Manjiro
From Dandadan
Manjiro is a supporting character in Dandadan, a cheerful young shrine priest near Jiji's town who helps Seiko's group contain the Evil Eye. He is voiced by Hiroyuki Yoshino in Japanese and Kevin Andrew Rivera in English.
About Manjiro
Manjiro is a cheerful young priest at the hot-spring town shrine near Jiji's house, easy-going on the surface and deadly serious about exorcisms underneath. He helps Seiko and the group contain the Evil Eye and understands the Kito family's dark history better than most. With his sunglasses, slang and spiritual skill, Manjiro is the Cursed House case's most relaxed expert.
Appearance
Manjiro is a cheerful young priest with an easy smile, modern casual style under his shrine duties and, his trademark, sunglasses and slang that make him look more like a surfer than an exorcist. The relaxed presentation is real, but so is the competence underneath it: when talismans come out, Manjiro's manner sharpens instantly into a professional who has done this many times.
Personality
Manjiro is laid-back, funny and unshockable, a young priest who treats ancient horrors as a job he happens to be good at. He respects Seiko's authority without formality, gets along with the teenagers instantly and keeps his head when centuries-old curses start moving. His calm is professional: he has grown up next to the Kito secret and learned exactly how dangerous cheerfulness about it would be.
Background & Story
Manjiro serves as a priest at the shrine in the hot-spring town near Jiji's house, in the shadow of the Kito family's long, dark history with the giant worm beneath the village. When the Evil Eye case erupts, Manjiro works alongside Seiko and the group to contain the spirit, bringing local knowledge nobody else has, he understands what the Kito family has been doing for generations, and what it has cost. His easy-going surface makes him the case's most relaxed expert; his exorcism skill makes him one of its most necessary.
Powers & Abilities
- Exorcism and Talismans: Manjiro is a trained shrine priest skilled in exorcism rites, seals and talismans used to contain spirits like the Evil Eye.
Key Relationships
- Seiko Ayase: The senior medium he assists on the Evil Eye case, whose expertise he respects completely.
- Jin Enjoji: The possessed boy whose containment is Manjiro's main job in the Cursed House case.
- Naki Kito: The matriarch whose family's secrets Manjiro understands better than she would like.
Quick Answers
Who is Manjiro in Dandadan?
Manjiro is the priest of the shrine near Jiji's town who helps Seiko's group contain the Evil Eye, bringing deep knowledge of the Kito family's history.
Who voices Manjiro?
Manjiro is voiced by Hiroyuki Yoshino in Japanese and by Kevin Andrew Rivera in the English dub.
