List of Rozen Maiden characters
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The following lists the characters from the anime series Rozen Maiden.
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[edit] Rozen Maidens in order of creation
[edit] Suigintou
Suigintou (水銀燈 Suigintō?, Mercury Lampe, Mercury Lamp)
Voiced by: Rie Tanaka (Japanese), Mia Bradly (English), Mamiko Noto (early drama CD)
Suigintou is the first doll of the Rozen Maiden collection. Her desire to win the Alice Game is the strongest of all the dolls, and is primarily driven by her wish to gain the attention of their "Father", the fantastic dollmaker Rozen. Sadistic, spiteful, and arrogant (all due to her spectacular inferiority complex), Suigintou has no inhibitions when it comes to the Alice Game. She will use any method available to her, regardless of how brutal it may be, to reach victory. Although she avoids socializing with all of her sister dolls, she has a particularly strong hate for Shinku. However, upon meeting Megu, her medium, Suigintou's attitude and motivations begin to shift; she begins to feel a strong affection for someone other than "Father", and a will to fight for something other than the honor of becoming "Alice", the perfect girl. Suigintou's desire to protect Megu begins to even overpower her wish to meet him. As seen in the anime, where she hopes to use the collected Rosa Mystica to heal Megu of her heart ailment, rather than become Alice. However, she fails and accidentally used up all of Megu's energy. This is why she allowed Barasuishou to defeat her.
Initially, Suigintou's will to exist was so strong that she was able to move without actually possessing a Rosa Mystica. Suigintou did not consciously make a contract with Megu, rather, Megu came upon Suigintou as she was reawakening. Suigintou's strong sense of independence, as well as disdain towards humanity, had her avoiding the perceived weakness of having a medium. She is also the only Rozen Maiden to have been defeated and revived three times.
Suigintou has a number of unique traits and flaws amongst the seven Rozen Maiden. In the anime, she is missing her torso; Shinku explains at one point that before Suigintou was completed, her design was erased, but gives no further explanation as to why or how. In Ouverture, it is shown that Rozen abandoned her half-completed form in two parts on his worktable. She was never assembled--although her clothing was completed--and as such, not initially given the life force that is a Rosa Mystica. It was her love for Rozen that brought her to life, and she crawled off of the table to seek him out. Rozen does later provide her with a Rosa Mystica, only after she is sliced in half by Souseiseki and presumably fated to fade out of existence. Curiously, after Suigintou is destroyed in battle by Shinku at the end of the anime's first season, she is restored midway through Rozen Maiden Träumend. The identity of the person responsible for her restoration is never revealed, however it is strongly implied to be Rozen. In the Rozen Maiden Träumend finale, she tells Shinku that "Father" had told her that even with her flawed body, she is also entitled to a part in the Alice Game. Later, Rozen is seen lovingly fixing her neck ribbon as she is sleeping. He even grips her gently around the waist afterwards, implying that he has mended her incomplete body.
In the manga, her body is flawed by wings--notably, she is the only Rozen Maiden with them--that have ravaged her back with cracks. Despite these flaws, her love for "Father" and willpower is so strong that she can use her powers independently of a medium.
Along with her artificial spirit, Meimei, Suigintou's weapons are her ragged black wings. With their arrow-like feathers, she can conjure up a shield, a large sword, or even twin black dragons. Suigintou can also create destructive blue flames as a last resort in battle. The variety in Suigintou's abilities, particularly when combined with her savagely cunning nature, make her a strong player in the Alice Game.
Her artificial spirit "Meimei" is named for the Japanese word "Mei", meaning darkness.
- Medium: None (First Season) / Megu (Second Season)
- Artificial Spirit: Meimei (メイメイ Meimei?)
[edit] Kanaria
Kanaria (金糸雀 Kanaria?, Kanarienvogel, Canary Bird) (spelt as Canaria in Tokyopop manga)
Voiced by: Yumi Shimura (Japanese), Cristina Vee (English)
The second Rozen Maiden doll, who is as adorable as she is eccentric. Not only does she constantly refer to herself in third person, but she also talks about taking her sisters' Rosa Mysticas, though she repeatedly fails in her attempts to do so. She fancies herself as quite the stealthy prowler, and makes a hobby of watching the exploits of her sisters, usually through binoculars. Kanaria's bright, somewhat arrogant disposition makes her the ideal subject for many of the comedic episodes. Despite this, she is a competent opponent and attacks with a deceptively adorable violin that destroys through its sound. Her personality mostly complements that of Hinaichigo, who eventually becomes her good friend and rival.
