天(てん) の 龍(りゅう)
The Dragons Of Heaven
Ten No Ryū

The Dragons of Heaven

七(ななつ) の 封(ふう) 印(いん)
The Seven Seals
Nanatsu No Fūin

In the manga series X created by the popular mangaka circle CLAMP, the Dragons of Heaven are a group of seven individuals who are fated to stand against the Dragons of Earth in the apocalyptic battle on the Promised Day to determine the fate of the Earth and humanity. The Dragons of Heaven ideologically represent the belief that conflicts between man and nature can and must be resolved peaceably, and that humanity is no less precious than the Earth itself. Each of the Dragons of Heaven has a unique background (usually involving Japanese religious or occult sects), but all of the Dragons of Heaven are united in their desire to protect others. The Dragons of Heaven each exhibit the ability to create kekkai (barrier fields) in order to prevent innocent people from being harmed when battle with the Dragons of Earth erupts. It is heavily suggested that when a Dragon of Heaven loses the person or people that they wish to protect, or loses the will to protect others, the Dragon of Heaven concurrently loses their ability to create kekkai and is no longer considered as a Dragon of Heaven. For other uses, see Manga (disambiguation). ... X/1999, an early work of the hit all female manga-ka group CLAMP, details the apocalypse in a very literal adaptation of the Book of Revelation. ... CLAMP is a team of women who create manga. ... 地(ち) の 龍(りゅう) The Dragons Of Earth Chi No Ryū The Dragons of Earth (with Shōgo) 七(しち) の 御(み) 使(つかい) The Seven Angels Shichi No Mitsukai In the manga series X created by the popular mangaka circle CLAMP, the Dragons of Earth are a group of seven individuals who are fated to stand against the Dragons... Look up Apocalypse in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Earth is the third planet in the Solar system. ... Human beings are defined variously in biological, spiritual, and cultural terms, or in combinations thereof. ... An ideology is an organized collection of ideas. ... The word occult comes from Latin occultus (clandestine, hidden, secret), referring to the knowledge of the secret or knowledge of the hidden and often meaning knowledge of the supernatural, as opposed to knowledge of the visible or knowledge of the measurable, usually referred to as science. ...

The Dragons of Heaven are also known as the Seven Seals.

The sigil of the Dragons of Heaven is constellation of the seven stars of the Hokuto Shichisei An example of a sigil. ... Pierce this website is not very reliable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Some well-known constellations contain striking and familiar patterns of bright stars. ... Ursa Major is a constellation visible throughout the year in the northern hemisphere. ...

Shirō Kamui

司(し) 狼(ろう) 神(かむ) 威(い)

A brooding young man, who possesses immense spiritual and psychic power which manifested at an early age. It is his destiny to decide whether the world should be destroyed so it may be reborn without humanity or save the world so humanity can continue to live in its current state. Psychic or psychical is a term referring to psi or extra-sensory abilities. ...

In Kamui's childhood, he lived in Tōkyō, across the street from the Togakushi Jinja. Shortly after moving in, Kamui became fast friends with Fūma and Kotori. Kamui and Kotori showed affection for each other at a very early age, which culminated in Kamui preventing Kotori from falling out of a tree at the risk of his own life. After this incident, Fūma, grateful to Kamui for saving his younger sister, pledged to Kamui that should he ever need help, Fūma would come to his aid. Tokyo ) (help· info), literally eastern capital, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and includes the highly urbanized central area formerly known as the city of Tokyo which is the heart of the Greater Tokyo Area. ... 地(ち) の 龍(りゅう) The Dragons Of Earth Chi No RyÅ« The Dragons of Earth (with Shōgo) 七(しち) の 御(み) 使(つかい) The Seven Angels Shichi No Mitsukai In the manga series X created by the popular mangaka circle CLAMP, the Dragons of Earth are a group of seven individuals who are fated to stand against the Dragons... This is an index of characters in the anime series X/1999. ...

At the age of nine, Kamui left Tōkyō with his mother and moved to Okinawa. Although there are implications (which were positively confirmed in the anime TV series) that Kamui was involved in some physical altercations, he and Tōru lived in relative peace for six years, until Tōru's death. As Tōru burned alive, preventing Kamui from saving her with her own power, she implored Kamui to return to Tōkyō in order to seek his destiny. Tokyo ) (help· info), literally eastern capital, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and includes the highly urbanized central area formerly known as the city of Tokyo which is the heart of the Greater Tokyo Area. ... This is an index of characters in the anime series X/1999. ... This article is about the prefecture. ...

