Movies - Makamo

	Movies - Makamo

In the Japanese tokusatsu production Kamen Rider Hibiki (仮面ライダー響鬼), Makamo (魔化魍) refers to an assortment of monstrous creatures that usually dwelled in the rural areas and consumed human beings as food. In contrast to the humanoid adversaries in other Kamen Rider series, Makamo were usually gigantic monsters of the kaiju genre whose designs were based on mythical creatures from Japanese folklores. Each Makamo has its specific name. For example Bakegani is crab Makamo while Yamabiko is monkey Makamo.

Dohji and Hime

Each Makamo was attended by a pair of humanoid servants. The Dohji (童子), the one resembling a youth male in appearance, bears a female voice, whereas the Hime (姫), the one resembling a youth female in appearance, bears a male voice. All Dohji look identical to each others, and so do the Hime. They can transform into Kwai-dohji (怪童子) and Yo-hime (妖姫) respectively to enhance their fighting abilities.

meaning of the naming

These naming has a meaning and they relate to a myth and folklore of Japan.

Dohji (童子) - the word (this name) has meaning "Prince".
Hime (姫) - the word (this name) has meaning "Princess".
Kwai-dohji (怪童子) - this word is coined word which combined "Kwai-doh (怪童);the child with herculean strength" and " Dohji(童子)".
Yo-hime (妖姫) - the word(this name) has meaning "fascinating Princess". for example, the person like Morgan le Fay.

Criticism

The tokusatsu fandom all agree that these were the weakest of all kaijin in the Kamen Rider series as they were defeated quite easily by the riders. The daikaiju were also defeated with relative ease. It wasn't until later in the series that makamou became stronger and harder to kill. Unfortunately, they too were defeated relatively easily as well.

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