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Gasha-Dokuro's appearance is that of a giant human skeleton, with several teeth missing, the inside of his skull is usually blackened. Because of his sheer size, only from the spinal cord and above is ever seen. Within the 2007 anime, he has an eye colored red with a yellow pupil in his left eye socket.
In the 1985 anime and Saishinban, different types were seen to have alien-like skeletons and mantis-like sickles, and lower bodies.

Gasha-Dokuro considers humans food and it is only natural to eat what is inside his body. Once angered, he will not stop until he has drained the life force of his victims, even going after other Yōkai. After being defeated though, he is impressed by Kitarō, accepting his loss and peacefully chooses to rest once more. [1]


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In manga, his general appearance is more ape-like compared to animated adaptations with his body more heavily-covered with hairs, and wears less clothes. His fur has been depicted as brown, yellowish brown, or green.

Genshi-san appears in episode #40 of the second anime adaptation, Genshi-san .


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In the manga, he was depicted a gigantic bat.
In the anime, it has grown to immense size with carnivore-like legs, elongated fangs, neck, ears, and tail. In general, it somewhat resembles a dragon than a normal bat.

In the manga, when his master La Seine was defeated and the bat had to return Kitarō 's blood, he was disappointed and abandoned the vampire.


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Gion-Ō is small toad-like being with green skin, a thin white mustache and eyes with orange pupils. He wears an orange changshan, white bandage wrappings around his wrists, black shoes and a black hat that resembles a Pu'tou, with a purple and gold rim and purple band tied at the back.

He appears along with the other 13 kings in episode #88 of the fifth anime adaptation, Yōkai Do-or-Die Spirit!! Hell Traversing Quiz!! .


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Glasya-Labolas is an anthropomorphic Akuma whose most notable trait are his three canine heads instead of a single one, which resemble dogs of different breeds. He also has avian legs and a feathery tail. He wears an European nobleman-like attire consisting of a ruffled shirt, a vest over said shirt (colored black in the anime), a long red vest and a necktie (which is black in the anime), a sash (which is dark purple in the anime), and fairly short pants. He also carries a rapier (the Wind Sword) fastened behind him.

Glasya-Labolas appeared in the  23th and 26th episodes. He disturbed the sacred festival of the Birdman tribe by summoning a servant from hell and catching a number of human spirits in order to use them as fuel to power up the Tenkūsen (天空船, Sky Ship ).
He was defeated by Tori-Otome Nazca when she powered up; Glasya-Labolas launched his tornado, but it was reflected by Nazca, and she then used her "Pink Hurricane" against the dog Akuma, defeating him.


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Gobutsu is a humanoid being that has a pair of arms and legs, each having tan skin color, his most notable feature is that he has five heads stuck side by side together, all facing different directions with grey skin. Each of these faces has a different expression, a single black dot one their foreheads, eyes with white sclerae and black pupils and peach colored lips. His only article of clothing is the yellow straw coat that covers his body and the orange cloth around his neck. [1]

He appears in episode #25 of the fifth anime adaptation, The Great Yōkai Sports Festival . [1]


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In general, Godzilla heavily resembles a theropoda-dinosaurs, but with more upright posture and dorsal plates on its back.
When Ichirō Mizuki transformed into Raban, he had more slender silhouette than the original Godzilla, and had forked tongue like a snake and patterns on his skin, but lacked dorsal plates. Raban often emitted smokes from his nostrils. It is implied that Raban would eventually develop traits of the original Godziila.

In comparison to Dai-Kaijū , the original Godzilla was depicted to be more ferocious in nature; Dai-Kaijū didn't attack the research team until being startled by a pain of blood-taking device while Godzilla actively shot down an airplane and later attacked the research team.


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Godō Tenrin-Ō is an odd being with dull purple skin, having dull orange splotches around his head, a squashed nose and an ever present smile with pale gray lips and spaced apart white teeth. His eyes are circular with yellow sclerae, red irises and tiny black pupils and around them are furry moss green hair that flares out. His outfit is similar to that of a Buddhist monk, having a purple kimono and yellow robe tied over his left shoulder with a silver ring, an orange belt tied around his waist, baggy gray pants and black shoes. He wears a black hat called a Pu'tou and has white bandage wrappings around his wrists.

Episode 88: He appears along with the other 13 kings in episode #88 of the fifth anime adaptation, Yōkai Do-or-Die Spirit!! Hell Traversing Quiz!! .


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Gokan-Ō is a very tall man with pale purple skin, a thick build, a somewhat bulbous nose, pointy ears, and messy black hair with bushy eyes brows, a thin mustache, and a messy beard. His eyes have white sclerae, dull yellow irises, and black pupils. His outfit consists of a blue robe with an orange underside and purple and red belt, baggy gray pants, white socks, and black shoes. Around his wrists are white bandage wrappings and atop his head is a Pu'tou, a black hat with long thin “wings”.

Episode 27: He appears along with Jami in episode #27 of the fifth anime adaptation, The Law of Jigoku! Run, Nezumi Otoko . Episode 88: He makes another appearance in Yōkai Do-or-Die Spirit!! Hell Traversing Quiz!! .


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Golem appears as a humanoid figure made out of gray clay, with a bulky yet stout build, with stocky arms that end in fingerless hands. Below the belt the torso ends abruptly, appearing as if it was the end of a garment, and under this are their short thick legs, ending with round feet. Their head consists of a small round stub above a line where the mouth would be and a pair of mounds with indents, making them resemble ears. Because they lack a neck, their head rests directly on their torso. They have a dark gray belt with a long thin iron plate that is pointed on both ends attached to it with bolts, and another iron plate is placed above it diagonally with the left end being higher and is secured with a pair of bolts.
Golem's physical apperances in the fourth anime and the fifth anime of GeGeGe no Kitarō were notably different. The former resembled a bulky humanoid with a face with eyes and a nose. It wore a red singlet.
Golem in the manga of Akuma-kun was much bigger than other individuals.

In the fifth series, Golem was depicted as kind-natured, but he was in pain for being enslaved as a weapon for evil and for losing his own control.


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In the 1985 anime, Gremlin is bigger than later incarnations, somewhat smaller than Wolfman .
In the 2007 anime, Gremlins are small bat-like yōkai with green fur, large heads and ears,  squashed noses, short spikes protrude from their head down to their backs and skin flaps between their arms and legs. They also have tails that fade to a lighter green, this also applies to their arms and legs, having hands with five fingers and feet with two toes. Their eyes have yellow sclerae, red irises and black pupils while their mouths have sharp white teeth and a pair of protruding fangs.
In GeGeGe no Kitarō: Ibun Yōkai Kitan , Gremlin appears as a small, purple humanoid figure with large, pointy ears and purple skin. He has black hair covering his arms and body. He wears a red hat, a dark green vest, and light green pants. He has small, orange wings.

Gremlin appears in episode #54 of the first anime adaptation, Yōkai Rally .


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Gremory appears as a beautiful demon with a voluptuous figure, aquamarine green skin, pointy ears, pale magenta lips, pointed ears, and long dark red hair that reaches her hips. She has yellow eyes with green sclerae, where her left one is normally covered by her hair. Notably, she has a large mouth with rows of sharp teeth on her abdomen. Her attire consists of faded white bandages covering most of her arms, legs, torso, and around her head, a somewhat tattered, pale brown skirt opening above her left leg, and a yellow belt holding it around her waist. Additionally, she has several red and green jewels decorated sparsely on herself, a gold bracelet with a red gem, and wears a golden Usekh collar with a red diamond-shaped jewel embedded in it. Her yellow shoes are high-heeled and have a belt with green gems adorning them.

She often threatens Ichirō rather playfully that she wants to eat his heart.
She tends to look down on Mephisto III for him being a half-human.


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Guha resembles a large crocodilian, with a short round snout and bumpy light green skin, only their head appears as the rest of their body is submerged underwear. They have blank pupil-less eyes that have yellow sclerae, thin nostrils sit above their snout and their mouth has sharp teeth. [1]

Guha appears in episode #96 of the fifth anime adaptation, Strange Romance! The Yōka's Invitation . [1]


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Gyūki is a Kaijū with the head and horns of a cow but the body of a spider. His face is demonic-looking, with a wide smile and sharp teeth.
In general, Shigeru Mizuki's depictions of Gyūki share many similarities with that of Tsuchi-Gumo .

The Gyūki is normally depicted as nothing more than a mindless beast, but in his initial Garo appearance and the 2007 anime, he is shown to be intelligent and cunning.
Within the sixth anime, Gyūki behaves like a mindless beast, while possessing Jingunji it rampages through the city and consuming tourists that come across it. Once it possesses Kitarō, it continues its destruction, this time completely smashing buildings into rubble and then going after the humans. It is shown to be easily distracted as demonstrated by Neko-Musume's plan to lead it away and it being lured by Karura's flute playing. [1]
The ally Gyūki's personality is not very distinguishable from the other supporting characters, though he is very proud of his strength.


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In the 2018 anime, two Hakusanbō have appeared, the current being the sixth while his predecessor was the fifth. [1]
The fifth Hakusanbō was shown as a grey fox with a white undertone, a long snout with a black nose, and three pairs of whiskers, his mouth has sharp teeth with large spacing. His most notable feature is the scar over his missing left eye, which has eyelids with red edges, his right eye has a yellow sclera with an orange iris and a darker pupil. [1]

He appears in episode #24 of the first anime adaptation, Hakusanbō .


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Hakutaku in the anime resembles a bald, bipedal Karajishi in general including distinctive hairs on limbs and canines.

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Han-Gyojin and Umi-Nyōbō share their designs.
In the 1971 anime, Han-Gyojin is a yōkai that is half-fish half-human, thus having features of both, being covered in purple scales with a few barnacles that are visible and magenta webbed feet. His human features include a human-like build with a fit physique, arms and legs, each having five digits, and facial features such as ears and a nose. His head has light purple skin, long black hair that reaches his waist, eyes with white sclerae and small black pupils and a mouth with sharp teeth.
Within the 1985 anime, Han-Gyojin appears relatively the same, though appearing to be shorter and having a stout physique. He has light indigo scales, webbed feet, white claws, light purple skin with whiskers on the sides of his face and long purple hair that reaches his knees. His eyes are white with small black pupils and his mouth is filled with more teeth.
In the 1996 anime, Han-Gyojin's appearance is relatively the same, appearing to be shorter than Nurarihyon and having an average physique. He has green scales and skin with a few dull brown barnacles that are visible, webbed hands and feet, long light purple hair that reaches his legs and four pairs of whiskers on his face. His eyes have yellow sclerae with small black pupils and his mouth has sharp teeth. [1]
There has been another type of Han-Gyojin which more resembles traditional images of merman in western cultures.


