Saint Tail

Asuka has short black fluffy hair that has greenish undertones and bright green shines in place of the lighting. His hair has choppy bangs that fall over his forehead, and small strands here and there that stick out from the top and back of his hair. His eyes are a dark greenish-black, similar to the color of his hair. He is almost always shown wearing his school uniform, a dark blueish-black suit with a white undershirt and black tie, and he occasionally takes off his suit jacket to reveal black suspenders with silver rectangular buckles at the top. Indoors, he wears black dress shoes, and outdoors, he wears a very similar pair of dark brown dress shoes. Asuka is around the same height as Meimi, and is shorter than many of the boys in his class; however, he eventually becomes significantly taller than her after a growth spurt.

In social settings, Asuka Jr. struggles with his insensitivity, often offending others with his blunt rudeness and having a poor understanding of girls or romance. He also easily gets angered, blowing up at mild annoyances and dealing with easily wounded pride. In particular, he reacts badly to others teasing him, especially for his failures in catching Saint Tail.
However, when it comes to Saint Tail's capers, Asuka Jr. is determined, brave, passionate, smart, strategic, focused, organized, and protective of his interests. He cares a lot about the Saint Tail investigation, priding himself on his position in the investigation to the point where he gets noticeably upset when another detective is invited onto the case. He picks up on small details surrounding Saint Tail easily, and is arguably one of the most knowledgeable people in regards to Saint Tail with the exceptions of Seira and Saint Tail herself. He's able to quickly come up with a plan for how to catch Saint Tail, and has no problem scaling buildings to try to catch her, as he does in multiple episodes of the anime.


Saint Young Men

Buddha has long brown hair (longer than Jesus's) that he keeps in a neat permed bun and an Urna on his forehead. His earlobes are also very long due to the various accessories he wore as his time as a prince in India, and when he renounced, he took off his jewellery, leading his earlobes to extend as such . He is well built and is slightly taller than Jesus.

Between him and his roommate, Buddha is the calmer one, however can be menacing, seen when he uses his Buddha Face Countdown. He manages their daily expenses as well as the household chores. For this reason, he is often portrayed as thrifty. He also likes manga, particularly manga by Osamu Tezuka. Like Jesus, he is kind and gentle towards the people of earth.


Saint Young Men

He has short brown hair which is often covered with a red and white cap. he often wears a light blue shirt, dark green shorts, white socks and black shoes. He's also usually carrying a schoolbag.

He's a very stubborn and troublesome child but also a bit of a crybaby. His mother often has to apologize for his terrible behavior.


Saint Young Men

Jesus has long hair that reaches down his back. His front hair parts down in the middle and is almost always seen with a crown of thorns encircling his head. He also has a small moustache and thin amount of hair on his chin. Jesus has a relatively well built physique but is thinner and slightly shorter than Buddha.

Jesus is the more cheerful and laid-back of the two. He enjoys telling and laughing at his own puns, which often leads to his forehead bleeding, a sign that becomes visible whenever he shows excitement. He also blogs about his everyday life. He is kind and gentle towards the people of earth. As he is Jesus after all, he can also be rather solemn and reflective, and even serious at times. Especially when talking about his past experiences on Earth.


Saint Young Men

He has long dark hair, sunken eyes, sharp teeth and long sharp nails. His lower body is that of a snake. He often wears a diadem, necklaces, cuff bracelets and his favorite armband, which is in the shape of a snake. (Originally it was a cheap item found in gift shops. Through his power, he changed it into an armband).

He is very materialistic but seems to be quite lonely, often using electronic devices as substitutes for friends.


Saint Young Men

She has long dark hair that she ties into a bun and fair skin. She is usually wearing some sort of jewelry.


Saint Young Men

He has short black hair styled into a pompadour and a circle beard. He has a full back tattoo of Buddha.

He comes off as an intimidating and aggressive guy. When it comes to the people he cares about, he is very loving, caring, and even protective.


Saint Young Men

She has short brown hair, wrinkles on her face, and a beauty mark underneath her right eye.

She's strict and very straightforward, but she has a bit of a soft spot. She's willing to make a few exceptions for kind people. She herself could be very kind.


Saiyuki

Chin Yisou also cut his hair short once he was a shikigami . It was shown in his fight with Cho Gonou that his hair was long, almost down to his waist. When he first appears as a fortuneteller before the Sanzo Ikkou, it's short, stopping at the nape of his neck. He was also shown using a limiter for a brief time, though it was probably just to hide from Hakkai while he prepared to attack. This limiter was a simple stud earring with a small blue stone attached.


Saiyuki

Hakkai is a tall, lanky young man with a warm smile, messy brown hair, and green eyes. The truly observant may be able to tell that his right eye is actually a fake--a magitech prosthetic that functions well enough to give him depth perception, but is otherwise nearly blind. He wears glasses to further improve his vision. In addition, he sports a large ugly scar across his abdomen, which is usually hidden by his clothing.
Hakkai tends to favor clothes that, while in good repair, range on the slightly baggy side of the spectrum, giving him the look of the absent-minded scholar he used to be. The white cloth he always wears is for Hakuryuu to sit on and prevent his clothes from being torn by its claws. On his left ear, he wears three silver cuffs. These cuffs are actually magitech limiters which regulate his demihuman abilities and allow him to retain his human appearance. When the limiters are removed, Hakkai is transformed, fingernails becoming claws, ears becoming pointed, and his left eye becoming yellow and slitted like a cat's. Furthermore, his skin becomes swirled with black vine 'tattoos' (see abilities for details). Hakkai prefers to retain his human appearance whenever possible.
In Saiyuki Reload and Saiyuki Reload Gunlock , Cho Hakkai's primary attire has minor changes. His green qipao becomes short sleeves with black outlines in each sides and it is shown to be loose while it was tucked with a black sash. He also gains a black long sleeve undershirt beneath his outfit and his pants are charcoal gray.

Hakkai comes across as an intelligent, well-mannered young man with a soft-spoken demeanor and a quick smile. He can be somewhat absent-minded, and what one might term a 'home-body,' in that he enjoys cleaning, cooking, and other activities more usually suited to house-wives. Hakkai is well read and enjoys learning (he used to work as a school teacher, in fact) and is full of strange, possibly useless information. He also possesses a good memory, and is fairly capable when it comes to 'reading' people (which makes him killer when it comes to poker). His sense of humor is quirky, and due to the fact that he nearly never shows anger, it can be difficult to tell if his cheerfully delivered barbs are honest or in jest, which some people find rather off-putting. He puts forth an optimistic attitude even in the face of severe adversity, though he is perfectly capable of treating a given situation with the seriousness it is due. He's not a clown, so much as someone who seeks to keep everyone around him in good spirits even when the going gets rough. This affable, if odd, exterior hides a much darker side which--thankfully--is rarely seen. It's a part of him that only emerges fueled by a deep feeling of hurt and rage, a need for vengeance that can take a horrifying toll on those unfortunate enough to provoke it. It's a part of himself that Hakkai has tried to put away, something he hopes very dearly will remain in his past. Due to the circumstances of his life, there is also a lingering sense of melancholy about him that emerges from time to time, a result of feelings of guilt and self-depreciation in regards to the crimes he committed in the past. When his limiters are removed to release his full demihuman power, there is always the risk that Hakkai will lose his sense of self and be unable to control his actions unless someone acts to stop him. It is for this reason, along with a certain distaste for what he has become, that causes him to wear power-limiting devices on a daily basis. He has also never been known to get drunk.


Saiyuki

Dokugakuji had short dark brown hair that he normally spikes and blue eyes. Like most demons he has pointed ear and a demonic birthmark. His are to marks are on his face: One is stretched over the bridge of his nose and the other is on his forehead. They are both arrow shaped with. Besides being a demon, Dokugakuji is tan, tall and very well build which makes him stick out amount the other skinny and lanky males of the series.
He had several costume changes throughout the series. In the beginning he wore a tunic with a large necklace. Later and during his first battle with the Sanzo Party he was wearing brown pants and a noticeable shoulder strapped on one shoulder. His latest wardrobe change finds in him a long white Chinese style jacket with purple or maroon accents. Under it he wears black pants and boots.

Dokugakuji has an older brother mentality. He watches out for the others around him. He's a strong warrior, always ready to use the sword to prove his strength and a faithful servant and good friend of Kougaiji (his devotion is admirable). He's willing to bring harm upon himself if it can help others. He seems to be very laid-back and easy going, referring to Kougaiji by the nickname 'Kou'. He stills harbors a lot of guilt over killing his mother.


Saiyuki

Ensui is a youkai who has red spiky hair, but in the illustrations he has grey spiky hair. He wears goggles and black boots. He first appeared in the first episode of Saiyuki Premium at the restaurant, with a Harley (Motorbike). Like Dr. Ni , he wears a lab coat, and inside his coat are full of bombs. Underneath his coat where he wears a violet suit. He also have a long nails with red nail polish.

Ensui was just an ordinary scientist who was working on an experiment when it didn't work out. Since then Ensui became a mad, eccentric, insane and goofy scientist who fancies himself an artist, and pursues beauty in explosions. In order to gain satisfaction, he will not hesitate to slaughter innocent people even his own men in order to escape for his own good. He tends to be very vain and boastful, bragging about his greatness and exaggerating details to make his defeats seem far less pathetic. He even planted a bomb inside an innocent animal, Hakuryuu. Despite of everything,  he was also shown scared, when there were only few minutes that Hakuryuu will explode and cannot escape so he decided to take off the planted bomb inside of the dragon.


Saiyuki

Gat appears to be someone of Native-American ethnicity. His appearance compliments Hazel's by creating a sort of Cowboys and Indians theme. Originally, Gat had dark eyes but after the ressurection, his irises became yellow. He has a scar stretching diagonally across his the center of his forehead and extending down his face. His dark brown hair is styled into thick dreadlocks that are held up by a bandana. A few stray dreads hang by either side of his face, one of which has a feather attached to the end of it. He wears a long sleeve white or beige button-down with a red bolo tie. On top of this, he wears a brown fringed vest and pants with leather chaps.

