| abstract | - The busty 17 year-old captain of the present Jyuken Club. A third-year student, she can control her body by shrinking herself to the appearance of an 8 year-old. She had a previous relationship with Mitsuomi, but has now sworn revenge on him for the events surrounding the death of her older brother, Shin. Tropes associated with Maya:
* Always Someone Better: To her younger sister Aya.
* Badass
* Badass Normal: She doesn't have any supernatural powers, unlike some of the other main characters. Eventually averted, as she is revealed to have the Amaterasu Dragon Gate; see Power Nullifier below.
* Broken Bird: Currently has a strained relationship with Mitsuomi Takayanagi due to events in their past, and can be sad or broody at times.
* Go Out with a Smile
* Hair Antennae
* Heroic Sacrifice: Absorbs and nullifies the many, many powers that Souichiro has absorbed, as well as his ability to absorb them, in order to free him from his father and from the power of Susano'o. In the process, she dies along with Sohaku.
* Hot Chick with a Sword
* Ms. Fanservice
* Furo Scene
* Modesty Towel
* Panty Shot
* Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Certain events in the backstory were in part caused by her; her rebellion against Shin's group, Team KATANA, and disregard for her own safety, contributed to Shin's extreme rampage against his own comrades, which broke up KATANA and forced Bunshichi to beat sense back into Shin at great personal cost to both of them. Moreover, when Shin was driven into one of his most dangerous rages yet, her concern for Mitsuomi was what caused Shin to hit Mitsuomi with the technique that would cripple Mitsuomi.
* Older Than They Look: Three words: "Body Refinement Technique".
* Power Nullifier: It is eventually revealed that Maya possesses the Amaterasu Dragon's Gate, which cancels out "Red Feather" powers; that is the real reason why she was entrusted with Reiki, as she was able to keep it in its sealed state with her Gate's power. Her power is also integral to sealing away the powers that Souichiro has collected in his body by the end of the manga.
* Sexier Alter Ego - Maya Natsume actually inverts this trope. Her real form is that of a voluptuous young woman, but she spends most of her time is spent in the form of a young girl, making most people think it is her regular form.
* Sleep Mode Size
* Tall Pale And Bishoujo
* White-Haired Pretty Girl: Physically, rather than personality-wise.
* You Killed My Big Brother: Feels this way towards Mitsuomi, which is part of the reason that they have such a poor relationship in the present day. File:Natsumeshin 3230.png Maya and Aya's older brother, who was the president of the Executive Council and founder of the Jyuken Club. He had the power of the dragon eyes like Aya, but was driven insane by them. His possession of the Reiki is blamed for his insanity. A lot of events in the series are based around Shin's actions and death. Tropes associated with Shin:
* Ax Crazy
* Badass
* Badass Abnormal
* Badass Biker: Enjoyed riding now and then, especially when he was calm.
* Berserk Button: Whatever you do, DO NOT go near this guy's sister.
* Big Brother Instinct: Shin's got one, but it's taken to such an extreme (especially after Fu Chi'en used Maya to provoke him) that even getting close to Maya emotionally could set him off, as Mitsuomi found out.
* Bishounen
* The Berserker: Whenever he held Reiki, or whenever he thought that he was protecting Maya.
* Death Seeker: In a vision, he saw Mitsuomi as the person who would eventually defeat him, and explicitly tells Mitsuomi that should he lose control, it is Mitsuomi's job to kill him.
* Eyepatch of Power: Starts wearing one after Bunshichi kicks him in the eye to knock him unconscious after their fight.
* Mad Oracle: His Dragon's Eyes give him the ability to see past and future events, but it is so out of his control due to his insanity that he describes it as being within a rainstorm, hearing the raindrops but not being able to understand the significance of each one.
* Posthumous Character: His personality and actions are explored through flashbacks.
* Self-Made Orphan: He killed his parents with Reiki after discovering that they planned to separate him from Maya.
* With Great Power Comes Great Insanity: As a result of touching Reiki, he lost control of his powers at a young age, leaving him vulnerable to fits of murderous insanity.
* White-Haired Pretty Boy
* Worthy Opponent: Saw Mitsuomi as this. Bunshichi also tried to be one to him after viewing Kuzunoha's videotape. File:Thealien 2600.png Vice-captain of the Juken Club. When people first meet this third-year student, most are shocked and often confuse him with an extraterrestrial because of the size and shape of his eyes, and the fact that he makes misleading sounds when sucking on his juice box. He is very intelligent, respectful, and is knowledgeable concerning technology. Tropes associated with Shinichiro:
* Awesomeness By Analysis
* Covert Pervert: Likes to take pictures of girls in the shower.
