Shichinin Misaki

The Shichinin Misaki (七人ミサキ Shichinin Misaki), also known as Shichinin Dōgyō (七人同行 Shichinin Dōgyō, lit. Seven Pilgrims) in the 2018 anime, is a group of human souls being bound into a group of seven members.
==Members==
In the 2018 anime, the Shichinin Dōgyō are all identical to one another, being tall, thin humanoid figures with pale white skin. They wear long black hooded cloaks that obscure their faces and legs, leaving their hands exposed.
===First: Nichirō===
:Voiced by: Atsushi Ii
===Second: Tsukio===
:Voiced by: Kenji Hamada
===Third: Hidemaru===
:Voiced by: Atsushi Kisaichi
===Fourth: Mizue===
:Voiced by: Naomi Shindō
===Fifth: Kikumatsu===
:Voiced by: Yasuhiro Takato
===Sixth: Kanekichi===
:Voiced by: Daisuke Sakaguchi
===Seventh: Toshizō===
:Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi
==History==
===2007 Anime===
The Shichinin Misaki appear in episode #49 of the fifth anime adaptation, Seven Misaki of the Other World.
===2018 Anime===
The Shichinin Dōgyō are tasked by Nurarihyon to unseal the Daidarabotchi. They start at night with the eyes that are sealed under a forest near Kofu. They brainwash Nezumi-Otoko into helping them unseal the rest of the giant's body parts. The following morning they unseal the nose, mouth and legs. They are confronted by Kitarō, Ittan-Momen and Medama-Oyaji, and soon by a man named Kadokuro, who mistakes them as the Daidara Order. The leader silences him, correcting him that they are the Shichinin Dōgyō and that they were ordered to unseal the Daidarabotchi for the glory of yōkai. The legs land nearby causing a trench to form, the brainwashed Nezumi-Otoko sends both Kitarō and Kadokuro into the trench. Afterwards the group continues to unseal the arms and torso. As they reach the last seal, they are confronted by the Kitarō Family once more, but they manage to unseal the head during the battle. They rejoice as the body parts join together, believing it to be under their control. However they are soon crushed by the giant's foot.GeGeGe no Kitarō (2018): Episode 85
==Powers and Abilities==
Mind Control: The Shichinin Dōgyō are able to brainwash individuals to join them, having done so to Nezumi-Otoko. If they are defeated then those brainwashed will be free.
Energy Beams: The seven are able to shoot a beam of dark energy from the palm of their hands.
===Equipment===
Key of Iwaya: A giant gold key that the group used to unseal the body parts of Daidarabotchi.
==Legend==
Shichinin-Dōgyō and Shichinin-Misaki are similar yōkai both consisting of a group of seven wandering spirits.
The Shichinin-Misaki are seven spirits from the Kōchi Prefecture said to be the spirits of those who drowned at sea. Anyone who encounters the Shichinin-Misaki will suffer from a high fever and die. Afterward, one of the spirits will obtain Buddhahood, and the person killed will join the Shichinin-Misaki. Therefore, for all members of the Shichinin-Misaki to attain Buddhahood, there must be seven new victims to replace them.
The Shichinin-Dōgyō come from the Kagawa Prefecture and are a group of seven spirits who died a violent death seen walking on trails in a procession, and anyone who encounters them will die. These spirits are invisible, and can only be seen when peering through a cow's legs or if the spectator can wiggle their ears. A similar yōkai from the the Nakatado District in Kagawa is the Shichinin-Dōji, a group of seven children seen traveling at intersections.
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