Tenaga-Ashinaga (手長足長 Tenaga-Ashinaga, lit. Long Arms, Long Legs) are a pair of yōkai with extraordinarily long limbs, Tenaga having long arms whilst Ashinaga has long legs.
Appearance[]
Tenaga-Ashinaga are two separate humanoid yōkai who work together as a team. Tenaga has fair skin with a bald head, save for the dull grey hair on his sides that form muttonchops and bushy eyebrows atop his eyes. He has slightly visible ribs and his most notable feature is his long arms. Ashinaga on the other hand, has brown skin, a round head with ruffled black hair, and a big mouth with two missing teeth, one from each row. His eyes have blue sclerae, his chest appears to be more muscular than Tenaga and conversely, he has long legs. Their only pieces of clothing are pink straw skirts and they both lack any footwear.[1]
Personality[]
In the 1985 anime, Tenaga-Ashinaga held a grudge against octopi because of an Ōdako, their ancestor, who sealed the two with the Kaname Stone which neutralized their yōkai energy. As revenge, Tenaga-Ashinaga turned many octopi into half-octopi and made them dance, watching them in amusement.
History[]
1985 Anime[]
Tenaga-Ashinaga appeared in episode #81 of the 1985 anime, Combo Yōkai Tenaga-Ashinaga.[1]
2007 Anime[]
Tenaga-Ashinaga appeared in episode #25 of the 2007 anime, as one of the many participants of the sports festival.[2]
2018 Anime[]
The Great Yōkai War: Guardians: Side Story: Heian Hyakkitan[]
Powers and Abilities[]
Medama-Oyaji turned into a half-octopus by Tenaga-Ashinaga
Magic: Tenaga is skilled with magic particularly in transforming others.[1]
- Octopus Transmutation: Tenaga can breath magical smoke which turns any organism into an octopus hybrid. They can also turn octopi into half-octopi hybrids as well.
- Telekinesis: Tenaga can telekinetically control objects.[1]
Enhanced Strength: The two are noted to be rather strong.[1]
Enhanced Agility: Both of them can move and act very quickly, being able to easily dodge Kitarō's Hair Needles from close range.[1]
Legend[]
Ashinaga-Tenaga are a pair of yōkai described in the Wakan Sansai Zue composed of the long-legged Ashinaga-jin and the long-legged Tenaga-jin. Tenaga-jin carries Ashinaga-jin on his back, and together, they catch fish in the sea.
In the Fukushima Prefecture, Ashinaga-Tenaga was composed of the male Ashinaga and the female Tenaga and together they wreaked havoc in the region until a traveling monk tricked them into entering a bottle, with the bottle said to now be located on Mount Bandai.
The Chinese Book Shanhai Jing describes the Land of Long Arms, where people with abnormally long arms live, and the Land of Long Legs, where people with abnormally long legs live. The Land of Long Legs is said to be close to the Chishui River. Inhabitants of the two lands would work together to catch fish as their countries were close to one another.