A character sheet for the manga/anime Kaze no Stigma.
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Main Characters
In General
- Freudian Trio: Kazuma is The Spock (calculating and collected, rarely driven by emotion), Ayano is The McCoy (impulsive and hotheaded, always acts only on strong emotion), and Ren is The Kirk (the emotionally balanced intermediary between the two extremes).
- Nice, Mean, and In-Between: Kazuma is a rude Anti-Hero, Ayano is an aggressive Tsundere yet can be nice to others besides Kazuma, and Ren is a very polite Nice Guy.
Kazuma Yagami
The male protagonist of the series.
Born as Kazuma Kannagi, he is a former member of the Kannagi household. He was banished from the family by his father and changed his name to Kazuma Yagami after being defeated by Ayano during the successor ceremony for "Enraiha", his family's sacred sword, due to his inability to use Enjutsu.
Four years later, at the age of twenty two, he returns to Japan as the most powerful master of Wind Magic to have ever existed, possessing god-like powers. As a "Fūjutsushi" (Wind Technique Practitioner), Kazuma's powers are extensive and he is by far the most powerful character in the series.
In the series, he tries to avenge Tsui Ling's death because he blames himself for not protecting her. Towards the end of the series, he become aware of the fact that he loves Ayano and vows to protect her.
- Anti-Hero: While he's mostly heroic at his core, Kazuma is very violent and tends to kill most of the antagonists (and severely injure many others along the way).
- Battle Couple: With Ayano. They're often forced by her father to team up during battle. Despite their differences, they work well together and their feelings for each other are obvious.
- Because You Were Nice to Me: Kazuma saves Misao because he was grateful that she saved him from some bullies when he was younger.
- Belligerent Sexual Tension: With Ayano. He likes to tease her for her reckless personality, causing her to yell at him and try to hit him (although Kazuma always dodges it). The attraction between them couldn't be more obvious.
- Big Brother Instinct: One of his most obvious redeeming qualities is his protectiveness towards his younger brother Ren. In the first arc, he only agrees to work with the Kannagi family because Ren was kidnapped, driving him to team up with Ayano and go save Ren.
- Black Sheep: He's an outcast of the Kannagi family due to his inability to use Enjutsu. He's even called this verbatim in the first episode.
- Blow You Away: He has a pact/contract with the spirit king of air, so he has a few more feats and tricks up his sleeve than other Wind Mages. Apart from being able to fly even while holding three people, Kazuma can also launch blasts of wind that act as blades and manipulate wind spirits to create a barrier, protecting his body from physical harm or reflecting light in order to camouflage himself.
- Bodyguard Crush: Ayano's father hires Kazuma as Ayano's bodyguard to keep the two together in hopes of pairing them off and Kazuma is actually smart enough to get what's happening. He does end up developing feelings for Ayano.
- Brutal Honesty: And Holy Mary, Mother of God, do we mean "Brutal"! He constantly makes harsh remarks about everything and everyone, particularly the Kannagis and their methods and, whether one likes it or not, a lot of what he says tends to have some truth to it.
- Bully Magnet: As a kid, he was regularly bullied and beaten up by other kids of the Kannagi clan due to his lack of fire magic.
- The Comically Serious: Most of Kazuma's humor comes from his deadpan reaction to Ayano's Tsundere antics.
- Cynicism Catalyst: Kazuma's failure to protect Tsui-Ling in the backstory led him to undergo Training from Hell and becoming a pretty brutal Anti-Hero.
- Deadpan Snarker: Kazuma has a very cold, sarcastic sense of humor. He's prone to snarking at people in general, but his favorite target is Ayano.
- Declaration of Protection: He promised Tsui-Ling to protect her, only to fail. He now has decided to protect Ayano.
- Disinherited Child: After he lost to Ayano in the duel that decided the Kannagi family successor, Kazuma was disinherited and cast away by his parents.
- Flight: Can use his wind powers as transportation.
- The Gadfly: One of the things he likes about Ayano is how easily she loses her temper. He loves causing Ayano trouble just to watch her entertaining reactions.
- Genre Savvy: He's well aware that his bodyguard job is nothing but a ploy of Juugo in order to get him and Ayano together to accomplish several of his goals (the main one being returning Kazuma to the family and being a full fledged Shipper on Deck). Genre Savvy or not, he still falls for her anyway, ending the anime in an introspective Declaration of Protection for Ayano.
- Glowing Eyes of Doom: When he reaches his full power, his eyes become "blue as the azure sky".
- Heartbroken Badass: He became the most powerful wind magic user there is, but he's still haunted by his failure to save his first girlfriend.
- Hey, You!: Played with. He calls Genma "Old Man", but this is less out of disrespect and more because he doesn't think calling him "Father" is appropriate. Genma, for his part, doesn't care, saying that Kazuma can call him whatever he likes.
- I Let Gwen Stacy Die: His failure to protect Tsui-Ling motivates him to awaken his true powers to protect those around him.
- Interrupted Suicide: Shortly after Tsui Ling's death, Kazuma attempted to commit suicide, but was saved at the last moment by a traveling Taoist sennin.
- Jerkass Has a Point: When the Fuga Clan is revealed to have been behind the murders of several Kannagis and have also kidnapped Ren, Kazuma states that the Kannagi family brought it upon themselves due to their derisive treatment against Wind-Magic Practioners and other non Fire-Practioners. Juugo agrees completely.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He's brutally honest, often demands money before he lifts a finger to help and always has a snarky comment ready at the expense of, well, pretty much everyone, but underneath his bad attitude, he's a good guy who cares about those close to him, mainly his younger brother Ren and his love interest Ayano.
