Kurage-no-Hinotama

Kurage-no-Hinotama (海月の火の玉 Kurage-no-Hinotama, lit. jellyfish fireball), or Kurage-Bi (くらげ火 Kurage-Bi, lit. jellyfish flame), is a fire yōkai and a member of the Flame Yōkai Five.
==Appearance==
Kurage-no-Hinotama's appearance is that of a large mass of light blue flames, with a head shaped similar to a bell, a long wavy body, and a short wispy tail, all in all, this makes him resemble a jellyfish. His face is composed of a pair of eyes with white sclerae and small black pupils, which is covered slightly by rough fringes of flames. Surrounding his face is an intricate pattern that expands from the rest of his head to his body.
Within the 2018 anime, Kurage-no-Hinotama appears as a small tan-colored flame spirit. His head is shaped like a jellyfish's bell and has a small wavy body. His eyes are rounded with a few lines underneath, tiny black pupils, and light yellow sclerae. A different one later appears as a blue flame spirit, being puffier and has a pair of eyes with yellow sclerae and small black pupils.GeGeGe no Kitarō (2018): Episode 96
==Personality==
==History==
===1985 Anime===
He makes appearances in episode 35, where he is a part of the Flame Yōkai Five along with Tsurube-Bi, Ubaga-Bi, Bake-Bi, and Tenka.GeGeGe no Kitarō (1985): Episode 35
===GeGeGe no Kitarō: Saikyō Yōkai Gundan! Nippon Jōriku!!===
He was summoned along with Tsurube-Bi, Ubaga-Bi, and Tenka to defeat Yōjin, but was largely troubled by Gahi. 
However, Kitarō made the four flame yōkai into a powerful torch with his Chanchanko, and eventually defeated the antagonists. 
===2018 Anime===
Kurage-no-Hinotama is among the many inhabitants of the GeGeGe Forest to help Kitarō fight off the Western Yōkai. He is later caught in an explosion.GeGeGe no Kitarō (2018): Episode 28
==Powers and Abilities==
Fire Manipulation: Being a fire Yōkai, Kurage-no-Hinotama is able to generate fire, having a body made up of the element in question. As such, he gets weaker if his flames are doused and stronger by absorbing more fire. In certain circumstances, he is able to merge with other fire Yōkai.<ref name ="Ep35">
==Legend==
Kurage no Hinotama is a mysterious fire shaped like a jellyfish that appears floating above the sea.
A samurai named Chōhachi Obara was wandering in the Kaga Province behind the Zenshoji Temple where he saw a Kurage no Hinotama swaying in the wind. The fireball flew right at Chōhachi, and he slashed it into two pieces. The pieces spewed a red substance that stuck right into Chōhachi's face like glue. Even when he got it off, his face still felt sticky and it had a fish-like odor. The next day, Chōhachi told his experience to an old man, who replied that jellyfish sometimes fly around with the wind, and on dark nights they look like fireballs, so what Chōhachi saw was probably a Kurage no Hinotama.
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