Kijimuna

Kijimuna (キジムナー Kijimunā) are tree spirits from Ryukyu Islands that has appeared as both an ally and antagonist of Kitarō.
==Appearance==
In the third anime, the Kijimuna appear as small yōkai, with large heads, tiny torsos and limbs. They are completely covered in light purple hair, they have small beak-like mouths with curvy lips and is purple in color, above them are their big eyes with small black pupils.
Within the fourth anime, the Kijimuna retain their small stature with large heads, though they lack a visible torso, with their limbs appearing to be connected to their heads. They are completely covered in light yellow hair, their beak-like mouth are now black and their big eyes usually have their pupils pointing in different directions. Their hands and feet have pale skin instead of hair.
In the fifth anime, the Kijimuna still appear as small yōkai with large heads, with short limbs and tiny torsos which their hair usually obscures. Their hair is brown in color, while their eyes have light yellow sclerae and their beak-like mouths are now dark yellow.GeGeGe no Kitarō (2007): Episode 25
Within the sixth anime, the Kijimuna are small yōkai with large heads and short limbs with light yellow hair completely covering their bodies. Their eyes once again point in different directions, their beak-like mouths are now sharp and straight, having sharp white teeth.
==Personality==
==History==
===1985 Anime===
===1996 Anime===
===2007 Anime===
Multiple Kijimuna walk by the river in Yōkai Yokochō, forming a trail.GeGeGe no Kitarō (2007): Episode 1
===2018 Anime===
Three Kijimuna appear in episode #28, The Great Yōkai War. They appear along with several other yōkai of the GeGeGe Forest to help Kitarō fight off the Western Yōkai. The three saw Victor Frankenstein's creature consuming two of the Iwanabōzu as one fell back towards Hyōsube. They are later seen atop Nurikabe as he he kicks the beast away. After Backbeard's army retreats, the three are seen recuperating from their injuries along with the others, sitting near Amefuri-Kozō.GeGeGe no Kitarō (2018): Episode 28
==Powers and Abilities==
Flight:
Air-lifting
Fire breath
Illusion
Combined Transformation
Ivy Controlling
==Equipment==
Mace
Whips
Ropes
==Legend==
Kijimuna are spirits from the Okinawa Prefecture that live in banyan trees. They are around the size of an infant and resemble red-haired children. They are skilled at catching fish, and prefer to eat the left eye of fish they catch. If you light a bonfire under a banyan tree, they will appear before you and start waving, but will immediately disappear if you try catching them. Kijimuna hates things like octopi, farts, and hot pot lids, but above all, they hate those who harm the trees they live in and will seek vengeance against the culprit.
While Kijimunas are the spirits of Chinese banyan in folklores, a different being called the Spirits of Chinese Banyan appeared in Kitarō Kunitori Monogatari.
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