Akuma

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Akuma (悪魔) is a Japanese term. It may stand for:

  • The Japanese word akuma, which can mean:
    1. Personification of evil and darkness; demon or Satan in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
    2. A god that blocks one's path to nirvana; Mara in Buddhism
    3. A very wicked person
    4. A mythical dragon
  • Akuma (Street Fighter), a video game character in the Street Fighter series of fighting games
  • Akuma (band), a hardcore punk band hailing from Quebec
  • Akuma (l5r), one of the oni overlords in the Legend of the Five Rings franchise.