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Tsurube-Bi (つるべ火 Tsurube-Bi, lit. drooping flame) are a breed of Yōkai in the GeGeGe no Kitarō manga and anime franchise. In the 1968 anime and some manga chapters, Tsurube-Bi is depicted as an individual character.

Appearance[]

Gegero and Mizuki

A blue individual in The Birth of Kitarō: Mystery of GeGeGe.

The Tsurube-Bi is floating fireball with a face, usually that of an old man.

In the 2018 anime, Tsurube-Bi's roughly the same, being a ball of red-orange fire with droopy eyes and a nose. Their flames make three tails, two short ones on the side and one long one at the top of their head.

Personality[]

History[]

Tsurube-Bi often appear to assist Kitarō, performing a variety of tasks including serving as a light in dark places, shining bright enough to trick some enemies into believing it's daytime, or even attacking enemies with flames.

While most adaptations depict numerous Tsurube-Bi, some stories (particularly from the manga and the 1968 anime) depicted an individual Tsurube-Bi as an ally. Tsurube-Bi had speaking roles in two 1968 series episodes, Obake Nighter and The Yōkai Army.

The first anime also featured a similar character, the Yōkai Lamp (妖怪ランプ), a Tsurube-Bi who acted as a light for Kitarō's house and occasionally aided him in fights.

2007 Anime[]

Two Tsurube-Bi stay within the stone lamps at the entrance to Yōkai Yokochō, where Neko-Musume passes to enter. A Tsurube-Bi resides in the GeGeGe House, where Kitarō and Medama-Oyaji utilize it as a stove to heat water. Another pair of Tsurube-Bi appear residing in lamps by the river of Yōkai Yokochō.[1] On another day, the pair of Tsurube-Bi stationed at the entrance to Yōkai Yokochō burn brightly.[2]

The Great Yōkai War[]

Powers and Abilities[]

Fire Manipulation: Being a fire Yōkai, Tsurube-BI is able to generate and control fire, as well as getting weaker if his body is doused or blown away.[3]

Legend[]

Tsurube-Bi Illustration

Illustration of Tsurube-Bi by Shigeru Mizuki.

Trivia[]

References[]

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