Kanaria has the unusual habit of ending her sentences with "kashira" ("I wonder?" or "maybe?"), which is likened to Hinaichigo's penchant for ending sentences with "na no" (meaning "Because"). Kanaria's favorite food is tamagoyaki, or Japanese thick omelet, which, more often than not, is snatched away from her by hungry birds before she can enjoy it. She is introduced in the second season and makes a brief appearance in Rozen Maiden: Ouverture, making yet another humorously over-the-top attempt to infiltrate Jun's home to steal her sisters' Rosa Mystica.
Her artificial spirit is named after the technique of playing orchestral instruments by plucking the strings, which she uses as a counterattack.
[edit] Suiseiseki
Suiseiseki (翠星石 Suiseiseki?, Jade Stern, Jade Star)
Voiced by: Natsuko Kuwatani (Japanese), Rebecca Forstadt (English), Nana Mizuki (early drama CD)
The third Rozen Maiden doll, and Souseiseki's older twin, they are both referred to as "gardeners" for their ability to communicate and tend not only to regular plants, but also to the "soul trees" of humans.
Despite her attitude towards Jun, she does care a great deal for him, and her attempts to cover that up usually manifest in the form of more insults. In Rozen Maiden träumend, Suiseiseki stands out among the dolls in that she values her sisters' love more than the goal of becoming Alice. She is one of the few dolls who opposes the Alice Game, and has no intentions of becoming Alice if it means taking her fellow sisters' Rosa Mystica. Suiseiseki and Jun attempt, without much success, to convince the other Rozen Maidens that the Alice Game is a meaningless endeavor. In her brief appearance in the OVA, she makes the same appeal to her twin several times.
Suiseiseki tries to avoid participating in the Alice Game as much as possible, but she can use her watering can to make plants emerge from the ground and manipulate them. Her artificial spirit is named after the popular Anna Sui perfume. Suiseiseki was also the winner of the Anime Saimoe Tournament in 2006.
Suiseiseki is a very prominent and popular character in the series. This is supported by the Internet meme involving images of her and the (over)use of the word "desu" (です desu?). This meme came about because Suiseiseki ends almost all of her sentences with "desu". Most possibly for the sake of the meme, one fan has counted over 527 utterances of the word by Suiseiseki throughout the the entire Rozen Maiden anime. [1]
- Medium: None (First Season) / Jun (Second season)
- Artificial Spirit: Sui Dream (スィドリーム Sui Dorīmu?) (Also called Sweet Dream (Tokyopop translation)In the anime it's called Amethyst Dream.
[edit] Souseiseki
Souseiseki (蒼星石 Sōseiseki?, Lapislazuli Stern, Lapislazuli Star)
Voiced by: Rika Morinaga (Japanese), Julie Ann Taylor (English)
As the fourth doll of the Rozen Maiden collection, she possesses a sharpness in her speech that is similar to Shinku's, attacks ruthlessly in combat, and does not tolerate sub-par actions. Her appearance is not only the most masculine of the dolls, but her speech is also noted to be of the masculine form, using the first person pronoun "boku" instead of gender neutral pronouns like "jibun" or "watashi." Souseiseki's presence is much more significant in the anime than in the manga.
In the manga, her master wanted to use Souseiseki's power to enter other people's dreams and exact revenge on his brother's lover, who he felt had stolen his brother from him. Since Souseiseki alone could not achieve this goal, she fights Suiseiseki to gather the two gardeners' tools, the shears of the Gardener and the watering can of the Gardener, which together can affect an individual's soul tree. She eventually realizes that it is her master's heart that needs to be freed and sacrifices herself to do so. The dolls present are shocked by Souseiseki's actions and Suigintou uses the confusion to snatch Souseiseki's Rosa Mystica, to the enragement of Shinku and Suiseseki [leading to the re-attachment of Shinku's arm].
