Amidamaru

阿弥陀丸

A samurai who died during the Muromachi period 600 years ago, he is now Yoh's ghost companion. He is very powerful and wise, yet quite taciturn and extremely devoted to "Lord Yoh" ("Yō-dono" in Japanese). He was well known in the town of Funbari, where he died 600 years prior after killing several hundred other samurai soldiers in battle. He is the original handler of the legendary sword named "Harusame," meaning "Spring Rain," which was forged by his best friend, Mosuke, who also appears in the anime/manga as a spirit. This same sword was reproduced as a "spirit sword" and used by Asakura Yoh during the Shaman Fight, while the original was kept in a museum. His name is based on the Buddha Amitabha, the principal figure in the Pure Land Buddhist sect.