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Jiraiya
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Jiraiya riding a giant toad, depicted in an 1866 print by Yoshitoshi

Real Name

Jiraiya/Ogata Shuma Hiroyuki

First Appearance

Unknown

Original Publisher

Japanese Folklore

Created by

Numerous

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Ogata Shuma Hiroyuki later known as Jiraiya

Origin[]

Jiraiya (literally "Young Thunder"), also known as Ogata Shuma Hiroyuki, was the protagonist of the Japanese folktale The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya. He was a ninja skilled in shapeshifting magic and could morph into a gigantic toad. He was the heir of a powerful clan in Kyūshū of the same name.

Jiraiya fell in love and married Tsunade, a beautiful maiden snail magic master. His nemesis was his one-time follower Yashagorō, later known as Orochimaru, who had mastered snake magic.

Public Domain Literary Appearances[]

  • Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari ("The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya")

Public Domain Film Appearances[]

  • Jiraiya (1914)
  • Nidaime Jiraiya (1917),
  • Jiraiya Gōketsu Tan (1918)
  • Gōketsu Jiraiya (Jiraiya the Hero, 1921)

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