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Rashōgan boss guide

A spoiler-aware reference for the Yasui Konpira Shrine boss.

01The shrine and the role it plays

Yasui Konpira (安井金毘羅 / sometimes transliterated Yasui Konpiragu) is a real Kyoto shrine, and Capcom uses the historical landmark the same way it uses Kiyomizu-dera and Mount Oe — as a real Edo-period location re-staged for a Genma encounter. Noisy Pixel’s write-up of the trailer describes the shrine as a place where the monster twists visitors’ wishes before stealing parts of their bodies. That sentence is the character pitch: a Genma disguised as a wish-granter who turns a prayer back on the petitioner. Onimusha: Way of the Sword — Official Rashōgan Overview Trailer | Capcom The Capcom / IGN upload of the Rashōgan Overview trailer (embedded above) is the canonical clip for this boss. Watch the multi-armed silhouette, not the UI — there is no public health bar, no phase graphic, no “press Issen here” overlay that Capcom has signed off on. For the broader Kyoto geography, the map page lists the campaign locations Capcom has confirmed: Kiyomizu-dera, the Oni Refuge (demo-only), Dokyo’s lab, Mount Oe, and Yasui Konpira.

02Who Rashōgan is, and what he unlocks

Rashōgan reads as a thread-weaver archetype. Capcom’s Kirokuchō character clip (released alongside the trailer) shows the Genma manipulating threads from its body, which is a deliberate contrast to the heavy-blade archetypes of Dohatsu-ten and Shuten Doji. The Japanese name 羅掌願 (ra-shō-gan) breaks down as “net / weave — palm / hand — wish,” which is the same idea in three syllables. He is not a folklore figure; he is a Capcom original built around Kyoto’s shrine-district geography. Defeating him unlocks a new Oni Strength power — the third of the game’s named powers after the Oni Awakening and Oni Armaments slots. Capcom has not named the upgrade publicly; the trailer credits list the unlock type but not its name. The page on Oni Awakening covers how the three power slots stack; the walkthrough will record the actual unlock name once players reach the shrine chapter.

03What the trailer actually shows

The Capcom-uploaded Severing Fates trailer cuts between Musashi walking the shrine approach, a multi-armed silhouette in the inner sanctuary, and a single combat beat where Musashi deflects a thread-projectile back at the boss. There is no phase transition. There is no health bar in any official Capcom clip of the fight. The trailer tells you where the boss lives and what the visual idea is, not how the fight is paced. The demo does not include Rashōgan; treat any “Rashōgan clear in the demo” clip as community speculation. For prep work, the closest the public build gets is the parry and deflect window tutorial and the Issen drill. Thread attacks behave like projectiles — they deflect, they punish panic rolls, and they reward good spacing. Bring your standard Action-mode layout; Story-mode assists do not blunt a multi-projectile set.

04Where this page sits on the wiki

Rashōgan is the only boss introduced after the August 2026 demo window; the bosses index still treats him as a trailer-named boss rather than a demo-confirmed one. The Dohatsu-ten and Shuten Doji pages cover the two demo-confirmed boss archetypes; the Ifuu and Burai page documents the two Genma sub-bosses that have shown up in public combat clips. As the campaign is released, this page will move from “trailer + shrine geography” into the same schema.

FAQよくある質問

Is Rashōgan in the demo?

No. The Capcom demo includes Sasaki Ganryu and Daidara; Rashōgan was introduced in the late-August 2026 Severing Fates trailer and the parallel Kirokuchō character clip.

Where is Yasui Konpira Shrine?

A real shrine in Kyoto’s Gion district. Capcom uses it as a Genma-occupied boss location, the same way it uses Kiyomizu-dera and Mount Oe for the demo bosses.

What power does Rashōgan unlock?

A new Oni Strength unlock. The unlock name has not been published; the trailer credits the type but not the label.

Is Rashōgan folklore?

No. The name is original to Capcom; the shrine is real Kyoto geography. Compare with Shuten Doji (folklore) and Dohatsu-ten (Capcom original).