Jiji's Father

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Jiji's Father
Characteristics
Race	Human
Home Planet	Earth
Gender	Male
Hair Color	Black
Personal Status
Status	Alive
Occupation	Professor (Volcanologist)
Residence	Kamigoe City Byakuja Village (Cursed House) (Formerly)
Relationships
Family	Unnamed Wife Jiji (Son)
Portrayal
Japanese Voice	Ikuji Nose
English Voice	Kaiji Tang
Debuts
Manga Debut	Chapter 50 Chapter 38 (Flashback)
Anime Debut	Episode 17 Episode 14 (Flashback)

He is the father of Jiji.

Appearance

He has black spiry hair, wears glasses, and possesses a thick full black beard.

While in the hospital, he wore a simple gown. By the time he recovered and came to pick up Jiji from the Ayase residence, he wore a light shirt with a black tie under a coat, jeans, and dark shoes. Later, he returned to the residency wearing a multi-pocket jacket, trousers and shoes.

Personality

In stark contrast to his wife's exuberant personality, he remains laidback and composed, often letting her do the talking while quietly observing from the sidelines. On the rare occasion he interjects, it is usually to gently remind her to lower her voice, though his requests are met with little success.

Background

In pursuit of his research on volcanoes, the father moved his family to Byakuja Village, where he could study the local volcano while working at a nearby university. At one point, the parents became aware of their son Jiji's growing unease about their home, being informed that there were possible signs of paranormal activities, but were doubtful of his assertions. After the parents fell ill following Jiji's unexpected encounter with an evil spirit in their house, the family felt compelled to hire spirit mediums to cleanse the property. Unfortunately, this resulted in five out of three spirit mediums taking their own lives. Later, Jiji returned home to discover his mother and father hanging themselves from the balcony. In a panic, Jiji rushed to cut the ropes. The father and his wife were then taken to the hospital for treatment, leaving Jiji to address the situation on his own by taking one of the spirit mediums' advice to reach out to Seiko Ayase.

Synopsis

Kintama Hunt Saga

Cursed House Arc

Jiji visits his parents in the hospital, overcome with emotion at seeing them safe and recovering. This reunion is then met with confusion from the parents as Jiji started moving strangely, unaware that their son is wearing the body of an anatomical model who is urged by Momo to match the emotional weight of the moment.

Evil Eye Arc

After Okarun successfully subdued the Evil Eye, Jiji's mother and father arrive at the Ayase residence to pick him up, expressing heartfelt gratitude to Seiko for caring for their son. The Enjoji family then departed after Jiji expressed his gratitude to his friends.

Kaiju Arc

The following morning, the Enjoji family drive back to the Ayase residence wanting to assist with house repairs after the destruction caused by the Evil Eye. Upon arriving, the father urges his wife to lower her voice as she enthusiastically announces their presence and readiness to help with the repairs. However, the family arrive to see the house already restored. Momo then comes outside after hearing the commotion outside, calmly asking that they keep their voices down since her grandmother is sleeping.

Chapter Appearances

Kintama Hunt Saga

Cursed House Arc
28. That's A Premonition About The Turmoils of Love!	Mentioned
29. First Love!	Mentioned
30. Don't Give Up!	Absent
31. The Life of an Anatomical Doll	Absent
32. Let's Go to the Cursed House	Absent
33. Better Decide Which One's Into Her	Mentioned
34. The Kito Family Is Coming	Absent
35. Where's The Tsuchinoko Monster?	Mentioned
36. The Kito Family's Old Lady	Mentioned
37. Like, This Is the Legend of the Giant Snake	Absent
38. Mongolian Death Worms Are Deadly	Flashback
39. The Evil Eye	Absent
40. Contract	Absent
41. Jiji the Prodigy	Absent
42. Escape! Multistage!	Absent
43. You Won't Get Away With This!	Absent
44. That House Is a Damn Eyesore	Mentioned
45. It's a Pump	Absent
46. Put That Fire Out	Absent
47. That's, Like, Way Deadly	Absent
48. That UFO Is Awesome	Absent
49. He's, Like, Sealed	Absent
50. Let's All Carry Around Hot Water	Debut

Evil Eye Arc
51. We Can All Stay There Together!	Absent
52. The Hayashi Performers Are Here	Absent
53. We Became a Family	Absent
54. Get a Part-Time Job	Absent
55. Moe Moe Tri-Beam	Absent
56. Feeling Kinda Gloomy	Absent
57. Scary Dudes at School	Absent
58. Symphony No. 6	Absent
59. Symphony No. 9	Absent
60. You Can Do It, Okarun!	Mentioned
61. The Evil Eye's Briefs	Absent
62. I Want to Rebuild the House	Appears