* Fan Nickname: The Alien.
* Mission Control
* Gonk: People tend to utterly freak out upon first meeting him. Souichiro and Bob even captured him, and attempted to call the TV stations concerning an "alien sighting".
* Non-Action Guy
* Older Than They Look: He's a third year student, despite his small size and bizarre, alien-like features.
* Only Sane Man
* The Smart Guy: Good with technology. File:Asshatsan 7491.png A third-year student, he is better known by his nickname Asshat (or Scum in the anime) that was given to him by one of the teachers. During the Election Tournament, he remained hidden with Bunshichi and let Maya, Mitsuomi, and Shin do the fighting. He remained a member, although an inactive one, until Souichiro and Bob asked him to rejoin them in their cause. Tropes associated with Asshat:
* Badass: Don't let his cowardice fool you - he WILL kick your ass upside down!
* Badass Normal: He's probably the single most normal fighter in the series other than Bunshichi, since neither of them practice any real martial arts or have any powers. In terms of brute strength alone, he's also likely to be a close second to Bunshichi and Mitsuomi.
* Brilliant but Lazy: Is the biggest coward in the school.
* Combat Pragmatist: He gets grappled on purpose just for a chance to choke a guy with his glove strings.
* Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Shows his colors in the Tournament Arc, when he takes on an entire team by himself as well as their Brainwashed and physically enhanced leader, and wins, despite getting the living tar beaten out of him.)
* Embarrassing Nickname: Asshat, as given to him by one of the teachers as punishment. It fits.
* Good Old Fisticuffs: His fighting style is traditional boxing.
* Harem Hero: He literally has an army of smoking hot girls to fight his opponents instead of him.
* Handsome Lech: Complete with a squad of girls that hangs around him and helps him to "fight".
* Out of Focus: Seen briefly in the anime during the Flashback arc and hardly mentioned during the manga until he proves how good a fighter he is during the Tournament arc. File:Takayanagimasataka 7285.png A second-year, polite boy who trains under Maya. He falls in love with Aya at first sight, but is crushed when she goes for Souichiro. He's an excellent, but often overlooked, martial artist, and can enter into a berserker rage when pushed too far. He is currently estranged from his older brother, Mitsuomi, because of his association with Maya. Tropes associated with Masataka:
* Aloof Big Brother: His relationship with Mitsuomi can be described as an extreme version of this.
* Artificial Limbs: Had to get his hand replaced after Souichiro-turned-Susano'o cuts it off in the big showdown.
* Badass: Most definitely.
* Butt Monkey: The way he is treated sometimes in-series.
* Covert Pervert: A HUGE one. Often played up for humor.
* Curb Stomp Battle: After several volumes of fading into the background, Masataka comes back with a vengeance, utterly crushing Madoka and later a reanimated Fu Chi'en and handed one of these to the three strongest members of the Executive Committee while taking hardly any damage at all.
* Dogged Nice Guy: Keeps trying to court Aya despite her lack of interest. Culminates in a Love Confession near the end of the manga, but Aya kindly rejects him.
* No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Delivers one to Souichiro in an EPIC manner in the second episode of the anime, when Souichiro uses Aya's home-made lunch to distract him long enough to land a punch. Easily a Crowning Moment of Awesome.
* Red Oni, Blue Oni: Is one of the blue oni to Souichirou's red, being much calmer and generally relaxed than him (though he can be set off given enough effort, as his early beatdown of Souichiro proves handily).
* Unrequited Crush: Towards Aya. Madoka Mawari has a crush on him, of which he is blissfully unaware. File:Natsumeaya 918.png A first-year student at the Todo Academy and Maya's equally busty younger sister. Like her brother Shin, she possesses dragon eyes, which gives her the ability to see anywhere in the past, present, and possible futures. In addition, it allows her to see and listen to dead, and learn from inanimate objects. So far, she has difficulty controlling it. Since the first time they met, she has devoted herself to becoming Souichiro’s wife, because she believes its fate and it follows the tradition of the Natsume women. Tropes associated with Aya:
* Badass Adorable
* The Ditz
* Feminine Women Can Cook: Cooks most of the meals as Maya can't cook that well. She also makes lunches for Souichiro, which he continually refuses to eat.
* Hot Chick with a Sword
* Ms. Fanservice
* Furo Scene
* Modesty Towel
* Panty Shot
* Shower Scene
* Rapunzel Hair
* Super-Powered Evil Side: Her Dragon's Eyes go out of control at one point, and she beats Shiro Tagami into a paste with his own weapon.
