Amefurikozō

Amefurikozō

Amefurikozō (雨降り小僧, "rainfall kid") is a weather spirit illustrated by Toriyama Sekien in his "Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki".

Description

It appears as a strange child carrying a paper lantern and wearing a hat made from the husk of an old umbrella. According to Sekien, it is in service of U-shi, a Chinese god of precipitation, and thus has the power to make the rain fall.

Popular Culture

It also appears in a short manga story of the same name, known as "Rain Boy" in the west, by comic artist Osamu Tezuka.the pokemon Castform seems to have originated from this child due to its childlike appearance and its ability to control weather.

An Amefurikozō also appears in the "Karas" anime voiced by Sandy Fox.

ee also

*Rain Boy (anime)

References

*cite book
last = Mizuki
first = Shigeru
authorlink = Mizuki Shigeru
title = Mujara 5: Tōhoku, Kyūshū-hen
publisher = Soft Garage
date = 2004
location = Japan
pages = 8
id = ASIN 4861330270
* [http://www.pandaemonium.net/menu/devil/amefurik.html]


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