- Kissing Cousins: He and Ayano are second cousins while forming the main couple of the series.
- Love Makes You Crazy: In the last arc of the anime, Kazuma meeting his dead girlfriend's murderer along with her clone causes him to briefly go insane and lose control of his powers. Ayano snaps him out of it.
- Mistaken for Murderer: He's lured back to Japan to set one of these up. A powerful Wind Mage is killing Kunnagis, and he's a powerful Wind Mage with a motive to do just that.
- Mouth To Mouth Force Feeding: Early on, he gives Ayano medicine via a kiss.
- My Greatest Failure: He has never forgiven himself for being unable to save his girlfriend Tsui-Ling from being used as a Human Sacrifice.
- Nigh-Invulnerable: Kazuma uses a magical shield that can block or deflect most attacks. Conventional weapons especially can't even scratch him.
- Noble Demon: He plays the part of mercenary, extorts gold out of fairies, and likes to mess with Ayano, but beneath it all, Kazuma's a good guy.
- Only in It for the Money: Given his personal resentment towards the entire clan, Kazuma only agrees to work for the Kannagi family because Ayano's father promises to pay him. He even charges for helping in his own younger brother's rescue.
- Opposites Attract: With Ayano. He's cool-headed, pragmatic and calculating, while she's impulsive, quick-tempered and overly emotional.
- Pet the Dog: He visits his father at the hospital and tells him to take care of himself.
- Power Stereotype Flip: Kazuma's stoic, collected and aloof personality is quite the opposite of what's usually expected from a user of the wind element.
- Rapidfire Fisticuffs: Kazuma usually fights using his powerful long-range magic but proves himself exceptionally capable in this tactic as well during his Pummel Duel with Genma at the resort.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: When Kazuma is under the influence of great rage, it activates his black wind state. In this state, his eyes are crimson red.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: The cool and calm Blue Oni to Ayano's hot-tempered and impulsive Red Oni.
- Self-Made Man: After he was banished from the Kannagi family, Kazuma was able to pave a way for himself and succeed at life, becoming a highly powerful wind mage.
- Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: The Manly Man to Ren's Sensitive Guy. Kazuma is rude and masculine, in contrast to the gentle and somewhat effeminate Ren.
- Shed the Family Name: After his father disowned him and threw him out of the Kannagi family, Kazuma changed his surname to Yagami.
- Shock and Awe: It has become apparent that he possibly has the ability to manipulate electricity (shown during episode 23 just before Ayano brings him back to his normal self using the crimson flame).
- Sibling Yin-Yang: With Ren. Kazuma is blunt, arrogant, selfish and apathetic, while his younger brother Ren is soft-spoken, humble, kind and caring.
- The Stoic: He doesn't show strong emotions most of the time. Although, any mention of his dead girlfriend makes his mask fall off.
- Sugar-and-Ice Personality: He's an aloof and unemotional man, but does have a soft spot for his little brother Ren and his love interest Ayano.
- Superpowered Evil Side: Subverted. If Ayano is correct in her analysis, he's actually less powerful in this state; a claim backed up by his attacks lacking their usual precision, has a lot more trouble with opponents he had previously Curb-Stomped, and an inability to access his full powers. Played straight in that he's basically a loose cannon and a danger to everyone around him like this.
- Take a Third Option: Whenever he's presented with a Sadistic Choice, he goes for the sacrifice-free choice that he made up himself.
- Tall, Dark, and Handsome: He's tall, dark-haired and very handsome. He also has a notable sarcastic streak.
- The Tease: He has lots of fun making flirtatious moves on Ayano just to make her go crazy from embarrassment. Some of his major teases include kissing her nose or neck, licking off the wine on her cheek, and slapping her butt.
- Telepathy: His evil side is seen using mind-reading powers.
- Took a Level in Badass: He went from a weakling kid who was ostracized by his clan for not being able to use fire magic to the most powerful wind magic user in the world thanks to having made a contract with the Spirit King of the Wind.
- Trauma Button: Just hearing about someone planning to perform a Human Sacrifice, especially with his little brother Ren, reminds him of his greatest failure to save his girlfriend from being sacrificed to a demon.
- Troubled, but Cute: Kazuma has very strong "sexy bad boy" vibes, but he also has a lot of issues from being ostracized by the Kannagi family and failing to save his girlfriend in the past.
- The Unapologetic: To the point that Kirika believes that he doesn't even know how to pronounce the word "Sorry."
- Unscrupulous Hero: Kazuma is a highly selfish and apathetic person in general, rarely doing heroism for reasons that don't have any self-interest. He also has no issues with killing anyone who makes themselves his enemy. Despite that, he will go to hell and back to protect his loved ones and will never allow innocent lives to be sacrificed. Toned downed significantly in the anime, to the point where he's more of a Pragmatic Hero.
- Worf Had the Flu: A justified version with Kazuma vs. Ayano late in the series. Kazuma's evil persona is sufficiently less powerful than his norm that Ayano (who usually can't hold a candle to him) is finally able to win a bout. Kazuma even lampshades this when he begins returning to his senses.
- You Taste Delicious: While Kazuma was pouring some fine wine, some of it splashed onto Ayano's face. The powerful wind mage decides not to let it go to waste and licks it off his partner's face.
