Namiayashi

This article is about a monster in Samurai Sentai Shinkenger.

Namiayashi
Episode	Act 4: Nightly Tears of Sympathy
Sentai Show	Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
Height	205 cm
Giant Height	51.2 m
Weight	90 kg
Giant Weight	22.5 tons
Voice Actor	Koji Tobe

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"The scent of human tears and the sounds of their screams makes me giddy."

―Namiayashi’s first words when swimming through the Sanzu River.^[src]

"Huh?"

―Namiayashi after the Water Arrow and Heaven Fan broke through his Tora Tsunami and his final words before his initial defeat.^[src]

"Damn you! I can’t forgive you guys!"

―Namiayashi when he enlarged.^[src]

"What the?!"

―Namiayashi reacting to Kame Origami descending on him for its Turtle Heavenly Fist attack and his final words before his death.^[src]

Namiayashi (ナミアヤシ, 4) is a two-toned Ayakashi who is armed with the Aodake Dankatsusō (青竹断割槍, Green Bamboo Split Spear).

History

Laid back and disturbing in personality, Namiayashi is sent by Shitari of the Bones to increase the River by doing what he loves best: making others cry. Appearing in the mortal realm before a boy named Ryota, he accomplish his goal by tricking the boy with a false promise of seeing his grandfather again. His attack is the Tora Tsunami (虎津波, Tiger Harbor Wave), creating a tiger from the right half of his body and a Sanzu River wave from his left to take out two opponents. He can also shoot fog from his mouth. He is destroyed by Shinken Blue and Shinken Pink, and then destroyed by ShinkenOh.

Yokai Origins

According to folklore, the suiko (水虎, suiko) is a vicious yokai that lives in rivers and are often confuses with kappas. They have also been referred to as Shuihu which has been translated as "water tiger". Perhaps Namiayashi's Tora Tsunami attack is the basis of this legend.

Personality

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Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Bite: Namiayashi can bite with his tiger.

Abilities

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Weaknesses

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Arsenal

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Behind the Scenes

Portrayal

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Design

• His design incorporates a tiger and the red waves from the Sanzu River. This is in reference to the yokai he is based on the suiko which is written using the characters for "water" and "tiger."

Concept Art

Namiayashi Concept Art

Etymology

• His name is a combination of nami (波,, wave) and ayashii (怪しい,, suspicious).

Notes

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Appearances

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See Also

• Doubletone - Power Rangers counterpart in Samurai. See comparison page.

External links

• Namiayashi on the TV Asahi site