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Characters from ''[[{{TOPLEVELPAGE}}]]'' include:

== The Shrine Residents ==
== The Shrine Residents ==

=== Rokuro (碌労) ===
=== Rokuro (碌労) ===
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[[File:headshot1_1546.png|frame]]
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{{quote|''"Look. I'm an idiot. I'm fully aware of that. And I know I tend to be dense, even when something's obvious. I'm just a bit slow – Not insensitive."''}}

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{{quote| ''"Look. I'm an idiot. I'm fully aware of that. And I know I tend to be dense, even when something's obvious. I'm just a bit slow – Not insensitive."''}}


Rokuro is an amateur wizard who crash-landed head-first into Akemi's yard one day in April. [[Weirdness Magnet|He seems to attract trouble wherever he goes]], and seldom comes up with a way to get out of it by himself. He also seems to have a crush on Akemi despite the fact that she's taken.
Rokuro is an amateur wizard who crash-landed head-first into Akemi's yard one day in April. [[Weirdness Magnet|He seems to attract trouble wherever he goes]], and seldom comes up with a way to get out of it by himself. He also seems to have a crush on Akemi despite the fact that she's taken.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}

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* [[Accidental Pervert]]: Not as much as the usual character type would imply, but still more often than he’d like.
* [[Accidental Pervert]]: Not as much as the usual character type would imply, but still more often than he’d like.
* [[Apologizes a Lot]]: Played for laughs, most of the time.
* [[Apologizes a Lot]]: Played for laughs, most of the time.
* [[Attention Deficit Disciple]]
* [[Attention Deficit Disciple]]
* [[Attractive Bent Gender]]: Cali drew [http://www.deviantart.com/download/157615476/Ryoko_chan_by_Half_Demon_Cali.png this] gender-bent picture of Rokuro a while back. The result is a girl who might actually be better looking than the normal female lead.
* [[Attractive Bent Gender]]: Cali drew [http://www.deviantart.com/download/157615476/Ryoko_chan_by_Half_Demon_Cali.png this]{{Dead link}} gender-bent picture of Rokuro a while back. The result is a girl who might actually be better looking than the normal female lead.
* [[Bare Your Midriff]]: When he’s not wearing his light blue shirt.
* [[Bare Your Midriff]]: When he’s not wearing his light blue shirt.
* [[Big Eater]]
* [[Big Eater]]
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* [[Character Tics]]: He fixes his headband when he’s embarrassed, when he needs to think, when he’s confused, ect.
* [[Character Tics]]: He fixes his headband when he’s embarrassed, when he needs to think, when he’s confused, ect.
* [[Digging Yourself Deeper]]
* [[Digging Yourself Deeper]]
* {{spoiler|[[Elemental Powers]]: Rokuro's Rudaia transformation is '''obviously''' [[Playing With Fire|fire-based]].}}
* {{spoiler|[[Elemental Powers]]: Rokuro's Rudaia transformation is '''obviously''' [[Playing with Fire|fire-based]].}}
* [[Gray Eyes]]
* [[Gray Eyes]]
* [[Hand Behind Head]]
* [[Hand Behind Head]]
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=== Akemi Segawa (瀬雅琶明美) ===
=== Akemi Segawa (瀬雅琶明美) ===
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[[File:headshot2_3569.png|frame]]
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{{quote|''"Oh, come on; don't be like that. I'm trying to compliment you."''}}

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{{quote| ''"Oh, come on; don't be like that. I'm trying to compliment you."''}}


16-year-old [[Miko|shrine maiden]] who likes to think of herself as one of the sanest people she knows. While most of the time she's considered a tomboy, when she's with [[Love Interest|Daisuke]], she goes into a surprisingly girly, [[Tsundere|dere-dere]] mode. She has little tolerance for stupidity, and likes things to go her way.
16-year-old [[Miko|shrine maiden]] who likes to think of herself as one of the sanest people she knows. While most of the time she's considered a tomboy, when she's with [[Love Interest|Daisuke]], she goes into a surprisingly girly, [[Tsundere|dere-dere]] mode. She has little tolerance for stupidity, and likes things to go her way.


