Religion:
*The Japanese Buddhist name and term for
Wrathful deities, from which the name is reference to in its kanji, and is translated rather as ''fierce god'' rather than ''oni god''.
In fiction:
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Cloverfield/Kishin
is a manga and cross-media tie-in to the 2008 film ''Cloverfield''. The '' Shōnen Ace'' magazine published the manga on Kadokawa Shoten's website. It was released once a month and consists of four chapters. The story details the lives of ...
'' – a prequel manga to the 2008 film ''
Cloverfield''.
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Kishin Corps
, also called ''Alien Defender Geo-Armor: Kishin Corps'', is a series of Japanese light novels written and illustrated by Masaki Yamada. The series was published in 10 volumes between 1990 and 1994. It is a work of alternate history, taking p ...
'' – a series of light novels, manga and a mecha anime directed by Takaaki Ishiyama and Kazunori Mizuno.
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Kishin Dōji Zenki'' – a supernatural manga and anime about a "Demon Child" that turns into a mighty warrior.
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Masō Kishin'' – a term used to refer to four distinct mecha in the ''
Super Robot Wars'' franchise.
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Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula
, also known as '' Apo Mekhanes Theos Gigantic Formula'', is a Japanese anime television series that aired on TV Tokyo from April 4, 2007, to September 26, 2007. A manga adaptation by Shōhei Oka was serialized concurrently in '' Dengeki Da ...
'' – a Japanese anime series.
* In the manga and anime series
''Soul Eater'', "Kishin" is an alias of the series antagonist Asura as well as Crona. It is also a term associated with humans who become monstrous creatures by devouring the souls of innocent people.
People:
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Kishin Shinoyama
is a Japanese photographer. He is well-known for photographing the covers for John Lennon and Yoko Ono's albums, Double Fantasy and Milk and Honey. Before his marriage to Saori Minami in 1979, he took majority of the photographs for her album co ...
– a Japanese photographer.
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Keiichi Yamada
, better known as and later , is a Japanese retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is the longest-tenured member of the NJPW roster, having wrestled for the company since h ...
– a Japanese professional wrestler who occasionally used the ring name "Kishin Liger".
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