Team Gokai Six, also known as Team Gokkai Rokkyo, was a team of six (only five are seen in the anime) different demons themed after horror film monsters that participated in the Dark Tournament. Three members of the team's roster were eliminated during their three on three match against Team Uraotogi. When the fight was over, the remaining three demons forfeited the fight, fearing for their lives.
Their name is indicative of their six members and can be roughly interpreted as “Six Fiends of the Demon World”. They are composed of demons whose appearances resemble classic horror archetypes.
History
Dark Tournament
Team Gokai Six faces Team Uraotogi in the the Dark Tournament. The match is largely offscreen in the manga, where the outcome is shown with minimal detail. In the anime, the fight is briefly expanded, showing the defeat of three members in rapid succession:
- Kyoppou is beaten by Kuro Momotaro.
- Nenja is killed by Makintaro.
- Kyokudosaan is defeated by Onji.
Following the deaths of their teammates, Onji offers to continue the match even though Uraotogi already won the match, but the remaining members refuse. When offered the chance to keep fighting, they surrender out of fear, conceding victory to Team Uraotogi.
Members
Kyoppou - A cat-like demon with a beastman appearance wearing a yellow sweatshirt and black shorts. Beaten into submission by Kuro Momotaro.
Nenja - A cobra demon wearing a blue sweater, killed by Makintaro.
Kyokudosaan - A humanoid demon with pointed ears and a muscular build. In the anime, he has long light-colored hair and wears a sleeveless top with bandaged forearms. In the manga, he appears larger and more brutish in design, and also more human-looking. He is defeated by Onji.
Unnamed Werewolf Demon - A one-eyed werewolf demon with a scar on his left eye wearing a green fur coat worn open, he is one of the two survivors (three in the manga) of Team Gokai Six. In the anime he takes over the Vampire Demon's dialogue, refusing to continue fighting as he acknowledges Team Uraotogi’s superiority.
Unnamed Frankenstein Demon]] - A Frankenstein like monster demon with a screw on top of his head, with scars on his head and body, plus a gray skirt worn open, he is one of the two survivors (three in the manga) of Team Gokai Six. He survives the match but forfeits alongside the remaining members.
Unnamed Vampire Demon - A Vampire-like demon with a black cape and pointy ears. He only appears in the manga where he is seen with his "werewolf" and "Frankenstein" teammates. He is a surviving member of Team Gokai Six as he forfeits the match and declares Team Uraotogi the winners.
Trivia
- The team consists of six members in the manga, but only five appear in the anime.
- The anime version expands the fight, showing each defeat in sequence. The manga only shows Kyoppou's beaten body (with a differen design).
- Each member appears to be inspired by classic horror archetypes, including a werewolf, Frankenstein’s monster, and a vampire.
- The team members are references to Universal hammer horror monsters, yet all of them have deviations from their original counterparts. This is most likely to neither Shueisha or Studio Pierrot having any of the rights to the sources of their respective inspirations.
- Kyoppou has a feline appearance despite Universal never having a cat-like monster. He may, however, be a subtle reference to 1939's The Cat and the Canary where the main antagonist Charles Wilder was an escaped mental patient who clawed his victims to death and is given the moniker "The Cat".
- Nenja has more snake/reptilian features as opposed to his amphibious inspiration, Gill-Man from Creature from the Black Lagoon.
- Kyokudosaan is supposedly based on Imhotep from the 1932 version of The Mummy, but he lacks any Egyptian clothing and only has wrappings on his forearms.
- The werewolf demon is based on 1941's The Wolf Man yet his features are more canine than that iteration of the Wolf Man and he is missing his left eye.
- The Frankenstein's monster demon is blatantly inspired by the 1931 picture Frankenstein and, instead of two bolts on his neck, has a larger screw atop his head.
- The vampire demon most likely draws inspiration from 1931's Dracula but has messy hair, pointed ears, and a mustache unlike his regal counterpart.
References
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| Members: | Kyoppou | Nenja | Kyokudosaan | Werewolf Demon | Frankenstein Demon | Vampire Demon | |