47 Yōkai Warriors

The 47 Yōkai Warriors (妖怪四十七士, Yōkai Shijūshichi-Shi) are a group of Japanese Yōkai with the abilitly to draw spirit energy from Jigoku, one from each of the 47 prefectures in Japan. Enma-Daiō charged Nezumi-Otoko and Neko-Musume with finding them to assist Kitarō in battle. When one of the 47 uses their powers, a special 47 (四七) mark will appear somewhere on their body.
==History==
===2007 Anime===
The concept of the 47 Yōkai Warriors is only introduced in the fifth anime. The arc begins at episode #73, Mystery of the Forty Seven Yōkai Warriors, and was left unfinished.
==Members==
=== Kawauso ===
Kawauso is the first to be shown as one of the chosen 47 Yōkai Warriors.
*Awakening: He is revealed to be a member in episode #73, Mystery of the Forty Seven Yōkai Warriors.
*Mark Location: His mark is located his right arm.
*Representation: He is the representative of Ishikawa.
===Sunakake-Babaa===
Sunakake-Babaa was the second to be shown as one of the 47 Yōkai Warriors.
*Awakening: She is revealed to be a member in episode #73, Mystery of the Forty Seven Yōkai Warriors.
*Mark Location: Her mark is located on her left hand.
*Representation: She's the representative of the Nara Prefecture.
===Konaki-Jijii===
Konaki-Jijii was the third to be shown as one of the 47 Yōkai Warriors.
*Awakening: He is revealed to be a member in episode #73, Mystery of the Forty Seven Yōkai Warriors.
*Mark Location: His mark is on the back of his head.
*Representation: He's the representative of Tokushima.
===Nurikabe===
Nurikabe is the fourth to be shown as one of the 47 Yōkai Warriors.
*Awakening: He is revealed to be a member in episode #73, Mystery of the Forty Seven Yōkai Warriors.
*Mark Location: His mark is located on his upper left chest.
*Representation: He's the representative of Fukuoka.
===Ittan-Momen===
Ittan-Momen is the fifth to be shown as one of the 47 Yōkai Warriors.
*Awakening: He is revealed to be a member in episode #73, Mystery of the Forty Seven Yōkai Warriors.
*Mark Location: His mark is located on his tail.
*Representation: He's the representative of Kagoshima.
===Aoi===
Aoi is the sixth of the chosen 47 Yōkai Warriors.
*Awakening: She is revealed to be a member in episode #77, Yuki-Onna! Beautiful Vengeful Demon.
*Mark Location: Her mark is located on her left breast.
*Representation: She's the representative of Yamagata.
===Yobuko===
Yobuko is the seventh of the chosen 47 Yōkai Warriors.
*Awakening: He is revealed to be a member in episode #79, The Tenacious Mythological Snake! Tsuchinoko.
*Mark Location: His mark is located on his chin.
*Representation: He's the representative of the Tottori Prefecture.
===Yadōkai===
Yadōkai is the eighth of the chosen 47 Yōkai Warriors.
*Awakening: He is revealed to be a member in episode #79, The Tenacious Mythological Snake! Tsuchinoko.
*Mark Location:His mark is located on his chin.
*Representation:He's the representative of Saitama.
===Amabie===
Amabie is the ninth of the chosen 47 Yōkai Warriors.
*Awakening: She is revealed to be a member in episode #82, Parched Life! Akashita Hot Spring.
*Mark Location: Her mark is located on her right fin tail.
*Representation: She's the representative of Kumamoto.
===Akashita===
Akashita is the tenth of the chosen 47 Yōkai Warriors.
*Awakening: He is revealed to be a member in episode #82, Parched Life! Akashita Hot Spring.
*Mark Location: His mark is located on his tongue.
*Representation: He's the representative of Aomori Prefecture.
===Azuki-Arai===
Azuki-Arai is the 11th of the chosen 47 Yōkai Warriors.
*Awakening: He is revealed to be a member in episode #83, Burn! Azuki Union.
*Mark Location: His mark is located on the back of his head.
*Representation: He is the representative of Yamanashi Prefecture.
===Zashiki-Warashi===
Two Zashiki-Warashi are the 12th of the chosen 47 Yōkai Warriors.
*Awakening: They are revealed to be members in episode #85, Kitarō Screams!! Yōkai Castle's Secret Weapon!!.
*Mark Location: Their marks are located on the left (green one) and right (orange one) arm when they're knotting their arms.
*Representation: They are the representatives of Iwate Prefecture.
===Namahage===
Namahage is the 13th of the chosen 47 Yōkai Warriors.
*Awakening: He is revealed to be a member in episode #85, Kitarō Screams!! Yōkai Castle's Secret Weapon!!.
