Joshua

Joshua (ヨシュア Yoshua), also known by his alias Taro Yoshida (吉田 太郎, Yoshida Tarō), is a character of the series Machikado Mazoku. He is the husband of Seiko Yoshida and the father of Yuko Yoshida and Ryoko Yoshida who is currently sealed inside a mandarin box by Sakura Chiyoda because he got caught up whilst she was protecting the city.

Appearance
In the present, Joshua is sealed within a mandarin box. In an old picture that Seiko Yoshida gives to Yuko Yoshida, he is seen with blonde hair and a pair of long horns wearing a school uniform.

Etymology

 * The name Joshua means "God is deliverance" in Hebrew.

Alias Name

 * The name Taro means "thick, big" (太) (ta) and "son" (郎) (ro).
 * Taro's surname Yoshida means "lucky, good" (吉) (yoshi) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta/da).

Trivia

 * In Episode 11, Seiko Yoshida reveals that Joshua's always had an incredibly youthful complexion.
 * Joshua seems to be as short as Yuko Yoshida.
 * Because of them having the same height, Yuko thinks that she got it from Joshua and that she won't grow taller even if she undid the seal.
 * In Episode 12, it is implied that Joshua is the narrator who kept encouraging Yuko to do her best.