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|name = Ghost |
|name = Ghost |
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|kanji = 幽霊 |
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| − | }}'''Ghosts''' (幽霊 ''Yūrei'', 死人 ''Shinin'' or ''Shibito'') are spirits of the dead, |
+ | }}'''Ghosts''' (幽霊 ''Yūrei'', 死人 ''Shinin'' or ''Shibito'') are spirits of the dead, such as humans and animals, and have many subcategories. |
| − | In Japan, Yūrei |
+ | In Japan, Yūrei refers to spirits who either do not or can not ascend to the other worlds after their death. Often times, ghosts are accompanied by several [[Hitodama]]. There are a variety of subtypes, ranging from dead spirits (死霊 ''Shiryō''), ruined or departed spirits (亡霊 ''Bōrei''), vengeful spirits (怨霊 ''Onryō'') and evil spirits (悪霊 ''Akuryō''). |
==Description== |
==Description== |
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==Types== |
==Types== |
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==Behavior== |
==Behavior== |
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===2018 Anime=== |
===2018 Anime=== |
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+ | ==Powers and Abilities== |
| + | [[File:Shiryō Manga.png|thumb|Freezing Air Breaths]] |
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| − | In manga, they overwhelmed Yōkai due to their natures, but became helpless and dragged back to the other world when the sealing statue was put back thanks to [[Gyūki]]. |
+ | In the manga, they overwhelmed Yōkai due to their natures, but became helpless and dragged back to the other world when the sealing statue was put back thanks to [[Gyūki]]. |
'''Intangibility''': A common trait among ghosts is their intangibility, being able to pass through walls. In the manga, this also makes physical attacks useless, and can instantly reform even when hit by elemental attacks. |
'''Intangibility''': A common trait among ghosts is their intangibility, being able to pass through walls. In the manga, this also makes physical attacks useless, and can instantly reform even when hit by elemental attacks. |
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*[[Kyōkotsu]] |
*[[Kyōkotsu]] |
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*[[Mai-Kubi]] |
*[[Mai-Kubi]] |
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| − | *Mame-Yūrei |
+ | *[[Mame-Yūrei]] |
*[[Mōrei-Yassan]] |
*[[Mōrei-Yassan]] |
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*[[Okiku]] |
*[[Okiku]] |
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*Kanjin (eventually headed to heaven) |
*Kanjin (eventually headed to heaven) |
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*[[Kubire-Oni]] |
*[[Kubire-Oni]] |
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| + | *[[Sayo Ryūga]] (presumably) |
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| − | *Yūko ([[Jigoku-Dōji]]'s lover) |
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| + | *[[Tokiya Osada]] (presumably) |
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| + | *[[Yūko]] |
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===Animals=== |
===Animals=== |
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*[[Bake-Neko]] |
*[[Bake-Neko]] |
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[[Category:Spirit-like Yōkai]] |
[[Category:Spirit-like Yōkai]] |
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[[Category:Former Animals]] |
[[Category:Former Animals]] |
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Latest revision as of 07:59, 16 February 2024
Ghosts (幽霊 Yūrei, 死人 Shinin or Shibito) are spirits of the dead, such as humans and animals, and have many subcategories.
In Japan, Yūrei refers to spirits who either do not or can not ascend to the other worlds after their death. Often times, ghosts are accompanied by several Hitodama. There are a variety of subtypes, ranging from dead spirits (死霊 Shiryō), ruined or departed spirits (亡霊 Bōrei), vengeful spirits (怨霊 Onryō) and evil spirits (悪霊 Akuryō).
Description
The most common trait that ghosts share is that they were previously living beings.
Types
Behavior
History
Manga
1968 Anime
1971 Anime
1985 Anime
1996 Anime
2007 Anime
2018 Anime
Powers and Abilities
Freezing Air Breaths
In the manga, they overwhelmed Yōkai due to their natures, but became helpless and dragged back to the other world when the sealing statue was put back thanks to Gyūki.
Intangibility: A common trait among ghosts is their intangibility, being able to pass through walls. In the manga, this also makes physical attacks useless, and can instantly reform even when hit by elemental attacks.
Freezing Airs/Breaths
List of Ghosts and Yōkai of Ghost-Origins
Humans
The list excludes those turned into Yōkai with inhuman appearances and residents of the dead worlds.
- Dream Bell Girl
- Fireworks Ghosts
- Funa-Yūrei
- Greenland Evil Spirit
- Hanako-san
- Hata-Onryō
- Hitodama
- Hone-Onna (1996)
- Kubire-Oni
- Kyōkotsu
- Mai-Kubi
- Mame-Yūrei
- Mōrei-Yassan
- Okiku
- Sara-Kazoe
- Shibito-Tsuki
- Shichinin Misaki
- Shizuko's Father
- Yassan no Nushi
- Yōsuke-kun
Former
Ghosts who have gone to Jigoku or other dead worlds.
- Chihaya
- Gaki
- Kanjin (eventually headed to heaven)
- Kubire-Oni
- Sayo Ryūga (presumably)
- Tokiya Osada (presumably)
- Yūko
Animals
- Bake-Neko
- Cat and Dog Spirits
- Suppon-no-Yūrei
- Whale Spirits
Legend
Ghosts are the spirits of deceased humans, and occasionally used for animals as wells. They appear universally throughout all cultures on Earth with different names. Yūrei is the common term in Japanese Mythology, with many subclassifications such as the Onryō.
References
| Classes | Akuma • Ghost • Gods • Tsukumogami • Vampire • Yōkai |
| Animal-Based | Kappa • Karasu-Tengu • Werewolf |
| Animals | Bat • Dragon • Bake-Garasu • Gaikotsu-Garasu • Iyake-Mushi • Kōmori-Neko • Kitsune • Maken • Nekiri-Mushi • Neko-Mata • Nobusuma • Tanuki • Whale |
| Element-Based | Dorotabō • Mabi • Yuki-Onna • Yuki-Otoko |
| Humanoid | Kinoko • Rokuro-Kubi • Witch • Zashiki-Warashi |
| Undead | Dorotabō • Funa-Yūrei • Mōrei-Yassan • Mummy |
| Forest Spirits | Aguri • Kijimuna • New Guinea Forest Spirits |
| Object-Based | Kami-no-Sei • Shikigami • Tsukumogami |
| Plants | Mammoth Flower • Pumpkin • Vampire Cactus • Yōka • Yōkai Cactus • Yokai-Dake |
| Tsukumogami | Bake-Tōrō • Chōchin-Obake • Kasa-Bake • Nurikabe |
| Vampires | Kyūketsuju • Nobusuma • Penanggalan • Ustrel • Vampire Cactus • Yasha |