Characters
Shingo
An illiterate and thick-headed jungle boy turned ninja who grew up in an artificial jungle where the plants all conduct electricity. Other than his grandfather who's a senile old gardener employed by the Mendo family, Shingo's primary contact with the outside world has been television. He believes everything he sees on TV is real and thinks of his TV (who he calls "Sofu-dono") as a real person. Living his whole life in an electric jungle Shingo is immune to electricity and has adapted to using it as a source of strength. When he kidnapped Lum to become his girlfriend, she quickly discovered that her lightning zaps are ineffective against him.
Shingo later re-appears in another story where he becomes Mendo's personal ninja bodyguard, adding one more complication to Mendo's already complicated life. He's a skilled ninja, but not a very effective bodyguard. With his brain rotted by television, Shingo is the type who gets carried away with the moment and losing touch with reality, often making a bad situation a lot worse. His grandfather will often pop-up and try to help, but the old man's senility has made him even more hazardous than his grandson. He keeps confusing Mendo with Shingo for one thing.
The Meaning Behind the Name -
真吾
Shingo is written fairly typically and is not a particularly unusual name. The kanji are "true" (真) and "one's own" (吾).
Voices:
Toru Furuya
Nobunaga Shimazaki