Jiraiya (自来也), whose name literally translates to "Young Thunder", is a fictional character in the Naruto universe created by Masashi Kishimoto. Introduced in the first half of the manga, Jiraiya appears as a perverted old man who the lead character, Naruto Uzumaki, refers to as "Ero-Sennin" (エロ仙人, "perverted sage"). However, it is established that he was a student of the Hidden Leaf Village's Third Hokage, and one of the Three Legendary Sannin s...
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Jiraiya (自来也), whose name literally translates to "Young Thunder", is a fictional character in the Naruto universe created by Masashi Kishimoto. Introduced in the first half of the manga, Jiraiya appears as a perverted old man who the lead character, Naruto Uzumaki, refers to as "Ero-Sennin" (エロ仙人, "perverted sage"). However, it is established that he was a student of the Hidden Leaf Village's Third Hokage, and one of the Three Legendary Sannin shinobi, along with Orochimaru and Lady Tsunade. He is voiced by Hōchū Ōtsuka in the original Japanese airing of the anime, and by David Lodge in the English dubbing. Creation and conter of the same name from Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari (児雷也豪傑物語, "The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya").
Masashi Kishimoto originally planned to draw Jiraiya with a different design and with a different style of hair. He also intended for Jiraiya to summon toads that were of a similar size to humans. However, this idea was deemed a failure. During an interview, he...
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