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The term Rakshasa, originally referring to a demon in Hindu mythology, has been used in western and Japanese literature and popular culture. The following are some examples: ==Books and comics== *Roger Zelazny's novel ''Lord of Light'', the Rakasha are a type of extraterrestrial beings consisting of "stable fields of energy". They were present before the arrival of humans on the planet of the novel, and are apparently native to it. *In ''Journey to the West'', a famous Chinese novel, one of the antagonists is named 'Lady Raksha' *In the manga ''Berserk'', Rakshas is name of one of Griffith's apostle lieutenants in the new Band of the Hawk. He always wears a cloak and a three-eyed mask. *In the manga ''Fist of the North Star'', the character Shachi is referred to as "Rakshasa, the Asura-devouring beast". *In the fantasy novel Song in the Silence, by Elizabeth Kerner, the demons are referred to as rakshasa by their dragon enemies. *In the Children of the Lamp novels by P.B. Kerr, the elder djinn of the Marid tribe is named Mr. Rakshasas. *In the ''Gold Digger'' comic series, the character Genn is a member of the Rakshasa race, which is a genderless race of shapeshifters who feed on the ethereal energy of other beings for sustenance. *In F. Paul Wilson's novel The Tomb, hero Repairman Jack confronts a Bhagavad Gita-studying foe who commands a pack of demonic ''Rakosh'' (''Rakoshi'', plural). While the name of the creatures is not an exact match for Rakshasa, the correspondence of origin, name, and demonic character is clear. *A group of rakshasas makes a brief appearance in Neil Gaiman's novel American Gods. *A Rakshasa turns out to be the primary villain in The Iron Ring, a fantasy book by Lloyd Alexander. *In Chaos Comics, Rakshasa is the girlfriend of gorgeous lesbian vampiress, Purgatori. Rak was the child of demon rape, when her English missionary mother was attacked by a Rakshasa demon. * Rakshasa is the name of one of the three Loki accidentally released by Tiger in Sword-Singer by Jennifer Roberson. * Rakshasa feature in the original novel Resurrecting Ravana based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series. *In ''The Last Vampire'', a Rakshasa is briefly mentioned as the cause of a plague that ravages Sita's village, and the priest that comes to this conclusion attempts to summon a ''Yakshini'' to destroy the Rakshasa, setting the story in motion. * Rakshases have a major role in the Game World Trilogy by Samit Basu. The trilogy includes The Simoqin Prophecies, The Manticore's Secret and The Unwaba Revelations. Here the rakshases are magical creatures, know plenty of magic themselves, see humans as snacks, are efficient shape-shifters and have a country of their own, called ''Imokoi''. Their chief, a combination of Harry Potter's ''Voldemort'' and the Ramayan's ''Ravan'', is known as the Dark Lord. *Rakshasa feature in Benedict Jacka's novels Cursed and Taken. *The light novel series Campione! involves characters called ''Campioni'' ("champions") who kill a god and thereby steal that god's power. Rakshasa Monarch is one of the many names that Campioni are known by; they are believed by Japanese mages to be reincarnations of a Rakshasa King. *In the ''Doctor Who'' ''Virgin New Adventures'' novel ''All-Consuming Fire'', an alien menace turns its slaves into winged demons, which are referred to as "Rakshassa". * In ''Rakasha: Legend of the Hindi Tiger Demon'', the short story collection by Robert B. Davis, a Rakasha serves as the primary antagonist. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rakshasa (fiction)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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