Ibuki Gakko

Ibuki Gakko (伊吹ガッコ), born Ibuki Gakuko (伊吹岳子), is a fictional character from the Shaman King Flowers manga and anime series. For the Flower of Maize, he is a member of Team Hao as its chief Anti-Oni Specialist. He is also a descendant of Asakura Hao, like others on the team.

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

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

He declares his wish to be the strongest man alive.

Abilities and Powers
Gakko is capable of the Cloud technique and can summon a copy of Asakura Hao from his third life.

Spirits

 * See More: Namaha

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

Flowers
Having arrived in Funbari Hill a day early, Gakko and Namaha visited the local cemetery since Gakko wanted to look for additional Guardian Ghosts. They encountered Asakura Hana there, and Gakko teased Hana for being lonely and talking to himself, which led to them fighting. Gakko was surprised to learn that Hana was a shaman as well. As Hana began summoning out various oni, Gakko shifted to his other Over Soul, "Ogre Hunter", and introduced himself as an Anti-Oni Specialist and a member of Team Hao for the Flower of Maize. As they continued fighting, Namaha reasoned out who Hana was: the heir of the Asakura Family and the boss of Team Hao. Gakko eventually managed to bisect Hana's condensed Naka-Oni armor-type Over Soul, defeating him. Afterwards, Gakko and Namaha's bickering angered Hana, who lashed out at them, but Alumi Niumbirch neutralized the oni and punished Hana before welcoming Gakko and Namaha onto the team. Gakko then listened as Alumi informed Hana, Asakura Yohane, and the others on what exactly the situation was.

The next morning at Funbari Onsen, both Gakko and Namaha explained to Hana the rules for the Flower of Maize. When asked, Gakko admitted that his wish would be to become the strongest man in the world. Later that morning, Tao Men attacked Hana as a test of his abilities. Gakko successfully blocked Shamash's axe, but Men's "Chāo Mǎ Lóng" destroyed Gakko's "Ogre Hunter". Refusing to run away and ignoring his friends' warning, Hana summoned out Daidarabotchi, and although the Yami-Oni overpowered Men, the strain on his body also killed Hana.

Alumi introduced Men as another member of Team Hao and then ordered the others to bring Hana's corpse back to Funbari Onsen. As they placed the body in the freezer, Alumi informed them of Hana's situation in the Mini Ashura Hell.

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.