TV-Series
Description
The Principal is the head of the elementary school attended by the Grandson in Dangerous Jii-san Ja, and he is one of the franchise's most persistent supporting characters. His defining trait is an overwhelming need to be the most important person in any situation, a vanity that the series presents as the outward expression of a severe inferiority complex. He speaks and behaves with theatrical arrogance, addressing others rudely and announcing his own greatness through grand catchphrases, yet his confidence is routinely exposed as fragile and easily deflated.
His central motivation is the desire to be recognized as the greatest and most important figure around. This drive places him in a constant, self-declared rivalry with Grandpa, the story's protagonist, whom he identifies as his opponent even though his challenges are seldom taken seriously. He initiates contests and confrontations at every opportunity, and in nearly every instance he is defeated or turned into the butt of the joke. The predictable failure is structural to his character: his pompous claims exist to be overturned.
Within the story he operates as a recurring comic antagonist and foil. His nominal position as school principal gives his interactions with the Grandson a surface layer of authority, but his behavior continuously undermines any real standing he might hold. The core of his role is his one-sided rivalry with Grandpa, built on boastful declarations, impulsive challenges, and regular humiliation. In the franchise's longer feature stories he is treated with particular harshness, almost always becoming a victim or target of misfortune for the sake of comedy.
The character's presentation shifted noticeably over time. In his earliest appearances he was genuinely formidable, capable of overwhelming even Grandpa with ease, which lent his arrogance some weight. As the series progressed he was increasingly weakened until he became a purely comedic figure, so ineffectual that he could lose to a child in two seconds. His unstable identity was also played for gags: a reader vote once temporarily changed his name to a long string of nonsense syllables, and he was briefly known as the former Principal before the original name was restored. Later installments, including Dangerous Jii-san Ja itself, continue this pattern of misfortune without giving him any real development.
His notable abilities are equally exaggerated and suited to the series' surreal humor. He has used a lightning attack that he claims has never missed, despite once accidentally striking Grandpa while aiming at someone else. He has also been depicted launching into the air in an angel-like state, performing powerful tackles, and piloting a large robot modeled after himself. These techniques function less as consistent powers and more as setups for comedy, since they frequently backfire and leave him trapped or humiliated, reinforcing the distance between his grandiose self-image and his actual place in the story.
His central motivation is the desire to be recognized as the greatest and most important figure around. This drive places him in a constant, self-declared rivalry with Grandpa, the story's protagonist, whom he identifies as his opponent even though his challenges are seldom taken seriously. He initiates contests and confrontations at every opportunity, and in nearly every instance he is defeated or turned into the butt of the joke. The predictable failure is structural to his character: his pompous claims exist to be overturned.
Within the story he operates as a recurring comic antagonist and foil. His nominal position as school principal gives his interactions with the Grandson a surface layer of authority, but his behavior continuously undermines any real standing he might hold. The core of his role is his one-sided rivalry with Grandpa, built on boastful declarations, impulsive challenges, and regular humiliation. In the franchise's longer feature stories he is treated with particular harshness, almost always becoming a victim or target of misfortune for the sake of comedy.
The character's presentation shifted noticeably over time. In his earliest appearances he was genuinely formidable, capable of overwhelming even Grandpa with ease, which lent his arrogance some weight. As the series progressed he was increasingly weakened until he became a purely comedic figure, so ineffectual that he could lose to a child in two seconds. His unstable identity was also played for gags: a reader vote once temporarily changed his name to a long string of nonsense syllables, and he was briefly known as the former Principal before the original name was restored. Later installments, including Dangerous Jii-san Ja itself, continue this pattern of misfortune without giving him any real development.
His notable abilities are equally exaggerated and suited to the series' surreal humor. He has used a lightning attack that he claims has never missed, despite once accidentally striking Grandpa while aiming at someone else. He has also been depicted launching into the air in an angel-like state, performing powerful tackles, and piloting a large robot modeled after himself. These techniques function less as consistent powers and more as setups for comedy, since they frequently backfire and leave him trapped or humiliated, reinforcing the distance between his grandiose self-image and his actual place in the story.