Upon his return, Kamui initially appears as cold, ruthless, and quite unsympathetic—which causes Daisuke, Arashi, and Hinoto to worry that Kamui might choose his destiny as a Dragon of Earth—but this is revealed to be an act to drive Kotori and Fūma away in order to prevent them from being harmed. Kamui's ultimate goal is to retrieve the Shinken from the Togakushi Jinja and then to leave Tōkyō again as quickly as possible. Kamui initially comes into contact with Daisuke, Arashi, and Hinoto in quite abrasive manners, resulting in several pitched battles. After Sorata's and Yuzuriha's respective arrivals, though, Kamui's violent behavior is tempered somewhat by their friendly demeanors. This is an index of characters in the anime series X/1999. ... This is an index of characters in the anime series X/1999. ...

Kamui ultimately chooses his destiny as one of the Ten no Ryū, forcing Fūma to join with the Chi no Ryū. 地(ち) の 龍(りゅう) The Dragons Of Earth Chi No RyÅ« The Dragons of Earth (with Shōgo) 七(しち) の 御(み) 使(つかい) The Seven Angels Shichi No Mitsukai In the manga series X created by the popular mangaka circle CLAMP, the Dragons of Earth are a group of seven individuals who are fated to stand against the Dragons...

After Kotori's death and Fūma's disastrous awakening as the other Kamui, he falls into a state of catatonia, direcly paralleling Subaru's own experience during Tōkyō Babylon. After Subaru retrieved Kamui's consciousness from the depths of his soul, the two mutually identified with one another, having lived through heartbreakingly similar circumstances of the death of loved ones at the hands of a close friend or lover. It has been somewhat suggested (in what has become typically ambiguous manner for CLAMP when addressing possibilities of shōnen-ai relationships) that Kamui has developed something of a crush on Subaru. This is a page about catatonic state. ... Tokyo Babylon (東京 BABYLON) is a shōjo manga series created by CLAMP. In 1991, it was made into a two-part anime OVA series, and the two OVAs are now available in the United States in both DVD and VHS. There is also a live action movie entitled Tokyo Babylon... CLAMP is a team of women who create manga. ... Shōnen-ai (少年愛 from 少年 shōnen young man + 愛 ai love) refers to anime or manga that deals with love between young men, especially of the bishonen variety. ...

Kamui has stated that his true wish is to protect Fūma and endeavor to return Fūma to his former self at all costs—even if he has to injure Fūma in order to accomplish this goal. Kamui is, as of yet, unable to generate kekkai in the manga.

Kamui makes an appearance in CLAMP's crossover work, Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE. CLAMP is a team of women who create manga. ... Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (ツバサ－RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE－) is a manga made by CLAMP which is running in Shonen Magazine in Japan. ...

• power: powerful psychic, demonstrating both telekinetic and telepathic ability, the proverbial "power (authority) of God"
• kekkai (barrier field): sphere (anime only)
• name analysis:

• 司【シ】"SHI": director, official, government office, rule, administrator
• 狼【ロウ】"ROU": wolf
• 神【かみ】"kami": god(s), mind, soul
• 威【イ】"I": intimidate, dignity, majesty, menace, threaten

The name "Kamui" (alternately spelled "Kamuy") may also allude to the celestial deity of the Ainu, the indigenous people of northern Honshū and Hokkaidō (additionally, all divine spirits in Ainu tradition are referred to as "kamui" / "kamuy"). One of Kamui's epithets is "the pillar of the world".

• relatives: Shirō Tōru / Magami Tōru (mother; deceased), Magami Tokiko (aunt)
• romantic interests: Monō Kotori, Monō Fūma, Sumeragi Subaru
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The Ainu (pronounced , eye-noo, アイヌ / aynu) are an ethnic group indigenous to Hokkaido, the northern part of Honshu in Northern Japan, the Kuril Islands, much of Sakhalin, and the southernmost third of the Kamchatka peninsula. ... The term has no universal, standard or fixed definition. ... Honshū ▶ (help· info) (本州) is the largest island of Japan, called the Mainland; it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait. ... For the dog breed, see Hokkaido (dog). ... The Ainu language of the Ainu people is distinct from those of the people around them. ... The Ainu language of the Ainu people is distinct from those of the people around them. ... Linguistics An epithet (Greek epitheton) is a descriptive word or phrase, often metaphoric, that is essentially a reduced or condensed appositive. ... Categories: Stub ...

