Talk:Rashomon Event Revival (US)/@comment-35700336-20190523055927/@comment-4802891-20190523061457

Because Demonic is a half-assed translation that can't be helped. 魔性 (masei) refers the magical species in the broad sense, and since those are usually associated with death and hell (ghosts, skeletons etc.) it's often translated as demonic. Using "demonic" though makes it confusing and too specific.

Demon is 悪魔 (akuma) and refers to creatures specifically treated as such: fittingly named demons and evil eyes come to mind.

We have a similar issue with Human ("人間", any homo sapiens enemies) and Humanoid ("人型, anything having a human-like appearance: beastmen, skeletons, Servants etc.), making skills like Sanson's 3rd very pointless.