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Hanako-san has the appearance of a cute girl with short dark purple hair that is styled in a bob cut held by a red headband, eyes that have mauve irises and purple pupils, and pale white skin. She wears a white blouse under a red skirt with suspenders, white socks, and white shoes with red tips. Two small floating blue fireballs, or hitodama , follow her around. [1]

Hanako-san has a quiet and shy demeanor, and is relatively friendly, having given Yōsuke toilet paper when he needed it. Though she is understandably disturbed by his insane love for her, to the point that she is forced to flee from the bathroom where she lives. She does however have a bit of mischief, as she is among the yōkai who prank humans of the school. [1]


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In the manga, they come in varying sizes from small doll-like ones, human-sized ones to large towering ones.
Within the 1985 anime, they have the general appearance of a traditional Japanese armored warrior hence they are called Yoroi-Musha.

A group of identical clay puppets which were controlled by an Ōmukade , they appeared in the 73rd episode Shisa Appears!! The Great Battle of Okinawa .


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Hari-Onago resembles a woman with a slender build, pale white skin and appears to be limbless. Her most notable feature is her very long, black hair that covers most of her body, they are tipped in barbs and are very durable. She also has no visible mouth and her eyes are entirely orange, lacking any pupils or irises. She wears a pale gray kimono, with an orange obi that also binds some of her hair. [1]

Hari-Onago appears in episode #81 of the fifth anime adaptation, Duel!! Yōkai Hunter vs. Hari-Onago . [1]


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While they have bodies in third and fifth anime adaptations, their incarnations in other anime adaptations apparently lack their bodies.
His face greatly resembles traditional masks of tengu with some features of onis added.
In the fourth anime, Hata-Onryō has flame-like shaped organs akin to tongues. These can be used in a manner similar to tentacles.

Hata-Onryō appeared in episode #90 of the fifth anime adaptation, New Year's Great Rampage! Kitarō-Kasha .


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Henjō-Ō is a tall woman with tanned skin, pointy ears and long flowing green hair that is tied near the end with a white string. Her eyes have gold irises and black pupils and her lips are orange. Her outfit consists of a pink long-sleeved robe with somewhat baggy pants, over it is a magenta robe without sleeves and over it is a thin, white sideless robe with gold borders and two v-shaped stripes. She wears white baggy arm guards, similar to the tekko, and has a pink cord tied around the three robes at her waist. She also wears red shoes and a hat that has a red round-top, tall black rims with gold tips and pattern and topped with a white tassel tied with black bands.

Episode 88: She appears along with the other 13 kings in episode #88 of the fifth anime adaptation, Yōkai Do-or-Die Spirit!! Hell Traversing Quiz!! .


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Higomo is an average Karasu-Tengu, though having a more stocky build instead, he has blue skin, a beak, a balding head with yellow hair, bushy eyebrows, and a pair of black feathered wings. He wears the normal attire of the Tengu Police, consisting of a yellow suzukake with a white undershirt, an orange tattsuke-bakama, white socks, and black shoes with wings. Additionally he has a black and white conical hat with a red circle on it that has the kanji "天", and a matching hanten.

He appears in episode #74 of the fifth anime adaptation, Ittan-Momen! The Kagoshima Battle!! .


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Hihi is an ape Yōkai with long blond hair, salmon skin, and light yellow fur covering his body, with the exception of his hands, feet, and face. He has sharp teeth, with a pair protruding upward, yellow eyes with black pupils, and pointy ears. In his disguise he wears a red jacket, black pants, and a pair of green sunglasses. [1]

In the 2018 anime, the Hihi is shown to be extremely forceful, harsh, bossy, strict, and aggressive. Although he generally means well, he is too self-absorbed into his methods to realize he is unnecessarily hard on his trainees. [1]


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Himeka is a girl around Mana's age and height with well-groomed, wavy brown hair with her bangs parted in the middle, fair skin, and eyes with brown irises. Her school uniform consists of a white long-sleeved collared shirt, with a medium length teal skirt and matching tie, short white socks, and brown tipped shoes. Completing her uniform is a light teal, a long-sleeved jacket that she wears over her collared shirt. [1] Additionally she wears a pink clip that ties her hair back. [2] Her casual attire usually consists of a frilly pink blouse and skirt with a brown sash tied around her waist. [3]


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Hina is a short slim and quite pretty girl, she has light skin, short curly light brown hair and lavender eyes.

The real Hina was going to leave home since she couldn't tolerate her adoptive parents even though they were good to her. Her mother, Mrs. Asanagi, did not want her to leave her and in a fit of sadness she strangled Hina to death from her. Later, she and her husband hid her body in the basement.


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Hinoe was once a beautiful young lady, however she gained more weight with more makeups after she was brought back from her elopement , and Mizuki was surprised with her changes in general appearance.

When she was young, she disappeared from Nagura Village with a young man.
After being brought back from the elopement , she became a loose woman who is addicted to alcohols all day, and she often begs her sister and others for money.


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Hiroto is a short boy with short brown messy hair and blue eyes. He often wears a short-sleeved blue T-shirt with a yellow star in between a wide white stripe in the middle over a long-sleeved black shirt, red shorts, blue shoes and white socks.

Hiroto often teases his classmate, Yūta .


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In the manga, Hitokui-Jima is a large being, whose head is what makes most of the island. His body has a humanoid shape, but still retaining an earthy or rocky texture.
In the 1996 anime, Hitokui-Jima in youth much more resembled a human male than his later-self.

In the third anime, he was rather calm by nature and used to be worshiped by humans as the Island God (島神様 Shima-Kami-sama ) or Sea God (海神様 Umi-Kami-sama ). However, at one point he fell under the control of Umi-Oshō within his lung, becoming notorious for seeking human sacrifices.
In Yōkai Sen-Monogatari, Hitokuijima was once violent but was sealed, however Shanghai Kani-Bōzu broke the seal and controlled Hitokuijima. Hitokuijima then asked a help to Kitarō .


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The Hitokui-Zakana have long bodies covered with purple scales and long narrow mouths filled with sharp, white teeth. Their fins sport a feathery appearance, having two pairs near their heads, one above and one below, and a long, larger tail fin. They have eyes with black sclerae, yellow irises and tiny black pupils.


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Hitorima appears as an average size blaze of orange fire that sits atop a slender pair of legs, which are covered by the bottom half of a kimono, his feet wear white socks and a pair of light brown geta sandles. Once he has stored a large amount of energy, his flames grow to a tremendous sizes and form a pair of eyes and a large mouth, both made of yellow flames. [1]

Early on into stealing thermal energy from a city under Nurarihyon's orders, Hitorima appears timid, unsure if a yōkai like him would be able to stand a change against someone like Kitarō .
However after storing a large amount of thermal energy, he is able to capture Kitarō and realizes his true strength. Hitorima grows boastful and egotistical, ignoring Nurarihyon and shoots flames at him when he is told that he has his limits. [1]


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Hitotsumebō appears as an amorphous being with white skin, a single eye, a pair of arms and a long tail in place of legs. His eye is shaped like a teardrop, having a red iris and black pupil, surrounding it is a black marking in the shape of a leaf, around it are lines which have hair strands that extend outward and spirals near the bottom, making it resemble a nose and at the top is a red dot. His mouth has two prominent fangs and underneath it are several strands of hair. [1]

Hitotsumebō helps Kagami-Jijii in finding information about the Four Treasonous Generals under the request of Kitarō . However he is encountered by a human named Rei Isurugi of the Kidōshū , who hunts him down and absorbs his soul. [1]


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Hoihoi-Bi appears as a pair of lavender fireballs circling each other. Both fireballs have smooth edges. [1]

Hoihoi-Bi was among the fire yōkai gathered to ambush Mashiro . However, they and the other fire yōkai were all frozen after Nezumi-Otoko informed Mashiro on where they were hiding. They were later unfrozen after Yuki-Nyūdo was defeated. [1]
They later appear among the fire yōkai that illuminated where Shōkera was hiding. [2]


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The Humpback is yōkai with purple gray skin and animal-like features, having long pointy ears, a long snout, a long torso and spikes on his spine. His eyes have red sclerae with small purple gray pupils.
Within the sixth anime, the Humpback appears relatively the same although he has dark purple skin and his arm and legs were not visible. His eyes are white with small black pupils and the inside of his ear are light purple. [1]

The Humpback appears along with the other Malay yōkai in episode #27 . In this episode, he was one of the few Malay yōkai to stay behind in an attempt to defend their homeland, however, he was killed in the attack along with the Kempas Snake . Wolfgang was identified as one of the assailants. [1]


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Hyakume is a humanoid Akuma with green skin. His most defining features are the multiple eyeballs across his body and face. The area around his mouth and nose is a lighter shade of green. He has a small, pointed nose, and two floppy ears. Some areas of his skin, such as around his stomach and arms, are baggy and loose. He is roughly the same height as Shingo and Mephisto II .

Hyakume appears in Akuma-kun: The Great Prophet Nostradamus as a member of Shingo Yamada 's Twelve Apostles, his position unknown.


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Hydra is a six headed red dragon with wings and each head has a beak-like horn extended from their respective nostrils, as well as rather sharp, bird-like eyes.

Corrosion Sphere : Hydra shoots fatal red spheres from its mouths which corrode targets.


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In Mizuki's illustrations, she takes a horse-like form, with one eye, two horns, whiskers, and a belt of skulls.

Hōsō-Babaa appears among the yōkai scaring the human passangers of the Ghost Train.


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Ibukimaru is a tall oni, with pale white skin, pointy ears and shoulder length wavy, navy blue hair with several light blue strands that is mostly pulled back, aside from a lock of hair tied at the end on his right and another thinner, untied lock on his left. He has a dull green horn the left of his forehead that gradiates into red halfway through. His eyes have white sclerae, bright yellow irises with dull yellow pupils and underneath his eyes are red eye liner.
He wears a black samurai kimono with a dull blue cord tied in a ribbon knot around his chest and a cyan haneri underneath his collar. His lower attire has a dull blue hakama with a dark blue knot tied around his waist and navy blue sock and geta sandals. [1]

He appears in episode #69 of the sixth anime adaptation, The Fourth General of Jigoku: The Kidō, Ibukimaru . [1]


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Ichimokuren appears as a giant eye, that has a yellow sclera and an orange iris. Around its eye is an orange eyelid with its edges having resembles bits of fire, along with a purple transparent sphere that seems to be its body. [2]

In Mizuki's book, Kaze-no-Kami and Ichimokuren are described to be friends.


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Ichirō is a tall boy with a slender thin frame. He has silver, medium-length hair with bangs surrounding his eyes and tuft of hair that stands, somewhat resembling an onion. he wears a red shirt with three thin lime green stripes, gray jeans, and red sneakers with white tips. He bears a slight resemblance to Shingo Yamada from Ganbare Akuma-kun .