In the anime, Souseiseki is devoted to a lonesome old man, who uses her as a substitute for his deceased son, Kadzuki. She is shown to be slightly more eager, probably from a sense of duty, to participate in the Alice Game than her sisters. In the OVA, she is introduced in the flashback in mid-fight with Shinku and later does not hold back in attacking a then-harmless Suigintou. Throughout Rozen Maiden Träumend, she questions her idyllic lifestyle, and, much to Suiseiseki's disappointment, takes part in the Alice Game out of devotion to Rozen, to fulfill his wish of finding Alice and relieve his perceived grief. She battles Suigintou, but is defeated and loses her Rosa Mystica.
Even though the two versions progress differently, Souseiseki is still the first doll to lose her Rosa Mystica, and her Rosa Mystica transfers to Suigintou on both occasions. However, at the end of Rozen Maiden träumend, Laplace is seen dancing with two Rosa Mysticae, one of which is believed to be Souseiseki's. To add to the confusion, after Shinku is resurrected by "Father," she tells Jun that Souseiseki's and Hinaichigo's losing their Rosa Mysticae is her burden to bear. The most likely reason for this is that essentially they were under the care of her medium, which makes sense for Hinaichigo but only to an extent with Souseiseki. Recently in the manga, Souseseki is shown to be missing from her box. Though she is the first doll to lose her Rosa Mystica, Souseiseki is actually the second doll to lose in the Alice Game. Her artificial spirit is named for a fragrance by Lolita Lempicka. Souseiseki was also the first runner-up for Saimoe 2005.
- Medium: Motoharu Shibasaki (Anime) / Kazuha Yuibishi (Manga)
- Artificial Spirit: Lempicka (レンピカ Renpika?)
[edit] Shinku
Shinku (真紅 Shinku?, Reiner Rubin, Pure Ruby)
Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro (Japanese), Mela Lee (English), Yui Horie (early drama CD)
Shinku is the fifth Rozen Maiden doll and the first to appear in the series. She embodies the traditional Victorian aristocrat. She is extremely demanding and can seem unappreciative of others, even though this is often not the case. Her favorite words are "tea", "servant" and "What?"; she takes pride in lecturing, slapping, and generally abusing Jun, her medium, at every opportunity. No matter how strong the emotion, Shinku rarely lets her sadness, joy, or fear show through. She is perceived as a rather angry doll, though such isn't the case. She simply wants to put out the look that she is most deserving of Alice. Shinku may seem cold, but she is highly protective of and cares deeply for her sisters and for Jun. She can be relied on for the occasional bit of parent-like wisdom. Despite her aristocratic quirks, Shinku is by far the most level-headed doll living in Jun's house. Because of her, Jun's house is filled with Rozen Maidens.
However, in the manga, her level-headedness vanishes as her emotions slip through after Suigintou pulls out her arm, and she retreats to her room before 9:00, her strict bedtime. She begins to cry over her 'imperfection' in front of Jun, suggesting that because Father put so much effort into her that she feels an obsessive need to become Alice, an emotion found in Suigintou. She is able to recover, however, and adjusts to the idea of missing an arm [though shortly after she accepts her handicap, Jun reattaches her arm with a strange burst of what seems to be the same power that created the Maidens], which may suggest the fact that she wants to unify the sisters instead of pleasing their Father, suggesting a break in the fate of the Rozen Maidens and that perhaps the Alice Game will end with more than one survivor.
Shinku does not use honorific suffixes such as "-chan," "-san," or "-kun," except when she refers to "Father." Despite her relative youth amongst the Rozen Maidens, the other dolls look up to her as an older sister, and a worthy challenger in the Alice Game, something that seems uncommon in the series. Shinku does have a cute side, which is evident in her intense, almost obsessive, admiration for the puppet detective Kun Kun (She thinks they are connected by an invisible thread). In an anime episode, it's shown that she had even won a human contest and received a Kun Kun cosplay. Jun was once able to win her over during an argument by using a Kun Kun doll. Shinku hates cats saying "they are the enemies to all rozen maiden dolls" because one almost swallowed her wind up key in the past.
