In Popular Culture
- In the anime Sailor Moon, Rei used the Kuji-in in front of a fire to see visions. She also used it to banish oni when used with an ofuda, or anti-evil scroll. This was first seen in episode 10.
- In the anime Naruto, Might Guy uses the Tō sign to create his Daytime Tiger attack which is used against Kisame Hoshigaki.
- In the light novels and anime for Ghost Hunt, this is one of the first protection mantras that the miko Ayako Matsuzaki teaches to Mai Taniyama to help protect her during a case. She eventually uses the technique against a human and is harshly chided for this by the monk Takigawa Houshou.
- In the anime Descendants of Darkness, it's used to break a curse.
- In the anime Tactics, the main character Kantarou Ichinomiya uses the Kuji-in to control the spirits that he battles.
- In Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology, each of the Kuji-in appear in the Ninja's class's Mystic Arte, Fuuma Kuinken.
- In Ninja Gaiden for the Xbox, Ninja Gaiden 2 for the Xbox 360 and Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword, Ryu Hayabusa uses the Kuji-In to increase his physical endurance.
- In Revenge of the Ninja, both Braden and Cho do Kuji-in hand signals and before doing battle.
- In Ninja Assassin, Raizo uses the Kuji-in to heal his wound.
- In Super Street Fighter IV, Guy uses the Kuji-in as his primary taunt, standing and performing the hand postures rapidly while muttering the chant.
- In Soul Blade (a.k.a. Soul Edge) it is used in one of the endings - it is used to kill a demon.
- In the My Date with a Vampire series, Joey Meng's character uses the mantra to summon the Ma Dragon.
- In Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, the seventh Ex-boyfriend of Ramona, Gideon, makes a Kuji-in in order to summon his Pixel Katana.
- In the historical fantasy novel Teito Monogatari by Hiroshi Aramata, the main character Yasunori Kato constantly executes kuji-in before casting a spell. This is especially evident in the cinematic adaptations Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis and Doomed Megalopolis.
- In a special cutscene in Tekken 5, Raven attempts to teach the Kuji-in to Yoshimitsu, who humorously has trouble performing the handsigns much to Raven's annoyance. This scene plays if the player loses to Raven in Story Mode whilst using Yoshimitsu.
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