Enma

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Enma or Emma is the Japanese name for Yama, the ruler of the underworld in Buddhist mythology. Enma frequently appears in modern Japanese reworkings of traditional Japanese myth, especially in the anime and manga genres.

19th century kagamibuta netsuke depicting Enma
19th century kagamibuta netsuke depicting Enma

Enma may also refer to the following:

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[edit] Descendants of Darkness

Enma-daiō is the ruler of Meifu ("Hades") in the anime and manga Descendants of Darkness.

[edit] Dragon Ball

In the anime and manga Dragon Ball, Enma-daiō or King Yemma (the name used in the English dub of Dragon Ball Z), is a red ogre in the Other World. He is portrayed as a harried bureaucrat with a short temper, attended to by an army of office-worker oni. Though the ruler of the afterlife, he is surpassed in power by both the four Kaiō and the one remaining Kaiōshin (higher gods in whose hands rest the stewardship of the entire universe).

[edit] Fantastic Children

Enma is the name given to black blobs in the anime Fantastic Children.

[edit] Genpei ToumaDen

Emma-o appears as a character in the arcade game Genpei ToumaDen.

[edit] Jigoku Shōjo

Enma Ai is the "hell girl" in Jigoku Shōjo.

[edit] Mahou Sentai Magiranger

N Ma, ruler of the hellish land of Infershia in the Super Sentai television series Mahou Sentai Magiranger. The name N Ma is a play on Enma.

[edit] Naruto

Enma is the king of the monkeys summoned by the Third Hokage in the anime and manga Naruto.

[edit] One Piece

Yama is a minor character in the anime and manga One Piece who commands Enel's army.

[edit] YuYu Hakusho

Enma is a minor character in the anime and manga YuYu Hakusho, a pen-pushing ruler of the spirit world and a shadowy figure known for his temper. He is also the father of Koenma (literally, "Child-Enma"), who often runs the underworld in his father's stead. In the English dub he is referred to as "King Yama".

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