Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar

Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar
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異世界の聖機師物語
Genre	Action, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Mecha, Harem
Original video animation
Directed by	Masaki Kajishima (original creator) Koji Yoshikawa
Produced by	Shoji Ohta Yasuo Ueda Yoshiyuki Matsuzaki
Written by	Hideki Shirane
Music by	Akifumi Tada
Studio	AIC Spirits BeSTACK
Released	March 20, 2009 – March 19, 2010
Runtime	51 minutes (ep.1) 45 minutes (ep. 2–13)
Episodes	13
Light novel
Written by	Masaki Kajishima
Illustrated by	Atsushi Wada
Published by	Fujimi Shobo
Demographic	Male
Published	August 20, 2009
Manga
Written by	Masaki Kajishima
Illustrated by	Bau
Published by	Ichijinsha
Magazine	Comic REX
Demographic	Shōnen
Published	June 9, 2010
Volumes	2

Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari (異世界の聖機師物語, lit. "The Tale of the Holy Machine Wielder from Another World") is an OVA anime series that is a spin-off of the Tenchi Muyo! series created by Masaki Kajishima. Produced by AIC Spirits and BeSTACK, the series aired thirteen episodes on pay-per-view network Animax between March 20, 2009 and March 19, 2010. It chronicles the story of a young boy named Kenshi Masaki, who is summoned to the world of Geminar. The story shares some character names and general terms from the anime Photon, another series created by Masaki Kajishima.

The anime is part of the Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki continuity, taking place 15 years after the events of Tenchi Muyo! GXP.

Plot

Kenshi Masaki is a 15 year-old boy that unwillingly traveled from his home on Earth to the alternate world of Geminar. In Geminar, the countries wage wars using Seikijin, humanoid weapons that were originally discovered within ancient ruins. After being tricked by a mysterious organization into participating in an attempt to assassinate Lashara Earth XXVIII, the young princess of the Shitoreiyu Empire, he ends up captured after he chooses not to kill her. When Lashara hears the truth, she decides to help.

Disguised as her servant, Kenshi moves with her to the Holy Land, a virtually impregnable fortress that serves as an academy to train Seikijin pilots. With his kindness, tenacity, and skills that vary from carpenting to advanced techniques of survival, Kenshi eventually becomes a celebrity in the academy, becoming the object of affection of many female students and making some of the male students envious. However, the same organization who deceived Kenshi is secretly working inside the academy, and a worldwide conflict is about to begin.

Countries

Shitoreiyu Empire (シトレイユ皇国, Shitoreiyu-kōkoku)

The home country of Lashara and Chiaia prior to moving to the Holy Land. Shitoreiyu lacks some technological advances, as quoted by Maria, so it relies on using the technologies of other countries such as Havoniwa. It is also the place where the Seikishin and Doll were unearthed. Shitoreiyu's past ruler was Koyo Earth, Lashara's father, but after the latter died, Lashara became his successor. However, Lashara slowly loses her position of power to Babalun after his promotion to Prime Minister.

Holy Land (聖地, Seichi)

An impregnable fortress made in the image of the Choushin goddess. It is also home to Holy Land Academy (聖地学院, Seichi-gaku), a special school where nobles and the wealthy train to become Seikishi. The Holy Land also holds the Holy Tournament (聖武会, Seibukai), a tournament where Seikishi from all over Geminar compete (Aura once stated that Flora was one of the champions). In the Holy Arena, pillars and Ena's Draft are placed as challenging obstacles for the most skilled Seikishi, though Kenshi is able to maneuver through them with ease. According to Lashara, winning the Holy Tournament is the greatest achievement for a Seikishi. It was later invaded and conquered by Babalun, who was after the Shield of Gaia that was buried underneath and Gaia itself, but was later reconquered following Babalun's defeat.

Havoniwa (ハヴォニワ国, Havoniwa-koku)

The homeland of Flora, Maria, and Yukine, and is one of the more technologically advanced countries in comparison to the others. In Havoniwa, there is a welcome ceremony in the form of a pillow fight, where the competitors are to pull the sashes off of their opponents' yukata and the last person standing wins. Their main defense is the Meteor Fall (メテオフォール, Meteo Fōru) a floating fortress that drops meteor-sized rocks to destroy their invaders. It is stated in the anime that the main city that was destroyed by Dagmyer's forces was actually it's governing area and there was little to no residents in the area so it was a small loss to Havoniwa. It also has an underground city in case their main city is destroyed. Havoniwa's capital was destroyed by Doll, but its people managed to find refuge in the underground city.

