Ōdako (大ダコ Ōdako) or Bake-Dako (化けダコ Bake-Dako), is an octopus yōkai that appears in the GeGeGe no Kitarō series.[1]
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Personality[]
History[]
Shin GeGeGe no Kitarō[]
It lives on the Cape Octopus and attacked Kitarō to prey on him, however it retreated by Hair Needles.
Shinpen GeGeGe no Kitarō[]
He sealed Tenaga-Ashinaga 300 years ago, and Tenaga-Ashinaga held a grudge against him and revenged on his descendants instead when they were freed from the sealing.
Zoku GeGeGe no Kitarō[]
She inhabited a small island. She was courted by Mr. Arakan, the chief of the Humane Association for Females, and accepted him and eventually bore children called Octopus Humans.
Yuki-Hime-chan and GeGeGe no Kitarō[]
Third Anime[]
Two individuals are present in the 1985 anime.
One sealed Tenaga-Ashinaga away 300 years ago and is the ancestor of the octopi who meet Kitarō and his friends. Because of his age, he can no longer come ashore.
A different Ōdako attacked Kitarō and others on the Clam Boat but was soon defeated.
Fifth Anime[]
Bake-Dako appears in episode 15 of the fifth anime adaptation. He runs a massage store.[1]
Powers and Abilities[]
Detachable Blood Sucking Suckers
Big wave
Storm
Regeneration
Sealing
Equipment[]
Trivia[]
- Cover illustration for the chapter of Ōdako in Yuki-Hime-chan and GeGeGe no Kitarō was based on a Japanese poster of the Italian movie Tentacles in 1977.