Yume Tsukai

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Yume Tsukai

夢使い (Dream Users)
Genre	Fantasy, Mystery ^[1]
Manga
Authored by	Ueshiba Riichi
Publisher	Kodansha
Serialized in	Afternoon
Original run	22 June 2001 – 　23 February 2004
No. of volumes	6
TV anime
Directed by	Yamazaki Kazuo
Studio	Madhouse
Network	TV Asahi
Original run	8 April 2006 – 25 June 2006
No. of episodes	12

Yume Tsukai (夢使い, Yume Tsukai^?) ("Dream Users") is a TV anime series aired by Television Saitama (テレ玉). It is based on a manga with the same name, drawn by Riichi Ueshiba (植芝理一, Riichi Ueshiba^?).

1 Plot
2 Characters
- 2.1 Dream Users
3 External links

[edit] Plot

The series revolves around dream masters who turn nightmares into dream delights. On behalf of their clients they go around searching for nightmares which have escaped the mind of the owner and have manifested themselves into the real world, causing havoc. The nightmares are a paranormal phenomenon which have the appearance of poltergiest activity. The dream masters' goal is to defeat the nightmares, and returning them to their respective owners as pacified dreams. However, the dream masters do not interfere with an owner's life, and the owner is left to deal with the source of the nightmare. The show is characterised by haunting music, strange ghost like nightmares and the transformation of children's toys known as "play offerings" into weaponry and monsters.

Unlike the anime, the manga is a lot more in-depth with the cases, for example, the first case takes up the entire first three volumes. Also, they don't just pacify nightmares and expel them from the real world, but instead they take all sorts of cases, where no dreaming is involved, but their power is required.

[edit] Characters

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[edit] Dream Users

Mishima Touko (三島塔子, Mishima Touko^?) - Nichiyousei Yume Tsukai (Sunday Star) - Seiyū - Ayako Kawasumi

Known as the warabe yuusai (童遊斎^?), seventeen-year-old Touko is the leader of the Yume Tsukai. As Rinko's older sister, she took over their father's practice after he was killed during a battle. Somewhat anemic, she spends most of her time sleeping in the odd toyshop where they are based from. Because she mostly stays at the shop and wears an overall skirt and geta, Rinko dubs her as a hermit and wishes her sister would get out more. Touko wears her father's kitsune noh mask, and doesn't go anywhere without it. She even bathes and sleeps with it. Because of her powers to see into other people's dreams, Touko's left eye serves as a window in which her clients can see their dreams through. And she can only cry tears in her right eye( although in the last episode of the anime, she could cry with both eyes again).

Mishima Rinko (三島燐子, Mishima Rinko^?) - Kayousei Yume Tsukai (Tuesday Star) - Seiyū - Kei Shindou

At 10 years old, Rinko is the youngest member of the Yume Tsukai. Unlike her sister, Rinko is more active and gung ho and is always ready for action. Smart, yet impatient, she is usually the first to act when it comes to seeking out the nightmares that pop up. She claims to be a Super Elementary School Student.

Tachibana Hajime (橘一, Tachibana Hajime^?)- Kinyousei Yume Tsukai (Friday Star) - Seiyū - Tomokazu Seki

Aloof, eclectic, and somewhat having a lolita complex (perhaps in jest), Hajime is the oldest of the Yume Tsukai. Having a flair for the dramatics, he battles nightmares in along side Touko and Rinko. In the manga, his lolita complex is for certain, but that goes more along with the much more adult tone of the manga.

Sagawa Satoka (茶川三時花, Sagawa Satoka^?) - Doyousei Yume Tsukai (Saturday Star) - Seiyū - Mamiko Noto

Shy and timid Satoka joined the Yume Tsukai after her boyfriend, Satoru, another Yume Tsukai, was killed. She still carries the burden of his death, but later on finds the strength to carry on the title of Doyousei. Satoka lives in Nagasaki, on the southern island of Kyūshū. She is very well off, having a limo, butler, and a private jet, but states she's not that rich. She wears Satoru's hat and seems to always be with her. Unlike Touko's mask, she takes it off when needed. Satoka is still new to the Yume Tsukai, so she is receiving lessons from Rinko, who blasts at her to call her sempai.

Mishima Misato (三島美砂子, Mishima Misato^?) - Seiyū - Aya Hisakawa

Aunt to the sisters from their father's side, Misato is the 29-year-old virgin that unseals the Dream Cyclone weapon for the Yume Tsukai. She spends time at the family house where the Dream Cyclone shrine resides, waiting for the call to arms when the team is out on a job. Misako is very up-to-date with technology, but limits herself to her cellphone and computer. Being very sensitive about her age, she makes a point to let everyone know she's 29, and not 30. In episode 10 of the anime, it seems that she is in love with Hajime.