Jiro the Jorogumo (女郎蜘蛛のジロウ Jorōgumo no Jirō) is a character in the Toei Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. He and Tetsuo Sasaki are based on the manga character, the escaped prisoner. Jorogumo is a mythological spider from Japanese folklore and another name for the nephila clavata species of spider.