Raijuu

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Raijuu (雷獣, raijū lit. Thunder Beast) is a legendary creature from Japanese mythology. Its body consists either fire or lightning and it is either shaped like a cat, tanuki, monkey or a weasel. It flies like a ball of thunder and its cry sounds like thunder. Raijuu is the accomplice of Raijin, the Shinto god of lightning. Raijuu are normally courteous and friendly, but during thunderstorms, they wreak havoc.

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Bestiary
Notes: (※ = Mostly found only outside Gensokyo) (✱ = Animals only - Found only as youkai) (西 = Only relates to the Seihou Project)
Species
Turtle • Cat • Kitsune✱ • Firefly✱ • Rabbit • Toad • Crab • Wolf (Dog • Yamainu) • Crow (Hell Raven※) • Oarfish✱※ • Mouse • Tiger✱ • Namazu • Tanuki✱ • Sea Eagle • Bat※
Species
Oni※ (Kishin) • Magician • Devil (Vampire) • Yuki-onna • Night Sparrow • Half-youkai (Half-phantom • Therianthrope) • Tengu • Kappa • Tsurube-otoshi※ • Tsuchigumo※ • Hashihime※ • Satori※ • Shuchuu • Tsukumogami (Menreiki • Karakasa obake • Ungaikyo • Biwabokuboku • Kotofurunushi • Kutsutsura) • Nyuudou • Nue • Daidarabotchi • Yamabiko • Zombie (Jiang Shi) • Gashadokuro • Kirin • Wanyuudou • Katawa-guruma • Zashiki-warashi • Hobgoblin • Enenra • Mermaid • Rokurokubi • Amanojaku • Baku • Yamanba
Bakeneko (Nekomata • Kasha※) • Bake-gitsune (Kuda-gitsune) • Hakutaku • Bake-danuki • Okuri-inu • Inugami • Umatsuki • Chimera • Taotie • Jidiao • Kurokoma
Other Species
Onryou (Akuryou) • God (Dragon • Yaoyorozu no Kami • Kahaku※ • Yatagarasu※) • Demon※ • Angel※ • Spirit • Fairy (Lampad) • Ghost • Poltergeist • Phantom (Ship phantom • Half-phantom) • Plant •Moon Rabbit※ • Lunarian※ • Shinigami※ • Yama※ • Outsider※ • Buddha • Divine spirit (Yokurei/Zokurei) • Inchling • Komainu
Miscellaneous
Robot (Automaton※ • Android • Cyborg※西) • Doll • Shikigami • Humanoid
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