Tearai-Oni

Tearai-Oni (手洗い鬼 Tearai-Oni, lit. Hand Washing Demon) is a gigantic oni.
==Appearance==
His appearance in the manga is drastically different from his illustration and the design used in the fifth anime.
==Personality==
==History==
===Kitarō Kunitori Monogatari===
Although he was summoned from Shikoku to aid Kitarō and others to capture an egg-shaped UFO which was an order of the deputy prime minister of Japan, he was a rough individual. Being irritated with the quick-moving UFO, he ignored the priority and crushed the UFO with his foot, killing the alien inside, but he was happy with the outcome. Humans accused his actions and told Kitarō and others to take him home.
===2007 Anime===
He appears in GeGeGe no Kitarō: Nippon Bakuretsu!! He is one of the chosen 47 Yōkai Warriors and represents Kagawa Prefecture.
Due to the fifth anime adaption's sudden cancellation at 100 episodes, he is among the 23 Yokai Warriors that were not revealed aside from the movie. 
===2018 Anime===
He briefly appears in episode #48 The Void of Despair and Darkness along with many other yōkai.
===The Great Yōkai War: Guardians: Side Story: Heian Hyakkitan===
Sanmoto Gorōzaemon appeared in the final battle and commanded giant Yōkai including Tearai-Oni, Ōkubi, Gasha-Dokuro, and Miage-Nyūdō to bring down and capture gigantic Nue. These Yōkai slammed Nue on Mount Ōe, however Nue was powerful enough to drive away them at once.Hirokazu Minemori, 2021, The Great Yōkai War: Guardians: Side Story: Heian Hyakkitan, p.262-263, Media Works Bunko, Kadokawa
==Powers and Abilities==
==Legend==
Tearai-Oni is a giant yōkai recorded in the Ehon Hyakumonogatari and is said to be a variation of the Daidarabotchi. It is nearly 12 kilometers tall and appeared in the Kagawa Prefecture, washing its hands in a bay between mountains surrounding the cities of Takamatsu and Marugame.
Shigeru Mizuki noted that Tearai Oni was also called オジョモ (Ojomo), and was a henchman of Daidarabotchi.Mizuki Shigeru, Aramata Hiroshi, 2011, 水木しげるの妖怪地図, ISBN 9784582945362, Heibonsha
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