Arisugawa Sorata

有(あり) 洙(す) 川(がわ) 空(そら) 汰(た)

An upbeat, irreverent teenager raised by the Shingon Buddhist monks of Kōyasan and also possessing considerable occult abilities. It was prophesied that he would protect Kamui with his life, but that he would die for a woman. In the anime, the prophecy is realized as he dies defending Arashi from Fūma's Shinken, despite her earlier attempts to kill Kamui. He has yet to die in the manga, but is currently in the act of confronting Hinoto after discovering she has kidnapped Arashi and was setting up each of the Dragons of Heaven in order to kill them. Shingon (真言宗) is a major school of Japanese Buddhism, and the most important school of Vajrayana Buddhism outside of the Himalayan region. ... A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. It had subsequently been accepted by... Konpon Daito, the central point of Mt. ... The word occult comes from Latin occultus (clandestine, hidden, secret), referring to the knowledge of the secret or knowledge of the hidden and often meaning knowledge of the supernatural, as opposed to knowledge of the visible or knowledge of the measurable, usually referred to as science. ...

Sorata is one of the characters considered to have the highest probability of dying before the end of X.

Sorata makes several appearances in CLAMP's crossover work, Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE. CLAMP is a team of women who create manga. ... Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (ツバサ－RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE－) is a manga made by CLAMP which is running in Shonen Magazine in Japan. ...

• power: mikkyō (esoteric Buddhist occult tradition): oftentimes expressed through the generation of lightning
• kekkai (barrier field): cube
• name analysis:

• 有【あり】"ari": possess, have, exist, happen, occur
• 洙【シュ】"SHU": name of a river in China
• 川【かわ】"kawa": stream, river
• 空【そら】"sora": empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
• 汰【タ】"TA": luxury, select

• relatives: Name Unknown (mother)
• romantic interests: Kishū Arashi
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Kishū Arashi

鬼(き) 咒(しゅう) 嵐(あらし)

A foundling girl raised by Shintō priests at Ise Jingū. Called the "Hidden Priestess Of Ise" her specialty is swordfighting. Sorata falls in love with her, and she comes to reciprocate. But she is convinced by Fūma that she must kill Kamui in order to release Sorata from his obligation to defend him. In so doing, she ends up causing the death of her lover. In the manga, Arashi does not willingly change sides from the Ten no Ryū to the Chi no Ryū, but following the consummation of her love for Sorata, finds herself unable to generate her sword from her hand. Upset, Arashi is placed under a spell by the Hinoto's dark half such that when Arashi awakens, she will fight as a Dragon of Earth. Shinto (Kanji: 神道 Shintō) (sometimes called Shintoism) is a native religion of Japan and was once its state religion. ... Ise Shrine (Ise-jingÅ« 伊勢神宮; alternately Grand Shrines of Ise or Ise DaijingÅ« 伊勢大神宮) is a shrine to Shinto goddess Amaterasu ōmikami, located in the city of Ise in Mie prefecture, Japan. ...

Arashi makes several appearances in CLAMP's crossover work, Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE. CLAMP is a team of women who create manga. ... Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (ツバサ－RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE－) is a manga made by CLAMP which is running in Shonen Magazine in Japan. ...

• power: Kakushi Miko (hidden shrine-maiden) of Ise-Jingū: possessing all of the spiritual power of the shrine, which manifests as the ability to generate a sacred sword from her left hand
• kekkai (barrier field): pyramid
• name analysis:

• 鬼【キ】"KI": ghost, devil
• 咒【シュウ】"SHUU": spell, curse, malediction
• 嵐【あらし】"arashi": storm, tempest

• relatives: Name Unknown (mother; deceased), Kaede Saijyū (mother's Shintō sensei) —note that "saijyū" can be translated to mean "second cousin" in English, which may or may not represent Kaede's relation to Arashi
• romantic interests: Arisugawa Sorata
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Nekoi Yuzuriha

猫(ねこ) 依(い) 譲(ゆずり) 刃(は)

A fourteen-year-old schoolgirl descended from the keepers of Mitsumine Jinja, attended by a dog-spirit named Inuki who can transform into anything Yuzuriha desires and which only others with occult powers can see. Inuki is later killed by Satsuki, but reborn. Yuzuriha is exceedingly genki (energetic), oftentimes diffusing latent tension between Kamui and the rest of the Ten no Ryū. Yuzuriha's uncanny ability to allay Kamui's suspicions and earn his trust seems slightly tongue-in-cheek in that Yuzuriha essentially has dealt with wolf-like inugami her entire life, and Kamui's demeanor towards the rest of the Dragons of Heaven prior to Yuzuriha's appearance was rather wolfish—a play on Kamui's familial name. Chichibu-Tama-Kai National Park (秩父多摩甲斐国立公園 Chichibu-Tama-Kai-kokuritsukōen) is a national park in Japan at the intersection of Saitama, Yamanashi, Nagano and Tokyo prefectures. ...