And yes, [[Anime Hair|the orange hair is natural]].
And yes, [[Anime Hair|the orange hair is natural]].
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
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* [[Anime Hair]]: The only human to invoke this trope - Every other non-magic character is shown to have a normal, black/brown coloring. Even Rokuro thinks that her hair color is weird.
* [[Anime Hair]]: The only human to invoke this trope - Every other non-magic character is shown to have a normal, black/brown coloring. Even Rokuro thinks that her hair color is weird.
* [[Blue Eyes]]
* [[Blue Eyes]]
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* [[Secret Keeper]]: Of Rokuro and Maruchi’s otherworldly status.
* [[Secret Keeper]]: Of Rokuro and Maruchi’s otherworldly status.
* [[Skirt Over Slacks]]: Her signature style.
* [[Skirt Over Slacks]]: Her signature style.
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: While her surname is a common one, the spelling is not. ''Segawa'' is usually spelled as 瀬川 ("Shallows" and "river"), but Akemi's last name is written as 瀬雅琶 ("Shallows", "grace", "lute").
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: While her surname is a common one, the spelling is not. ''Segawa'' is usually spelled as 瀬川 ("Shallows" and "river"), but Akemi's last name is written as 瀬雅琶 ("Shallows", "grace", "lute").
* [[Sweet Tooth]]: One of her weaknesses. Rie usually cajoles Akemi into going with her to the [[Cosplay Cafe]] because of the desserts there.
* [[Sweet Tooth]]: One of her weaknesses. Rie usually cajoles Akemi into going with her to the [[Cosplay Cafe]] because of the desserts there.
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Parfait.
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Parfait.
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=== Maruchi (丸智) / {{spoiler|Maruchirō Kyoyoseikan (炯妖凄感丸智婁)}} ===
=== Maruchi (丸智) / {{spoiler|Maruchirō Kyoyoseikan (炯妖凄感丸智婁)}} ===
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[[File:Maruchi2_5438.png|frame]]
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{{quote|''"You need to have a serious talk with yourself, Rokuro. Or at least with your common sense. I'm sure it misses you."''}}


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Maruchi is Rokuro's ''majikyou'' (Magic instructor) who made his first appearance in chapter seven [[Shape Shifter|as a purple kitten]]. He is barely half of Rokuro's height, and tends to be classified as either a [[Jerkass|huge jerk]] or [[Bratty Half-Pint|a brat]]. However, despite his outward appearance, [[Older Than They Look|he is actually close to]] [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|three hundred years old]] [[Wise Beyond Their Years|and has an IQ more than two times higher than Isaac Newton's.]] He's also known to be racist against humans, and sometimes even sexist, but not to any particularly serious degree.
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{{quote| ''"You need to have a serious talk with yourself, Rokuro. Or at least with your common sense. I'm sure it misses you."''}}
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}

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Maruchi is Rokuro's ''majikyou'' (Magic instructor) who made his first appearance in chapter seven [[Shape Shifter|as a purple kitten]]. He is barely half of Rokuro's height, and tends to be classified as either a [[Jerkass|huge jerk]] or [[Bratty Half-Pint|a brat]]. However, despite his outward appearance, [[Older Than They Look|he is actually close to]] [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|three hundred years old]] [[Wise Beyond Their Years|and has an IQ more than two times higher than Isaac Newton's.]] He's also known to be racist against humans, and sometimes even sexist, but not to any particularly serious degress.

