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Karura (迦楼羅 Karura) is a god from the manga and anime series "GeGeGe no Kitarō."

Appearance[]

Personality[]

In most adaptations, he has a wise and protective-like nature to those that pray for him.

In the fourth anime, he warned humanity's arrogance.

History[]

Karura is an Indian god that sealed away the Yōkai called Gyūki in Japan centuries ago. His appearances in the series are as the arch-nemesis of the Gyūki and sometimes the Mikoshi-Nyūdō. He is one of the 28 guardians of the 1000-armed Kannon.

Manga[]

1971 Anime[]

Gyūki appears in episode #15 of the second anime, Gyūki.[1]

1985 anime[]

He appears in episode #42 of the third anime adaptation, Yōkai Gyūki.[2]

1996 anime[]

He appears in episode six of the fourth anime adaptation, Runaway! Kitarō-Gyūki. [3]

Yōkai Sen-Monogatari[]

2007 anime[]

He appears in episode #14 of the fifth anime adaptation, Kitaro Dies?! Gyūki Reborn.[4]

2018 anime[]

He appears in episode #22 of the sixth anime adaptation, Berserk!! The Terrifying Yōkai Gyūki.[5]

Powers and Abilities[]

Flight: By using the pair of feathery wings on his back, Karura is able to fly, seemingly without the need to constantly flap them.[5]

Expert Flutist: Karura is able to play an alluring tune on his flute, capable of attracting the attention of the Gyūki and making it follow him.[5]

Vanishing: After sealing the Gyūki back in Gyūki Rock and warning the humans to never open it again, he vanishes from sight and presumably goes back to his shrine.[5]

Equipments[]

Flute:

Talisman:

Legend[]

Garuda Illustration

Illustration of Garuda by Shigeru Mizuki

Karura is a modified incarnation of Garuda in Hinduism and Buddhism.

Trivia[]

  • In GeGeGe no Kitarō Yōkai Yōchō, Garuda appeared instead of Karura.
  • In the Drawn & Quarterly releases, he is simply called "Kami".

References[]

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