Shurifon Kingdom (シュリフォン王国, Shurifon-Ōkoku)

The nature-affiliated home of the Dark Elves (ダークエルフ, Dāku Erufu), who have dark skin, silvery-white hair, and blue eyes much like Aura's. Also like Aura, their personalities shift based on the time of day, which is described by others as their "weak periods". In Shurifon, there is a rare mushroom that can be sold for a huge fortune (Kenshi found four during the series' run) and it is often used as a gourmet ingredient in the royal courts. Also in Shurifon, there is an event called the Pot-Dish Battle, where the contestants find ingredients to make a dish. The winner is determined by a judge and the person with the most delicious dish wins. Shurifon was the first of the countries to be destroyed by Dagmyer's forces. It is later revealed by Naua that Shurifon's people were brought to Geminar by the Senshi Civilization in ancient times to pilot the Seikishin.

Church (教会)

The main overseers of Geminar. They are the remnants of the Senshi civilization and are well-aware of the dangers of Seikijin. They tried to prevent the introduction of Seikijin into the current world but had no choice once the Seikishin was unearthed in the Shitoreiyu Empire. To prevent the occurrence of an arms race of the kind that destroyed the Senshi civilization, the Church decided to allot a fixed number of Seikijin and Seikishi to each country to maintain a balance. The Church was shown to have superior technology, such as teleport-pads, apart from monopolizing the construction and repair of Seikijin.

Senshi (戦士)

An ancient civilization on the world of Geminar. The Senshi civilization was world-wide and unified, with individual units such as cities and villages. Naua Furan explains that the Senshi civilization created the Seikijin, not for war, but for sports and other athletic competitions. Eventually, the Seikijin were used for gladiator-like fight events, and the Seikishi became an elite class. Massive technological advancements were made to the Seikijin as people tried to one-up their opponents. As the battles between Seikijin grew more fierce and the number of Seikishi fatalities increased, the expertise and fighting instincts of the Seikishi were downloaded onto crystals (called Core Crystals) and embedded into newer Seikishi to preserve them. Over time, the accumulation of fighting skills and bloodlust in the crystals caused the Seikijin to go on a rampage. These rampaging Seikijin (Holy Machine Men) were labelled as Seikishin (Holy Machine Gods) because of their overwhelming power. The human remnants managed to disable the Seikishin, but were too late to save their civilization, which had split into several groups as the people fled the Seikishin.

Characters

Main Characters

Kenshi Masaki (柾木 剣士, Masaki Kenshi)

Voiced by: Hiro Shimono

A 15 year-old, hardworking boy from Earth and the main protagonist of the series. He is the younger half-brother of Tenchi Masaki and can be classified as human, but in the previous stories, Tenchi's father was a distant descendant of Tenchi's grandfather, a Juraian, and we do not know his mother Reia's ancestry so it is difficult to tell how he is connected to them because of all the breeding with relatives. Just like his brother, Kenshi's kindness, strength, and courage has led most of the girls he befriends to become infatuated with him. He is an incredibly skilled swordsman (Mexiah claims that he's better than she is), master martial artist (capable of safely catching thrown knives in mid-flight), and is a one-man army inside of a Seikijin cockpit. It is later revealed that he was hypnotized by Washu prior to his journey so that as a child he would not give away that they were aliens to strangers, and exhibits characteristics of Ryo-Ohki when startled. Kenshi has a habit of collecting strange crystals from the hull of the Swan, as it reminds him of the same crystal-like structure from Ryo-Ohki's spaceship form when he was young and even has a necklace made from it (until Chiaia accidentally breaks the string and replaces it with a red string, which symbolizes love much to her chagrin).

