Asanbosam

Asanbosam (アササボンサン Asasabonsan) is a vampire from South Asia and an adversary of Kitarō. He first appeared in the Shonen Magazine story Blood Battle Ogasawara.
==Appearance==
==Personality==
==History==
===Shonen Magazine===
===1968 Anime===
Asanbosam appears in episode #52 of the first anime adaptation, Vampire Yōkai Gang.
===1985 Anime===
Asanbosam appears in episode #96 of the third anime adaptation, Blood Battle!! Yōkai Vampire Corps.
===1996 Anime===
Asanbosam appears in episode #104 of the fourth anime adaptation, Terror! The Island of the Vampires.
===2007 Anime===
Asanbosam appears in episodes #71 and 76 of the fifth anime adaptation, Southern Yōkai Landing on Japan!! and Strongest Tag Battle!! Southern Chinese Yōkai!!
In that adaptation, he is a member of the South Asian Yōkai Five (南方妖怪五人衆), along with Akamata, Yashi-Otoshi, Chinpo, and Langsuyar.
===2018 Anime===
Asanbosam is mentioned by Agnès along with Penanggalan as unlikely candidates of causing the recent vampiric incidents.GeGeGe no Kitarō (2018): Episode 57
==Powers and Abilities==
Bloodsucking (吸血 Kyūketsu): As a vampire, Asanbosam is able to suck the blood of his victims. 
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==Legend==
Asanbosam is a species of vampire from western Africa (Ashanti Empire, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo). There are males, females, and children. They live in deep forests with humanoid-like appearances but with teeth of iron and hook-shaped projections on the legs. With the legs, they hunt humans and carry up on trees and suck bloods from thumbs.
==Trivia==
*Mizuki's design of Asasabosam may be based on indigenous artworks by Maori People of New Zealand.
==References==
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