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Seiryū Characters

Seiryū is the blue dragon, protector of the country of Kutou (Qu Dong).

Yui Hongo A very intelligent girl and Miaka's best friend in the real world. Yui becomes trapped in the book universe while trying to help Miaka to return to the real world, and is subsequently caught and raped by bandits. Distraught, she tries to slit her wrists, but is found by Nakago and who brings her to Kutou.

Not realising that her rape was orchestrated by Nakago, Yui begins to blame Miaka for what happened to her and turns against her former best friend, becoming the Priestess of Seiryū (Seiryū no Miko), swearing to fight against Miaka and to take Tamahome from her (Yui is also in love with Tamahome).

After succeeding in summoning Seiryū, Yui uses her first wish to seal away Suzaku's powers. Her second wish is to take Miaka and herself back to their world, hoping to separate Miaka and Tamahome, but Tamahome also arrives in their world with them. Upon learning that Nakago had been using her all along, she has a change of heart and redeems herself by using her third and last wish to disable the seal on Suzaku, allowing Miaka to summon it, but she is absorbed by Seiryū afterwards. After summoning Suzaku, Miaka used her first wish to rescue Yui, and they became friends again.

It should be noted that Yui was not in fact raped, but led to believe she was raped. Nakago rescued her shortly after she was knocked out by the bandits and let her come to her own conclusions after she regained consciousness.

Date of Birth: 26 October 1977
Age: 15
Height: 1.62m (5 feet, 3 3/4 inches)
Bloodtype: AB
Birthpalce: Tokyo
*Family: Parents
*Hobbies: Reading mystery novels, appreciates music
*Abilities: Excels in studying and exercising, and can speak English.
*Personality: In keeping with her looks, she is more mature than an average 15-year-old. Bold and confident in everything she does. Tends to see the world in black and white. Passionate, but passions turn to fury with perceived betrayal. On the outside, she's supremely self-confident, but underneath, she longs for someone to take care of her.
*Voices: Yumi Touma (Japanese), Wendee Lee (English)

Nakago is considered to be the ringleader of all the Seiryu warriors, his cold demeanor and presence are often the drive behind Yui's decisions during the early story stages and is the main antagonist in the TV series. He is the blonde haired, blue eyed shogun of Kutou, the eastern country and enemy of Konan. All of the Seiryū Seishi fear him. His life force is superior to all of the Suzaku warriors combined. When he was younger, he accidentally killed his mother and her assailants while trying to protect her, due to uncontrollable powers. He is sent to live with the Emperor and is sexually abused by him until adulthood ("he looks like a beautiful girl").

The Emperor of Kutou learned that he was one of the Seiryū's seishi, hence he became the Kutou general. The mark on his forehead means 'Heart,' which is ironic because of his coldness and contempt for the other characters(except for Soi, whom he cares for for selfish reasons). He arrives at the Real World, attempting to take it over, but is killed by Tamahome when Miaka finally seals away Seiryū.

Real Name: Gi Ayuru
Character: Heart, located on forehead
Constellation: Scorpio
Date Of birth: 17 November
Age: 25
Height: 193 cm (6 feet, 3 inches)
Bloodtype: Unknown
Birthplace: In the West, of the Hin (Pin) Tribe
*Weapons / Powers: Chi attack techniques.
*Family: Mother (Matuta) and father (Koyuu), both deceased
*Hobbies: Threatening and picking on Tamahome
*Abilities: General of two-thirds of the Kutou army; can control life energy and uses psychokinesis
*Personality: Beyond cold, he's arctic ice. His name is a misnomer (a dwelling for the heart); his plans and actions show a complete lack of mercy. He allows for no emotional distraction nor wasted action. Once someone's usefullness is exhausted, the person is eliminated. On the other hand, he has an undeniable charisma which allows him to skillfully manipulate people. But what goes on in his mind is a mystery.
*Voices: Tōru Furusawa (Japanese)

Soi
She was rescued by Nakago when she was a child and afterwards developed a crush on him. Despite being enemies with Suzaku, she actually shows sympathy towards Miaka and Tamahome. She is killed by Tasuki in a battle between Konan and Kutou in an attempt to save Nakago; she puts herself between Nakago and Tasuki's sword. Nakago then carries her dead body until he passes from the world of the book into the Real World. She is seen again by Nakago in "paradise," alongside his mother when he dies.

