Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan/Characters

Nura Clan
The clan to which Rikuo and his Nakama belong to. Created by Rikuo's grandfather and later led by his father, the Nura clan rules over eastern Japan. There are about ten thousand youkai in the clan's ranks, divided into roughly 70 sub-groups. The group is kind of like a youkai yakuza, getting its funds from land gods who pay for protection (land gods in turn get money from offerings humans leave at their shrines) and members providing various services for both youkai and humans.

Rikuo Faction
The group of Rikuo's Nakama who support him as the candidate for the third Head. They form Rikuo's Hyakki Yakō, and support him during battle. Its members wear black jackets with the symbol for "fear" emblazoned on the back, which can only be worn by those Rikuo has acknowledged. The first members of Rikuo's group were his bodyguards.

Rikuo Nura
""Being the master of all spirits doesn't mean piling the corpses of your clan on top of you!!""

The protagonist of the manga, Rikuo is a human-youkai hybrid and the grandson of Nurarihyon, the leader of the Nura clan. As such, he is entitled to become the third head of the clan. Since he is a quarter youkai, Rikuo spends the day as a human and turns into a youkai at night. His day and night form have a bit of a Split Personality going on, as they often have different opinions on many subjects, though it was more apparent in the beginning.

As a Nurarihyon, Rikuo possesses power over the perception of others, allowing him to become functionally invisible or appear where he isn't. Additionally, his mixed lineage allows him to wear the "fear" of his followers, resulting in a Fusion Dance of sorts.


 * All the Other Reindeer: Why he didn't want to be the leader of Youkai.
 * All Your Powers Combined: His newest ability, which seems to also have been used by his father, Rihan.
 * Badass: Especially during the fight in Kyoto.
 * Bishonen: In his night form.
 * Berserk Button: Do not, I repeat, DO NOT lay a finger on his attendants or he will cut you up.
 * Blood Brothers: With Zen.
 * Cute Shotaro Boy: His human form.
 * Estrogen Brigade Bait
 * Fusion Dance: Matoi
 * Hammerspace: A dramatic variant; where does he keep that sake bowl?
 * Hot-Blooded
 * Identical Grandson: Rikuo looks almost exactly like his grandfather did when he was young.
 * Infinity+1 Sword: Nenekirimaru
 * Jun Fukuyama: Using his old-school Kid Hero voice in human form and his Lelouch-esque voice in demon form.
 * Megane: As a human.
 * Multicolored Hair
 * Nigh Invulnerability
 * Older Alter Ego
 * Playing with Fire: One of Rikuo's techniques is to ignite a bowl of sacred sake, and breathe lightly into it, causing fire to go everywhere. As long there are ripples in the bowl the fire will keep burning.
 * Purely Aesthetic Glasses: Rikuo has excellent eyesight, and wears his glasses to better establish his diligent human persona, not because he needs them.
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning
 * Quarter-Human Hybrid
 * Super-Powered Evil Side: Subverted. Night Rikuo is simply a bit more Hot-Blooded and more mature than Human Rikuo.
 * Took a Level In Badass: After the Gyuuki incident, he finally accepted his destiny to become the third and stopped being a wimp.
 * Trickster Archetype
 * Voluntary Shapeshifting
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy: Night Rikuo

Yuki Onna (Tsurara Oikawa)
""I shall protect you forever. I pledged my loyalty to you!""

Yuki Onna is Rikuo's trusted attendant and bodyguard, one of the first members of his Hyakki Yakō. She's a cheerful and dedicated Youkai who plunges wholeheartedly into any task, whether it's guarding Rikuo or taking care of the main house. As part of her bodyguard duty, she follows him to school as Tsurara Oikawa.


 * An Ice Person: She is the spirit of snow, after all.
 * Clingy Jealous Girl: Oh boy is she ever.
 * Eyes of Gold
 * Blue Eyes: As a part of her human disguise double as Curtains Match the Window
 * Multicolored Hair: Blue on top, black underneath.
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * Strong Family Resemblance: She's the spitting image of her mother.
 * Subordinate Excuse / Bodyguard Crush: Like you have no idea.
 * Yui Horie: In one of her more recent lead roles after several seasons as side characters.
 * Yui Horie: In one of her more recent lead roles after several seasons as side characters.

Aotabō
""If you want to boast about your strength, do it after you beat me""

One of Rikuo's attendants. A depraved monk wearing a navy blue monk robe, he has superhuman strength that allows him to pulverize youkai with one hit. He is Rikuo's bodyguard as well as the Nura clan assault commander. He was once human, but turned into a youkai after killing many people. He is loud and boisterous, but possesses a kind heart and loves children. When he has to go as a human, he is the leader of a local biker gang.


 * Badass: He's one of the strongest youkai in the Nura clan, and has won in virtually every battle he's been in.
 * Boisterous Bruiser
 * Delinquents: Aotabou falls ass backwards into becoming the leader of a Japanese delinquent biker gang.
 * Friend to All Children
 * Hiroki Yasumoto
 * Power Limiter: His skull necklace works this way.
 * Super Strength
 * The Big Guy
 * Voluntary Shapeshifting
 * Dreadlock Rasta

Voiced by: Kosuke Toriumi
One of Rikuo's attendants. He is the other assault commander of the Nura clan.


 * Accidental Pervert: Always manages to have his hands in the wrong place on the wrong gender at the wrong time, resulting in him almost getting arrested by police (for Natsumi) and getting called an "erotabou" ("hentai monk") by Awashima.
 * Badass
 * Badass Long Hair
 * Berserk Button: It was really unwise to attack children near him when he was made by people to protect children.
 * Big Damn Heroes: The list of humans and demons who owe their lives to his last-minute saves is growing.
 * Bishounen
 * Long-Haired Pretty Boy
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * Brainwashed and Crazy: How the Hundred Tales overrode his original tale and turned him to their side.
 * Defeat Means Friendship: The story of how he joined the Nura Clan is the setup for the Hundred Tales Arc.
 * Friend to All Children
 * Hammerspace/Hyperspace Arsenal: Has an infinite number of weapons at his disposal.
 * Heel Face Turn: After falling hard for Rihan's charms, er... "fear".
 * Horned Humanoid: A very handsome model of this trope. Thin and spiral-shaped while he was a General in the Hundred Tales Clan, his horns were filed down into short nubs after joining the Nura Clan and are perpetually hidden under his hat.
 * Nice Hat
 * Tall, Dark and Handsome: Unanimously considered one of the "Top 2 Most Handsome Youkai" in the land according to a poll of female youkai.
 * The Lancer

Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai

 * Badass
 * Battle Couple: With Kejoro
 * Bishounen
 * Defeat Means Friendship: How Kubinashi joined the Nura clan. He was defeated By Rihan but after being spared, he become one of his most loyal underling
 * Official Couple: According to the light novels and certain manga chapters, he and Kejoro have had quite the past and are still going strong.
 * Razor Floss
 * Undying Loyalty: After the Defeat Means Friendship incident, he became extremely loyal to Rihan and, by being cherished by Rihan, Wakana, the mother of Rikou. Even after Rihan's death, his loyalty to Wakana has not wavered.

