| Amefuri-Kozō | |
|---|---|
| |
| Name | |
| Japanese | 雨降小僧
雨降り小僧 |
| English | Rainfall Boy |
| Profile | |
| Species | Yōkai |
| Gender | Male |
| Abilities | Rain Conjuring |
| First Appearance | |
| Manga | The Great Yōkai Trial (1969) |
| Anime | Series 1 Episode 20 (1968) |
| Portrayals | |
| 1968 anime | Hiroshi Ōtake |
| 1985 anime | Yoku Shioya |
| 1996 anime | Kazunari Tanaka |
| 2007 anime | Masaya Onosaka |
| 2018 anime | Nao Tamura |
| Gallery | |
Amefuri-Kozō (雨降小僧 or 雨降り小僧, lit. Rainfall boy) is a recurring human-like yōkai.
Appearance
Amefuri-Kozō is a short, child-like yōkai, having a pudgy face and upturned nose. He wears a blue kimono, a pair of getas, and an umbrella over the blue cloth wrapped around his head. He is always carrying around a thin paper lantern.
Personality
History
First Anime
Amefuri-Kozō appears in episode #20 of the first anime adaptation, Nezumi-Otoko and Neko-Musume.[1]
Third Anime
Fourth Anime
Fifth Anime
Amefuri-Kozō appears in episode #25 of the fifth anime adaptation, The Great Yōkai Sports Festival.[2]
Sixth Anime
Amefuri-Kozō appears in episode #21 of the sixth anime adaptation, Flame on! The Solitude of the Takurō-Bi.[3] He appears again in episode #28 along with Takurō-Bi and the other yōkai of GeGeGe Forest to help Kitarō fight off the Western Yōkai. After Backbeard and his army retreats for the time being, Amefuri-Kozō conjures rain to put out the fire that was consuming GeGeGe Forest.[4]
Abilities
Rain Conjuring: As his name implies, Amefuri-Kozō is able to conjure the rain at his command by using his paper lantern. However within the fifth anime, this ability is uncontrollable.[2]
Legend
Amefuri-Kozō is a weather spirit illustrated by Sekien Toriyama in his book "Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki."
References
- ↑ GeGeGe no Kitarō (1968): Episode 20
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 GeGeGe no Kitarō (2007): Episode 25
- ↑ GeGeGe no Kitarō (2018): Episode 21
- ↑ GeGeGe no Kitarō (2018): Episode 28
