I hope you enjoy the new themes :)

Feb 23, 2011 13:24

Hi yet again, as determined in this poll we're gonna include the series with romantic elements as well as shojo series! Rejoice! Or not, depends on what you choose in the poll, haha. So these two themes I'm posting are the winners of the poll in the same entry, Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (stamps made by daisyulliel) & The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (stamps made by me). Please enjoy :)




Kyon is a first year high school student. He is quite cynical and does not believe in anything interesting like aliens or espers. But his curiosity gets the better of him when he tries to talk to Haruhi Suzumiya. She starts the SOS Brigade, and drags Kyon into it. Where he tries his best to stop Haruhi from causing too much trouble. Kyon is the second person to join the SOS Brigade, and is the "fourth seat" of the group. He is the only member of the group who is "normal", having no special abilities at all. He is enrolled in North High, and his real name is unknown, his nickname Kyon was created for him by his aunt and then spread by his little sister.



At first, Haruhi seems very indifferent and cold but underneath that front she is very spontaneous, upbeat, and hyperactive. Her determination, persistence, and resourcefulness drive her endeavors of finding strange phenomenon and promoting the SOS Brigade. Because of her dedication, she becomes hot-headed when things don't go her way. Hand-in-hand with her cleverness and creativity, and a certain ruthlessness, even seeming amorality, she can often get what she wants, an example of such is when she blackmailed the Computer Society President into giving her a brand new computer for the SOS Brigade. She also has a tendency to be jealous and angry when Kyon gets too friendly with any girl. Haruhi also has a very competitive personality and accepts without hesitation any challenge that crosses her, regardless of difficulty or time constraint. Her constant optimism and over-confidence make her seem arrogant. She has very high standards and won't accept anything less than perfection from herself and her Brigade. She places a lot of trust in her Brigade members, especially Kyon, to get the task done whatever it may be. This can sometimes make her seem selfish and unkind.



Yuki has a very stoic and introverted personality, preferring simple body language rather than speaking. When prompted to speak, she does so in a very concise manner, always speaking in a monotone and displaying a dispassionate complexion. She thinks very rationally, and finds it difficult to communicate with normal humans due to her intelligence and lack of empathy. She enjoys reading, and is seen reading a book in the majority of her appearances. As the series continues, she develops a sense of humor, although her unchanging facial expressions make it near-impossible to discern whether she is joking or not. Despite her reserved manner, she is reliable and trustworthy, resulting in Kyon trusting her more than other members of the SOS Brigade. Yuki is described by Haruhi as the SOS Brigade's "indispensable silent character."



Mikuru Asahina, a shy and timid girl with a childish naïveté, is the only character other than Kyon to be brought into the SOS Brigade against her will. Considered one of the most beautiful girls in high school Mikuru is as kind, caring and thoughtful as she is beautiful. She easily gets scared or flustered, and is apparently prone to daydreaming as she can also be rather clumsy at times. Nevertheless, she can be surprisingly resilient and is capable of recovering from even the most discomforting of situations. However, because of her gentle nature she seems rather helpless most of the time. Kyon sees it as his duty to always watch over and protect her, although, when it comes to Haruhi there is no rescue.



Itsuki is the last member to have joined the SOS Brigade, having been recruited by Haruhi as a "mysterious transfer student". Itsuki was sent to observe and keep Haruhi emotionally stable, in order to protect the rest of humanity. Itsuki is constantly smiling and always speaks in a formal and polite manner. He is also prone to giving long and detailed explanations, usually illustrated by exaggerated hand gestures. Itsuki has confirmed to Kyon once that his outer personality is merely an artificial image he fakes in accordance to Haruhi's impression of him, and hints that his true character is something quite different, being "less pleasing" in the eyes of others. Maintaining his casual, constantly smiling self, however, is vital for keeping Haruhi's mentality balanced.



At first, Ryouko appears to be a compassionate and hard-working high school girl. One of Kyon's friends, Taniguchi, places her in the top three first-year girls in the school with a grade of AA+: indicative of her pleasant personality, beauty, and athleticism. Her enormous popularity made her the unanimous choice for class president of Kyon's homeroom class. She also showed particular concern about how Haruhi had distanced herself from the rest of the class. However, it turns out that she is Yuki's backup, and as such, is also another "humanoid interface". Much like Yuki, she finds it difficult to empathize with humans, but unlike Yuki, possesses exceptional social skills. Initially she cheerfully supports Kyon's reaching out to Haruhi, often encouraging him to "open her up to the class," making Haruhi easier to observe. However, she later decides to try and kill Kyon with a combat knife in the hopes of catalyzing an observable reaction from Haruhi.



Tsuruya is the hyperactive friend of Mikuru (from the current time plane) notable for her loud voice, ankle-length hair, and prominent tooth. She possesses a cheerful and friendly disposition. She is also prone to long fits of unrestrained and intense laughter at things she considers even the slightest bit humorous. Her fang-like tooth gives her an idiosyncratic speech pattern, causing her to misspeak words by leaving out syllables, as seen in episode 9. Her speech pattern is often accompanied with a lisp and her catch phrases "megas" and "nyoro". Her knowledge of the SOS Brigade comes almost exclusively from Mikuru.



