IHotM: Yurimaru (December 1998)

Electric in more ways than one, Yurimaru is elegance weaponized—his touch is lethal, his gaze unreadable, and his loyalty… deeply complicated.

Name: Yurimaru
First Appearance:Ninja Scroll (1993, theatrical anime film)
Affiliation:The Eight Devils of Kimon
Role:Second-in-command to Himuro Gemma
Abilities: Generates and manipulates electricity; uses conductive wires for communication and execution
Appearance:Pale, androgynous, elegant; wears traditional kimono
Personality:Calm, sadistic, calculating; deeply infatuated with Gemma
Notable Traits:Uses wires to kill or communicate; jealous of Gemma’s attention toward others
Fate:Killed by Zakuro after being betrayed and discarded by Gemma
Madhouse. Ninja Scroll. Toho, 1993.

Short Bio: Yurimaru

Elegant, lethal, and loyal to a fault, Yurimaru is one of the Eight Devils of Kimon—Gemma’s second-in-command and most refined executioner. He doesn’t wield a sword; instead, he dispatches enemies with electrified wires, delivering death with the precision of a calligrapher’s brushstroke.
Reserved and calculating, Yurimaru’s devotion to Gemma borders on obsession, adding a layer of tragic longing to his otherwise cold demeanor. His beauty is striking, his methods clinical, and his fate—like so many in Ninja Scroll—sealed by betrayal.

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