Tenjō-Sagari (天井下がり Tenjō-Sagari, lit. Ceiling Hanger) is a yōkai that inhabits attics and hangs from ceilings.
Appearance
Personality
Tenjō-Sagari usually loves to appear from ceilings of dark rooms to scare humans. Other than this, it generally causes little to no harm. Even if humans mistakenly startle it or try to capture it, it will create a large hole in the ceiling and withdraw.
History
2007 Anime
Tenjō-Sagari appears occasionally throughout the 5th anime, in addition to the adaption's movie and second ending.
He later appears in GeGeGe no Kitarō: Nippon Bakuretsu!!. Tenjō-Sagari appears within the Kazamatsuri Household, due to Yato-no-Kami's influence, where he appears from the ceiling of Hana's empty room and scares Mrs. Kazamatsuri as she calls for her son, only to realize she does not have one. He is later returned to where he came from after Hana agrees to follow Yato-no-Kami.[1]
2018 Anime
Tenjō-Sagari appears within Mana's dream, where they appear as a student within her class.[2]
Powers and Abilities
Phasing: Tenjō-Sagari has the ability to phase through ceilings and hang from them.[1]
