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{{quote|''Voiced by:'' [[Aya Hisakawa]] (JP), [[Dorothy Elias]]-Fahn (EN)}}
[[File:
Youko is just your average, shy, Japanese high-school girl. That abruptly changes when a mysterious golden-haired man drops into her classroom and pledges his loyalty to her as his master, dragging her into the alternate realm of the Twelve Kingdoms.
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* [[Heroic Self-Deprecation]]: "I'm such an useless Queen...!"
* [[I Choose to Stay]]: To save Kei, she renounces any plans to return to Japan. It doesn't help that, if she returned, she'd weaken and die in few years.
* [[Implausible Hair Colour]]: Youko has red hair, despite supposedly being full Japanese ([[Changeling Fantasy|she's not, of course, but no one knows that]]). A deconstruction,
* [[King Incognito]]: Travels the lands more than once after being crowned, disguised as a traveling [[Action Girl]] named Youshi.
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: We ''are'' shown Youko's parents back in Japan worrying about her, but this is played depressingly straight when her [[Stay in the Kitchen|stodgily traditional father]] disowns her after being convinced she ran off with a gang.
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* [[Trapped in Another World]]
=== Keiki ===
{{quote|''Voiced by:'' [[Takehito Koyasu]] (JP), [[Kim Strauss]] (EN)}}
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The ''kirin'' of Kei. He traveled to Japan in his quest to find Kei's new ruler, and found what he was seeking in Youko. He is stern and rather awkward socially, but cares for others deeply, like all ''kirin''.
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* [[Weaksauce Weakness]]: Like all kirin, blood is poisonous to him. He also sickens and, eventually, dies if his ruler rules badly.
=== Queen Joukaku ===
{{quote|''Voiced by:'' [[Toshiko Fujita]] (JP)}}
[[File:
The timid daughter of a merchant family, and former Queen of Kei. {{spoiler|After the stresses of rule drove her to slaughter half Kei's population and bring her beloved Keiki to the brink of death, she relinquishes the crown and is struck down by the Heavens.}}
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* {{spoiler|[[Fairest of Them All]]: In the depths of her madness, Joukaku banished all the other women from her kingdom so that she would be the most beautiful -- and there would be no chance of Keiki paying more attention to them than to her. Those that would not or could not leave were executed.}}
* [[Foil]]: She has a lot in common with Youko, especially [[Shrinking Violet|the lack of self-confidence]]. This is most telling when Youko becomes frustrated with Keiki and acts almost the same way Joukaku once did, and Keiki is clearly disturbed by the similarity. Fortunately, {{spoiler|Youko [[Character Development|gets better]].}}
* {{spoiler|[[God Save Us From the Queen]]: Jokaku [[Yandere
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]: She gave up the crown and immediately died rather than let Keiki succumb to illness, ultimately saving him and the land and opening the path for choosing a new monarch.}}
* [[I Just Want to Be Normal]]: The eldest daughter of a simple merchant from Kei, Joukaku never really wanted to be the Queen and felt she wasn't up to the task.
* {{spoiler|[[Love Ruins the Realm]]: Her insane love for Keiki led Kei to ruin.}}
* {{spoiler|[[My God, What Have I Done?]]: When she realizes how her madness has made everything worse ''and'' identifies Keiki's illness as ''shitsudou''.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Yandere
=== Joei ===
{{quote|''Voiced by:'' [[Mami Koyama]] (JP)}}
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Jokaku's younger sister. She was terribly jealous of her sister having been chosen as the Queen of Kei, believing herself far more capable. This led to her striking a deal with the King of Kou in his schemes, and being installed as a pretender empress.
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* [[Envy]]
* [[The Evil Prince
* [[Fake King|Fake Queen]]
* [[God Save Us From the Queen]]: She was a pretender to the throne, and attempted to steal Youko's rightful place by kidnapping and enchanting Keiki and plunging the nation into civil war.
