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Futa Zuma (
Appearance[]
Human[]
Futa was a young boy with a shaved head who wore a simple long-sleeved shirt and shorts. Gifted by his mother, he wore rain boots as his sole choice of footwear and consistently had an umbrella at his side.
Yokai[]
Umbrella Boy's full appearance.
Umbrella Boy has the appearance of a cyclops; having a large, bulging eye with large, exposed teeth. This shadowy head is connected to an abnormally large leg wearing a geta sandal. Most noticeably, and befitting his namesake, Umbrella Boy's body is obstructed by a large, frayed umbrella that has an opening at the front for the yokai to peek through.
Personality[]
Futa was a genuinely happy child who cherished the umbrella and rainboots his mother gave him.
According to Turbo Granny, Umbrella Boy is said to be a "sweet yokai" by nature, but becomes unstoppable when he is forced to fight.
Background[]
Having grown up in poverty, Futa treasured the rainboots and umbrella his mother had given him, making a vow to always take them with him wherever he went.[1] After the death of their father, Futa was protected by his older brother Unji as their mother struggled to raise them by herself. On a rainy day, while heading home, Futa ran after his umbrella after it from flew out of his hands, leading to him to a nearby river where he tragically drowned.[2]
Following his death, Futa's spirit went on to become an Umbrella Boy yokai. Years later, at the location of Futa's accident, Umbrella Boy met Unji, who was rushing to rescue Vega and a boy from drowning in the river, and chose to offer his power to assist in their salvation.[3]
Synopsis[]
Kintama Hunt Saga[]
Danmara Arc[]
After Okarun defeats Unji who's being controlled by the Fairy-Tale Card, Futa materializes in front of him, hidden under his umbrella in his human form. He asks him to stop bullying his big brother and stands next to Unji. He repeats those words as everybody nearby starts seeing Unji's memories.
Current Saga[]
Typhoon Human Arc[]
While Jiji checks if Seiko is feeling alright on the plane, one of the Kitos sneaks behind him and right before he can stab him, Futa generates the two umbrellas and hurls them towards the man who falls to the ground. Everyone is confused but Unji quickly notices that Futa reacted on his own and shouts that there's an enemy on board.
Later after Unji exits the top of the plane to catch Momo before she flies away, Unji tells Futa to guide him forward as he holds on to an umbrella pierced into the hull of the plane.
When Jiji's Evil Gun is not powerful enough to stir up the hot and cold water forming the Typhoon Human, Unji decides to help and requests Futa to give all he's got, utilizing their last umbrella to augment the Evil Gun exponentially, immediately dissipating the UMA.
Etymology[]
- Futa's first name means "large wind."
Chapter Appearances[]
Kintama Hunt Saga[]
Current Saga[]
| 192. Departing for Shimane | Absent |
| 193. You People?! | Mentioned |
| 194. We've Been Hijacked | Absent |
| 195. It's a Typhoon Direct Hit | Absent |
| 196. Let's Blow Away That Typhoon | Absent |
| 197. Earthworm! Go! | Mentioned |
| 198. Smash the Typhoon's Eye! | Mentioned |
| 199. Clear Skies After the Storm | Absent |
| 200. Everyone's Whereabouts | Absent |
Trivia[]
- Umbrella Boy takes its design from a classic Japanese yokai called the Kasa-obake, an old umbrella that became a spirit, notable for its singular eye and one leg. Kasa-obake are also called Karakasa-kozo, which literally translates into Umbrella Boy.
- Kasa-obake are often depicted as having one leg, but the reason for Dandadan's Umbrella Boy to have one leg seems to stem from the fact that Futa lost one of his boots when he drowned, and as a yokai he ends up only having one geta to stand on.
- Futa's name containing the kanji for "wind" is similar to how his older brother's name contains the kanji for "cloud."
References[]
- ↑ Dandadan Manga: Chapter 157, Page 4
- ↑ Dandadan Manga: Chapter 153
- ↑ Dandadan Manga: Chapter 156, Pages 13-15