Voiced by: Masahito Yabe

 * Hidden Depths: Likes western music
 * Making a Splash
 * Ninja
 * Red Right Hand: His hands are still webbed in his human disguise

'''Voiced by: Yumi Kakazu

 * Badass Long Hair
 * Battle Couple: With Kubinashi
 * Hot Demon Girl
 * Muggle Best Friend: Her relationship with Wakana after years of living together and sometimes bathing together.
 * Official Couple: With Kubinashi, according to the light novels and certain implications in the manga. Chapter 166 even gives us this:
 * Peek-a-Bangs
 * Prehensile Hair
 * Prehensile Hair

Jami

 * Badass:
 * Badass Long Hair
 * Green-Eyed Monster: Not him but rather his Lord's wife who was extremely jealous of him.
 * The Faceless: His face is covered in paper seals.
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * Tall, Dark and Handsome: In ep. 23 of the season 2 anime, we get a brief glimpse of his face under the paper seals when he saves Awashima from the Nue's tentacles. Not surprisingly, he's very pretty.
 * Undying Loyalty: To his master. His entire reason for becoming a youkai was to protect him and his descendants even after his own death.

'''Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita
A childhood friend of Rikuo. He's a poisonous bird youkai and specializes in making medicine.
 * Childhood Friends: He and Rikuo.
 * Ill Girl: A male version of this trope. His species weaken when they get older and due to this he has a weak body.
 * Poisonous Person: Zen's from a poisonous bird youkai species. It's his feathers/wings that carry the poison. Just touching them can be dangerous.
 * The Medic: He uses his extensive knowledge of herbs and plants to make medicine. Patches Rikuo, and others, up quite often.

Voiced by: Hiro Shimono (Kuromaru), Miyu Irino (Tosakamaru), and Ami Koshimizu (Sasami).
The three children of Karasu Tengu.


 * Sibling Team
 * Two Guys and a Girl

Voiced by: Chikao Ohtsuka (his current form) and Koji Yusa (his past form)
The Supreme Commander of the Nura Clan, he's also Rihan's father and Rikuo's grandfather. As the one from Japanese legends, he likes to sneak into someone's house, drink their tea, eat their food and act as if it is their own house.


 * Badass Grandpa: Of course!
 * Estrogen Brigade Bait: In his younger days.
 * Hot Dad: Again, when he he was young.
 * I Was Quite a Looker: Compare his current self with his past self.
 * Really 400 Years Old
 * Weirdness Censor: The Nurarihyon's main power. He has this as a constant power around himself, allowing him to walk around in his demonic form and have everyone simply assume he's a normal old man. Even exorcists. He and his descendants can ramp it up to create functional invisibility, for use in combat, stealing, and dine and dashes.
 * What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?: Nurarihyon is described as "A yokai that sits in someones house and drinks their tea," which sounds pretty lame when you first think about it. Essentially this is the ability to enter and leave without being noticed. But since it ends up being a kind of invisibility, it turns out that Heart Is an Awesome Power.
 * Also lampshaded in the manga, where everyone pretty much reacts by going "Wut?"

Voiced by: Keiji Fujiwara
Nurarihyon's son and Rikuo's father, Rihan was the Second Supreme Commander of the Nura Clan before his death.


 * All Your Powers Combined:
 * Badass: Possibly even more than Nurarihyon.
 * Bishonen
 * Estrogen Brigade Bait.
 * Half-Human Hybrid: He's half-human, half-youkai.
 * Healing Hands
 * Hot Dad: Right until his demise.
 * Human Mom, Nonhuman Dad: He's the son of Nurarihyon and Yōhime.
 * Posthumous Character: He only appears in flashbacks.
 * Really 400 Years Old
 * Older Than He Looks
 * Tall, Dark and Handsome

Voiced by: Joji Nakata
A high-ranked subordinate of the Nura group and one of its board members. He was once a human boy named Umewakamaru. His father died when he was five and he was sent to a temple. After being bullied by his fellow students, he snuck out of the temple and went back home. However, he was tricked by two youkai into entering Mount Nejireme. As a result, he was eaten by the same yōkai which had devoured his mother. Through the power of his hatred and will, he was reborn as a youkai and became the new master of Mount Nejireme. Years later, Nurarihyon defeated him and convinced him to join his Hyakki Yakou.


 * All of the Other Reindeer: When he was a kid, his fellow students were jealous of his exceptional aptitude and used to throw stones at him.
 * Badass
 * Badass Long Hair
 * Defeat Means Friendship: Twice.
 * Peek-a-Bangs
 * Stealth Mentor
 * Undying Loyalty: To the Nura Clan.
 * Used to Be a Sweet Kid
 * You Kill It, You Bought It: He became known as Gyuuki after killing the original Gyuuki.

Voiced by: Junji Majima
A tengu (crow youkai) who has followed Nurarihyon for 400 years and has become one of the advisers of the Nura Clan. He's married to the beautiful Nuregarasu and is the father of the Sanbagarasu.


 * Henpecked Husband: “Everytime I go home, I feel I shrink a little.”
 * Petting Zoo People
 * Tiny Guy, Huge Girl: His wife is a Statuesque Stunner. He's almost as small as a real crow.
 * When he was younger he was a lot taller.

Voiced by: Risa Mizuno
Nurahiyon's daughter-in-law, Rihan's human wife, and Rikou's mother. She lives in the the Nura home and is friends with the youkai.


 * Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas: While the Nura clan aren't evil as youkai they do preform more immoral actions, but Rikou still loves her and cares deeply about her well-being.
 * The Heart: Both to her son and to Rihan's group of youkai. Even after his death, they still love and care about his wife, more than willing to die protecting her.
 * Mafia Princess: Through marriage, but has fully seen herself in this role after so many years. See Victoria's Secret Compartment below.
 * Second Love: She's the woman who made Rihan get over the loss of Yamabuki Otome.
 * Victoria's Secret Compartment: Her hiding a gun in her breasts just so she can ...
 * Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?: Shooting an attacking youkai in the face.

Voiced by: Houko Kuwashima
Nurarihyon's wife and Rihan's mother. Four hundred years ago, she was a nobleman's daughter from Kyoto. She could heal people with her spiritual powers, circumstance that her father used to make a lot of money. She first met Nurarihyon when the crafty ayakashi entered in her bedroom.


 * Happily Married: She didn't mind at all moving to Edo to begin a new life.
 * Healing Hands: An ability her son inherited.
 * Mayfly-December Romance
 * Yamato Nadeshiko

Voiced by: Yui Horie
A Yuki-onna that joined Nurarihyon's Hyakki Yako four hundred years ago and had an unrequited love for him. She's the mother of Tsurara, the current Yuki-onna.


 * Adaptation Dye Job: She had amber eyes in the first season of the anime and red eyes in the second.
 * An Ice Person
 * Clingy Jealous Girl: Even more than her daughter.
 * Femme Fatale
 * Multicolored Hair: Just like her daughter's.
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * What Happened to the Mouse?: Although she appears almost in every flashback, it hasn't been stated if she's dead or alive in the present.

Yamabuki Otome
Rihan's first wife, a beautiful flower ayakashi who was also a teacher at a temple school. Because of a curse put on Nurarihyon by Hagoromo Gitsune, she couldn't give Rihan a heir. She blamed herself and vanished without a trace.


 * : By
 * Despair Event Horizon: Realizing that she couldn't bear Rihan children sent her over one.
 * First Love
 * Friend to All Children: She doesn't mind if they're human or ayakashi.
 * Manchurian Agent
 * Sealed in A Person Shaped Can:
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo
 * Yamato Nadeshiko: And a too passive one for Setsura's taste.

Shikoku Hachijūhakki Yakō
The first serious threat that the protagonist has to face, the 88 Demons of Shikoku were once so powerful that they sought to overtake a human castle three hundred years ago. After being defeated, however, the group fell into decline. It's rebuilt by Tamazuki, who wants to take over the Nura Clan's territory.

Voiced by: Akira Ishida
""All of you... Sacrifice yourselves for me.""

The leader of the current Shikoku Hachijūhakki Yakō, he is the eighth son of Inugamigyōbu Danuki's 88th wife and the one who most strongly inherited his father's divine power. His name was originally Tamazusa, but he changed it to Tamazuki (“Aiming for the throne”) as a symbol of his aspirations to become the master of all yōkai. He forms his own group and infiltrates Ukiyoe Town.


 * Bad Boss
 * Chronic Backstabbing Disorder: Tamazuki has an awful, literal case of this, discarding allies and subordinates without a second thought once he feels he has no more use for them.
 * Evil Weapon: Maou's Hammer. He loses it after he's defeated.
 * Kick the Dog:
 * Meaningful Rename: He changed his name from Tamazusa (taken from a legend to showcase consideration) to Tamazuki ("Aiming for the throne").
 * Pet the Dog:
 * Tanuki

Kyoto Youkai
The Kyoto Youkai consider themselves to be the most powerful ayakashi in Japan and have been active for at least one thousand years. They're also the ancestral enemies of the Keikain onmyōji. Their goal is to resurrect the Nue and make Kyoto a paradise for youkai.

Voiced by: Mamiko Noto
""Very soon, our dearest wish will be fulfilled. The world of our dreams will come into being.""

The current leader of the Kyoto Youkai, she's a nine-tailed kitsune whose goal is to give birth to the Nue and fill the world with darkness. She has lived a thousand years through reincarnation. She possesses the body of a notable child and takes control of it to attain adult form. Although she can only live as long as a human lifetime each time she reincarnates, she will continue to reincarnate into the next generation as long as her true form isn't sealed.

""I will fill this world with something pure. Pure black, like these black eyes, this black hair, and black clothes...""
 * Absurdly Youthful Mother: Thanks to her constant switching of hosts.
 * Back From the Dead: Thanks to her power of reincarnation.
 * Born-Again Immortality
 * Be Careful What You Wish For: She wanted a world of Darkness ruled by youkai. In order to get that
 * Big Bad:
 * Black Eyes
 * Curtains Match the Window: Her current host has black eyes and black hair.
 * Even Bad Women Love Their Son and Husband: She genuinely loved her even if she thinks the world should be ruled by youkai. Not to mention her son
 * Fantastic Foxes/Kitsune
 * Godiva Hair
 * Historical Villain Upgrade: She was Lady Yodo in one of her past lives.
 * Hot Mom
 * Hyperspace Arsenal: She can get weapons out of her school bag or her tails, much to Rikuo's chagrin.
 * Les Yay: She eats hearts and livers by kissing. She is partial to girls' hearts. Crosses a bit over into Squick and Psycho Lesbian.
 * Ms. Fanservice: Both in the anime and the manga.
 * Pregnant Badass
 * Really 1000 Years Old
 * Raven Hair, Ivory Skin/Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette: A bit of both in her modern incarnation.
 * School Uniforms Are the New Black: Hagoromo-Gitsune takes it literally and beyond:


 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo: Her modern incarnation. She's drawn black and white even in the color pages.
 * Woman in Black

The Nue/
A very powerful ayakashi, he was the past leader of the Kyoto youkai. Now Hagoromo Gitsune is trying to resurrect him.