Ichirō is rather antisocial and apathetic, often being blunt and tactless to his clients and their associates. He has an affinity for books, particularly relating to demonology and other supernatural subjects.
Despite his cold front, he does have a soft side, expressing some of his feelings to his adoptive father, alluding to him that his hotcakes are his favorite. [1]


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Ido-Sennin has a large, deformed head, with large, sunken eye sockets housing two beady eyes. His left eye socket is normally depicted as larger than his right. He has long, stringy hair, no nose, and his lips are thin and wrinkly with sharp teeth. His skin typically appears to be covered in mold, usually with spot all over his face. His body resembles a normal human body clad in a robe. He usually carries a large walking stick with him.

Ido-Sennin can be very snarky and straight to the point. Because becoming a yōkai while in Japan has allowed him immortality, he feels indebted to Japan and will eagerly help out if the country is in danger.


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The Ikkenya-no-Yōjū are humanoid Yōkai that have pale lavender skin and are covered in long, pale brown hair. They have pale yellow eyes, white teeth, and their hands and feet end with sharp claws. One has their hair parted over their eyes and lacks a distinct nose while the other has the bangs cut and a bulbous nose.
In Mystery of GeGeGe, the Ikkenya-no-Yōjū have pale gray skin and are covered in long, pale tan hair. They have sharp claws at the ends of their hands and feet, pale yellow eyes, and white teeth. One has their hair parted over their eyes and lacks a discernible nose while the other has the bangs cut and a bulbous nose. [1]

The Ikkenya-no-Yōjū were featured in the 2023 movie The Birth of Kitarō: Mystery of GeGeGe [1]


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Ikkokudō has black hair, purple eyes, and wears a black kimono that displays the pentagram star symbol; two on the front and one on the back. His face has a consistently displeased expression, even after he befriends Kitarō. He wears black gloves, black tabi socks and a pair of black geta with red thongs.

Ikkokudō was modeled after his voice actor, horror writer Natsuhiko Kyōgoku.

His personality is based largely on Kyōgoku's signature character, the "atheist onmyōji" Akihiko Chūzenji (aka, Kyōgokudō ). As such, Ikkokudō believes rather strongly that there is "no such thing as things like yōkai in the first place". He is very cold and stern and almost never loses his cool.


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In the 2007 anime, Ippon-Datara is a large hairy being, having pale pink skin, a pair of arms with sharp claws, one leg with a left foot, pointy ears, long gray hair, and brown fur. They have a large yellow eye with a small black pupil, a small nose underneath, and pink lips with several sharp teeth.

He appears in the fourth movie based on the third anime adaptation, GeGeGe no Kitarō: Gekitotsu!! Ijigen Yōkai no Dai-Hanran!! .


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Except for the third and fifth anime adaptations, the true entity of Iso-Onna is the baby she holds.

She appears along with her baby in episode #56 of the first anime adaptation, Iso-Onna .


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Isogashi appears as a grotesque pink yōkai with a malnourished appearance, having visible ribs, three-fingered hands and two-toed feet, both pairs ending in white claws. His head is bald with the exception of the pale yellow hair that reaches his shoulders and goes around his pointy ears, his face is jumbled, having a nose placed on his right cheek, pale purple thick lips with a large tongue sticking out and a yellow eye in the middle of it. His only article of clothing is the orange cloth strapped around his waist, tied by a piece of rope. [1]
His appearance in the sixth anime is relatively the same as before, however his skin is light blue, his hair is green and his frame is less malnourished, but still to visibly thin. His face is more symmetrical now, having his nose right under his large eye, now having a red sclera, and still having pale purple thick lips, but now with a blue tongue. He also wears a dark blue yukata, but leaves it open, with the top covering his forearms. [2]

Isogashi appears in episode #89 of the fifth anime adaptation, Miracle of Shiwasu! Kitaro is Very Busy!! . [1]


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In the manga, Itsu-Maden's design was more close to the traditional bird-like figures, but had notable differences in general.
In the 2007 anime, Itsu-Maden drastically changed its appearance and Medama-Oyaji noted that Itsu-Maden's appearance can vary depends on time and situation.

In Saishinban GeGeGe no Kitarō , it was depicted as a very insistent yōkai.


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In the 1985 anime, Iwako was shown to be very beautiful, with long brown or black hair, dark eyes, and wearing a white kimono. In the manga and Hakaba Kitaro however, she takes on a more worn appearance as she's near death. In Hakaba, her hair is more disheveled, her eyes smaller, and she's shown to have a lizard-like tongue. Her appearance in the manga is similar, though she seems to be missing an eye, much like Kitaro himself (albeit the opposite eye).
In the 2023 film The Birth of Kitarō: Mystery of GeGeGe , her appearance is drastically different from previous series, given that she is not in a state of decay. She appears as a beautiful woman with fair skin, short burgundy-colored hair, and notably red marks under her eyes. She wears a yellow dress that has four white buttons and a black belt around her waist, white shoes, and a pair of pearl earrings.

Not much is known about Iwako, personality-wise. She was shown to be very protective over Kitaro and wanted what was best for him. In Hakaba, she appeared to be very hospitable towards Mizuki, welcoming him into her home and offering refreshments. She also was shown to be empathetic towards others, relieving a man she found in a hospital of his pain by turning him into a Yōkai .


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As all of its appearances in the series have been sporadic and very small. Physical characteristics of its under-body is unknown.
It has a head resembling that of a bat or a pig.

Iwaryū joined the battle against western yōkai .


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In the 1971 anime, Iyami appears a man with brown skin and a round bald head. His face has a hooked nose thin eyes with white sclerae and small black pupils, a slightly hooked nose, and a pencil-thin mustache that matches his skin. He wears a brown Sandogasa over a white veil, a white kimono that has several pink cherry blossoms with a long red obi tied around his waist.
Within the 1985 anime, Iyami appears as a man with pale white skin, a matching pencil-thin mustache, and a slightly hooked nose. His thin eyes have pink sclerae with tiny black pupils. He wears a brown Sandogasa over a linen-colored veil, a pink kimono with a dark pink cherry blossom pattern, and a light pink trim, a long hot pink obi is tied around his waist. Underneath his kimono is a red nagajuban, his footwear consists of a pair of tabi socks and straw sandals.
In the 1996 anime, Iyami's host is a man with pale skin, matching furry but thin, mustache and eyebrows, and a slightly hooked nose. His thin eyes have white sclerae with small black pupils. He wears a black Sandogasa with a red underside, over a yellow veil with a yellow cord tied under his chin. His kimono is colored light blue, with several pink cherry blossoms across it, a long obi is tied around his waist. Underneath his kimono is a red nagajuban, his footwear consists of a pair of straw sandals and tabi socks.
Within the 2018 anime, Iyami appears as a man with fair skin, an ovoid head, pointy ears, a slightly hooked nose, and a pencil-thin mustache and eyebrows that match his skin. His thin eyes have pale yellow sclerae with small pink pupils. He wears a tan Sandogasa over a transparent, pink veil, his kimono is colored green, with a fading pink cherry blossoms pattern around the base, a long yellow obi is tied around his waist. Underneath his kimono is a red nagajuban, while his footwear consists of a pair of tabi socks and straw sandals.
There are two types of Iyami in the series. More commonly appeared Iyami is a parasite-like yōkai with a single eye and a large head composing most of his body. This type of Iyami has his weak spot in its testicles.
Another Iyami drastically differs in appearance from above appeared in Yuki-Hime-chan and GeGeGe no Kitarō . This Iyami has a male like head and feminine body.
Both type of Iyami drastically differs in their weak points where the first one has his body as his true entity while the other has its head as its true entity.

In the 2018 anime, Iyami has a twisted sense of love, constantly trying to make others open themselves to love, which more often than and not differs significantly from true love, and more about embracing one's basic desires, often carnal, but not necessarily sexual in nature.


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In the manga, Jeeta has light fur and an overall look of an average cat but with two tails as he is a Neko-Mata. He has a short ears, four pairs of whiskers, slit-shaped pupils and a stocky build.
Within the 1971 anime, Jeeta appears as a Siamese cat with white fur that is fluffy around his chest and brown fur that covers his legs, tails, ears and around his eyes as a mask. Being a Neko-Mata his tail is split, though in his case it is split only to the middle. His face has two pairs of whiskers, a black nose and eyes with white sclerae and black pupils. [1]

Jeeta appears in the seventh episode of the second anime adaptation, Neko-Mata . [1]


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As a human, Jeff is a tall man, about half a head taller than Nezumi-Otoko, with a big nose and beard. His outfit consists of a top hat, dark cape, light-colored shirt and pants, and pointed shoes.

He kidnapped Kuro-Kamikiri, as he liked Kuro-Kamikiri's suit and decided to wear it.
He only feeds on fish and shellfish.


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Jigoku-Dōji is a young boy with long, black hair and fair skin. In Saishinban, he can be seen with black robes and a fur pelt draped around his body, along with bandages wrapped around his wrists and ankles. In the Jigoku Arc, he instead wears tan robes and a brown belt. In both Saishinban and the Jigoku Arc, he wears a white scarf that he uses for object manipulation, as well as a headband that has a triangle insignia on the front. Depending on the adaptation, he is either the same height as Kitarō , or slightly taller than him.

Jigoku-Dōji lives in Jigoku and acts as a servant and bodyguard to Enma-Daiō .
He has a girlfriend named Yūko , a dead human girl.
In Saishinban GeGeGe no Kitarō , he was speculated as a half-human descendant of the Ghost Tribe . However, the canonicity of his connection to the Ghost Tribe is unknown.


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His original appearance is based on Yagyō-san in the Jigoku Arc of the manga except for their weapon of choice from Yagyo-san's sickle to Jigoku-Musha's harpoon.

In the 1985 anime , he appeared in the position of Yagyō-san in the manga.


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The Jinmenken resembles a small dog with a gray fur coat, but has the face of a man with a toothbrush mustache. He has floppy ears, a fluffy tail and a small cowlick. His eyebrows and mustache are black and his eyes have gold irises and black pupils. [1]

Not much is known about the Jinmenken, he does however have a bit of mischief to him, scaring humans as pranks at the school resides in. [1]


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He appears in episode 66 of the sixth anime, The Shinigami and Sakaiminato's Hidden Village . [1]


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Jion-Ō is a small orange being, resembling a cat or rodent, with brown stripes and a notched right ear. His eyes are sharp and slanted with yellow sclerae and small black pupils, on his right is a scar that runs across his eye. He wears a small red robe with a green collar and a black hat with a white cloth underneath and is tipped with a red tassel.

Episode 88: He appears along with the other 13 kings in episode #88 of the fifth anime adaptation, Yōkai Do-or-Die Spirit!! Hell Traversing Quiz!! .


