The Hebinami or Namija (蛇波, lit.Serpent Wave) is a giant sea serpent like yōkai.
Appearance[]
A head of giant viper appears out of a waterspout.
Within a different book, Hebinami was depicted to be much smaller, but possessing multiple heads.[1]
Personality[]
History[]
Kitarō and Yōkai Daizukai[]
It was seen attacking Kitarō on the sea.
Trivia[]
- The waterspout in the original illustration of Hebinami is a reuse of that in the illustration of Sea Monster which was based on the 1875 work The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Paul Gustave Doré.[2]