Ayano Kannagi
Voiced by: Ayumi Fujimura (JP) and Cherami Leigh (EN)
The female protagonist of the series. Ayano is the successor to the Kannagi family's head. She holds Enraiha, the Kannagi's sacred sword, which she won by defeating Kazuma at the successor ceremony four years before the start of the story.
- Action Girl: She's a skilled fire magic user and swordswoman.
- All Girls Want Bad Boys: She's attracted to the aloof Anti-Hero Kazuma.
- Ancestral Weapon: Enraiha has been passed down to members of the Kannagi family for generations.
- Arrogant Kung-Fu Girl: Her pride for her family and heritage is often the fuel for her recklessness, as she believes her family name and force alone would allow her to beat anyone.
- Asskicking Leads to Leadership: Four years before the events of the series, Ayano defeated Kazuma in the Right of Inheritance Ceremony. With her victory, she was crowned the future head of the Kannagi family.
- Battle Couple: With Kazuma. They're often forced by her father to team up during battle. Despite their differences, they work well together and their feelings for each other are obvious.
- Belligerent Sexual Tension: With Kazuma. His rude attitude and constant teasing drive her nuts. She tries to pretend there's no way she's falling for such an irritating jerk, but anyone can see the attraction between them.
- But for Me, It Was Tuesday: Ayano defeated Kazuma with a single fire spell during the Inheritance Ceremony, which directly resulted in his parents disowning him. However, by the time Kazuma returns four years later, Ayano had forgotten all about him because their "fight" was so easy to her that she didn't find it worth remembering.
- Butt-Monkey: Ayano is a frequent victim of slapstick and Kazuma's teasing.
- Cannot Spit It Out: She just won't admit to anyone that she's attracted to Kazuma. Although, Kazuma is smart enough to tell how she feels.
- Clingy Jealous Girl: Ayano flies into a towering rage when she sees Kazuma with another woman.
- Clothing Damage: In the fight with the first Arc Villain, and again in the first fight against Catherine, Ayano's clothes get ripped up and her underwear is left in full view.
- Cool Big Sis: She acts as a caring older sister figure for her younger second cousin Ren.
- Curtains Match the Window: She has red eyes matching her red hair.
- Cute Little Fangs: Her fangs occasionally stick out when she's angry.
- Daddy's Girl: She deeply loves and respects her father. In the light novels, she gets called out on it by her friends.
- Elemental Hair Colors: Ayano has red hair and is a user of fire magic as it's her family's affinity. She also has Elemental Eye Colors with her red eyes since Curtains Match the Window.
- Elemental Personalities: Being a prime user of fire abilities, Ayano has a brash and short-tempered personality that easily associates her with the element. Lampshaded by Kazuma, who thinks the Enjutsu fire powers are a good fit for someone with a hot temper like Ayano.
- Fiery Redhead: Red hair for a hot-headed Tsundere. A perfect combination.
- Flaming Sword: She wields Enraiha, her family's sacred sword that she uses to channel her fire powers.
- Get A Hold Of Yourself Man: She snaps Kazuma out of his corrupted state in the last arc of the anime.
- Hair-Trigger Temper: She flies off the handle at the smallest provocation, making it too easy for Kazuma to annoy her endlessly.
- He Is Not My Boyfriend: She'll deny any insinuation that Kazuma is her boyfriend or that she wants that to be the case. She does a bad job trying to convince even herself that's true.
- Heroic BSoD: In the novels, after her friends shrink back from her in terror when she first demonstrates her power in front of them. She then gets enveloped by a puny slime monster that shouldn't have had a chance, and Kazuma has to bail her out and restore her confidence.
- Hime Cut: She has long hair with even bangs and sidetails, to signify her status as the successor of the Kannagi family.
- Hold the Line: In the first arc's Big Bad boss fight, she has to keep him back while Kazuma charges up for an attack. He lets her get knocked around a little before releasing it, of course.
- Hot-Blooded: Her personality is the definition of hotheaded. She's frequently yelling and jumping into action with fervor.
- Humble Pie: She gets knocked down a couple pegs in the first arc by Kazuma, who she could barely remember as "Guy I easily trounced during the successor ceremony." In fact, it works a little too well, to the point that she develops an Inferiority Superiority Complex.
- Hypocrite: Ayano frequently calls Kazuma an idiot, but between her frequent poor decisions and one-track mind and Kazuma's very obvious intelligence, it's pretty clear who the real idiot is.
- Idiot Hair: In one scene you can see Ayano putting a great deal of work into making sure she has one of these, including combing her hair a certain way and liberal amounts of hairspray.
- Idiot Hero: Ayano's definitely not the brightest bulb in the box, which both Kirika and Catherine call her out for in episode 22. Constantly jumping to conclusions, refusing to admit when she's wrong even when all the evidence points against her, charging blindly into fights and not even realising how jealous she acts over Kazuma does not suggest a great deal of intelligence.
- "I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight: With Kazuma in the last arc of the anime.
- Indirect Kiss: Ayano drinks Kazuma's coffee while he's battling a Pandemonium player. The blush on her face before she does this makes her intention clear. Kazuma just gets annoyed because he still wanted to drink it.
- Indy Ploy: She never plans her battles ahead, preferring to swing her Flaming Sword around and see how that goes.
- Inferiority Superiority Complex: As arrogant as she may act on the surface, the great gap between her power and Kazuma's is a massive blow to her self-esteem, which is especially shown when, after Kazuma promises to protect her, she takes it completely the wrong way and asks if he sees her as a helpless little girl who can't take care of herself.