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Jirō is boy of average height with medium-length brown hair and black eyes. He wears a teal hoodie with white drawstrings over a white collared shirt, purple pants, and black rubber shoes with red highlights. [1]

Jirō cares about his cat Mike , to the point that Mike initially refused to leave him. Despite wanting to keep Mike, he relunctantly follows his mother's refusal to keep the cat, and lacks the confidence to try change his mother's mind about it. After being sentenced to pethood and snapping out of Neko-Sennin's control, he gains an understanding of what cats feel and wishes to take good care of Mike. [1]


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Jirōmaru has the appearance of an average kappa, having light green skin with light yellow patches on his stomach area and around his beak-like mouth, pointy ears and webbed hands. On top of his head is a glossy light blue plates surrounded by short green hair. He has thin green eyebrows over his eyes, which have black pupils and does not appear to have discernible sclerae. His shell on his back has a green and light green camouflage pattern, with light brown marginal scutes for its edges. Like his fellow kappas he wears only a vest, his being light yellow in color. While working in Gōhara 's company, he wore a long-sleeved light yellow suit, a white collared shirt underneath it, no pants, a red tie and a pair of circle-framed glasses. [1]

Jirōmaru appears in episode nine of the sixth anime adaptation, The Kappas' Work Reform . [1]

Four Generals of Jigoku Arc [ ]

Jirōmaru and the kappas of Tono Mountain aid Kitarō and friends in revealing the grave of Chihaya , the lover of Ibukimaru . Together they swim in the lake, creating a vortex that  shows the Kidō the grave and allowing him to let his lover rest in peace. [2]


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The Jubboko appears to be a tall leafless tree, that is blood red and the trunk appears to be very veiny and becomes thinner by the top. It has a mouth with light brown lips, while the branches jut out by the sides. [1]

The Jubokko appeared in episode #67 of the fifth anime adaptation, Bloodsucking Tree! Jubokko . In that episode, it was sealed away with the help of Aobōzu . Numerous other Jubokko appeared elsewhere in Japan were later sealed away by Tengu Police . [1] [2]


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In the Legendary Kamoi, the Jōmon Man is a tall hairy man, with a stout build, dark, shaggy hair, mustache and beard. His only article of clothing is a fur pelt that hangs from his left shoulder.
In the 2018 anime, the Jōmon Man's is relatively the same, being a tall hairy man, with tan skin, black, shaggy hair and beard, a pointy mustache, and a stout, but muscular build. His only piece of clothing is a brown fur pelt with a strap over his left shoulder.


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Kabukiri-Kozō has the appearance of a young boy with a round head, slightly pointy ears, fair skin, black hair that is styled in a bowl cut, and has a pouting expression. His eyes are circular with black pupils with pink blush marks below and thin eyebrows above. He wears a gray boy's kimono with thin dark gray and thick blue stripes patterned together, an orange obi, and a pair of zōri sandals with orange laces.

He is one of the chosen 47 Yōkai Warriors and represents Chiba Prefecture . He appears in GeGeGe no Kitarō: Nippon Bakuretsu!!
Due to the fifth anime adaptation's sudden cancellation at 100 episodes, he is among the 23 Yōkai Warriors that were not revealed aside from the movie.


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Keen Intellect : The Kabuso became very intelligent after being fed Apples of Wisdom by Aka-Atama . Being able to craft modern weapons, such as airfighters, overnight.


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Kaeru-Otoko appears as a small, frog-like man with exaggerated, cartoonish features. His large, round glasses cover most of his eyes, making him look comical and slightly awkward. His face is broad and flat, with a wide mouth, resembling a frog’s. He has straight gray hair that hangs loosely around his head. [ citation needed ]

Kaeru-Otoko serves as Akuma-kun's right-hand man, supporting him constantly. [ citation needed ]


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Kagami-Jijii resembles an old man with long hair, pointy ears, and two buck teeth. He is typically depicted with facial hair of some sort, usually a mustache. He is balding on top and has a horn-like bump at the top of his forehead. He wears a robe and often carries a staff with him.
He is modeled after Toriyama Sekien 's depiction of Momon-Jii , while Mizuki's depiction of Momon-Jii is an original design.

Kagami-Jijii is somewhat lecherous, often leering at young women and girls from within the mirror. On the other hand, from the 1985 anime and on he is also portrayed as having an honorable side to him, using his powers to protect young women and children.
In the 2018 anime, Kagami-Jijii is timider, being apprehensive to explain when confronted by Kitarō and the others about Mana. He does however still have his lecherous tendency, claiming that both Mana and Neko-Musume resemble his first love, to which Medama-Oyaji believes him to be a womanizer. [2]


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In the 1971 anime, Kage-Onna appears as a woman with turquoise skin and long navy blue hair that reaches past her waist. Her eyes have white sclerae with usually small, black pupils and her mouth has a white tongue with her inner cheeks being gray. She wears a pink kimono, with white underneath it, that turns into a wispy tail and around her waist is a magenta obi. [1]
In the 1996 anime, Kage-Onna appears as a being composed of darkness, resembling a woman with with black skin, long black hair and red, pupil-less eyes. She wears a black kimono and a matching obi, her body and clothes are highlighted with purple. [2]

Kage-Onna appeared in the non-Kitarō story Yōkai Mansion .


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It is a shadow-only being with lower body of shark and upper body of crocodile-like reptilian.


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Kahaku resembles a large flower, with six purple petals, with light marks that surrounds the center, which contains a mass of white tendrils. Below the flower are seven red tentacles that have small bumps around it. [1]

Kahaku appears in episode #96 of the fifth anime adaptation, Strange Romance! The Yōka's Invitation . [1]


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Kai is a young man with short azure hair, with the exception of two long locks that are similar to tentacles, fair skin, and gills on the side of his neck. He wears a pale lime tunic with a green-colored sleeved vest over it, a pale blue belt around his waist, beige baggy pants, and brown shoes.

Kai is a generous young boy who is also brave enough to risk his life to save others as he swam across the ocean to call a help even though he was weakened.


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Kakutanju is a somewhat equine being, with dark, red-brown skin, two pointy ears, a wild orange mane that stretches to their back and tail, white eyes with small black pupils, and a gold horn with five rings. Curvy orange marks appear over their face, and the front of their neck. Their mouth has a green tongue and and rows of sharp white teeth on both jaws. The feet ends with three toes each and the front legs have five strips. [1]

Kakutanjū appeared in the third movie based on the third anime adaptation, GeGeGe no Kitarō: Saikyō Yōkai Gundan! Nippon Jōriku!! . [1]


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Shigeru Mizuki 's design of Kamaitachi is different from the weasel yōkai of legend. He's a short man with a short haircut and an elongated mouth, similar to an anteater's snout. He's often depicted wearing a robe.
In the 2007 anime, he wears a light green kimono and a black haori. His hair is blond and is slicked back. His skin is pink, and his ears are slightly pointed.
In the 2018 anime, Kamaitachi has light purple skin, with pointy ears, short orange hair, and several scratch marks across his face. He wears a dark brown, full-body robe, that reaches to his feet and hands. [1] After being resurrected by Nanashi, a dark inverted pentagram appears on his forehead. [2]

In the 2007 anime, Kamaitachi tends to act self-centered and egotistical. He initially refuses to help Kyūso free Nurarihyon , as he finds the job too boring for him. He is a fan of shōjo manga, where he changes his mind when he's promised a rare shōjo manga in return. He values his pride, and becomes enraged when he's been deceived or humiliated by others. [3] His sickle arms are focused on more in this adaptation, and he's depicted as being powerful enough to regularly fight evenly with Kitarō .


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In the 1996 anime, Kamanari's body is translucent and is dark purple. He has a single eye which has a dark purple pupils and white sclerae. He has a pair of arms with five digits, a patch of dark purple short hair that blends with his skin and a wispy tail. [1]
Within the 2007 anime, Kamanari is small purple spirit-like Yōkai, having an eye with a red pupil. He has a pair of arms that are swollen near the hands and purple short stubby hair on top of his head that blends with his skin and a whispy tail. [2]

He appears in episode #19 of the second anime adaptation, Kamanari . [3]
Kamanari was a Tsukumogami of an old kettle which became a yōkai as it gained spiritual energy from Kitarō 's hairs, hence its medium was Kitarō's hairs.


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Kami-Kokeshi is a short girl, resembling an actual kokeshi doll, with long black hair that reaches down to her legs, covering most of her body. She appears to wear a red and black kimono, while her face is pale white and her eyes having black sclerae and yellow highlights. [1]

Kami-Kokeshi appeared alongside Bakenoko in episode #25 of the fifth anime adaptation, The Great Yōkai Sports Festival . [1]


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Kamikiri has a crow-like face and mane of hair that makes his head resemble a sunflower. He has scissor-like pincers for hands.


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Kaminari is based on the Japanese thunder god Raijin , and as such is physically modeled after him as well. He big and portly with red skin and pointy ears. He has wild black hair and a beard. He has two horns on top of his head and two big bottom teeth protruding from his mouth. He wears a headband and a tiger striped loincloth. On his back is a large ring with several drums on it. In some panels of the original manga he has as many as eight drums, while in others he only has seven or six.

Kaminari's personality varies depending on the series he's portrayed. Usually he is not an evil yokai but is frequently angered and grows hostile as a result of human experiments on clouds, rain and lightning, that happen to be conducted on his vicinity of which Kaninari takes offense, causing Kaminari to typically respond with violence. He can at times, however, calm down and reach agreements.
On the sixth anime he's far more self-centered as he wants to make humans respect him (through fear) like they used to during older times. He sides with Nezumi-Otoko's scheme purely to gain this respect, even if the populace at large considers him nothing but a character rather than a real supernatural entity. When he doesn't get the respect he wants, he immediately resorts to indiscriminate aggression purely to make humans fear him once more.
In nearly every instance, Kaminari is proud of his lightning knowing how powerful it is and tends to use it in all its glory. This often backfires on him when Kitaro redirects it back at him, often to his full demise, which implies Kaminari is excessively confident on his power's self-perceived omnipotency.


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Kanadama is a giant gold coin, with no design on either side of its body. It has a plain edge and its sides have reflective surfaces, giving it a brilliant gleam with small sparkles and several highlights. [1]

Kanadama appears in episode #65 of the third anime adaptation, Yōkai Hyakume: The Cruise to Hell . Kanadama is called by Kitarō with the use of his Yōkai Ocarina . Kanadama lets him ride itself to chase after Hyakume . It shines brightly in order to blind Hyakume, allowing Kitarō to get close enough to poke a hole in the inflated Hyakume, defeating him. [1]


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Kani-Bōzu is a crab yōkai having short hair stop his head, ten, somewhat hairy, legs with the highest pair tipped with claws, several spots adorned these legs, as well as below. His face is placed where the back of the crab would be, having sharp eyes with tiny black pupils, a flat nose and a mustache with long locks hanging on either side.
His human form, which he primarily takes on, is a very tall man, towering over human adults with a bald head, having a small horn on his forehead, pointy gray mustache and eyebrows, and red markings under his eyes. He wears a velvet red cloak above his gray men's kimono, which has a white trim underneath it, and around his waist is a dark gray sash. Additionally, he has baggy pants that match his sash, white bandages around his calves, and light tan sandals. He normally has a dome-shaped straw hat that has brown triangular marks on the front and back and a diamond-shaped make on top. [1]

In the fourth series, he dreamed of reaching Mount Penglai to meet Xú Fú once again. When they reunited, Kani-Bōzu cried happily.
In the 2018 anime, Kani-Bozu is loyal and dedicated to his princess, protecting her from pursuers by fighting them off and turning them to bronze. However, after waking up several centuries later, he denies that his princess' is gone, despite the drastic changes to his surroundings, and searches for her. This refusal to believe goes as far as to go on a rampage. His loyalty to the princess is so strong, that his last wish is to rest with her in the town where she died. [1]


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It greatly resembles an Asian dragon in general appearance.
It was initially depicted in Shigeru Mizuki 's own illustration as the bridge dragon with a metallic, dark-colored body with an elongated snout and longer legs than Karyū. [1]
When the illustration was later remade into a bromide , its general appearance was replaced by that of Karyū.

