Butanagi

Also known as ブタナギ (Butanagi)

Hello, My Name (in English) is…

Butanagi. Strange as that might be.

Distinguishing Features

Uhm… a bit hard to describe. Kinda like a cross between a seahorse and a moth?

Status: Other Organism (★)

With a kingfisher-like laughter, Butanagi seems to be a seahorse-like prototype of a pigeonfish, but is actually said to be the pupa of the wild boar.

Notable Roles

All of Butanagi’s appearances are pretty much the same – mostly just comedic effect.

Manga Appearances

If you spot an appearance not already listed, please let us know in the comments section below!

1959

Zero Man

1969

I.L (“The Hyenas”)

1975

Black Jack (“The Sewer Way”)
Black Jack (“Revenge”)
Black Jack (“Granny”)
Black Jack (“Abnormal Pregnancy”)
Black Jack (“Water and the Badness”)
Black Jack (“Captain Satan”)
Black Jack (“The Whispers of a Dog”)
Black Jack (“An Odd Relationship”)
Bagi, The Boss of the Earth

1976

Black Jack (“Stop Drawing!”)
Black Jack (“Goribei of Senjogahara”)
Black Jack (“Burglary”)
Black Jack (“Showa Shinzan”)
Black Jack (“Hospital”)
The Three-Eyed One (“A Dog’s Tale”)

1977

Black Jack (“A Surgeon Lives for Music”)
Black Jack (“Black and White”)
Black Jack (“Honma’s Hematoma”)

1978

Black Jack (“Bath of the Floating World”)

1979

Fire Mountain

1981

The Rainbow Parakeet (“Hamlet”)
The Rainbow Parakeet (“Waiting for Godot”)