Movie
Description
Created by Shigeru Mizuki, the yōkai Chinpo debuted in "The Yōkai Seven Samurai" chapter of "Kitarō's World Obake Tour." His name originates from Japanese slang for "penis," leading to adaptations using "Po" or the nickname "Chin-san." Physically, Chinpo has tan skin, facial paint beneath one eye, a beard, and three penises. Early manga depicts him nude except for wrist and ankle bangles, while anime versions typically add a waist cloth. His hairstyle varies: short in manga and long in most anime.
Personality-wise, the manga portrays him as self-serving, betraying allies like Dracula or Kitarō's group for payment. The third anime depicts him holding hierarchical views, deeming humans inferior and keeping them as slaves. His background identifies him as a "country bumpkin yōkai from South Asia." His abilities include flight via penis-emitted jet streams and creating gas bombs through flatulence.
His role and design shift across media:
- In the 1985 anime movie, he leads the Yōkai Army with lavender hair and red face paint. Avoiding direct combat, he relies on minions like Akamata and escapes after their defeat.
- The 1996 film "GeGeGe no Kitarō: Dai-Kaijū" features him as Akamata's subordinate with brown skin, a white waist cloth, and blue eye paint. He attacks by firing machine gun-like fireballs from his penises, which also serve as his weakness, and returns peacefully to his homeland after Akamata reforms.
- The 2007 anime renames him "Po," giving him light-blue skin, yellow hair, and a conch-shell necklace. Flight is fueled by flatulence; he attacks with a mouth-based "Po Beam." Vulgar traits are minimized, though he retains comedic elements like ending sentences with "po." He joins the South Asian Yōkai Five alongside Akamata and Yashi-Otoshi.
- The 2018 anime references him as "Chin-san" in Episode 84, retaining his nude appearance and 1985 color scheme; he appears briefly in the opening sequence.
Documented powers include the "Triple Penis Jet" for flight/wind, fireball projection (1996), and the "Po Beam" (2007). Unused abilities noted by Mizuki include poisonous urine, explosive feces, psychokinesis, and fire breath, though these do not appear canonically.
Personality-wise, the manga portrays him as self-serving, betraying allies like Dracula or Kitarō's group for payment. The third anime depicts him holding hierarchical views, deeming humans inferior and keeping them as slaves. His background identifies him as a "country bumpkin yōkai from South Asia." His abilities include flight via penis-emitted jet streams and creating gas bombs through flatulence.
His role and design shift across media:
- In the 1985 anime movie, he leads the Yōkai Army with lavender hair and red face paint. Avoiding direct combat, he relies on minions like Akamata and escapes after their defeat.
- The 1996 film "GeGeGe no Kitarō: Dai-Kaijū" features him as Akamata's subordinate with brown skin, a white waist cloth, and blue eye paint. He attacks by firing machine gun-like fireballs from his penises, which also serve as his weakness, and returns peacefully to his homeland after Akamata reforms.
- The 2007 anime renames him "Po," giving him light-blue skin, yellow hair, and a conch-shell necklace. Flight is fueled by flatulence; he attacks with a mouth-based "Po Beam." Vulgar traits are minimized, though he retains comedic elements like ending sentences with "po." He joins the South Asian Yōkai Five alongside Akamata and Yashi-Otoshi.
- The 2018 anime references him as "Chin-san" in Episode 84, retaining his nude appearance and 1985 color scheme; he appears briefly in the opening sequence.
Documented powers include the "Triple Penis Jet" for flight/wind, fireball projection (1996), and the "Po Beam" (2007). Unused abilities noted by Mizuki include poisonous urine, explosive feces, psychokinesis, and fire breath, though these do not appear canonically.