It is a dangerous dragon that lures victims by transforming into a bridge and devours them. [1]


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Kasa-bake is an anthropomorphic paper umbrella, often with a couple of patches. He has one big eye and is often depicted sticking out his tongue. In place of his handle is a human-like leg. In some appearances he has no arms.

In the sixth anime, Karakasa is very mischievous, scaring the tenants by sneaking behind them and teasing the landlords of the apartment. Though this has subsided after being beaten by Kitarō and given mercy by Haruo. He is rather emotional as he is the one closest to start crying whenever something happens, being the first to cry when they were about to be evicted from the apartment that they love. He is protective over the ones he cares about as he and the others went with Kitarō and the others to scare the boss of the landshark yakuza and revealed himself to scare Hiro away to protect Natsumi. He also enjoys his time with the new yōkai tenants, drinking sake together with them. [1] He also tends to help Kitarō and the others often, helping Konaki-Jijii get to Kaminari 's rock [2] and aiding Kitarō in scaring a horrible boss being sent to Jigoku. [3]


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Within the 2007 anime, Kasha is a large anthropomorphic cat-like yōkai, with a lean build, light red fur, and a yellow underside. His lilac hair covers around his head, forming sideburns and a beard. He has bushy lilac eyebrows over his eyes with yellow sclerae and thin red pupils. He also has feathery ears, a small pointy nose, a mouth with sharp white teeth, light red claws, and a long lilac, hair-like tail that ends in a constantly burning fire. [1]
In the 2018 anime, Kasha resembles a bipedal cat with green fur covering his body with a light-yellow underside. His hair around his head is red, with matching sideburns and beard, his maroon bushy eyebrows sit above his eyes that have yellow sclerae and thin red pupils. He has feathery ears, a big round nose, green claws, and a long tail that ends in a constant fire. In his youth, he had a more lean build and a mouth filled with sharp white teeth. However, in the modern days, he has become frail, his face gaining more wrinkles, a few strands of hair stand out and his mouth has less teeth. [2]

Kasha is a brash individual, being very loud, easily angered, and tends to be very emotional. His favorite food is mochi.


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In manga, he is a cloud-like being consist of moisture thus he is weak against powerful heatwave such as from Hiderigami , and he will shrink in size and power.
In anime, he has more solid and humanoid appearance in general to have legs, somewhat resembling Daidarabotchi from the second anime adaptation.

In the fourth anime, he is extremely royal to Tsukime and willingly sacrifice his life for her safety.


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The Kawa-Otoko are a pair of yōkai that resemble middle-age men, with long straight black hair that reaches their backs. They appear to be wearing striped green skinsuits, with short fins protruding from their elbows and thighs. The two are always seen in their sitting position, with their hands over their knees. The two are nearly identical, with the only differences being their height, the left one being slightly taller, and the amount of facial hair they have. The left one sports a full grown beard and mustache while the right one has several stubs of hair on his chin.

The two are rather stoic and dull, rarely showing any emotions, even when conversing with one another. The two are only ever sitting by a river, often having brief discussion about recent events.


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Kawauso resembles an anthropomorphic otter wearing a T-shirt, shorts, and a ratty, patched-up hat. In the 2007 anime, he dresses more like the historical artwork of the yōkai, wearing a yukata and a conical hat.
In the 2007 anime, Kawauso's fur returns to its more short fur, becoming a lighter brown, four pairs of whiskers are beside his mouth and his tail appears longer. Rather than a simple t-shirt and shorts, he wears a light pale yellow kimono, with a pale blue diamond with an inner diamond pattern. He lacks any shoes, instead of going barefoot and his hat is pale green and more conical, having several cuts by the edges that go to the middle.
In the 2018 anime, Kawauso still appears as an anthropomorphic otter, having brown fur covering all of his body, three pairs of whiskers on the sides of his face, and a tail. His eyes still have yellow sclerae and small black pupils. His outfit returns to a simple t-shirt and shorts, here it is colored light blue and blue respectively, as well as a pair of light yellow sandals with black straps and a green conical hat. [1]

Kawauso is given the task to be the helmsperson of the Clam Boat on their journey to find the source of the Yōka . Kitarō tells him to head south, where they travel from island to island, eventually finding one where a war took place long ago. He accompanies them on the last island, where a war took place long ago. They find the source of the Yōka buried under a large tree, where they dig until they find the body of a Japanese soldier with a ring that says Hanada. Hanako cries, realizing that it is her father and that he sent the flowers to watch over her. Soon he watches as the Yōka scatters their petals, dyeing the place red. Afterward, they lay her father to rest and depart from the island. [2]
Kawauso would then make a number of background appearances, including appearing as a resident of the Yōkai Apartments . He appears during the The Great Yōkai Trial , where Medama-Oyaji scolds him and reminds him that Kitarō helped him out in the past.


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Kazuki is a young boy with fair skin, blue eyes, and short, messy black hair. His outfit consists of a blue, long-sleeved sweater with a large light blue stripe on the front, dark blue pants, and red shoes with white laces. Additionally, he has a brown backpack. [1]

Kazuki thinks realistically since he presumes that the event his parents are going to will have traffic restrictions. He starts tearing up when he is stuck in the helpless position of sinking into the ground. [1]


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Kazuo is a slim young boy that has a round face and messy, brown hair, that has some smaller strands jutting outwards from the top of his head. He has eyes that are oval-shaped with small black pupils and a small, mildly round nose. He wears an orange sweatshirt, short green pants and light blue shoes with white soles.

In the fifth Anime, Kitarō nearly crashes into Kazuo when he was practicing riding his new bike. When Kazuo learns that Kitarō doesn't know how to ride a bicycle, he offers to teach him.


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Kemedama resembles Medama-Oyaji , having one giant eyeball with a red iris for a head on top of a little body, with no clothing. Unlike him though, it is covered entirely with in hair. When he shaves off his hair, his iris is noticeably smaller compared to Medama-Oyaji's.


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The Kempas Snake is a yōkai whose lower half is that of a snake. He has a pair of arms, each with five digits and has green scales and skin. His head is bald and rather egg-shaped, with a small pair of eyes with light green sclerae and small black pupils, pointy ears, a flat nose with large nostrils and thick light green lips. [1]

The Kempas Snake appears along with the other Malay yōkai in episode #27 . In this episode, he was one of the few Malay yōkai to stay behind in an attempt to defend their homeland, however, he was killed by Wolfgang . [1]


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Keukegen is yōkai made of long, black hair, that is usually described as dirty and messy. His eyes have red sclerae, thin gray irises, black pupils and thin pink outer canthi . Between them is a small, black nose with prominent nostrils. Underneath his nose the locks of hair form a distinct mustache separate from the rest of his hair.
In the manga, Keukegen's is made of long, messy dark hair with distinct locks that form his limbs. Between his eyes is a light-colored bulbous nose and locks that form a mustache.
Within the 1968 anime, Keukegen is made of long dark hair, having locks forming a mustache, arms and legs. His eyes have light sclerae and small dark pupils, between is a light-colored, bulbous nose.
In the 1985 anime, Keukegen's body comprises of long white hair, with locks forming a mustache, arms and legs. His eyes have yellow sclerae, black pupils and red outer canthi. Between his eyes is a bulbous white nose, matching his hair.
Within the 1996 anime, Keukegen has black hair comprising his body, with several locks forming a mustache arms and legs. His eye have purple rings around them, green sclerae, thin yellow irises and black pupils. His bulbous nose is tan in color and sits just below his eyes.
In the 2007 anime, Keukegen's body is composed of long white hair, having locks that form a mustache, arms and legs. His eyes have white sclerae, green irises and black pupils, between them is a small red nose.

Keukegen appears in episode #28 of the fifth anime adaptation, Dinosaur Kitaro Appears!
He later appears in GeGeGe no Kitarō: Nippon Bakuretsu!! . Keukegen appears as one of the multitude of Yōkai parading through cities due to Yato-no-Kami 's influence. He is later returned to where he came from after Hana agrees to follow Yato-no-Kami. [1]


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Kiba-Gurui is a yōkai with short dark hair, a small nose, and a wide mouth with small sharp teeth that are spaced apart. His eyes have sharp edges and two thin lines for pupils. He wears a light-colored robe that reaches his knees and has long sleeves that reaches his wrists. [1]

Mouth Transformation : Kiba-Gurui is capable of transforming his body into a large maw filled with sharp teeth and can return to normal afterward. [1]


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Kihatsu appears as a mass of long white hair, with a separate area of hair that acts as normal hair on her head. Her head hair is long and wavy and it parts above her left eye, which has a light yellow sclera with a tiny black pupil, while also covering her right eye. On the sides of her head are a pair of horns that curve and spiral upward, both entirely made of hair. [1]

Kihatsu first appears in episode #112 of the fourth anime adaptation, Yōkai Kihatsu and Kuro-Kamikiri . [1]


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In the third anime, the Kijimuna appear as small yōkai, with large heads, tiny torsos and limbs. They are completely covered in light purple hair, they have small beak-like mouths with curvy lips and is purple in color, above them are their big eyes with small black pupils.
Within the fourth anime, the Kijimuna retain their small stature with large heads, though they lack a visible torso, with their limbs appearing to be connected to their heads. They are completely covered in light yellow hair, their beak-like mouth are now black and their big eyes usually have their pupils pointing in different directions. Their hands and feet have pale skin instead of hair.
In the fifth anime, the Kijimuna still appear as small yōkai with large heads, with short limbs and tiny torsos which their hair usually obscures. Their hair is brown in color, while their eyes have light yellow sclerae and their beak-like mouths are now dark yellow. [1]
Within the sixth anime, the Kijimuna are small yōkai with large heads and short limbs with light yellow hair completely covering their bodies. Their eyes once again point in different directions, their beak-like mouths are now sharp and straight, having sharp white teeth. [2]

Multiple Kijimuna walk by the river in Yōkai Yokochō , forming a trail. [3]


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The Kinjirō Ninomiya Statue is modeled after the real-life statues Sontoku Ninomiya , being a young man with hair tied into a bun and a slightly pointed nose. He is dressed in a short kimono and hakama, with a harness to carry around firewood and a book in his hands. [1]

The Kinjirō Ninomiya statue has a bit of a mischievous side as he runs at night around the school to prank the humans, otherwise not much is known about his personality. [1]


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They appear as children and wear clothes that are made of leaves.

