7 Seeds

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7 Seeds
7SEEDS (Sebun Shīzu)
Genre	Adventure, Drama, Shoujo
Manga
Authored by	Yumi Tamura
Publisher	Shogakukan
Serialized in	flowers
Original run	26 March 2002 – Present
No. of volumes	8 (Ongoing) [1]

7 Seeds (Sebun Shīzu, 7 Seeds^?) is a manga series by Yumi Tamura. The series is set in a fictional, apocalyptic future, where a meteor that brings life to the brink of extinction has hit Earth.

Scientists had predicted this disaster, and in response, the leaders of every country met to develop a plan for human survival before the meteor hit. The seven Seeds project was developed out of this meeting. Each country froze a number of young healthy people, which allowed them to survive the meteor. After the computer determined that Earth was once again safe for human life, it released them into the world.

The Japanese government created five groups of survivors: Winter group, Spring group, Summer group A, Summer group B, and Fall group. Each group consisted of seven members and one guide. The Guide carried small tubes of poison on their necks to allow them to end their lives if their situation became unbearable. The Japanese government prepared seven "Fuji" as refuges for the groups. In each Fuji, the group would find seeds and numerous books instructing them on survival in the wilderness.

Contents 1 Seven Fuji 2 7 Seeds Groups 2.1 Summer group B 2.2 Fall group 2.3 Winter group 2.4 Spring group 2.5 Summer group A 2.5.1 Friendship and the gang 2.5.2 Summer group A Members 3 Climate 4 Flora and fauna 5 Animal world 5.1 Mamalia class 5.2 Insect class 5.3 Lizard class 5.4 Worm class 5.5 Fish class 5.6 Bird class 6 Botanical world 7 Bacteria and protozoa 8 References

[edit] Seven Fuji

The Seven Fuji are not related to Mount Fuji.

• Bungo Fuji in Oita is Mt Yufudake, known as mountain Fuji in Oita, Akafuji. It contains a statue of Buddha Dainichi.

• Ogino Fuji in Kanagawa is Mt Kyogatake with a statue of Monjubosatsu (Manjusri Bodhisatva)

[edit] 7 Seeds Groups

Every member of each group has a name related to its theme. For example, all of the members of the Summer Group have names related to summer.

[edit] Summer group B

Summer group B is considered a group of failed people. The group is later added to the other four groups. They live near Fuji in Kyushu.

Members:

• Arashi Aota, a 17-year-old male and is Hana's boyfriend.
• Natsu Iwashimizu, a 16 year old female who collects and writes information about edible food such as mushrooms, grass, etc.
• Matsuri Tendo, who is 16 years old.
• Semimaru Asai, who is an 18-year-old male with a rebellious personality.
• Chikimaki Yamori, a 19-year-old who has a love for drawing. Chikimaki's specialty is drawing murals in the environment to leave memories.
• Hotaru Kusakuri, a 12 years old.
• Botan Saotome, the guide to Summer group B.
• Mozu or Kaname. Mozu is portrayed as Death, and later it is revealed that he is the leader of the seven seeds programs, and the very person who created summer group A.

[edit] Fall group

The Fall group live near Fuji in Kansai, where they cultivate land, harvest corn, tame lambs, horses, and other animals. The Fall group is desperate to live in this new world. They are led by an architect while the other are slave members of the Fall Group. After 3 years, they meet the Summer group B members (Arashi, Natsu, and Semimaru), and they set out to visit each Fuji.

Members:

• Akio Haza
• Ran Shishigaki
• Ryusei Ogiwara
• Hazuki Karita
• Kurumi Shikano
• Akane Nashimoto
• Sakuya Yamaki
• Izayoi Ryoya, the guide for the Fall group.

[edit] Winter group

Three members of the Winter group died during the thawing process, leaving the team with only five members at the start. Kumakawa, the leader, and Mutsuki were then killed by tiger-like creatures soon after being unfrozen. The three remaining members of the Winter group are Mitsuru, Fubuki, and Takahiro. They form a close relationship as they fight for survival.