A soft-spoken, well-groomed second-year student with long, light green hair, Emiri first appears in "Mysterique Sign" seeking counsel from the SOS Brigade claiming she is the girlfriend of the Computer Research Society president. Kyon later discovers that this is not the case, which leads him to suspect that Emiri is a Humanoid Interface like Yuki and Ryoko. Emiri later reappears as the secretary to the president of the Student Council. By this time, it is implied that she is Yuki's superior, or at the very least her minder, as a consequence of Yuki's world-altering actions. Emiri is also later shown to work part-time (and against the rules of the School Council) as a waitress in the cafe frequented by the SOS Brigade.



Syaoran is strong and kind character, mostly referred to as "boy". Syaoran, although cheerful and knightly, is carrying the wounds from his past in his heart. Adopted by archaeologist, Fujitaka, he accidentally came into the country of Clow. Here he met daughter of king, Sakura. Currently he is traveling together with Fai, Kurogane and Sakura, in order to regain Sakura's lost memories, in form of feathers. But to do so, he had to give up his most precious thing - his relationship with her. Thus, even if she regains all her memories, she won't remember him. One of Syaoran's eyes is blind and seems to be connected to mysterious events surrounding him and his past.



Sakura's personality is passive and weary, exhausted from her loss of memories. However as the series goes on, she becomes more stronger and independent. Syaoran states, even though she's lost most of her memories, she'll never change. She helps the group whenever she can, whether it's washing dishes or saving their lives. However later in the manga, her personality undergoes a change after the clone Syaoran leaves her. As she voices to Fai, no matter how identical the two Syaorans may be, the real Syaoran is still not the one she knows. Subsequent chapters show Sakura with a much darker personality, accompanied with gothic clothing.



From Syaoran's group of allies, Fai is the most energetic and enigmatic,at the same time. He appears to be happy-go-lucky and good-natured, and acts very carefree. He often teases Kurogane, calling him ridiculous nicknames such as "Kuro-rin" and "Kuro-tan". However, Fai has been shown to be as perceptive and a skilled fighter as Kurogane. He also appears to carry a deep emotional burden, and values his own life very little. In battle, Fai doesn't bother to fight very hard for his life, and will only do so if someone he cares for is in danger. Though he hides his unhappiness well, Kurogane is able to sense the disguise. When he confronts him about it, Fai usually gives very dark and enigmatic answers. His past is a profound motivating factor for his actions and is something Fai cannot seem to overcome; instead he masks it all with a smile. Fai is emotionally distant, refusing to allow anyone to become too close to him. Despite this, Kurogane has noted that the mage has become attached to Syaoran and Sakura. Fai's behavior changes significantly after he becomes a vampire and is forced to regularly drink Kurogane's blood to survive. Fai becomes much colder and very solemn around everyone, and begins addressing Kurogane by his real name in order to try to kill the bond between them, confessing to Yuko that he had 'crossed the line' that he had drawn for himself and become too close to Kurogane.



Kurogane is serious and extremely perceptive, being able to quickly discern Syaoran's fighting ability (along with Syaoran's blind right eye) as well as Fai D. Flourite's true nature and fighting capabilities. While he seems rather irreverent, he is also very loyal. He is likely the most experienced fighter in the group and wiser than he appears. He becomes Syaoran's sword fighting teacher, presenting the boy with the same philosophy he believes in: a sword is used to cut only when needed and not used to cut anything if it is not necessary. While serious, Kurogane is very easily irked by others, especially by Mokona Modoki and Fai, who keep calling him ridiculously cutesy nicknames such as "Kuro-puu", "Kuro-wan-wan" or "Kuro-rin". However abrasive and ruthless Kurogane may seem, he has a compassionate nature and a desire to protect.



Soel, better known as "White Mokona" is a small, white, rabbit-like creature that loves to eat and has the ability to teleport between different worlds. She's always happy and hyperactive, sometimes giving an humoristic touch to the unbelievable situations, and like Larg, enjoys alcoholic drinks. She's very well known to love teasing Kurogane along with Fai as well. Despite this, Kurogane does protect Mokona, even if he would rather hit it repeatedly. Mokona also developed a close friendship with Sakura, particularly when they worked at the cafe in Ōto.



Yuuko Ichihara, also known as the Dimensional Witch or the Space-Time Witch; she resides in modern day Japan, but her shop is technically connected to all dimensions, including into dreams. In her shop, she can grant people their wishes if they can pay the equivalent price. Although Yūko is extremely powerful, to the point of being able to create gods, she cannot act without the request of another beforehand, regardless of whether the events she wishes to pass are selfless or not. She works against the sorcerer Fei-Wang Reed, knowing his purposes and helping Syaoran's group in their journey only when they pay a price. Yūko is revealed to have suffered a fate exactly the same as the original Sakura in that her own time had been stopped by the late sorcerer Clow Reed to prevent her death.