In combat, Shinku fights with rose petal-based attacks, making her one of the strongest dolls in battle. The rose petals are extremely versatile; Shinku can direct them to spread out for wide-ranging attacks, or group them together to use as a shield. Her other weapon is a cane, which she skillfully wields like a sword. Shinku has other special powers, such as restoring broken objects, typically Jun's bedroom windows after Suiseiseki and Souseiseki show up, with a form of time-reversing magic. Shinku was the second runner-up for both Saimoe 2005 and 2007.
- Medium: Jun (anime) / Sara (Ouvertüre OVA)
- Artificial Spirit: Hollie (ホーリエ Hōrie?) (Also called Hollier (Tokyopop translation))
[edit] Hinaichigo
Hinaichigo (雛苺 Hinaichigo?, Kleine Beere, Little Strawberry)
Voiced by: Sakura Nogawa (Japanese), Sherry Lynn (English), Tomoko Kaneda (early drama CD)
The sixth doll, and the very embodiment of childishness. Although she can be ridiculously naïve and selfish, she has nothing but the best intentions for those that she cares about. Her disposition is also a mismatch for her power, which is a series of attacks based on strawberry vines, which she mostly uses to restrain opponents. She is beaten by Shinku in the Alice Game, becoming the first doll to lose the ability to become Alice. Shinku does not beat Hinaichigo outright; the younger doll simply exhausted the energy of her medium, Tomoe. Shinku then warned Hinaichigo that continuing the fight would kill Tomoe, whereupon Hinaichigo renounced the tie that made Tomoe her medium. Despite being the victor, Shinku does not take Hinaichigo's Rosa Mystica. Instead, Shinku lets herself be an inter-medium so that Hinaichigo can tap into Jun's energy. In the latter half of Rozen Maiden träumend, with the Alice Game apparently having begun in earnest, "Father" cuts off this link, so when Hinaichigo uses up what little energy she has, she loses her Rosa Mystica to Shinku. She is the second doll to lose her Rosa Mystica.
In the manga, Hinaichigo is taken from Jun after Odille Fosset, granddaughter of a previous owner of Hinaichigo, arrives at the Sakurada home and displays a ring, apparently from Hinaichigo, on her finger. Though Jun tells Hinaichigo that she may choose who to stay with, Hinaichigo apparently does not consciously decide to go with Odille; after awakening from sleep, Hinaichigo is confused to find herself in Odille's room, which she recognizes as that of Odille's grandmother, Corinne. Shortly afterwards, Hinaichigo is destroyed in quite disturbing fashion by Kirakishou; after telling her to say goodbye to everyone, Kirakishou uses her rose vines to consume Hinaichigo's body from the inside out in order to control Hinaichigo's body as her own, for she was 'created without a physical form'. Hinaichigo sends her Rosa Mystica to Shinku through Berrybell, her artificial spirit, asking Shinku to use the Rosa Mystica to end the Alice Game.
Hinaichigo's favorite foods are strawberry daifuku, which she calls "unyuu," and Nori's "Hanamaru Hamburger," which is a hamburger patty topped with a fried egg in the shape of a flower. She adores the puppet detective Kun Kun, though her fandom is not as avid as Shinku's. She also loves to draw, as shown often in both seasons of the anime and the OVA. She usually ends her sentences in "na no" (meaning "that's why" or "because" in Japanese), complimentary to Kanaria's "kashira" (meaning "I wonder" or "maybe?").
In the anime, Hinaichigo's singing, as well as most of her quarreling with Suiseiseki, are actually ad-libbed by her seiyū, Sakura Nogawa (with Natsuko Kuwatani in the quarreling scenes).[citation needed]
- Medium: Corrine/ Tomoe / Jun (Indirectly)
- Artificial Spirit: Berrybell (ベリーベル Berīberu?)
[edit] Barasuishou
Barasuishou (薔薇水晶 Barasuishō?, Rozenkristall, Rose Crystal)
Voiced by: Saori Goto (Japanese), Tara Platt (English)
Barasuishou introduces herself as the seventh Rozen Maiden doll, though this is merely a ploy to dupe the other six Rozen Maidens into entering the Alice Game so that she may obtain their Rosa Mystica. She is clad entirely in lavender and wears an eyepatch over her left eye, though she is revealed to not be missing an eye at all. The eyepatch seems to act as a seal over her emotions, since she only shows a personality when it is removed. In the first and last episodes of Rozen Maiden träumend, she deliberately parrots whatever Shinku says to her in an effort to annoy her. Barasuishou is unnaturally calm most of the time, apparently possessing no conscience, and is an extremely powerful adversary in battle. She is also hinted to be mad; when Shinku has her pinned to the floor towards the end of their battle, Barasuishou simply giggles and smiles disarmingly at Shinku. She has the ability to create and manipulate all sorts of crystalline elements, including glass. She also has the ability to conjure up a crystal sword when ever she needs to use one.