 * Big Bad
 * Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas: Subverted. See Ungrateful Bastard below.
 * Ironically his descent into villainy started when seeing his mother
 * Evil Weapon: He is the one who currently wields Maou's Hammer, in accordance with the deal struck between him and.
 * Fetus Terrible
 * Historical Villain Upgrade:
 * Sealed Evil in a Can: He's waiting to be reborn again inside Hagoromo Gitsune.
 * The Man Behind the Woman: To Hagoromo Gitsune.
 * Ungrateful Bastard:
 * Utopia Justifies the Means: Originally he wanted to find a way to become immortal to create a perfert world for humans and youkai.
 * The Man Behind the Woman: To Hagoromo Gitsune.
 * Ungrateful Bastard:
 * Utopia Justifies the Means: Originally he wanted to find a way to become immortal to create a perfert world for humans and youkai.

Voiced by: Youko Hikasa
A youkai with the appearence of a young girl. Her father fought alongside Hagoromo Gitsune 400 years ago and now the daughter is one of her most loyal followers.


 * Creepy Child: It doesn't help that she carries a skull with her at all times. She can also use snakes to take your eyes.
 * Eyes of Gold
 * Little Miss Badass
 * Undying Loyalty: To Hagoromo Gitsune, of course.

Voiced by: Takaya Kuroda
A swordsman who has been part of the Kyoto Youkai for at least 1000 years. He tries to recruit warriors from the Tōno Village, but fails and then is unable to kill Rikuo after he learned how to master his youkai powers. However, he's still one of the most powerful core members of the Kyoto Clan.


 * Badass Beard
 * Last Chance to Quit: He insists that Rikuo and his comrades should cast aside their personal grudges and devote themselves to the creation of an ideal world for youkai. Rikuo doesn't agree.
 * Master Swordsman: After having trained for 1000 years, he has mastered some deadly techniques.
 * Pride
 * Undying Loyalty: To the Nue
 * Utopia Justifies the Means: Only if you think that a world filled with darkness is an ideal world.

Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda
Once a demon child with a taste for blood, he became part of the Kyoto Youkai after the Nue killed his adoptive father, the oni Shuten Dōji. Easily recognizable by the wooden grave marker that covers the left side of his face, Ibaraki Dōji has a violent and bloodthirsty drive under his usual laid back appearance.


 * Blood Lust
 * Creepy Child: Was able to walk from birth, was violent, had sharp teeth, and was even called a Oni's child.
 * Dual-Wielding
 * Happily Adopted: Not a good thing when your foster father is another bloodthirsty demon.
 * Earlier he was adopted by elderly human parents. Though once he tasted his own blood he craved human blood and ended up killing his adoptive father before running away. Which lead him to his demon foster father.
 * Mummies At the Dinner Table:
 * Red Oni: To Shōkera's Blue Oni.
 * Shock and Awe: Apart from being a swordsman, he also has lightning powers.
 * Psycho Electro
 * Two-Faced:

Voiced by: Mitsuki Saiga
A somewhat pious youkai wearing pseudo priest robes and a Christian cross on a necklace. He believes himself to be doing the work of God and often calls Hagoromo Gitsune “Lady Mary” or “Blessed Mother of Darkness”, much to Ibaraki Dōji's chagrin.

""She said “Nue”, didn't she? And Hagoromo Gitsune's name isn't Mary, you egotistical prick.""
 * Big Creepy-Crawlies: His youkai form.
 * Blue Oni: To Ibaraki Dōji's Red Oni.
 * Creepy Cool Crosses
 * Crystal Dragon Jesus: Lampshaded by Ibaraki Dōji.


 * Good Wings, Evil Wings: He thinks his insect wings are those of an angel. The audience may think otherwise.
 * Light Is Not Good: He can release a light from himself when saying Let there be light and also unleash a cross shaped beam of light when using his cross shaped spear.
 * Our Angels Are Different: The role of Shōkera youkai is to report the sins of sinners to Heaven while they sleep. A role that is shared with certain Angels and he has a Eldritch Abomination true form. It's easy to see why he would think he's an actual Angel.
 * Sinister Minister: Dresses like a priest, wears a cross, prays for the souls he kills, and honestly believes he is doing the work of God.
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy

Voiced by: Taiten Kusunoki
A Gashadokuro youkai. A Kyoto youkai who followed Hagoromo Gitsune. He was sealed away around 400 years ago until recently and returns as one of Hagoromo's most loyal followers.


 * Dem Bones: Naturally.
 * Our Giant Skeletons Are Bigger
 * Sealed Evil in a Can: Was Sealed away by Hidemoto 400 years ago. But was recently freed by his master Hagoromo Gitsune.
 * Undying Loyalty: To Hagoromo Gitsune just like Kyōkotsu.

Voiced by: Kentaro Ito
An honorable and old-fashioned youkai, he's the leader of the forces set to watch over the skies of Kyoto during Hagoromo Gitsune's attack.


 * Blade on a Stick
 * Defeat Means Friendship: Averted. Rikuo tries to recruit him, but his loyalty is for Hagoromo Gitsune. However, he still gives some advice to Rikuo and his companions.
 * I Gave My Word: He grants Rikuo free passage after being defeated, but his underlings disobey him.
 * Let's Fight Like Gentlemen
 * Threshold Guardian
 * Undying Loyalty: He's more than ready to die for Hagoromo Gitsune.
 * Villainous Valor
 * Warrior Poet. Although he sucks at Haiku.

Voiced by: Jurota Kosugi
""Fighting really isn't about winning or losing. It's just fun to share the meal together.""

Not exactly part of the Kyoto youkai, he only helps Hagoromo Gitsune because he wants to fight powerful adversaries. He is often likened to natural disasters like typhoons, earthquakes and plague.


 * Badass: Barring Hagoromo Gitsune and Nue, he's probably one of the most powerful youkai around.
 * Blood Knight
 * The Juggernaut
 * No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: If you're not capable of surviving this, he doesn't consider you a Worthy Opponent.
 * Sealed Evil in a Can: The onmyouji Hidemoto managed to seal him by tricking him and only because Tsuchigumo was bored.
 * Tricked him? They told him that he'd wake up in 1000 years and could fight The Nue if he was sealed. He accepted.
 * Wild Card: Even Hagoromo Gitsune knows it's better to let Tsuchigumo have his way.