* [[Smug Snake]]
=== Aozaru ===
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{{spoiler|He is the spirit of Youko's sword, set loose when she lost the sheath in the chaos of her touchdown in the Twelve Kingdoms.}}
* [[Tricksters|Trickster]]: He falls under almost every
* [[Trickster Mentor]]: {{spoiler|While it's unclear whether he's doing it deliberately, by the end of the series it's clear that this is the intended purpose of having him sealed into the sword. He does at least seem bored and irritated whenever it seems like Youko is giving up in the face of his manipulations, while getting excited and laughing gleefully whenever she stands up against him.}}
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Maniac Monkeys|Maniac Monkey]]
=== Seikyou ===
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* [[Wizard Beard]]
=== Rangyoku ===
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* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]
=== Keikei ===
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* {{spoiler|[[James Bondage]]}}
=== Gahou ===
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* [[Man Behind the Man]]: to {{spoiler|Shoukou, while he himself has another man behind him in turn.}}
=== Shoukou ===
{{quote|''Voiced by:'' [[Tohru Ookawa]] (JP), [[Tom Wyner]] (EN)}}
[[File:
* [[The Dragon]]: To Gahou.
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* {{spoiler|[[Not So Different]]: One of his aims in life is to find out if the Heavens exist. Later it is shown that Youko has the same dilemma.}}
=== Koukan ===
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* {{spoiler|[[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Not only he was loyal to Youko's plight, but he was kind to marginalized groups like the hanjuu. }}
=== Kantai ===
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* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]
=== Koshou ===
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* [[Sleeves Are for Wimps]]
=== Sekki ===
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{{quote|''Voiced by:'' [[Takaya Hashi]] (JP), [[Bob Papenbrook]] (EN)}}
[[File:
The ruler of Kou, and the one behind the Kei usurpation plot. {{spoiler|His insecurity regarding his own performance as king led him to grow envious of the prosperous, taika-led kingdom of En, and caused him to lash out at Youko.}}
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* [[The Rival]]: Considers Shouryuu and Youko this.
=== Kourin ===
{{quote|''Voiced by:'' [[Yuko Sasaki]] (JP), [[Wendee Lee]] (EN)}}
[[File:
The ''kirin'' of Kou. She can only helplessly carry out the King of Kou's orders, no matter how evil. {{spoiler|In the anime, she dies by protecting Youko from her king's sword; preventing him from making such a horrible mistake. In the novels, she dies from shitsudou.}}
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* {{spoiler|[[Taking the Bullet]]: One from her king, in the anime. Also a bit of [[I Cannot Self-Terminate]], as she had ''[[Ill Girl|shitsudou]]'' thanks to his actions.}}
=== Rakushun ===
{{quote|''Voiced by:'' [[Kenichi Suzumura]] (JP), [[Jim Taggert]] (EN)}}
[[File:
A kind, intelligent hanjyuu from Kou. After nursing the half-dead Youko back to health, he accompanies her to En, and eventually manages to get her an audience with Shouryuu and Enki one he pieces out that she was chosen by Keiki.
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{{quote|''Voiced by:'' [[Masaki Aizawa]] (JP), [[Lex Lang]] (EN)}}
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The cunning, charming King of En. He is a taika, born in the age of Feudal Japan as the son of a samurai lord. After being spirited away from a losing battle by Enki, he takes the throne of En, and has ruled it ever since.
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* [[The Wise Prince]]: In the flashbacks to his past in Japan.
=== Enki (Rokuta) ===
{{quote|''Voiced by:'' [[Kappei Yamaguchi]] (JP), [[Dave Wittenberg]] (EN)}}
[[File:
The ''kirin'' of En. Similar to his king Shouryuu, he was born a taika in Feudal
* [[Adults Are Useless]]: Thinks this way due to his bad experiences with authority figures in the past. Shoryuu generally disabuses him of it, though he's still not too fond of people in power.
* [[Bratty Half-Pint]]
* [[Cute Shotaro Boy]]: Has tried to play up his youthful looks to get out of doing his paperwork, though it rarely
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* {{spoiler|[[Dude in Distress]]: Catches a BIG [[Distress Ball]] in the arc towards the end.}}
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* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Shouryuu.