Gat is a very stoic guy. He's quiet, obedient and expressionless. Despite what he does, he is a pacifist and has a good heart. Because of Goku's initial fascination with him, Gat considers Goku a friend.


Saiyuki

Genjo Sanzo is of relatively average height and athletically wiry, although he's usually enveloped in his very loose beige robe. He has bright golden blond hair kept vaguely short and violet eyes, and is considered to be strikingly attractive. Draped over the shoulders of the robe is a green-bordered scroll covered in Tibetan calligraphy, the Maten Sutra , one of the five Tenshi Kaigen or "Sutras of Heaven and Earth". The sacred sutra's powers protect it from accumulating any signs of damage or wear, despite its being worn in all sorts of weather every day for years. . It is has been mentioned more than once that he is fair looking, once a villager even tried to make a move on him, but was immediately greeted with a gun to his forehead before he could touch him.
Underneath the robes, he's usually wearing simple blue-jeans and a thin, tight-fitting sleeveless mock-turtleneck, with black fingerless gloves connecting to slave-rings on each hand. He's got a decent handful of scars, mostly not visible in his normal dress, all of which are fairly old. He originally (in the first manga and anime series) wore black tabi socks and straw sandals on his feet, but later switched to black boots. It was also hinted that Sanzo may be farsighted as he's always seen wearing reading glasses when he reads the newspaper or scriptures.
In both Saiyuki Reload and Saiyuki Reload Gunlock , Sanzo's primary attire has minor changes. His robes became white instead of beige and his jeans appears hipster and the color of his jeans was gray. In one occasion he shows his sleeveless turtleneck shirt beneath his white robe while the sleeves from his robe are hanging loose in each sides.
In some occasions throughout the anime series' run when both Sha Gojyo and Son Goku are always bickering and makes Sanzo became angrily annoyed from their constant bickering. He wields his infamous large harisen to slap both of their heads while he threatens them to get punished. It was unknown how he keeps both his paper fan along with his gun.

Sanzo is not very open to anyone, and sees even the most trifling thing as something annoying. He takes the guardian role after releasing Goku and has been responsible for his upbringing.  He is not overly fond of children or animals, but seems to be fine around Goku and Hakuryuu . He even indulges Lirin either by giving her a treat or letting her hang on his shoulders without much complaint.
He is indifferent, short-tempered, and a rational thinker; most of the time he won't fight unless absolutely necessary, even if the others are. He is most easily annoyed by Gojyo and Goku's constant bickering. Most of the time, he solves this problem by threatening to punish them by hitting their heads with his paper fan or firing his gun at them to get them to shut up. When they're resting, he usually smokes, reads the newspaper and drinks a beer or tea. He refuses to admit that his companions are his friends, but he implicitly says that they are a place he can come back to. He typically announces his companions as his servants, and is never grateful no matter how many times they rescue him from death. In particular, he hates being pressed to defend his unusual position as a human traveling with youkai companions. Despite his gruff and impersonal attitude, he cares deeply for his companions - though he'd loath to acknowledge it - and is quick to defend others in need. He and Goku spend the most time together, owing to the fact that they've known each other for so long. Though he never actually took Buddhist vows and seems to hold all divinities in contempt, he maintains a few monastic habits. He eats very sparingly and his favorite dish continues to be chazuke (茶漬け) which is basically rice steeped in green tea - a typical monk's meal. He refuses to lecture on religious teachings when asked, but often delivers philosophical points with blunt and direct insight when people need advice. The one teaching of his master's that he continues to hold in high regard is muichimotsu , [Mu (none, nothing), Ichi (one) Motsu (to hold); so "hold not one (thing)", "hold nothing"], a precept that forbids forming any attachments in the material world. He does become aware that he has used muichimotsu as a defense against forming friendships or emotional attachments, for fear of losing them as he did his master, but it is uncertain whether or not this awareness changes his opinion of the teaching.


Saiyuki

Goudai is over two meters tall and has a strong, imposing physique. Back in the day he used to have very long, thick, wavy black hair past his hips, but has experienced hair loss later in life, possibly due to his illness. He has very manly and square features and bushy black eyebrows.

Goudai is a serious type, sporting, and can't stand dishonesty. He is a little too strict, especially around his monk students, and has good leadership skills.  He's pretty straightforward and gets along with most of his companions in Ibun, especially Genkai and Houmei, whom he has accepted from the beginning despite them being the outsiders of the group. They are extremely close with  one another and he is somewhat protective of them (especially Genkai).
In Sayuki Reload: Burial, Goudai is shown to be highly perceptive, having been able to look through Keny'uu's façade.


Saiyuki

Lady Gyokumen appears as a beautiful young woman, but is considerably older. She doesn't even resemble her daughter, Lirin . She is shown to have a purple robe and a red obi that allows her cleavage to be plainly seen.  She has long lilac hair that is mostly pulled back by a hair accessory, however her bangs part on each side, nearly reaching past her waist and tied right on the ends with matching hair ornaments. She always has a polish on her long nails to and always wears makeup. She has red eyes and has a mole below on her right eye.  Her demonic birthmark is on her stomach.
Her most iconic image comes from Gensomaden, where her hair is teal and her eyes violet.  Her hair is significantly shorter, reaching only her chest.

Underneath an exotically beautiful appearance is a highly manipulative, vain, cold-hearted, and cunning demon. She thinks highly of only herself and lover while viewing everyone else around her as dirt or means to an end. If she appears to hold some sort of regard for someone else, it is more than likely in order to further her plans in reviving Gyumaoh.
It can also be infered that Gyokumen is a jealous and possessive woman, seeing as how she wants Gyumaoh as her legal husband once he is revived and left Rasetsunyo in her sealed, petrified state.
She often shows her ruthless and sarcastic side with her step-son, Kougaiji. She taunts him constantly and reminds him of his failed attempts at thwarting the Sanzo party.


Saiyuki

Homura is a slender young man who has short black hair that is about shoulder length. Although he doesn't change through out the arc he is not as healthy as he appears to be. Because of his human blood he becomes sick. He never gives up on what he believes to be right and manages to look very healthy despite what the truth is.

When initially met, Homura is deceptively calm, and while not necessarily cheerful, would be seen as more of an amused person than a depressed one. He is highly-charismatic, able to charm and convince with his words, and might come off as a bit obsessive if he's really trying to manipulate someone. He does have a temper which will come to the surface if he gets frustrated enough, and he will openly voice his displeasure at something, especially if a person has disappointed him. He's not above mocking people, but will do it in a subtle way...unless he truly sees that person as being beneath him. Homura will likely be very annoyed, if not angered, over what he considers unfair treatment, especially if it hurts him. Expect snark and challenges from Homura before fondness and affection.


Saiyuki

Born of a yokai father and human mother, Houran has the usual coloring of a Child of Taboo: that of crimson eyes and hair. Her hair, compared to Gojyo's in the movie, is a slightly lighter shade of red. Before Dougan wiped out Houmaoh’s clan, Houran had no need to hide or be ashamed of her Hanyou coloring. However, when she is introduced at the beginning of the movie, she has dyed her hair green to hide the shame of her birth, as it has been impressed upon her by her new master, Go Dougan.
However, this dye is not permanent, and washes out easily enough, shocking Sha Gojyo when he sees it, who then challenges her about hiding who and what she really is.
Houran holds much of her hair up in a bun with an ornate hairpiece. The rest of her hair spills well past her waist.

While outwardly vivacious, Houran is inwardly reeling from a recent and terrible tragedy. She has fallen from the position of princess to that of a slave in just one night. Go Dougan slaughtered her entire clan, and while before she never knew any shame in her appearance or in her Hanyou birth, she now dyes her hair and tries to hide what she really is. Houran is finally pushed to the breaking point when Dougan orders her to kill Sha Gojyo , one of the members of the of the Sanzo Party , and the only other Hanyou she has ever met. She collapses into sobs before Gojyo, crying out, “I can’t just do it anymore! I can’t go on living at the expense of others! I’d rather die than kill someone!”
Dougan, who had been a human, wished to become a yokai by slaughtering a thousand other yokai — the same transformation that Cho Hakkai underwent. He reached this butcher's tally just before killing Houran, and therefore decided she would be of better service as his puppet instead. Therefor Houran carries the guilt that her life, terrible as it is, was bought by the blood of all her people.
Houran is clever. She first beguiles the Sanzo Party into the trap Dougan has set for them and then, after her resolve is broken, she saves Gojyo from certain death. When he is wounded she takes him beyond the buildings Dougan inhabits and brings him fresh bandages in secret and binds his wounds until he is well enough to walk and fight again.
She is also brave. When a distortion of space appears around Dougan’s heart, and Gojyo and the rest of the Sanzo Party are in danger of being sucked into the abyss, it is she who saves them. Putting to use the powers her father left her, she uses the last of her strength to seal the rift. It is not enough. Without a moment’s hesitation she throws herself into the rift, providing the last ounce of power to seal it and save everyone — at the cost of her own life.


Saiyuki

In Dragon Form - Hakuryuu is about the size of the average house cat. He has a similar physical structure to a bird, with two legs, and two wings. The wings are more mammalian, so more like a bat than any bird's. His neck is long, and apparently serpentine, with a mane of hair running down it. His scales and hair are white, with his eyes being red.

Hakuryuu in Jeep Form
In Jeep Form - Jeep is a dark green, and large enough to hold four people. The spare tire has a cover on it with a large yin-yang symbol over the center. There is also another yin-yang symbol seen on Jeep's side, occasionally. The driver's side is on the right, a standard in Europe. Jeep appears to be a stick shift. He also seems to have a spare tire, water container, and collapsible shovel that can detach from him. We never see these effects be removed from Jeep, so it is unsure if they even can be removed, or what would happen were Jeep to transform while they weren't attached. In Saiyuki Reload , his yin-yang symbol disappeared.


Saiyuki

Jiroushin is most likely younger than he appears, but his appearance makes him look like a worry wart of an old man, with his grayish-white hair and mustache. He has a Chakra on his forehead (similar to the Sanbutsushin and Kenren ) which shows that he is from a high-ranked family. He wears a warrior-like outfit which bears resemblance to the armor of Japanese feudal-era samurai and black boots.


