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11 unusual facts about Oni


BattleTech Centers

Gaming, sci-fi and anime conventions (including Comicpalooza, Oni-Con, MechaCon and Dragon Con) in the south-central U.S. were introduced to MechCorps' Mobile Armor Division while Virtual World Entertainment in association with MechJock LLC made appearances in the Mid-West at events including Gencon, Origins, ACEN and Youmacon.

Legend of the Millennium Dragon

Jun shortly finds out a different story than what Gen'un has told him from the Oni's and now wants answers.

Jun comes in conflict with Mizuha, an Oni, and find out that they are not the demons that everyone makes them out to be.

It does not go well for the samurai's and as the Oni prepares to make their final push to destroy a local temple, but Monk Gen'un wipes them all out in one blow with his magic powers.

Monk Gen'un starts by telling Jun that he is being targeted by the dark monsters and about the war between humans and Oni's (demons) back in the Heian era.

Jun does not recognize Raiko and is told by an Oni that Gen'un used his powers and turned Raiko and his friends into the Four Heavenly Kings "god-powered suits of armor".

Mizuha jumps on Orochi and escapes with Jun, but they soon hit an Oni-free barrier and gets struck down by magic power.

Instead of being demons, the Oni's are regular people that wears a mask which causes the visualization of the demons.

During the night, the temple begins to get attacked by Oni's.

Musou Orochi Z

Additionally, Dodomekki and Gyuki, two Orochi army generals that were only playable in the VS and Survival mode of Warriors Orochi 2, have been made into fully fledged characters that can be used throughout the entire game, complete with updated and improved movesets.

Oni, Georgia

The earthquake's magnitude was measured at 6.9 on the Richter scale, the most powerful ever recorded in the Caucasus Mountains, and caused significant damage to the infrastructure of Oni.


Chuck BB

Chuck BB (born 1981 in California) is an Eisner Award winning American comic book creator, best known for his work on Spider-Man, Fear Agent, and Oni's Black Metal.

Emperor Sutoku

Alternatively, he was said to have transformed into an Ootengu (greater tengu), whom, along with nurarihyon, the nine-tailed kitsune Tamamo-no-Mae and the oni Shuten-dōji, are often called the four greatest yōkai of Japan.

Gary Dill

In regards to law enforcement, he was a Special Agent with Naval Investigative Service (NIS), Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI); Agent with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI); and Chief of Police of two cities in Oklahoma.

Gate 7

Since then, many of masters of the Oni have reincarnated in the present, with the Urashichiken's current leader being the reincarnation of Toyotomi Hidetsugu, and they struggle to find the long-missing body of Oda Nobunaga in order to obtain the most powerful Oni of all.

Gender-specific and gender-neutral pronouns

Sometimes the distinction is neutralized in the plural, as in most modern Germanic languages (examples of gender-neutral third-person plural pronouns include English they and German sie), and also in modern Russian (where the equivalent pronoun is они oni).

Ibaraki-dōji

A young beautiful girl was on the road, worried, so Watanabe no Tsuna made her ride on a horse, but the girl suddenly transformed into an oni, and grasped Tsuna’s hair, flew in the air, and took him to Mount Atago.

Jen Van Meter

Van Meter's work at Oni led to other series at DC, including the mini-series Cinnamon: El Ciclo and Black Lightning: Year One, and at Marvel, where she recently wrote a mini-series featuring Black Cat.

Ki castle

The castle's name literally means "castle of a demon" (ki is another reading for the character for oni); according to a traditional fable, a demon named Onra or Ura once ruled Kibi Province from the castle.

Negima!?

In the first one, both Asuna and Haruna are dressed as oni, while in the second, Asuna is composing while sucking on Chupa Chups lollipops.

Ni-Oh

Originally announced by Koei in 2004 (before their merger with Tecmo made them Tecmo Koei), the game is based on an unfinished script by legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa titled Oni (named for a type of Japanese demon).

Oni Emmanuel Idigbe

Oni Emmanuel Idigbe is the immediate past Director General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) in Yaba, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria.

Queen and Country

Queen & Country, a comic book written by Greg Rucka and published by Oni Press

Sengoku Basara 2

New enemies to deal with, including Oni soldiers, ice and fire ninjas, dragon tanks, and five elemental mercenaries parodying the Super Sentai series known as the "Gohon Yari" ("The Five Spears").

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon

Abe no Seimei: A famous onmyoji (sorcerer/diviner) from folklore who could also control Japanese demons (oni).

Teresa Torańska

Her book Them (Oni) was a breakthrough best seller that led to frequent parallels with Oriana Fallaci as a superb interviewer.