Because they are children, they are naive and like to play.


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Kinu-Tanuki has bright brown fur with a patch of tan fur around his face, a fluffy tail, dark brown ears with a pink interior, a snout with two pairs of whiskers, a red nose and white teeth. His eyes have white sclerae, orange irises and black pupils, around them are dark brown marks and above are a pair of bushy eyebrows. He wears a purple headdress tied with a white cord, a lavender kimono with a green obi and dull gold obijime and a black cape.

He appears in episode #38 of the 2007 anime adaptation, Nezumi-Otoko Becomes A Daddy . [1]


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Kirihito has short black hair. He wears a white shirt with a blue cross. His face is very minimalistic, with his closed eyes and small mouth.

Kirihito's personality is rather complex. In class, he behaves like a saint, appearing to be an ally to Ichirō. However, as a subordinate of Mr. Satan , his actual goal was revenge against Akuma-kun.


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Ko-Golem is a small being made of clay, having a tube-shaped body, a pair of mismatched holes acting as its eyes and a pair of stubby legs with one toe each. [1]

Episode 87: The Ko-Golem appears along with its parent in Titan! The Golem's Tears . [1]


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The Ko-Nurikabe resemble their parents, Nurikabe and Nurikabe-Nyōbō, being anthropomorphic plastered walls, but are much smaller and have stubby limbs, lacking any individual fingers or toes and are colored light blue. There are 12 of them in total and are all identical to one another.


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Kojirō is a young Karasu-Tengu, who has tan feathers, slightly pointy ears, a large gray beak and a pair of black wings. He is noticeably more leaner than his fellow tribe members. He has a pair of eyes with red irises, thick black eyebrows above them and short light-brown hair that reaches his neck with the ends slightly pointing upward.
He wears a white suzukake under an orange hanten with four white yui-gesa over it, black tekō around his hands and a black tokin tied with red string. For his pants he wears a pair of red tattsuke-bakama, black kyahan, white tabi and brown geta with red straps. [1]

Kojirō is a meek, friendly teen-aged Yōkai, being full of enthusiasm for life and has a lower attention span than the rest of his tribe. While the rest of his tribe is content to live secretly, watching humanity from afar, Kojirō yearns for friends and meeting new people. Because of this, he easily falls in love with Mana Inuyama , the first human he meets. [1]
Kojirō's absentmindedness is described by the Elder Karasu-Tengu as his main flaw, as it impairs his ability to learn: however his main strength is his all-loving heart. When Kojirō acts to defend his friends and the people he loves, he overcomes his flaws showing a serious, focused side of his personality. [2]
Among his various merits however Kojirō is a friendly, selfless individual, willing to push his self-doubts aside and strive to be a better person to protect anyone and help those in need.


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Koku'unbō takes the form of a spirit made of dark blue flames with red eyes. His spirit was sealed in a stone statue that has a crows face sculpted on it for 3,000 years. [1]

He appears in the 100th and final episode of the fifth anime adaptation, Farewell, Father! The Threat of the Tengu King . [1]


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Komori-Neko is an anthropomorphic black cat with large wavy bat wings, and beige fur on his belly and around his mouth. His nose, whiskers, and underside of his wings are also beige. His eyes are oblong-shaped with black pupils.

He was the only member of the Apostles who was once a black-akuma.


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Konta is a small fox cub with brown fur with beige tipped tail, paws, belly, lower muzzle, and the inside of his triangular ears. He has four pairs of whiskers, a black nose and round eyes with tiny black pupils. His head is shaped like an onion bulb.

Although being young and small, Konta is kind and brave to betray and confront Hakusanbō to protect Akane Hashimoto after knowing his master was not planning to marry to the human girl, but to devour her.


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The Korpokkur appears as a tiny old man holding a Fuki leaf. He is balding but has a long, gray mustache and beard. His eyes are oval-shaped with light blue sclerae and drooping eyebrows above them. He wears a black robe with a yellow ogee pattern and yellow sandals.

The Korpokkur are yōkai originating from Ainu folklore. The Ainu believed that the Korpokkur lived in the Ainu's land long before the Ainu themselves arrived. They're said to be small, but agile & skilled at fishing. They lived in pits with roofs made of Fuki leaves. Long ago, the Koropokkur and the Ainu were on good terms with each other, with the Koropokkur sending them deer, fish, and other game for exchange goods with the Ainu. But since the Korpokkur hated to be seen, the exchanges would happen at night.


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Korō-Bi is a blue Yōkai with strands of hair across his body, a bulbous nose, plump pale blue lips, a pair of fangs on his upper and lower jaw, and long muscular arms with blue claws. His silver hair on his head juts out in different directions with matching bushy eyebrows around his circular eyes that have white sclerae, bright blue irises, and black pupils. Blue flames are present in place of his lower body. When enraged he grows in size and the flames lightly cover him. [1]

Korō-Bi's Tōrō is broken when Rikako bumps into it, where she and her friend Mickey quickly leave, not long after he is released. Angered, he confronts the girls, whose screams alert Kitarō and the others. After being momentarily bound by Kitarō 's Chanchanko , he flees into the forest. He finds the girls' friend, Ma-chan, where he chases after. The girl is shortly rescued by Ittan-Momen , where they land by a river. Korō-Bi manages to catch up to them and blasts a fireball at the cloth Yōkai. The others arrive, but Ittan-Momen insists to let him fight Korō-Bi, who blasts another fireball. He fires another one as Ittan-Momen charges after him, sending him into the river. This however regenerates him from the burns, who use the water he soaked up to douse him. This extinguishing the flames around him and shrinks him, making him come back to his senses. After Ma-chan's confession to Kawauso and subsequent chase, he asks Kitarō and the others about what he should do. Afterward, his Tōrō is restored and he thanks them, returning into the stone lantern. [1]


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Kosokoso appears as a young girl, with dark shadows under her eyes, fangs in her mouth, fair skin, and long dark hair. She also has a third eye that is normally hidden on her forehead. She wears a kimono with a five-petal flower patterned over it, a dark-colored obi around her waist, and a pair of geta sandals with tabi socks. [1]

At some point in the past, Kosokoso learned about the secret of the Ancient Demons of the cave she was guarding. She made a deal with them where after she awakens them she will conquer the world with their powers. She aimed to get the "Blue Blood" that will awaken them, and late found out that Sayuri Kimura is the current vessel of the blood. [1]
She was the actual cause of "Kosokoso-Iwa" to make "sneaky" voices midnight, and this was to scare off humans and to secure the cave which was connected to underground areas where the ancient demons were hiding and sleeping, and the boulder was guarding the cave entrance. She kidnapped Sayuri, and Kitarō knew this by insects' informing and came to rescue Sayuri. Kosokoso was at the upper hand with her petrification beam, and Kitarō 's hands and legs were turned into stones. Kitarō's friends arrived to aid Kitarō , but they all were petrified.
She was nearly killed with Kitarō 's stomach acid and half of her body was dissolved, but she stood at her last resort and sucked Sayuri's blood, and spewed on the demons before her death, and she succeeded to revive the demons at the cost of her own life. [1]


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Kubinashi-Uma is a horse that lacks a head, having a red stump in place, with dark purple skin, a white mane and tail and black hooves. They wear a golden breast collar with an intricate pattern, a matching saddle blanket under a red and black saddle with a triangular stirrup tied with a thin white stirrup leather and a brown surcingle . [1]

Kubinashi-Uma appeared with Yagyō-san in Great Chase! The Yōkai Car . [1]


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In the 1996 anime, Kubire-Oni is a yōkai with a very large head, long, messy dark red hair, and light purple skin. His eyes have white scelrae and dark red irises, his mouth contains numerous sharp teeth and he constantly holds on to the locks of hair on his sides. He wears a long sleeve white robe, which becomes part of a long, thin tail as it goes farther down. [1]
Within the 2007 anime, Kubire-Oni appears largely the same, albeit having light green skin and lime hair, which now flows down more. He has grey sclerae and gold irises with small black pupils in his eyes, his mouth is filled with sharp teeth and he still holds on to his hair locks. His outfit consists of a white robe, that the lower part becomes thinner and turns into a tail. [2]
In the 2018 anime, Kubire-Oni's appearance has few differences, his skin is now green and his hair is dark green. His eyes have red sclerae and blue irises, his teeth are now flat and less spacious and he continues to hold onto the locks of hair on the sides of his head. He wears a long white robe, which the lower half becomes a long thin tail. [3]

Kubire-Oni appears in episode #19 of the fourth anime adaptation, Terrifying! Yōkai Kubire-Oni . [1]


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The Kuchisake-Onna resembles a woman with a huge fanged grin, having a cloth mask to cover it most of the time. Her eyes are slanted and her hair is light-gray. She wears a pearl necklace, a red shirt with lips designed on it, blue jeans, and yellow shoes.
Her appearance in GeGeGe no Kitarō: Yōkai Yokochō is more simplified with her having brown hair and wearing a red dress & red shoes, but she still has her trademark cloth mask. Her mouth also appears to be more bigger, resembling the glasglow smile of her legend.

Kuchisake-Onna is mentioned by Santarō when Nezumi-Otoko informs him that he is looking for the Yōkai Bat , describing her as a famous urban legend. [1]


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In the anime, Kumo-Sennin is depicted to be more slender and taller than in the manga, and has pupils in his eyes.

Even though he became a powerful immortal, Kumo-Sennin grew arrogant and committed crimes. As punishment, Bodhisattva (a God in the anime) turned him into a giant spider. However, the evil immortal still harmed people and was sealed into an underground rock which was at several hundred meters beneath the surface. However, he still did not show any signs of repentance, and took several thousand years to dig and reach the surface. After this, he started cursing the descendants of the Bodhisattva and turned them into spiders as a means of revenge.


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In the 1996 anime, Kuneyusuri is small pink imp with somewhat long fingers and mouse-like feet. He has red hair that spikes upward and has a widow's peak on his forehead. A small nose sits between his eyes, which are kept closed where has his grinning mouth bares his white teeth, lastly his ears are somewhat pointy. [1]
Within the 2007 anime, Kuneyusuri is a small orange imp with somewhat long feet. He has hair that is light gray in color and is slicked back, several locks of hair cover his ears. His eyes are rounded and have yellow sclerae with black pupils. Sitting between his eyes is a small nose with a sizable gap between it and his mouth. [2]

Kuneyusuri is a mischievous little Yōkai, giggling as it messes with the greedy humans who come to Kura-Bokko's Lost Home.