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* [[Anime Hair]]
* [[Anime Hair]]
* [[Berserk Button]]: [[Just a Kid|Calling him a kid]] or generally disrespecting him. The former more than the latter.
* [[Berserk Button]]: [[Just a Kid|Calling him a kid]] or generally disrespecting him. The former more than the latter.
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* {{spoiler|[[Bishonen]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Bishonen]]}}
* [[Brutal Honesty]]: Not one of his better qualities...
* [[Brutal Honesty]]: Not one of his better qualities...
* [[Catgirl]]: [[Gender Inverted Trope|Catboy.]]
* [[Catgirl]]: [[Gender-Inverted Trope|Catboy.]]
* [[Cute Little Fangs]]
* [[Cute Little Fangs]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Fingerless Gloves]]: Wears these, though it's less because of [[Rule of Cool]] and more because {{spoiler|they hide the marks on his hands left behind by his curse.}}
* [[Fingerless Gloves]]: Wears these, though it's less because of [[Rule of Cool]] and more because {{spoiler|they hide the marks on his hands left behind by his curse.}}
* [[Fish Out of Water]]: Though may be not as bad as his student.
* [[Fish Out of Water]]: Though may be not as bad as his student.
* [[Humans Are Bastards]]: Indefinitely his point of view.
* [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]: Indefinitely his point of view.
* [[Jerkass]]: He zigzags between this and [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]].
* [[Jerkass]]: He zigzags between this and [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]].
* [[Kemonomimi]]: Cat ears and a tail.
* [[Kemonomimi]]: Cat ears and a tail.
* [[Know-Nothing Know-It-All]]: Has an IQ in the 400’s, but knows absolutely nothing about humans or the first dimension.
* [[Know-Nothing Know-It-All]]: Has an IQ in the 400’s, but knows absolutely nothing about humans or the first dimension.
* [[Kubrick Stare]]: Probably the extent of his usual facial expressions. {{spoiler|Especially while he’s an adult.}}
* [[Kubrick Stare]]: Probably the extent of his usual facial expressions. {{spoiler|Especially while he’s an adult.}}
* [[Older Than They Look]]: 291 years old and he looks like he's seven or eight. {{spoiler|In his child form, anyway.}}
* [[Older Than They Look]]: 291 years old and he looks like he's seven or eight. {{spoiler|In his child form, anyway.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Only Known By Their Nickname]]: Maruchi is actually short for Maruchirō.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: Maruchi is actually short for Maruchirō.}}
* [[Paper Fan of Doom]]: Utilizes this.
* [[Paper Fan of Doom]]: Utilizes this.
** Rokuro is convinced that it isn't actually made out of paper.
** Rokuro is convinced that it isn't actually made out of paper.
* [[Shape Shifter]]: Alternates between his default form, [http://www.deviantart.com/download/170214133/Maruchi__s_Kitten_Form_by_Half_Demon_Cali.png a kitten], and his human disguise.
* [[Shape Shifter]]: Alternates between his default form, [http://www.deviantart.com/download/170214133/Maruchi__s_Kitten_Form_by_Half_Demon_Cali.png a kitten]{{Dead link}}, and his human disguise.
* {{spoiler|[[Secretly Wealthy]]: He's the second son of a high-ranking duke and duchess; and he's kept this secret for so long that not even ''Rokuro'' knew.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Secretly Wealthy]]: He's the second son of a high-ranking duke and duchess; and he's kept this secret for so long that not even ''Rokuro'' knew.}}
* [[Shapeshifter Default Form]]: His child form. {{spoiler|Though recently, we've learned that this was just another transformation. His real default form is that of a full-grown adult.}}
* [[Shapeshifter Default Form]]: His child form. {{spoiler|Though recently, we've learned that this was just another transformation. His real default form is that of a full-grown adult.}}
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=== Shigeru Segawa (瀬雅琶茂) ===
=== Shigeru Segawa (瀬雅琶茂) ===
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[[File:headshot3_81.png|frame]]
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{{quote|''"'''Look''', you pervert. It would do you some good to listen. This '''isn't''' your house. You can't just do whatever you want - And my daughter is at the top of that list!"''}}

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{{quote| ''"'''Look''', you pervert. It would do you some good to listen. This '''isn't''' your house. You can't just do whatever you want - And my daughter is at the top of that list!"''}}


Shigeru is Akemi's [[Overprotective Dad]] and Meiko's more sensible younger brother by four years. He is noted to have no real, steady job, but is both an English tutor and the substitute coach for his old high school's kendo team. Sometimes he helps his sister with the names for [[Mangaka|her comic]] because she's usually too busy or lazy to do them herself.
Shigeru is Akemi's [[Overprotective Dad]] and Meiko's more sensible younger brother by four years. He is noted to have no real, steady job, but is both an English tutor and the substitute coach for his old high school's kendo team. Sometimes he helps his sister with the names for [[Mangaka|her comic]] because she's usually too busy or lazy to do them herself.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}

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* [[Alliterative Name]]
* [[Alliterative Name]]
* [[Annoying Younger Sibling]]: To Meiko. It’s not that he’s annoying by other people’s standards, but to his sister, his strict personality is extremely irritating and frustrating.
* [[Annoying Younger Sibling]]: To Meiko. It’s not that he’s annoying by other people’s standards, but to his sister, his strict personality is extremely irritating and frustrating.
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* [[Brown Eyes]]
* [[Brown Eyes]]
* [[Gratuitous English]]: Granted, given what he does for one of his jobs.
* [[Gratuitous English]]: Granted, given what he does for one of his jobs.
* [[Hot Shoujo Dad]]: YMMV, but ''[http://half-demon-cali.deviantart.com/art/Father-s-Day-11-213860319 seriously]''.
* [[Hot Shoujo Dad]]: YMMV, but ''[http://half-demon-cali.deviantart.com/art/Father-s-Day-11-213860319 seriously]''.{{Dead link}}
* [[Hyperspace Mallet|Hyperspace Bamboo Sword / Katana]]
* [[Hyperspace Mallet|Hyperspace Bamboo Sword / Katana]]
* [[Looming Silhouette of Rage]]: Run, Rokuro, run!
* [[Looming Silhouette of Rage]]: Run, Rokuro, run!
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== Main Recurring Characters ==
== Main Recurring Characters ==