Yuzuriha was teased throughout much of her childhood as her classmates believed she was making up stories when she talked about Inuki (whom they had thought to be Yuzuriha's imaginary friend). Because of this, Yuzuriha makes a promise to herself and to Inuki that she will never fall in love (or even date) a man who cannot see Inuki. Incidentally, the first person outside of her family who can see Inuki that Yuzuriha meets is Shiyū Kusanagi—a Dragon of Earth. Yuzuriha falls in love with Kusanagi, regardless of their conflicting fates.

Yuzuriha makes several appearances in CLAMP's crossover work, Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE. CLAMP is a team of women who create manga. ... Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (ツバサ－RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE－) is a manga made by CLAMP which is running in Shonen Magazine in Japan. ...

• power: inugami (Inuki) which can take on any form which she wishes it to: oftentimes Inuki takes on the form of tsurugi (a Chinese-syle, straight-bladed double-edged sword).
• kekkai (barrier field): cylindrical prism
• name analysis:

• 猫【ねこ】"neko": cat
• 依【イ】"I": reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to
• 譲【ゆずり】"yuzuri": defer, turn over, transfer, convey
• 刃【は】"ha": blade, sword, edge

It is stated within the dialogue of the manga that Yuzuriha's familial name, "Nekoi" (meaning "relying upon cats"), is intentionally diversionary as it would be rather unwise for a master of inugami to walk around with a name advertising their affiliation with dogs.

• relatives: Obaasan (grandmother)—note that "obaasan" literally means "grandma" in Japanese—the word "obaasan" is not to be confused with "obasan", which means aunt
• romantic interests: Shiyū Kusanagi
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Sumeragi Subaru

皇(すめらぎ) 昴(すば) 流(る)

A character imported from the earlier CLAMP series Tōkyō Babylon. He is the 13th Head of the Sumeragi Ichimon, a clan of onmyōji. He pulls Kamui out of the catatonic state the boy was thrown into after the death of Kotori, and the two share a close friendship based on the similar hardships they have faced. CLAMP is a team of women who create manga. ... Tokyo Babylon (東京 BABYLON) is a shōjo manga series created by CLAMP. In 1991, it was made into a two-part anime OVA series, and the two OVAs are now available in the United States in both DVD and VHS. There is also a live action movie entitled Tokyo Babylon... The Onmyōji (陰陽師, lit. ... Catatonia is a severe psychiatric and medical condition, characterized by, in catatonic stupor, a general absence of motor activity, and, in catatonic excitement, violent, hyperactive behavior directed at oneself or others but with no visible purpose. ...

His sister, Hokuto, was killed by his love interest, Sakurazuka Seishirō, eight years before the start of X/1999. At first he searched for Seishirō to take revenge, but discovered that he couldn't banish the love he felt for the assassin from his heart. Therefore, he intends to allow Seishirō to kill him as well. However, due to a spell cast by Hokuto at the moment of her death, Subaru kills Seishirō instead. X/1999, an early work of the hit all female manga-ka group CLAMP, details the apocalypse in a very literal adaptation of the Book of Revelation. ...

In the anime, this final blow sends him into catatonia, from which he only emerges with the help of Kuzuki Kakyō in time to contribute to the battle between Fūma and Kamui.

In the manga, Subaru inherits the duty and the powers of the Sakurazukamori (since he killed Seishirō, the previous Sakurazukamori) and joins with the Chi no Ryū. Although Subaru never actively aids the other Chi no Ryū and continues to attempt to help Kamui realize what his true wish is, he is nevertheless no longer able to create kekkai (having lost the one person he would wish to protect with his very life), and thus can no longer be considered Ten no Ryū.