=== Atsuyu ===
{{quote|''Voiced by:'' [[Joe Cappelletti]] (EN)}}
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The beloved, accomplished governor of En's most prosperous province. He has little faith in the newly-installed Shouryuu's competence as king, and is concerned for En's future. {{spoiler|It's all mostly thanks his massive ego and superiority complex deluding himself into thinking he'd be a better king. After years of manipulation and abuse of everyone in his surroudings (and ''specially'' of Kouya and of his own father), he is killed while cheating in a duel against Shouryuu.}}
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* {{spoiler|[[Villainous Breakdown]]}}
=== Kouya {{spoiler|(Genrou Shinkun)}} ===
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Adult Kouya: [[Akira Ishida]] (JP), [[Scott Page]]-Pagter (EN) }}
[[File:
A cunning, manipulative young man in the service of Atsuyu, who saved his life when he was young. {{spoiler|After years of psychological abuse from his master, Kouya finally comes to terms with his master's evil ways, and self-exiles himself to Mount Hou to wait for Shouryuu to make a kingdom where both he and his youma friend are welcome. During his stay there, he has become the God of Travelers, Genrou Shinkun.}}
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* [[Walking the Earth]]: After {{spoiler|Atsuyu's defeat and death.}}
=== Ribi ===
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* [[Brainy Brunette]]
* [[Good Is Not Dumb]]: Trusts Shoryuu a lot, questions Atsuyu more than once. {{spoiler|And is imprisoned because of that.}}
* [[Guile Hero
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]: In the last arc, she and Enki are wearing magical red cords that react to each other, [[Power Limiter|with Enki's cord sealing his horn]] [[Brought Down to Normal|and his powers.]] To free him, Ribi snaps Enki's cord, clearly knowing that this will tighten her own cord and fatally injure her. Once she does so, [[Off with His Head|the cord slices her head in half]], killing Ribi instantly. [[Gory Discretion Shot|Thank God we don't get to see it.]].}}
* [[The Ojou]]
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Adult Taiki: [[Kousuke Okano]] (JP), [[Johnny Yong Bosch]] (EN) }}
[[File:
The ''kirin'' of Tai. His dark hair marks him as an incredibly rare black kirin; a herald of prosperity. He is a taika, and was spirited away from his abusive family by the efforts of Enki and the Mount Hou nyosen. He struggles to come to terms with his power and identity as a ''kirin'' in an unfamiliar world.
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* {{spoiler|[[Trauma Conga Line]]}}
=== Saku Gyousou ===
{{quote|''Voiced by:'' [[Keiji Fujiwara]] (JP), [[Chris Kent]] (EN)}}
[[File:
A highly-respected general in Tai, and the man Taiki chooses to be its ruler. He is a skilled and shrewd leader, though a bit impatient, and is confident in his ability to restore Tai to prosperity.
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=== Haku Sanshi ===
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* [[Godiva Hair]]
* [[Hybrid Monster]]: Torso, arms, and head of a [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]. Fish eyes. Leopard lower body. Lizard tail. [[media:
* [[Mama Bear]]: For Taiki. Justified, as nyokai are specifically bred and trained to be [[Parental Substitute
* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]: Erm, sort of.
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* [[Papa Wolf]]: Is very protective of Taiki, whether out of fondness or duty. {{spoiler|As in Sanshi's case, this goes horribly, horribly wrong when the amnesiac Taiki gets stranded in Japan.}}
=== Risai ===
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{{quote|''Voiced by:'' [[Houko Kuwashima]] (JP), [[Kate Higgins]] (EN)}}
[[File:
As the daughter of its former ruler, she is the deposed princess of the Kingdom of Hou. Spoiled and haughty, she must adjust to her new life as a peasant and come to terms with her father's tyrannical reign.
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* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: {{spoiler|Attempts to deal one to Gekkei after he orders her to be spared from the peasants. [[Insult Backfire|He calmly takes it and just tells her to leave Hou]].}}
=== Sonken (King Chuutatsu) ===
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* [[Unholy Matrimony]]: With Kaka, who was just as much of a [[Knight Templar]] as him.
=== Queen Kaka ===
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* [[Unholy Matrimony]]
=== Hourin ===
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* [[Hair of Gold]]
=== Gekkei ===
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{{quote|''Voiced by:'' [[Wakana Yamazaki]] (JP), [[Julie Maddalena]] (EN)}}
[[File:
The ruler of Kyou. Despite her youthful looks, she is a shrewd ruler, and has led Kyou into great prosperity.
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* [[Plucky Girl]]: Especially in the novels. "No one shall rule this country but me!"
* [[Super Strength]]: Can make Shoukei bow forcibly to her...using only two fingers.
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]: Despite looking thirteen, she is over a hundred years
* [[Tsundere]]: A Type A, due to her child-like mood swings. In the novels, at one moment she dumps hot soup on her maid for questioning her repeatedly, then begs for her forgiveness and lets her borrow one of her own dresses.
