Jaken

Jaken (Japanese: 邪見, "wicked perspective") is a character in the anime and manga series InuYasha.

Anime TV version of Jaken

The assistant of Sesshomaru (Sesshōmaru), Jaken is a kappa demon who is very loyal to Sesshomaru, primarily out of gratitude for once saving his life. He occasionally mutters statements such as "Mother was right. I should have been a ferryman". Besides being charged with carrying the Staff of Heads (人頭杖, nintōjō) and occasionally put its power to use, Jaken's presence around Sesshomaru has always been rather pitiful despite this Sesshomaru resurrects Jaken with the Tenseiga when he was killed by Kaijinbo when possesed by Toukijin. Jaken was once a lord among similar demons. A battle broke out with another demon tribe when they were trying to defend themselves from being devoured. The leader of the larger demon tribe had Jaken by his neck, when Sesshomaru appeared and told the demon to move for he was blocking Sesshomaru's path. The demon did not heed him and as soon as Sesshomaru repeated himself he used his poison whip and cut the demon to pieces.

Seeing all this, Jaken told his tribesmen to move out of the way. They knelt down before Sesshomaru, creating a path before him. Jaken, captivated by Sesshomaru's power, beauty and a need to repay the life-saving debt, he told his minions to "forget about me" and followed after Sesshomaru.

With perseverance, Jaken finally cracked open the door a little and Sesshomaru told him that if he could use the Staff of the Heads, then he could become his servant. Jaken was most grateful for being able to offer his service to Sesshomaru as he is the descendant of the inu taiyoukai who was famous throughout the lands.

Jaken looks up to Sesshomaru and is always looking for ways to seek his approval. He also seems to be forging a close friendship with Rin. Sesshomaru only sends Jaken to perfom lesser errands but also protects him. As when Naraku first emerged in his full yokai form, Sesshomaru told Jaken to stand behind him as he challenged the yokai.

Voice Actor

Japanese Voice Actor: Nagashima Yuuichi
English Voice Actor: Don Brown
Hungarian Voice Actor: Katona Zoltán
Brazilian Voice Actor: Nelson Machado (first voice), Ivo Roberto "Tatu" (second voice)

External links

[Jaken: The Other Youkai Lord]

InuYasha characters

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Listed in approximate order of appearance.

InuYasha's group	InuYasha \| Kagome \| Myoga \| Shippo \| Miroku \| Sango \| Kirara
Sesshoumaru's group	Sesshoumaru \| Jaken \| Rin \| Ah-Un
Naraku's group	Naraku \| Kanna \| Kagura \| Goshinki \| Juromaru \| Kageromaru \| Musō \| Akago \| Hakudoshi \| Mōryōmaru \| Byakuya \| Entei
Misc. (recurring)	Kikyo \| Kaede \| Hachiemon \| Koga \| Totosai \| Kohaku
Misc. (non-recurring)	Tatarimokke \| Midoriko \| Kaijinbo \| Tsubaki \| Shichi'nintai \| Gatenmaru \| Gakusanjin \| Goryomaru \| Shiori \| Taigokumaru
Inu no Taishou's group and enemies	Inu no Taishou \| Izayoi \| Saya \| Bokusen'on \| Ryukossei \| Setsuna no Takemaru \| Menomaru
Modern-day characters	Mama \| Grandpa \| Sota \| Hojo \| Yuka, Eri, Ayumi

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