Subaru has yet to appear directly in either Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE or ×××HOLiC, but his future appearance is heavily hinted at by both Seishirō and Ichihara Yūko (who is said to have known Subaru and Hokuto from Tōkyō Babylon). Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (ツバサ－RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE－) is a manga made by CLAMP which is running in Shonen Magazine in Japan. ... ×××HOLiC (pronounced like holic as in alcoholic as the xxx denotes a variable) is a manga series planned and presented by CLAMP. It has been serialized in Kodanshas Young KC Deluxe periodically since 2003 and currently published in the United States by Del Rey Manga. ... YÅ«ko Ichihara (壱原侑子 Ichihara YÅ«ko) is a fictional character created by the manga team CLAMP. YÅ«ko, an enigmatic and powerful sorceress, is one of the principal characters in xxxHOLiC and a very important person in the storyline of Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle. ... Tokyo Babylon (東京 BABYLON) is a shōjo manga series created by CLAMP. In 1991, it was made into a two-part anime OVA series, and the two OVAs are now available in the United States in both DVD and VHS. There is also a live action movie entitled Tokyo Babylon...

• power: onmyōjyutsu (Tao sorcery): oftentimes carried out through the usage of ofuda (paper amulets) and shikigami (although Subaru's shikigami—a white dove or crow—never appears in X)
• kekkai (barrier field): pentagram
• name analysis:

• 皇【すめらぎ】"sumeragi": (apparently, an extremely archaic pronunciation of the word for) the Emperor of Japan
• 昴【すばる】"subaru": the Pleaides
• 流【ル】"RU": current, a sink, flow, forfeit

• relatives: Lady Sumeragi (grandmother), Sumeragi Hokuto (fraternal twin sister; deceased), Names Unknown (parents; deceased)
• romantic interests: Sakurazuka Seishirō
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Kasumi Karen

夏(か) 澄(すみ) 火(か) 煉(れん)

A Soapland call girl and devout Catholic, she was abused by her fundamentalist mother when her power to manipulate fire manifested in her childhood. She comes to admire Aoki, and in the anime series, she loses her life saving him from Yūto. In the manga, Karen has yet to die and was last seen backing up Kamui along with Seiichirō and Yuzuriha during the beginning of the Final Battle. It is suggested (especially in later volumes of the manga) that Karen feels a strong affection—and probably a romantic attraction—for Aoki, but she has refrained from telling Aoki as much, likely out of respect for him and for his family. Sōpurando (ソープランド) is a Japanese word for a type of brothel where men can be bathed by and can bathe with female prostitutes. ... A call girl is a prostitute who is not visible to the general public, like a street walker, and who does not usually belong to an institution like a brothel. ... Fundamentalism is a movement to maintain strict adherence to founding principles. ...

Karen makes several appearances in CLAMP's crossover work, Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE. CLAMP is a team of women who create manga. ... Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (ツバサ－RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE－) is a manga made by CLAMP which is running in Shonen Magazine in Japan. ...

• power: hitsukai (fire master): pyrokinesis, generating flame specifically in the form of fire balls
• kekkai (barrier field): cruciform prism
• name analysis:

• 夏【カ】"KA": summer
• 澄【すみ】"sumi": lucidity, be clear, clear, clarify, settle, strain, look grave
• 火【カ】"KA": fire
• 煉【レン】"REN": refine metals, kneading over fire

• relatives: "Mama" (mother; deceased)
• romantic interests: Aoki Seiichirō
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Aoki Seiichirō

蒼(あお) 軌(き) 征(せい) 一(いち) 狼(ろう)

A mild-mannered copy editor with a wife and child, who is also a wind magician. Upon discovering that the battle between the Seals and Angels is at hand, he secretly divorces his wife in order to spare her grief should he be killed. He impresses Karen, who eventually dies saving him in the anime. Aoki is a very gentle and even-tempered man and is only seen to become angry once in X, when Karen attempts to sacrifice herself for his sake. Although Aoki is very powerful, he rarely sees any action in battle for much of the first half of the story as he is quite busy editing manuscripts. He is a wind master, with the ability to conjure and control wind currents.

Seiichirō makes an appearance in CLAMP's crossover work, Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE. CLAMP is a team of women who create manga. ... Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (ツバサ－RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE－) is a manga made by CLAMP which is running in Shonen Magazine in Japan. ...

• power: kazetsukai (wind master): controlling air currents, slicing through solids and liquids with wind
• kekkai (barrier field): octagonal prism
• name analysis:

• 蒼【あお】"ao": blue, pale
• 軌【キ】"KI": rut, wheel, track, model, way of doing
• 征【セイ】"SEI": subjugate, attack the rebellious, collect taxes
• 一【イチ】"ICHI": one
• 狼【ロウ】"ROU": wolf

Aoki Seiichirō is actually named after one of CLAMP's copy editors who works for Kadokawa Shoten.

• relatives: Aoki Shimako (wife), Aoki Yūka (daughter), Saiki Daisuke (nephew)
• romantic interests: Aoki Shimako (wife), Kasumi Karen
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