Fushigi Yuugi OAV III: Eikou Den Characters

The character descriptions for Fushigi Yuugi OAV III: Eikou Den are contributed by the amazing and talented Diana. The Fire of Suzaku's Wings is proud to be hosting her hard work! Be absolutely sure to send her an e-mail, thanking her and telling her what a great job she's done! ^v^

For an introduction to the storyline, and for full episode synopses for Eikou Den, please visit Diana's Eikou Den Storyline and Eikou Den Episode Synopses pages.
 

Taka Sukunami
 

A very mature but still cheap Taka is portrayed in this third OAV. He has finally married the girl of his dreams, Miaka Yuuki, but then has to face the chance of losing all he has gained. His wonderful wife suddenly becomes unconscious and then loses all trace of the child they had made together. He learns that a basketball player he had coached has traveled into the book world in order to lure him to her, and could be behind all this misfortune. Instead of standing idly or becoming alarmingly angry, Taka takes thoughtful action and ventures back into the "Shi Jin Ten Chi Sho" in order to recover his child and the girl. However, once there he sees the destruction on Konan taking place, and so agrees to help save it as well. Moreover, he completes all of his quests with grace and composure.

Miaka Sukunami
 

Although very important to the plot, Miaka does not have a huge role in this OAV. However, in the scenes she does appear in, she still exudes love, warmth, and energy. Now a married woman, Miaka is preparing for the arrival of her first child. She still thinks about the other Suzaku warriors every day and knows that they are all watching down on her from the heavens above. The most important things in her life are still her family and friends, and she still will do everything in her power to help and protect them.

Mayo Sakaki
 

At first Mayo will only appear to be a girl with a HUGE jealousy problem. She has a deep and unrequited love for one of her basketball coaches (Taka) and is horrendously angry when he marries Miaka. Her jealousy leads her to use the "Shi Jin Ten Chi Sho" to lure Taka to her. She believes that once she goes into the book, the story will repeat and Taka will fall in love with her and not Miaka. However, this is not the case and she tries to end her time in Konan through suicide. It is in her emotional state that we learn the true reason behind all her destructive behavior: it is because of her parents' divorce. The rift between her parents hurt her deeply, and her only comfort during this time was her basketball coach, Taka. Occupying her time with her love for him gave her something else to think about. In the end, the vulnerable and lonely girl within Mayo is exposed and she is able to heal.

Tasuki
 

Tasuki is still a jokester, but continues to exude the maturity he gained in the second OAV. During the course the story, Tasuki has to deal with a crying baby, a light-fingered little girl, and a jumpy little boy. However, through the whole thing he never once “goes mental” and flames anyone randomly. He actually displays a decent aptitude for child-care. Tasuki is also still fiercely loyal to his fellow Suzaku warriors and tries to make them feel better with his sarcastic banter (a/n thanks to Sylvia for the term “goes mental”).

Chichiri
 

The first thing that you notice about Chichiri is that he has become a lot more powerful. His spell casting and teleportation abilities have greatly increased. However, the inner turmoil and investigation of his character that takes place in the second OAV is absent here. Chichiri is once again the wise monk in a mask that we first met in the original anime.

Keisuke Yuuki
 

Keisuke is the other coach for the Yotsubadai Basketball team. However, I also believe he is some kind of teacher as well. Keisuke is still the extremely nice guy he has always been. Worried about the distant way Mayo had been acting lately, he follows her in order to talk. But, he only sees her disappear in a whirlwind of red light into the same book that once held his sister. During the course of the book's action, Keisuke resumes his role as narrator and reads what is happening in the book aloud to Tetsuya and Yui.

Yui Hongo and Tetsuya Kajiwara
 

Both Yui and Tetsuya are older, wiser, and happy together. Yui continues to possess the peaceful and strong interior she acquired through her hardships and revelations in the "Shi Jin Ten Chi Sho", and remains Miaka’s best friend. Tetsuya is still very protective of Yui and cares for her very much. Although he is now very much experienced on the legend of the "Shi Jin Ten Chi Sho", Tetsuya is still slower than Keisuke on grasping certain situations/conclusions. But, he remains as the calm one of the two (in my opinion anyway).

Saori Kawai
 

Saori is Mayo’s best friend. She is a timid girl until you get her to open up to you. Saori is always there for Mayo and is one of the only people who truly understands what is at the root of Mayo’s problems.



 

Houki (a.k.a. Youtaikou)
 

Houki is now the Dowager Empress of Konan since her son has taken the throne. (a/n Youtaikou roughly translates to the title of "Dowager Empress" and this is what Houki is called in the Japanese-language version of the OAV). She has a quiet strength and kindness about her that was not completely noticeable before. She is a wonderful advisor to her son and tries to understand what is truly behind the negative feelings in Mayo’s heart.

Boushin (a.k.a. Reizeitei)
 

Boushin is now the Emperor of Konan and is trying his hardest to live up to his father’s legacy. Although very young, Boushin displays great strength and integrity during the course of the OAV. Already shouldered with the burden of trying to save his country from devastation, Boushin’s only option is to turn to the new Suzaku No Miko for help. (a/n Reizeitei is the formal name of Boushin that is used in the Japanese language version of the OAV).

Gakurei Cho
 

Gakurei is the reincarnation of Chiriko. He is the first warrior found by Taka, Tasuki, and Chichiri. Although Gakurei still possess all the wisdom and knowledge that Chiriko had, he is losing his former memories as he gets older.


 

Reishun Ko
 

Reishun is the reincarnation of our favorite cross-dresser! She is an impish little girl that unfortunately has no memories of being a former Suzaku warrior. However, she does share many traits that Nuriko possessed. For example, she is headstrong, tricky, and enamored with a young boy that happens to be Hotohori reborn.
 

Eian Shu
 

Eian is the reincarnation of Hotohori. He is a solemn little boy who brings fresh flowers to the Shu family graves (they are not related to his Shu name however). He is the last one to regain his memories.


 

Chosei Jo
 

Chosei is Mitsukake reincarnated. He’s a spunky boy that has a white kitten for a playmate and is extremely protective of his neighbor (a young girl named Shouka).



 

Tendou Shu
 

Tendou was Houki’s first love. Although he grew up a poor peasant boy, Tendou is really the older brother of Hotohori. At first Tendou is enraged by the fact that Houki chooses Hotohori over him, but in the end wishes the couple happiness and dies at peace.

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September 30, 2002