smoke]] (who makes his first human appearance in the game in almost [[Mortal Kombat II|two decades]]) is an |
In the 2011 video game ''[[Mortal Kombat (2011 video game)|Mortal Kombat]]'', it is revealed that 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. |
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In the anime series ''[[Shaman King]]'' |
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 |
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 ( |
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 |
In the game and anime series ''[[Yo-kai Watch]]'', there is an enenra that is referred to by its alternate name Enraenra, 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". |
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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 |
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 show [[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)]] The [[Demons]] have a resemblance to |
In the show [[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)]] The [[Demons]] have a resemblance to enenras in the fact that their true form is black smoke |
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In Percy Jackson and the Olympians |
In Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the last Olympian creature Typhon resembles an enenra. |
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In the mobile game ''[[Onmyoji]]'', Enenra is a shikigami who carries a kiseru her. |
In the mobile game ''[[Onmyoji]]'', Enenra is a shikigami who carries a kiseru her. |
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Revision as of 01:22, 21 January 2019
Enenra (煙々羅, en'enra, lit. "lightweight-fabric smoke"), sometimes enraenra (煙羅煙羅), is a yōkai, or Japanese monster, that is 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.
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]
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. In some cultures, the enenra has been mistaken for the Grim Reaper.[citation needed]
Popular culture
In the 2011 video game Mortal Kombat, it is revealed that the character Smoke (who makes his first human appearance in the game in almost two decades) is an enenra.
In the anime series Shaman King, the female character Sharona uses a Spirit called Enra Enra that resembles the power of an enenra.
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.
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").
In the game and anime series Yo-kai Watch, there is an enenra that is referred to by its alternate name Enraenra, 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".
There is a Japanese performing arts company that "fuses video art with live performance" called enra, with their named derived from enenra.
In the show Supernatural (U.S. TV series) The Demons have a resemblance to enenras in the fact that their true form is black smoke
In Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the last Olympian creature Typhon resembles an enenra.
In the mobile game Onmyoji, Enenra is a shikigami who carries a kiseru her.
References
- ^ Toriyama, Sekien (2005). Toriyama Sekien Gazu Hyakki Yagyō Zen Gashū. Kadokawa Sophia Bunko (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. ISBN 978-4-04-405101-3.
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