Kouji Yamada

Kouji Yamada (山田光司, Yamada Kouji) is a man fascinated with gothic structures in Europe and originally worked as a photographer, but it is said his only ability with the camera was to photograph ghosts. He is also known by his nickname, "Damaya-Ji".

Appearance
According to Horohoro, he resembles a vampire more than his partner, Boris Tepes Dracula.

Personality
He is man who cares for the beauty of nature, which is why Asakura Hao wanted him on his team. Yamada also enjoyed drinking alcohol and eating crabs.

Spirit

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His guardian ghost was the nature spirit of a red king crab. They got on well because Kouji himself resembled a hermit crab.

Past
Yamada once used to be a photographer and he would always visited famous monuments and historic ruins. It was during one of these trips that he was visited by the nine year old Asakura Hao, who sympathized with his care for the nature and therefor wanted Yamada to join him.

Travel Through America
He was first introduced when Asakura Yoh and his friends finally found the old Patch Village. There he, the rest of Team "Kaze-Gumi" and Team "Tsuki-Gumi" approached Yoh and his friends with orders from Hao to kill all of the Shamans present there except for Yoh.

However, after Horohoro claimed he looked more like a vampire than Boris, his partner stabs him through the chest, (being insulted to be compared to such a lowlife), which kills him instantly and then turning him into dust.

Invading the Plants
He is seen on the soul train from the afterlife next to Boris, asking Hao if his Shaman-only world was supposed to be on Earth.

Anime/Manga Difference
Damayaji first appeared after encountering Boris for the first time. he proceeds to tell Yoh and the others about Boris Tepes Dracula's background, pretending to be on their side. later, he appears in a dark room, after getting Ellie and Millie to flee from Boris. he proceeds to attack them, but is betrayed by Boris before he can harm the girls.

Also, in the anime, his spirit appears to take the form of a centipede-like creature.