

The Sutra of the White-Robed Goddess ( 白衣観音経, Byaku E Kanon Kyou), a white paper-like sutra, is used by Nūbē to surround and seal certain yōkai phenomenon to either hold them down or exorcise them without the need of the Oni no Te,as for a blind kid ghost. Other than the Oni no Te, Nūbē uses other spiritual artifacts for his battles. Nūbē's teacher is also a powerful exorcist and her ultimate sacrifice that left her killed is the reason Nūbē wanted to become both a teacher and an exorcist. The oni is actually being held by Nūbē's Sensei, who died being consumed by the oni when trying to save Nūbē. While Nūbē typically is able to control the power, he is usually only able to use a fraction of its true powers and abilities, for the oni is so powerful Nube himself can't control it and can devour his body and will if became overboard. This grotesque appendage, usually sealed within a black glove on his left hand, if unsealed, allows him to use his own spiritual energies combined with the powers of the oni both to attack evil opponents and for other means, such as communicating with other yōkai or freeing spirits. The most powerful of these tools, though, is the Oni no Te ( 鬼の手), the result of a battle with a powerful oni in his former school he teaches when the Oni attacks one of his pupils, leaving him forced to seal its power within the stump where his left hand should be. Nūbē is trained as an exorcist to have many means of facing his yōkai encounters. Both jobs are equally important to him in their own ways: he chooses to protect the innocent and punish the wicked, both human and yōkai, focusing primarily on those still young and innocent enough to have the need of a guardian, as his teacher had done before her death. Second, and just as importantly, he's the teacher of class 5-3 of Doumori Elementary, both guiding and protecting them from the spiritual encounters they face. First off, he's a powerful exorcist who deals with the affairs between humans and yōkai in his adopted home of Doumori. Meisuke Nueno ( 鵺野 鳴介, Nueno Meisuke), commonly known as Nūbē ( ぬ〜べ〜), is a 25-year-old man with two jobs. The main characters are a group of fifth grade teachers at Doumori Elementary. These include other exorcists like "itako-girl" Izuna Hazuki and crooked Buddhist priest Oshō, normal recurring characters, and even the parents of the 5-3 students! And still others, such as the yōko Tamamo and the yuki-onna Yukime, end up becoming intertwined in the events of Doumori, either assisting or tormenting Nūbē as they feel at that moment! The last group of characters are humans who do not quite fit in any of the other categories, yet consistently are connected to the affairs of Nūbē or his students. Others show up at least that one time, and then cameo here and there during certain chapters where various spirits reappear for the better or worse of Nūbē and the others. Many of these spirits appear once and never appear again after their chapter of focus. The third, are the various yōkai Nūbē and the citizens of Dōmori encounter. Most of these characters are the students of Nūbē's class 5-3, but also includes other students in other classes, both in the fifth and other grades (such as Hiroshi's soccer teammates and Makoto's "girlfriend", Ai Shinozaki). The second, is the student body of Dōmori Elementary, each of whom brings a different personality and set of experiences brought both to their education and experiences with the supernatural. These include Nūbē, his "perverted obsession" Ritsuko Takahashi, and other teachers of the school, as well as the principal. The first group is the staff of Dōmori Elementary, made up of the teachers and other adults (mostly) who assist in the education and welfare of the students. It can be divided into several distinct groups, each one separate from the others, yet consistently interacting with the others. This is a list of characters from Jigoku Sensei Nūbē.