Voiced by: Katsuhisa Houki
A powerful and old Tengu who served as the right hand of Hagoromo Gitsune for hundreds of years. He was replaced when Minagoroshi Jizou appeared  This leads him to


 * The Dragon: Originally one to Hagoromo Gitsune.
 * Enemy Mine
 * Heel Face Turn: Maybe.
 * Revenge

Hyaku Monogatari Clan
Can be considered as the main antagonist group of the series together with the Kyoto youkai, since Hyaku Monogatari Clan is behind almost all the incidents Rikuo and his group faced.

Sanmoto Gorōzaemon
""I Absolutely will become a buddha... I will not be destroyed... even if this vessel of flesh is gone... I will inherit all the Fear in the world!!""

The leader of the Hyaku Monogatari clan, he was original an ordinary, albeit gigantic and obese, human merchant living in Edo. Having grown bored of the usual entertainment, however, he acquired the Hyakki Teakettle and devised the creation of a Hyaku Monogatari to gather fear into it and use the fear to control Edo.However, when he was killed during a Nura clan assault, he made himself a yokai, which transformed himself and his bodyparts into yōkai. While his main body and consciousness ended up in hell, the yōkai who comprised the rest of his body remained to cause chaos. The strongest among them even seemed to develop their own consciousnesses.


 * Body Horror / Squick: Freaking huge and ugly and fat even as a normal human, and his transformation MELTED AND SPLITTED HIS FLESH INTO HUNDRED PARTS, which in turn become grotesque Yokai themselves. Example:
 * Minagoroshi Jizou (Sanmoto's left eye) (in the middle).
 * Maou's Hammer, which is a katana sword with numerous slimey tentacles, started out as his heart that he pulled out.
 * Chekhov's Boomerang
 * Enchou (Sanmoto's mouth) (on the right)
 * Kyosai (Sanmoto's hand)
 * Sanmoto's Duodenum looks like it wandered out of one of Junji Ito's nightmares. In the present time, "she" got a human disquise and went by the name of "Akujiki no Nokaze".
 * Dumb Muscle: Probably the dumbest of the body parts that gained consciousnesses. She is more of a beast than an intelligent being when she really goes wild.
 * Elite Mook
 * Glass Cannon
 * I'm a Humanitarian: One half of her powers.
 * Rubber Woman: The other half of her powers.
 * More of Sanmoto's body parts
 * Another three body parts of Sanmoto
 * Raiden (Sanmotos bones) and Tamasaburo (Sanmoto's facial skin)
 * A baby like demon that was found after the death of his largest bodypart.
 * Big Bad Ensemble/Hive Mind/Mental Fusion: This seems to be what are turning out to be, working towards the same goals, but doing it in their own way.  is a special example in that he is.
 * Brainwashed: What he does to others who drink the Conquerors tea. Kurotabō was one of them.
 * Complete Monster: Was probably one when he was a human. His body parts after he became a demon are definitely this though.
 * Corrupt Merchant
 * Dirty Coward: Was one as a human. His body parts after he became a demon are not.
 * Emergency Transformation: How he became a yokai.
 * Fat Bastard, Villainous Glutton, Gonk, then finally Dead Weight.
 * Five-Bad Band: The body parts who were made into excecutives (and Yanagida) can be considered this:
 * The Big Bad:
 * Co-Dragons: Enchou (Sanmoto's Mouth) and Kyosai (Sanmoto's Hand). Yanagida may also count.
 * The Evil Genius: Minagoroshi Jizou (Sanmoto's Left Eye)
 * The Brute: Raiden (Sanmoto's Bones)
 * The Dark Chick: Tamasaburo (Sanmoto's Facial Skin)
 * The Sixth Ranger: Yanagida (the unofficial Ears of Sanmoto), though he could also be counted as another Dragon.
 * From Smug Snake Coward To Nightmare
 * Shout-Out: His "mutated" form looks rather like the god-thing in Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.
 * Smug Snake: Sanmoto was one as a human when he desired to become a Buddha. His body parts after he became a demon are not.
 * From Smug Snake Coward To Nightmare
 * Shout-Out: His "mutated" form looks rather like the god-thing in Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.
 * Smug Snake: Sanmoto was one as a human when he desired to become a Buddha. His body parts after he became a demon are not.

Fake Mitsume Yazura/
A youkai disquised as the Nura Clan affiliated youkai Mitsume Yazura. He is really a part of the Hundred Tales Clan.


 * Big Bad: Of the Hundred Tales Arc, and possibly some of the other arcs as well.
 * Body Horror:
 * Chekhov's Gunman
 * Evil Weapon: Maou's Hammer is usually in his possession when it's not lent out to an affiliated enemy or another one of his clan.
 * : He doesn't appear to have any fighting ability, just the power of sensing what the other body parts were up to. He is also the part that is the most connected to Sanmoto and is the one who cares about his revival the most. Also, since he is Sanmoto in a way, he has the loyalty of all the mindless or animalistic body parts.
 * The Man Behind the Man: Behind 's rise to power as well as his weapon. also answers to him.
 * Manipulative Bastard
 * The Mole: While disguised as Mitsume Yazura.
 * One-Winged Angel:
 * Revenge: Against the Nura Clan like all members of the Hundred Tales Clan.
 * Undying Loyalty: To Sanmoto's goals and the Hundred Tales Clan, because he is Sanmoto by proxy.
 * Manipulative Bastard
 * The Mole: While disguised as Mitsume Yazura.
 * One-Winged Angel:
 * Revenge: Against the Nura Clan like all members of the Hundred Tales Clan.
 * Undying Loyalty: To Sanmoto's goals and the Hundred Tales Clan, because he is Sanmoto by proxy.
 * Revenge: Against the Nura Clan like all members of the Hundred Tales Clan.
 * Undying Loyalty: To Sanmoto's goals and the Hundred Tales Clan, because he is Sanmoto by proxy.
 * Undying Loyalty: To Sanmoto's goals and the Hundred Tales Clan, because he is Sanmoto by proxy.
 * Undying Loyalty: To Sanmoto's goals and the Hundred Tales Clan, because he is Sanmoto by proxy.

Voiced by: Chafurin
A youkai with the appearance of an old man. His most distinguishing feature is the grotesque eye on his forehead, which he uses to hypnotize enemies. He can possess other people by going into them and taking the shape of a small eyeball in the back of the possessed person's body, and has memory alteration powers. He is one of the main villains of the Kyoto Arc, being the one who masterminded the Kyoto Youkai's present plan for Nue's return. He is part of The Hundred Tales Clan and was one of the more active ones, and while he is not one of the executives, he is a formidable planner and a competent schemer.

