Movie
Description
Chi, a Chinese yōkai antagonist in the Gegege no Kitarō franchise, takes the true form of a Nine-Tailed Fox (Jiuweihu) and identifies as the brother of Tamamo-no-Mae. He leads a faction of Chinese yōkai, demonstrating competent leadership while employing a manipulative and cunning nature. Chi exploits the naivety of villagers and yōkai like Nurikabe for his schemes and boasts of defeating Kitarō. His perceptiveness allows him to see through deceptions, including those of Nezumi-Otoko.
Chi commands diverse supernatural abilities centered on cloth magic: he transforms yōkai into rolls of cloth using special pills, sticks, or his breath. These cloths become garments that exert mind control on wearers; when Chi wears them, he gains the powers of the transformed yōkai. He also wields paper magic, summoning entities called Kami-no-Sei by drawing on paper – manifestations range from generic monsters to specific Japanese yōkai or the giant Chinese dragon Yōjin. Additional powers include fire manipulation (like decorative fox fire), lightning control, flight, poisonous gas emission, teleportation, illusion creation, hypnosis, camouflage, body extension, item summoning, and combat skills.
His appearances span multiple adaptations. In the manga, he debuted in *Yōkai Cloth*. His anime debut was episode #2 of the 1971 series (also titled *Yōkai Cloth*). He later featured in the 1986 film *GeGeGe no Kitarō: Saikyō Yōkai Gundan! Nippon Jōriku!!* (third adaptation). The 1996 series (fourth adaptation) included him in episodes #79 and #80 (*The Chinese Yōkai Invasion!* parts 1 and 2). The 2007 series (fifth adaptation) featured him in episode #63 (*Japanese Yōkai Annihilated!? Fabric Yōkai!!*) and episode #76 (*Strongest Tag Battle!! Southern & Chinese Yōkai!!*).
Chi's equipment includes cloth, summoning paper, a cloth-making stick, a yōkai castle, powders, pills, a ship, and a flying carpet.
Chi commands diverse supernatural abilities centered on cloth magic: he transforms yōkai into rolls of cloth using special pills, sticks, or his breath. These cloths become garments that exert mind control on wearers; when Chi wears them, he gains the powers of the transformed yōkai. He also wields paper magic, summoning entities called Kami-no-Sei by drawing on paper – manifestations range from generic monsters to specific Japanese yōkai or the giant Chinese dragon Yōjin. Additional powers include fire manipulation (like decorative fox fire), lightning control, flight, poisonous gas emission, teleportation, illusion creation, hypnosis, camouflage, body extension, item summoning, and combat skills.
His appearances span multiple adaptations. In the manga, he debuted in *Yōkai Cloth*. His anime debut was episode #2 of the 1971 series (also titled *Yōkai Cloth*). He later featured in the 1986 film *GeGeGe no Kitarō: Saikyō Yōkai Gundan! Nippon Jōriku!!* (third adaptation). The 1996 series (fourth adaptation) included him in episodes #79 and #80 (*The Chinese Yōkai Invasion!* parts 1 and 2). The 2007 series (fifth adaptation) featured him in episode #63 (*Japanese Yōkai Annihilated!? Fabric Yōkai!!*) and episode #76 (*Strongest Tag Battle!! Southern & Chinese Yōkai!!*).
Chi's equipment includes cloth, summoning paper, a cloth-making stick, a yōkai castle, powders, pills, a ship, and a flying carpet.