Later on, he becomes captain/ruler of the Swan and declares it an independent nation, though he is no longer allowed to dig in its hull for crystals out of a unanimous vote from the others much to his dismay. He later obtains the Tenchi-ken (天地剣, lit. "Heaven and Earth Sword") from Yukine's home village, which is made out a gigantic stone used to worship the Goddesses. Due to its heavy weight, a special weight-inhibiting ring was installed by Wahanly in order for him to wield it. His Seikijin's unique white color implies that he may be the legendary "Seikishi of Light" (光の聖機士, Hikari no Seikishi) destined to save the world of Geminar. Throughout the anime, it is clear he has shown no clear signs of love interest to the women, although it is suggested he might have feelings for Yukine or Doll/Mexiah.

Part of the reason Kenshi may have been sent to Geminar is that on occasion while in his Seikijin, which unlike the others seems more organic, he sometimes goes into a berserker mode, causing his Seikijin to turn black and grow huge with more devastating power. It also matches a prophecy involving a white warrior and a black warrior who may save or destroy the world. Originally it was thought the black warrior was Doll, but after Kenshi transforms and manages to instill fear into his enemies with his power, it becomes clear that he is in fact both.

In the final episode of the series, he has shown the ability to generate Light-Hawk Wings like his brother Tenchi. One can assume from the first and last scene of the series that the Choushin (Washu, Tokimi, and Tsunami), or someone equally powerful, are the ones responsible for sending Kenshi to Geminar to deal with the threat of Gaia, or interfere with some actor that is behind Gaia.

His given name means "Swordsman", in reference to his swordfighting preference while piloting his Seikijin.

Lashara Earth XXVIII (ラシャラ・アース二十八世, Rashara Āsu Nījūhasei)

Voiced by: Madoka Yonezawa

Lashara is the 12 year-old ruler of the Shitoreiyu Empire. The sudden death of her father Koyo causes her to inherit the throne, but as the series begins she is traveling away to school in the Holy Land. However, she slowly loses her position of power to Babalun as the series progresses. When not busy with other tasks, she is usually seen busily adding up her finances with an abacus, as her kingdom is currently in debt. She takes Kenshi in as a servant after he fails to follow through on an attempt to assassinate her, and along with Chiaia she kept Kenshi's identity a secret until he showed his capabilities in battle. Lashara is the niece of Flora. It is hinted that she is most likely in love with Kenshi, but given her circumstances, she is not allowed to show such feelings to others. She shows a bit of curiosity towards the opposite sex, as shown in episodes 2 and 3 where she is shown to be a little perverted about Kenshi. Despite her mature-like behavior, she claims that she acts this way because of her upbringing and former education, not because she was like that initially. Her personal vessel is the Swan (スワン, Suwan). From episode 10 onwards, there are clear signs of love for Kenshi, especially when she breaks down into tears and pleads not to leave her side. Her name is a reference to Lashara Moon and Photon Earth from Kajishima's earlier work, Photon. She also uses Kenshi as a combination work horse and a way to tie other rich people to her in various ways.

Chiaia Furan (キャイア・フラン, Kyaia Furan)

Voiced by: Natsuko Kuwatani

Chiaia is Lashara's personal escort and bodyguard, charged with protecting her life at all costs. She also attends Holy Land Academy to complete her Seikishi training, and officially becomes a Seikishi at the end of episode 2. She is very skilled at combat, being able to imitate Kenshi's unusual Seikijin fighting style after only seeing it once. She has a crush on her childhood friend Dagmyer, which causes her to ignore clues regarding his schemes until it's too late. She frequently gets upset with both Kenshi (due to his cluelessness) and Lashara (due to her seemingly-reckless schemes), and Chiaia's temper is one of the few things that Lashara seems to be wary of. While not happy about it, she agrees to go along with Lashara's scheme to hide the fact that Kenshi is the Seikijin pilot that tried to kill her. Her Seikijin is pink and red with a fox-like tail equipped with a longsword. She realises she might have feelings for Kenshi when she sees the pendant with the red thread she made. Another instance is when she was ordered by Dagmyer to kill Kenshi, but could not bring herself to do so when Kenshi apologizes to her in his sleep.

