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He sees himself as the guardian of the family [[Jinja (Shinto)|shrine]]. He tries to sell trinkets (such as fake Shikon No Tama jewels and [[ofuda]]s) and goes through the motions of being a [[priest]] without any obvious spiritual powers. He also spends his days thinking up complex [[illnesses]] to excuse Kagome from the [[school]] she misses while in the Feudal Era. |
He sees himself as the guardian of the family [[Jinja (Shinto)|shrine]]. He tries to sell trinkets (such as fake Shikon No Tama jewels and [[ofuda]]s) and goes through the motions of being a [[priest]] without any obvious spiritual powers. He also spends his days thinking up complex [[illnesses]] to excuse Kagome from the [[school]] she misses while in the Feudal Era. |
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With a comical touch, he often grieves over why his grandchildren Kagome and [[Sota Higurashi|Sota]] take his practices of [[Shinto]] lightly, and that they are not interested in history of the sacred shrine at all. |
With a comical touch, he often grieves over why his grandchildren Kagome and [[Sota Higurashi|Sota]] take his practices of [[Shinto]] lightly, and that they are not interested in history of the sacred shrine at all. He is very dedicated to the shrine; in the 1st movie, he is delighted that the sacred tree in the shrine grounds has blossomed for the first time and is devastated to see the snow (caused by the time compression of the past) cause the blossoms to fall too soon. |
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Grandpa does possess some amount of knowledge about [[Demon|demons]] and [[exorcism]]. However, at an advanced age and in a time where there are no demons to cast out, his spiritual powers are minimal. |
Grandpa does possess some amount of knowledge about [[Demon|demons]] and [[exorcism]]. However, at an advanced age and in a time where there are no demons to cast out, his spiritual powers are minimal. |
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Revision as of 21:28, 11 February 2006
Grandpa (or Jii-chan) is the father of Kagome's father in the popular anime and manga series, InuYasha.
He sees himself as the guardian of the family shrine. He tries to sell trinkets (such as fake Shikon No Tama jewels and ofudas) and goes through the motions of being a priest without any obvious spiritual powers. He also spends his days thinking up complex illnesses to excuse Kagome from the school she misses while in the Feudal Era.
With a comical touch, he often grieves over why his grandchildren Kagome and Sota take his practices of Shinto lightly, and that they are not interested in history of the sacred shrine at all. He is very dedicated to the shrine; in the 1st movie, he is delighted that the sacred tree in the shrine grounds has blossomed for the first time and is devastated to see the snow (caused by the time compression of the past) cause the blossoms to fall too soon.
Grandpa does possess some amount of knowledge about demons and exorcism. However, at an advanced age and in a time where there are no demons to cast out, his spiritual powers are minimal.
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