Real Name: Haku Kaen ~ Bai Hua-Wan
Character: Chamber (could also mean breasts), located on her left thigh
Constellaion: Scorpio
Date Of Birth: 30 October
Age: 19
Height: 170 cm
*Weapons / Powers: Special Feng Shui powers to control lightning, electro-magnetic fields, and Fhangzang (bedding) and chi-raising techniques.
*Personality: Because her family was so poor, as a child, she was sold to a brothel and grew up there. She fell in love with Nakago at the age of 12 when she first met him. She knew her love was unrequited, and that she was being used so he could recover and heighten his chi, but that didn't stop her from giving him everything she had.
*Family: Parents and younger siblings
*Voices: Atsuko Tanaka (Japanese)

She is normally bound in armor, speaks like a man, and is formidable as a fighter. But now, everything she does is, in one way or another, to try to assist Nakago. In fact, she is very feminine and kind. Because of her jealousy toward Yui, she is sympathetic to Miaka. Like Tomo, she has no desire to harm Miaka, but she says she would do anything for the sake of Nakago.

Miboshi The last of the Seiryu Senshi to appear. While he looks like a young boy, he is actually a lot older that any of the other Seiryu Senshi (some say he isn't human). He takes over Chiriko's body, but after regaining control, Chiriko stabs himself, taking both of them to their deaths.

Real Name: Mimadou
Character: Basket, located at the nape of his neck
Constellation: Sagittarius
Date Of Birth: 04 December
Age: 200+
Height: ??
*Weapons / Powers: Can enter people's bodies and take over. Is always seen carrying a spiked Tibetan prayer wheel with sutras inscribed on it; this is how he summons monsters.
*Characteristics: Very evil
*Family: ??
*Voices: Midori Nakazawa (Japanese), Barbara Goodson (English)

Amiboshi The older twin brother of Suboshi, he first appeared impersonating the Suzaku warrior Chiriko under orders from Nakago. After being discovered, he falls into a river and is believed to be dead. He is found by an old couple and pretends that he has amnesia. The couple adopt him as a son and call him Kaika. He saves Miaka while she is searching for the Shinzaho, but he pretends that he doesn't recognize her.

He is the only surviving Seiryū Seishi at the end of the story. His younger brother gave him a forgetfulness potion after he nearly died. He lost his memory forever, which protected him from the fate of the rest of the Seiryū Seishi.

Real Name: Bu Koutoku ~ Wu Gang-Dei
AKA: Kaika ~ Huai-ke
Character: High spirits (can also mean neck or throat), located on his right shoulder
Constellation: Virgo
Date Of Birth: 26 August
Age: 15
Height: 1.68m (5 feet, 5 inches)
Bloodtype: A
Birthplace: Tenryo, San'un Province in Kutou Empire
*Weapons / Powers: Can emit chi through his mouth and channel it through a flute to control peoples' will. When he emits chi through his flute he holds the flute to the left, when he is just playing it he holds it to the right; he's ambidextrous.
*Personality: Tranquil and reserved, but at times he can be single-minded and merciless. Before the events of the book, he was a kind young man determined to judiciously protect his younger brother. For that reason, he was faced with a dilemma and the pain of choosing between the Seiryu warriors and the Suzaku warriors.
*Family: Father (Kanri), younger brother (Shunkaku)
*Hobbies: Composing
*Voices: Yuji Ueda (Japanese), Steve Cannon (English)

Suboshi Twin brother of Amiboshi. He loves Yui and hates Miaka and Tamahome. Believing Tamahome to be the one who killed Amiboshi, Suboshi murders Tamahome's father and younger siblings. He later arrives at the Real World trying to kill Miaka and Tamahome, but is killed by his own weapon.