Maria Nanadan (マリア・ナナダン)

Voiced by: Momoko Saito

Maria is the young princess from the country of Havoniwa currently attending Holy Land Academy along with Lashara. She and Lashara are cousins, but they are not fond of each other and attempt to engage in constant one-upmanship. She is very close to her servant Yukine, and is rarely seen without her. Maria is the daughter of Flora, and along with Lashara is frequently embarrassed by her mother's antics. She supports Yukine into having Kenshi fall for her, and has recently shown that she too has feelings for him. Her mother has also shown love for Kenshi, even to go as far as making Maria, Aura and Kenshi engaged. Her family name is a reference to Sir Papacharino Nanadan from Kajishima's earlier work Photon.

Yukine Mare (ユキネ・メア, Yukine Mea)

Voiced by: Mie Sonozaki

Yukine is the quiet, shy, and faithful personal servant of Maria, with her quiet and shy demeanor hiding a very talented skillset. Yukine acts as Maria's primary information-gatherer, and the two of them are able to figure out that Kenshi is the Seikijin pilot that attacked Lashara. There is a clear mutual attraction between Kenshi and Yukine, and merely being in close proximity to each other can cause their cheeks to color. She is from a clan that protects a temple dedicated to the Choushin and even lets Kenshi compress it into a sword. Her Seikijin is a mixture of light colors with moth antennae and a mane armed with a railgun and jets that allows her to travel at supersonic speeds.

Wahanly Shume (ワウアンリー・シュメ, Wauanrī Shume)

Voiced by: Rie Nakagawa

Also known as "Wahan", she is a good friend of Lashara, a brilliant inventor, and a genius when it comes to heavy artillery and gunpowder (ironically, she can't seem to hit her targets, though she gradually improves throughout the series). While she may appear to be a 15 year-old girl, her actual age is 97 due to difference in time flow at the Barrier Workshop, where she lived prior to moving to the Swan with the others. She later invented the Kikkoujin, a steam-powered mechanoid resembling an Uchikoma with greater maneuverability than what a Seikijin would provide. Her Seikijin is brown with bull's horns made for heavy combat. Like Lashara and Chiaia, she has feelings for Kenshi, although she usually wants to use her machines on him.

Lithia Po Chiina (リチア・ポ・チーナ, Richia Po Chīna)

Voiced by: Kana Ōmura

Lithia is the granddaughter of the Pope of Geminar and president of the Academy's student council. She is a bitter and sarcastic woman who often thinks of Kenshi as a "wild animal", and after the massage that was given to her (courtesy of Mexiah), she referred to him as that ever since. She suffers from extreme stress from the intense amount of work she has, and tends to pass out when she's overworked. However, she begins to feel more relaxed after Kenshi gave her energy-increasing tea, though her sarcastic nature still remains. She also seems to fear Morga, the former student council president because she does not work well with others and she is also a lunatic. Only in the last few episodes, although she still refers to Kenshi as a "wild animal", it is shown that she gets flustered around hinting she may also have feelings for him.

Aura Shurifon (アウラ・シュリフォン)

Voiced by: Junko Noda

The Dark Elf Princess of Shurifon and a member of the Junrei Guard. While she initially shows a very serious and sober personality, it is later revealed that her personality shifts based on the time of day. At certain times-such as in the early morning-she has a much more innocent and girlish personality. The reason for this is because her kind were summoned by the ancients, and her time of weakness shows that her people have not yet fully stabilized in this world. Initially she admires Kenshi's wilderness skills, but grows to develop a romantic interest in him, even to go as far as to kiss him and then confess (even her own father suggests she should marry him). When not dealing with school-related tasks, she is nearly always accompanied by two male retainers. Her Seikijin is green and brown armed with a crossbow, and has the ability to generate the Dark Elf Field, a powerful force field that can repel any enemy that comes in range. However, using the field is extremely taxing on the user's body.

Holy Land Academy students and faculty

Headmistress (学院長, Gakuinchō)

Voiced by: Yumiko Akaike

The director of Holy Land Academy and chief administrator of the Holy Land.

Hannah (ハンナ, Hanna)

Voiced by: Erika Sudo

A muscular woman who runs the underground operations of the Academy.

Georgie (ジョジィ, Jojyi)

Voiced by: Tiaki Kanō

One of Hannah's assistants, in charge of Laundry and Room Service at the Academy.

