Tasuki
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| Shun'u Kō | |
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| Fushigi Yūgi character | |
| Created by | Yuu Watase |
| Voiced by | Nobutoshi Canna (Japanese) Daran Norris as James Penrod (English) |
| Profile | |
| Aliases | Genrō |
| Age | 17 |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of birth | April 18 |
| Occupation | Bandit Leader |
| Title | Suzaku Seishi Tasuki |
| Known relatives | Parents and five elder sisters |
Tasuki (翼宿) is a character from the popular shōjo manga and anime series Fushigi Yūgi.
He at first is seen as frank, loud, and a potty mouth (and he usually is). He claims to hate all females (This is due to his family - five older sisters, alpha-male mother, and wimp father). He is a pyromaniac leader of the Mount Reikaku bandits. He is one of the main sources of comic relief but can be the most sentimental, which somehow, contradicts his personality. Beneath that rebellious, tough, bandit exterior, his sensitivity rests. He is also extremely quick and agile. He loves to joke around and just act like a goof-ball, especially with Nuriko and Tamahome, then later Chichiri. His preferred weapon is a metal harisen (fan) that can emit flames when he cries out "Rekka Shin'en" (or "Lekka Shien," depending on the translation). At the end of the series, he and Chichiri are the only (living) Suzaku seishi remaining in the Universe of the Four Gods.
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[edit] Statistics
- Japanese Real Name: Shun'u Kō (侯 俊宇 Kou Shun'u?)
- Chinese Real Name: Chun-Yu Hou (Chinese: 侯俊宇; pinyin: Hóu Jùn Yǔ)
- AKA: Genrō (幻狼 Genrou?), Huan-Lang (Chinese: 幻狼; pinyin: Huàn Láng)
- Character: "Wings", located on his right forearm
- Constellation: Crater
- Age: 17 in Fushigi Yuugi and the first OVA, 19 throughout the rest of the OVA, 29 in Eikoden
- Height: 178cm (5 feet, 10 inches)
- Bloodtype: B
- Hair Color: Red-orange
- Eye Color: Amber
- Birthplace: In the town of Tai-Tou, Ko prefecture (Koshu Taito), at the foot of Mt. Lige (Mount Reikaku) in the Hong-Nan Empire (Konan Empire)
- Weapon: The flame throwing Tessen; iron fan, later upgraded to diamond
- Hobbies: Drinking, Brawling, Picking Fights
- Seishi Powers: Super Human Speed (His tessen is not a Seishi Power, it is simply an Item of powerful magic handed down by the leaders of the Mount Reikkaku Bandits)
- Other Skills: Judo, Archery, Swordsmanship, use of Ofuda (temporarily)
[edit] Personality
Tasuki may have grown up physically, but tends to act like a child often. When the chief bandit (Hakurō) of Mount Reikaku took Tasuki under his wing, Tasuki found his calling. He started to improve his martial arts skills in order to be like - and carry on after - his mentor as the bandit leader.[1] He also learned (along with Kōji) the use of the iron fan which was changed during the first season into a diamond fan by Taiitskun as a reward, and after that only he could make it spew fire. He reluctantly left his close friend Koji as the bandit leader so he could help Miaka and the other seishi on their quests. Tasuki is straight forward, simple minded, and quick to pick a fight. Despite that, he is bound by chivalry, yet gets emotional easily. He unfortunately cannot cope with swimming; a few episodes show that Tasuki cannot swim. His usual excuse for it is because he's a "man of the mountains".
However in the Series 2 OVA, he saves Miaka from drowning by "swimming," that is he pushes along the bottom of the lake in water that only comes up to his arms. When Chichiri appears, Tasuki is startled into deeper water, where he instinctively began to tread water. Only when Chichiri points out that he cannot swim does he stop, resulting in his sinking. During the series, Tasuki's feelings for Miaka are purely brotherly, but in OVA 2, romantic feelings are shown. While under a spell to, in a sense, "bring out his evil inner wants", he nearly rapes her until Taka shows up. Tasuki tries to kill Taka, then suddenly yells "I won't betray my friends!" and tries to kill himself with his tessen to keep himself away from everyone so he wouldn't hurt them, thus ultimately blowing up the whole building. Tasuki would have died in the explosion (which was his intention) had Mitsukake not arrived to save him.
Tasuki's softer side manifests mostly in his relationship with Chiriko. Though it might seem unusual that someone as rough around the edges as Tasuki is would befriend a child, Tasuki is the baby in his family and is the only boy. Chiriko's age makes him the ideal canidate to become like Tasuki's younger brother, and likewise, Chiriko's looks up to Tasuki as an older brother. Chiriko strives to be a "manly man" like Tasuki is, so the two become an odd pair in the series.
Tasuki is also very sensitive about his friends. He will undoubtedly kill anyone who tries to harm them, put them in any danger, or make fun of them. Tasuki is also extremely sensitive when any of his friends die. Tasuki took everyone's deaths the hardest and took the longest to recover from their deaths.
[edit] Family
Aidō Kō (侯 愛朣 Kou Aidou?)
- The youngest of the five sisters and only one unmarried. She's a spit fire young woman, no more than five years older than Tasuki. She has a good throwing arm, as proven with a wooden log. Aidō can also be very polite around others, but snap back at her brother in an instant.[2]
Eimin, Rin'an, Fuyō, and Manka (茗明·吝安·芙陽·万香 Eimin, Rin'an, Fuyou, and Manka?)[3]
- Tasuki's other older sisters who have all been married off. Never-the-less, they still bullied him just like Aidō.
[edit] Relationship With Miaka
When Tasuki and Miaka first meet, he kidnaps her in order to regain his rightful place as the leader of the Mount Reikaku Bandits. Her reactions during this make him think of her as a "strange" girl. Throughout the series, Tasuki thinks of Miaka as a sister. However, his feelings for Miaka change when Tamahome,(under the influence of Seiryuu Celestial warrior Miboshi's kodoku) breaks her arm and heart. He almost died trying to fight off Tamahome but stops when Miaka pleaded him to. In the 2nd OAV episode 4, he is effected by the spell that brings out the inner evil. Tasuki attacks Taka (Tamahome) and takes Miaka to a nearby city and gives her food and liquor. Miaka becomes drunk, and Tasuki takes her to a room in the second floor of an inn. Tasuki nearly rapes her until Taka interrupts. During his "almost raping Miaka" moment, he says how he hates women, but not her (He says "But yer just Miaka" and "I am a man"). While the spell made caused him to take such actions, they were based on his own previously unspoken love for Miaka.
[edit] Tessen/Speed
This is not a seishi power at first, but after the first failed summoning of Suzaku, Taiitskun appears and gives everybody rewards. Tasuki comments on how his tessen ("iron fan") had been turned to diamond, but throughout the anime and manga, Tasuki's diamond harisen is still called a tessen. After that transformation, Taiitskun made it so that only Tasuki could use the tessen. Tasuki's true seishi power, however, is his speed. In fact, Tasuki was given the name Genrou ("Phantom Wolf") for his superhuman speed and for his wolfish like appearance: fangs, wild hair, beady eyes, and long legs.
[edit] The Second in Command
Kōji (攻児 Kouji?)
- Age: 19
- Title: Leader of the Mount Reikaku Bandits while Tasuki attends to business.
- Hobbies: Playing the part of both welcomer and entree when showing up on a scene (usually with a square dance with Tasuki)
- Voice Actor: Tomokazu Seki (Japanese)
Kōji is one of the most popular minor characters in the series. With a completely charming way of knocking on/answering doors, Kōji is the only member of the Mount Reikaku Bandits who doesn't dream of putting a finger on Miaka (or Hotohori and Nuriko, for that matter). He is two years older than Tasuki, and technically had seniority, but Tasuki's special rank as a Suzaku Celestial Warrior ensured the younger bandit the title of leader. Despite an initial dislike of Tasuki when the boy first joined the Mount Reikaku Bandits, the two grew close and Kōji had to admit a grudging respect for the whelp. When Tasuki leaves the bandits in order to fulfill his destiny, Kōji takes the leader position, as it was down to either him or Tasuki. During the war between Kutō and Kōnan, Kōji and his bandits offered to give assistance to Kōnan by agreeing to fight. After peace is restored to Kōnan, Tasuki returns to Mount Reikaku and resumes his position as leader from Kōji, though it is generally accepted that the pair shares the responsibility.
[edit] References
- ^ Genrō Den
- ^ Volume 14
- ^ Yuu Watase's and Megumi Nishizaki's Fushigi Yuugi Shuuiiden: Ore ga Onnagirai ni Natta Wake "Why I Became a Woman-Hater"
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