*Mark Location:
*Representation: He is the representative of Akita Prefecture.
===Tankororin===
Tankororin is the 14th of the chosen 47 Yōkai Warriors.
*Awakening: He is revealed to be a member in episode #85, Kitarō Screams!! Yōkai Castle's Secret Weapon!!.
*Mark Location: His mark is located on his chin.
*Representation: He is the representative of Miyagi Prefecture.
===Kasha===
Kasha is the 15th of the chosen 47 Yōkai Warriors.
*Awakening: He is revealed to be a member in episode #90, New Year's Great Rampage! Kitarō-Kasha.
*Mark Location: His mark is located on his chest.
*Representation: He is the representative of Shimane Prefecture.
===Wanyūdō===
Wanyūdō is the 16th of the chosen 47 Yōkai Warriors.
*Awakening: He is revealed to be a member in episode #90, New Year's Great Rampage! Kitarō-Kasha.
*Mark Location: His mark is located on his forehead.
*Representation: He is the representative of Kyoto Prefecture.
===Shirobōzu===
Shirobōzu is the 17th of the chosen 47 Yōkai Warriors.
*Awakening: He is revealed to be a member in episode #90, New Year's Great Rampage! Kitarō-Kasha.
*Mark Location: His mark is located on his forehead.
*Representation: He is the representative of Osaka Prefecture.
===Iwanabōzu===
Iwanabōzu is the 18th of the chosen 47 Yōkai Warriors.
*Awakening: He is revealed to be a member in episode #92, Violent!! Yōkai Waterwheel!! Good Luck Nami-Kozō.
*Mark Location: His mark is located on the front of his neck.
*Representation: He is the representative of Gifu Prefecture.
===Nami-Kozō===
Nami-Kozō is the 19th of the chosen 47 Yōkai Warriors.
*Awakening: He is revealed to be a member in episode #92, Violent!! Yōkai Waterwheel!! Good Luck Nami-Kozō.
*Mark Location: His mark is located on his chest.
*Representation: He is the representative of Shizuoka Prefecture.
===Akamata===
Akamata is the 20th of the chosen 47 Yōkai Warriors.
*Awakening: He is revealed to be a member in episode #94, The True Form of the Guardian of Okinawa, Shisa!.
*Mark Location: His mark is located on his right hand.
*Representation: He is the representative of Okinawa Prefecture.
===Nora===
Nora is the 21st of the chosen 47 Yōkai Warriors.
*Awakening: He is revealed to be a member in episode #97, Shock!! Kitarō Becomes a Cat!.
*Mark Location: His mark is located on his left paw.
*Representation: He is the representative of Toyama Prefecture.
===Kame-hime===
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Kame-hime is the 22nd of the chosen 47 Yōkai Warriors.
*Awakening: She is revealed to be a member in episode #99, The City's Castle Tower!! Yōkai Kame-hime.
*Mark Location: Her mark is located on the back of her left hand.
*Representation: She is the representative of Fukushima Prefecture.
===Osakabe-hime===
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Osakabe-hime is the 23rd of the chosen 47 Yōkai Warriors.
*Awakening: She is revealed to be a member in episode #99, The City's Castle Tower!! Yōkai Kame-hime.
*Mark Location: Her mark is located on the back of her right hand.
*Representation: She is the representative of Hyōgo Prefecture.
===Kuro-Karasu===
Kuro-Karasu is the 24th of the chosen 47 Yōkai Warriors.
*Awakening: He is revealed to be a member in the 100th and final episode of the adaptation, Farewell, Father! The Threat of the Tengu King!!.
*Mark Location: His mark is also his birthmark and is located on his upper right arm.
*Representation: He is the representative of Gunma Prefecture.
===The Remaining 23===
Because the 2007 anime was suddenly canceled at Ep. 100, only 24 of the 47 Yōkai Warriors. were revealed, with the remaining 23 listed abruptly at the end of the episode. They were later shown in action in the movie GeGeGe no Kitarō: Nippon Bakuretsu!!.
