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Kowai (
Appearance[]
Personality[]
History[]
Saishinban GeGeGe no Kitarō[]
He appears as one of the Wonders of Honjo and attacked Kitarō. He was defeated with the yōkai boy's Chanchanko, being poured on with river water.
1985 Anime[]
He attacked Kitarō with his claws but was cut into pieces with his Yōkai Ocarina's whip.
Powers and Abilities[]
Flame Body: In the manga, he can engulf himself in flames and burn his target.
Fire Breath:
Claws:
Legend[]
Illustration of Kowai by Shigeru Mizuki.
Kowai are gluttonous and avaricious yōkai described in the Ehon Hyakumonogatari who are the spirits of those who were unable to pass on due to their obsession with their hunger. Their ravenous appetite leads them to devour anything in sight, even corpses. The same book (ca. 1841) suggests that the name for this yōkai is the origin of the word Kowai (怖い), the Japanese word for "scary". However, the earliest known use of this word to mean "scary" emerged around the late Muromachi period (ca. 1573).