Jibanyan

 
Jibanyan (Japanese: ジバニャン Jibanyan) is a Fire-attributed D-ranked cat Yo-kai of the Charming tribe. According to the Yokai Medallium, its bio for Jibanyan says "After being run over by a truck, he inspirits an intersection and seeks to get his revenge on passing trucks''. Jibanyan is popularly known as the mascot of the Yo-kai Watch franchise, as well being a game mascot of Yo-Kai Watch, Yo-Kai Watch 2: Ganso and Honke, Yo-Kai Watch 2: Shin'uchi, and Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team.

Appearance

Jibanyan is a red and white coloured cat with a chip in his left ear. He has yellow coloured eyes with large black pupils, his nose and inner-ears are dull shade of pink. Attached to his collar is an aquamarine coloured bell, matching the flames at the end of his two tails. He was red and had a curved muzzle instead of a wavy muzzle, he also had white inner ears and paws tips with a regular tail and also had a belt before he was a Yo-Kai. Before Jibanyan died due to a car accident, he was a normal cat named Akamaru (Japanese: アカマル Akamaru) that was adopted by a girl named Amy.

Abilities/Movesets

Attack: Sharp Claws Magic: Fire Soultimate: Paws of Fury (attacks all enemies) In the anime, Jibanyan can take quite the beating, though it is usually used for comical effect.

Name Origin

His name is a combination of Jibakurei (Japanese: 地縛霊 literally meaning; Residual Haunting) and nyan, a Japanese onomatopoeia for the sound commonly made by cats.