Members:

• Arare Fushizuke.
• Fuka Ayatori.
• Toji Murozaki.
• Mutsuki Karezono.
• Fubuki Samejima, a high school baseball player. He had romantic feelings for Mitsuru Kagurazaka. Fubuki was killed by a tiger.
• Mitsuru Kagurazaka, who had feelings for Fubuki. Unable to bear his death, she danced in the snow and froze to death.
• Takahiro Aramaki, like Fubuki, is a high school baseball player. He also has romantic feelings for Mitsuru Kagurazaka. Takahiro later becomes the only survivor from the Winter group. Fifteen years later, he meets Arashi, Natsu, and Semimaru, — members of Summer group B — during his travels. A while after, Takahiro meets Hana, who invites him to join the Spring group.
• Sayuru Kumakawa, the guide for the Winter group.

[edit] Spring group

The Spring group is unfrozen at about the same time as Summer group B. They live near the Fuji in Kanto. Later, Hana invites the last Winter group member to join the Spring group.

Members:

• Mansaku Tsunomata, an 18 year old with a strong body. Mansaku is skilled in using archery to shoot enemies. He is an honest individual and enjoys meditation.
• Hana Suguruno, a 17-year-old female, and is the girlfriend of Arashi Aota. Overwhelmed with sadness when she woke up and thought that she would never meet Arashi again, she almost let herself killed in the harsh days. But then she found out that Arashi is probably one of the survivors, and once again struggles to meet the love of her life.
• Fujiko Amaciya, a 17 year old, who strives to become a doctor.
• Haru Yukima, a 16-year-old who is capable of playing musical instruments, such as the orgel and the Ocarina.
• Momotaro Nobi, an intelligent 12-year-old.
• Chisa Taiami, an 18-year-old girl able to make ceramic items.
• Hibari Niigusa, who is in a coma.
• Tosei Yanagi, the guide for the Spring group. His age is unknown. Before being frozen, he was a member of Japan's Self-Defense Force. He has a strong sense of leadership, but is arrogant. However, risking his life, finally he rescued the group from a great danger.

[edit] Summer group A

The members of Summer group A were particularly chosen for the 7 Seed Project by the Japanese government. This project raised 100 babies on an island until they reach the age of 17, and from those 100, seven people were chosen to be frozen. The 100 were raised and taught how to survive in wilderness. Many "failures" were eliminated from this project, and said to have left the island to join the rest of society. But somehow, many of the children believed that the "failures" never left the island. There are seven class technologies for them to learn: water, fire, wind, earth, vegetation, animal, and medical. For each class, only one survivor was chosen to be frozen. Each child chose two class technologies from these seven classes to learn.

[edit] Friendship and the gang

Baby friendship Ango recalls this friendship as the one since their childhood. In that time Ango always sat in the center, Shigeru at his right, and Koruri always at his left.

Misanga friendship The small group determined to achieve the goal as the chosen and frozen into the future. The red, yellow and blue misanga is the proofs of their promise.

• Koruri, misanga
• Mayu, misanga
• Nobara, Red misanga.

As she got older, Nobara's eyesight began to fail and she was expelled from the island. She, along with everyone else, believed she would simply be integrated into society, and she promised she would never forget her friends. However, not long after, Ango was punished by being made to spend the night in a vat of blood, bone, and other remains. He saw a hand sticking up from the mire with a red misanga around the wrist and was desperate to believe it wasn't Nobara, but once he was let out, he washed it off and saw that it wasn't just blood making it red. Presumably he is the only one who knows the secret of what really happens to the children who are "sent out into society".

Hang gliding wind team

Koruri makes this hang gliding team. All of them but Koruri died after a windmill accident.

Curly hair team

Koruri also joined this team, formed by a group of curly-haired boys.

Madonna (Ayu) vegetation team

A very beautiful girl, hence the nickname "madonna". The others in the vegetation class were jealous and unfriendly, and though Ayu was always polite to their faces, she hated them in her heart. Later her snobbish friends died after using chopsticks made from poisonous branches.

