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Langsuyar (ランスブィル Ransubuiru) is a vampire from South Asia and an adversary of Kitarō. He first appeared in the Shonen Magazine story Blood Battle Ogasawara.
Appearance[]
Langsuyar is a vampire with a monkey-like face, having long hair around his forehead, big ears, beady, black eyes with white pupils outlined in scales, prominent dorsum, nostrils and blocky upper teeth, a curled upper lip, blocky teeth, fangs, and long and thin tusks that curve straight up, a long, patterned tongue, two dots on his forehead, and feathers or spikes near his lips. He wears a robe and has clawed fingers.
In the manga Langsuyar has a forked tongue ending in five points and a dark, x-patterned robe.
In the 1968 anime, Langsuyar's robe is lighter and unpatterned, her eyes lack pupils, her lip feathers are darker, her hands lack claws, and her tongue is more spear-shaped.
In the 1985 anime, Langsuyar's hair, forehead, and lip feathers are more prominent, his eyes have pupils like in the manga, and a wider tongue. His face is red, lips are pink, teeth, forehead dots, and nose a light yellow, hair and scales dark green, tongue a light blue with dark brown patterns, and robe and hands a bony white.
In the 1996 anime, Langsuyar is shorter, with thinner scales around his eyes like the manga and 1968 designs, larger ears with hollow earlobes, and a more triangular head. He has an orange head and arms, light blue lips, a red dorsum and forehead dots, light gray hair, yellow scales and feathers, red eyes with yellow pupils, a red tongue, and wears a crimson robe.
Personality[]
In the manga, 1st anime, and third anime, like her fellow vampires, Langsuyar undermines the tenacity of the Japanese yōkai, specifically shown to get confused when Konaki-Jijii turns to stone. If she is bested, she quickly cowers and surrenders, shown in the former as she tells where her partners are after Medama-Oyaji, and the latter as she tries to run away from Nurikabe. In the 1st anime, she is also shown at being an expert at disguise, but often lets things like her claws show others like Kitarō she isn't to be trusted.
In the 4th anime, Langsuyar act a lot more territorial and defensive, but is also quick to serve other villains like Nurarihyon if negotiated with.
History[]
Shonen Magazine / 1968 Anime[]
Langsuyar appears in episode 52 of the first anime adaptation, Vampire Yōkai Gang. In this adaptation, her and Vampire Yasha first appear to disguise themselves as an old couple to poison Kitarō. When stealing the blood in Mt. Osore, her and the others are now commanded by Professor Dracula to rise from the ground, and she attempts to pierce Konaki-Jijii and Sunakake-Babaa. After the heroes retreat, her and the other vampires find it difficult to pierce the former's body. Her and the remaining vampires travel back to Hahajima to pour the blood on the Yōkaiju, but notices the Kitarō Family setting sail. Her and Asanbosam attempt an ambush on them, but are quickly defeated, with her specifically being crushed by Nurikabe.
1985 Anime[]
Langsuyar appears in episode 96 of the third anime adaptation, Blood Battle!! Yōkai Vampire Corps. In this episode, his role and goal is the same as the manga. He first appears from underground to attack the Kitarō Family, biting Yobuko's bamboo stick before Konaki-Jiji launches himself while petrified in the vampire's mouth, causing his teeth to break. Langsuyar, alongside his fellow vampires, run away defeated, fleeing back underground.
1996 Anime[]
Langsuyar appears in episode 104 of the fourth anime adaptation, Terror! The Island of the Vampires. Him and the other Southern Vampires live on Vampire Island, and serve Kyūketsuju. They're first seen blocking the path of the tree to Nurarihyon and Shu-no-Bon, and later agree the help the duo drive away the Kitarō Family. They later appear in a cave to attack the heroes, but Konaki-Jiji turns the stone as Langsuyar bites his head, causing his teeth to break. Langsuyar, alongside his fellow vampires, run away defeated. They're then sacrificed to give Kyūketsuju more blood to drink.
2007 Anime[]
Langsuyar appears in episode 71 and 76 of the fifth anime adaptation, Southern Yōkai Landing on Japan!! and Strongest Tag Battle!! Southern Chinese Yōkai!!
In this adaption, he is a member of his self-proclaimed group, the South Asian Yōkai Five (南方妖怪五人衆), along with Akamata, Asanbosam, Yashi-Otoshi, and Chinpo.
Powers and Abilities[]
Southern Yōkai Five withstanding Kitarō's Internal Electricity in 2007 anime.
Tongue
Fangs
Blood-sucking
Durability: In the 2007 anime, Langsuyar and other members of the Southern Yōkai Five were noted for their durability and toughness. Additionally, they (under hypnosis by Gahi) possess immunities to Kitarō's Internal Electricity, and the Southern Yōkai Five developed immunities to Gahi's hypnosis afterward.
Legend[]
An unnamed yōkai with close remembrances to Langsuyar in the franchise on the illustration of Boyan by Shigeru Mizuki.
The Langsuyar, alternatively spelled as "Lang suir" or "langsuir", are female revenants in Malay and Indonesian mythology. They are a type of vampire,[1] being the ghost of a woman who died while they were pregnant or were giving birth. They appear as either beautiful women with long black hair that reaches their ankles or floating heads of women with entrails and a spinal column hanging below, making it similar to the Penanggalan. Some have been described wearing green robes and having incredibly long nails and hands that extend down to their feet.[2] Their preferred prey are humans, specifically newborn male children, but will also consume the blood of newborn female children.[3]
Mizuki's depiction of Langsuyar resembles the Leyaks from Balinese mythology. The Leyaks are cannibalistic practitioners of black magic that at night, their heads detach from their bodies with long tongues and entrails still attached, trying to find pregnant women to suck their baby's blood or that of a newborn.[4] They have a queen named Rangda, who leads an army of evil witches against the leader of the forces of good; Barong.[5]
Trivia[]
- The Sennin from Tibet creates an illusion of monstrous being whose head somewhat resembles Langsuyar, and it also primarily attacks with its tongue.
References[]
- ↑ Hantu hantu: an account of ghost belief in modern Malaya by James Noel McHugh (1959), published by D. Moore for Eastern Universities Press.
- ↑ "Village Shaman Traps The "Langsuir" A Malay Supernatural Spirit". (web archive)
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Demons in World Religions and Cultures by Theresa Bane (2012), MacFarkand.
- ↑ "Witchcraft, Grief, and the Ambivalence of Emotions" by Michele Stephen (1999).
- ↑ "The Barong Dance of Bali"
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| Yōkai Army | Akamata • Yashi-Otoshi • Chinpo |
| Vampire Gang | Langsuyar • Asanbosam • Penanggalan • Shina-Yasha |
| Others | Jeeta • Pii • Tubuan • Yōka |