Saiyuki

Kami-sama's appearance Sai. Reload Ep. 24
"We thought he was God. We thought Kami-sama had found us. He had shinning gold hair and pretty white clothes. Since we were so dizzy, he looked just like God"

- Ginkaku

Kami-sama had a very handsome face, if not for the burn-like scar around his right eye, a reddish-purple color. When he first appears in the series, he's wearing white robes not unlike Sanzo 's. His form is also wrapped in crimson Prayer Beads --beads that he uses as a primary weapons and also function to help him cast illusions. Something very distinct about his appearance is that he's wearing the Golden Crown of a Sanzo priest : Ukoku Sanzo's. However, he's missing the scripture that should be draped over the shoulders. He has blond, shoulder-length hair that parts in the front--showing some resemblance of the late Koumyou Sanzo . It is likely at this is not a coincidence. He also has very green eyes. Lastly, Kami-sama has something very distinct about his appearance that should set off some kind of alarm. Kami-sama has a Chakra on his brow. This is a mark given to only those that were chosen by the gods (or gods themselves). Which would imply that Kami-sama was the rightful heir, accepted by Heaven, to the Muten , but he never received a holy name or the scripture from his master.
As a child,  Kami-sama appears in a casual clothing and his shoulder length blond hair is tied in a low ponytail.

"You get close when you want to attack. When You get scared, you run away. When you get angry, you lash out. It's easy to predict the actions of a child. I have plenty of experience in juvenile behavior."

- Cho Hakkai

Real name and age unknown, his mentality  was that of someone quite a bit younger than his apparent physical age. He was like a naive, sadistic child. Kami-sama probably suffered from some kind of developmental disorder brought on from the pain and suffering he knew as a child prior to his being raised by his master . His personality seems to have become even more warped after meeting Ukoku. Rather than ever learning the meaning of life and death, it became a game. A game where he was the strongest player, which implies a large amount of arroganceon his part. He aligned himself with God, hence Kami-sama which translates literally to The God in Japanese. When asked why he killed Kinkaku he responded with, " Because I don't need you anymore ", much like he was throwing away a useless toy. Even at the point of his death, he was talking about how it was all a game and that his loss ( death ) meant the castle was coming down. He seemed to have a lot of power, but his greatest advantages were the many "tools" and "gifts" from his master. Even at the end as Kami-sama was speaking to Ukoku, he was telling him how much he really admired his master and aspired to be like him, though Ukoku wasn't ignoring his disciple's last words. It seemed at the end Kami-sama realized it really wasn't a game and wanted to still live, but by that point it seemed too late.


Saiyuki

Kanan was a very pretty girl. Like Gonou, she had very beautiful green eyes. She had long brunette hair that was normally worn in a thick braid, laid over one shoulder. Her fringe also seems to fall over her face in a very similar fashion to Gonou's. There are some inconsistencies with the shade of her hair. In Gensoumaden Saiyuki her hair is as dark at Gonou's, but in the manga and other following images of her from future anime it is much fairer.
In most images of her, she is seen in a long dress with long sleeves. The sleeves have lacing around the wrists as well. Another important note is that Kanan is often drawn wearing a cross. This supports the idea that—besides Gonou being raised in a church that conformed to some kind of Catholicism—Kanan was also Christian.

Despite popular belief, Kanan wasn't demure, but was rather considered the more masculine of the Kanan and Gonou pair. Gonou was often left cleaning up after her. She had terrible cooking skills and was very bad at home making. Most of these responsibilities were left to Gonou.  While being tough on the outside, she was much softer on the inside; whereas Gonou at the time was not a very kind-hearted person, choosing to shower only her with affection.
When she was kidnapped and raped, it appears that her strong spirit was broken.  Rather than continue living, pregnant with the child of her rapist, she chose to suicide after saying one last farewell to Gonou, who had come in hopes of rescuing her. Presumably she had held on to life for as long as she did in order to tell Gonou goodbye.


Saiyuki

Kanzeon Bosatsu appears is mostly that of a woman. She is portrayed as a intersex in the manga, while in the anime it gives no indication of her being anything other than a female. She is tall, with with some masculine traits; even her face is a mixture of male and female. Like most gods, she has a red chakra. Her hair is typically a black-silver color, though it has also been seen with a tinted blue hue to it. She wears their hair in a high yet long, ponytail and has violet eyes not unlike Sanzo's (i.e. Konzen's).
She wears a long white dress-like robe that allows her legs to be plainly seen. In the original manga, the top part of the robes was is transparent showing her nipples, but in the anime opaque. The dress has a gold metal belt around her middle as well as golden choker around her neck, golden armlets, and golden anklets. There is a sun or lotus like pendant with a reflective surface that is held by a chain and lays to rest between her rather large breasts. Depending on the series, her earrings change style, but are usually made of gold all the same. Sometimes she appears wearing a shawl draped over her arms.

She is a straightforward, broad-minded, self-righteous goddess. Kanzeon has a very presumptuous side and gets bored easily. When addressing herself in the Japanese version, she uses " ore " (俺), the masculine version of " I ", that is often tied with arrogance. It may seem like she enjoys sending various trials to Sanzo and the others, but ever since 500 years ago, she puts her heart and soul into watching over the way Goku and the others live their lives. She believes that things that never change are boring. She doesn’t want to interfere in other fights and has always liked to observe entertaining performances . However, while watching Konzen's group fight to escape Heaven and protect Goku, it becomes apparent that simply watching and not doing anything can also be hard. Another instance was when Sanzo was about to die due to blood loss, where she descended from Heaven alongside Jiroushin to save him from grave danger. [1]
Despite of her masculine and arrogant side, she still possess a soft side as well. For an instance, she embraced Goku after Konzen's death and told him that it was all her fault for causing him so much pain. [2] She is actually very conscious of everything and it weighs heavily on her mind. Later, when Jiroushin comes to find her, she was smoking. [3] She states that she is actually very selfish, for she couldn't bring herself to seal away Goku's name along with the rest of his memories. [4]


Saiyuki

Kasane has an usual appearance, given the typical Saiyuki anime style of characters past. She has turquoise hair that comes to her waist, tied back into pigtails. She also has large gold-yellow eyes. She wears a Thulian pink blouse, with a white collar that crosses over her chest like a Chinese top. She has a short dark blue miniskirt and loose brown-tan boots. Also she wears an orange arm band on her right arm, a similar orange to the ribbons in her hair. She's about 5'3", most of her height being in her legs. She's super petite, very flat chested for this anime and doesn't look older then 14 or 15 years old.


Saiyuki

"Wow! It's beautiful! Just like the sun!" - Heretic Child to Konzen Douji

Konzen as he appears in Saiyuki Gensoumaden
Konzen's most memorable feature is his long, fine golden hair. He wears his hair in a ponytail low at the base of his skull. Konzen has long-lashed drooping violet eyes. Even in the heavens, where everything was considered beautiful, Konzen was described as being especially so—even by Kanzeon his/herself. He was tall and dressed in fine white robes (though they appear purple in the anime ) along with sandals with slight heels that add to his height. Konzen also wears a necklace that has three orbs on it. The top of his robes and his gloves bare a striking resemblance to the black under-armor and gloves that Genjo Sanzo wears, though the edges of Konzen's are gold where Sanzo's is an alloyed grey. Konzen's general appearance is very similar to Genjo Sanzo's.

Konzen, no matter how you look at him, tends to come off as somewhat of a prissy brat. He’s curt, brutally honest and no-nonsense, and seemingly lacking in the ability to smile or laugh. Even Goku comments that he would look better if he smiled (though upon seeing him smile Goku states it really doesn’t suit him as it seems unnatural for his expression.) When he first meets Goku he still holds no worldly knowledge and thus is “pure" as far as that goes, but after spending even a few moments with Goku, he begins to show a new side to himself. He shows the personality traits of someone who is quick to explode into fits of temper when bothered and also a surprising father-like gentleness and kindness with Goku that no one would have expected. Despite denying it initially, it quickly becomes clear that he loves Goku dearly and would do anything to protect him, including giving his own life.
Konzen doesn’t think highly of himself. In all honesty, before meeting Goku, he didn’t think much of anything other than what work had to be done, eating, and sleeping. Upon meeting Goku, he began to see himself as not being worthy of the image reflected in Goku’s eyes: the man Goku thought he was versus who he actually felt he was. His goals has shifted directly in relation to his time spent with Goku, changing him to strive to live up to the man that Goku’s sees in him, to be what Goku believes he is: like the sun, shining, warm, and always there as a guide to protect against the dark. Being of high rank in Heaven and yet not actually doing much of anything gave Konzen a touch of an arrogance though once he begins to mingle with Tenpou and Kenren that begins to fade away. The more he interacts with others, the more he seems to break out of his habits of doing nothing but drifting through a lukewarm existence of constant boredom. Konzen may be lazy but he’s also a neat-freak bordering OCD. He actually enjoys stamping documents and derives bits and pieces of pleasure out of perfectly aligning a stamp with the corners of the document. His room is always immaculate unless Goku’s messed things up or doodled, hence his dislike of Tenpou’s sloppy habits as it means he sometimes has to play maid and clean for him. Deep down, Konzen probably enjoys tidying things up though he doesn’t show it. It also says a lot about his appearance and what goes into his daily primping prepping. Konzen found politics boring but at the same time became upset when he found he’d been left out of decisions that end up hurting those around him. As much as he would have liked to stay out of situations, he couldn’t help but to feel he needed to involve himself when the outcome results in pain of his friends, such as Kenren being tortured and imprisoned. This led to him to starting his own investigation and taking an interest in what's going on around for the first time in his life. He discovered almost too easily just how corrupt Heaven was and how much he detests what's happening.


Saiyuki

Like most demons, Kougaiji has the trademark long, elf-like ears. His long, spiky, red hair that splits into three parts down his back. Striking, violet, cat-like eyes peer out from under his bangs. His skin is a dark tan, marred only by the three red claw-like stripes on his face, markings of his demon heritage. He seems to be fond of wearing silver (gold) bands, seeing as he wears them around his temple and around hie neck and wrists. Before Gyokumen Koushu destroyed them, he wore his mother's trangular earrings.
Originally, Kougaiji wore a short black jacket with long sleeves and metal trimmings over his bare chest with a white strip of fabric slung over his shoulders. Tan slacks with metal shin guards completed his outfit. In Saiyuki Reload he wears different costume after his brainwashing into a long, open, white sleeveless knee-length jacket with a belt at his waist and white pants. But later on, he reverts to his previous attire. In the Reload and Reload Gunlock anime however, he wears the white sleeveless jacket althroughout the series.

Loyalty is the first and foremost characteristic that defines who Kougaiji is. He is extremely loyal to people he considers allies, especially those he considers friends. Such strong devotion often comes with a stubborn streak a mile wide, but the youkai prince sometimes shows a hint of innocence and naiveté in the face of adversaries, especially when he doubts them to truly be his enemies.
At his best, he is persevering, determined, and loyal to his friends and family. He treasures his little half-sister Lirin, and worries about her a great deal. He holds a deep distrust for his stepmother when it comes to Lirin, so he usually leaves his sister in Yaone's care when he ventures out of the castle. He has proven himself a good leader and does not demand too much from his subordinates, including the other youkai he sends after the Sanzo party.
At his worst, he is stubborn and sometimes so blinded by his goals that forgets some of the things he deems important. After facing Goku, he has resolved to fight only for himself but he hardly ever works for selfish aspirations. Despite his introverted and stubborn attitude, he has an open mind, even towards his enemies and is willing to change his mind if someone proves him wrong. Nevertheless, he is a proud person, and it is no easy task to get him to admit his faults.


Saiyuki

Koumyou doesn't really look quite like the monk he ought to resemble with his long flowing blond hair (not so blond anymore) that’s pulled back into a braid. He has a gentle face that is most often seen smiling, in fact while he doesn't have many wrinkles yet, those that he does have can be attributed to smiling. Most of the time his expression has his eyes almost shut, though during the moments when he does open them he has brown eyes. Most importantly for recognizing his rank is the fact that Koumyou is marked with a red chakra upon his forehead signifying his closeness to the gods as a Sanzo priest.
As for clothing, Koumyou sticks with the traditional Sanzo uniform which consists of a long white robe tied over a black form fitting sleeveless shirt along with a pair of black arm coverings that reach his upper arms. Over the robe goes a gold colored metal chest guard. Depending on the formality of the event Koumyou might also wear a golden crown and a white head covering, though usually he doesn't bother.

Koumyou is a rather difficult man to describe. Perhaps Ken'yuu put it best when he said: “ I can't tell if you're brilliant or retarded ”. [1] Koumyou tends to play the fool in most situations. He'll start a conversation with someone he hasn't seen in quite a while and then interrupt himself in the middle of it because he finally remembered to say “ Long time no see ”. [2] He tends to spend much of his time floating on the surface of a subject, making comments that make it seem like he either isn't paying much attention or just doesn't understand anything that's implied to be happening. However, beneath that occasionally dumb exterior are some sharp observations that can cut right to the heart of things. His insights are small and usually tend to linger after he's said it and has already moved onto a new subject.
As a priest and teacher, Koumyou doesn't seem to believe that he has any right to teach anyone anything or pass on 'wisdom'. [3] He can be considered irresponsible and maybe a little worldly, but he seems to think that anything worth learning can be figured out on its own. Koumyou also seems to hold some contempt for priests who hide from the world and everything in it, having commented to Kouryuu once after turning down a request to stay at a particular temple that hiding away made them weak and blind. [4]
He doesn't like to get dragged down by obligations to others because he does not wish to interfere with how things ought to be. He even extends this to witnessing events that would be painful for most other men to bear. He watches an old friend, Goudai Sanzo , get slaughtered right before his eyes by Ken'yuu [5] and then goes on to travel with him without seeming to bear any grudge. This ties back to the one Buddhist belief that Koumyou holds himself to. Muichimotsu , which means to hold nothing. He tries to live without attachment though he has obviously failed in some aspects considering his attachment and depth of affection for Kouryuu.
As a father figure, Koumyou seems to be the textbook description of a 'stupid parent'. He's the type to happily dote on the boy and rather than teach him Buddhist values he passes on certain attitudes about life. Of course part of this could just be Koumyou's own irresponsible attitude. He's something of an unconventional monk, having chosen not to shave his head and enjoying the pleasures of tobacco [6] and alcohol [7] (though it never seems to be in excess). He lives life and seems to enjoy teaching through this way.


Saiyuki

Lirin appears as a young demon woman in her teens. She has wavy long hair that is tied back into a ponytail with a small bell attached to the tie.  Depending on the media, her colour scheme changes. In Kazuya Minekura's official art, Lirin appears with light blonde hair and purple eyes, and these colours follow through in Saiyuki Reload , albeit her hair is a darker shade of brown.  In Gensomaden , her hair is orange and her eyes bright green.
One of the only things that never changes about Lirin is her abnormally ample breast. Her wardrobe varies somewhat as well.  In official art and Reload, her clothing is a pale yellow crop-top with red trimming on the collar and hem, and trousers of a similar shade to her top with the right pantleg ripped off, but the left reveals it has darker trim at the bottom, and brown combat boots.  She completes the outfit with fingerless gloves the same colour and trim as her outfit.  In Gensomaden, her top is a brighter yellow with purple trim, the trousers white, and her boots teal.   The gloves follow her top's colour scheme, and her wrap is green. Befitting of a demon, she has long, pointed ear, slitted pupils, and her demonic birthmarks are two dark red claw marks over her right cheek, opposite of her brother Kougaiji .

Lirin is overall like a female version of Son Goku , at least as far as personality, though she's far more naive than even him. She is happy-go-lucky, always smiling; but despite her comparative youth and voluptuous figure she is still a powerful fighter. She deeply admires her older half-brother, Kougaiji, and feels a much stronger allegiance with him than with her mother, Lady Kyoshu. Although she likes fighting, she's also extremely friendly. Lirin is highly skilled at hand-to-hand combat, but she isn't very smart and is easily distracted; a running gag is that Sanzo "defeats" her just by tossing her a meat bun. Kougaiji is also used to this tactic, diverting her from her assistance by promising to bring her back food from his trip. When Kougaiji's group fights Sanzo's group, she's usually seen on Sanzo's shoulders. Sanzo views her as another monkey, like Son Goku.


Saiyuki

Nataku appears as a young boy, only a little taller than young Goku was in heaven. He is small and thin, with a round, boyish face. His chakra is shaped like a long diamond, with the smaller tips cut off, forming a sort of uneven hexagon. He appears in a large, almost baggy, white robe with a gold square/spiral design along the end of the sleeves and collar. There's a tie around of his waist, that's the same color as the robe, but has a length of fringe along the bottom edge. He wears equally white pants and boots under the robes.
Nataku in Saiyuki Gaiden OVA

In Gensoumaden Saiyuki - Nataku appears with gold eyes and dark hair that waivers between black and a deep purple, depending on the lighting. His chakra was violet.
In Saiyuki Gaiden OVA - Here, Nataku appears with blond hair and purple eyes, similar to that of Konzen . His chakra is red. In the anime, Nataku appeared with purple eyes, the explanation being that it was due to his blood of Heaven's gods. This color changed occurred because around the same time that the manga was first circulated (via Manga magazines G-fantasy, Zero-Sum), the official color wasn't released yet.

Nataku has a very individualistic nature. He grew up watching people place the blame for their faults and the bulk of their dirty work on the shoulders of others, but unlike his father he did not have any desire to one day return the favor by raising his rank above theirs. Instead, he promised himself that he would never grow into that kind of person. They disgusted him. While he wanted to change, he didn't. He was unable to do so much as raise his hand against his father's wishes.
It was simply impossible for him to trust anyone growing up – those who didn't openly scorn him were only interested in using him, and his father's 'affection' was suspect at best. He viewed Nataku as a very valuable tool. Of course, Nataku knew this, but for his own sake he pretended it was a form of love.
Nataku himself was very pragmatic about his childhood. He knew his place, and while he didn't exactly accept it there was little he could do about it. He could not tell anyone he was too hurt to do whatever was asked of him, because his ability to obey orders was the be-all end-all of his existence to them. Killing from that age left its own scars. To most people, Nataku was remote and arrogant. In Heaven, he was unofficially known as a 'Killing Puppet'.
Goku , however, was different. He offered friendship for the sake of friendship, and it was no small thing to Nataku to have a friend his age who simply enjoyed his company. Alone, or in Goku's presence, Nataku tends to act his age. He's playful and somewhat bratty due to his impish sense of humor. He once drew nose-hairs on the Jade Emperor while he slept. Nataku is naturally inquisitive about the world around him, and highly perceptive towards other people and their motivations. He's far from innocent despite his age. Though he doesn't seek it out unless offered, he craves affection and companionship.


Saiyuki

When it comes to outer appearances, Ni doesn't look evil at all with his scruffy hair cut, thin stubble of a beard, slightly wrinkled lab coat, pink bunny slippers, and ever-present stuffed bunny.The malicious smile, though, destroys the facade for those who would look more closely.

"Dr. Ni"
If anyone would be bothered to look at details, Ni has jet-black hair in a short haircut, with a few bangs. As Ukoku Sanzo, he lets his hair as it is, with the back slightly ruffled. He wears the standard Sanzo robes, he is the only Sanzo who doesn't have a chakra on his forehead. As the demented doctor, Ni's hair is slicked back, although a few stubborn strands of his bangs stay where they are. Beneath the scientist's labcoat is a shirt and tie, as well as dark slacks. He also seems to fit the appearance of a middle-aged, overworked doctor: lean but not very fit, without the potbelly. Always, a pair of square glasses sits in front of black eyes, and a cigarette is usually between his lips. He has a nondescript face, easy to forget if you miss the glint of malice in his eyes.
As Ukoku Sanzo

Ni's personality is difficult to nail down, as well as his motives, but to those who have met him, it boils down to one thing: insanity. As Ukoku or Dr. Ni, he presents himself as being calm, intelligent, and a bit of a philosopher and at the same time walks around in bunny slippers and talks to stuffed toys. Most would simply regard him as the usual crackpot, but Ni is very much in his proper senses. The scientist has a 'hobby' of playing with other people like toys or pieces in a chess game, as if they were guinea pigs of life. This is his main motive in life, since he doesn't desire material possessions.
Manipulating calls for high intelligence, and he has just that. Ni has a full knowledge of nearly all forms of learning, including human science, Buddhism, and even martial arts. A bit too much, when you think about it, but Ni never reveals to anyone ALL that he is capable of and hides his malice with a smile.
In Saiyuki Burial , it shows him explaining to Koumyou Sanzo that he doesn't feel alive unless he's in a life-or-death situation. Whether this plays any role in his decision to help Gyokumen Koushu revive Gyumaoh is unknown.


Saiyuki

Sha Gojyo is 6'1" tall and about 160 pounds of bone, hair, and muscle. His blood-red hair and eyes mark him as a " child of taboo ", a half-human, half-youkai. Carved deep across his left cheekbone are two slightly curving scars - a memento from age twelve, when his stepmother attacked him with an ax [2] . As ashamed as he is of his scars and coloring, he's proud of the rest of his body [3] , and takes great pleasure in showing it off, wearing tight pants and frequently going without a shirt at all. Topless, his ribs and collarbone are even more prominent, but he wears his scrawniness well and he's got a good layer of hard-won muscle over all the rest. He's been fighting for his life for over ten years [4] , and it shows, not only in his muscles and bony ribs, but in a thousand little scars, from scrapes, cuts, bites.
In Gensomaden Saiyuki , his outfits are mostly pronounced to suit his style. His initial appearance has him wearing a blue leather collared vest with a white tank top underneath, brown baggy pants with a large black belt tucked into his tank top and black boots. He also wears wristbands in each side and a blue headband on his forehead. His blood-red hair becomes lighter in this appearance.
In both Saiyuki Reload and Saiyuki Reload Gunlock , Sha Gojyo now wears a modern outfit as a contrast to his previous primary attire. He wears a brown leather jacket in a black collar with a white sleeveless loose shirt, black jeans with a brown belt to his waist and brown leather shoes. His headband is now changed to brown to match his outfit. His blood-red hair is no longer changing color like in the previous series but it shows his natural hair color.
When he, Genjo Sanzo and Cho Hakkai are drying their wet clothes and being trapped by the demon's power except Son Goku, his black jeans is shown to be hipster and also applies to both Sanzo and Hakkai's jeans.
As a child while being abused by his stepmother and being protected by his half-older brother, Sha Jien, Gojyo wears only a white short sleeve loose shirt and black jeans.

Because he is a halfbreed, Gojyo gets labeled everywhere he goes. Called a child of taboo and unclean by those who recognize his origins, Gojyo hides the pain and discomfort this causes with sly remarks and laughs. Though most people label him before ever getting to know him, Gojyo doesn't let people's opinions stop him. He's the only member of the group with street smarts, though he often seems to be asking for death by teasing Genjo Sanzo . One of his hobbies is picking on Son Goku , and because the two can be childish, they argue almost constantly. The only time he keeps his mouth shut is when someone--usually Cho Hakkai --is either seriously hurt or angry. Otherwise he is quick to crack a joke and says whatever comes to mind. He is slightly vain of his good looks and strong physique, and has been shown working out with hand weights between battles, claiming that "ladies will cry if I don't keep my temple sculpted" [5] . Though he boasts frequently of his conquests and his sex appeal, in reality his seductions seldom seem to work out, which he accepts philosophically. He is always kind to children --probably because he really sympathizes with them due to his out history-- and will go far out of his way to protect them, even when they appear as enemies to the party. [6] . Gojyo is an avid smoker, usually seen smoking even more than Sanzo. Sanzo appears to dislike Gojyo's brand of cigarettes, putting one in his mouth and taking it out almost instantly [7] . He is also seen as a 'womanizer' by most people and a 'pervert' by Goku. Gojyo even claims that he is going to die in the arms of a beautiful woman, and that dying on the way West is not an option [8] . While most of the group usually frowns upon his dirty jokes/inappropriate manner, they see him as "a dependable big brother" and an irreplaceable companion [9] , as noted when he leaves and the group goes to search for him.


Saiyuki

Shien is quite tall, elegant and handsome. He has teal green eyes and kept his long olive green hair tied in a Oriental bun with a yellow bow which is a power limit for the battle if he needs to used it. He also wore a light blue qidao wardrobe with sleeveless and long gowned.

Although he has a collected and refined exterior, he was racked by the guilt of the following orders of the corrupt several years ago. In the battle, he is shown to be fierce, slaying the opponent with his twin 'light whips'. Despite this, he has repeatedly allowed the Sanzo Party live when he fights them. He wears a hair tie which later turns out to be a power limiter for the challenge. Out of the Homura's group, Shien is more calm and level headed than his friend, Zenon, who is a lethal and battle hardened warrior who is determined to hunt and killed all of the demons, as well as human criminals. He does shows a soft side to Prince Nataku as he was shown to be his bodyguard.  He also shows a notable reluctance to fight with children, in spite of his words that Gods are egalitarian, likely due to his past relationship with Nataku


Saiyuki

Shuuei, despite the fact that he's a monk, has longish black hair that he slicks back so that only a few bangs stick out. He wears it pulled back into a short loose ponytail. He himself even acknowledges that his hair is peculiar for someone that follows Buddhism when he's confront Kouryuu on his own beliefs, saying that " though with his mop of hair, I'm one to talk ". He also has stubble all along his chin, like he hasn't shaved properly in a week. He wears monk robes very similar to those of other monks, though it should be noted that his robes are a great deal darker than that of the other monks at Kinzan temple. His appearance, in a lot of ways, resembles that of a gangster more so than a monk. In Shuuei's last few scenes in the series, we see him also wear his " collectors' item ", the red prayer beads that Kouryuu gave him.


Saiyuki

Despite his chronological age, Goku has the physical appearance of a boy in his late teens standing at 5'5" (165 cm) and weighing in at 134 lbs (61 kg). He has striking gold eyes which brand him as a heretical being. He skin has a healthy tan look to it, though whether that is because he is actually tan or he just needs a bath has yet to be clarified.
Around his head is his gold diadem, his demon power limiter. As a child, Goku had very long hair that reached down to his hips. When he started living with Sanzo, he began to bind it with ribbon into a ponytail. In the Saiyuki Reload manga extra, Petite Burial, it shows Goku's hair was accidentally cut off by Gojyo when he first used the extending chain sickle of his Shakujo , which upset Goku greatly.
In his unlimited form as Seiten Taisei, Goku has the appearance of a demon (though he is stated to not be that either, because he was born directly out of the Earth) with long ears and slit pupils, and his demonic marks are the cursive kanji 完 (kan/gan), meaning "complete" or "perfect", inside of a sunburst motif.
Goku initially wears a white shirt with loose, above-elbow sleeves, off-white jeans held by a black belt, and white shoes. Over the shirt is a red, vest-like garment with black trim. The interior appears to be completely black. The garment is fastened by a black over-shoulder belt. Furthermore, he wears white and black shoulder guards, with white, claw-like spikes curving from the black trim. Majority of the guards are covered by Goku's goldenrod cape, which slings over his shoulders, and what seems to be a white infinity scarf. Around his wrists, he wears red wristbands with white trim.
Roughly a year into the Sanzo Party's travels, Hakkai hooks Gojyo and Goku up with new threads.  Goku's outfit remains generally the same, however his new shirt has shorter sleeves, and he replaces the trousers with blue jeans that are frayed and just above his knees.  Lastly, the wristbands are replaced with solid black ones.  His new shoes are white, short boots above his ankle with black trim.  He retains all of his trademark cape and guards.
Prior to meeting Hakkai and Gojyo, he wore a Tangzhuang jacket.
During his time in Heaven, Goku wore a glossy black shirt with short sleeves and a turtleneck with the base of a gold chain in front of his throat.  Beneath, he wore white trousers, and went barefoot.  He had heavy chains on both wrists and ankles, making him difficult to carry even for a seasoned soldier like General Kenren .

Goku is almost always cheerful, and is the group's unofficial mascot. He can make anyone - even Sanzo at some points - smile or laugh when something bad happens. A running gag is that Goku only thinks about food, and so far, this has been proven true most of the time. His stating a simple cry of "I'm hungry!" has led this to become almost like a catchphrase, and most people - Gojyo and Sanzo in particular - have lashed out (usually in a humorous way) at Goku about his constant declaration about wanting food. Aside from being cheerful and almost always hungry, Goku is the "Monkey King" of many Chinese and Japanese myths, and is always up for a good prank or joke. He also tries to be helpful, but because of his prankster disposition, he usually gets himself and others into trouble instead of actually helping. He is very ashamed by this, especially when he causes Sanzo trouble without really meaning to, and for the most part he tries his best to stay on task. Being the "Monkey King" of legend, however, staying on task is not one of his strong points. When it comes to others, Goku is more friendly to people than his traveling companions. He always greets people that he likes - or who give him food - with a smile, and generally likes any type of kindhearted person. He has befriended many creatures over the series, youkai and human alike. He will, however, fight someone he generally dislikes or has done some kind of wrongdoing no matter how big or small. He has been compared by many as hero stereotypical characters seen in anime. But he has stated that he is fighting for his right to live, and his alone. He has also shown that he will fight anyone trying to get in his or his group's way. He likes fighting, displaying enjoyment comparable to a child playing a game.


Saiyuki

Sokou has a black short hair with bangs his right sid and eyes were shown as purple like other gods. He has an innocent appearance and gentleness.

Souko is a shy, quiet and calm person, but very confident being part of the military. He is curious about the lower world and dreams to see what is out there. He was amaze after seeing the vast blue sky and ants after stepping at Earth for the first time. Despite the fact he was new in military that time, he is courage to cooperate like for example when Tenpou’s group run out of anesthetic bullets while fighting with the organisms in the lower world, Souko then volunteered that he will bring the ammo to them, and he didn't fail. This is when he realized that he became one of the “Ants in Heaven”.
Souko later on became friends with his unit and he seems to be closer to Yuuan. He was seen saving Yuuan from being attack by one of the soldiers of Second Unit.


Saiyuki

Despite the appearance of a little girl of no more than ten, Taruchie is well over 80 years old. It appears that, much like Tenkai Sanzo, her growth has stopped. The reason why she had been able to retain her role of Kumari for many decades is due to the fact that she has never experienced her moons. Another factor that links her to Tenkai is the demonic mark that appears on both of their foreheads, which look exactly alike. Just like her (supposable) brother, she has purple eyes and black hair that she styles in different updos. She dresses in a typical Nepalese fashion characterised by embroided, layered clothes, a cloak over her shoulders and distinctive, furry hair accessories at the sides of her head, similar to hair buns. While evidence seem to point out to her youkai descent, her ears aren't pointy and she doesn't seem to wear any apparent power limiter.


Saiyuki

Xenon does has a handsome face with a scar on the right side of his cheek along with the eyepatch is shown his demon limit after he become a demon when shown slaughtering amounts of the them.He has short, spiky ginger hair and golden orange eyes.Xenon has a tall,slender and athletic build. He wears a dark blue bomber jacket with a white shirt inside and sports light tanned pants along with a combat boots. Xenon also has a rifle gun that he carries in his arm for the battle.

Like Sanzo and Gojyo, he frequently smokes cigarettes and drinks alcohol. His revolving 'Demon Blaster' destroys dozen of monsters. His right eye is covered by a black patch. It is revealed that the eyepatch is his demon limiter, after he became a demon himself for having killed 1000 demons. His full power in his true form is so great that if he stays in it too long he starts to lose all control of it. Zenon agrees to follow Homura for multiple reasons. One being he is disgusted of both life in Heaven and of living in general, another is that he wants to find the demon who killed his wife and son. Despite all of this, Xenon is shown to be kind and gentle, when it comes to his family and friends even if he is brutally honest and fiercely loyal to them, he is not that cold and heartless at all but overall,Xenon is very hotheaded and lethal than his friend/comrade, Shien who is more cordial and somewhat serene.


Saiyuki

Yaone is of average height, with curvaceous body.  Her eyes are slate blue, and befitting of a demon, her ears are long and pointed.  She has especially long, dark blue hair, styled with white ribbon into a high ponytail that splits off into two sections, making it resemble twintails instead.  Her bangs reach the top of her eyes and split in the middle, and she has braided strands in front of her ears, reaching down to just past her shoulders.  She has fair skin, and her demonic birthmark on her left shoulder, composed of three red sickle or crescent moons facing outward in a circle.
She wears a dark blue leotard that reveals the vast majority of her chest, and it's held up by silver chains that cross from one point of the leotard's top to across the opposite shoulder.  Over it, she wears a sleeveless jacket that curves around her chest, secured by a brown belt around her waist, and a large white bow with black blue trim on the ends.  The jacket's fabric is yellow, with thick black trim along the shoulders and hem.  She wears boots that match the colour scheme.
The outfit is accessoried with thigh-high socks secured by grey trim, and long, white gloves past her elbows secured around her middle finger.  For any other outfits she wears, such a pink cheongnam, Yaone has a habit of applying bows to her clothing.
In the anime:
Gensoumaden - Given the Premium OAV's accurate portrayal, Yaone's appearance is drastically different in the later installment. Her eyes are amber, andher hair purple.  Her birthmark is light blue.  The 'leotard' is magenta, and its length extends to her thighs (this is later changed to the leotard's original length in Requiem), the jacket and boots pale blue with teal trim, and the bow almost periwinkle.
Reload - More accurately depicts her design, with violet eyes. Although the leotard is its actual length, transparent stockings cover her otherwise bare thighs.

Yaone is very much the polite young lady. Much like Hakkai , she is courteous and formal when she speaks. She also cooks. [1] She is extremely loyal to Kougaiji after he saved her life. [2] She's very caring and concerned with the well being of innocent people. Although normally polite, Yaone does seem to have a dangerous side when provoked. Even though she is exceptionally loyal to Kougaiji, there are times when even she has to disobey him, taking matters into her own hands. For example, in Saiyuki Premium , when Yaone heard that Ensui had destroyed a village in an attempt to challenge the Sanzo Ikkou , she didn't hesitate and left to stop him herself—she was worried for the safety of the villagers who might get involved.
Yaone is very brave in the face of adversity. She was willing to take on the Sanzo Ikkou all on her own in their first confrontation. [3] She even attempted to take Ensui on as well. [4] Yaone is very self-sacrificing. In the manga, when the Sanzo Ikkou and Kougaiji's gang were fighting Chin Yisou 's Shikigami , Yaone pushed Kougaiji out of the way of some falling rubble. [5] The anime severely undermines her strength. She is not really prone to playing the damsel in distress though, even when she is in danger. For instance, when Lirin was taken by Dr. Ni and his associates, Yaone was tied up and left behind. When Dr. Ni taunted her, saying he could keep her mouth busy, she told him she'd bite it off if he tried. [6] Yaone is meant to be a very inspiring character and should be as she is one of the few heroines/reccurring female characters of the series.
As a last note, Yaone also seems to be very well-informed and knowledgeable about old tales and current rumors circulating amongst demons. In Saiyuki Premium OVA she knew the background of Ensui and in the movie Saiyuki:Requiem she knew more about the status of the Houmaoh clan than Dokugakuji. [7] Also, at their last appearance in Saiyuki Reload she informed Kougaiji and the others of Zakuro 's strange changes of alliances. [8]


Saiyuki

At first, Rikuou was shown to have red hair but it was later change into his original hair color blond. He wears his military uniform and like most gods he has violet eyes. Like his superior, Kenren, he has a sarcastic mouth, and a big, childlike smile.


Sakigake!! Otokojuku

Inoyama is an obese, bald man with a long mustache, dressed in a pink and purple long coat.

He is a cowardly and greedy person, who takes advantage of the situation to get money.
In the anime he has a vengeful side, as he tries to get revenge on Edajima for hitting his head.


Sakigake!! Otokojuku

JK has short blond hair and blue eyes.
She wears a marine like uniform and a marine sailor hat. She, like her grandfather J , wears knuckle dusters made of an alloy called magnum steel.

JK's personality is similar to J's, she is very calm and stoic.
She is very proud of her family lineage.


Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura

As a snow spirit, Asagiri is small in size. As a woman, she has an average height, her pale pink hair reaching to an undetermined length, with two bells adorning each side of her head. She wears a simple Yukata with a baby-blue obi. She has fair skin and violet eyes.


In her disguised form, Byakuya appears as a short old woman with long white hair, that she keeps pinned back with a red bow, who is wearing a red and white kimono. Once she reveales her true form, she becomes a tall, beautiful woman, with golden eyes and narrow pupils, that symbolize her being from the moon kingdom. while her hair and clothing remain largely the same after her transformation, she also gains a headdress with red pearls.


Enju has silver hair and blue eyes. He also has a stone on his forehead symbolising he is a youko and is no longer Kai.

Enju, in the end has a 'sister to brother complex', he only seemed nice to his group members, and ONLY to Sakura, Rurijou is merely just a replica of Sakura, but actually likes Sakura more than Rurijou. And he would destroy anyone who gets in his way of getting Sakura, saying they 'brainwashed' her. But in truth, he only wants to help Sakura out.


Ghost Hags, in a logical sense, would vary from appearances. However they are mainly shown wearing a messy, single-colored and tattered Yukata. They appear to be weary and old, with black voids containing their eye sockets, and only having a few strands of hair atop their almost bald head.


Shimoni wears a basic yukata , covered in multiple patterns that appear to resemble flowers. Her hair is tied in a long loop held by a lily.


Maimai is first mistaken as a girl by Sakura because he dressed up as a female. Maimai has blue hair and violet eyes.


Oumi has long, straight and dark hair and dark eyes.


Sakura is a gorgeous young girl of average height, with very long brown hair that reaches down to her knees. Sakura has pink eyes. Whenever Sakura transforms, her hair color changes to silver but her eyes remain the same rosy color. The reason why her hair changes color is because all those who come from the moon have silver hair, thus it can be proven that she is half human and half an inhabitant of the moon. Sakura is always seen in a traditional kimono with a range of different hair pieces. The exception is when she transforms. Her battle outfit consists of a short skirt, with long sleeves reminiscent of a kimono's sleeves, as well as a fitted bodice with the Ying and Yang symbol just above the skirt. The outfit is completed with a black neck collar with a pink diamond or ruby attached (as seen in the first image, on the top right).
Throughout the manga Sakura's beauty is often remarked upon, with even the Councillor, who later turns out to be a youko working for the series villain Enju, mentioning "her charms".

Sakura is a caring person to the people familiar and close to her, but when Prince Oura (also known as Aoba) comes, she instantly dislikes him and her personality drastically changes to a loud mouthed and bratty. However she does eventually get close to him and shows him her kind sidenand eventually even falls in love with him . Sakura tries her hardest as she tries to save everyone from their agony especially Aoba and Asagiri, who are both inflicted with a blood curse which shortens their life spans.

(Sakura's and Aoba's) a youko turns up and attacks the village. Sakura rushes to help but then gets attacked herself, during the fight Aoba shoots an arrow through her chest. Her personality is shaken but it slowly restores itself when The Togu (Fujimurasaki) shows an interest in her and ends up kissing her, while Aoba is watching from an far distance. Aoba then starts to show how much he loves Sakura, and from then her personality is back to normal. Until Enju turned out to be Sakura's older brother. This resulted in Sakura becoming upset at some points and confused in others.


Princess Yuri is very beautiful in appearance. She has pale, long and curly blue hair that reaches down to a undetermined length and she has aqua eyes. She is seen wearing a traditional kimono most of the time and her hair adorns two pretty pink flowers. In Volume 10, she cuts her hair in order to escape with Maimai.

When first introduced, she appears to be a kind person, she also sounds very aloof and elegant. However, after her jealousy of Sakura is revealed, she turns out to be a very stubborn and cruel person. After Fujimurasaki proposes to her, she comes to neutral terms with Sakura.


Rurijo has the same appearance as Princess Sakura, except that she has shorter hair than Sakura and pink hair. Rurijo also has a stone embedded on her forehead as to indicate that she has immortality and immense strength of a youko. She also has markings all over her body too, from Maimai.
She needs the markings on her body in order to survive. She must not let these markings fade away otherwise the branches that connect her body will separate.

Rurijo has a different personality as compared to Sakura. She resembles instinct while Sakura resembles rationality.


Before Shuri became a immortal, Shuri has medium, black hair that falls down on his shoulders. He also has black eyes. When he drank the Moon Spring Water, a stone was embedded on his forehead symbolising he is a youko and has the powers of a tremendous youko. After drinking the Moon Spring Water, Shuri's hair has grown increasingly long. In Volume 4, Hayate described him having a hair like a rat's nest.

Shuri is quiet and has a gloomy personality. Hayate described him as having an incredibly shy personality in Volume 5. In Volume 4, Maimai described him as a "Sour Puss"


Ukyo has slanted eyes and black hair that is usually tied into a long pony tail or braid.


Sakura Quest

Angelica is a woman with chest-length dark hair tied into a loose ponytail that hangs by her shoulder, light brown eyes and a beauty mark under her left eye.
She usually wears a long black dress and wears aprons and ponchos with a tribal design while tending to the restaurant.

A woman of few words, Angelica tends to speak her mind through gestures or with the food she serves to her customers.


Sakura Quest

Chitose has neck-length faded dark-purple hair that is swept to the left side and dark-colored eyes.
Befitting her traditional sweets business, she is usually dressed in a maroon kimono.

Chitose is often depicted as an aloof elderly lady who rarely trusts anyone, even to the point that the friendly Shiori Shinomiya sometimes hesitates in meeting her directly. She also tends to treat outsiders rudely, especially if they are associated with Ushimatsu in any way. Somehow, her grudge against Ushimatsu goes to such a point where she would devise ways to humiliate him. [1]


Sakura Quest

Mr. Sandal is a young man with shoulder-length blond hair and blue eyes. He wears a khaki cloak over a black turtleneck sweater, denim pants and brown sandals. He is often seen carrying a light brown bucket bag, as well as musical instruments, notably a ukulele and a harmonica.

Adding to his mysterious character is his tendency to speak in vague lines in fluent Japanese. Although seemingly friendly, his unusual personality makes him somehow unapproachable.


Sakura Quest

Usually seen with a kimono.
When he was younger, he is seen to have brown hair and has a more traditional appearance of a tengu.

Like most tengus, he looks down on both tanuki and humans. Stubborn. This can be seen with his attitude towards his son, Nidaime. On the contary, he does have a caring side. His relationship with the Shimogamo family and Benten as their figure of guidance is a good example. It is said that he had helped Yasaburo's parents to confess their feelings and get married. [season 2 ep 4]


Sakura Quest

Sanae is a young women with tan skin, light brown hair that is sometimes tied with a pony tail in the back, and two sets of hair dreads that lay out in the front, light brown-es, yellow colored eyes and light pink lip-stick. When going outside, Sanae usually wears smart casual attire, ranging from shirts and pants, to dresses, while also wearing slip-on shoes or sandals.
At home, Sanae usually prefers wearing a green tracksuit. [1]

Because of her work experience in Tokyo, Sanae has developed a practical personality. She is quick to make decisions and has a professional work ethic. However, this experience has also enlightened her about working in the metropolis, and often advises anyone that is eager to work in Tokyo (i.e., Yoshino) to reconsider. [1] She is extremely entomophobic towards any bug she sees.


Sakura Quest

Like his sons, Ginkaku and Kinkaku, Sōun has orange highlights under the corners of each of his eyes and he has grey hair. He has strong laugh lines and a large nose. He dresses stylishly in a kimono as a show of his wealth and is often seen in gold colours.
As a tanuki, Sōun is grey-furred and rather rough looking. He is described as looking gaunt.

To tanuki society, Sōun Ebisugawa is a polite, well-respected member of tanuki society. He is often overly formal and is fairly timid. This is revealed to be a facade as Sōun is actually ruthless, egotistical and calculating.


Sakura Quest

Tatsuo is a young man with short brown hair, round eyes and a medium build. He is usually dressed in a red vest and jacket, as well as khaki pants.

In spite of the declining demand on woodworks in Manoyama, Tatsuo has maintained a friendly and approachable personality, even to relative strangers. He also believes that woodworking is both a craft that needs dedication as well as a job that needs to earn to be sustainable. For this reason, he is willing to depart from the traditional art of carving transoms ( ranma ) and create character figures and other wood products. This usually causes clashes with the more conservative Kazushi , which is himself a source of Tatsuo's worries.


Sakura Quest

Yashiro is a young boy with light orange hair and brown eyes. His usual clothing consists of a blue buttoned top worn over a white shirt, purple pants ending above his knees, as well as his cellphone worn around his neck on a strap.
Yashiro's tail appears whenever he is nervous and if particularly frightened, he breaks his transformation and reverts to his tanuki form. In this form he is smaller than his brothers, and sports a small cowlick.


Sakura Quest

Yoshino is a young girl with light tan skin, dark pink eyes, and light pink colored hair with alight yellow hair clip on the front right side, she noticeable for being the shortest of the five main characters.
For a selection of outfits, Yoshino wears multiple kinds of outfits, she mostly wears a white colored shirt with a button up light blue colored dress and a pair of yellow/white colored boots, another outfit that Yoshino tends to wear is a light blue colored shirt with dark blue overalls were the pant sleeves cuts below her lower leg, a light purple colored band on her left wrist and a pair of light brown sandals.

Yoshino is a compassionate and kind-hearted person who cares for her friends and family. She also has a very strong sense of determination, and is never willing to give up on achieving her goals.
She grew up in a rural area in Japan and went to college in Tokyo in hopes of landing a job in the city, but after failing to land a job, she gets an offer to work for the tourism department of Manoyama village.


Sakura Trick

Haruka is a tall and fair-skinned girl with shoulder length auburn-brown hair that has a portion of her hair pulled back by a large light pink bow with pink ombre at the tips, pink-brown eyes and a developed bust (D-cup breast size, although Yū Sonoda thinks Haruka is "just" a C-cup).
She wears the standard uniform: a red tie, a plain white (collared) button-up shirt, a blue and green plaid skirt and a green coat that she usually leaves unbuttoned. To go along with this, she wears black knee-socks and white sneakers with a red x on the sides.

Haruka has been Yū Sonoda 's closest friend/girlfriend since middle school where she gets jealous when she sees her getting along with other girls in the class. Haruka is, in Yuu's own words, the " extremely jealous type ". She also finds amusement in teasing Yuu, who in return gets flustered or mildly annoyed.
Haruka is usually the one initiating the kisses that she and Yuu share throughout the series. Even though she is forward with her feelings, she gets extremely embarrassed or shy when Yuu does or says things that she believes to be cute or affectionate. Haruka is the opposite of Yuu, being the more calm and tender individual. She is usually less concerned about her surroundings than Yuu is and is likely to be impulsive, However, she is more insecure about how she would get along with other people. Yuu provides emotional and verbal support for her shy nature.
She is often caught up in a fantasy and sees her friends with " shipping goggles ", but when it comes to it she doesn't initially didn't realize there was a difference between being a couple and being friends.


Sakura Trick

Kaede is a light-skinned girl with chin-length brunette hair that is worn in a bob with her bangs evenly spread out partially worn with a white clip while her forelocks cover her ears, golden-brown eyes and she is flat-chested in comparison to the others.

Kaede is usually calm and reserved, but is also usually naughty and likes to play with her friends.  She has a dry and sarcastic sense of humour, but seems quite perceptive, correctly deducing that Haruka Takayama and Yū Sonoda 's relationship is more than just normal friendship.  She can also pick up suggestions of romantic feelings from other people.  She has great reverence for Mitsuki Sonoda and Rina Sakai , her senpai and student council leaders.  Despite how she acts, she is extremely emotional and embarrassed by this side of herself, often trying to hide it.  She was visibly upset when Mitsuka and Rina graduated.


Sakura Trick

Kotone is a fair-skinned girl with ash-blonde hair that is worn loose with bangs swept to the left side, amber-colored eyes, a well-developed body and she is the tallest girl of the cast.
She wears the standard uniform of a red tie, a plain white (collared) button-up shirt, and a blue and green plaid skirt. She is more often seen also wearing a beige sweater vest outside than the dark green suit jacket.

Kotone is a very cheerful and energetic girl who likes to have fun and enjoy her high school life at its fullest. She always has a big smile on her face and a bright, positive attitude to go with it. She likes to tease her friends, but she is also kind and caring.
Kotone is particularly close with Shizuku Minami , whom she lives with, and harbors romantic feelings towards her. In fact, the only time Kotone seems upset is when Shinobu Noda tries to force her to go back to her original home. She is usually the one who initiates the kisses and is very flirty. While entirely devoted to Shizuku, she loves to flirt with and tease other girls.


Sakura Trick

Mitsuki strongly resembles her younger sister, having a fair complexion and green eyes. Her long orange hair is worn loose with partial curled forelocks that reach her chest and spread out, choppy bangs. She wears the same flower bands as Yu. She is tall among the third-years and has a large chest. She wears a pair of glasses.
She usually can be seen wearing her school uniform.

Normally, Mitsuki is a reserved, dignified and a respected leader that everyone looks up to. However, her composure collapses whenever Haruka Takayama is near where she is shown to be easily flustered and clumsy around. She has frequent fantasies about being with Haruka, but she doesn't realize her true feelings for Haruka until late in the series. Eventually she decides to give up her feelings for Haruka after seeing how happy Yū Sonoda and Haruka are together.


Sakura Trick

Rina is a fair-skinned girl with peach-colored hair that is tied in a ponytail on the top of her head held by a red bow with bangs that mostly frames her face while they are partially spread out with a single strand left loose, amber-colored eyes and she is about the same height as Mitsuki Sonoda .
She is normally depicted in her school uniform.

As vice president, Rina is Mitsuki Sonoda 's loyal assistant and is highly respected among the members of student council, especially by Kaede Ikeno and Sumi Otokawa . She always has a smile on her face and she is well-liked because she is very kind to others.
Rina follows Mitsuki's every word; for example, when Mitsuki once mentioned she liked to eat pudding before studying, Rina also started eating pudding. This inadvertently started a pudding-eating craze among third-year students.


Sakura Trick

Shizuku is an average-sized pale-skinned girl with medium-length purple hair that is worn in pigtails where they are held by ruffled red scrunchies lined in white with square bangs hanging over her forehead while she has chin-length hair strands hanging on either side and purple eyes.
She wears the standard uniform of a red tie, a plain white (collared) button-up shirt, a blue and green plaid skirt, and black knee-socks. She often wears a beige sweater vest with her uniform rather than the jacket.

Shizuku is a very shy and bashful girl, she usually has a sour look but forces a smile whenever she is upset. She tends to avoid social interactions and has very few friends besides Kotone Noda before the series. Since meeting her new friends, she has opened up considerably, showing a more lively and active side.
Shizuku harbors romantic feelings towards Kotone who lives in her house. She is deeply insecure about their relationship which is most evident in episode 2. She vows to be with Kotone even after graduation.
Whenever she's at home, Shizuku enjoys dressing up in fancy clothes in front of the mirror.


Sakura Trick

Sumi has long dark-olive hair that has bangs swept to the left side, brown eyes and she has a fairly short-stature.

Sumi is a lively teenager whose most distinctive trait is her particular speech pattern as she often ends her sentence with "no ja" (similar to how older people in Japan talks). This is inherited from her grandfather, whom Sumi holds in high regard. However, whenever Sumi gets excited or upset she reverts back to normal speech. She seems quite fond of fake mustaches. She also likes to grope other girls' breasts.


Sakura Trick

Yuzu has a light complexion with brown eyes and short hair framing her neck, with her thick spiked bangs framing her face with a center intake. Her most noticeable features are the two ahoges that sticks out on her head, resembling the fruit of which she is named after.

Yuzu is a bit of a tomboy and has a down-to-earth, no-nonsense personality. She can be fiercely competitive and doesn't mind speaking out what's on her mind, but she's shown to be embarrassed when the romantic topic comes up and is highly oblivious when romance is around her. She has no idea Haruka Takayama and Yū Sonoda are in a relationship, nor does she realize Kaede Ikeno likes her more than a good friend; however, she is shown to slowly shed this side of herself.
She is a great street dancer and shown to be very athletic. She is also considered to be very normal among her friends.


Sakura Trick

Yū is short with an average frame. She is fair skinned, has bright green eyes and medium length strawberry blonde hair. She normally wears her hair up in partially split pigtails with white flower hair ties.
She wears the standard uniform: a white buttoned shirt with a red tie, blue and green plaid skirt, and an un-buttoned green coat. Suitable for this, she wears white knee socks and white sneakers with a red ''x'' on the sides.

Yū is a cheery girl with a happy-go-lucky, energetic and childish attitude, which quickly endears her to everyone around. Whenever she's in a foul mood, she can be difficult to communicate with, but she is overall shown to be innocent and sweet.
She often has no idea about the subject if the topic doesn't involve sports of some kind. She prefers running around outside than sitting still. Yuu has a tendency to fall asleep -namely in class or during study- whenever she gets bored. She can't remember much and struggles focusing, to the point of having to come up with some outlandish ideas to try to remember whatever she's learning. Despite this she does possess some common sense and is capable of picking up on things Haruka Takayama and Mitsuki Sonoda miss. Compared to Haruka, she is more reluctant to openly show her affection and needs convincing often, but she enjoys  all the kisses with Haruka. With the progressing of the series and their relationship developing, she started to initiate kisses more often.


Samon-kun wa Summoner

He has spiky yellow hair with a dark-colored undercut. He is usually depicted as wearing a dark-colored shirt underneath his uniform, which he has unbuttoned at the collar.

He is a honest and greedy person, not hesiating to ask Samon to use his demons for selfish schemes or taking advantage of situations he finds himself in.
Despite that, he is close friends with Shousuke Samon due to how the latter likes people who are open with their greed.


Samon-kun wa Summoner

Nebiros is a tall man with long black hair.  His most notable features are his narrow eyes and sharp teeth, as well as his lack of eyebrows.
He commonly wears a trench coat with a furred collar along with a suit underneath. Once he gets a job as a barista, he can also be commonly seen with his hair tied up and wearing a barista outfit.

In contrast to Samon, Nebiros is considered to be far nicer and hard-working. He is shown to care greatly for his for his coworkers, as well as Teshigawara (who he has taken a liking to).
He is constantly angered by Samon's antics, since he borrows demons from his army for menial tasks and messes with Nebiros constantly.


Samon-kun wa Summoner

Samon is a tall, slender man with blue hair that ends in a cowlick pointing to his right. He is always seen wearing Solomon High's uniform, which consists of a white shirt, a red tie, and dark blue pants. Aditionally, he wears a vest and fingerless gloves to protect his hands when summoning.
His most notorious physical feature are his eyes, which are colored red; and in particular his right eye, which has black sclera.

Samon claims to hate good people, as he believes them to be hypocrites that hide their greed, being that the reason why he started bullying Sakura Teshigawara. Instead, he likes "greedy people" who are honest with themselves and with their desires. Ironically, this has lead him to act kindly, as when he helped Kotori Kago deal with her mother's controlling nature, stating that Kotori had a "pure" greed (her desire to hang out with her friends) that made him like her.
He is a sadist, and loves to torment people, particularly those who are hardworking and good, like Teshigawara. It is constantly shown that when faced with a challenge, he will always try to use demons or cheap tactics to win, though they usually backfire; and when this happens, he will shamelessly beg for forgiveness. He is extremely arrogant due to his high intelligence, but because of this, he is not very popular with his peers, and has trouble socializing, though he doesn't care much about it.
Despite all of this, he usually keeps a cheerful and carefree disposition, and smiles constantly. Samon is very competitive, though his poor physique usually gets in the way of his plans. He likes cats and sweets and has a fear of insects.


Samurai 8: Hachimaruden

Ann is a fair-skinned girl with short black hair. She wears a red and creme-colored miko uniform to show her status as a Princess in training. She has a matching sash that was damaged during the battle with Ata, which she keeps despite an offer to replace it.
After Hachimaru transforms Ann, she becomes an adult woman whose features change to reflect her new age, becoming noticeably taller. Her hair grows to reach her lower back along with frontal strands reaching her shoulders. To honor Hachimaru, she ties her hair back into a topknot and wears his regular katana strapped to her back. Over her original uniform, she also wears a kimono jacket with a pattern of dots running down the back.

Ann full body appearance(Until chapter 42) Ann grown up in chapter 43

Ann is a soft-spoken apprentice who appears to be self-conscious and insecure over her ability to succeed. She is generally very kind, eager to help, and curious about the outside world. She dreams of being a Princess protected by a strong Samurai , but the only trait she wants from her Samurai is for him to be willing listen to her. Thanks to her daily mistakes and the resulting scoldings, Ann has developed a resilience against criticism and punishment. Despite appearing timid outwardly, Ann is incredibly brave. She has a strong instinct to defend those she cares about, often throwing herself into harm's way for their sakes without regard for the danger.


Samurai 8: Hachimaruden

Ata is a dark-skinned adult man with white hair and two broken horns on his head. He has one dead eye, and wears a mask that conceals his mouth and chin. His attire consists of a sleeveless purple vest resembling a haori tied together by an armor plate covering his chest, along with dark baggy pants and sandals. He also carries four average katanas on his person.

Ata is a bloodthirsty and selfish samurai who betrayed his school and his master Daruma , which according to the latter, was due to "lust for power". He seeks nothing but destruction and is focused on his mission. Ata is ruthless enough to wipe out planets without a second thought, and also extremely cunning. He is incredibly confident
in his skills, and is willing to fight anyone. Even superior numbers do not scare him, but he is smart enough to know when an enemy is stronger than him. Despite being skilled and intelligent, Ata has proven to be impatient and overconfident, traits that sometimes must be reigned in by Niri .
Despite his destructive tendencies, he does have a sense of honor. He politely greets Daruma upon reuniting, and respectfully bows and asks for forgiveness over abandoning his responsibilities. Additionally, he believes that, above all else, a samurai should be courageous and strong, and he looks down at those who do not, deeming them samurai only in appearance but not in spirit, but he can still catch when an opponent is improving. Above all, Ata's loyalty to Kala is what drives his actions. He follows whatever orders Kala gives to the point that he would slay his subordinates without hesitation. [1]


Samurai 8: Hachimaruden

Daruma resembles a short, stocky, anthropomorphic cat with white and orange fur, a bushy ponytail, narrow eyes, and eyebrow markings resembling hikimayu . He wears a billowing red cloak decorated to resemble a Daruma doll over simple black garb, a brown belt with a golden buckle, and sandals. It seems that he can transform into a bouncing ball, completely wrapping himself in his cloak when he does so. Daruma and his wolf Key Holder

Daruma is a very competent and smart individual. He doesn’t like to keep secrets, especially his identity, which most can't discern in his has cat form. Another burden of his cat body is that his habit dozing off randomly, sometimes in the middle of a sentence. He also has a habit of hissing when he gets angry, which he considers a blow to his reputation as the Dog Samurai..
When training under Yasha, he respected her greatly but was not an ideal student. He hated long speeches, much like his current student, and often brushed his master's words off. However, many experiences gave him patience and appreciation for things that seem useless at face value.


Samurai 8: Hachimaruden

From the little that is seen of his body, he appears to resemble a wooden entity of sorts who has multiple branch-like objects stretching from his back and underarms. He also has his arms crossed.

He appears to be a peace-loving entity who affirms that beauty is the way of the world. In addition to his peace-loving and apparent pacifistic nature, he is also very serious.


Samurai 8: Hachimaruden

Furuta is balding, with dark, grey-streaked hair. He has thick eyebrows, a goatee and a large moustache. Furuta is short in stature, with a large nose and eyes.
Furuta typically wears a pale hooded jacket and dark pants. He wears a black wristband on his right wrist and a pale beaded bracelet on his left. Before Hachimaru became a samurai, Furuta wore the key to Hachimaru's chest cavity on a necklace.

Furuta is fiercely protective of his son, reacting strongly when he is in danger. Like his son, he is also somewhat cantankerous, often arguing with Hachimaru over minor issues.