Yeliss (イエリス, Ierisu), Bwoole (ブール, Būru), Gryino (グリノ, Gurino), and Wreda (レダ, Reda)

Voiced by: Aki Unone (Yeliss), Yumiko Akaike (Bwoole), Ayano Ishikawa (Gryino), Eri Taruta (Wreda)

A quartet of students at Holy Land Academy, each having a crush on Kenshi. Each of the girls is named after a color, represented by their hair color and the Seikijin they pilot; Yeliss is named after the color yellow, Bwoole after the color blue, Gryino after the color green, and Wreda after the color red. Out of the four, Wreda appears to be the de facto leader of the group.

Lapis Lars (ラピス・ラーズ, Rapisu Rāzu)

Voiced by: Hiromi Konno

A student of the Academy and Lithia's assistant. It is shown that she has feelings for Kenshi.

Cliff Cleeze (クリフ・クリーズ, Kurifu Kurīzu)

Voiced by: Kenji Takahashi

Alan (アラン, Aran)

Voiced by: Takayuki Sasada

Neil (ニール, Nīru)

Voiced by: Hiroshi Miyazaki

Ceres Tyte (セレス・タイト, Seresu Taito)

Voiced by: Takayuki Sasada

An Academy student who is in the same class as Kenshi. He is also a Seikishi like Kenshi, but unlike most Seikishi who are born in nobility, he was born into a common family, which is highly unlikely for him. He is in love with a young girl named Hazuki (ハヅキ, Voiced by: Ayano Ishikawa), but because of his Seikishi status, he cannot be seen with her as male Seikishi are forbidden to have relationships with commoners. He was later forced to kill Kenshi against his will when Lan and the bandits hold Hazuki hostage, using a bomb installed on his Seikijin's back to take him out. After the failed attempt, he and Hazuki later join Kenshi onboard the Swan following the events of "Barrier Workshop".

Morga (モルガ, Moruga)

Voiced by: Rie Hosoya

The Student Council President before Lithia. She only makes a brief appearance in the anime, but it is hinted that she and Lithia are not on good terms. Morga was shown to be a strong-headed and reckless Seikishi who obliterates anything in her path, regardless of friend or foe. Her Seikijin is red and black, and she uses a pair of axes to fight. Lithia states that while Morga is a skilled fighter, she lacks the ability to work as a member of a team.

Antagonists

Doll (ドール, Dōru) / Mexiah Furan (メザイア・フラン, Mezaia Furan)

Voiced by: Mai Goto (Doll), Ayumi Tsunematsu (Mexiah)

Doll is one of the three artificial humans created by the Senshi Civilization with the purpose to defeat Gaia. After Gaia's defeat, it and Doll were sent underground with Doll's memory of the events erased. She was eventually unearthed and discovered by Naur as an infant with pink hair and was adopted as Mexiah Furan, who became Chiaia's older sister. As Mexiah, she is the martial arts instructor at Holy Land Academy who, unlike her serious sister is shockingly affectionate toward Kenshi.

Doll has little regard for the importance of life, shown when she laughs while trying to kill Aura during an early encounter. Despite this, she has an attraction to Kenshi that she believes is a remnant of when Mexiah's personality was dominant. When piloting her Seikijin, she can easily defeat any opponent except for Kenshi, the only one who can stand his ground against her. In the last episode, Doll realizes she loves Kenshi as does her other half Mexiah. Her Seikijin wields both a scythe, which doubles as a gun, and the Shield of Gaia (ガイアの盾を, Gaia no Tate), a massive and indestructible shield with a mouth capable of eating parts of her opponents, and its black color implies that she may be the legendary "Seikishi of Darkness" (闇の聖機士, Yami no Seikishi) destined to destroy the world and Kenshi's nemesis. As Mexiah, her Seikijin is lavender with a pink lion's mane armed with a launcher.

Doll bears a close resemblance to the character Neju Na Melmas from Tenchi Muyo! GXP and the character D from Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure in terms of appearance (they all share a child-like appearance) and hair color (green).

