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  • Also called Amanjaku (天邪鬼, "heavenly evil spirit") is a demon-like creature in Japanese folklore. It is usually depicted as a kind of small Oni, and is thought to be able to provoke a person's darkest desires and thus instigate him into perpetrating wicked deeds. (Wikipedia)

    May 22, 2008