Komachiyo

alive · komainu lion-dog of Kuri · companion of Otama

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A large komainu (lion-dog) that protects Otama in the mountains of Kuri.

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Wano — Onigashima, carrying the escapees (Ch. 1030)

• Hauls the wounded group up the castle stairs ahead of the spreading fire — “Hang in there, Komachiyo!!” (p. 4).

Wano Country — Onigashima Raid (Ch. 1018)

• Knocked out earlier on the Live Floor; Otama’s other tamed Gifters take over carrying her (p. 3).

Wano Country — Onigashima Raid (Ch. 1017)

• Shields Otama on the Performance Floor amid the chaos (“Hang in there, Tama!!”, p. 2).

Wano Country — Onigashima Raid (Ch. 1016)

• With the Otama/Usopp/Nami group on the performance floor; a large tamed beast (likely Komachiyo) lunges and finishes the downed Ulti (p. 11). (INFERENCE — face not clearly labeled on-panel; verify.)

Wano Country — Onigashima Raid (Ch. 1013)

• Carries Nami, Usopp and Otama in their flight from Big Mom across the Live Floor.

Wano Country — Onigashima Raid (Ch. 1012)

• Carries Otama in flight from Ulti; headbutted by “Ulti-Mortar” and badly hurt protecting her.

Wano Country — Onigashima Raid (Ch. 1011)

• Carries Nami, Usopp, and Otama across the second floor toward the stage, taking hits from the Gifters (pp. 11-18).

Wano Country — Onigashima Raid (Ch. 1004)

• Accompanies Otama in the Skull Dome as she presses on with the dumpling campaign (“Master, you need to stop!!”) (p. 3).

Wano Country (Ch. 913)

• The komainu lion-dog joins the brawl and carries Luffy, Zoro & Otama away from Hawkins’s pursuit; bites/grabs its riders (“CHOMP!!”) to alert them that Otama has collapsed feverish (pp. 4, 9–10). Otsuru had been hiding inside its tail the whole time (p. 14).

Wano Country (Ch. 914)

• Carries Luffy, Zoro, and Okiku in pursuit of the abducted Otama toward Bakura Town (pp. 13-16). Addressed generically on-page as “Komainu”/“dog” (its name is not spoken this chapter).

Wano Country (Ch. 915)

• The giant komainu carries Luffy charging through the front gate of Bakura Town to rescue Otama (a bystander: “That’s a huge komainu! Whose is that?”).

Wano Country (Ch. 917)

• Helps Luffy escape with the rescued Otama and hauls Speed’s Food Treasure Barge out of Bakura Town (pp. 14-15).

Wano Country (Ch. 918)

• Aids the escape and the barge raid, carrying the group during the Okobore Town food run (pp. 3, 14).

Wano Country (Ch. 919)

• Tags along toward the Oden Castle ruins; Zoro “even gets lost riding a dog” (pp. 5, 10).

Wano Country (Ch. 920)

• The komainu Zoro rode “got lost,” leaving Zoro stranded; he reaches a dock and decides to take another ride (p. 4).

Wano Country — Onigashima Performance Floor (Ch. 995)

• Charges in and bites Ulti to save Otama at the moment she refuses to disavow Luffy (p. 17).

Wano Country — Onigashima raid (Ch. 996)

• The Wano lion-dog (komainu) carries Otama into the Skull Dome to reinforce Usopp and Nami; rampages on the Forehead-floor “Animal Kingdom Bath” (pp. 2–3).

Wano Country — Otama’s orphaning flashback (Ch. 1051) — flashback

• Shown as a young komainu beside the orphaned Tama in her flashback; she apologizes to it by name — “Sorry, Komachiyo!! I couldn’t sell any hats.” (p. 10). Establishes Komachiyo as Tama’s companion since her childhood in Wano.

Notes

• Etymology flagged (Komachiyo — komainu 狛犬 “guardian lion-dog”).