I was watching Ultraman Taro when a kaiju, Enmargo, appeared that caught my attention. Bearing a sword and shield, his crown adorned with the kanji for King and his chestplate reading Great King, I immediately recognised the influence for this kaiju, King Yama. Of course, the only reason I recognised this in the first place was because of his prevalence in Japanese media. However, I thought that, at least in the West, knowledge of him was obscure enough that I should take a look at who King Yama is as well as some of his appearances in Japanese popular culture.… The post King Yama And Japanese Popular Culture appeared first on Immortallium's Blog.
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