Tokyo Majin Gakuen

ANIME HIGHLIGHT:

Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpuchō: Tō

Kenpuchō: Tō Dai Ni Maku (Second Act)

Plot

In the nights of Tokyo, mysterious deaths involving the 'Reborn Dead' occur. People that are disappearing at night suddenly reappear during the day as a corpse. Not only that, but as the corpses are sent to the morgue to be autopsied, they disappear again leaving signs showing that they escaped themselves.

To fight these 'Reborn Dead' and to prevent more deaths, mysterious transfer student, Tatsuma Hiyuu, and delinquent student, Kyouichi Houraiji, stay up every night to fight and solve what's causing this. Along with the rest of their group, who all have supernatural powers, they soon realize that a greater threat, which involves even more powerful demons, is near.

Characters

Tatsuma Hiyuu (緋勇 龍麻 Hiyū Tatsuma^?)

Voiced by: Hiro Shimono (Japanese), Brandon Hearnsberger (English)

Tatsuma is a mysterious boy who transfers to Magami High School in his senior year. He is often shown as being very silent and carefree, but he actually has more insight on the people around him. He usually hangs out with Kyouichi and helps him fight gangsters from other schools, giving him the status of the fifth most delinquent student in Magami High School's history. Tatsuma is probably the only one in the group who is close to Kyouichi and would often calmly tease and irritate him.

He seems to be an experienced fighter; he knows a person's vital points, whether or not they are fighting seriously, and if they have killed before. He is often the first to realize a threat that is approaching them and sometimes gets a strange feeling when someone near him is in danger.

What adds to his mysteriousness is the fact that, two months prior to enrolling in Magami High, it is revealed that he was actually sent there by his master, who said that his skills will be needed there, though none of the others know of this. Also, during a fight with Kozune, they both see a flashback image of four people, who bears similarities to Tatsuma's current group, during the Bakumatsu period. This bothers Kozune so he once again fights him to figure out who and what Tatsuma is, but he left unsuccessful. Tatsuma is later lured in a trap, where Kozune decides to take a peek into Tatsuma's heart while he is incapacitated. Once again, the two see a vision of the past. This time, Kozune realizes that Tatsuma's family had a hand in Kozune's family's destruction during the Bakumatsu period; in the vision, it showed Tatsuma and Kozune's ancestors (who both bears a striking resemblance to the current two), ready to fight each other. The visions also show that Tatsuma has a history with Yagyuu. At the end of the second season, he disappears.

Since birth, Tatsuma has had a mark on his right hand, which he was told by his father to treasure because it will one day be of important use. However, only Aoi knows of this mark. In flashbacks of his childhood, Tatsuma played hide and seek games with other kids, and he was instantly able to guess  who was where. This caused the other kids to run away from Tatsuma, calling him a cheater and making him feel different.

Due to his handsome looks and his habit of sleeping in class, he is often called Sleeping Beauty by his homeroom teacher. He is always seen wearing a blue hoody, with his school uniform worn over it. Tatsuma dislikes regular milk, so when he was a child, his mother mixed in some strawberries, calling it  'magic'. Since then, he is often seen drinking strawberry milk. Presently, Tatsuma apparently lives alone after traveling to Tokyo. In the last episode of the first season, it is revealed that Tatsuma is an orphan, and had previously lived with his foster parents.

In the second season, it is revealed and eleborated on his connection with the Birth Stars. He is the Vessel of the Golden Dragon. He is last seen rampaging in what is believed somewhere in China.

Combat Style: Hand-to-hand, Martial arts

Kyouichi Horaiji (蓬莱寺 京一 Hōraiji Kyōichi^?)

Voiced by: Masaki Kawanabe (Japanese), David Wald (English)

A well-known delinquent at Magami High and boss of a gang, who always carries around a bokutō. He often gets into fights with gangsters from other schools. When he first encounters Tatsuma, they engage in a fierce fight, which turns out to have been just a way of getting to know each other.

He may seem to be mean to others, but in the end, he always looks out for them and tries to protect them. This is mostly seen towards Aoi, who he is always mean towards, but he may care for her more than he admits. It is noted that he is constantly protecting her or saving her. He may be seen to hold Aoi's safety over the other members, but this doesn't stop him from being mean to her.

Kyouichi appears to be very knowledgeable of the Tokyo underworld. He was acquainted with several Yakuza henchmen (before they were killed), and knew the location of a hospital that specialized in supernatural cases (the hospital where Aoi's body was taken when her soul was trapped inside a dream world).