*Tesso - Shiga Prefecture
*Inugami Gyōbu-Danuki - Ehime Prefecture
*Ippon-Datara - Wakayama Prefecture
*Iso-Onna - Nagasaki Prefecture
*Sunekosuri - Okayama Prefecture
*Hyōsube - Saga Prefecture
*Yama-Jijii - Kōchi Prefecture
*Raijū - Tochigi Prefecture
*Seko - Ōita Prefecture
*Mintsuchi - Hokkaido
*Waira - Ibaraki Prefecture
*Kabukiri-Kozō - Chiba Prefecture
*Hitotsume-Kozō - Tokyo
*Mikari-Baba - Kanagawa Prefecture
*Dansaburō - Niigata Prefecture
*Wakasa Mermaid - Fukui Prefecture
*Yakanzuru - Nagano Prefecture
*Matsu no Seirei - Aichi Prefecture
*Ichimokuren - Mie Prefecture
*Osan-Kitsune - Hiroshima Prefecture
*Shidaidaka - Yamaguchi Prefecture
*Tearai-Oni - Kagawa Prefecture
*Yanboshi - Miyazaki Prefecture
==Website Vote==
The 2007 GeGeGe no Kitarō's website had a voting poll to decide which Yōkai would have been a representative for the 47 Yōkai Warriors.Toei Voting Poll - Choices (web archive) However, some of the results of the polls do not match with the Yōkai listed above.Toei Voting Poll - Results (web archive) Below is the list of Prefectures with the Yōkai choices along with the poll results.
Prefecture	Yokai 	Vote Percentage
Hokkaido 	Okkeruipe 	21%
Hokkaido 	Korpokkur 	48%
Hokkaido 	Mintsuchi 	10%
Aomori 	Akashita 	73%
Aomori 	Ijiko 	1%
Aomori 	Iwakiyama-no-Oni 	12%
Aomori 	Hone-Onna 	8*%
Aomori 	Zunbera-bō 	3%
Iwate 	Anmo 	1%
Iwate 	Kura-Bokko 	5%
Iwate 	Kurobōzu 	3%
Iwate 	Suneka 	1%
Iwate 	Zashiki-Warashi 	42%
Iwate 	Tono Kappa 	45%
Miyagi 	Tankororin 	7%
Miyagi 	Chōchin-Kozō 	10%
Miyagi 	Bake-Furugeta 	5%
Miyagi 	Hōsō-Babaa 	22%
Miyagi 	Iyami 	53%
Akita 	Kuneyusuri 	8%
Akita 	Tsurara-Onna 	27%
Akita 	Namahage 	57%
Akita 	Fukikeshi-Babaa 	7%
Yamagata 	Ama-no-Jaku 	12%
Yamagata 	Amikiri 	29%
Yamagata 	Kyūso 	30%
Yamagata 	Kokuri-Babaa 	9%
Yamagata 	Dorotabō 	11%
Fukushima 	Azuki-Hakari 	14%
Fukushima 	Adachigahara no Oni-Babaa	13%
Fukushima 	Kame-hime 	19%
Fukushima 	Shitanaga-Babaa 	2%
Fukushima 	Tenaga-Ashinaga 	10%
Fukushima 	Numa-Gozen 	15%
Fukushima 	Nure-Onna 	23%
Ibaraki 	Ubume 	9%
Ibaraki 	Neneko Kappa 	27%
Ibaraki 	Waira 	2%
Ibaraki 	Tenaga-Babaa 	0%
Ibaraki 	Hiyoribō 	59%
Tochigi 	Hyakume 	22%
Tochigi 	Makura-Gaeshi 	14%
Tochigi 	Raijū 	62%
Gunma 	Obo 	0%
Gunma 	Tengu 	2%
Gunma 	Tenjō-Name 	0%
Gunma 	Morinji-no-Tanuki 	96%
Saitama 	Azuki-Babaa 	7%
Saitama 	Sodehiki-Kozō 	46%
Saitama 	Kakure-Zatō 	3%
Saitama 	Yadōkai 	43%
Chiba 	Kabukiri-Kozō 	29%
Chiba 	Neneko Kappa 	47%
Chiba 	Futakuchi-Onna 	22%
Tokyo 	Kamikiri 	9%
Tokyo 	Tofu-Kozō 	45%
Tokyo 	Doyōbōzu 	3%
Tokyo 	Yama-Tengu 	14%
Tokyo 	Hitotsume-Kozō 	26%
Kanagawa 	Kawa-Tengu 	16%
Kanagawa 	Doyōbōzu 	64%
Kanagawa 	Mikari-Baba 	3%
Kanagawa 	Mai-Kubi 	15%
Niigata 	Ichimoku-Nyūdō 	35%
