TV-Series
Description
Jyuubei operates a corpse dealership named Shikabaneya. This middle-aged man sports slick brown hair parted in the back, a mustache, and a beard, marked by a distinctive scar crossing his right eyebrow and eye. His personality is defined by greed and stinginess, particularly evident in business dealings where he retains the lion's share of bounty payments earned by others. He maintains a notably polite and respectful demeanor toward Riku, a pirate who serves as his best customer due to generous payments, unaware that Riku is an incarnation of the demon Kirinmaru.
His history involves a significant responsibility: the monk Miroku entrusted him with the young raccoon dog demon Takechiyo after the latter was cursed. Jyuubei promised to care for Takechiyo. Fourteen years later, he employs Takechiyo as an assistant for errands and to monitor the half-demon bounty hunter Moroha. Jyuubei insists Moroha owes him an immense debt for unspecified reasons and directs her to collect parts of slain yōkai for bounties. He withholds a substantial portion of her earnings, once denying payment for the head of the demon Tōkotsu when the proof scattered during a confrontation involving Setsuna and Towa.
Jyuubei once possessed the Green Rainbow Pearl, which granted him unusually good luck in attracting demon bounties and expanding his business until it was taken from him. His business operations included selling Moroha to a demon gambling house where she was forced to fight for entertainment. He later reacquired her, enforcing a debt bondage that required her to work as his bounty hunter. This arrangement caused tension with Moroha's parents, leading Kagome to confront him angrily upon learning he sold their daughter.
Throughout the series, Jyuubei continues managing Moroha's bounty assignments, directing her toward high-value targets while exploiting her indebtedness. His loyalty to Riku remains unwavering for the financial benefits, ignorant of Riku's true nature. Jyuubei's role is fundamentally transactional, focused solely on profit and maintaining his business through calculated, often ruthless decisions.
His history involves a significant responsibility: the monk Miroku entrusted him with the young raccoon dog demon Takechiyo after the latter was cursed. Jyuubei promised to care for Takechiyo. Fourteen years later, he employs Takechiyo as an assistant for errands and to monitor the half-demon bounty hunter Moroha. Jyuubei insists Moroha owes him an immense debt for unspecified reasons and directs her to collect parts of slain yōkai for bounties. He withholds a substantial portion of her earnings, once denying payment for the head of the demon Tōkotsu when the proof scattered during a confrontation involving Setsuna and Towa.
Jyuubei once possessed the Green Rainbow Pearl, which granted him unusually good luck in attracting demon bounties and expanding his business until it was taken from him. His business operations included selling Moroha to a demon gambling house where she was forced to fight for entertainment. He later reacquired her, enforcing a debt bondage that required her to work as his bounty hunter. This arrangement caused tension with Moroha's parents, leading Kagome to confront him angrily upon learning he sold their daughter.
Throughout the series, Jyuubei continues managing Moroha's bounty assignments, directing her toward high-value targets while exploiting her indebtedness. His loyalty to Riku remains unwavering for the financial benefits, ignorant of Riku's true nature. Jyuubei's role is fundamentally transactional, focused solely on profit and maintaining his business through calculated, often ruthless decisions.