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Kura-Bokko is a small Yōkai cover in long, straight brown hair with three strands standing on top of his head. The only part of his face that is visible is eyes, which have white sclerae and small pupils. His skin is pale and is always carrying a pale green walking stick.

In the manga, he first appeared as part of a crowd in the story Fukkeshi-Babaa .
In Yōkai Sen Monogatari , saddened by the demolition of the warehouse he was living in, he begins sabotaging construction equipment. Kitarō helps him come to terms by reminding him of all the fun times he had with the father and daughter that used to live there. Kura-Bokko then decides to move into a newly built nursery.


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Kurage-no-Hinotama's appearance is that of a large mass of light blue flames, with a head shaped similar to a bell, a long wavy body, and a short wispy tail, all in all, this makes him resemble a jellyfish. His face is composed of a pair of eyes with white sclerae and small black pupils, which is covered slightly by rough fringes of flames. Surrounding his face is an intricate pattern that expands from the rest of his head to his body. [1]
Within the 2018 anime, Kurage-no-Hinotama appears as a small tan-colored flame spirit. His head is shaped like a jellyfish's bell and has a small wavy body. His eyes are rounded with a few lines underneath, tiny black pupils, and light yellow sclerae. [2] A different one later appears as a blue flame spirit, being puffier and has a pair of eyes with yellow sclerae and small black pupils. [3]

He makes appearances in episode 35 , where he is a part of the Flame Yōkai Five along with Tsurube-Bi , Ubaga-Bi , Bake-Bi , and Tenka . [1]


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Kuro is a black cat with white whiskers, bushy gray eyebrows, and ears with pink insides. It has eyes with yellow sclerae, orange irises, and dark orange pupils. A white beaded necklace with a pink magatama hangs around its neck. [1]

Kuro sleeps by a tree in a park, waking up and hisses at the nearby restroom as it floods, sensing the presence of a Yōkai. It goes to Neko-Musume , informing her of the disappearance of a boy from the restroom. It later carries Medama-Oyaji on its head as they find Shiraishi in an alley just as the water Yōkai attempts to capture him. It watches as Kitarō uses his Internal Electricity to make it run away. It helps Neko-Musume in waking the boy by hold his back up and laughs when she scares him after he blushes at her. It licks the boy's face as he lies from shock at seeing Medama-Oyaji. [1]


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Kuro-Kaibutsu is a large monster covered in black fur and has dark skin. His hands are tipped with sharp claws and he has pair of horns and whiskers on his head, which somewhat resembles a dragon or a carnivorous bull. [1]

He is very ruthless towards his enemies, and is very loyal to Qi.


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Kuro-Kamikiri appears as a large yōkai with black skin that has thick arms and legs. His face consists of a small nose, a pair of small circular eyes with tiny gray pupils and white sclerae and his mouth is filled with sharp, flat teeth that he uses to cut hair. [1]
In Series 3 Episode 6 , a white-individual was seen.

Kuro-Kamikiri was kidnapped by Jeff .

The Battle of Mt. Atago [ ]

In Edo during 1683, Kuro-Kamikiri was tasked by Tarōbō to cut the hair off from girls' heads one after another. [2]


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His appearance is that of a regular Karasu-Tengu but has a different vest and has black-winged shoes.

He first appears in episode #36 of the fifth anime adaptation, Medama-Oyaji's Rescue . He's the 25th of the chosen 47 Yōkai Warriors and the representative of Gunma . His mark is located on his upper right arm, which is also his birthmark.


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Kuro-Kihatsu's appearance is that of a slender young woman, with long black hair that obscures her eyes and reaches down to her legs. While possessing Rina, she wears a dark purple hoodie, dark green shirt, blue shorts, black shoes with grey, unkept socks.

Unlike Shiro-Kihatsu , she was born from the anger of women who were forced to cut their hair, thus she is very vengeful and aggressive.


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In the manga, he usually stayed in a mist-like form when he is not staying in the painting as the woman on it.
In the 2007 anime, Kurobōzu has black fur and a head similar to a panther's, with several pale red marks over his forehead and cheeks. His eyes have red sclerae with tiny yellow pupils, a brown nose, and a pair of round ears. He wears a long, pale olive robe that covers his entire body.
Within the 2018 anime, Kurobōzu has black fur and a head similar to a rat, but has a long snout with a prominent pair of front teeth, with three red marks over his forehead. His eyes have red sclerae and small yellow pupils. He wears a dark robe that covers his entire body. His true form is a painting of a woman in a kimono.

Kurobōzu was sealed away into a painting of a woman about two or three centuries ago when he tried to suck the life force of a high priest. As the painting was delivered from one to another throughout the centuries, the sealing was weakening and he broke free. He went on a rampage, stealing the life force of others including Nezumi-Otoko , but was defeated by Nurikabe 's water gun.


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Kuroda is a boy of average height who has short black, fair skin and is chubby. His eyes have small black pupils. He wears a green collared shirt over an orange long sleeve shirt, blue pants held by a black belt, and orange shoes. He has an orange and red cap that reads "Cocoa!" in yellow text and wears it backward. [1]

Kuroda is a mischievous boy messing around with a stone stand for fun. He is abrasive towards Shiraishi, bossing him around to keep secrets. He refuses to believe that Yōkai exist, but is unsettled by the thought of them being real and actually meeting them. [1]


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Kusa-Kamaitachi has the appearance of a weasel, with green fur, a yellow belly, short ears, a bushy tail, and his most notable feature a pair of sickles for his forearms. He is much larger than an average weasel, comparable to that of a tiger. His eyes are yellow with small black pupils. [2]

He appears as one of the Wonders of Hongo, and is subdued after being set on fire, and flees after revealing where Nurarihyon is holding Medama-Oyaji prisoner.


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Kushami-no-Sei is a small yōkai with a resemblance to a sneeze particle, he has a round, black body, a pair of horns, thin arms with five-digit hands, and legs with pointy tipped feet. His eye has green sclerae with a red iris that also lacks a visible pupil and purple eyelids surrounding it. Across his body are small hair-like appendages, making him resembles the western yōkai Backbeard . [1]

Kushami-no-Sei is a rude and impolite individual, where he enjoys taunting Neko-Musume and calling Sunakake-Babaa an old hag. However he is very respectful and loyal to his master, addressing him as "Qi-sama". [1]


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Kushizashi-Nyūdō has fair skin, a bald, egg-shaped head, pale lips, and a pair of thin eyebrows and mustache. His eyes have small thin pupils and pale yellow sclerae. He wears a navy-colored monk robe. [1]

He is fond of capturing creatures to make them his specimens and killing them. In the 1985 anime, he is very greedy, to the point that even Nezumi-Otoko calls him stingy. [1]


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His appearance is that of a normal kappa , being a humanoid turtle-like creature, with dark green skin, white underside, plain brown shell, and a pair of yellow eyes with red irises. He has a patch of black hair surrounding the plate on his head, yellow markings scattered across his forearms and legs, and webbed hands and feet. Noticeably unlike the other kappas depicted, he has a large light green beak. [1]

He appears in episode #63 of the fifth anime adaptation, Japanese Yōkai Annihilated!? Fabric Yōkai!!
In this episode, he is the first to be turned into a tanmono, a fabric used to make kimonos. [1]


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Kyōkotsu is a skeletal yōkai with pink skin, visible ribs, long bony arms with folds of his tattered skin falling and a long wispy tail. He is bald, with the exception of the long, shoulder length white hair on the sides to the back of his head. He lacks any eyes, instead he has black gaping eye sockets and he is missing several teeth. [1]

Overall, he is a crazy yokai who likes to attack people based on the order of  'Irohanihoheto'...


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In the 1996 anime, Kōmori-Neko is an anthropomorphic black cat that has sharp, lime eyes with slit pupils, a tail, and sharp teeth and claws. His bat wings have a mint green underside.

The Kōmori-Neko is typically not a powerful opponent, although his strength varies in each incarnation.
Suggestion Boost : Seen during the sixth anime series. If cheered by a crowd, the Kōmori-Neko will enter in a suggestive trance that makes him believe he is invincible. His strength is vastly superior and attacks towards him have minimal effect.
Pumpkin Meteor : Seen during the sixth anime series. The Kōmori-Neko can throw a Pumpkin with so much power, its friction is strong enough to rip Nezumi-Otoko's clothes and leave him stripped. The force of the impact was such that it left Nezumi-Otoko buried in a large crater.
Summoning : Vampire Elephant was either summoned or created by Kōmori-Neko.
Instant Regeneration :
Minions Containing : In the 1996 Anime, he can contain Poltergeist and Ustrels within his body.


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Due to years of suffering from mental distresses, he looks considerably old for his age as he gained more wrinkles and white hairs.

Unlike the majority of his family, Kōzō didn't show any character flaws.
However, he developed feelings for Kitarō's mother , resulted in his misfortune and demise.


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Mabi is a disembodied head that has light blue skin, five tendrils, and a tail made of purple fire. He has thin nostrils above his mouth, which has sharp white teeth, and has short orange hair on the sides of his face. His eyes have yellow sclerae, green irises, and black pupils. [1]


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In the manga, Mabyō resembles a cat with dark fur, a squashed nose, a bushy tail, and a mouth filled with sharp teeth. Additionally, he has eyes with thin slit pupils and unlike normal cats, can walk erect, due to being a yōkai. He is larger than most cat yōkai, where he is taller than a small building. [1]
In the 2018 anime, Mabyō appears relatively the same, appearing as an anthropomorphic cat with black fur, a long bushy tail, a squashed nose, and a mouth filled with sharp teeth. In addition, his eyes have yellow sclerae and thin black pupils. While still very large, his size is relatively smaller than in the manga, being only a little taller than an human adult. [2]

Mabyō appears in the story, Mabyō .
Coming from England, Mabyō arrives in Japan possessing Kurozuka, a Japanese teacher who will teach at an elementary school in the countryside. He aims to make Japan his great empire by brainwashing the most exemplary students to quietly take control of Japan, using the children to gain key positions in government agencies. Unfortunately for him a lousy student, named Maruo Yokoyama, is able to see Yōkai and manages to see that his teacher is being controlled by Mabyō, discovering the cat for who he is. He asks Kitarō for help, which the Yōkai boy pretends to be Maruo, and tries to seal away the cat's soul but fails as Nezumi-Otoko is dazzled by the teacher. Upon his plan failing, Mabyō reveals himself and attacks Kitarō, who is unable to defeat the cat with his Getas and Chanchanko . Maruo detects Mabyō's nine souls, which are struck by Kitarō's Finger Guns . The cat dies and disappears, while Kurozuka is back to normal. [1]


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Machikomi is a large, spherical being, with orange skin, a large yellow eye with a black pupil. His most notable feature is the numerous hands that extend from various parts of his body. Overall he somewhat resembles the Western Yōkai Backbeard .

He bears no ill will to those he haunts, even politely excusing himself for disturbing them.


