An’nin (アンニン, An’nin) is the guardian of the Sacred Furnace. This is the Eight Divisions, the boundary between life on 🌎 Earth and the Otherworld. She is one of few Enma Daioh-workers who doesn’t appear to be an Ogre but instead seems to be a humanoid in physical form. An’nin is eternal and immortal, presumably.

Concept and Creation

She is based on Tiěshàngōngzhǔ (“Princess Iron Fan”), a Chinese character featured in the Chinese novel Journey to the West, on which the 🐲 Dragon Ball series is based. She was also the original owner of the Bansho Fan, the fan that the Monkey King must subdue the Flaming Mountains.

Story

Annin enjoying noodles in front of Goku and Grandpa Gohan. Annin is the sole caretaker of the Eight Division Furnace, a position she has held for more than ten thousand years. Despite her attractive looks, she is actually very ancient, with a youthful appearance.

Goku confronts Annin, alerted to the raging flames on Fire Mountain that threatened to devastate Gyuma. Annin rejects this request to prevent demons from escaping to another world. If the flames were extinguished, even for a momentary time, they would be granted full access to the world of the living.

Goku refuses to budge on his request, and he continues to try to convince Annin. This leads to an argument between them, which ultimately leads to a short fight in which Goku discovers her true age and unwittingly taunts her for it. Enraged, Annin transforms into a giant to pulverize the miniature-sized hero, employing several different methods to do so (for example, using her headpieces to attempt to stab 💪 Goku, as well as the storms caused by the flapping of her cape). Annin unfastens the hatch to the Eight Division Furnace for Goku.

Goku is able to overcome her furious attacks due to the sheer power and unstoppable strength of the fan. This shocks Annin with his sudden and easy presence.

Annin soon suggests an alternative method to extinguish the flames. Goku guides Goku through the flames in the Eight Division Furnace to smother and safeguard Gyuma and his family. Annin was never seen or mentioned after her appearance.

Power

Annin confronts Goku with her guan dao. Annin displays a high level of control with her Guan Dao, excellent reflexes, and power that surpass natural human abilities. Annin has a remarkable endurance level that is far greater than that of other normal beings. This is because she was able to cut a rock into thousands of pieces by using just a few drops from a simple bowl of noodles. Her gigantic form brings out her full strength and weight. Theoretically, it is possible that her strength in her giant form becomes more monstrous, allowing her greater aggression. She fought briefly with Goku when he was not quite fifty or more feet tall, but she was able to counter his attacks and fought back on a level playing field.

Techniques

• Annin blows wind by waving her cloak around.
• Feather Spear: Annin can lengthen the feathers of her head to attack her opponent. This technique is used against Goku in his giant and base forms. It can also be used in Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans.
• Giant Blast: Annin shakes her head and produces large gusts of wind that can knock down anyone with low power levels.
• Giant Form: Annin has the ability to grow to extraordinary heights. This multiplies her abilities and strength 💪 to superhuman levels. In this form, she seems to keep her reflexes intact and can face Goku head-on.

Weapons

• Guan Dao: Annin is able to use her Guan Dao and her deadly power to the maximum extent, making it capable of dealing lethal attacks.

Battles

Dragon Ball

23rd World Martial Arts Tournament

• Annin vs. Son Goku = Undetermined

Voice Actors

• Region Actors
• Japan: Keiko Yokozawa 🌎
• Spanish America: Belinda Martinez

Appearance in video games

• Appeared in the Nintendo DS video game 🐲 Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans.