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Kashabo (カシャボ Kashabo) is a Yōkai who appeared in the 1996 anime.
Appearance[]
Kashabo resembles a small child with a large, spotted, purple head resembling a poppy bud. He has a brown body, three bumps of top of his head, small eyes, with the right one being slightly larger and having a distinct indent, no nose or ears, and puckered lips. He wears a green, striped kimono and orange fundoshi.
Personality[]
Kashabo is well versed in curing other yōkai.
History[]
1996 Anime[]
When Kitarō was infected with Iyami's Laugh poison, Sunakake-Babaa suggested to Medama-Oyaji that they should visit Kashabo on the Konpira Island (
2018 Anime[]
Kashabo was briefly featured in the 2023 movie The Birth of Kitarō: Mystery of GeGeGe.
Powers and Abilities[]
Legend[]
Kashabo illustration.
Kashabo or Kashambo is either of three things, a form of Kappa who chose to live within mountains during winter, an entirely different species of yōkai like the Yama-Uba, or a transformation of otters in the Wakayama Prefecture. They are odd little beings, about the size of a six or seven year old child, with heads shaped like poppy buds and wearing blue travelling robes.
The Kashabo is mostly considered a form of Kappa because local legends in the Wakayama prefecture, say that Kappas have two forms. During summer they are called Goura, Gōrai, Gorambo, or Gorai-Hōshi and live in the rivers. When autumn comes they climb the mountains for the winter and become Kashabo. In some areas, the legends of the Ippon-Datara is mixed with the legends of Kashabo's legend. Among the speculation of its etymology, some say that it originates from Kasha. Because of this Shigeru Mizuki has also included the Kashabo as a subspecies of Kappa.
Trivia[]
- One of the Kinoko's design is based on Kashabo.