Harionago

Harionago (Japanese: 針女子), also known as Harionna (Japanese: 針女), is a frightening female ghoul in Japanese mythology. Her name literally meaning "Barbed woman", the Harionago is said to be a beautiful woman with extremely long hair tipped with thorn-like barbs. Her hair is under her direct control, and she uses it to ensnare men. She is said to wander the roads of the Japanese prefecture of Ehime on the island of Shikoku, searching for victims. When she finds a young man, she will laugh at him, and if the young man dares to laugh back, Harionago will drop her terrible, barbed hair and attack.

Popular culture

• Yunalesca can be seen as a Harionago. In her boss fight, she primarily attacks the party with her hair. This is more evident in her later forms.

• Yura of the Hair, a hair-comb tsukumogami encountered in an early episode of Inuyasha, uses mobile hair as a weapon much like the harionago.

• The character AA-Ko from Ueda Hajime's Q-Ko-Chan uses her hair as a weapon, by extending it like needles.

• Millia Rage from the Guilty Gear series of video games controls a type of magic that allows her to use her hair as an extremely versatile weapon.

• "Harionago" is a Commander figure for Han army in the miniatures game Arcane Legions. Her special ability involves entangling her foes and preventing them from moving.

References

• "Harionago". The Obakemono Project. Retrieved February 26, 2006.
• "Harionago". Mizuki Road No Yōkai-tachi. Retrieved June 15, 2006.