Gahi (
Appearance[]
Gahi as it appears in the 1986 movie GeGeGe no Kitarō: Saikyō Yōkai Gundan! Nippon Jōriku!!.
In the 1985 anime, Gahi is a large head with red-violet skin, a squished nose, and long yellow hair. Their eyes have orange sclerae and yellow pupils, their mouth has sharp premolars and a large orange tongue that obscures the inside.[1]
In the 2007 anime, Gahi first appears as a beautiful young woman with fair skin and purple hair styled in twin braids, each tied with yellow bows. Her eyes have purple irises, and her mouth has red lipstick. She wears a Cheongsam with a pink flower pattern and white trim and a pair of red shoes. Although Gahi's true form is that of a giant head with grey skin and long violet hair. Her eyes have orange sclerae, black irises with several thin points, and yellow pupils, her mouth has sharp canines and a large red tongue that obscures the inside.[2]
In the 2018 anime, Gahi's human form resembles a young handsome man with fair skin, wavy light blue hair, thin hair, and pointy ears. He has thin eyebrows and sharp eyes with yellow irises and big red pupils. He wears a white Changshan with red trims and fasteners, white pants, and black shoes. His true form, however, is that of a large head with dull brown skin, a squished nose, and long light blue hair. His eyes are red and pupil-less, his mouth has sharp premolars and a large tongue that obscures the inside.[3]
Personality[]
History[]
1985 Anime[]
They appear in the third movie based on the third anime adaptation, GeGeGe no Kitarō: Saikyō Yōkai Gundan! Nippon Jōriku!!.[1]
Gahi was one of the most important and strongest subordinates of Qi. Unlike in the later series, Gahi in this film neither spoke nor transformed. This Gahi occasionally emitted beast-like sounds.
2007 Anime[]
A female Gahi appears in episode #76 of the fifth anime adaptation, Strongest Tag Battle!! Southern & Chinese Yōkai!!.[2]
2018 Anime[]
A male Gahi appears in episode #26 of the sixth anime adaptation, Glamour! The Beautiful Gahi.[3]
Powers and Abilities[]
Levitation: Gahi is able to float above the ground and fly high above with ease. In the 1985 anime, Gahi was seen flying fast enough not to allow fire yōkais to merge before Kitarō used his chanchanko as a torch.
Wind Breath: In the 1985 and 2007 anime, Gahi is able to exhale powerful black winds from their mouth. It is powerful enough to counter Nozuchi's vacuum breath.[1][2]
Enhanced Durability: In 1985 anime, Kuro-Kaibutsu was seemingly knocked out when Gahi, dragging Kitarō after its hair, collided with its face, and the bovine monster was never seen again, while the collision had no visible effect on Gahi. This also caused Kuro-Kaibutsu to drop his mace on Sanshō and several troopers, resulting in the defeat of the iron-skinned yōkai. Even though Gahi fainted when Kitarō slammed it into a rock, Gahi awoke again with no signs of damage and continued to battle under Qi's command.[1]
Human Form: Within the 2007 and 2018 anime, Gahi is able to take on a human, female in the former[2] and male in the latter.[3] In either case, their human forms are noted to be rather attractive.
Hypnosis: By staring into her target's eyes, they fall under her hypnosis and follow her command. Those under her control become somewhat durable or insensitive to pain. When she uses this ability, her eyes glow red, and those who are under her control have their eyes do the same.[2]
Paper Magic: In the 2007 anime, Gahi is able to create paper spirits of whoever she wants. She does so by tipping her hair with ink and generating paper from her mouth to draw what she desires. Afterward, the paper drawings become physical copies of the target, with all their abilities at their disposal. But as they are beings made of paper, they are susceptible to water and will dissolve after coming in contact with it.[2]
Soul Stealing: In the 2018 anime, Gahi is able to steal human souls, feeding on them to gain nourishment. He does so by sucking their souls out of their mouths. Those whose souls are consumed go into a comatose state, only returning to normal after getting their souls back.[3]
Eye Beam: Within the 2018 anime, Gahi was seen to shoot red energy beams from his eyes.[3]
Extendable Tongue: Gahi in the 2018 anime is able to extend his tongue and attack enemies.[3]
Equipment[]
Gahi's scroll attack in the 2018 anime.
Ridable Cloud: In the 2007 anime, Gahi has a small yellow cloud that can fly at high speed. It is able to carry at least two passengers.[2]
Scroll: In the 2018 anime, Gahi used the scroll that contained him to bind his target in a manner similar to that of Kitarō's Chanchanko.[3]
Legend[]
Illustration
The Painted Skin (Chinese: 畫皮; pinyin: Huàpí) is a story from Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (聊齋誌異 Liaozhai Zhiyi). The titular demon is described as being green-faced with jagged, saw-like teeth. It disguises itself by wearing human skin, where the features were painted on. In the story, it deceives men by taking the form of women of varying ages to prey on them. It initially took the form of a beautiful woman, but later became an elderly woman for its next victim. In the end, it reverted to its true form before being beheaded by a priest, and its remains dissolved into smoke, which were then stored in a calabash. Afterward, the priest rolls the monster's painted skin and stores it away.
A Chinese demon appeared in the chapter Oni Youkai from Yuki-Hime-chan and GeGeGe no Kitarō sharing similarities with the original lore of Gahi.[4]
Mizuki's design was likely based on lion head artworks from across East Asia.[5][6]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 GeGeGe no Kitarō: Saikyō Yōkai Gundan! Nippon Jōriku!!
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 GeGeGe no Kitarō (2007): Episode 76
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 GeGeGe no Kitarō (2018): Episode 26
- ↑ Painted Skin: Compare the "Painted Skin" that actually defeated Kitaro! (GeGeGe no Kitaro), at 05:26
- ↑ twitter - mitasuki
- ↑ twitter - kyano13neo