Barasuishou's appearance marks the "true" start of the Alice Game. Her "Father" is Enju, who was initially believed to be Rozen himself, but is merely Rozen's jealous apprentice. Barasuishou's true origin is revealed in the final episode of Rozen Maiden träumend. Enju was obsessed with surpassing Rozen as the greatest dollmaker; to achieve that end, he created Barasuishou to oppose the Rozen Maidens, take their Rosa Mysticas, and finish as the last doll standing. The elements of Barasuishou's attire and overall appearance suggest that Enju had seen Rozen's design for Kirakishou and created Barasuishou from his recollection of it. Barasuishou is believed to have died after being unable to contain the power of the six Rosa Mysticas she absorbed; despite Enju's plea for her to release the Rosa Mystica once he realized the truth, she continued to cry out to "Father" and crumbled to pieces in Enju's hands.
Barasuishou appears only in Rozen Maiden träumend and in one scene of the OVA.
- Medium: None
- Artificial Spirit: None
[edit] Kirakishou
Kirakishou (雪華綺晶 Kirakishō?, Schöner Schneeblüten Kristall, Sparkling Snowdrop Crystal)
The true seventh doll of the Rozen Maidens. The color of her ornately ruffled dress differs between the anime and manga. In the anime, her dress is pale pink, while in Rozen Maiden AliBat, her hair is shown pink and her dress white. Whereas in the manga, her dress is said to be white. Her hair color is shown as white in the anime, and is described as such in the manga, though on the cover of volume 6 of the manga, her dress and hair were both tinted pink. In both the anime and manga, Kirakishou's right eye is missing. In the anime, a layer of tissue covers the right eye socket and a single white rose grows from it. In the manga, she simply has a rose growing out of the socket.
Kirakishou's first appearance in the manga is in volume 6, but is properly introduced in volume 7. In the anime however, she has yet to be formally introduced. Her only anime appearance, which lasted only a few seconds, was towards the end of the finale of Rozen Maiden Träumend.
In the manga, Kirakishou claims that the seventh doll lacked a physical body and could only exist in the N-Field. Because of this, she destroys and consumes Hinaichigo so that she can use her body to materialize outside of the N-Field. Even though Kirakishou could not initially exist in the real world, she could still affect real world events; she gives a rose ring to Odille Fosset, the granddaughter of Corinne Fosset, Hinaichigo's former mistress. Kirakishou's strongest personality trait is her obsessive worship of Suigintou, who she addresses as "Onee-sama," meaning "older sister," and to whom she has offered her Rosa Mystica in exchange for Suigintou's medium. Suigintou, however, refuses to accept the Rosa Mystica, saying that she would take it later on her own terms. During Shinku's first encounter with her in volume 6 of the manga, Kirakishou parrots what ever Shinku says, much like Barasuishou in the anime. Shinku also states that "Her left eye can see everything, but reflects nothing. While her right eye is an empty hole, with a white rose growing out of it."
Because Kirakishou's appearance in the anime was more or less merely a shot of her from the shoulders up, her abilities remain unknown. In the manga however, Kirakishou controls rose vines. She does this when she destroys Hinaichigo and when she restrains Shinku as well as Suigintou during their first meetings. It also should be noted that in the anime, Kirakishou's shoulders are not ball jointed like the other dolls, although this is probably an animation error.
- Medium: Unknown (anime), Odille (manga)
- Artificial Spirit: Unknown, Kirakishou's Artificial Spirit was never shown in the manga nor anime. It is rumoured that she has an artificial spirit called Sufi (スゥーウィー, SuūUī)[citation needed], but it is nothing more than a fan-made creation.
[edit] Humans and others
- Jun Sakurada (桜田 ジュン Sakurada Jun?)