- Intimate Healing: When Kazuma gives her medicine via a kiss.
- Kissing Cousins: She and Kazuma are second cousins while forming the main couple in the series.
- Know-Nothing Know-It-All: Kazuma calls her a spoiled brat who can't admit when she's wrong, and it shows.
- Like Parent, Like Spouse: Ayano seems to feel attracted to men that remind her of her dad. Apparently, Ayano doesn't find the attractive qualities of her father in many men her own age.
- Limited Wardrobe: In the amusement park episode, Ayano takes her time picking between three identical outfits, which are all the school uniform she always wears. As a matter of fact, she's only seen wearing anything other than her uniform twice in the whole anime.
- Ms. Fanservice: She has tons of Panty Shots, two Furo Scenes, and gets constant Clothing Damage.
- My Suit Is Also Super: Her regular outfit is a very expensively made school uniform that is immune to her fire powers.
- Ojou: She's the daughter and heiress of the Kannagi family's current family head.
- Opposites Attract: With Kazuma. She's impulsive, quick-tempered and overly emotional, while he's cool-headed, pragmatic and calculating.
- Playing with Fire: Part and parcel of being a member of the Kannagi Family, Ayano uses fire magic.
- Redheads Are Ravishing: The redheaded Ayano is the Ms. Fanservice of the series, being frequently shown in a state of undress. She has a mutual attraction with Kazuma, who kisses her red hair in the final episode of the anime.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: The hot-tempered and impulsive Red Oni to Kazuma's cool and calm Blue Oni.
- School Uniforms are the New Black: Ayano wears her school uniform no matter the occasion, including when going to battle and the amusement park.
- Second Love: Kazuma has never gotten over his first love Tsui-Ling and his failure to protect her. Once he falls in love with Ayano, he decides it's time to move on and protect his present, even if his lingering feelings for Tsui-Ling probably won't ever completely go away.
- Shorttank: The hot-headed, violent Tsundere female protagonist in an action series who has lots of Belligerent Sexual Tension with the male protagonist. Although, she doesn't wear a tank top nor sporty clothes because her wardrobe seems to consist of school uniforms only.
- Theory Tunnelvision: Ayano has a very hard time admitting when she's wrong no matter how much evidence says so, something Kazuma calls her out for.
- Town Girls: Ayano is a sword-wielding Tsundere with long hair and feminine interests (Neither). Her friends are the short-haired, tomboyish athlete Nanase (Butch) and the long-haired, girly non-fighter Yukari (Femme).
- Tomboy with a Girly Streak: Ayano's brash, rebellious, hot-tempered and unrefined, but she has a serious Sweet Tooth and seems to really like the colour pink, with it being the colour of both her pajamas and a dress she wears in one episode.
- Tsundere: A textbook example of a Harsh (Tsun) type. Ayano claims Kazuma is a jerk who she can't stand, but often blushes around him and tries to hold his hand at an amusement park. It takes Kazuma pulling a temporary Face–Heel Turn for her to finally state her honest opinion of him, and even then she goes straight back to treating him like she always does as soon as everything's said and done.
- Tsurime Eyes: Her eyes slant upwards, which is a visual trait that identifies her as a hotheaded Tsundere.
- Wooden Katanas Are Even Better: She wields Enraiha, a wooden Flaming Sword passed down the family line from the Spirit King of Fire.
Ren Kannagi
Voiced by: Rika Morinaga (JP), Josh Grelle (EN)
Kazuma's younger brother. He looks up to Ayano and practically worships Kazuma, stating that one day he hopes to be as strong as him so he can protect everyone.
- Badass Adorable: Ren is a very cute and sweet boy. He's also a very powerful fire magic user.
- Beware the Nice Ones: Despite his kind and soft-spoken nature, Ren is very brave and does not hesitate to help others when need be, and will gladly fight for his family and friends or when provoked or simply when it's necessary.
- Big Brother Worship: Ren practically worships Kazuma, stating that one day he hopes to be as strong as him. Even though Kazuma was born with no fire powers, Ren doesn't care and still holds him in high regard.
- Declaration of Protection: He promises to protect Ayumi.
- Distressed Dude: In the first arc, Ren gets kidnapped by Ryuuya Kazamaki, prompting Kazuma and Ayano to rescue him..
- The Dulcinea Effect: Ren is ready to turn against the entire Tsuwabuki family in order to protect a girl he just met, as he won't allow them to turn her into a Human Sacrifice.
- The Glomp: In his introduction, Ren greets Ayano with a hug when she gets home and excitedly tells her the news about Kazuma coming back.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: He is young and innocent boy with blond hair.
- Heroic Resolve: When he learns that protecting Ayumi means becoming the enemy of the entire Tsuwabuki family, Ren still decides to save Ayumi from the family's sacrificial ritual.
- I Let Gwen Stacy Die: Ren does manage to save Ayumi from being sacrificed in the Tsuwabuki family's ritual, but she still dies after she sacrifices her short lifespan to defeat Zenon. He regrets Ayumi's death for the rest of the series.
- Lava Magic Is Fire: He can generate and control magma through Enjutsu, as seen when he turns sand into magma during his fight with Yuuji Tsuwabuki.
- Let's Get Dangerous!: Ren is a young boy who doesn't look anywhere near as competent of a fighter as Kazuma and Ayano, but he's a skilled magic user in his own right.
- Love at First Sight: He falls in love with Ayumi after only one meeting.
- Morality Pet: To Kazuma. Ren is the only member of the Kannagi family who Kazuma treats kindly and feels protective of.