Real Name: Bu Shunkaku ~ Wu Jun-Jia
Character: Horns (could also mean angle or corner), located on right shoulder
Constellation: Virgo
Date Of Birth: 26 August
Age: 15
Height: 1.68m (5 feet, 5 inches)
Blood Type: A
*Weapons / Powers: He can use a secret weapon (a double meteor bell) called the Ryusei-sui, and control it with his will (actually there is no other way it can be a weapon). He and his twin brother Amiboshi can communicate to each other by writing messages on their bodies.
*Personality: The exact opposite of his brother, he's fierce, very impulsive, and if he gets an idea stuck in his head, he won't listen to reason--he'll just rush in like a madman. They lost their parents at a very young age and had a very tough childhood, so he's tightly bonded with his brother. This bond is so strong that he would not hesitate to kill for his brother. Yui was the first person besides his brother to show him any tenderness and he quickly fell in love (first love) with her. It's because of Yui that he feels anger toward Miaka and jealousy toward Tamahome. He and his brother, Amiboshi share a very speacial and sometimes controversial bond throughout the sereis and beyond.
*Family: Father (Kanri), elder brother (Koutoku)
*Voices: Yuji Ueda (Japanese), Steve Cannon (English)

Ashitare is a half-wolf, half-human beast from Hokkan whom Nakago found in a circus tent. Nakago later killed him after being half-killed by Nuriko.

Real Name: Unknown
Character: Tail, located on right hip
Constellation: Scorpio
Date of Birth: 21 November
Age: 34
Height: 2.13m
Family: Mother was an inmate at a pental settlement in Hokkan
Voices: Ryuzaburo Otomo (Japanese)

Ashitare is actually never fully killed by Nuriko in the manga. The first time he faces off with Nuriko he retreats after injury. Nakago beats him when Ashitare returns, but after a fight with Nuriko on the mountain he has his neck snapped, although he fatally wounded Nuriko. Nakago explains in the manga that Ashitare's human side was what really died and that his beast side stayed alive, took over, and, upon order of Nakago, stole the Shinzaho of the Genbu priestess.

Tomo is an illusionist among the seven seishi of Seiryū. In the manga he is in love with Nakago, but the anime does not show this very clearly. He tries to trap Miaka in an illusion world but it is later broken by Amiboshi. As he tries to kill Amiboshi, he is killed by Suboshi who appears to rescue his brother.

Real Name: Ryo Chuin
Character: Root (could also mean shoulder or base), located on the lower right side of his abdomen.
Constellation: Libra
Date of Birth: 13 October
Age: 21
Height: 184 cm or 6 feet
Birthplace: Unknown

*Family: Parents abandoned him, took in by performers
*Characteristics: Having faced hardship since childhood, Tomo is sadistic and cruel. His mind is contorted and he is severe with others. It is said he was taken in by dancers when he was young, exposing him to the world of Chinese opera. This fact would explain why he wears a Chinese Opera costume, consisting of a long, brilliant red jacket that has golden shoulders with a black high-collared neck with gold trim, and simple white breeches with long boots, his headdress, and his make-up. Tamahome wastes no time to make fun of the way Tomo looks, though he does not even faze Tomo. Tomo is in love with Nakago, but Nakago only thinks of Tomo as a fellow Seriyu Seishi. Some believe that Tomo is one of Nakago's most trusted allies because he freely discusses his plans with him. Nakago also allowed Tomo the task of ridding them of Miaka and the rest of the Suzaku Seven. Like Nakago, Tomo has little or no desire to harm Miaka. He says that he dislikes taking advantage of women but he would do anything for the sake of Nakago. Also, because of his feelings for Nakago, he does not get along with Soi, although they can work efficiantly together at times.
*Weapons/Powers: Hypnosis and illusion using a "Shin"(Shell). Tomo can not only create visual illusions but illusions of the other senses as well. In addition to this, he can put himself into the illusion as a sort of actor to help things along. The Shin can trap a person's mind and body within it. It then extracts their memories and plays a sort of movie scenario for the victim, as is done to Miaka. Tomo can also have the Shin memorize things to replay the information at a later time. He also has limited telekenetic powers over the feathers on his headdress.
*Voices: Nobuo Tobita (Japanese)

Most defintly 4laugh whee 4laugh whee

Well buying them seperatly would be wasting money.....and it would be easier to keep track of the sets, cause I ended up buying them seperatly and there are just too many of them. Also the box-sets come with individual cards for every dvd.....and the last season has a set of really cute card pics.......but that's just my opinion.

I liked this show in the beginning.... but I am not really that fond of it now...

Though... I like Hotohori....

Don't have a particular favorite....
But I love the opening theme!!!
Miaka's cute, too! Kinda like the little short guy,
he's kinda cool.