=== Rie Hirota (尋田利江) ===
=== Rie Hirota (尋田利江) ===
[[File:rie_509.png|frame]]
[[File:rie_509.png|frame]]
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{{quote|''"I '''knew''' ghosts and spirits were real! My fantasies aren't fantasies after all!"''}}


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Rie is Akemi's classmate and foil best friend. She's very much into the occult and the idea of magic, and [[Genki Girl|acts very enthusiastic about it]]. Rie is also a proud [[Otaku]], and a fangirl of [[Full Moon o Sagashite|Izumi Rio]]. She is great at school, especially English, despite the fact that all she does during class it read (Whether it be manga or an occult book). She's also Daisuke's younger sister by a year.
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{{quote| ''"I '''knew''' ghosts and spirits were real! My fantasies aren't fantasies after all!"''}}
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}

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Rie is Akemi's classmate and foil best friend. She's very much into the occult and the idea of magic, and [[Genki Girl|acts very enthusiastic about it]]. Rie is also a proud [[Otaku]], and a fangirl of [[Full Moon O Sagashite|Izumi Rio]]. She is great at school, especially English, despite the fact that all she does during class it read (Whether it be manga or an occult book). She's also Daisuke's younger sister by a year.

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* [[Adorkable]]
* [[Adorkable]]
* [[Agent Mulder]]: Towards anything pertaining to the occult.
* [[Agent Mulder]]: Towards anything pertaining to the occult.
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=== Daisuke Hirota (尋田大輔) ===
=== Daisuke Hirota (尋田大輔) ===
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[[File:daisuke2_9767.png|frame]]
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{{quote|''"Just who the hell do you think you are, touching my girlfriend like that!?"''}}

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{{quote| ''"Just who the hell do you think you are, touching my girlfriend like that!?"''}}


Daisuke is Rie's older brother, Akemi's boyfriend, and a second year student at Okashii High. By his profile, he's shown to be a B+ student and a member of the kendo team. He's a truly nice guy with good morals, and is absolutely ''[[Only Sane Man|the]]'' [[Only Sane Man|sanest person in the cast]], but will fly off the handle if you do anything to upset or hurt Akemi. ''[[Berserk Button|He will kick your ass, then.]]'' Like Rokuro, Daisuke is afraid of Shigeru.
Daisuke is Rie's older brother, Akemi's boyfriend, and a second year student at Okashii High. By his profile, he's shown to be a B+ student and a member of the kendo team. He's a truly nice guy with good morals, and is absolutely ''[[Only Sane Man|the]]'' [[Only Sane Man|sanest person in the cast]], but will fly off the handle if you do anything to upset or hurt Akemi. ''[[Berserk Button|He will kick your ass, then.]]'' Like Rokuro, Daisuke is afraid of Shigeru.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}

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* [[All Work vs. All Play]]: With Rie. He's the former.
* [[All Work vs. All Play]]: With Rie. He's the former.
* [[Anime Hair]]: Sort of. While his hair looks black, [[Word of God]] says that it's actually more of a gray-ish color.
* [[Anime Hair]]: Sort of. While his hair looks black, [[Word of God]] says that it's actually more of a gray-ish color.
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=== Hideki Miura (海卜ひでき) ===
=== Hideki Miura (海卜ひでき) ===
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[[File:hki_7998.png|frame]]
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{{quote|''"Hey, if there's ever a way, you wanna go on a date with me?"''}}

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{{quote| ''"Hey, if there's ever a way, you wanna go on a date with me?"''}}


Hideki is the only other wizard known at the moment. He is Rokuro's [[Bromantic Foil|best friend]], and extremely confident when it comes to getting girls. [[Casanova Wannabe|Even though he's never succeeded once.]] He just comes off as a pervert. He's also been known to screw up and slack off, [[Lazy Bum|and even has a schedule made for skipping classes]]. Despite these qualities, Hideki is shown to be very concerned with the wellfare of his friends, and is helping Rokuro keep the fact that he's now on Earth for a year secret.
Hideki is the only other wizard known at the moment. He is Rokuro's [[Bromantic Foil|best friend]], and extremely confident when it comes to getting girls. [[Casanova Wannabe|Even though he's never succeeded once.]] He just comes off as a pervert. He's also been known to screw up and slack off, [[Lazy Bum|and even has a schedule made for skipping classes]]. Despite these qualities, Hideki is shown to be very concerned with the wellfare of his friends, and is helping Rokuro keep the fact that he's now on Earth for a year secret.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}

