Manji
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in popular culture
- The Japanese name of the 卍 character (Chinese: wàn), see swastikaSwastikaThe swastika is an equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles, in either right-facing form in counter clock motion or its mirrored left-facing form in clock motion. Earliest archaeological evidence of swastika-shaped ornaments dates back to the Indus Valley Civilization of Ancient...
/sauwastikaSauwastikaThe term sauwastika is sometimes used to distinguish the "left-facing" from the "right-facing" form of the swastika symbol, a meaning which developed in 19th century scholarship.... - Manji (era)Manji (era)was a after Meireki and before Kanbun. This period spanned the years from July 1658 through April 1661. The reigning emperor was .-Change of era:* 1658 : The era name was changed to mark a disastrous, great fire in Edo...
, a Japanese era name - A type of saiSai (weapon)The sai is a traditional Okinawan martial arts weapon. The basic form of the weapon is that of a pointed, dagger-shaped metal truncheon, with two curved prongs called yoku projecting from the handle...
, a traditional Okinawan weapon - A kind of chiefship found among the ChagaChagaThe Chaga are Bantu-speaking indigenous Africans and the third largest ethnic group in Tanzania. They live on the southern and eastern slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru, as well as in the Moshi area...
tribe of Tanzania - Manji is one of the Ragams of Carnatic musicCarnatic musicCarnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu...
. Two popular compositions in this ragam are Brovavamma of Syama Sastri and Varugalamo of Gopalakrishna Bharati. - Quicksand (novel)Quicksand (novel)is a novel by the Japanese author Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. It was written in serial format between 1928 and 1930 for the magazine Kaizō. The last of Tanizaki's major novels translated into English, it concerns a four-way bisexual love affair between upper-crust Osakans.-Title:The Japanese title, Manji,...
, or Manji, by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki - Manji (film)Manji (film)卍 is the title of several Japanese films based on the Japanese novel Quicksand written by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki in 1928.The theme is homosexuality between women. It was filmed in 1964, 1983, 1998 and 2006 in Japan.-Story:...
, a 1964 film adaptation of the novel
Persons:
- Irshad ManjiIrshad ManjiIrshad Manji is a Canadian author, journalist and an advocate of "reform and progressive" interpretation of Islam. Manji is director of the Moral Courage Project at the Robert F...
, Canadian author
Places:
- Mangi villageMangi villageMangi is a small village approx. 20 km from Bhusawal in district Jalgaon of Maharashtra state, India.- History :There are no evidences to prove the existence of the village in the past but the school 'Marathi Mulanchi Shala' which is now a zila parishad shala was established in 1914...
, in Maharashtra, India - Southern China (archaic)
in popular culture
- In The Legend of ZeldaThe Legend of ZeldaThe Legend of Zelda, originally released as in Japan, is a video game developed and published by Nintendo, and designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. Set in the fantasy land of Hyrule, the plot centers on a boy named Link, the playable protagonist, who aims to collect the eight fragments...
for the NESNes-Localities:In Norway:* Nes, Akershus, a municipality in the county of Akershus in Norway* Nes, Buskerud, a municipality in the county of Buskerud in Norway* Nes, Hedmark, a former municipality in the county of Hedmark in Norway...
, level 3 from quest 1 is designed and named after the manji symbol. - Manji is the proper name of the protagonist from the popular manga series Blade of the ImmortalBlade of the Immortalis a Japanese manga series by Hiroaki Samura. The series won an Excellence Prize at the 1997 Japan Media Arts Festival and the Will Eisner Comic Industry Award in 2000 for Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material...
. - In the Tekken series of video games the Manji Party is led by the ninja Yoshimitsu.
- The Soul CaliburSoul Caliburis a 3D, weapons-based fighting game developed by Project Soul and produced by Namco. It is the second game in the Soul series, preceeded by Soul Edge. It was released in arcades in 1998, and it ran on the Namco System 12 hardware. In 1999 it was ported to the Dreamcast with improved graphics and...
game series also features a Manji organization. - One of the NPCsNon-player characterA non-player character , sometimes known as a non-person character or non-playable character, in a game is any fictional character not controlled by a player. In electronic games, this usually means a character controlled by the computer through artificial intelligence...
in the role-playing gameRole-playing gameA role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
MapleStoryMapleStoryMapleStory is a free-to-play, 2D, side-scrolling massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by the South Korean company Wizet. Several versions of the game are available for specific countries or regions, and each is published by various companies such as Nexon...
is named Manji.