Oni Island (「鬼ヶ島」?; Onigashima; lit. island of demons) is an island which Amaterasu explores just into the sea of North Ryoshima Coast. It is home to Ninetails. Oni Island's volcanic chamber and mountainside fissures give it the frightening visage of a demon, and hidden inside the island is Ninetails' castle.
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Geography[]
Oni Island is a demonic island that exists in a location for a single day at a time, disappearing at sunset. It is home to Ninetails, a major demon lord. Oni Island has a barrier around it which can only be broken by the Water Dragon, but is later broken by Otohime. Oni Island features many puzzles and games, in the "Labyrinth of Torment". Some of these games include races with Tobi. When Ninetails is defeated, the island disintegrates into sakura petals and fades away.
Ninetails lurks in the sky above Oni Island and appears when Amaterasu fills the missing stars on a dark constellation. It appears to be a wooden rooftop, but during the fight, it takes on an illusion of a mockery of the godly plain where Amaterasu converses with the Celestial Brush gods. In the second half of the battle, this is revealed to be an illusion and the roof takes its normal appearance again.
The roof is similar to an altar and has a marking similar to a sun on it. Fish statues at the sides of the arena and flaming torches provide fire, so Inferno can be used, but is useless.
Behind the scenes[]
Oni Island is based on Onigashima, an island full of Oni that the folk tale character Momotaro visits.