Shisa
The 1974 tokusatsu kaiju film Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla features a giant shisa monster called King Shisa (transliterated as King Caesar or King Seesar in the U.S. release), who was awakened from its ancient slumber in Okinawa to help Godzilla destroy his mechanical doppelgänger, Mechagodzilla. This monster was later used in Godzilla: Final Wars as one of the monsters that were controlled by the Xilians.
The Pokémon Growlithe and its evolution Arcanine are based on the shisa.
The Digimon Seasarmon is based on a shisa, along with Chatsuramon.
Shisas feature prominently on the crest of local Okinawan football club F.C. Ryukyu
Yoshiyuki Saito, a Japanese professional wrestler hailing from Okinawa, uses the mask and gimmick Super Shisa. He also has a young protégé named Shisa Boy and once formed a team with King Shisa (Pentagon Black from Mexico).
Mega Man ZX Advent have two Shisa-based Pseudoroids, Argoyle and Urgoyle, They work as a pair when fighting and become a playable form after being defeated.
In the game The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, the talking boat, The King of Red Lions has a head on the front of the boat resembling a Shisa.
The Demon Sorcerer Dai Gui from Jackie Chan Adventures has a Shisa-like face.
Two variations on the Shisa, in this case referred to as Foo Dogs and Foo Lions or Foo Creatures, are featured in the first edition Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game's Monster Manual II.
In the game Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES, there is a Shisa Persona, although its name is spelled as "Shiisaa." Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne also features a Shisaa.
In the PlayStation 2 game Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2, the aeon Yojimbo had a shisaa, Daigoro, as his companion. Yuna gains a similar shisaa, Kogoro, as her animal partner with the Trainer dressphere.
A Shisa has also appeared in few episodes of Friends, in Joey and Chandler's apartment.
In an episode of Azumanga Daioh, Osaka appears musing over Shisa during a field trip to Okinawa.
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