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Ohaguro-Bettari (お歯黒べったり Ohaguro-Bettari, meaning. Nothing but blackened teeth) is yōkai woman where much like the Nopperabō, she has no face but does have a mouth of blackened teeth.
Appearance[]
In the 2007 anime, Ohaguo-Bettari is a woman with long gray hair that reaches to her shoulder. Her most noticeable feature is her lack of a face, only having a mouth full of blackened teeth. She wears a two-layered kimono, the outer layer being velvet red with a black trim, while the inner layer has a red trim and an orange obi, and a pair of geta with white tabi socks.
Within the 2018 anime, Ohaguro-Bettari's appearance has virtually no difference from her design in the 2007 anime, being a faceless woman with only a mouth of blackened teeth and long gray hair. Her outfit consists of a velvet red kimono, with a black and red trim, a yellow obi, and a pair of geta with white tabi socks.[1]
Personality[]
History[]
1968 Anime[]
She briefly appears in the first anime adaption. Namely, these appearances are in episode seven and ten, Ghost Train[2] and The Great Yōkai War (Part 1).[3]
2007 Anime[]
In the fifth anime adaption, Ohaguro-Bettari frequently appears throughout the series as a resident of Yōkai Yokochō.
2018 Anime[]
She appears as one of the yōkai on the Ghost Train scaring the Company Boss until he attempts to exit the train by jumping out of a window.[1]
She is among the yōkai gathered around the GeGeGe House, trying to drive Agnès out of the forest. She listens as Medama-Oyaji warns that if they drive her out then the tragedy Malay yōkai will just repeat elsewhere. Soon followed by Kitarō as he explains how grave the consequences are if Japan becomes a part of Backbeard's empire. This causes the crowd to look at one another until their attention is drawn to Kitarō as he stands on his resolve to fight.[4]
The Great Yōkai War[]
Powers and Abilities[]
Legend[]
The Ohaguro-Bettari of legend wears a bridal kimono since in Japan long ago, blackened teeth were once a sign of married status. Also, some people say she is the ghost of a bride or of a woman so ugly, she couldn't find a husband.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 GeGeGe no Kitarō (2018): Episode 7
- ↑ GeGeGe no Kitarō (1968): Episode 7
- ↑ GeGeGe no Kitarō (1968): Episode 10
- ↑ GeGeGe no Kitarō (2018): Episode 35
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Ghost Tribe | Kitarō • Medama-Oyaji |
Other members | Nezumi-Otoko • Neko-Musume • Sunakake-Babaa • Konaki-Jijii • Ittan-Momen • Nurikabe |
Former members | Shisa • Yuki-Hime • Netarō |
Recurring allies | Yobuko • Kasa-Bake • Abura-Sumashi • Tsurube-Bi • Bake-Garasu |
Yōkai Apartments | Nekoko • Kamikiri • Azuki-Arai • Akaname • Tsurube-Otoshi • Gyūki |
Yōkai Yokochō | Kawauso • Amabie • Rokuro-Kubi • Ohaguro-Bettari • Nurikabe-Nyōbō & Ko-Nurikabe |
Other Allies | Maruge • Ido-Sennin • Bake-Kujira • Yagyō-san • Aobōzu • Simurgh • Agnès |
Tendo Family | Yumeko Tendō • Hoshirō Tendō • Masao Tendō • Yūko Tendō |
Elementary School Trio | Yūko Murakami • Shōta Suzuki • Jun Tanimoto |
Others | Mizuki • Makoto Washio • Mana Inuyama |
See also | |
47 Yōkai Warriors |