Makai
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Makai (魔界?) is a Japanese word meaning "world of spirits, hell". It is commonly found in anime, manga, and video games. It a phenomenon of some interest as Makai is rarely portrayed completely the same twice by two different stories. Sometimes Makai is a more traditional version of Hell (as seen by Judeo-Christian perspective) but oftentimes it is merely a darker shade of the spirit world for different yokai. In the case of the former, Makai often has an angelic/celestial counterpart called Tenkai while in the case of the latter the world of the Gods (Shinkai) is considered its counterpart. In almost all portrayals of Makai, the "human world" of Ningenkai (Earth) has a role to play, often as a hunting ground for Makai's residents. Natives of Makai are sometimes referred to as Mazoku, and their leader often boasts the title "Maou" ("Demon King").
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[edit] YuYu Hakusho
Makai is a fictional world in the manga and anime series YuYu Hakusho. The saga of the "Three Kings" takes place in Makai. Makai, although home to demons, is in fact a world similar to Ningenkai (human world). The world is divided up into three kingdoms, belonging to Raizen, Yomi, and Mukuro. Each kingdom has inhabitants that are either good and noble, or evil and murderous. Besides having separate cities, or areas in Makai, the world has seven levels. The supporters of each king are war torn against the other, and have become a murderous land. Each level contains stronger demons than the last.
[edit] Makai locations
- Demon City
- Koorime City
[edit] Makai creatures
In the Chapter Black Saga, the Makai creatures are the Makai insects. Their ability is to infect a person with their sickness. These insects were controlled by Doctor Kamiya.
[edit] Nippon Ichi games
Makai is the main location of the video game Disgaea: Hour of Darkness. It is a more traditional version of Hell, complete with opposition to Tenkai, ruled by an Overlord (Atlus' translation of "Maou"). There are several Makais, each with their own Overlords, such as the Dark World in La Pucelle: Tactics.
In Makai Kingdom (also known as "Phantom Kingdom" in Japan), the story involves how Maou Zetta lost his Makai and became trapped in the Sacred Tome. The player takes the role of Zetta's minions as they retake what he had lost.
[edit] Shuffle!
In the anime and game series Shuffle! (developed by Navel), ruins open gates to Makai and Shinkai. Surprisingly, it is found that the natives of both worlds (Mazoku and Shinzoku) aren't unlike humanity and the three maintain a peaceful relationship. Even the rulers of the two respective realms -- traditional enemies in some stories -- share a warm relationship. Some of the comedy stems from how the main character (Rin Tsuchimi), a mostly normal high school student, has both a powerful Kami and the Maou for next door neighbors.
[edit] Darkstalkers
The world of Darkstalkers in which the characters of the game series fight in is also known as Makai, Makai is also known as the location of the Aensland Clan in which Morrigan and Lilith Aensland originated from.
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