[edit] Summer group A Members

• Koruri, from wind class.
• Ayu also known as Madonna, from vegetation class.
• Gengorou, from animal class. Kind and serves as a "senpai" to Ango.
• Ryou, from fire and water class. Rebellious and seems cold but shows glimpses of compassion at times. Although dating Nijiko, may be attracted to Koruri for always showing him kindness. The top student and the rival of Ango.
• Ango, from fire and water class. The top student and the rival of Ryou. Ryou and Ango reluctantly respect each other. Attracted to Ayu and best friends with Koruri, Mayu, Nobara, and Shigeru.
• Ban, from medical class. At times, seems slow and not talented, but shows amazing strength in his field.
• Nijiko, from earth class. Dating Ryou. Cold and cynical.
• Unami as the guide. After waking up from the frozen sleep, he became the target of revenge by summer group A for all the people and their friends who died in the doomed seven seeds program.

[edit] Climate

• The main climate now in Japan are the longest dry season and greatest rain season they ever know.
• Even then there anomalies (glitch?) in beginning story certain area in Japan were told there are snowfall in earth.

[edit] Flora and fauna

This new world has different and evolved strange animals and vegetations.

[edit] Animal world

[edit] Mamalia class

• Carnivore rabbits, cannibalistic animals that reside in a large pack and attack their victims together using their sharp teeth.
• Lamb horses, an animal which was tamed by the Fall group. This tall animal could be mounted, milked, and get it wool removed.
• White mice, which live in ruined buildings and city areas.
• Wolves and dogs, which live in grasslands and forests. The wolves had the psychical ability to reform human illusion to help their pack. The dogs group up to attack dinosaurs.
• Sabertooth tiger, which also live in grasslands and forest areas. They are enemies of the dogs and wolves. They attack using their speed.
• Monkeys, which live in trees and forest areas.

[edit] Insect class

• Giant praying mantises live in swamps and cave areas. They have the ability to control the victim's body to lay their eggs. These insects have the ability to kill dragonflies. They live in nests in small groups. A giant praying mantis's offspring are able to control the victim's body. Their greatest fear is fire. Encountered by the Spring group.
• Giant dragonfly that live in swamp area. Grasshoppers eat it.
• White cockroach live in fruits and hunt in mass groups. These insects are carnivorous.
• Poison bee, who's sting will give the victim immense pain, but the stinger is not venomous.
• Deadly bee, where one sting by this insect results in death.

[edit] Lizard class

• Crocodile, which lives near the beach and water areas.
• Desert Hibernating Dinosaur, which lives in desert soil and hibernates during dry season with half of the body inside the soil. Active in rain season.
• Meadow Hibernating Dinosaur, which lives in desert soil and hibernates during dry season, then grows a type of flower on its back. Also active in rain season.
• Giant Water Lizard, which lives near water and ruins. These animals hunt the white mouse in mass groups and reproduce by laying eggs in the green algae area.

[edit] Worm class

• Leeches, which live in the swamp.

[edit] Fish class

• Nautilus, mistakenly recognized as Ammonite.
• Shark
• Gigantic fish from deepest sea, which are carnivorous and very active in rain season.

[edit] Bird class

• Medium bird unknown, which is caught and caged by fall group.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Botanical world

• Gigantic Venus Flytrap, a carnivorus plant that eats rabbits and any other animal that passes near it.
• Gigantic Sundew, a carnivorus plant that catches people or other animals that crosses its path.
• Gigantic Nepenthes, carnivorous plants that eats whatever falls into its pit in the ground.
• Cactus, which grow in the desert area.
• Banana tree, which Grow and Life wild in certain area.^{[citation needed]}
• Green Algae, which lives on the surface and ruined buildings near the water area.
• White tree and fruit, a tree in which the fruit contains white cockroaches.
• Flower(Hana) tree, which grows near one of the Fujis.
• Corn, which is planted in fields and harvested by Fall group.
• Opium tobacco leaf, which is planted and used by Fall group, and creates hallucinations when smoked.

[edit] Bacteria and protozoa

• Blue Mucus, which was accidentally touched by Hana, a member of the Spring group; it created a skin disease in her hand. Every animal or plant that gets this disease would eventually die. The available cure is by using high concentrated salt or salt water. Blue Mucus usually pops up during first rainy season and disappears quietly by sea water or salt water until the next rainy season.

[edit] References