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* [[Anime Hair]]
* [[Anime Hair]]
* [[Bishounen]]
* [[Bishounen]]
* [[Bromantic Foil]]
* [[Bromantic Foil]]
* [[Butt Monkey]]
* [[Butt Monkey]]
* [[Extraverted Nerd]]
* [[Extroverted Nerd]]
* [[Half Identical Twin]]: It's mentioned that he has a twin sister named Kyoko.
* [[Half Identical Twin]]: It's mentioned that he has a twin sister named Kyoko.
* [[Idiot Hair]]
* [[Idiot Hair]]
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=== Shichi (志智) / Shichirō {{spoiler|Kyoyoseikan (炯妖凄感志智婁)}} ===
=== Shichi (志智) / Shichirō {{spoiler|Kyoyoseikan (炯妖凄感志智婁)}} ===
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[[File:s11_8441.png|frame]]
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{{quote|''[[Onee-Sama|"ONII-SAMA!"]]''}}

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{{quote| ''[[Onee-Sama|"ONII-SAMA!"]]''}}


Shichi is another resident of [[Another Dimension|Kitakuvaaraji]]. He first appears as an evil spirit, scaring Rie from her home so he could live there while training to become a majikyou, but is later caught and revealed to be a [[Motor Mouth|very talkative]] [[Cute Shotaro Boy|boy]] with the power to control shadows. Shichi is also revealed to be {{spoiler|Maruchi's second and youngest brother}}, and admires him very much. He's two hundred and ten years old and colorblind (Which partly explains his horrible taste in fashion).
Shichi is another resident of [[Another Dimension|Kitakuvaaraji]]. He first appears as an evil spirit, scaring Rie from her home so he could live there while training to become a majikyou, but is later caught and revealed to be a [[Motor Mouth|very talkative]] [[Cute Shotaro Boy|boy]] with the power to control shadows. Shichi is also revealed to be {{spoiler|Maruchi's second and youngest brother}}, and admires him very much. He's two hundred and ten years old and colorblind (Which partly explains his horrible taste in fashion).
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}

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* [[Anime Hair]]: Best example of it in this story so far.
* [[Anime Hair]]: Best example of it in this story so far.
* [[Annoying Younger Sibling]]
* [[Annoying Younger Sibling]]
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* [[Keet]]
* [[Keet]]
* [[Kemonomimi]]: Well, he has a twin-tipped tail, in any case. His ears are fake.
* [[Kemonomimi]]: Well, he has a twin-tipped tail, in any case. His ears are fake.
* [[Living Shadow|Living Shadows]]: As a shadow general, he has control over these. They're rather weak, though.
* [[Living Shadow]]s: As a shadow general, he has control over these. They're rather weak, though.
* [[Motor Mouth]]: God, yes.
* [[Motor Mouth]]: God, yes.
* [[Multicolored Hair]]
* [[Multicolored Hair]]
* [[Older Than They Look]]: 210 years old, and looks like a young teenager.
* [[Older Than They Look]]: 210 years old, and looks like a young teenager.
* [[Only Known By Their Nickname]]: He isn't referred to as Shichirō unless he's giving a self-introduction.
* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: He isn't referred to as Shichirō unless he's giving a self-introduction.
* [[Shape Shifter]]
* [[Shape Shifter]]


== The Segawa Family ==
== The Segawa Family ==

=== Meiko Segawa (瀬雅琶命子) ===
=== Meiko Segawa (瀬雅琶命子) ===
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[[File:Meiko_7383.png|frame]]
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{{quote|''"He's so cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute!!"''}}

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{{quote| ''"He's so cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute!!"''}}


Meiko was the first other Segawa family member to get a formal introduction in ''Mabaka!''. She is the eccentric older sister of Shigeru, and Akemi's only aunt. She's an extremely happy person, and makes her feelings and thoughts known loudly and bluntly. She loves her little brother very much, and is insulted by the fact that he refuses to work with her on her manga, Yamato Master.
Meiko was the first other Segawa family member to get a formal introduction in ''Mabaka!''. She is the eccentric older sister of Shigeru, and Akemi's only aunt. She's an extremely happy person, and makes her feelings and thoughts known loudly and bluntly. She loves her little brother very much, and is insulted by the fact that he refuses to work with her on her manga, Yamato Master.


