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Kiyoshi Mitarai (御手洗 清志 Mitarai Kiyoshi?), more commonly known as Seaman (水兵シーマン, Shīman, literally translated as Sailor) is a former member of the Sensui Seven and is now an ally of Yusuke Urameshi.

Appearance[]

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Fullbody appeareance.

Slender and of average height, Seaman possesses a slight build, a fair complexion, and delicate facial features. His sandy brown and wavy hair is normally slicked back, leaving just a few bangs dangling onto his forehead, and his garments include a yellow hooded sweatshirt, tight blue jeans, and a pair of white shoes.

When he was bullied by his fellow students in his junior high school days before he was recruited by Sensui, he wore a light blue uniform almost identical to that of Kuwabara's. He briefly wore a business suit while attempting to enter in the best high school of his home city.

Personality[]

After being indoctrinated by Sensui, Seaman developed a hatred towards all humans, desiring to relentlessly punish all of humanity for its sins and immoralities. At this point, he changes into somewhat of a hypocrite, becoming the same ruthless killer which he despises the rest of humanity for being; although this is largely due to Sensui's influence. However, after witnessing two acts of kindness by Kuwabara and his friends, as well as noticing their views on life, Seaman's outlook on humanity slowly begins to change. He eventually starts viewing humans as good.

He is a self-described social outcast who claims to have been ostracized by his fellow school mates. After his encounter with the near destruction of all humanity as well as helping Team Urameshi save the world, Mitarai opens up to the world, and gains the confidence to look at the future with an optimistic view on life.

Synopsis[]

Chapter Black Saga[]

Seaman vs. Kuwabara
A week before the Barrier is meant to be opened, Yusuke and Kuwabara part ways after the latter decides to attend a concert with his friends from Sarayashiki Jr. High. In fact, Kuwabara and the whole gang are great fans of the heavy metal band, Megallica and were waiting for a whole year for this concert. After leaving the stadium where the concert was held, it started to heavily rain. Sawamura was suddenly abducted and Kuwabara defended Kirishima from a fatal attack from an unknown psychic, who turns out to be Seaman.

Seaman takes advantage of Kuwabara's present lack of spirit energy and one by one traps Kuwabara's friends in a manipulated Water Giant, which acts as a dimensional prison.

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Kuwabara frees his friends with the Dimension Sword.

On the verge of drowning inside Seaman's monster, Kuwabara suddenly manipulates his spirit energy in a peculiar way, creating a new type of spirit sword that can slice through dimensions and barriers. With this new ability, Kuwabara breaks free of the water giant, freeing himself and his friends.

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Kuwabara decides to save Mitarai.

Afterwards and in a turn of events, Kuwabara spares his opponent and even carries him to safety back to his allies headquarters, an action which baffles Seaman to no end, causing him to question the nature of humans.


Sensui's attack to Yusuke's allies

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Botan tells Mitarai that she had impulsively saved him.

After awakening at Yusuke's apartment, he is interrogated by the team and tells them about the Chapter Black tape with such fear and emotion that it caused Keiko to start crying. During Sensui's initial confrontation with Yusuke and his friends, Seaman stays in an adjacent apartment with Botan and after an explosion in the apartment building, furniture throughout the building begins to topple, Seaman is saved by Botan from Sniper's attack and from a falling bookcase, leaving her fairly wounded in the process.

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Mitarai as part of Team Urameshi.

Mitarai, now confused as to why she would commit such a selfless act, begins to realize that humans are not the ruthless killers whom he once believed them to be. This is when Mitarai decides to really trust back in humanity and join Team Urameshi in order to be of any help.


Battle at the cave
With a new outlook on humanity, Mitarai then briefly assists Team Urameshi in their quest to keep the Barrier closed, leading them into Sensui's lair and helping the group defeat Gamemaster. As one of the seven players, Mitarai proved to be an avid Goblin City player when he is shown being proficient at the tennis mini-game when fighting Amanuma in his territory.

Final battle against Sensui

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Mitarai and Team Urameshi awaiting Yusuke's return.

While Mitarai did not go with the rest of Team Urameshi to Demon World after Sensui temporarily defeated Yusuke, he stayed resting in Sensui's hideout while recovering from his injuries, since he was injured by the SDF, as they were there to stop the reborn Yusuke, who at the end turned up to awaken as a Mazoku, but kept his humanity. Then, Koenma and Yusuke went to battle Sensui and end his ambitions once and for all.

Later on, together with Genkai and the rest of Yusuke's allies, he witnessed Team Urameshi's return outside the cave.

Chapter Black Saga Epilogue

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Mitarai in the epilogue

Following the final confrontation with Sensui, Mitarai returns to middle school, eventually getting accepted into the city's finest high school.

Power and abilities[]

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    Seaman's Monster Summoner.

    Monster Summoner (獣・サモナー, Kemono Samonā), translated as Monster/Beast Summoner : Seaman himself is unable to fight properly, and thus creates liquid creatures that do his bidding, while he stands back safe from harm. Due to indignation for his troubled past, he has a tendency to brutally torture his victims before drowning them.
  • Water Manipulation (水・マニピュレーション, Mizu Manipyurēshon), translated as Water Manipulation : Once Seaman sheds blood and drop it in water, he is able to form the water into creatures of varying sizes depending on how much blood is used .
  • Water Dimension (水・次元, Mizu Jigen), translated as Water Dimension : By combining his blood with water, Seaman demonstrates a limited form of hydrokinesis or water manipulation. The most notable aspect of the water he manipulates is that the inside of the water resides in a separate dimension, making it nearly impossible for one to pierce it.
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    Seaman's water creations.

    Water Monster (水・獣, Mizu Kemono), translated as Water Monster/Beast: By adding his blood to water, Seaman can create indestructible monsters. The more water around, the easier it spreads, and the more blood, the bigger and more powerful the monster becomes. However, the monsters created from a smaller amount of blood seem to be far more agile. Larger amounts of blood create a giant, made entirely of water, that is mainly used to bind and drown victims.

Trivia[]

  • Since Sensui's Seven each represent one of the seven deadly sins, Seaman represents Envy, based on the fact he targets those who he thinks are weaker than him, and the way he used to look down on himself for lacking skills to succeed and constantly get bullied for.
  • Like several other psychics who gained power from the demon gate, Mitarai only has D Class spirit power but his psychic power makes him an A Class threat.
  • Seaman's water abilities appear similar to Hō and Ban, minor antagonists in the anime series Bleach, which also shares the same animation company that produces YuYu Hakusho in Studio Pierrot.
  • His hairstyle, hair color (in the manga) and personality traits resemble that of Koichi Hirose, a major character in the manga series Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable.

References[]

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Members: Shinobu Sensui | Itsuki | Kaname Hagiri | Minoru Kamiya | Kiyoshi Mitarai | Tsukihito Amanuma | Sadao Makihara | Elder Toguro
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