Dagmyer Mest (ダグマイア・メスト, Dagumaia Mesuto)

Voiced by: Takuya Sato

The hot-blooded son of Babalun, Chiaia's childhood friend, and a student of Holy Land Academy. He manipulated Kenshi into assassinating Lashara in episode 1, and is also responsible for recruiting some of the Academy's students for the invasion of the Holy Land. His Seikijin is blue and gold with a sword that can fire energy blasts from the tip and hilt and a shield as its weapons. He becomes traumatized after witnessing the berserker state of Kenshi's Seikijin and seeing one of his own comrades fall in the process in episode 11, but eventually recovers in the episode following it. At the end, he finally acknowledges Kenshi's skill after he loses to him in a duel.

Ulyte Mest (ユライト・メスト, Yuraito Mesuto)

Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki

Ulyte is Dagmyer's uncle, Babalun's younger brother, and one of the most popular instructors within the Academy. He seems to have a different intent for invading the Holy Land than his older brother. It is later revealed that he is an entity created by one of the Core Crystals, which later merged with Leia.

Babalun Mest (ババルン・メスト, Babarun Mesuto)

Voiced by: Hiroki Yasumoto

The chancellor (later Prime Minister) of the Shitoreiyu empire, Dagmyer's father, Ulyte's older brother, and the main antagonist of the series. He is the one who planned the invasion of the Holy Land so he could obtain the Seikishin Gaia and the Shield of Gaia within. It is later learned by the Church that Babalun wants not only Shitoreiyu and the Holy Land, but Havoniwa, Shurifon, and possibly the entire world of Geminar to himself. He later merged with Gaia to defeat Kenshi, only to meet his end by him and Ulyte, where it was later revealed that he is an entity created from one of the Core Crystals. A fragment of his Core Crystal was soon picked up by Dagmyer following his defeat. His personal war vessel is called the Babel (バベル, Baberu), named and modeled after the Tower of Babel with an array of cannons equipped on its hull.

Cordyline (コルディネ, Korudine) and Lan (ラン, Ran)

Voiced by: Akina Abe (Cordyline), Rie Kugimiya (Lan)

The mother/daughter leaders of a group of bandits. Cordyline is a 38 year-old ronin Seikishi who went rogue because of her short operational limits when piloting a Seikijin. Her daughter Lan is a sarcastic and rebellious teenager who takes her job seriously, though she's not as serious as her mother. Originally planning to kidnap Ceres and Dagmyer in Havoniwa, they and the rest of the bandits were later recruited by Dagmyer to participate in the invasion of the Holy Land, Cordyline becoming Daagmyer's lover. Cordyline was later killed when the Meteor Fall in Havoniwa collapsed with one of its supports taken down, leaving her daughter to take command. Cordyline pilots a purple Seikijin with a battle axe as its weapon. Lan is seen at the end of the series going after Dagmyer attempting to kill him, only to meet her end by Emera.

Emera (エメラ)

Voiced by: Hyo-sei

Dagmyer's right-hand man and a student of Holy Land Academy. She has feelings for Dagmyer and appears to be more skilled than he is, as she managed to save him from some falling rubble while Kenshi (with Mexiah in his arms) was escaping from Wahanly's Kikkoujin prototype with Lithia, Aura, Chiaia, Maria, and Yukine on board, and again from near-death during Kenshi's rampage in his Seikijin. She later begins to show feelings of concern towards Dagmyer as the show progresses. She regards Kenshi as someone who is kind and thankful to him to help Dagmyer change his ways at the end. At the end she kills Lan who attempted to kill Dagmyer. Her Seikijin is red and pink equipped with a gunblade.

Other characters

Maya (マーヤ, Māya), Angela (アンジェラ, Anjera), and Vanessa (ヴァネッサ)

Voiced by: Eri Taruta (Maya), Ayano Ishikawa (Angela), Aki Unone (Vanessa)

Lashara's attendants, with Maya being the oldest and most mature of the three. Angela and Vanessa may have a crush on Kenshi as they both admit that he's cute. They also serve as part of the Swan's crew.

Leia Second (レイア・セカンド, Reia Sekando) / Neizai One (ネイザイ・ワン, Neizai Wan)

Voiced by: Akina Abe (Leia), Ayumi Tsunematsu (Neizai)

A member of the Church whose alter ego is Neizai One, a mysterious masked woman working under Ulyte's wing with an unknown agenda. She briefly joined Lashara's platoon after the Head Church's headquarters was destroyed by Doll, but she later shows her true colors at the Barrier Workshop while holding a mysterious object in her hands. Her Seikijin is grey with a cape and a mask with active camouflage armed with a large sniper rifle.