She is married to Tsukkomi, and has a daughter, Emiri.
She is married to Tsukkomi, and has a daughter, Emiri.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}

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* [[Adult Child]]: A straight-forward case, and lampshaded by Shigeru.
* [[Adult Child]]: A straight-forward case, and lampshaded by Shigeru.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Apparently, bringing up the topic of her age is a sore spot for her.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Apparently, bringing up the topic of her age is a sore spot for her.
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* [[Genki Girl]]: Even at her age...
* [[Genki Girl]]: Even at her age...
* [[Insistent Terminology]]
* [[Insistent Terminology]]
{{quote| ''It's not a comic, it's art!''}}
{{quote|''It's not a comic, it's art!''}}
** She also insists that Akemi call her 'Aunt Meiko' instead of 'Meiko-obasan', simply because she thinks Akemi needs to work on her English.
** She also insists that Akemi call her 'Aunt Meiko' instead of 'Meiko-obasan', simply because she thinks Akemi needs to work on her English.
* [[Lethal Chef]]: Is incapable of making food edible. Her whole family dreads it when she walks into a kitchen.
* [[Lethal Chef]]: Is incapable of making food edible. Her whole family dreads it when she walks into a kitchen.
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=== Tsukkomi Segawa (瀬雅琶月混) ===
=== Tsukkomi Segawa (瀬雅琶月混) ===
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[[File:Tsukkomi_5.png|frame]]
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{{quote|''"Very sorry to disturb you, Shigeru-san... We'll just be on our way now."''}}

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{{quote| ''"Very sorry to disturb you, Shigeru-san... We'll just be on our way now."''}}


The most worrisome character of the story. He's a company worker who married into the Segawa family by marrying Meiko. He's a rather nervous man, and he's known to [[Apologizes a Lot|apologize a lot]] - Mainly to Shigeru. When altercations break out between the two siblings, Tsukkomi is the one who tries to remain neutral and calm them down. He's also the tallest character in the series.
The most worrisome character of the story. He's a company worker who married into the Segawa family by marrying Meiko. He's a rather nervous man, and he's known to [[Apologizes a Lot|apologize a lot]] - Mainly to Shigeru. When altercations break out between the two siblings, Tsukkomi is the one who tries to remain neutral and calm them down. He's also the tallest character in the series.


He has a single daughter named Emiri.
He has a single daughter named Emiri.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}

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* [[Apologizes a Lot]]: Usually it's for Meiko and her [[Genki Girl|genki-ness]].
* [[Apologizes a Lot]]: Usually it's for Meiko and her [[Genki Girl|genki-ness]].
* [[Blue Eyes]]: A dark navy shade.
* [[Blue Eyes]]: A dark navy shade.
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=== Emiri Segawa (瀬雅琶笑理) ===
=== Emiri Segawa (瀬雅琶笑理) ===
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[[File:Emiri_7195.png|frame]]
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{{quote|''"I happen to read a lot of medical journals when I visit the library. After all, I am going to be either an ophthalmologist or an anthropologist. Fields like that are really fascinating, you know!"''}}

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{{quote| ''"I happen to read a lot of medical journals when I visit the library. After all, I am going to be either an ophthalmologist or an anthropologist. Fields like that are really fascinating, you know!"''}}


Emiri is Akemi's eleven-year-old cousin. She's the daughter of Tsukkomi and Meiko, and seems to be more like [[Only Sane Man|her father]] than [[Adult Child|her mother]]. She has more common sense than most of her family does, as it's noted by Akemi. She may or may not be classified as a know-it-all, depending on who you ask. Apparently, she wants to go into the medical field when she's older. She also tends to invariably tick Rokuro off whenever they speak.
Emiri is Akemi's eleven-year-old cousin. She's the daughter of Tsukkomi and Meiko, and seems to be more like [[Only Sane Man|her father]] than [[Adult Child|her mother]]. She has more common sense than most of her family does, as it's noted by Akemi. She may or may not be classified as a know-it-all, depending on who you ask. Apparently, she wants to go into the medical field when she's older. She also tends to invariably tick Rokuro off whenever they speak.
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* [[Blue Eyes]]: The same shade as her dad.
* [[Blue Eyes]]: The same shade as her dad.
* [[Bob Haircut]]
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=== Hazuki Segawa (瀬雅琶葉月) ===
=== Hazuki Segawa (瀬雅琶葉月) ===
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Akemi's mother and Shigeru's {{spoiler|dead}} wife. Not much is known about her, other than that she was very beautiful and "went away" at a young age.

