A cartoon of a man in a red robe standing in front of a red and white building

Jiraiya era um homem alto, de barba e com cabelo branco espetado normalmente amarrado em um rabo de cavalo, com dois golpes na altura dos ombros que emolduravam os dois lados de seu rosto. He also had red lines that ran from his eyes, e usava um protetor de testa de chifres com o kanji "オイル" (oleado, Abura), which shows his affiliation with Mount Myōboku. He also had a visible wart on the right side of his nose. Jiraiya wore a kimono with a green shirt and short pants; debaixo da qual ele usava uma armadura de malha. Their clothes were completed with hand guards, um cinto preto simples, traditional Japanese wooden sandals, a red cape with two simple yellow circles, e um pergaminho nas costas. He also had a tattoo on the palm of his left hand, semelhante a uma que Gama possui.