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Mahi Mahi is a shingami with rough, pale purple skin, a pair of ears, a fat stomach, thin eyebrows, a long pencil mustache and short brown hair that curls upward. Much like other shinigami, he has a skull-like face, having empty holes where his cheeks and nose would be, his upper jaw has three large teeth and a prominent lower jaw. He wears a red Hawaiian shirt with short sleeves, four yellow buttons and pink hibiscus flowers are spread across it, teal shorts and blue sandals with yellow laces. He also has green tinted sun glasses and a lei made with yellow flowers around his neck. [1]

He appears along with the other shinigami in episode #35 of the fifth anime adaptation, Shinigami's Paradise Tour . [1]


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In the 2007 anime, Mai-Kubi is composed of three large heads: Kaze-Kubi, Hi-Kubi, and Kaminari-Kubi, each having long teal hair, bushy eyebrows matching their skin and eyes with yellow sclerae, thin red irises and black pupils. The left head Kaze-Kubi has green skin, light purple lips, a light patch of peach fuzz, eyebrows pointing downward, straight hair and big eyes with pale yellow sclerae. Hi-Kubi, the right head, has red skin, a light patch of peach fuzz, eyebrows pointing upward, a balding head and thin eyes. Finally the top head Kaminari-Kubi has blue skin, a thin blue mustache, thin bushy eyebrows that stand up, thin eyes and wild hair.

The three heads of Mai-Kubi do not get along and will bicker and fight against each other.


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Maken may likely be based on Hellhounds or other supernatural dogs found in many folklore. There are a wide variety of supernatural dogs, many of which are ominous or hellish, that occur in mythologies around the world. Several features have been attributed to these dogs, such as having mangled dark fur, glowing eyes, super strength and speed, ghostly characteristics, and a foul odor. Some examples of supernatural dogs include the Barghest and Black Shuck of England, as well as Cerberus of Greek Mythology.


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Mammoth Flowers are titanic plants with wide stems and large heads that have long tendrils ending with wide cuts and small holes. The top of the heads are similar to the end of the tendrils, being messy with wide cuts.
In the 1971 anime, Mammoth Flowers are navy blue and normally have four to five tendrils. At the top of their large heads are small patches of large green leaves and usually one small pink flower, though some have two.
In the 1996 anime, a Mammoth Flower first appears to be red, due to trying to find a proper place to bloom. The tendrils end with yellow cuts and small holes and the tops are likewise similar. When it finds a place to bloom, it turns green and the tendrils furl into the top of the head. When it blooms, the head opens up to a large flower with red petals and yellow stamen. If the seed of a Mammoth Flower is eaten, then it merges with its host, capable of revealing their face on the sides of its head. After blooming, it separates with its host.


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In the 1968 anime, Muku-Jara appears as a large being, covered entirely with long dark hair. His face is obscured by his hair and he does not appear to have any fingers or toes on his hands or feet. He wore a baseball cap and baseball mitt over his left hand for the match.
Within the 1985 anime, Mammoth-Otoko resembles largely the same, here however his fur is dark teal. His face is still obscure and does not seem to have visible digits on his hands or feet. His baseball cap is dark blue with a blue bill and a red symbol.

During the fight against 808 Tanuki , he displayed enormous strength to carry a large boulder to seal the tanuki army.


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It mainly has two forms besides mimicking a target, one is the fluid-like form and the other is a shadow-like, human-shaped figure.

It became an entity when he used his own blood to draw his mother's portrait.


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Ayana is a young woman of average height, though shorter than her idol group members, with fair skin, long navy-colored hair that has two locks hanging in front, and bangs that part above her right eye. Her eyes have green irises and thin eyebrows. In her idol outfit, she wears a sleeveless cyan uniform with a matching skirt and shoes and has gold buttons starting from the shoulders down to the shirt. [1]


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The Mannen-Dake is in most cases depicted as a gigantic, static bamboo. He has been, however, shown at times with more humanoid features.
In the 2018 anime, Mannen-Dake is a bamboo tree of tremendous size. He has a wide stem, where his internodes start as yellow-green at the base where it eventually gradients to green the higher it goes and is shorter, compared to normal bamboo. Between these internodes are thick nodes where the foliage sprouts out, some having green leaves. At the base, an abundant amount of roots cover the ground.

The Mannen-Dake is not per se a bad yōkai but is characteristically displayed as being highly territorial. He is usually seen developing a close bond to certain humans, and upon their demise will try to protect their residences resorting to otherwise unnatural aggression to do so.


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Maruge is a small ball of fur with stubby little arms and legs. He has two eyes on his face and a mouth on top of his head hidden under his hair. His hair is usually brown. In the 6th anime it is red.
In the 2007 anime, Maruge appears largely the same with little difference. He is a round yōkai with short limbs and a pair of large eyes that is covered in short yellow hair.


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Masae is an elderly woman, with graying hair tied in a bun, bushy eyebrows above her eyes which have brown irises, her face has several wrinkles and a mole under the left side of her left eye. She wears a white shirt under her purple jacket, dark purple pants, and dark purple sandals. When she first met Sunekosuri she wore a white long sleeve apron. [1]

She appears in the sixth episode of the sixth anime adaption, The Misfortune of the Sunekosuri . [1]


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Mashiro is a Yuki-Onna with a slender build, pale white skin, blue lips, long light blue hair that covers her left eye and reaches to her waist. Her right eye is shown to have a violet iris and was dilated. She wears a white kimono over a periwinkle nagajuban and has a long light blue obi tied around her waist. [1]

She appears in the seventh episode of the fifth anime adaptation, Burn! Medama-Oyaji . In this episode, it was revealed that she had a sister who fell in love with a human and even gave birth to a child. Since this was a violation of the clan's rules and their pride. Because of this, she was executed by Yuki-Nyūdo. Mashiro believed that it would have been better if her sister never loved humans at all, then passed away after being consumed by Jigoku's flames. [1]


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The Matsu no Seirei appears as bald, blue skinned children with half closed eyes and shadows underneath them. They wear short, light yellow yukatas, with a green pine leaf pattern and an orange obi. [1]

Two Matsu no Seirei are a part of the chosen 47 Yōkai Warriors and they represent Aichi Prefecture . They appear in GeGeGe no Kitarō: Nippon Bakuretsu!! During the battle against Yato-no-Kami , Yobuko calls for help from all over Japan, the remaining 47 Yōkai Warriors are revealed once their mark begins to glow. Among those are the Matsu no Seirei, who notices their marks on their feet. Afterwards their power is sent to aid Kitarō in defeating Yato-no-Kami. [2]
Due to the fifth anime adaptation's sudden cancellation at 100 episodes, they are among the 23 Yokai Warriors that were not revealed aside from the movie. [1]


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In the manga, a Mayuge possessed a child-sized doll that has large black eyes, long hair with ribbons tied on both sides of the doll's head. The doll wears a dark-colored kimono with a light-colored obi, both having an intricate floral pattern and lacks any footwear. [1]
Within the 2018 anime, a pair of Mayuge possessed a pair of Hina dolls, specifically the Empress and Emperor. Both dolls have heads, necks and hands that are made of carved wood covered in gofun . Their heads have gray spots above their thin eyebrows, thin movable eyes which have black irises and slightly opened mouths with red lips. The Empress' doll has a puffy hairstyle with a gold saishi topped on the head. The doll wears a Jūnihitoe , consisting of a five-layer kimono, featuring green, orange, gold, red and lavender among the innermost colors, the outermost being colored red with a yellow floral pattern, a goldenrod-colored kake-obi tied around the shoulders that also has a floral pattern, a red Nagabakama and a golden fan with the image of a tree on it. The Emperor's doll has short hair wearing a black kanmuri tied with a dark purple rope that ends with tassels. The doll wears a Sokutai , consisting of a black Hoh with a golden floral pattern and a Kaza-tachi sheathed to its left and holding a yellow shaku in its right hand. [2]

A Mayuge appears in the 20th chapter of Shinpen GeGeGe no Kitarō , Mayuge . [1]


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In the manga, Menko-Tengu is boy with a round and bald head. He wears a light-colored kimono with a dark monk robe, a black tokin, and a pair of geta.
Within the 1985 manga, Menko-Tengu's barely changes, being a bald boy with fair skin and a buck tooth. He wears a purple kimono with a black trim, a beige satchel, a black tokin tied with purple string, and a pair of brown geta.

Menko (面子) is a Japanese game that has been around since the 17th century. Similar to the more recent game Pogs , players lay down cards on the floor and throw other cards at them trying to knock them over.


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Mephisto II is a short, humanoid Akuma with fair skin and a curved mouth. He wears a black suit, along with a black top hat and a red bow-tie. In addition, he wears white gloves, and a black cape with red fabric on the opposite side. Both him and his father Mephisto share similar wardrobes. He's often seen holding a silver scepter, with a blue crystal ball on top. Like his father, there is a small horn hidden underneath his hat. He's roughly the same height as both Shingo and Hyakume Child .


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Mephisto III is a boy with fair skin, short black hair, with a few strands sticking out, and black eyes, overall being identical to his father when he was a child, minus the prominent horn under his top hat. His work outfit consists of a black suit, shoes, and a tophat with a purple band. Additionally, he wears a white undershirt and gloves, as well as a black mantle that is maroon in color.


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Miage-Nyūdō has the appearance of a balding Buddhist monk with one eye. He is modeled after Toriyama Sekien 's depiction of Aobōzu . Mizuki's original illustration of Miage-Nyūdō of a long-necked human-like monster is more royal to the illustration of Mikoshi-Nyūdō by Toriyama Seiken. And these two designs between Miage-Nyūdō and Mikoshi-Nyūdō had been confused in Mizuki's illustrations and manga.

Miage-Nyūdō is a Mountain Yōkai who uses his wind techniques to kidnap anyone who defecates near his mountain, with the goal of training them into new yōkai, as yōkai are unable to produce children of their own. He is able to capture a cat, a bug, and a rebellious young boy named Chūsuke . After Chūsuke is kidnapped, his friends ask Kitarō to find him, but Miage-Nyūdō is able to kidnap Kitarō and brings him to his Yōkai School. After Miage-Nyūdō shrinks to demonstrate his Eating Wind technique, Kitarō tries to capture him, but he shrinks further to escape. When Kitarō catches up to him, he grows larger and sends him to Reikai with his Reikai Nagashi technique. However, because of his chanchanko , Kitarō is able to return and free the others. The set fire to the school to smoke Miage-Nyūdō out, but he wakes and grows large to suck them all up. Kitarō then uses his chanchanko to clog Miage-Nyūdō's throat, building up so much air that his eye pops out and they are able to escape. Kitarō later revists the school and notes a lack of wind on the mountain, implying Miage-Nyūdō was destroyed.
Miage-Nyūdō is later featured prominently in the story The Great Yōkai Trial as part of Momon-Jii 's group of yōkai demanding Kitarō's arrest. He is later part of the climactic rumble with the Kitarō Family .