The text discusses the manga and anime "Ashura," a Buddhist figure known as a powerful deity in one of the six realms. The manga by Yuji Akiyama began serialization in 1970 but was banned in Kanagawa Prefecture due to its graphic depiction of natural disasters and cannibalism. For 40 years, it was considered unadaptable to animation. After the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, director Keiichi Sato was inspired to create the anime film, released on June 18, 2012. The story is set in late Heian period Japan during famine and war. A mother attempts to kill and eat her baby Ashura but is stopped by rain. Ashura grows into a man-eating beast but is taught to recite Buddhist prayers by a monk. He is later rescued by a kind woman named Wakasa, but when he discovers she loves another man, he attacks in jealousy. The monk sacrifices his own arm to teach Ashura about human nature. Ashura kills a lord to save Wakasa from starvation, but she refuses to eat, thinking it is human flesh. She dies of hunger, and Ashura eventually becomes a Buddhist monk. The work explores themes of humanity, compassion, and the struggle to survive.