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Ashi-Magari (あしまがり Ashi-Magari, lit. Leg Bender) is a Tanuki and an adversary of Kitarō. He first appears in the Shonen Magazine story Yōkai Ashi-Magari.
Appearance[]
In the 2018 anime, Ashi-Magari is a Tanuki with brown fur, small triangular ears, bushy tail and eyes with small red pupils. His snout has three pairs of white whiskers and a small nose. He wears an purple robe with a thin white sash tied with a bow and a white gourd tied to it. Additionally he has a small white drum that has a red circle with a four-petaled red flower and a red frame, it is tied with a rope and hangs around his neck.
Personality[]
History[]
Shonen Magazine / 1971 Anime[]
1985 Anime[]
He appears in episode #45 of the third anime adaption, Save the Yōkai flower!!. In this episode, he was hired by Nurarihyon as a bodyguard for the Yōkai Hotel they took over. When Kitarō appeared, he used his gong to trap Kitarō in a tornado cloud and planned to send him to Jigoku in it. Kitarō managed to use his geta to hit the gong that Ashi-Magari set aside, and escaped the cloud. The geta continued to hit the gong, capturing Ashi-Magari instead and sent him away.
2018 Anime[]
He appears in episode #63 of the sixth anime adaption, The Star Festival of Love The Yōkai Flower.
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Trivia[]
- One of Ashi-Magari's designs and one of Gyōbu-Danuki's designs in the series had been confused especially in older illustrations and manga.