Voiced by: Asami Sanada (Japanese), Mona Marshall (English), Sanae Kobayashi (early drama CD)
- A traumatized boy who lives a hermit's existence in his room and does not go to school after cracking under the pressure of entrance exams. He suffers from what is known as tōkō kyohi, or a refusal to go to school, as well as hikikomori, the phenomenon of isolating oneself from society.
- He spends a lot of time in front of his computer, and has a hobby of ordering things from the Internet — mostly fake magical or occultic implements— and then returning them before he has to pay, for the thrill of receiving something ridiculously stupid. He is also interested in cars and collects miniature versions of them. When he comes into possession of Shinku and winds her up, he is unwittingly and unwillingly caught in the crossfire of the Alice Game — Shinku declares him to be her "servant" and demands that he obey her at all times. Jun is extremely skilled at crafts and at sewing. Although he is arrogant, and occasionally cold and rude, he cares for others but typically refuses to let his feelings show. He is especially friendly with Hinaichigo, and at times, blushes around Shinku, which betrays that he cares deeply for her.
- In Rozen Maiden träumend, Jun's personality has changed, thanks to the Rozen Maidens who have taken up residence in the Sakurada home. No longer afraid of his classmates or of going out in public, he goes to the library frequently to catch up with his school studies and is more sociable and kind. He even becomes friends with Tomoe, Hinaichigo's former medium, as she helps him catch up with his studies.
- Jun also helps Suiseiseki try to convince the other Rozen Maidens that the Alice Game was a futile endeavor. He strongly believes that because Shinku and the other Rozen Maidens are sisters, they should not fight or keep secrets from one other.
- Nori Sakurada (桜田 のり Sakurada Nori?)
Voiced by: Noriko Rikimaru (Japanese), Minx Lee (English), Aya Hisakawa (early drama CD)
- Jun's older sister. An avid lacrosse player, who had to give up many of her other hobbies when she took care of Jun while their parents are out of the country on business. While initially resistant to the responsibility, Nori became kind and gentle towards Jun. She unfortunately takes the brunt of Jun's abuse and criticism. Shinku constantly provides Nori with advice on everything from the proper way to brew tea, to taking care of Jun. Nori is very fond of the dolls who live and play in her house.
- Tomoe Kashiwaba (柏葉 巴 Kashiwaba Tomoe?)
Voiced by: Masayo Kurata (Japanese), Dorothy Fahn (English), Ayako Kawasumi (early drama CD)
- An honor student at Jun's school. She is quiet, and kind-hearted, although her speech and style tend to be very dry and she will often hide her true feelings. Tomoe was originally Hinaichigo's medium, but the bond between them was broken when Hinaichigo relied too much on Tomoe's energy and was defeated by Shinku. Currently, Tomoe helps Jun in his dealings with the Rozen Maidens and also assists him with his make-up work for school. Before it was severed, Tomoe's bond with Hinaichigo was about as close as siblings. In Rozen Maiden träumend, before Hinaichigo loses her Rosa Mystica, Tomoe reflects on all of the good times and memories she they shared and thanks Hinaichigo for being there.
- Tomoe learned kendo from her father from an early age and is a member of the kendo club at school. She is often seen carrying her shinai when class is over. She is also a member of the school committee, seemingly reluctantly.
- Mitsu "Micchan" Kusabue (Mit-chan English Tokyo Pop Trans.) (草笛 みつ (みっちゃん) Kusabue Mitsu (Micchan)?)
Voiced by: Akiko Kawase
- Mitsu, affectionately referred to as "Micchan," is Kanaria's medium. She loves dolls to the point of obsession, which shows in both her room's decor and her frequent doting on Kanaria; she has shelves upon shelves crammed full of dolls, and makes frequent trips to the doll shop to purchase gifts for Kanaria. Although her work attire is that of an office lady, she is introduced as a professional photographer by Kanaria to the other dolls. Micchan is generally regarded as being just as harmless and eccentric as Kanaria. She only appears in Rozen Maiden Träumend and the manga. In the manga, she has freckles, whereas her anime counterpart lacks this trait.
- She never actually meets Jun in the anime, but in the manga, Kanaria brings her to the Sakurada residence, whereat Micchan shortly after nicknames Jun as "Junjun."
