Matsu no Seirei

Matsu no Seirei (松の精霊, lit. Pine Spirit), also known as Gajumaru-no-Sei (ガジュマルの精, Chinese banyan sprit), are pine yōkai .
==Appearance==
The Matsu no Seirei appears as bald, blue skinned children with half closed eyes and shadows underneath them. They wear short, light yellow yukatas, with a green pine leaf pattern and an orange obi.
==Personality==
==History==
===2007 Anime===
Two Matsu no Seirei are a part of the chosen 47 Yōkai Warriors and they represent Aichi Prefecture. They appear in GeGeGe no Kitarō: Nippon Bakuretsu!! During the battle against Yato-no-Kami, Yobuko calls for help from all over Japan, the remaining 47 Yōkai Warriors are revealed once their mark begins to glow. Among those are the Matsu no Seirei, who notices their marks on their feet. Afterwards their power is sent to aid Kitarō in defeating Yato-no-Kami.GeGeGe no Kitarō: Nippon Bakuretsu!!
Due to the fifth anime adaptation's sudden cancellation at 100 episodes, they are among the 23 Yokai Warriors that were not revealed aside from the movie.GeGeGe No Kitaro: Nippon Bakuretsu!!
==Powers and Abilities==
Fire breath
Mind reading
Anti yokai sword
Sap
Regeneration
Spirit summoning
==Legend==
The Matsu no Seirei or are the spirits inhabiting a pair of old pine tines called Niryū no Matsu in front of the Chokoji Temple. One day, these spirits appeared in front of the head priest and asked if they could borrow an inkstone and paper. The priest thought that it was a strange request, but not wanting to go against the spirits of a sacred tree, he agreed regardless. The Matsu no Seirei wrote Chinese poems on the paper and gave it to the priest, which the temple used as protection from evil spirits.
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