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.

Spirits

 * See More: Namaha | Asakura Hao

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.

During the "test" by Nakaizumi Yakumo, Gakko performed the Cloud technique, creating a copy of Asakura Hao.

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