In truth, he is the left eye of Sanmoto Gorouzaemon, born in the Edo era when Sanmoto used his last tale to emergency transform into a monster whose body melted and split into multiple youkai. Jizou was one of the special Youkai created from this transformation, possessing intelligence and cunning, speech, and his powers from the moment he was born. Sanmoto's main body's defeat by Rihan led to him and his fellow created Youkai to go into hiding.

As a subordinate of Hagoromo Gitsune, he was the one who came up with the plan to break the seals that were put in place in Kyoto, barring Hagoromo Gitsune and the Kyoto Youkai from reaching the capital where they could give birth to Nue. He possessed, taking advantage of the latter's weakness. The possessed battled against Yura and Ryuuji but ultimately lost. Jizou survived however, and regrouped with Hagoromo Gitsune. He also received Maou's Hammer which he later used to stab Nurarihyon, stealing part of his Fear.

Once Nue was reborn, Minagoroshi Jizou gave him Maou's Hammer, his true identity as part of Sanmoto Gorouzaemon exposed.


 * Authority Equals Asskicking: Averted. Despite not being an excecutive, he was just as competent as one, and may have surpassed in sheer effectiveness.
 * Bald of Evil
 * Beard of Evil
 * Brainwashed: Not him, but he can do this with his powers. He used it on to erase their memories involving a former subordinate, in order to take that subordinate's place and on.
 * Body Horror: He already looks like a deformed old man, but the eye in his forehead... *shiver*
 * Chekhov's Gunman: He can be seen in both Chapter 17 and Chapter 51, about 58 and 24 chapters before he is properly introduced.
 * Demonic Possession: He did this to . See More Than Mind Control below.
 * The Dragon/The Evil Genius: For Hagoromo Gitsune and the Kyoto Youkai. He is definitely the latter, being the mastermind of the plan to break the seals and having a good part of schemes running. He also acted like a Dragon to.
 * Dragon with an Agenda: He is definitely this, assisting the Kyoto Youkai in giving birth to the Nue because it's in  best interests in doing so. Best demonstrated when Gitsune is  and when he is talking to the newly born Nue.
 * Emergency Transformation: Possibly how he survived being hit by a blast of.
 * Evil Eye: The large eye on his forehead, possibly because he is.
 * Charm Person: This is the power of the large eye on his forehead. He has used it to erase memories of the Great Tengu, erase the memories of  to set her up as . He also tried to use it  on.
 * Hypnotic Eyes
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning
 * Evil Old Folks: Has the appearance of one.
 * Evil Weapon: Maou's Hammer, a katana and Sanmoto's Heart that is delivered to him and temporarily wields when Nurarihyon infiltrates the base of the Kyoto Youkai. He uses it to stab Nurarihyon and absorb his Fear, thus having absorbed the Fear of all three clanheads of the Nura Clan. He later gives it to the reborn Nue.
 * : Indirect example.
 * Manipulative Bastard/Magnificent Bastard
 * More Than Mind Control: He possessed by exploiting his jealousy over him being passed over by the Hagun in favour of Yura.
 * Obviously Evil: Just LOOK at him! You'll be hard pressed to find a person who didn't peg him off as evil right from the start!
 * Oh Crap: His reaction when Nurarihyon uses his powers to turn invisible.
 * The Reveal: Nue saying that he is qualifies as one.
 * Revenge: Along with the rest of The Hundred Tales Clan, this is his primary motivation against the Nura Clan.
 * Squishy Wizard: Has an impressive set of abilities, is cunning enough to use them effectively, and boasts great intelligence.
 * Undying Loyalty: To Sanmoto's goals and the Hundred Tales Clan.
 * Squishy Wizard: Has an impressive set of abilities, is cunning enough to use them effectively, and boasts great intelligence.
 * Undying Loyalty: To Sanmoto's goals and the Hundred Tales Clan.

Kyosai
A yokai of the Hundred Tales Clan and Sanmoto's hand. Taking the form of a good-looking man with a neutral expression, he paints pictures of yokai which come to life. His purpose is creating new yokai from the tales that Enchou tells to the public.

Once he goes on a rampage across Shibuya, creating and transforming humans into yokai, to spread chaos and fullfill his desire to create a landscape of hell. When Rikuo shows up to put a stop to his rampage, he inflicts him with a Curse that wastes away his body and leaving him only minutes to live.


 * Art Attacker: His power, which is one of the most formidable in the series. It's likely that he has it because he is.
 * Art Initiates Life: He is the creator of the yokai from the stories that Enchou tells. He is not limited to this.
 * Enemy Summoner: While he creates yokai from tales, he is also capable of creating generic Mook yokai to assist him.
 * Baleful Polymorph: Can turn humans into yokai by painting on them!
 * Body Horror: Most yokai created from his powers. Also inflicted on the humans whom he turns into yokai
 * Curse: By making a painting of a person he can inflict this.
 * Authority Equals Asskicking: Is one of the seven excecutives of the Hundred Tales Clan and had quite formidable powers.
 * Bishonen
 * Disposable Woman: Most of the humans he transformed into yokai are women.
 * : In stark contrast to other members of the Hundred Tales Clan.
 * The Hedonist: While he still puts the agendas of The Hundred Tales clan as the foremost priority, he still comes of as this, wanting to satisfy his desires to kill Rikuo and create what he calls a landscape of hell.
 * Mad Artist: Gives of this vibe.
 * The Man Behind the Monsters: See Art Initiates Life, Baleful Polymorph, and Enemy Summoner above.
 * Revenge: Against the Nura Clan like the rest of the Hundred Tales Clan.
 * Squishy Wizard: Much like Minagoroshi Jizou, he has a formidable ability and is good at utilizing it's full potential.
 * The Stoic: Almost always has a neutral expression on his face.
 * Undying Loyalty: To Sanmoto's goals and the Hundred Tales Clan.
 * The Stoic: Almost always has a neutral expression on his face.
 * Undying Loyalty: To Sanmoto's goals and the Hundred Tales Clan.

