POP Jiraiya (Naruto Shippuden)

Jiraiya is the very figure of the "sensei" found in the Shônens. In some respects, we can say that he is the putative heir of Kame Sennin in Dragon Ball. Moreover, the relationship is very quickly established in the sense that Naruto, using a Japanese pun, calls him Ero Sennin to insist on the lecherous character of the character.

Jiraiya, indeed, is a rather dubious sage in his kind. He is indeed the author of Ichi-Icha Tactics (Le paradis du Batifolage in French) which Kakashi reads assiduously with many other fans. It's a collection of erotic stories, gravelly and scandalous.

One of the most powerful Ninjas of Konoha, indeed, is an accomplished pervert. His first appearance in the manga takes place in the Onsens of Konoha where, for inspiration, Jiraiya spies the public bath of women... It is on this occasion that he meets Naruto and becomes temporarily his master after having defeated Ebisu who was training him for the final test of the Chuunin exam.

Afterwards, Jiraiya became fond of Naruto who was also the son of his deceased student: Minato. Their destiny will finally be linked after the death of the third Hokage of whom Jiaraiya was a student. Jiraiya was considered to be his successor, but he gave up, believing that Tsunade, his classmate at the time, was better suited to administer the village of Konoha. He then went to look for her and took Naruto with him, training him to master the Rasengan. After Sasuke's desertion, Jiraiya took Naruto under his wing and trained him for 3 years until they returned to the village.

Afterwards, Jiraiya went back on the track of Akatsuki to discover that one of his students was at the head of the organization: Nagato. This last one, then, not to let him escape, will kill his former master. Jiraiya will nevertheless manage to inform Konoha thanks to the help of Gamakichi.

The Funko POP figure of Jiraiya is as extravagant as the character was. He is almost sixty years old, but he doesn't hesitate to present himself in an eccentric way. For example, the figure of Jiraiya, one of the three Sannins of Konoha, wears Geta, those typical Japanese sandals that are normally only used to go to the toilet.

In addition to his flamboyant and exaggerated red and pale green outfit, the POP figure of Jiraiya naturally sports a long, bushy white mane reaching down to the middle of his legs. True to form, the Jiraiya Funko POP figure does not omit the red makeup under his eyes or the shiny headband. In each of his hands, the Funko POP figure is holding sherbet. They refer to the period when Jiraiya was teaching Naruto the Rasengan, offering him this ice cream to congratulate him for having reached a new stage in his training. A poignant and memorable moment that underlined the affection that the master had for his student. The Funko POP figure of Jiraiya, then, chose to represent him in his best moments, when he was not indulging in some lewd impulses that did not grow on him.