Kusuriuri

Kusuriuri, also known as Medicine Seller and Apothecary, is one of the main characters from the Mononoke series.
== Charactah Account ==
A mysterious wandering man with a vast knowledge of the supernatural and is mystical in appearance. He carries around a large wooden box filled with medicine and holy tools. Among them is an enchanted sword that is used to slay the mononoke. To use the sword, the Medicine Seller must find the "Katachi" (shape), "Makoto" (truth), and "Kotowari" (reasoning) of the mononoke he wishes to exorcise. Once the sword has been unsheathed, he transforms into a demonic-like creature. While his origins are unknown, it is clear that the Medicine Seller is not human or at least not entirely human; he has elf-like ears, and pointy canine teeth.
Even in the time-skip Bakeneko arc, the Medicine Seller still appears as the same handsome youth from the previous arcs (the only differences in his appearance from previous arcs is he now wears small round red stud earrings and a ring on his index finger). It was revealed in the Umibozu episode when the ayakashi asked the passenger's fears, the Medicine Seller calmly answers he is afraid that there is no form, truth, or reason at the edge of the world, thus no longer having a reason to exist.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Ayakashi: Japanese Classic Horror
* Mononoke
* Mononoke Movie
=== Manga ===
* Mononoke
* Mononoke: Umibouzu
* Mononoke: Zashiki Warashi
== Trivia ==
* Kusuriuri's seiyuu in the Japanese dub is Takahiro Sakurai, while his English VA is Andrew Francis, who voices various roles in anime.
* It is slightly implied that Kusuriuri might be a kitsune (Japanese fox) because of his supernatural abilities, his pronounced canine teeth, the appearance of his alter "self", and, in Mononoke, a white fox mask in the Noppera-boh episode arc. The fox mask has the same markings that Kusuriuri has.
* It is possible that he is left-handed, as both of his forms wield the sword of exorcism with their left hand.
== Gallery ==
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File:Kusuriuri 01.png
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== External Links ==
* Kusuriuri at Ayakashi - Japanese Horror Classic Wiki
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