Chourou (Clan Elder)
Breed	Unknown
Affliation	Koga
First appearance	GDW vol 12, GDW ep 13, GDWO Vol
Last appearance	Gdw vol 41, GDW ep 13
Status	Alive
Family or owners	Unknown
Voiced by	Kan Tanaka
Meaning of Name	Elder

Chourou in Ginga Densetsu Weed MangaEdit

Chourou was one of the old Koga soldiers who were under the leadership of the deceased legendary Kurojaki. He has a burning hatred for the Ohu soldiers and everything related to them, since he blames them for Kurojaki’s death. After Kurojaki’s death, Chourou stayed in the ruins of the Koga territory and leads the remaining young Koga dogs. When Kurojaki’s son Tesshin returned, Chourou left Tesshin in charge but kept working as a guide. He encourages Tesshin to fight Weed but after a while Tesshin leaves with Weed as they accepted each other. When he returns, Chourou is upset by the sight of Tesshin and Weed being good friends. He tries to commit suicide by jumping off from a cliff to the waterfall. However, Weed’s group intervenes and saves him by grabbing his leg before he falls into certain death.

Chourou then accepts Weed and allows Tesshin to join the Ohu Soldiers in the battle against Hougen. Chourou stays in the Koga territory and takes care of the younger members of Weed’s pack, among them was the mixed breed, Teru. As the experienced dog he is, he teaches the youngsters all the tricks he know and make them become great ninja fighters.

In Hokkaido Arc, he meets Kyoushiro who bumps into the Junior Ninja Dogs led by Teru. As Kyoushiro told him the news about the crisis in Hokkaido, he allows the Junior Ninja Dogs to fight alongside with Kyoushiro and the Ohu Soldiers while he remains behind in the Koga territory.

Chourou in Ginga Densetsu Weed AnimeEdit

Unlike the manga, Chourou is described a sick yet friendly old dog and his fur kept intact without burnt skin. Chourou is also seen as a village leader of the Koga territory where the background is also changed in the anime (there is no underground tunnel and the hollow tree trunk but rather an old village house). Weed's pack comes over to ask Tesshin to help them in the war against Hougen, but Tesshin declines. Chourou makes him to change his mind, and so Tesshin leaves in order to help Weed. Later, Chourou looks after the younger dogs in Weed's pack.

Chourou in Ginga Densetsu Weed Orion MangaEdit

Chourou appears in Ginga Densetsu Weed Orion. He finds Orion with Izou and the others and joins them on their journey. He is often seen with Tesshin and seems to take good care of Bon.

See more pictures in Chourou (Photo Gallery)