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Kofuku ( () (ふく) Kofuku?), also known by her "trade name" of Kofuku Ebisu (エビス () (ふく) Ebisu Kofuku?), is a goddess of poverty.

Appearance[]

Kofuku has the appearance of an attractive young woman of a petite figure. She has pale skin and her eyes are purple, while her hair is puffy and colored a baby pink, curling inwards at the end with a few fly-aways.

Her outfit consists of a white collared shirt with a pink checkered tie and a miniskirt with a similar pattern. This makes her look like a schoolgirl. On occasion, she wears a beige sweater over her top. She is 163.48 cm (5'4") tall.[citation needed]

Personality[]

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Kofuku is known to have a bright and mischievous personality, similar to Yato. She's described as a bit of a dunce airhead; carefree and openly stating that she likes to have fun (and sometimes cause chaos). However, Daikoku keeps her from doing anything too hectic. She is very loving to those she's close to, treating Daikoku more like a companion/spouse than a servant.

Kofuku is also shown to have a serious side and isn't afraid to intimidate and challenge others regardless of who they are, as proven when she threatens Bishamonten when the safety and presence of Yato are called under question. Though she shows a personality relative to an airhead, it's shown through a plethora of interactions with Yukine and Hiyori that she is very aware of the world and the dangers that lurk out in the open.

Skills & Abilities[]

Despite belonging to a "class" of nameless gods that are not worshipped, Kofuku is infamous even among the gods of the heavens, possibly due to how unusually powerful her abilities are.

  • Misfortune: Kofuku has the ability to have bad omens follow her, causing people to lose jobs or make bad accidents happen. This ability has a direct influence on the people around her, even affecting gods and shinki. Kofuku's ability to destroy good luck is even noted to completely negate the immense Good Fortune of the Seven Gods of Fortune; as seen where Ōkuninushi[1] and Ebisu[2] themselves are helpless to defend themselves from her misfortune, and Bishamonten is wary of crossing her.[3]
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Kofuku and Kokki open a vent.

  • Bore: When wielding Kokki, Kofuku can open vents. Vents are concentrated masses of gloom that act as a gate between Yomi and the Near Shore, allowing ayakashi, gods, humans, or shinki to pass through in either direction. To do this, she points Kokki to the earth;[4] in the anime, she must also chant "Bore!" with or without an extended incantation.[5] Notably, Bore can be easily negated by Izanami, who is able to manipulate the layout of Yomi and seal its exits at will.[6]
  • Vent Prediction: She is able to predict where vents are going to appear at some point in the future. This ability comes to her naturally, without any need for some sort of divination ceremony. It isn't clear whether this ability is actual precognition or rather just her ability to spread misfortune that causes the vents to open where she guesses they would.[3]

Known Shinki[]

Notably, Kofuku is the only god in the series who uses the On-yomi reading for both the human name and the vessel name of her shinki.

Given Name Alternate Name Human Name Vessel Name Status Vessel Form
Koku (黒) Kuro Daikoku (大黒) Kokki (黒器) Current Black hand fan[4]
Go (吾) Mamoru Daigo (大吾) Unrevealed Released[7] Unrevealed

Trivia[]

  • The name "Kofuku" ( () (ふく) ) means "small fortune" and was given to her by Daikoku.[7]
  • She goes by the cover name "Ebisu Kofuku" in order to make it seem as though she is a god of fortune.[8]
  • The traditional depiction of binbougami shows them as bony, bald old men.[citation needed]
  • Kofuku, along with Daikoku, sung the song Ai wa Yaoyorozu.
  • She is perhaps one of, if not the only person, who has never hit or gotten angry at Yato or his antics.
  • She sleeps with Daikoku.[9]
  • Kofuku is fond of creating nicknames, such as "Yatty" for Yato,[8] "Hiyorin" for Hiyori,[8] "Yukki" for Yukine,[8] "Bisha" for Bishamonten[3] and "Ebi" for Ebisu.

References

  1. Chapter 29: The Affairs of Three Realms (Vol 7)
  2. Volume 15: Kunimi!!!! (Atrocious Manga omake)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Chapter 13: Signs (Vol 4)
  4. 4.0 4.1 Chapter 7: Benighted (Vol 2)
  5. Aragoto Episode 1: Revival
  6. Chapter 36: Binding Curse (Vol 10)
  7. 7.0 7.1 Chapter 42: Causes Nothing But Disaster (Vol 11)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Chapter 6: Be Afraid (Vol 2)
  9. Volume 15: Surprise Character Trivia Part 1 (author's notes)

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