Sekirei

(drama CD, anime):Height: 173 cm. Weight: 59 kg.:The main protagonist. Minato's known family consists of his mother and younger sister. Minato is extremely intelligent, yet due to his inability to cope under pressure has failed the college entrance exam twice. As a result he has been branded an idiot and loser. He met Musubi by a stroke of luck after failing the exam the second time while Musubi was being attacked. As a consequence of their meeting, Minato discovers that he is an 'Ashikabi', a person that can "wing" (ie. form a contract with) Sekirei. ["Sekirei" manga; Chapter 0, page a26.] This binds the Sekirei to him and allows them to use their full power in the elimination battle. By the end of the game's second stage, Minato has winged six Sekirei. He has a passive personality and is said to have gone along with what ever his mother and sister have said since childhood. Recent events in the story suggest that other Ashikabi consider Minato the strongest Ashikabi in the northern part of the city.

;::::::::: Another of Higa Izumi's Sekirei. Her power is a mystery since she hasn't fought yet.

;: A Sekirei who was once a member of the MBI Disciplinary Squad, and associated with Karasuba. Yume was the leader of the Squad's 'Second Generation'. ["Sekirei" manga; Chapter 72, page 2] Yume rescued Musubi, when she was a child, and saved Musubi's life by giving her "tama" (the core which let Sekirei live and use their powers) to Musubi. Yume bears an uncanny resemblance to Musubi as seen in Karasuba's memories. Yume refers to herself as the 'Sekirei of Fate', and is a 'defender of love'. Yume possessed light-based powers used in conjunction with super strength and hand-to-hand combat. When Musubi lost her Sekirei crest fighting Benitsubasa, Yume's soul temporarily took control of her body and defeated the Disciplinary Squad and was able to restore Musubi's crest.

;:::anime voices|Neya Michiko (drama CD, anime): Her Ashikabi is Seo Kaoru along with her twin sister, Hikari. Has the power of electricity. She seems more calm out of the two sisters.

Media

Manga

"Sekirei" began as a manga series which started serialization in the seinen manga magazine "Young Gangan" in June 2005, published by Square Enix. As of March 25 2008, six bound volumes have been released.

Drama CD

A drama CD entitled "Sekirei Original Drama CD" was released on July 25 2007 by Frontier Works.

Anime

A twelve-episode anime adaptation produced by the animation studio Seven Arcs and directed by Keizō Kusakawa, aired in Japan between July 2 and September 17 2008. The anime is licensed by Aniplex in Japan. The anime is mostly faithful to the overall story structure of the manga series, covering roughly the first fifty chapters of the series. The anime's opening theme is Nihongo|"Sekirei"|セキレイ by Saori Hayami, Marina Inoue, Kana Hanazawa, Aya Endo. The main ending theme is "Dear sweet heart", also by Hayami, Inoue, Hanazawa, and Endo, and the ending theme used in episode eleven is Nihongo|"Kimi o Omou Toki"|きみを想うとき by Hayami. The anime ended with the on-screen words "to be continued", suggesting a continuation.

References

External links

* [http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/yg/introduction/sekirei/ Manga official website] jp icon
* [http://www.sekirei-tv.com/ Anime official website] jp icon
* [http://www.mxtv.co.jp/sekirei/ Tokyo MX official website] jp icon
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