- Megu Kakizaki (柿崎 めぐ Kakizaki Megu?)
Voiced by: Shiho Kawaragi (Japanese), Erika Weinstein (English)
- Megu is a sickly girl (she has congenital heart disease in the anime, but the disease is not specified in the manga) who is Suigintou's medium. She lives in a hospital room, under constant care from nurses. Megu has a very bleak outlook on life and often prays for an "Angel of Death" to take her away. She sees herself as a burden upon her parents, who she claims are "guilty" of having her. She initially believes that Suigintou is the "Angel of Death" she has hoped for and requests that Suigintou kill her by draining away her energy. Despite her apathy (and, at times, contempt) towards life in general, she is quite needy, and increasingly desires Suigintou's company, even throwing tantrums when Suigintou is away. Megu's blatant disrespect towards her father is shocking to Suigintou, who would never consider such an attitude toward her own "Father." In addition to her manga appearances, Megu appears in Rozen Maiden träumend and briefly in Rozen Maiden öuverture.
- Rozen (ローゼン Rōzen?)
- Rozen is the one who made the Rozen Maidens, he seeks for Alice, he was never heard, or seen his entire face in the anime, nor in the manga. Father appears to have acquired immortality through alchemy, and was forced to go by many aliases throughout time, such as the Count of St. Germain. In the anime, he has spoken to Shinku various times and indicated that besides battling, there is another way to end the Alice Game. The dolls refer to him as 'Father.' In the anime, it is apparent that he had an apprentice named Enju.
- Enju (槐 Enju?)
Voiced by: Daisuke Ono
- The young doll craftsman who runs the doll shop with Shirosaki. He leaves the customer service duties to Shirosaki, and spends his time creating dolls in the workshop. Though occasionally bitter, Enju takes his art very seriously; he even gives brief words of reassurance to halfway finished creations. During the second to last episode of Rozen Maiden träumend, he expresses a seeming admiration of Shinku, despite his support for Barasuishou. Though he bears a resemblance to Rozen, Enju is nothing more than a jealous apprentice of the dollmaker. Enju is featured in Rozen Maiden träumend and appears briefly in Rozen Maiden öuverture. He does not appear in the manga.
- Laplace no Ma (ラプラスの魔 Rapurasu no Ma?, Laplace's demon)
Voiced by: Kyousei Tsukui (Japanese), David Keefir (English)
- Laplace is Shirosaki's true form. He appears as an anthropomorphous white rabbit in a tuxedo and a top hat. He is neither sinister nor kind, and tends to speak in riddles. His brief appearances in the N-Field leave the Rozen Maidens with nothing more than poetic and seemingly nonsensical advice. Despite seeming to support Barasuishou against the Rozen Maidens, and is seen dancing with Kirakishou at the end of Rozen Maiden träumend, Laplace no Ma's true motives remain a mystery. Laplace is a very clear reference to Rozen Maiden's inspiration taken from "Alice in Wonderland," with appearance and personality deriving from both the white rabbit and the Cheshire cat. In addition to appearing in Rozen Maiden träumend, he also appears in the manga and at the end of Rozen Maiden öuverture.
- Shirosaki (白崎 Shirosaki?)
Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai (Japanese), David Keefir (English)
- The salesperson at the doll shop. He has a genuine passion for the dolls, even explaining dolls' feelings to Jun and Tomoe, but there is a sinister air about him. He is actually Laplace no Ma, the demon of Laplace. In Rozen Maiden öuverture, it is revealed that he has been in Enju's company since before Shinku and Suigintou's rivalry began, and was searching for Rozen Maidens even then, though it is not said why.
- Motoharu Shibasaki (柴崎 元治 Shibasaki Motoharu?)
Voiced by: Ikuo Nishikawa (Japanese), Kevin Seymour (English)
- Souseiseki's medium. He is an elderly watchmaker who became delusional after his young son died in an accident. Motoharu's wife, Matsu, fell into a deep coma from the shock not long after, causing him to eventually become lonely and believe that Souseiseki was his son reborn. Motoharu Shibasaki is an anime-exclusive character. He does not exist in the manga.
- Matsu Shibasaki (柴崎 マツ Shibasaki Matsu?)
