Genma bestiary: confirmed origin and named foes
Quick answer
Genma are monstrous fiends that spill from hell into the human realm through portals when Malice overflows. The Oni guard those gateways. Shuten Doji is officially described as a colossal Genma using Mount Oe as his stronghold; this is not a complete enemy list.
3 steps
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What Genma are in this story
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Shuten Doji at Mount Oe
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Bestiary limits
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