Flora Nanadan (フローラ・ナナダン, Furōra Nanadan)

Voiced by: Miyu Matsuki

The Queen of Havoniwa, Maria's mother and Lashara's aunt. While she may appear polite and modest at first glance, she is in reality a hedonistic woman. This causes Maria and Lashara to be frequently embarrassed by her antics. At one point, they attempted to get retribution by use Kenshi's hypnotized state on her, in which he gives massages that can cause intense orgasms, sometimes hours or days after they are delivered, causing the young girls deep embarrassment since even a slight touch after the massage will cause them to have more intense orgasms. But, to Lashara and Maria shock, it backfired when they realized that the queen liked it... liked it a lot! Afterwards, Flora developed a large (clingy) crush on Kenshi, mostly do to his massage. Flora is also shown to be a great pilot when she tested Wahanly's Kikkoujin in the forest. She later defends the Holy Land in the invasion plotted by Babalun, with a train equipped with two cannons in each cart and a giant cannon hidden in the engine. She had no idea that Kenshi was a Seikishi, but when she found out, she decided to blow up the front cart when the Swan was passing by from enemies during the Holy Land's invasion. This only increased her love for Kenshi, even more as to have some "one on one" time with him, to Lashara and Maria's dismay.

Naua Furan (ナウア・フラン)

Voiced by: Kenji Takahashi

Naua is Chiaia's father and a member of the Barrier Workshop. He was the one who found the Seikishin and Doll in the ruins of what once was a highly advanced civilization prior to Chiaia's birth. Upon finding Doll in the ruins, he adopted her as Mexiah, who would later be Chiaia's adoptive sister. When Kenshi and the rest of the Swan's crew come to visit, he reveals the history of the Senshi Civilization, the Seikishin Gaia, and how Doll came to being. He and his team get the results to show that Kenshi is the legendary warrior and the third artificial human (with a few enhancements).

King Shurifon (シュリフォン王, Shurifon Ō)

Voiced by: Kenji Takahashi

Aura's father and the ruler of Shurifon, as well as the kingdom's strongest Seikishi. He challenges Kenshi to race to see if he is truly capable of leading his men to battle. After he loses greatly to Kenshi's ability, he arranged for Kenshi to marry Aura, to her delight. Later, when the king and Flora come on the Swan, they arrange that Kenshi marry both Aura and Maria, in an effort to unite the 3 kingdoms.

Pope (教皇)

Voiced by: Shingo Saitō

The leader of the Church and Lithia's grandfather, with his first name being Gen. He is a very understanding and kind person who tries to find the best solution which does not lead to war. He has shown great consideration towards Kenshi not only as a pilot but the man who looked after his granddaughter when she collapses. It is hinted that he knows Lithia has feelings for Kenshi.

Elder (長老)

Voiced by: Kenji Takahashi

The leader of Yukine's home village in Havoniwa.

Terminology

Seikishi (聖機師, lit. Holy Machine Wielders)

Seikishi are the guardians of the Holy Land and the only people qualified to pilot Seikijin. Most of the Seikishi are predominantly female, though there are some male Seikishi (such as Dagmyer and Ceres) and they're considered rare in numbers. Female Seikishi have the freedom of marriage and relationships if they fulfill their duties, which is to produce more Seikishi breeds. Male Seikishi, however, cannot due to their scarcity. A Seikishi who can repair Seikijin using Ahou (like Mexiah, for example) is called a Seieishi (聖衛士). To obtain this ability, a Seikishi has to be baptized by the Church. Unemployed Seikishi, like Cordyline, are called ronin Seikishi. Some female Seikishi wear unique tight-fitting (and sometimes revealing) bodysuits underneath their clothing that protects them from the Ahou emitted in the Seikijin's cockpit and the Doukatchu.

The main factor that distinguishes a Seikishi from a regular human is their ability to endure proximity to Ahou energy, which is used to power the Seikijin. Ulyte explains that, while fighting skill can be enhanced through training, a Seikishi's level of endurance is something they are born with, and therefore cannot be changed. Seiskishi are limited by the amount of time they can endure an Ahou field, called the operational limit. Seikishi cannot pilot a Seikijin for longer than their operational limit.