Yanagida
Sanmoto Gorōzaemon loyal aide. A demon who served him willingly and helped him in his goal to complete the Hundred Tales. After Sanmotos transformation into a demon and defeat at the hands of Rihan and Kurotabō he has become a servant of Sanmotos body parts. He collects Tales to be added to the Hundred Tales, and this is his main purpose in the present as well.


 * The Dragon: Formerly to Sanmoto and now to his body parts.
 * Green-Eyed Monster: He was always envious of Kurotabō who was Sanmatos favorite.
 * Revenge: Against the Nura Clan like all Hundred Tales Clan members, but especially against.
 * One of These Is Not Like the Others: The only excecutive that's not one of Sanmoto's body parts.
 * Tears of Blood: After seeing Sanmotos dead demon body.
 * Undying Loyalty: To Sanmoto's goals and the Hundred Tales Clan.
 * : According to, this might be his final fate
 * And when

Enchou
A youkai of the Hundred Tales Clan and Sanmoto's mouth. He is supernaturally persuasive and can also bind and restrain a youkai by reciting the tale behind it. He pretty much acts as the de-facto leader of the Hundred Tales Clan, and is also one of the seven Excecutives, but answers to. He appeared before Rikuo and has challenged him to a "game of tag": Rikuo must find and kill him and the other excecutives before dawn.

He currently resides in the base of the new Hundred Tales Clan.


 * Black Eyes of Evil: Oh my.
 * Body Horror: Averted. Enchou is probably the most normal-looking one of Sanmoto's body parts.
 * Kinda plays it straight, actually. Just take a look at those EYES, dear god, those eyes!
 * Didn't See That Coming:
 * The Dragon: To.
 * The Heavy: seems to let him run the Hundred Tales Clan in his absence.
 * Manipulative Bastard: As a result of his power, and being Sanmoto's Mouth and all.
 * Revenge: Against the Nura Clan.
 * The Storyteller: He tells the stories of the Hundred Tales Clan's newly created youkai to strengthen them. It is also his power along with being a Manipulative Bastard.
 * The Paralyzer: He can bind and restrain a youkai by reciting the tale behind it, as demonstrated on.
 * Undying Loyalty: To Sanmoto's goals and the Hundred Tales Clan.
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness:
 * The Paralyzer: He can bind and restrain a youkai by reciting the tale behind it, as demonstrated on.
 * Undying Loyalty: To Sanmoto's goals and the Hundred Tales Clan.
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness:

Raiden
Another of Sanmoto's body parts, his bones this time, Raiden is quite the boisterous type, even showing off for the humans he's supposed to kill. Since he is Sanmoto's Bones, his body is as hard as diamond and it also grants him exceptional strength. He can also extend his arms to give him more reach. He is one of the seven excecutives and seeked out Rikuo immediately after the "game of tag" had begun, hoping to finish him off early.


 * Blood Knight: Loves a good battle, but following the orders of the Hundred Tales Clan comes first.
 * Boisterous Bruiser
 * The Brute
 * Dumb Muscle: Though more intelligent than Akujiki No Nokaze and the monstrous Hundred Tales youkai.
 * Evilly Affable: Shows off for the humans he's supposed to kill one moment.
 * Mighty Glacier
 * Nigh Invulnerability: One of his powers. Notable because most Hundred Tales Clan members tend to be on the frail side.
 * Super Strength: Another one of his powers.
 * Undying Loyalty: To Sanmoto's goals and the Hundred Tales Clan.
 * Super Strength: Another one of his powers.
 * Undying Loyalty: To Sanmoto's goals and the Hundred Tales Clan.

Tamasaburo
Sanmoto's facial skin and one of the seven excecutives in the new Hundred Tales Clan. By touching a person, Tamasaburo will be able to make a Full-Body Disguise of that person which others can wear. Ideal for espionage.


 * Ambiguous Gender
 * The Dark Chick
 * Femme Fatale: Has shades of this, despite being very ambiguous in gender.
 * Improv:
 * Master of Disguise: Tamasaburo's main power is to make Full Body Disguises that anyone can wear.
 * Non-Lethal KO: The victim of this seems to be incapacitated in some way.
 * Oh Crap: When Kubinashi turns the tables on her.
 * Revenge: Against the Nura Clan.
 * Sneak Attack: On after she attacked.
 * Undying Loyalty: To Sanmoto's goals and the Hundred Tales Clan.

Gokadoin House
Onmyouji that are descended from Abe No Seimei. That loyally follow their ancestors will and continue his work on earth.


 * Arrogant Kung Fu Guy: Hiruko as he's the most powerful member of the Gokadoin house. Nagachiko since he think nothing can touch him.
 * Elemental Powers: Hiruko has mastered all five elements of fire, water, metal, wood, and earth.
 * Yin-Yang Bomb: He can also combine opposite elements which is supposed to be impossible.
 * Evil Counterpart: Tenkai is one to Ryūji.
 * Orochi: A Shikigami used by one of the Gokadoin Heads who is also called Orochi.
 * Historical Villain Upgrade: Tenkai is the 7th Head of Gokadoin.
 * Necromancer: Taisei on Mount Osore can raise the dead by using the spirits there.
 * People Puppets: A power Yuiyui is implied to have.
 * Quarter-Human Hybrid: The first children of Seimei are this. The rest no doubt have less demon blood in their veins.
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old: They use a technique that has greatly extended their lifespans. The first one introduced appearing as a young boy but has been around for easily 400 years.
 * Smug Snake: Hiruko and especially Nagachiko.
 * Undying Loyalty: All of them to their ancestor Abe No Seimei.

Kiyojūji Paranormal Investigation Squad
The Kiyojūji Paranormal Investigation Squad, also known as the Kiyo Cross Squad, is a group of students from Ukiyoe Middle School formed by Kiyotsugu to investigate youkai. Most of Rikuo's human friends are members of the squad, as well as the disguised Tsurara and the onmyouji Yura.

Voiced by: Kissho Taniyama
Founder and president of the Kiyojūji Paranormal Investigation Squad. When he was younger he used to discredit the existence of youkai, but after being rescued by Rikuo's night form, his goal is now the opposite.


 * Agent Mulder: His current self.
 * Agent Scully: When he was younger.
 * Butt Monkey: Despite his enthusiasm, he's the only member of the squad who hasn't encountered a youkai firsthand..
 * Muggle Best Friend:
 * Student Council President: He wins the election after the students mistake a real youkai attack for Kiyotsugu's theatrical performance.