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Akemi's mother and Shigeru's {{spoiler|dead}} wife. Not much is known about her, other than that she was very beautiful and "went away" at a young age.

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* [[Anime Hair]]: Where do you think Akemi gets it from?
* [[Anime Hair]]: Where do you think Akemi gets it from?
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* [[Strong Family Resemblance]]: Her daughter is nearly the spitting image of her.
* [[Strong Family Resemblance]]: Her daughter is nearly the spitting image of her.


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[[Category:The Magic For Idiots]]
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Latest revision as of 21:18, 6 February 2024


Characters from Mabaka - Magic is for Idiots! include:

The Shrine Residents

Rokuro (碌労)

"Look. I'm an idiot. I'm fully aware of that. And I know I tend to be dense, even when something's obvious. I'm just a bit slow – Not insensitive."

Rokuro is an amateur wizard who crash-landed head-first into Akemi's yard one day in April. He seems to attract trouble wherever he goes, and seldom comes up with a way to get out of it by himself. He also seems to have a crush on Akemi despite the fact that she's taken.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Accidental Pervert: Not as much as the usual character type would imply, but still more often than he’d like.
  • Apologizes a Lot: Played for laughs, most of the time.
  • Attention Deficit Disciple
  • Attractive Bent Gender: Cali drew this [dead link] gender-bent picture of Rokuro a while back. The result is a girl who might actually be better looking than the normal female lead.
  • Bare Your Midriff: When he’s not wearing his light blue shirt.
  • Big Eater
  • Butt Monkey: Gets both hurt and insulted in just about every chapter. Played for Laughs constantly.
  • Character Tics: He fixes his headband when he’s embarrassed, when he needs to think, when he’s confused, ect.
  • Digging Yourself Deeper
  • Elemental Powers: Rokuro's Rudaia transformation is obviously fire-based.
  • Gray Eyes
  • Hand Behind Head
  • High-Pressure Emotion: Oh, he's definitely guilty of this.
  • Lightning Bruiser: His Rudaia form gives him a boost in both strength and speed.
  • Not a Morning Person: Extremely evident, by early chapters.
  • Obfuscating Stupidity: Rokuro is a rather... dense... person, and can't seem to think things through, which amounts to loads of trouble for him. However, he's shown that he can handle himself professionally when the situation calls for it. The tenth arc illustrates this well, when he and Maruchi are working on an exorcism in Rie's house. Not to mention his apparent hidden genius when it comes to math equations.
  • Omniglot: Rokuro notes that he can speak Japanese, English, Italian, and Spanish fluently because of the job he has back home - He's a delivery boy for the different sects and domains of Mahokkai. Apparently, the different areas all speak different languages.
    • He can also speak "some" Esperanto, write in Tibetan (Though he claims everyone in his home world can do this), and read Latin. Akemi is floored by this.
  • Power Crystal: His Keifu (the purple gem attached to his shirt).
  • Token Non-Human
  • Tsundere: There's really no other reason to describe his personality. He goes from an argumentative, back-talking, smart-mouthed brat to a full-on Shrinking Violet Dojikko when he's around Akemi - Complete with pronoun changes to match. (He uses ore addressing himself normally, but uses boku when speaking to his hostess.)

Akemi Segawa (瀬雅琶明美)

"Oh, come on; don't be like that. I'm trying to compliment you."

16-year-old shrine maiden who likes to think of herself as one of the sanest people she knows. While most of the time she's considered a tomboy, when she's with Daisuke, she goes into a surprisingly girly, dere-dere mode. She has little tolerance for stupidity, and likes things to go her way.

And yes, the orange hair is natural.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Maruchi (丸智) / Maruchirō Kyoyoseikan (炯妖凄感丸智婁)

"You need to have a serious talk with yourself, Rokuro. Or at least with your common sense. I'm sure it misses you."

Maruchi is Rokuro's majikyou (Magic instructor) who made his first appearance in chapter seven as a purple kitten. He is barely half of Rokuro's height, and tends to be classified as either a huge jerk or a brat. However, despite his outward appearance, he is actually close to three hundred years old and has an IQ more than two times higher than Isaac Newton's. He's also known to be racist against humans, and sometimes even sexist, but not to any particularly serious degree.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Shigeru Segawa (瀬雅琶茂)

"Look, you pervert. It would do you some good to listen. This isn't your house. You can't just do whatever you want - And my daughter is at the top of that list!"