- Nice Guy: He's a very polite, kindhearted, and good-natured boy.
- Not So Weak: Ren is usually very soft-spoken and meek. However, he will never stand still if he sees someone, especially a loved one, being hurt in front of him.
- Playing with Fire: He's a master of Enjutsu fire magic like the rest of the Kannagi family. Ren's power is the Golden Flame, which has the greatest purification effect among all fire magic.
- Prone to Tears: He's very sensitive and cries easily when upset.
- Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: The Sensitive Guy to Kazuma's Manly Man. Ren is gentle and somewhat effeminate, in contrast to the rude and masculine Kazuma.
- Sibling Yin-Yang: With Kazuma. Ren is soft-spoken, humble, kind and caring, while his older brother Kazuma is blunt, arrogant, selfish and apathetic.
- Take a Third Option: As opposed to just going with it, as the Tsuwabaki family does.
- Tareme Eyes: The sweet-tempered Ren's eyes are big and droopy, giving him a gentler expression than Kazuma's and Ayano's Tsurime Eyes.
Kannagi Family
Genma Kannagi
Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama (JP), Mark Stoddard (EN)
Ren and Kazuma's strict father. Though he is responsible for banishing Kazuma from the Kannagi family, he only wanted his son to find his own path in life.
Though Kazuma defeats him in their first battle in years, Genma is the strongest En-Jutsushi of the Kannagi's, and wields the blue Divine Flame, Sōen, which only eleven others have wielded since the founding of the clan.
- Badass Longcoat: He wears a black longcoat and is considered as the most powerful Enjutsushi in the Kannagi family.
- Cruel to Be Kind: Kazuma's complete lack of ability with Enjutsu made him a pariah among the Kannagi, but as Genma's son he would never have been allowed to live his own life. Genma banished Kazuma because he was confident his son could survive and find his own path.
- I Have No Son!: Since he has disinherited Kazuma, he refuses to acknowledge him as his son.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: The true reason he expelled Kazuma from the family is because he wanted his son to find his own path, but he has never admit it.
- Perpetual Frowner: He's almost always scowling.
- Playing with Fire: Genma is considered as the strongest En-Jutsushi of the Kannagi family and wields the Azure Divine Flame, which only eleven others have wielded since the founding of the Kannagi clan.
- So Proud of You: After Kazuma defeats him, Genma is proud of his son's strength, though he never admits it.
Juugo Kannagi
Voiced by: Masaki Terasoma (JP), R. Bruce Elliott (EN)
Ayano's father and Genma's cousin. He is the current head of the Kannagi family.
- An Arm and a Leg: Over four years prior to the events of the show, Juugo lost his leg in the traffic accident that claimed the life of his wife.
- The Chessmaster: He tries to become one in the Beach Episode. It's Played for Laughs.
- Cool Old Guy: He's actually very fair with Kazuma.
- Shipper with an Agenda: He supports Ayano/Kazuma to keep the family line going. He even fakes a Youma sighting in an amusement park to get Kazuma and Ayano on a date.
- The Stoic: He's a calm and collected man, never showing strong emotions with his face.
Tsuwabuki Family
Kureha Tsuwabuki
Voiced by: Mami Kosuge (JP), Lydia Mackay (EN)
Older daughter of the Tsuwabuki family, who are skilled "Chijutsushi", however she was born without the ability to control earth magic. During her father's absence due to "illness", she becomes the head of the Tsuwabuki family.
- Aloof Big Sister: She has no sisterly feelings for Mayumi and only sees her as a tool to further her own plans.
- Broken Bird: She became bitter and twisted after a lifetime of being shunned and mistreated by her family for her lack of Chijutsushi.
- Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette: She has long jet-black hair and unhealthy-looking white skin, which combined with her villainous character, gives her a sinister look.
- Evil Counterpart: To Kazuma. Both were unable to use their family's signature magic and were treated poorly because of it, but while Kazuma was able to find power in the form of a new branch of magic, Kureha was manipulated by Zenon into wanting its power, becoming an Unwitting Pawn in the process, and it's later revealed that her powers were sealed by Zenon. Even their relationships with their siblings are opposites- Kureha is an Aloof Big Sister who cares little for Mayumi while Kazuma is very protective of Ren.
- Gravity Master: Zenon, the behemoth of Mt. Fuji, gave her gravity-controlling powers.
- Hates Their Parent: Much like Kazuma, Kureha hates her father for abusing her due to her lack of the family's elemental power. After her father tried to kill her, she went an extra mile and made him into a rock statue while keeping his consciousness intact.
- Hiding Behind Your Bangs: Her hair usually covers her right eye and she's a scheming Manipulative Bitch.
- Manipulative Bitch: She manipulates Mayumi and Yuuji, turning them into her pawns to unknowingly help her perform a ritual ceremony that will allow her to fully obtain the behemoth's power.
- Muggle Born of Mages: Like Kazuma, she was ostracized by her family for her lack of the clan's characteristic elemental power. Subverted, as it turns out Zenon simply blocked her powers since birth.
- The Usurper: She claims that she's acting as the family head while her father is ill, but in reality, she turned him into a sentient rock statue to take over the Tsuwabuki family.
- Villainous Breakdown: After realizing she was used as Zenon's puppet during her whole life, she completely loses it.
- You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: After Zenon is finally freed from the seal, Kureha is killed as the behemoth no longer needs to use her as his puppet.