Voiced by: Aya Hirano
Rikuo's neighbor and childhood friend. She doesn't know that Rikuo is indeed the grandson of Nurarihyon. She doesn't like youkai because she finds them scary. Ironically, she often finds herself involved in supernatural incidents.


 * Childhood Friend
 * Dangerous Thirteenth Birthday: When she was a kid, she looked at a cursed mirror. Now the Purple Mirror youkai is hunting her.
 * Muggle Best Friend:
 * Ordinary High School Student

Voiced by: Mana Hirata
One of Rikuo's classmembers and Saori's closest friend.


 * Designated Victim: Dramatic variant. She gets attacked by youkai more often than any other member of the Kiyo Cross Squad.
 * Genre Savvy: All that time with Yura made her capable of surviving during the Hundred Tales Arc...at least before she got caught again.
 * Weirdness Magnet: She can't even pray for her sick grandmother without some weird youkai attacking her.
 * The Woobie: As a result of being the designated victim.

Voiced by: Kana Asumi
One of Rikuo's classmates and Natsumi's closest friend.


 * Genre Savvy: All that time with Yura made her capable of surviving and even taking out a few yōkai during the Hundred Tales Arc.
 * Knife Nut: Her first reaction to a yōkai attack? Pull out a knife.
 * Ordinary High School Student
 * Weirdness Magnet: Although not as often as Torii, she has her share of youkai encounters.

Keikain House
The premiere onmyouji house that protects the seal on Kyoto, they exorcise yōkai for a living. Their bloodline was cursed by Hagoromo Gitsune so that most of the males die an early death. For that reason, members from the branch families are frequently adopted into the main house.

Voiced by: Ai Maeda
A young but very talented onmyōji. She is sent by her family to Ukiyoe Town as part of her training to inherit the headship of the Keikain House. She attends school with Rikuo and the other members of the Kiyojūji Paranormal Investigation Squad.


 * Action Girl
 * Boyish Short Hair
 * Necromancer: A sympathetic example.
 * Teen Genius: She can bring out more shikigami at once than anyone
 * The Chosen One:
 * The Gift
 * Tsundere: Lampshaded by none other than Rikuo himself.
 * Tsundere: Lampshaded by none other than Rikuo himself.

Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi
Yura's older brother. He was once a potential candidate for the leadership of the Keikain household.


 * Aloof Big Brother: Not a villainous example, but still.
 * Badass: Definitely. He's one of the most badass of all the Onmyouji.
 * Calling Your Attacks: Subverted.
 * Combat Pragmatist: Poison, traps, psychological warfare and more.
 * Dangerously Genre Savvy
 * Guile Hero
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold

Voiced by: Showtaro Morikubo
He's a member of the Yaso branch of the Keikain House and the guardian of the first Kyoto seal at Nijō Castle. He's one of the most talented onmyōji and his a master craftsman of spirit blades. He was once a potential candidate for the leadership of the Keikain household, but Yura was designated in his place.


 * Child Prodigy: He crafted his first spirit blade when he was only 3 years old.
 * Demonic Possession: The Yaso branch secret art. He fuses with his weapon to increase his attack power, although this technique exerts an excessive amount of strain on his mind and body.
 * Green-Eyed Monster:
 * More Than Mind Control:
 * Red Right Hand: When he uses his Lance of Demonic Possession.
 * The Unchosen One
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy

Voiced by: Hikaru Midorikawa
13th Head of the Keikain family and Yura's ancestor. He fought alongside Nurarihyon against Hagoromo Gitsune 400 years ago.


 * Back From the Dead:
 * It Was a Gift: Allows Nurarihyon to keep the Nenekirimaru. Though he does expect him to return it in the future since it is a onmyōji weapon.
 * Necromancer: Like Yura he can use . Him learning it is what allowed him to become the Head and set the rule in place that the Heads can only be those who can use.
 * Sealed Evil in a Can: He has sealed away several powerful youkai to create a powerful barrier that prevented youkai from invading Kyoto. Two of which are Tsuchigumo and Gashadokuro.
 * Spirit Advisor
 * The Gift

Tōno Village Yokai
Known as the martial arts experts of the northeast, many of those who live in Tōno Village were sent to various other yōkai groups as mercenaries, and gained a reputation as prideful ninja yōkai because of their independent nature and refusal to exchange sakazuki. They have an intense dislike of Kyoto yōkai, who have historically looked down upon them and used them for convenience's sake.

Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio
A Kamaitachi youkai. He was instructed to watch and teach Rikuo during the latter's stay in Tono. He fights using two or three sickles and his true form is that of a weasel-faced demon. Joins Rikuo on his journey to Kyoto and is fighting alongside them against the Hundred Tales clan.


 * Badass: There's a reason why Rikuo respect him very much.
 * Brown Eyes
 * Wicked Weasel
 * Multicolored Hair: Light grey on top and black everywhere else.
 * Razor Wind

Voiced by: Ryoka Yuzuki
A Amanojaku youkai. Joins Rikuo on his journey to Kyoto.


 * Brown Eyes
 * Gender Bender: Male by day and female by night. Sees himself as a man at heart.
 * Don't You Dare Pity Me!: Prefers to be male so that enemies won't look down on him for being a woman or for being weaker than them.

Voiced by: Takahiro Mizushima
A Numakappa youkai. Like his friends he joins Rikuo on his journey to Kyoto.


 * Eyes of Gold
 * Making a Splash
 * Turtle Power: He's more reptilian than Kappa which most likely has to do with the fact that he's a swamp kappa.

Voiced by: Eiji Miyashita
A Futtachi youkai. Like the others he joined Rikuo on his journey to Kyoto.


 * Everything's Better with Monkeys

Voiced by: Fumiko Orikasa
A Zashiki-Warashi youkai. She joined Rikuo on his journey to Kyoto.


 * Black Eyes
 * Curtains Match the Window

Voiced by: Megumi Toyoguchi
A Yuki-Onna youkai like Tsurara. She joins Rikuo on his journey to Kyoto.


 * An Ice Person: Naturally since she's a spirit of snow.
 * Eyes of Gold
 * You Gotta Have Pink Hair