Shigeru is Akemi's Overprotective Dad and Meiko's more sensible younger brother by four years. He is noted to have no real, steady job, but is both an English tutor and the substitute coach for his old high school's kendo team. Sometimes he helps his sister with the names for her comic because she's usually too busy or lazy to do them herself.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Main Recurring Characters

Rie Hirota (尋田利江)

"I knew ghosts and spirits were real! My fantasies aren't fantasies after all!"

Rie is Akemi's classmate and foil best friend. She's very much into the occult and the idea of magic, and acts very enthusiastic about it. Rie is also a proud Otaku, and a fangirl of Izumi Rio. She is great at school, especially English, despite the fact that all she does during class it read (Whether it be manga or an occult book). She's also Daisuke's younger sister by a year.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Daisuke Hirota (尋田大輔)

"Just who the hell do you think you are, touching my girlfriend like that!?"

Daisuke is Rie's older brother, Akemi's boyfriend, and a second year student at Okashii High. By his profile, he's shown to be a B+ student and a member of the kendo team. He's a truly nice guy with good morals, and is absolutely the sanest person in the cast, but will fly off the handle if you do anything to upset or hurt Akemi. He will kick your ass, then. Like Rokuro, Daisuke is afraid of Shigeru.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Hideki Miura (海卜ひでき)

"Hey, if there's ever a way, you wanna go on a date with me?"

Hideki is the only other wizard known at the moment. He is Rokuro's best friend, and extremely confident when it comes to getting girls. Even though he's never succeeded once. He just comes off as a pervert. He's also been known to screw up and slack off, and even has a schedule made for skipping classes. Despite these qualities, Hideki is shown to be very concerned with the wellfare of his friends, and is helping Rokuro keep the fact that he's now on Earth for a year secret.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Shichi (志智) / Shichirō Kyoyoseikan (炯妖凄感志智婁)

"ONII-SAMA!"

Shichi is another resident of Kitakuvaaraji. He first appears as an evil spirit, scaring Rie from her home so he could live there while training to become a majikyou, but is later caught and revealed to be a very talkative boy with the power to control shadows. Shichi is also revealed to be Maruchi's second and youngest brother, and admires him very much. He's two hundred and ten years old and colorblind (Which partly explains his horrible taste in fashion).

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

The Segawa Family

Meiko Segawa (瀬雅琶命子)

"He's so cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute!!"

Meiko was the first other Segawa family member to get a formal introduction in Mabaka!. She is the eccentric older sister of Shigeru, and Akemi's only aunt. She's an extremely happy person, and makes her feelings and thoughts known loudly and bluntly. She loves her little brother very much, and is insulted by the fact that he refuses to work with her on her manga, Yamato Master.

She is married to Tsukkomi, and has a daughter, Emiri.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

It's not a comic, it's art!

    • She also insists that Akemi call her 'Aunt Meiko' instead of 'Meiko-obasan', simply because she thinks Akemi needs to work on her English.
  • Lethal Chef: Is incapable of making food edible. Her whole family dreads it when she walks into a kitchen.
  • Marshmallow Hell: Makes Rokuro suffer this when she first meets him.
  • Motor Mouth
  • No Indoor Voice

Tsukkomi Segawa (瀬雅琶月混)

"Very sorry to disturb you, Shigeru-san... We'll just be on our way now."

The most worrisome character of the story. He's a company worker who married into the Segawa family by marrying Meiko. He's a rather nervous man, and he's known to apologize a lot - Mainly to Shigeru. When altercations break out between the two siblings, Tsukkomi is the one who tries to remain neutral and calm them down. He's also the tallest character in the series.

He has a single daughter named Emiri.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Emiri Segawa (瀬雅琶笑理)

"I happen to read a lot of medical journals when I visit the library. After all, I am going to be either an ophthalmologist or an anthropologist. Fields like that are really fascinating, you know!"

Emiri is Akemi's eleven-year-old cousin. She's the daughter of Tsukkomi and Meiko, and seems to be more like her father than her mother. She has more common sense than most of her family does, as it's noted by Akemi. She may or may not be classified as a know-it-all, depending on who you ask. Apparently, she wants to go into the medical field when she's older. She also tends to invariably tick Rokuro off whenever they speak.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Hazuki Segawa (瀬雅琶葉月)

Akemi's mother and Shigeru's dead wife. Not much is known about her, other than that she was very beautiful and "went away" at a young age.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
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