Mayumi Tsuwabuki
Voiced by: Eri Miyajima (JP), Luci Christian (EN)
Younger daughter of the Tsuwabuki family. She was supposed to be sacrificed in Taisai, the ritual of taming the behemoth within Mt. Fuji every 30 years preventing the volcano from erupting, but decided to make a clone in order to replace her.
- Cruelty by Feet: She steps on Yuuji's head with her high-heeled boot and orders him to bring back the fugitive Ayumi for the Tsuwabuki clan's ritual, even if it means taking her from Ren by force.
- Hair Intakes: She has two intakes in her hair that look like cat ears.
- Heel Realization: After Ayumi sacrifices herself in order to defeat Zenon, Mayumi seems to regret the cruel way she treated her and apologizes before Ayumi dies.
- Ojou: As the younger daughter of the Tsuwabuki head family, she's rich and has her own personal manservant.
- Sacred First Kiss: She gave Yuuji her first kiss to make him "take responsibility" and stop her if she ever tried to runaway from the sacrifice ritual.
- Used to Be a Sweet Kid: Yuuji's flashback shows Mayumi used to be a gentle and selfless child, even having begged him to stop her if she ever tried to run away from her fated sacrifice to calm Mt. Fuji. It's impled Kureha's bad influence twisted Mayumi's personality into the callous woman she is now.
Ayumi Tsuwabuki
Voiced by: Kanako Sakai (JP), Luci Christian (EN)
A mysterious girl Ren meets in the park in the middle of the night and he immediately falls for her. She is revealed to be the clone of Mayumi Tsuwabuki created in order to replace Mayumi in the sacrifice ritual. Using the treasure of the Pixies, which is an egg that will hatch into the tribal leader of the Pixies, Ayumi's growth is accelerated, so that within one month, she grew twelve years.
- Died in Your Arms Tonight: She dies in Ren's arms.
- Dying Declaration of Love: Just as her body turns to dust, she answers Ren's love confession by telling him she loved him too.
- Expendable Clone: Ayumi thinks of herself as disposable because the Tsuwabuki family made her with the sole purpose of using her as a replacement for Mayumi in their ritual that requires a Human Sacrifice. Fortunately, Ren manages to convince her that she is more than that.
- Girlish Pigtails: She has the appearance of a preteen girl with some of her hair tied into pigtails.
- Heroic Sacrifice: She sacrifices her life in order to weaken Zenon, so that Kazuma, Ren, and Ayano could destroy it.
- "It" Is Dehumanizing: The Tsuwabuki family refers to her as an "it" because they see her as nothing but an Expendable Clone.
- The Lost Lenore: Ren's failure to save her affects him deeply and gives him the motivation to become stronger.
- Nice Girl: She's a sweet-natured and and utterly selfless girl.
- Really Was Born Yesterday: She has the appearance of a 12-year-old girl, but she is actually only a month old.
- Reduced to Dust: When she dies, her body turns into a pile of dust as Ren holds her in his arms.
- Targeted Human Sacrifice: She is supposed to be sacrificed to the evil spirit Zenon in order to prevent it from destroying half of Japan.
- Temporary Love Interest: She only appears for a few episodes as Ren's love interest, only to die at the end of her arc.
- Your Days Are Numbered: Even if she isn't sacrificed to Zenon, she has a lifespan of about two months.
Yuuji Tsuwabuki
Voiced by: Kosuke Toriumi (JP), Chuck Huber (EN)
Mayumi's servant who is determined to protect her.
- Bodyguard Crush: He serves Mayumi as her personal servant and bodyguard, being utterly devoted to her. It's heavily implied he has romantic feelings for her.
- Declaration of Protection: She promises Mayumi to protect her at all costs.
- Dishing Out Dirt: As a member of the Tsuwabuki, he uses Chijutsu that allows him to control earth and create spikes from the ground.
- Golem: He can control a giant earth golem to fight for him.
- Love Martyr: To Mayumi. She mistreats him and threatens to fire him for merely implying her clone is beautiful like her, but he pledged loyalty to her back when she was still a good girl.
- Satellite Character: His entire character revolves around Mayumi and his devotion to her.
- Stalker with a Crush: Kureha considers him Mayumi's stalker because he constantly follows her around and checks on her bedroom when he can't find her.
- Undying Loyalty: He has sworn lifelong loyalty to Mayumi and would do anything she asks of him.
Supporting Characters
Kirika Tachibana
Voiced by: Sayaka Ohara (JP), Colleen Clinkenbeard (EN)
A detective working for the Tokyo MPD's Special Investigation Unit.
- Ms. Exposition: She reveals Kazuma's backstory to the main characters near the series finale.
- Occult Detective: She's part of the police force in charge of investigating crimes related to jutsu.
- The Stoic: She's very composed and cool-headed, with her facial expression rarely changing.
- Technicolor Eyes: Her eyes are pinkish purple.
Nanase Kudō and Yukari Shinomiya
Nanase is voiced by: Shizuka Itō (JP), Brina Palencia (EN)
Yukari is voiced by: Yuka Inokuchi (JP), Kate Oxley (EN)
Ayano's best friends and classmates. They know about the existence of jutsushi.
Tropes applying to both:
- Curtains Match the Window: Both of them have an unusual eye color that matches their hair; blue for Nanase and yellow for Yukari.
- Go-Go Enslavement: In the last arc of the anime, Kosuke Utsumi kidnaps them and puts them in provocative outfits; a tight leather Dominatrix outfit for Nanase and a French Maid Outfit for Yukari.
