![]() ![]() Instead, Kurama demands that they fake Ura's death by briefly knocking him out, giving Ura an opportunity to live and to continue: supporting his grandmother (English version) living his life without the fear of opening the box that was given to him by the princess from the original story about Urashima Taro (Japanese version). Wanting to end the bloodshed, Ura insists that his only option is to die in battle, once again asking Kurama to kill him.įeeling empathy for his opponent, Kurama agrees to Ura's proposal, though refusing to kill him. Inevitably, Ura had begun to realize that their actions were unlawful, and begins to fear the consequences. They became selfish and diabolical individuals, killing in the name of the demons that the original fairy tales where originally against. According to the original Japanese dialogue from the manga and the anime: Team Uraotogi was in truth, comprised out of reincarnations of classical fairy tale protagonists, but due to their demonic rebirth, the team's members presented opposite characteristics to those of the original fictional heroes.of the series: he joined Team Uraotogi for the sole purpose of providing money for his sick grandmother, and throughout his experience with Team Uraotogi, he has committed unspeakable acts of violence towards others. Continuing the telepathic conversation, Ura Urashima states that: Realizing that this type of communication is forbidden in the Dark Tournament, Kurama reluctantly hears Ura out, and is asked to kill him. Shortly into the fight, Ura begins sending Kurama telepathic messages. Subsequently, Ura makes the first move, quickly slashing his fishing line at Kurama, who blocks the attack with an immediate crack of his rose whip, thus commencing the combat. As the match begins, Ura and Kurama unveil their individual lashing weapons- fishing pole and rose whip, respectively- and independently exhibit their skillful prowess prior to engaging in combat. However, in the face of death, he shows his true, cowardly personality, shamefully pleading with his opponent for sympathy on his spineless soul.įollowing Team Uraotogi's back-to-back losses to Team Urameshi in the semifinals, Ura Urashima, one of only three living members of Team Uraotogi, steps into the stadium ring, preparing to square off against Kurama for the round's third fight. When given the upper hand in battle, Ura is uncharitable and merciless, willing to ruthlessly kill an opponent without hesitation. A master at deceptive strategy, Ura has both the ability and lack of principles to exploit opponents' emotions in order to facilitate victory, exemplified during his match against Kurama. Like the majority of his teammates, Ura Urashima possesses no integrity as a fighter, using whatever dishonorable tactics available in order to win any match. After looking at his corpse, Kurama reveals that he is a type of demon called an Illusion Beast. He is a short, porcine demon with red skin. ![]() He wields a modern-day fishing line, rather than a fishing net, as his weapon of choice.Īfter his death at the hands of Shishiwakamaru, Ura Urashima's true appearance is shown. His clothes, typical fisherman garments, include a long-sleeved, turquoise shirt short, black tights, which extend halfway down his shins straw bottoms held up by a thin, black belt and a small pair of sandals, identical to those worn by teammates Onji and Shishiwakamaru. His jet-black hair, similar to that of Yusuke, is slicked-back, leaving just a few small bangs hanging down the middle of his widow peak forehead, while the rest of his facial mien is characterized by a wide, u-shaped chin a small, slightly-protruding nose and an ever-present sinister smirk. As such, Ura Urashima is quite a contradiction to the original.īy far the shortest member of Team Uraotogi, Ura Urashima possesses a slightly endomorphic body structure, consisting of a rather stocky torso and a soft, round facial countenance. He fished using a long pole with a net tied at one end. The original legendary character named Urashima Taro was an average sized man, about twenty years of age, with long black hair and a Japanese fisherman kimono. ![]()
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