* Tall, Dark and Bishoujo
* Yamato Nadeshiko: Feminine, a good cook, follows the family traditions. Also devoted to becoming Souichiro's wife. File:Souichironagi 4511.png A self proclaimed hoodlum, and the heir of the Demon Exorcist family. A first-year student, he has been fighting his whole life because of being picked on, due to his lineage. Because of the way he looked and acted, he had little experience with women his own age, until high school. He has problems expressing his feelings toward people, often acting detached to the people he cares most about. His family has long been discriminated against from the lack of understanding by others, and the fact that their power can cause them to become extremely powerful and dangerous to society. Tropes associated with Souichiro:
* All of the Other Reindeer: Was bullied during elementary school, due to his family's exorcist powers. Part of the reason why he became a brawler in the first place.
* Brought Down to Normal: In the end, Maya sacrifices herself to remove the power that was consuming him. He also loses the ability to absorb the powers of others as well.
* Blood Knight: Always looking for a good fight to be excited by. Reaches Death Seeker levels once he becomes Susano'o, as he regards Masataka as his only Worthy Opponent, and, if necessary, the only one capable of murdering him in order to stop him from becoming another Shin.
* Delinquent
* Death Is Cheap: Once he gets control of his father's powers, he demonstrates the ability to revive people and other living beings, though in the case of the cherry tree outside of the Juuken Club's building, it didn't turn out so nicely.
* Eyepatch of Power: His eye is removed and replaced with Sohaku's before the start of the Tournament Arc, causing him to wear one of these.
* First Kiss: Had Aya take his from him, much to his chagrin.
* Hot-Blooded
* Hot for Teacher: His feelings towards Maya.
* Jerkass: At first, then evolved to a Jerk with a Heart of Gold.
* Love Triangle: He likes Maya, but is liked by her sister Aya (whom he is friends with, despite his loud protestation of Aya's feelings and clinginess).
* Mega Manning: His red-feather power allows him to to absorb the powers of other people and use them for himself. However, doing so runs the risk of him losing control and becoming a berserker killing machine, or being killed by his own power. Culminates when he is forced to steal hundreds by his father, Sohaku, and becomes the True Warrior Susano'o, continuing to absorb powers until his final battle with Masataka; at that point he has almost 3700 powers under his control.
* Mismatched Eyes: Sohaku's eye is distinctly different from his own, possessing a spiral pattern. Once he's returned to normal, this no longer applies.
* No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Received this from Masataka in one of the most brutal fights in the series.
* Physical God: As the True Warrior Susano'o.
* Red Oni, Blue Oni: Is the red oni to both Bob and Masataka, though he does show a more introspective side to his personality at times.
* Super Mode: His Exorcist form, which causes his hair to turn black and fall straight down; in this state he is capable of using his natural ability of generating electricity as long as he touches the earth, in addition to the powers he's stolen.
* Super-Powered Evil Side
* Will They or Won't They?: With Aya Natsume. The manga does shows them becoming closer friends and they later develop a Psychic Link telling them if the other is in danger. However, nothing develops, even by the manga's end; may be in part because of Souichiro's feelings about Maya. File:Bobmakihara 509.png Souichiro's friend, who is of African descent. He and Souichiro first met and became friends in elementary school. Naturally athletic, he fights using the Brazilian fighting style capoeira. Because of his ancestry, when he first arrived at Todo, some addressed him as "The Foreigner". He is the conservative one of the pair, and unlike Souichiro, he does not let his rage overtake him. Tropes associated with Bob:
* A Man Is Not a Virgin
* Bash Brothers: Early on, with Souichiro.
* Black Best Friend: His characterization to begin with is quite flat, but the manga goes some way to develop him in later chapters, highlighting his feelings about his inability to keep pace with Souichiro and the other members of the Juuken Club.
* Cool Bike: One of his prized possessions, such that he gets incredibly pissed off when it gets wrecked by Ryuuzaki.
* Dance Battler: Practices Capoeira and uses rhythm to predict his opponents' moves. Shown to also be one of the physically strongest people in the series.
* Delinquent
* Gag Penis/Biggus Dickus
* Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: With Chiaki
* Morality Chain: Chiaki is this for him. One of the few couples in the series to be depicted as happy with no major tension. Eventually escalates to Happily Married and Babies Ever After.
* Shipper on Deck: Ships Aya X Souichiro.
* The Straight Man: Much more level headed than Souichiro and is the first to call him out for being an idiot, acting as the other blue oni to Souichiro's red oni.
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