Seikishin (聖機神, lit. Holy Machine God)

Ancient and powerful humanoid constructs that were built by an ancient race called the Senshi. Gaia (ガイア), the only surviving Seikishin, was unearthed intact (although immobile) by the Shitoreiyu Empire, and was mainly used as a decoration before the arrival of Kenshi triggered a response from it. It was revealed that the Senshi civilization was completely destroyed by Gaia.

Seikijin (聖機人, lit. Holy Machine Men)

Humanoid mecha that are powered by an energy source called Ahou. They usually reside in egg-like cocoons until they're activated. To enter a Seikijin, a Seikishi places his or her palm on the cocoon. After the palm is read, the Seikishi is then encased in a sphere as he or she travels to the chest cavity. As soon as a pilot in the cockpit activates it, the Seikijin breaks from the cocoon, which then forms the armor (and tail if the Seikishi is powerful) depending on who is in the Seikijin. Normal people cannot be taken inside the cockpit due to the high amount of Ahou radiated inside.

A weakness for Seikijin is due to their human anatomy, they are vulnerable to pressure points, which was demonstrated when Kenshi paralyzed Cordyline's Seikijin using one of Wahanly's Kikkoujin. Another weakness is that if the pilot passes their operational limits or if one of the energy reactors (the rings on a Seikijin's back and forearms) either break or go out of control, the Seikijin will revert to its cocoon form. According to Aura, Seikijin are a cost-effective alternative to raising armies or building heavy artillery to defend their homelands. To repair a damaged Seikijin using Ahou, a Seikishi has to undergo being baptized by the Church in order to repair them. Otherwise, the damaged Seikijin has to be sent to the Church directly for repairs. To maintain the balance of power in each country, the Church can only supply a certain number of Seikijin to each country to prevent further power struggles.

Doukatchu (動甲冑, Dōkatchū, lit. Moving Armor)

Suits of Ahou-powered armor that Seikishi-in-training use to train. When it is hit, the site of impact turns red and it affects the armor's movement based on the damage received. They are later modified by Wahanly to run on steam power for a limited time (only 30 minutes) should the cord supplying the Ahou be removed.

Kikkoujin (機工人, Kikkōjin) lit. Constructed Men

Four-legged mechanoids resembling Uchikomas that are powered by steam instead of Ahou. Invented by Wahanly, Kikkoujin provide much greater manuverability than what a Seikijin provides and can be equipped with various gunpowder weapons, though it will hamper its high manuverability. It is also proven to be more efficient than Seikijin without Ena's Draft. In episode 12, Lan and her group of bandits are seen with grey Kikkoujin attacking Chiaia and Aura while Kenshi is compressing the rock used to form the Tenchi-ken, most likely based on the plans Emera stole from Wahanly's workshop in episode 4.

Media

Anime

Main article: list of Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari episodes

The episodes, produced by AIC and BeSTACK, are directed by Koji Yoshikawa, written by Hideki Shirane, characters by Hajime Watanabe, music by Akifumi Tada, and produced by Shoji Ohta, Yasuo Ueda, and Yoshiyuki Matsuzaki, respectively. Thirteen episodes aired in Japan between March 20, 2009 and March 19, 2010 on Pay-Per-View television channel Animax. The episodes were later released on DVD and Blu-ray by VAP between May 22, 2009 and May 26, 2010. A Blu-ray box set was later released on May 18, 2011.

The opening theme for the series is "Follow Me" by Japanese-Canadian pop singer Seira Kagami featuring Sound Around, while the ending theme is "Destino" by Alchemy+. A maxi single for the opening theme was released by VAP on January 14, 2010.

Light novel

A light novel adaptation of the series written by Kajishima and illustrated by Atsushi Wada was released on August 20, 2009 by Fujimi Shobo under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint.

Manga

A one-shot manga adaptation illustrated by Bau was serialized on the June 2009 issue of Comic REX. Two volumes were released on June 9, 2010 by Ichijinsha. The manga follows a slightly different storyline from the anime, though its plot remains the same.

External links

1. Official website Template:Ja
2. Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia