Forum - View topicYuki-onnas in anime.
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buger98346
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Does anyone know of any anime that have a character that is a Yuki-Onna? For a mythical spirit that has such potential for fan service I cant say I have ever seen them in a anime or manga. I cant even say I've seen them in any Japanese movies/tv shows save one "Kwaidan(1964)".
For those of you who don't know what a Yuki-Onna is. a Yuki Onna is a Japanese snow spirit, they always have black hair and blue lips. they are depicted with either supernaturally pale white skin, or translucent skin. they are often portrayed as being always naked, or wearing a white kimono. they also are predominantly violent, and out to kill humans. |
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Cam0
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Well Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan comes to mind. It's shounen though, so don't expect an accurate portrayal of a snow spirit and although she is a pretty major character nothing is told of her "duties" as a snow spirit, I could be wrong though. She is just a character that uses ice/snow based attacks. Her name in the anime is literally "Yuki-Onna".
Just a random picture I googled. 
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EricJ
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Yay! I get to be the first one to mention Oyuki from Urusei Yatsura!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqVrAxhK0Fg Probably the definitive anime-style YO (or at least bearing an uncanny alien resemblance to one) in all of anime, although I'm sure others exist in newer series. (Haven't seen Rosario + Vampire yet, so couldn't say.)
And "Akira Kurosawa's Dreams", of course: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THwEGyBR5GM Last edited by EricJ on Thu Jun 27, 2013 5:33 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Polycell
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I remember there was one in the later episodes of Inuyasha that went after Miroku by posing as a widow running an orphanage.
@EricJ: Linking a full episode is against the rules. |
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walw6pK4Alo
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There was one in Kanokon hanging out with Tamamo, and there's the mother and daughter ice women from Rosario Vampire.
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EricJ
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(Sorry - But it is OOP by now, unless someone picks it back up again.  )
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dtm42
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Nobara from Inu x Boku SS
Human form: 
Yuki-onna form (Japanese text not important): 
In her human form she's a bit crazy and silly and is infatuated with young girls. In her Yuki-onna form she's badarse as hell, you don't want to mess with her. Her sexy clothes in this form seem to be modelled on a rather daring wedding dress; very alluring. |
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DuskyPredator
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Seems that most of the ones I am familiar of have already been mentioned: Mizore, Nobara, and Tsurara. There was some particularly good OVA's recently of Nurarihyon which focued on Tsurara's mother and herself which were great for fans of the character.
Trying to look at more examples from the shows I have seen. There was Yukihana from Kanokon, I think she was a ninja too. I surprisingly cannot think of any others. |
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Hitokiri Kenshin
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That would be Mizore Shirayuki. The Funimation dub and subtitles translate her race's name as "Snow woman". You also see her mother Tsurara and others of her kind in the anime, and a male version in her father. (Though in his case, at least in the anime, spoiler[he's mostly dressed as a yeti though you do see his true form later).] |
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murph76
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Wikipedia has a Yuki-onna listing under its Japanese mythology in popular culture article. That jogged my memory for Yu Yu Hakusho, where Yukina, Hei's younger sister, is a yuki-onna from a village made up only of yuki-onna.
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TitanXL
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The iconic anime Gegege no Kitaro has a lot of Japanese spirits since it revolves around them. Aoi is an Yuki-onna in it and was a minor antagonist before turning good. Her interaction with Nekomusume was great.
Then of course you got Yukimenokofrom Pocket Monsters which is based on the legend. |
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Tris8
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Huh, I hadn't really thought of this before, but you are right that there are surprisingly few in anime. And those that there are tend to be more women with snow powers than actually yuki-onna. Princess Yukiko from Ghastly Prince Enma is another sorta yuki-onna, in that she looks the part and has ice powers, but personality wise does not fit.
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PRchris13
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so far this is all Yuki onna i remember ... if anyone has another one please inform, thanks
Note: since Rukia in here, that does not make her a actual spirit yuki onna but her Zanpakutou is a Yuki onna (Sode no Shirayuki) also Nobara is not a yuki onna, but a human who's form is a yuki onna 
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Levitz9
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One of the side-characters in Hell Teacher Nube is a Yuki-onna. I dunno if that helps, but there.
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