=== Kyouki ===
{{quote|''Voiced by:'' [[Tohru Ookawa]] (JP)}}
[[File:
The ''kirin'' of Kyou. His quiet, thoughtful demeanor is in great contrast to his Empress' bombastic outbursts.
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* [[Nice Guy]]
* [[Odd Friendship]]: He's the counselor of a girl who goes between [[The High Queen]] and a [[Bratty Half-Pint]].
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== The Kingdom of Sai ==
=== Queen Chuukin / Koukou ===
{{quote|''Voiced by:''}}
▲[[File:12k_Chuukin_200px.jpg|frame]]
The wise and kind ruler of Sai.
* [[The High Queen]]
* [[Team Mom]]: For the whole
* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]: With emphasis on the subtle will of iron, as she manages to convince Riyo to let Suzu go with words alone.
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=== Sairin ===
{{quote|''Voiced by:''}}
[[File:
The ''kirin'' of Sai.
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* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]
=== Seishuu ===
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* {{spoiler|[[Trampled Underfoot]]: How the poor kid dies. More exactly, he gets trampled by Shoukou's carriage because the [[Jerkass]] didn't bother to tell the driver to change paths at the sight of a blind boy in their way.}}
=== Riyo ===
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{{quote|''Voiced by:'' Aya Ishizu (JP), [[Karen Strassman]] (EN)}}
[[File:
An anime-only character who is accidentally dragged into the Kingdoms when Youko is first swept over. She is convinced that she alone was meant to be brought over, and is incredibly jealous of Youko.
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* [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]: Yuka is ''very'' savvy about fantasy novels... but is convinced ''she'' is the main character.
=== Ikuya Asano ===
{{quote|''Voiced by:'' [[Yuji Ueda]] (JP), [[Joshua Seth]] (EN)}}
[[File:
An anime-only character who is accidentally dragged into the Kingdoms when his old friend Youko is first swept over. He is terribly out-of-place in the unfamiliar world, and does not adapt as well as Youko and Yuka. {{spoiler|After being separated from them, he is gradually driven insane from being isolated from all he's ever known.}}
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* {{spoiler|[[Died in Your Arms Tonight]]: Shoukei's.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Expository Hairstyle Change]]: He has normal short hair at first, then lets it grow shoulder-length.}}
* [[Face Heel Turn]] {{spoiler|--> [[
* [[Fan Nickname]]: {{spoiler|"[[The Gunslinger]] from Kei", due to his [[Weapon of Choice]] being a Western gun.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Go Out with a Smile]]: Even if it's an ironic one.}}
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* {{spoiler|[[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Given to him by Youko, after they finally find each other during her days as Youshi.}}
=== Suzu Ooki ===
{{quote|''Voiced by:'' [[Naomi Wakabayashi]] (JP), [[Mela Lee]] (EN)}}
[[File:
A kaikyaku from [[Imperial Japan|Meiji-era Japan]], she was swept over in a shoku while she was leaving home to work for a local nobleman that she was sold to as a maid. Separated from all she's ever known, Suzu seeks her place in this strange new world.
* [[Action Survivor]]
* [[Butt Monkey]]:
* [[Break the Cutie]]: Her mistress, the sen-nin Riyo, was an absolute bitch to her for more than 100 years. {{spoiler|She left to live with Queen Chuukin of Sai, but when she went to search for Youko, [[It Got Worse]] quickly.}}
* [[Chekhov's Gunman|Chekhov's Gunwoman]]: Suzu gets a short scene in Taiki's arc, is then left alone for a while and reappears with a vengeance.
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* [[Translator Microbes]]: Avoided. Not being a sen-nin means that, when spirited away, Suzu couldn't understand the language of the kingdoms until she was taken in by Riyo. That's actually the reason why she put up with Riyo's abuse; in return for her service, she had Suzu's name added to the heavenly roster. One of her favorite taunts for Suzu was that she was free to quit at any time, but would lose her senninhood and therefore her ability to communicate, which after many years of experiencing just that, [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|was Suzu's greatest fear.]]
* [[Trapped in Another World]]: Was a poor farm girl from the Meiji-era Japan, then arrived in the Kingdoms via shoku.
* [[Unlucky Everydude
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