Miroku

弥勒

Miroku is a Buddhist "houshi," a low-ranking itinerant monk who travels the countryside performing services like exorcisms and youkai exterminations to make a living. He bears a hereditary curse originally placed on his grandfather, Miyatsu (also a Buddhist monk), by Naraku. Naraku exploited Miyatsu's weakness for attractive women by taking the form of one and reflecting one of Miyatsu's ofuda back to pierce the palm of his right hand (which appears to be his left hand in the English-language manga due to reversed left and right). The hole in his hand became a kazana (an air void or "wind tunnel") that sucks in anything not nailed down, regardless of mass.
Miroku uses the kazana as a powerful weapon against youkai, but as he ages, the kazana inevitably grows larger. If the curse is not broken by Naraku's death, it will grow too large to control and consume Miroku himself—the same fate that befell his grandfather and father. Likely as a result of this, Miroku adopts a hedonistic approach to life uncharacteristic of a proper monk; he is a talented con artist who does not hesitate to invent fictitious supernatural menaces, which he then offers to combat in exchange for food and shelter. Like his grandfather, he has a distinct weakness for pretty women. He makes a point of asking every attractive woman he meets if she will bear his child, claiming he wants to ensure an heir to continue his pursuit of Naraku if he dies, and his hands have a seemingly uncontrollable habit of wandering—something that often gets him soundly thumped by Sango, his favorite subject for groping. However, despite his less-than-saintly behavior, Miroku proves to have a core of deep spirituality and, consequently, impressive spiritual powers. ("Miroku" is Japanese for Maitreya.)

Details:

First name:: Miroku
Other names:: Houshi
Monk
Age:: 18

Photo gallery

(7)

Productions featuring this character

(10)

TV

Main

InuYasha: Kanketsu-hen

InuYasha: The Final Act

Movie

Main

InuYasha Movie 2: Kagami no Naka no Mugenjou

InuYasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass

TV

Main

InuYasha

InuYasha

TV

Supporting

Hanyou no Yashahime: Sengoku Otogizoushi - Ni no Shou

Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon: The Second Act

TV

Supporting

Hanyou no Yashahime: Sengoku Otogizoushi

Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon

OVA

Supporting

Ranma ½: Akumu! Shunmin Kou

Special

Supporting

InuYasha: Kuroi Tessaiga

Movie

Supporting

InuYasha Movie 4: Guren no Houraijima

InuYasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island

Movie

Supporting

InuYasha Movie 3: Tenka Hadou no Ken

InuYasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler

Movie

Supporting

InuYasha Movie 1: Toki wo Koeru Omoi

InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time

Voice actors for this character

(24)

Kirby MorrowVoices: English

Kouji TsujitaniVoices: Japanese

Fabio BoccaneraVoices: Italian

Ja-hyeong GuVoices: Korean

Gabriel GamaVoices: Spanish

Cathy WeseluckVoices: English

Chiwa SaitouVoices: Japanese

Florian HalmVoices: German

Carles TeruelVoices: Spanish

Fábio LucindoVoices: Portuguese (BR)

Tamás MarkovicsVoices: Hungarian

André SauerVoices: Portuguese (BR)

Redondo, ÓscarVoices: Spanish

Rolman BastidasVoices: Spanish

Rieko TakahashiVoices: Japanese

Dave BridgesVoices: English

Motoki TakagiVoices: Japanese

Henry CoombsVoices: English

Joo-yeon OhVoices: Korean

Ian James CorlettVoices: English

Fernando FerrazVoices: Portuguese (BR)

Makoto YasumuraVoices: Japanese

Alejandro GraueVoices: Spanish

Jhonny TorresVoices: Spanish

Comments

No comments

No comments have been added to this character yet.