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4 unusual facts about Yuki-onna


Yuki-onna

In the Bleach anime, a Zanpakuto spirit named Sode no Shirayuki (the sword is owned by Rukia Kuchiki) is depicted as a Yuki Onna with near total mastery of ice.

In Tales from the Darkside: The Movie, a 1990 American horror anthology film, it features the story, Lover's Vow, which is based on Lafcadio Hearn's Yuki Onna story.

American progressive metal band Symphony X has a song entitled "Lady of the Snow", based on the character Yuki-Onna.

In MythQuest, a 1990s Canadian TV show, Yuki Onna is featured in Episode 4 "Minokichi".


Donna d'Onna

"Donna d'Onna" (English: Woman from Onna) is a song written by Italian singer-songwriter Gianna Nannini and Italian novelist Isabella Santacroce.

Dunedin Astronomical Society

A magnetometer and data logger are installed at The Cottage to collect data for Dr. Yuki Obana of the Osaka Electro-Communication University.

Edo o Kiru

The former Robin Hood-style thief Nezumi Kozō, he became an undercover agent for the Kin-san/O-Yuki team.

Fumika Shimizu

Shimizu is most notable for currently playing Yuki Jojima in Kamen Rider Fourze.

Grand Guignol Orchestra

In it, Yuki made allusions to the Victorian poem "The Lady of Shalott" by the English poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

Hayate the Combat Butler

The English translations are done by Yuki Yoshioka and Cindy H. Yamauchi; English adaptation is done by Mark Giambruno.

Hiroe Yuki

Yuki overcame an Achilles tendon rupture early in her career to compile her impressive record.

Hiroshige

The album cover of the alternative rock band Weezer's 1996 album Pinkertons features Kambara Yoru no Yuki ("Night Snow at Kambara"), print number 15 * in Hiroshige's popular 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō series.

It's Never Too Late for Now

At TGS, Frank Rossitano (Judah Friedlander) discovers that Pete Hornberger (Scott Adsit) used to be in Loverboy, so the pair form a band and write a song entitled "It's Never Too Late for Now", but arguments soon erupt between them, particularly when Frank's girlfriend Yuki (an obvious Yoko Ono parallel) becomes involved.

Maid Sama!

The staff list was announced and Hiroaki Sakurai directed the series with series composition done by Mamiko Ikeda who previous worked in the series composition for Emma: A Victorian Romance series and most recently the Rental Magica series and Hanasakeru Seishōnen while the animation character designs by Yuki Imoto and music composed by Tōru Motoyama.

Maria Mori

Individually, Maria appeared in the television jidaigeki series Edo o Kiru and Yuki-hime Onmitsu Dōchūki and from 1988 to 1993 as Oryū in the TBS television series in Ōoka Echizen.

Masahiko Yuuki

In September 1999, he joined Λucifer, a real life counterpart from a band with the same name in the anime Kaikan Phrase and was given the stage name YUKI, as he was taking the role of Yukifumi Todo, the guitarist of the band in the anime.

Nagi Noda

Among her works are the short film Mariko Takahashi's Fitness Video for Being Appraised as an "Ex-fat Girl", the half-panda-half-something-else Hanpanda life-sized figures, and the video for Japanese singer Yuki's song "Sentimental Journey".

Oda Ujiharu

When Ujiharu came to power following the year of 1548, Ujiharu was very hard pressed by the Yuki and Satake along with the state of his clan being in decline.

Ōjisama to Yuki no Yoru

The songs "Ōjisama to Yuki no Yoru" and "Nenmatsu Nenshi no Dai Keikaku" from this single are featured on the album All of Tanpopo.

Onimusha: Warlords

As he moves on, Samanosuke sees Kaede chasing a boy called Yumemaru (Kaede later learns that the boy is an orphan and Yuki has raised him like a brother).

Ōsaka no onna

Although the single, which followed the Enka style, received much critical acclaim and even won some awards, it sold rather poorly, causing either Shimatani, avex, or both to decide that "Ōsaka no onna" was to be both the beginning and the end of Shimatani's enka career, and to be her only 8 cm (3 inch) single.

Rosier

Rosiel, in Kaori Yuki's manga, Angel Sanctuary; the name difference due to Yuki ending the names of most angels with "el", meaning "god".

Sibet Attena

From his first wife, Onna of Stedesdorf, a daughter of Hero Omken the Elder, he inherited Stedesdorf in 1447.

Te no Hira no Yūki

# "Te no Hira no Yūki" was used as an opening theme song in the Konami game Tokimeki Memorial 4 for the PlayStation Portable.

The Princess Blade

The wise old sage Kuka, who was once Yuki's mother's bodyguard, gives Yuki information that changes her life—and her destiny.

Toyotarō Yūki

However, following the assassination of Yasuda Zenjirō, Yūki left the Bank of Japan to join the Board of Directors for the Yasuda zaibatsu in November 1921, and was appointed Managing Director of Yasuda Bank the same year.

Wataru Kaji

Kaji, along with Yuki Ikeda, and another Japanese named Kazuo Aoyama, were involved with the re-education of captured Japanese soldiers, and psychological warfare against the Empire of Japan for the Kuomintang which was conducted by the Japanese People's Anti-war Alliance.

Yasuko Ikenobo

She has been married to Sen'ei Ikenobo, the Ikenobo family patriarch, since 1963 and has two daughters, Yuki, the next head of the family, and Mika.

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force

Full character models are also present for each character such as Jaden Yuki (Judai Yuki) and Alexis Rhodes (Asuka Tenjouin).

Yuichi Tsuchiya

Since Tsuchiya left the Prince of Tennis the role of Oishi has been played by Hiroki Suzuki, Yukihiro Takiguchi, Yuya Toyoda, Yuki Tsujimoto, and is currently played by Jin Hiramaki.

Yuki Koyanagi

Yuki had the opportunity to sing the American National Anthem during the 2006 World Baseball Classic in Tokyo.

Yuki no Hikari

"Yuki no Hikari" (雪の光; lit. The Snow's Light) is the first major-label digital single by Japanese soul singer Miho Fukuhara, which was released to radio stations and digital outlets along with her debut album Rainbow.

Yūko Kotegawa

She returned to Asahi and jidaigeki in the title role in two series with the title Tōyama no Kin-san vs. Onna Nezumi opposite Hiroki Matsukata (1997 and 1998).


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