Ibuki Gakko

Ibuki Gakko (伊吹ガッコ), born Ibuki Gakuko (伊吹岳子), is a fictional character from the manga series Shaman King Flowers. For the Flower of Maize, she is a member of Team Hao as its chief Anti-Oni Specialist.

Appearance
Gakko has multicolored hair with one side red on top while blue on the side. She wears a black tracksuit, created by a company called Babylon. This suit has stripes on the sides of the pants. She also has the word Babylon printed on one of the sleeves, along with a panda where her heart is covered.

Personality
Gakko is aloof, likes to fight, and does not care much for tradition as seen in her conversation with Namaha.

She declares her wish to be the strongest man alive.

Spirit

 * See More: Namaha

Gakko's Guardian Ghost is Namaha, a girl who changes her appearance in battle in order to intimidate her opponents. She creates an Over Soul which gives her an armor-like appearance with a straw cloak. She holds a large cannon in one hand and a large knife in the other.

Flowers
Gakko is introduced to Asakura Hana at Funbari graveyard, where she fights him. Using Namaha, and forming O.S. Ogre Hunter, she defeats Hana by cutting his Oni in half. It is here that she is revealed as an Anti-Oni Specialist and a member of Team Hao in the Flower of Maize, with Hana as her boss. After Alumi Niumbirch finishes punishing Hana, she welcomes Gakko and Namaha onto the team. She then listens as Alumi informs Hana, Asakura Yohane, and the others on what exactly the situation is.

The next morning at Funbari Onsen, both Gakko and Namaha explain to Hana the rules for the Flower of Maize. When asked, Gakko admits that her wish will be to become the strongest man in the world.

Trivia

 * Gakko is the first transgender character in the series. This was also hinted at during Gakko's introduction: The cover of Flowers Chapter 13 has the colors of the transgender flag.
 * Gakko's favorite food is hotdogs, and his hobby is wandering around at night.
 * Gakko means "pickled" in the Japanese dialect of Akita Prefecture, where the character Gakko is from. The Prefecture is known for its iburigakko (燻りがっこ), as well as the legend of Namahage.