- Shipper on Deck: Both support the idea of Ayano dating Kazuma and like to tease her about her obvious crush on him.
- Those Two Girls: Whenever Ayano is at school or casually hanging around town, Nanase and Yukari usually tag along with her. Since they can't fight, they're mainly around to comment on Ayano's relationship with Kazuma.
- Town Girls: Nanase is a short-haired and tomboyish athlete (Butch), Yukari is a long-haired and girly non-fighter (Femme), and their mutual friend Ayano is a sword-wielding Tsundere with long hair and feminine interests (Neither).
Tropes applying to Nanase:
- Boyish Short Hair: Short hair is a good for an athletic tomboy like Nanase.
- Lovable Jock: She's part of many of her school's athletic clubs. She's also a quite nice girl who is good friends with Ayano and Yukari.
- Only Has Same-Sex Admirers: She's admired by many female students.
Tropes applying to Yukari:
- Knowledge Broker: She's well-connected to the underground information network of the student body and often knows what is happening around the school. Yukari's information extends beyond the school and into many areas of the Tokyo metropolis.
Tsui Ling
Voiced by: Yui Makino (JP), Leah Clark (EN)
The girl Kazuma could not protect. She was sacrificed by the head member of the Armagest Erwin Leszaar to summon a demon.
- Deader than Dead: Her body and soul were consumed from the inside out by the demon Leszaar summoned.
- First Love: She was the first woman Kazuma ever loved.
- Hair Intakes: Her hair had a pair of what looked like cat ears.
- Human Sacrifice: She was sacrificed by the head of the Armagest, Erwin Leszaar, to summon a demon.
- The Lost Lenore: She's the woman that Kazuma loved and failed to protect. Her death still haunts him.
- Posthumous Character: She's already dead when the story starts and is only seen in Kazuma's flashbacks.
Misao Oogami
A member of the secondary part of the Kannagi family.
- The Atoner: After Michael Harley is destroyed, she asks Kazuma to leave her to die, but Kazuma convinces her to atone for her sins by living on.
- Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: When introduced, she acts polite and docile around Kazuma, but she was really trying to make him lower his guard and lead him into a deadly trap.
- Broken Bird: Her brother's death made her blinded by rage and desire for revenge against Kazuma.
- Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette: Her black hair and pale skin make her look eerie when she goes into a revenge-fueled murder spree.
- Honey Trap: At first, she tries to seduce Kazuma in order to get the chance to kill him, but Kazuma is too smart to fall into her trap.
- Misplaced Retribution: Her brother was killed by Ryuuya. However, after Ryuuya's defeat, Misao makes killing Kazuma her goal because her brother was on a mission for capturing him, even though Kazuma had no direct part in his death.
- My God, What Have I Done?: After attempting to kill Kazuma twice, with no success, Michael Harley takes his chance and seduces her with the false promise of granting her enough power to get her revenge. She gathers inside her body the souls of many innocent victims, and even kills her own family in order to obtain that power. Michael Harley tells that their deaths were not a sin if the goal she was seeking was honorable, but when she finally confronts Kazuma and loses her battle, she realizes that those were nothing but lies and faints in horror.
- Playing with Fire: As a member of a branch family of the Kannagi, Misao can produce fire, but it's rather weak, especially when she tries to use it against someone as powerful as Kazuma.
- Revenge Before Reason: She becomes so obsessed with getting her revenge for her brother, she kills innocent people and her own family in order to become strong enough to kill Kazuma.
- Taking the Veil: After Michael Harley's defeat, Misao becomes a nun in an abbey near by Tokyo.
- Underestimating Badassery: She thought a group of hired hitmen would be enough to kill Kazuma, only to realize she was dead wrong when not a single bullet could leave a scratch on him.
- Yamato Nadeshiko: Subversion. She looks and acts like a gentle and demure Japanese lady, but her train of thoughts and actions are very different, specifically killing her family for power.
Catherine McDonald
Voiced by: Chiaki Takahashi (JP), Caitlin Glass (EN)
A member of an American family of Enjutsushi.
- Action Girl: She's able to put up a decent fight against Ayano.
- The Beastmaster: Her fire magic is specially skilled in creating and controlling spirit beasts to harness flames.
- Defeat Means Friendship: She originally came to Japan to defeat Ayano and take her family's sacred treasure, Enraiha, but decided to stay after she was defeated. Towards the end of the anime, they have developed a friendship of sorts.
- Flowers of Femininity: She wears a headband decorated with a rose, fitting her elegant and ladylike appearance.
- Gorgeous Gaijin: She's an attractive American girl with blonde hair, blue eyes and a large chest.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: She comes off as mean and arrogant, but she isn't a bad person and is willing to help her rival Ayano in distressful circumstances.
- Kicking Ass in All Her Finery: She has a duel with Ayano while wearing a nice red dress that looks more fitting for a ball.
- Noblewoman's Laugh: When she laughs, she does it in the loudest and haughtiest way she can.
- Ojou: She comes from a wealthy family of fire mages.
- Ojou Ringlets: She has two ringlets that frame the sides of her face.
- Pet the Dog: Even though she thinks of Ayano as a rival in magic and love, Catherine helps her realize she has to become Kazuma's new happiness so she can free him from his Superpowered Evil Side.
- Phenotype Stereotype: She's a blonde and blue-eyed American girl.
- Playing with Fire: Like Ayano, her family specializes in Enjutsushi.
- The Rival: She views Ayano as her ultimate rival, in both mastery of fire magic and competition for Kazuma's heart.
- Summon Magic: Unlike other fire users of the series, Catherine possesses the unique ability to harness the strength of multiple fire spirits into one virtual character. These spirit beasts have some level of autonomy but are primarily controlled by Catherine.
- Verbal Tic: She ends her sentences with "desu wa".
Tatsuya Serizawa and Kanon Suzuhara
Tatsuya is voiced by: Jun Fukuyama (JP), Todd Haberkorn (EN)
Kanon is voiced by: Ayumi Tsuji (JP), Jad Saxton (EN)
Ren's friends and classmates.
Tropes applying to both:
- Friend Versus Lover: They always butt heads over who gets to hang out with Ren. In Tatsuya's case, to do things that guy friends do, and in Kanon's case, to do things that couples do.
- Lightning Glare: When they fight over Ren, lightning sometimes comes out of their eyes as they glare at each other.
- Mistaken for Romance: Their bickerings are likened to a couple's quarrel, thus they are sometimes mistaken to be a couple. Actually, both are only interested in Ren (whether it be platonically or romantically).
- Those Two Guys: They always appear together and hang out with Ren, whom they fight over.
Tropes applying to Tatsuya:
- Crazy Jealous Guy: He wants Ren to only hang out with him, without a girl getting between their "brotherly friendship". As a result, he often fights with Kanon to get Ren's attention.
Tropes applying to Kanon:
- Clingy Jealous Girl: She has a crush on Ren and tries her best to get his attention, resulting in her getting into fights with Tatsuya over Ren quite often.
- Double Standard: Abuse, Female on Male: She tends to beat up Tatsuya a lot.
- Girlish Pigtails: She's a cute young girl wearing her hair in pigtails.
Tiana
Voiced by: Kei Shindō (JP), Carrie Savage (EN)
A mischievous fairy. Tiana later approaches Kazuma about a treasure that was stolen from the king of the fairies, and hires him to retrieve it.
- Butt-Monkey: While she makes Ayano look like a fool in her first appearance (granted that's not very hard), when she works with Kazuma, she quickly replaces Ayano as the target of his trolling and punchlines.
- Curtains Match the Window: Blue hair and eyes.
- Fairy Trickster: She scared people at Ayano's school, causing everyone at the school to think that a ghost was haunting the place.
- Idiot Hair: She's a Fairy Trickster with a cowlick standing prominently atop her head.
- Mistaken for Undead: She initially shows herself as a floating blue light, causing Ayano and her friends to mistake her for a Hitodama Light until she reveals her true fairy form.
Antagonists
Ryuuya Kazamaki
Voiced by: Dai Matsumoto (JP), Christopher Sabat (EN)
Son of Hyoue Kazamaki, leader of the Fūga Clan, which served the Kannagi for the last 300 years.
- Blow You Away: He's a master of Wind Magic, like Kazuma.
- Demonic Possession: In an elaborate plot to release the Fuuga clan's ancient master, and take revenge on the Kannagi for the humiliation received since then, Ryūya's body becomes the host for a powerful youma.
- Palette Swap: Ryuuya looks identical to Kazuma, right down to the clothing style. The only difference is that Ryuuya has black hair instead of brown and a shirt of different color.
Michael Harley
Voiced by: Eri Kitamura (JP), Joel McDonald (EN)
A young boy from the Stars of Sagacity, an organization related to Kazuma's past and Tsui-Ling's death. He uses Misao's anger at Kazuma and promised to grant her wishes. In truth, he only uses her as a medium, in order to obtain enough yoki, or life energy, to kill Kazuma.
- Manipulative Bastard: He tricks Misao into sacrificing hundreds of people.
Bernhardt Rhodes
Voiced by: Kenyū Horiuchi (JP), John Swasey (EN)
The chairman of Armagest, a powerful organization of modern magic users. He holds a grudge against Kazuma for killing his master. He is also the man who sacrificed Tsui-Ling.
- Big Bad: Leads Armagest in their world-conquering agenda.
- Curtains Match the Window: Yellow hair and eyes.
- Long-Haired Pretty Boy: He's an attractive man with long blond hair.
- Malevolent Masked Men: Wears a mask that covers his left eye.
- Take Over the World: He is the current leader of Armagest, an European magic organization that plans to gain power by sacrificing the innocent to powerful demons to aid their cause in taking over the world.
Lapis
Voiced by: Yui Makino (JP), Leah Clark (EN)
The entity that was made in Tsui-Ling's image by Wernharde.
- Artificial Human: She's a doll created by Rhodes from last remaining residual thoughts of Tsui-Ling.
- BFS: She wields a sword that's larger than her body.
- Dark Action Girl: Lapis is Bernhardt's minion and is able to match Ayano in swordplay.
- Emotionless Girl: Since she's nothing but a doll, she can't feel emotions.
- Hair Intakes: Just like Tsui-Ling, her hair has a pair of what look like cat ears.
- Mark of the Supernatural: The only physical difference she has from Tsui-Ling are her purple eyes, which help to show she's a magic replica.
- Minidress of Power: She wields a big sword while wearing a red minidress.
- Proper Tights with a Skirt: She wears black tights with her red minidress, giving her a prim and proper look to go with her emotionless behavior.
- Rei Ayanami Expy: Lapis is an Emotionless Girl who serves as the obedient and loyal minion of a villain. She's also the replica of a dead woman who had a strong connection to the main character.
- Sadist: Her master told her that in order to find emotions of her own, she should seek enjoyment in the suffering of others.
