Botan

Seiyuu / Dub

Ficher, Miriam· Japanese

Jeong, Hye-ok· Japanese

Miyuki, Sanae· Japanese

Mu, Hsuan-ming· Japanese

Reshef, Michal· Japanese

Vadász, Bea· Japanese

Aubry, Brigitte· French

Bayarri, Noemí· Spanish

Cranz, Cynthia· English

Hauser, Sarah· English

Noël, Colette· French

Rodríguez, Adriana· Spanish

Summary

Botan serves as the guide for the deceased across the Sanzu River, though she hardly fits the conventional mold of a shinigami. Distinguished by her bright pink kimono and blue hair tied in a ponytail, she is cheerful and occasionally sarcastic, a fact that Yusuke Urameshi notes almost immediately upon their meeting. While she initially aids Yusuke in crossing over to the Reikai, she eventually assumes the role of a guardian angel, assisting him in returning to his body. As Yusuke becomes a Spirit Detective, Botan acts as the liaison between him, his friends, and Koenma. She is hardworking and deeply caring, often masking her own distress from those around her. Unlike her companions, Botan is not a natural fighter, though she has engaged in combat several times, frequently to rescue Keiko Yukimura from danger. She lacks specific spirit powers like Yusuke’s Rei Gun or Kuwabara’s Spirit Sword, but she possesses heightened spiritual awareness and energy, which allows her to utilize detective tools that require such power. When forced to fight, she typically prefers blunt instruments such as her oar, a metal bat, or her fists. In her human form, she can operate any of Yusuke’s detective items; for instance, during the episode "Setting the Trap," she planned to use the Concentration Ring to blast through walls, hinting at undisclosed spiritual abilities similar to Yusuke’s. In the human world, she tends to rely on human weapons or heavy objects. Additionally, Botan has healing powers capable of stopping or pausing demonic transformations.