At the end of the second season, Kyouichi leaves the ruins of Tokyo and wanders to search for Tatsuma's whereabouts

Combat Style: Swordsmanship using a Bokutō

Aoi Misato (美里 葵 Misato Aoi^?)

Voiced by: Yui Horie (Japanese), Stephanie Wittels (English)

A girl from a rich family and the President of Magami High School's Student Council. Aoi is a sensitive person and gets very upset when she is unable to help someone. Years ago she was unable to save her friend from a fire; this gave her a strong desire to protect people. There is a scar, which she received during the fire, on her lower back, though only Tatsuma knows about it. Aoi seems to harbor feelings for Tatsuma, which can be first seen in the last few episodes of the first season of the anime ,and continues through the second; where she answers for his name at graduation. Despite Aoi's fragile nature and sensitive kindness, it is noted by Tatsuma that Aoi is mentally strong for her teammates. She is considered the "shield" that protects everyone. In the second season, Aoi takes on a more hand-to-hand role in combat, as she wields a naginata with ease and easily defeats the enemy with emense strength.

Initially, her powers were purely defensive in nature, causing her to be very insecure in her ability to fight alongside her friends. After she is possessed by Kozune (presumably), she begins to use her abilities offensively to generate powerful blasts of force (strong enough to blow away Komaki, Yuuya, and Hisui with ease). Later, it is revealed that she possesses the Bodhisattva Eye. It is said that her Bodhisattva Eye is capable of healing, reviving the dead, or increasing the rate at which a person age; she can cause someone to die instantly of old age.

Her family's emblem is similar to that of the Tokugawa clan.

Combat Style: Bodhisattva Eye, Naginata-jutsu

Komaki Sakurai (桜 井 小蒔 Sakurai Komaki^?)

Voiced by: Satomi Arai (Japanese), Melissa Pritchett (English)

Captain of the Kyūdō Club and Aoi's best friend. She is quick to defend Aoi when Kyouichi says mean things about her. Unlike Aoi, Komaki is aggressive towards people who get in the way or harm those she cares about. Komaki is shown to have lost a Kyūdō club friend, who became an oni in order to locate and take Komaki’s shooting arm. Despite being headstrong and brave, Komaki is likely the weakest when it comes to emotions and mentality. When Tatsuma's parents are killed, Komaki is the first to break down crying, causing Aoi to comfort her. Komaki can be considered weak in that nature, as she is easily disheartened or worried. She eventually accepts Daigo's affection for her.

Combat Style: Kyūdō

Yuuya Daigo (醍醐 雄矢 Daigo Yūya^?)

Voiced by: Katsui Taira (Japanese), Andrew Love (English)

Yuuya is the captain of Magami High School's Wrestling Club and an excellent cook. Yuuya also happens to have a crush on Komaki and he is constantly seen cooking big meals for her; at one point, however, Komaki gets angry at him and says that he does not truly understand how she feels, throwing his meal on the ground. Tohno gives Yuuya a book of Komaki's favorite foods, which are mostly candy and regular convenience store foods. Komaki then accepts his next meal, along with his apology for not being considerate. At the end of the 2nd season, it seems Daigo and Komaki's relationship deepens, as they are seen together in the end.

When Tatsuma first transferred to the school, Yuuya had challenged him to a fight, but it was disrupted by Aoi and Komaki. He sometimes fights with magical chains and is the Vessel of the White Tiger.

Combat Style: Hand-to-hand, Wrestling

Hisui Kisaragi (如月 翡翠 Kisaragi Hisui^?)

Voiced by: Eiji Sekiguchi (Japanese), Illich Guardiola (English)

An owner of an antiques shop who has business dealings with the Misato family. He is very loyal to Aoi and often calls her Aoi-sama. Hisui seems to have been close to Aoi since the two were little. He received a charm bracelet from her when they were younger, which he now holds in a pouch around his neck. He also promised that he will always protect her no matter what. He is revealed to be a member of a family that has killed demons since the days of the Tokugawa shogunate. He fills the group in about demons and other phenomena that are happening around the city.

Later, it is revealed that his family also had the duty of killing the person who possesses the Bodhisattva Eye. Although, due to his feelings, he could not bring himself to kill Aoi.

He is the Vessel of the Black Tortoise. At the end of season two he joins Kyouichi in looking for Tatsuma.

Combat Style: Ninjutsu, Throwing Kunai