Taimatsumaru

Taimatsumaru (松明丸 Taimatsumaru, lit. Torch Boy) is either a Yōkai or a type of Tengu-Bi and are familiars resembling a fire bird.
==Appearance==
Taimatsumaru is a giant bird made out of an amalgam of flames and torches, with a long tail made of orange fire. It has red eyes, an orange beak and matching feet that has red talons. Its crest and eyebrows are made of yellow flames instead.
==Personality==
==History==
===2007 Anime===
Taimatsumaru appears in episode #36 of the fifth anime adaptation, Medama-Oyaji's Rescue.
===2018 Anime===
Taimatsumaru was featured in the 2023 movie The Birth of Kitarō: Mystery of GeGeGe.
===The Great Yōkai War: Guardians: Side Story: Heian Hyakkitan===
Taimatsumaru appeared in the final battle.Hirokazu Minemori, 2021, The Great Yōkai War: Guardians: Side Story: Heian Hyakkitan, p.260, Media Works Bunko, Kadokawa
==Powers and Abilities==
Fire Manipulation: Being constructs of lit torches, the Taimatsumaru's bodies are constantly burning. They are able to manipulate and generate fire. They primarily breath out fire or create fireballs. 
Disappearing
==Legend==
The Taimatsumaru or Maen is a flaming hawk-like yōkai living in cedar trees within deep mountain valleys that flies while accompanied by mysterious fire. This fire is not one that illuminates the darkness, but a type of fire said to hinder Buddhist practice. Its name comes from how its fire resembles a torch deep in the mountain valley.
Toriyama Sekien’s Gazu Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro also describes it as a type of Tengu-Bi formed from the light of rocks thrown by tengu in the mountains.
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