Mikoshi-Nyūdō

Mikoshi-Nyūdō
Name
Japanese	見越し入道
Rōmaji	Mikoshi-Nyūdō
Meaning	Look over Monk
Profile
Species	Yōkai
Gender	Male
Family	Unnamed Child (2007) Miage-Nyūdō (brother, Saishinban)
First Appearance
Manga	Kitarō vs. Akuma-kun (1976)
Anime	Series 5 Episode 38 (2007)
Portrayals
2007 anime	Takashi Nagasako

Mikoshi-Nyūdō (見越し入道 Mikoshi-Nyūdō, lit. Look over Monk) is a human-like yōkai.

Appearance

Especially in early days, appearances of Mikoshi-Nyūdō and Miage-Nyūdō have been confused both in illustrations and manga while Mizuki's original illustration of Miage-Nyūdō of a long-necked human-like monster is more royal to the illustration of Mikoshi-Nyūdō by Toriyama Sekien. And these two designs between Miage-Nyūdō and Mikoshi-Nyūdō had been confused in Mizuki's illustrations and manga.

In manga, Mikoshi-Nyūdō appeared as the traditional design of Miage-Nyūdō as a long-necked man-like figure.

History

Kitarō vs. Akuma-kun

Mikoshi-Nyūdō was summoned by Kitarō to fight against akuma from Jigoku.

Fifth Anime

He appears with his baby in episode #38 of the fifth anime adaptation, Nezumi-Otoko Becomes A Daddy.

Abilities

Size-Shifting: Mikoshi-Nyūdō is able to change his size at will, becoming a touring giant.