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O-Parts Hunter
The cover of vol.1
666 ～サタン～ (666 Satan)
Genre	Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Manga
Author	Seishi Kishimoto
Publisher	Enix, Square Enix
English publisher	VIZ Media
Other publishers: Kurokawa J-Pop Manga
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Monthly Shōnen Gangan
Original run	2001 – 2008
Volumes	19 (List of volumes)
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O-Parts Hunter, known as 666 Satan (666 ～サタン～, Roku-Roku-Roku Satan^?) in Japan, is a Japanese manga series published by Enix (later Square Enix) under its Monthly Shōnen Gangan imprint, and created by Seishi Kishimoto, the author of Blazer Drive, and the younger twin brother of Masashi Kishimoto, creator of the highly popular manga series Naruto. The series draws heavily on Kabbalistic traditions and Judeo-Christian demonology for its plot, and less so on Japanese folklore. It is licensed for an English language release by Viz Media, which released it under the title to O-Parts Hunter.^[1].

[edit] Plot

Ruby Crescent is an ordinary girl. Her life is changed dramatically when her father dies and she becomes a treasure hunter as he was. Her objective is to find O-Parts: magical items hidden in ruins which grant people superhuman powers and can only be used by an O.P.T. (O-Part Tactician), Angel, or Devil. She soon meets a mysterious boy named Jio who, due to having a dark, lonely past, seeks to conquer the world. Jio is hostile to her at first, but ends up traveling with Ruby as her bodyguard. When Ruby is attacked by an O.P.T. claiming to be Satan, Jio rushes to her rescue and a battle occurs. Initially they are on the losing side, but Jio releases his true power and is revealed to be not only an O.P.T., but the real Satan. Thus, the two continue to travel together in hopes of unlocking their pasts.

[edit] Characters

Post-time skip, the characters can be divided into three major factions:

[edit] Crew of the Ophan

The main protagonists of the series. They are stuck in the middle of the fight between the Stea Republic and the Zenom Organization because several members of the group are Sephiroths, and that each group is searching for the legendary O-Parts.

Crew of the Ophan before final battles (From left to right: Cross, Amidaba, Zero (directly behind Ruby), Ruby, Jio, Ball, Jojomaru (on Ball's shoulder), Mei, Jajamaru (behind Mei), Kirin (Excluding Jin, Ponzu, Futomomotarou, and Spika)

Consists of:

• Jio Freed
• Ruby Crescent
• Ball
• Cross Biancina
• Kirin
• Amidaba
• Zero
• Mei
• Jin
• Futomomotarou
• Spika
• Ponzu

[edit] Stea Republic

Stea Republic Logo

One of the two main antagonists of the series, they are the corrupt government who is led by Amaterasu Miko.

Consists of:

• Amaterasu Miko
• Dofuwa Longess
• Mishima Kagesuge
• Ponzu
• Tsubame

[edit] Zenom Organization

An 'underground' organization with the goal of getting rid of the Stea Republic, they are led by Jack Crescent.

Consists of:

Commander in Chief

• Jack Crescent

The Four Guardians

• Kujaku
• Rock
• Spika
• Mr. Franken

Chief Executives

• Baku

Senior Member

• Elga
• Shuri

Lower Member

• Wise Yuri

Combat Captains

• Museshi

[edit] Angels and Demons

Throughout the entire O-Parts Hunter universe, there are creatures named after angels and demons that are sealed within humans with amazing powers, all of which are being searched for by the Stea Republic (angels) and the Zenom Organization (demons) in order to awaken what is assumed to be a weapon within a Kabbalah and a reverse Kabbalah that are found on the North and South Pole respectively.

As of the beginning of the time-skip all but four Angels have yet to be inserted into the Kabbalah, those four being Metatron, Zadkiel, Samuel, and Sandalphon.

[edit] Angels

Angel	Number	Virtue	Symbol	Named After	Character	Status
Metatron	1	Crown		Metatron	Cross	Sealed
Raziel	2	Wisdom		Raziel		Sealed
Jophiel	3	Intellect		Jophiel		Sealed
Zadkiel	4	Mercy		Zadkiel	Zero	Sealed
Samael	5	Justice		Samael	Rock	Sealed
Michael	6	Beauty		Michael	Michael (Unknown name) Mysterious Youth (clone)	Original: Sealed Clone: Destroyed
Haniel	7	Eternity		Haniel		Sealed
Raphael	8	Glory		Raphael		Sealed
Gabriel	9	Foundation		Gabriel		Sealed
Sandalphon	10	Kingdom		Sandalphon	Ruby Lilly(clone)	Original: Sealed Clone: Destroyed

[edit] Demons

Demon	Number	Sin	Symbol	Named After	Character	Status
Lucifer (Satan)	1i	Atheism		Lucifer (Satan)	Jio	Destroyed (Absorbed by Jio) Satan is the only recipe that was once a person
Beelzebub	2i	Ignorance		Beelzebub	Ikaros	Sealed
Lucifuge	3i	Disinclination		Lucifuge	Yuria (Nucleus Removed)	Sealed
Astaroth	4i	Oblivion		Astaroth	Rhinoceros-Golem-like creature	Sealed
Asmodeus	5i	Cruelty		Asmodai	Jack Crescent	Sealed
Belphegor	6i	Ugliness		Belphegor	Jack Crescent	Sealed
Baal	7i	Lust		Baal	Beetle-like creature	Sealed
Adramelech	8i	Avarice		Adramelech	Kujaku (Nucleus Removed)	Sealed
Lilith	9i	Chaos		Lilith	Ponzu(Nucleus Removed)	Sealed
Naamah	10i	Materialism		Naamah	Whale-like creature	Sealed

[edit] O-Parts

O-Parts, named after out-of-place artifacts (OOParts), are ancient relics found throughout the world of O-Parts Hunter, primarily used as weapons or forms of transportation. The people who are able to use O-Parts are known as O.P.T. (O-Part Tacticians), who are able to release their "spirit energy" and focus it into the O-Part, which it then absorbs and uses as fuel to activate a special effect or ability, usually of a fantastic nature.

[edit] Manga

The series ended with 76 chapters separated into 19 published volumes. The manga itself was published by Square Enix under its Monthly Shōnen Gangan.

Story arc 1 starts from issue 1 to 24
Story arc 2 starts from 25 to 53 (aka Rock Bird Event)
Story arc 3 goes from 54 to 76

[edit] Reception

A. E. Sparrow of IGN titled the header for his review of the series as "Naruto is in its blood." Sparrow said that one reads the series when "you feel you've outgrown Naruto and want to find something with a bit more to it."^[2]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• O-Parts Hunter (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia