Fushigiboshi no Futagohime/Characters

The characters of the series Fushigiboshi no Futagohime:

Sunny Kingdom

Fine

One of the twin princesses of the Sunny Kingdom, Fine is adventurous and athletic, but she is also very clumsy. She also adores cake, but is afraid of ghosts.

All Girls Want Bad Boys
Big Eater
Cool Loser
Genki Girl
Image Song: "Okashi na Okashi na Princess" ("Strange Sweet Princess")
Mega Twintails
Official Couple: With Shade.
Princess Curls
Princesses Prefer Pink
Redheaded Hero
Sibling Team
This Loser Is You
Tomboy and Girly Girl: Fine is the Tomboy to Rein's Girly Girl.
Tomboy Princess
Trademark Favorite Food: Fine sure loves her cake.
Why Did It Have to Be Ghosts?

Rein

Voiced by: Yūko Gotō

The other twin princess of the Sunny Kingdom, Rein adores dressing up and gets starry-eyed over romance. She also loves scary things and is more emotionally stable than Fine. Just like Fine loves her cake, Rein has eyes for Bright.

Cool Loser
Damsel in Distress: This basically sums up a lot of the Ship Tease scenes between Rein and Shade. Just strike her with a Distress Ball and he'll come running, although this can be justified with the fact that Fine is more athletic than Rein.
Genki Girl
Image Song: "Otome Gokoro to Sora no Hoshi" ("A Maiden's Heart and the Sky's Stars")
Love Makes You Crazy: Besides ghosts, Rein loves cute boys and playing matchmaker.
Official Couple: With her beloved Bright-sama.
Princess Curls
Sibling Team
Single Girl Seeks Most Popular Guy
Spell My Name with an "S": Rein's name was written as "Rain" in the first eyecatch of the series, but producer Junichi Sato decided to stick with calling her "Rein" because he didn't want her to be associated with the weather rain.
This Loser Is You
Tomboy and Girly Girl: Rein is the Girly Girl to Fine's Tomboy.
You Gotta Have Blue Hair

Poomo

Voiced by: Satomi Koorogi

Poomo is a fairy sent by Princess Grace to train Fine and Rein to inherit her powers.

Fair Weather Mentor
Heroic Sacrifice: Poomo sacrifices himself when Fine and Rein are forced to use their incomplete set of Grace Stones against the Black Crystal despite not finding the Sunny Kingdom's Grace Stone... but he comes back since the Grace Stone is found at the last minute.
Image Song: "Poomo Poomo March de Poomo!"
Mentor Mascot
Non-Human Sidekick
Team Pet
Verbal Tic: He ends all of his sentences with "de Poomo."

Meramera Kingdom

Lione

Voiced by: Misato Fukuen

Lione is the princess of the Meramera Kingdom. She's very reserved, kind-hearted, and is talented at dancing.

Catgirl
Curtains Match the Window
Demoted to Extra: Lione seemed like she would be part of the main cast from her appearance since she's the first princess Fine and Rein befriend and she was one of the few who received an Image Song. By the middle of the series, she started appearing infrequently and is even grouped with Sophie and Milro.
Image Song: "Brand New Day"
Meaningful Name
Peacock Girl: Lione dons peacock feathers in her samba costume.
Proper Lady
Shrinking Violet: Though not as much as Milro, Lione is still a little shy.
Unusual Ears

Tio

Voiced by: Vanilla Yamazaki (first series episodes 1-25), Shihomi Mizowaki (first series episodes 27-end, Gyu!)

Tio is the prince of the Meramera Kingdom and Lione's younger brother. He swore on his life to protect Fine and Rein, but he hasn't exactly done that yet. Later, he becomes Shade's self-appointed apprentice to learn his ways.

Ascended Extra: In the second half of the first series, Tio decides to follow Shade's footsteps and accompanies him on his journey.
Badass Longcoat: Sure, Tio gets a trenchcoat in the second half of the first series, but he's still not as badass as Shade.
Butt Monkey: In almost all of his appearances during the first half of the first series, something always goes wrong so much that it becomes a recurring gag. He gets better... sort of.
Cross-Dressing Voices
The Other Darrin: Tio's original voice actress, Vanilla Yamazaki, was replaced by Shihomi Mizowaki, who provided his voice for the rest of the original series and reprised the role in Gyu!
Took a Level in Badass: In episode 32 of the first series, Tio manages to save the Samba Festival.
Unusual Ears

Jewelry Kingdom

Altezza

Voiced by: Kaori Mizuhashi

Altezza is the haughty princess of the Jewelry Kingdom who initially dislikes Fine and Rein on-spot. She's boastful and arrogant, but shows her more introspective sensitive side when it comes to her older brother, Bright, whom she looks up to.

Alpha Bitch: Altezza is the princess version of this before she gets better.
Ascended Extra: Altezza was nothing more than the Alpha Bitch in the beginning of the series, but during the second half, she accompanies Fine and Rein on their journey and even gets a costume upgrade.
Big Brother Worship: Altezza admires Bright greatly to the point that sometimes she gets annoyed when his attention is focused on someone else. This also causes her to be distressed during the second half of the show when Bright succumbs to The Dark Side.
Bratty Half-Pint
Break the Haughty
Clingy Jealous Girl: Don't come between her and her big brother now!
Hair Decorations
Hair of Gold
Hard Work Hardly Works
Hey, You: Initially, Altezza addresses anyone who isn't Bright as "you."
Noblewoman's Laugh
Official Couple: Altezza shows no interest in Auler in the beginning of the show, but by the end, she returns his feelings after he cheers her up during Bright's Face Heel Turn.
The Ojou
Shrinking Violet: Due to the manga artist's Alternate Character Interpretation, Altezza was made into this.
Sibling Team: Altezza likes to team up with Bright, especially during dances.
Sibling Yin-Yang: While Altezza is rude to Fine and Rein at first, Bright is gentle and friendly.
Spell My Name with an "S": Before the character fanbook was released with official English romanizations, the fansubs spelled Altezza's name as "Altessa."
Stop Having Fun Girl
Tsundere

Bright

Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara

Bright is the prince of the Jewelry Kingdom and is known as the no. 1 idol in the Wonder Planet. He's patient and somewhat of a pacifist, and despite that all the girls adore him, he loves Fine out of them all. This makes him feel threatened when Fine starts hanging around Eclipse...

Beware the Nice Ones
Bishonen: Complete with Love Bubbles and Bishie Sparkle.
Chick Magnet
Double Entendre: Bright does a rather... inappropriate dance at the Samba Festival to rein in a crowd. Does This Remind You of Anything?
Evil Costume Switch
Face Heel Turn: Bright becomes Brainwashed by The Dark Side halfway throughout the first series.
Fallen Hero
Harmless Villain: Okay, who gave Bright the Idiot Ball when he wanted to take over the Drop Kingdom by pissing its queen off? He becomes Not So Harmless after he's fully given his Black Prominence powers and especially after his Despair Event Horizon, which strengthens the power of the Black Crystal.
"I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight: Confrontations of this lead to Fighting From the Inside.
Love Makes You Crazy: When Bright realizes that Fine wasn't who he thought she would be, things take a turn for the worse due to his already-crumbling emotional state.
More Than Mind Control: Bright actually thinks Taking Over The Wonder Planet is right because then he would be able to use his power to make people happy.
My God, What Have I Done?: Towards the end of Bright's evil rampage, he does this when he realizes everyone has deserted him, including Boomo.
Nice Guy
Official Couple: Bright did have feelings for Fine at first, but eventually reciprocates Rein's crush on him.
Prince Charming: Bright is well-loved among the ladies of the Wonder Planet.
Sibling Yin-Yang
Weapon of Choice: Bright uses a Cool Sword, but later trades it in for an oddly shaped Battle Boomerang during his Face Heel Turn.

Moon Kingdom

Shade (Eclipse)

Voiced by: Junko Minagawa

Shade is the prince of the Moon Kingdom, but masquerades under a secret alias known as "Eclipse." He prefers to carry out his plans in the shadows and becomes somewhat protective over Rein when she is in danger.

All Girls Want Bad Boys
Badass Longcoat
Badass Normal: That one fight scene in episode 26 really shows how badass he can be.
Big Brother Instinct: Not only is Shade protective of his mom, but he's also fond of Milky. Official profiles state that he is sweet to Milky and likes spoiling her.
Big Brother Mentor: Shade becomes this to Tio in the second half of the first series, though it was more like Tio following him without his permission.
Bishonen: Rein even pictures him in Love Bubbles and a Bishie Sparkle once. He's also apparently popular with the maids in the Sunny Kingdom in the manga.
Chick Magnet
Code Name: Shade goes under the name "Eclipse" when he's out of the palace in his trenchcoat guise until the second half of the series when Fine and Rein realize who he is. This trope is disregarded in the manga, where "Eclipse" is really his name.
Cross-Dressing Voices: Junko Minagawa does a believable portrayal of him, since he does sound like an actual prepubescent boy and his voice is deeper than Tetsuya Kakihara (Bright) and Hiro Shimono (Auler), who are both males themselves, but this only gets hilarious when you realize she can't exactly hit the low notes in the Christmas Album.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Official Couple: With Fine.
Paper-Thin Disguise: Look at Shade. Now look at Eclipse. Nice job disguising yourself.
Secret Identity
The Rival: Bright viewed Eclipse as this before Shade revealed his identity.
Weapon of Choice: Sure, he knows how to use a Cool Sword, but he prefers to Whip It Good.
You Gotta Have Blue Hair

Milky

Voiced by: Kazuko Kojima

Milky is the infant princess of the Moon Kingdom. She loves eating sweets and her older brother, Shade, a lot.

Big Eater
Morality Pet
Pokémon-Speak: Since Milky is only beginning to babble, she can only say "Babu!"

Drop Kingdom

Milro

Voiced by: Sachi Sukigara

Milro is the shy, artistic princess of the Drop Kingdom.

Alpha Bitch: Milro was this and The Ojou with a Noblewoman's Laugh in the manga adaptation due to the manga artist's Alternate Character Interpretation of her.
An Ice Person: In the manga, Milro has ice powers.
Demoted to Extra: Not that she was part of the main ensemble from the beginning, but she suspiciously doesn't show up very much in Gyu!
Fan Nickname: The Japanese fans often called her Tanuki, which is Japanese for "raccoon."
Ice Queen: Milro was this in the manga and even had ice powers!
Put on a Bus
Shrinking Violet
Spell My Name with an "S": Confusion has been abound as to how exactly Milro's name is spelled. In a letter in episode 19 of the first series and the second character fanbook, her name was romanized as "Milro." The first fanbook spelled it as "Mirlo", but it seems to have been a mispelling. The fansubs romanize her name via the Japanese pronunciation, "Miruro." It's commonly accepted that "Milro" is the right spelling and "Mirlo" was just an error that was subsequently corrected in the second fanbook.
Unusual Ears: Milro has raccoon ears in the anime and ice crystals for ears in the manga.

Windmill Kingdom

Sophie

Voiced by: Rina Satou

Sophie is the airheaded princess of the Windmill Kingdom.

Cloudcuckoolander
Comically Missing the Point
Fan Nickname: The Japanese fan community nicknamed her "Chikuwa", which is a Japanese tube made of fish paste, after her Unusual Ears.
Les Yay: Sure, Altezza got paired with Auler, but Sophie gets quite more Ship Tease with her.
Unusual Ears

Auler

Voiced by: Hiro Shimono

Auler is the prince of the Windmill Kingdom and is deeply besotted with Altezza.

Ascended Extra: Auler gets a larger role near the end of the first series due to Character Development with Altezza. Unfortunately, by Gyu!, he was Demoted Back To Extra.
Dogged Nice Guy: Not because of the Unusual Ears, of course!
Hopeless Suitor: Until the end of the first series.
Official Couple: Auler has always liked Altezza, and fortunately, they get together at the end of the first series.
Put on a Bus
The Rival: Auler and Bright initially saw each other as this due to the rivalry between the Jewelry and Windmill Kingdoms.
Unusual Ears

Seed Kingdom

Seed Princesses

Those Seven Girls

Royal Wonder Academy

Chiffon

Voiced by: Emiri Katou

Chiffon is the six-year-old Child Prodigy princess of the Mathematics Planet and is also the president of the student council. She quickly befriends Fine and Rein when they enter the Royal Wonder Academy and teams up with them to form Team Gemini. Since she is used to the strict school policities working against teamwork, she becomes interested in the twins' methods and the concept of friendship.

Catch Phrase: "Mysterious, mysterious! So mysterious!"
Child Prodigy
Expressive Hair: her hair wiggles everytime she finishes a calculation.
Super Intelligence
What Is This Thing You Call Friendship?

Thomas

Voiced by: Shinnosuke Tachibana

Thomas is the former prince of the Walpurgis Planet and is the vice president of the student council.

Brainwashed
Catch Phrase: "There's no need [for (insert name here)] in this academy!"
Demoted to Extra
Fallen Prince: Thomas was originally the prince of the Walpurgis Kingdom until his friends betrayed him, leading to him becoming Brainwashed.
Four Eyes, Zero Soul: Before his Heel Face Turn.
Heel Face Turn
Megane
Put on a Bus: Once his arc was over, he boards a bus for 20 or so episodes.

Noche

What Could Have Been: Before Gyu! officially aired, preliminary official character descriptions described Noche as a girl. Either the producers made a mistake, They Just Didn't Care, or Noche was originally going to be a girl in the show.

Elizabeta

Catch Phrase: Count how many times she says "yoki ni hakarae" ("If you'd please") to everything.
Cloudcuckoolander
Official Couple: With Fango.
Red Herring: A lot of people assumed that given Elizabeta's rich status, she would become the new Alpha Bitch in Gyu! She shows her true colors the moment she opens her mouth.
Spoiled Sweet
Vocal Dissonance

Shasha & Carla

Happiness in Slavery
Hard Work Hardly Works
Memento MacGuffin:Buttons. Shasha and Carla used to play button football with Elizabeta in their childhood. They still keep those buttons with them.

Black Planet Academy

Bibin

Voiced by: Yuri Shiratori

Bibin is a student of the Black Planet Academy and wishes to be crowned as its queen someday. She works with Ed-chin under the orders of the principal to ruin their rival school, the Royal Wonder Academy.

Black Magician Girl
The Dark Chick
Dark Is Not Evil: Bibin's just doing what she's told to do.
Genki Girl
Heel Face Turn
Magical Incantation: Bibin has two. When she sprouts Unhappy Seeds, she chants, "Unhappy Seed, become unhappy!" Her normal attack-based incantation is "Bibin Fruits."
Squishy Wizard