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Japanese Demon Kitsune’s ‘Killing Stone’ Shatters

By Mary Anne ButlerMarch 8, 20221 Min Read

We really didn’t have ‘demon stone prison shattering’ on our 2022 bingo card. But it probably tracks with the year we’re having, right? Sessho-seki, the “Killing Stone,” which legend claims to be the transformed body of nine-tailed fox demon Tamamo-no-Mae, has split in two.

Sessho-seki in 2016, pre-shattering Photo by Wiki Taro

The story of Tamamo-no-Mae and her seduction of Emperor Konoe was adapted in 1968 as anime film “Kyubi no kitsune to Tobimaru.”

Those familiar with the stone and it’s location have said it has had small natural cracks forming for several years. But no one was expecting this level of erosion. The rope, which reportedly held the soul of the demon inside the stone, also broke.

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Mary Anne Butler

Mary Anne Butler (Mab) has been part of the fast-paced world of journalism since she was 15, getting her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (where she is still Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (where she was News Editor), and now Nerdbot as Editor-In-Chief. Over the past 10 years, she’s built a reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band with an international presence. Though she be but little, she is fierce.