Niigata 	Usuoi-Baba 	13%
Niigata 	Dansaburō-Mujina 	51%
Toyama 	Dai-Hamaguri 	20%
Toyama 	Neko-Mata 	32%
Toyama 	Kutabe 	11%
Toyama 	Shinkirō 	16%
Toyama 	Senpoku-Kanpoku 	19%
Ishikawa 	Oshiroi-Babaa 	13%
Ishikawa 	Kurage-no-Hinotama 	37%
Ishikawa 	Kawauso 	48%
Ishikawa 	Chōmen-Yōjo 	1%
Fukui 	Mermaid 	25%
Fukui 	Pisha ga tsuku 	51%
Fukui 	Hitōban 	23%
Yamanashi 	Azuki-Arai 	28%
Yamanashi 	Kani-Bōzu 	22%
Yamanashi 	Tenjō-Tsurushi 	20%
Yamanashi 	Hakuzōsu 	27%
Nagano 	Ijarokorogashi 	23%
Nagano 	Kijo Momiji 	45%
Nagano 	Yakanzuru 	31%
Gifu 	Iwanabōzu 	13%
Gifu 	Kamaitachi 	79%
Gifu 	Kawaero 	6%
Shizuoka 	Kawazaru 	8%
Shizuoka 	Nami-Kozō 	50%
Shizuoka 	Shusse-Nishi 	6%
Shizuoka 	Yama-Otoko 	34%
Aichi 	Otora Kitsune 	45%
Aichi 	Matsu no Seirei 	26%
Aichi 	Nyūdōbōzu 	27%
Mie 	Ichimokuren 	49%
Mie 	Nikusui 	34%
Mie 	Hihi 	16%
Shiga 	Abura-Akago 	12%
Shiga 	Tesso 	32%
Shiga 	Ōmukade 	55%
Kyoto 	Oboro-Guruma 	16%
Kyoto 	Soroban-Bōzu 	6%
Kyoto 	Tsurube-Bi 	27%
Kyoto 	Nue 	50%
Osaka 	Ubaga-Bi 	32%
Osaka 	Shirobōzu 	13%
Osaka 	Beto-Beto-san 	53%
Hyōgo 	Osakabe 	38%
Hyōgo 	Shibaemon-Tanuki 	44%
Hyōgo 	Kinoko 	10%
Hyōgo 	Mekurabe 	7%
Nara 	Ippon-Ashi 	51%
Nara 	Kosamebō 	18%
Nara 	Sunakake-Babaa 	30%
Wakayama 	Ippon-Datara 	19%
Wakayama 	Kashabo 	3%
Wakayama 	Yosuzume 	76%
Totori 	Nurunuru-Bōzu 	17%
Totori 	Yobuko 	70%
Totori 	Tsuchi-Korobi 	12%
Shimane 	Uminyobo 	8%
Shimane 	Iwami no Ushi-Oni 	63%
Shimane 	Kasha 	27%
Okayama 	Kafukibo 	8%
Okayama 	Sagari 	27%
Okayama 	Sunekosuri 	64%
Hiroshima 	Osan-Kitsune 	23%
Hiroshima 	Takurō-Bi 	9%
Hiroshima 	Yamamoto Gorozaemon 	67%
Yamaguchi 	Gangi-Kozō 	15%
Yamaguchi 	Shidaidaka 	0%
Yamaguchi 	Suō no Ogama 	83%
Yamaguchi 	Chinchirori 	0%
Tokushima 	Kinchō-Tanuki 	48%
Tokushima 	Konaki-Jijii 	37%
Tokushima 	Yagyō-san 	14%
Kagawa 	Takabozu 	27%
Kagawa 	Tearai-Oni 	30%
Kagawa 	Yashima no Hage-Tanuki 	41%
Ehime 	Inugami 	50%
Ehime 	Kobōzu 	4%
Ehime 	Notsugo 	33%
Ehime 	Hari-Onna 	11%
Kochi 	Shibaten 	47%
Kochi 	Kotō 	22%
Kochi 	Yama-Jijii 	30%
Fukuoka 	Uma-no-Mushi 	2%
Fukuoka 	Kawa-hime30% 	
Fukuoka 	Nurikabe 	67%
Saga 	Jinja-hime 	21%
Saga 	Tenka 	26%
Saga 	Bake-Neko 	39%
Saga 	Hyōsube 	12%
Nagasaki 	Iso-Onna 	30%
Nagasaki 	Gegodaki no Bakemon 	42%
Nagasaki 	Tenaga-Ashinaga 	26%
Kumamoto 	Abura-Sumashi 	23%
Kumamoto 	Amabie 	57%
Kumamoto 	Yama-Waro 	19%
Oita 	Kudan 	45%
Oita 	Seko 	14%
Oita 	Funa-Yūrei 	39%
Miyazaki 	Hyouzunbo 	23%
Miyazaki 	Mame-Danuki 	57%
Miyazaki 	Yanboshi 	19%
Kagoshima 	Ittan-Momen 	84%
Kagoshima 	Kenmun 	4%
Kagoshima 	Katakirauwa 	3%
Kagoshima 	Minkirauwa 	8%
Okinawa 	Akamata 	40%
Okinawa 	Kijimuna 	30%
Okinawa 	Zan 	2%
Okinawa 	Shisa 	26%
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