Voiced by: Yoshino Ohtori
- Motoharu Shibasaki's wife. She is another anime-only character. After the death of her son, she fell into a long dream-like sleep state from the shock. Souseiseki and Suiseiseki were initially unable to wake her up, but they are successful after assistance from an unlikely source. She does not exist in the manga.
- Kazuki Shibasaki (柴崎 一樹 Shibasaki Kazuki?)
Voiced by: Megumi Matsumoto (Japanese), Barbara Goodson (English)
- The Shibasakis' deceased son. He is, like his parents, exclusive to the anime. He does not exist in the manga.
- Detective Kun Kun (くんくん探偵 Kunkun Tantei?)
Voiced by: Kyousei Tsukui (Japanese), David Keefir (English)
- A fictional doll character who stars in his own detective TV show, which is a parody of other detective anime. The dolls, especially Shinku, and, humorously, Souseiseki, are fans of the show. In both the anime and manga, Jun has pointed out the ridiculousness of dolls watching a show starring a doll. Kun Kun's name is derived from the Japanese onomatopoeia for sniffing and is fitting for his character, an anthropomorphic dog detective.
- Yamamoto-kun (山本君 Yamamotokun?)
Voiced by: Junji Majima (Japanese), Jason C. Miller (English)
- A boy in Nori's class who is continually trying to confess his love to her, only to be interrupted by wild coincidences or unfortunate happenings, many of which are unintentionally caused by the dolls, and most often by Suiseiseki. He possibly only serves as a comic relief. Nori is blissfully unaware of his romantic interest. He appears only in the anime.
- Sara (サラ Sarah?)
Voiced by: Asami Sanada
- Shinku's previous medium, who only appears in Rozen Maiden öuverture. She lives in 19th-century London and is aware of the Alice Game. Despite living in a high-class society, Sarah is very independent and spunky, against her parents' wishes. Her parents are unaware of Shinku and the other Rozen Maidens. Sarah questions Shinku's choice to keep the broken Suigintou around, since Shinku would need to defeat her as well to win the Alice Game.
[edit] Manga-only characters
The following characters appeared only in the manga, and neither they nor their storylines appear in any season of the anime:
- Mr. Umeoka (梅岡 Umeoka?) is Jun's teacher. He visits the Sakurada home to provide encouragement to Jun and persuade him to return to school. Instead of making him want to come, it does the opposite for Jun.
- Yuna Kuwata (桑田 由奈 Kuwata Yuna?) is voted the beauty of Jun's class. Jun secretly designs a princess dress for her. Jun had not intended to make his design public, but he accidentally turns it into his teacher with his homework. The design is eventually displayed to the whole school and Jun is revealed as the designer, causing him such severe embarrassment that he vomits in front of everyone at the assembly where this occurs. This is the event that causes Jun's withdrawal from school and society.
- Kazuha Yuibishi (結菱 一葉 Yuibishi Kazuha?) is Souseiseki's wealthy Master, and he lives in a place called Barayashiki (薔薇屋敷), whose name translated into English means "The House of Rose."
- Futaba Yuibishi (結菱 二葉 Yuibishi Futaba?) is Kazuha's younger twin brother. He died in a shipwreck in 1957 while eloping.
- Corinne Fosset (コリンヌ・フォッセー Korinnu Fossē?) is a former Master of Hinaichigo's, before Tomoe. Corrine unwillingly abandoned Hinaichigo in her case when her family was forced into fleeing from their home in an attempt to evade a war. Her dying wish was for her granddaughter, Odille, to find Hinaichigo and bring her back to France.
- Odille Fosset (オディール・フォッセー Odīru Fossē?) is Corinne's granddaughter. She moved from France to Japan to fulfill her grandmother's dying wish--to find Hinaichigo, the doll that Corrine had unwillingly abandoned years ago. Odille came to the Sakurada household claiming to be Hinaichigo's Master since she received a rose ring from a white clothed doll in a dream, believing it to be her grandmother's old contract ring to Hinaichigo. Kirakishou forces Odille's physical body into a vegetative state and traps her mind in a dream world similar to the one Hinaichigo trapped Tomoe in. There, she is accompanied by an illusion of Hinaichigo asking her to stay, and play with her forever. It is later revealed in Volume 8 that she is indeed Kirakishou's ring-bearer and Master.
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