Kimihiro Watanuki is Yuuko's employee whose story is told in xxxHolic is deeply connected with the events in Tsubasa. While he does not speak to the clones in his first appearances, when he appears in the Dream World, he meets the Sakura clone who finds him similar to the original Syaoran. Watanuki and the original Syaoran were originally the same being, Watanuki being created when Syaoran paid the price for turning back time, a dimensional rift being created because of this, Watanuki was then born to Syaoran's parents instead of him, while he was taken hostage by Fei-Wang, until his payment for the wish was fulfilled. Watanuki pays all of his memories from before meeting Yūko as a price to locate both Sakuras which ends helping Syaoran's group. As Fei-Wang dies, Watanuki is trapped into a void alongside the two Syaorans due to Fei-Wang's curse. Following the clone's death, Watanuki and Syaoran divide a payment to escape from the void; Watanuki's payment is staying forever at Yuuko's shop as he decides to succed her job because of her death.





Princess Tomoyo is a princess of a feudal country called Japan who sends the ninja Kurogane on the quest that causes him to join the dimension travelers. Tomoyo is the Tsukuyomi, a powerful miko sorceress responsible for maintaining the wards of Japan that protect the country from demons. She is also a dreamseer with the ability to see into other people's, to enter another's dreams, can send trans-dimensional messages through dreams and is able to see the future in her dreams. However, she gives up her dreamseer power to Yuuko as the price for bringing Kurogane's group to Japan as she manages to see them in danger following their encounter with Ashura-o. Another incarnation of her known as Tomoyo Daidouji appears in Piffle World, where she organizes a race whose winner would rewarded with one of Sakura's feathers. The whole event is then revealed to have been made to return the feather to Sakura as Princess Tomoyo contacted her about the group's arrival. Another incarnation appears in the animated film in which she is pursued by her uncle.



Touya is the older brother of Sakura and the young king of the Kingdom of Clow. He is a capable and responsible monarch who is rather protective of his younger sister and dislikes Syaoran because of their close relationships. Various versions of Touya appear in other worlds featured in Tsubasa, all in which he keeps a friendship with Yukito, the priest from Clow. In the original version of Kingdom of Clow, Tōya is a prince, as the king is his father, Fujikata. When the original Syaoran wished to turn back time, such role change, but following the series' end, Touya reappears as a prince.



Yukito is a kind and respectful High Priest of Clow Country and a close friend of Tōya. After Sakura, he has considerable magical powers, including the ability to see into the future, thus the reason why he was chosen to become the country's high priest. He is one of the few people who know Yūko Ichihara as the Witch of Dimensions and is responsible for sending Syaoran and Sakura to her in hopes of recovering Sakura's scattered memories. Various versions of Yukito appear in other worlds featured in Tsubasa, all in which he keeps his friendship with Tōya.



Kamui is a Leader of surviving people residing in Tokyo Tocho Building. Charismatic and mysterious, wielding strange inhuman powers, he is bent on recovering a certain person and is ready for anything for that objective. Later, he's revealed to be a vampire, twin to Subaru, the vampire Seishirou is chasing after. As payment for Subaru's wish, he gives Fai his blood to save his life.



Fuuma is Seishiro's younger brother, who is also a treasure hunter and the leader of the people of Tokyo Tower. He arrived in Tokyo four years earlier along with a feather of Sakura's. He appears to have an interest in Kamui whom he often battles in Tokyo, with both of them being known as the strongest fighters from the area. He is also a friend seems of Yūko Ichihara, for whom he retrieves items for whenever he traverses to different dimensions. Fūma later appears in Japan Country to give Kurogane a robotic arm while working for Yuuko.



Seishiro is a traveler who gained the power to travel between worlds from Yuuko in exchange for his right eye. He searches for the vampire twins Kamui and Subaru and, like his younger brother Fūma, he is a treasure hunter. He possesses one of Sakura's feathers which allows him to summon Oni to fight for him as well as modify them into swords he can change their shape. An experienced fighter, Seishirō was also the one to teach Syaoran his kicking techniques. Although he grows happy with his development, Seishiro does not doubt in trying to kill Syaoran in Oto Country when searching for clues about the vampires. When coming to Japan to get information about the vampires' location, Seishiro is challenged by the original Syaoran who wishes to obtain his feather.



Subaru is one of the vampire twins alongside Kamui that Seishiro is hunting and travels througout dimensions to escape from him. However, he and Seishiro share a close relationship, as he is his main target, and Subaru once gave him his blood. Upon arriving in the world of Tokyo, Subaru fell asleep due to two of Sakura's feathers. He awakes when Syaoran takes the feathers from the cocoon where he is sleeping, and before leaving to another, he searches for a way to restore the water from Tokyo's City Hall.



Ashura is the King of Seresu and a powerful magician who raised Fai D. Flowright after rescuing him from the tower in Valeria. At the start of the series, Ashura-ō is placed in an enchanted sleep by Fai, guarded by Chi. Ashura is the reason why Fay seeks to travel to multiple dimensions and avoids returning to Seresu. It is later revealed that Ashura regularly went on killing sprees among his subjects, and he intended to invoke Fai's curse (which is to kill anyone stronger than himself) to kill him. He had placed a tattoo on Fai to suppress the growth of his powers, while his own grew with every murder, so he would one day be stronger than Fai.

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