Ebisu (Noragami)

Ebisu is a supporting protagonist in the anime/manga series Noragami. He is one of the Seven Gods of Fortune and the humorless God of Fishing and Commerce. He first appears in both the manga and anime trying to buy Yukine (once he becomes a blessed Regalia) off Yato's hands for an incredible amount of money. Ebisu is later revealed to be attempting to gain control over phantoms - a severe taboo if not sin in the eyes of the heavens - going as far as descending to the underworld to achieve his goal. Eventually, however, it is revealed that he was doing this to find the Location Brush, which could allow him to control Phantoms and make the world a better place, making him an anti-hero.
He is voiced by Ryōtarō Okiayu in the Japanese version of the anime, and by John Burgmeier in the English version, the latter of whom also voiced Seishin Muroi, Tien Shinhan and Freed Justine.
==Abilities==
As per his legend, Ebisu was born lacking limbs but eventually grew them from sheer force of will. But because of his original state, Ebisu effectively has a coordination disorder when not assisted by his shinki, unable to control his limbs well enough to do tasks like swim, ride a bike, or fight on his own. He even proves to have difficulties tying his shoes and feeding himself. But his good wits and incredible natural luck used in combination with his shinki render him decently good at combat.
==Personality==
Initially, Ebisu appears very stoic, showing next to no emotion at all times, regardless of what's happening around him. While he can come off as aloof and uncaring, he really does care for his shinki's well being. Most, if not all, of his shinki are strays; He doesn't care about any of the stigmas attached to their existence, or the stigma planted on him for keeping them. It's noted that many strays are made because either they outlived their master's or were abandoned by them without being properly released. Aware of how unfair this is, Ebisu, not that unlike Bishamon, gives a home to shinki that many other gods would reject.
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