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* AmbiguouslyBi: Izumi develops a very blatant crush on Kagura and angsts about it during the "Spiritual Consultant" arc. After Kagura rescues her and Yomi from the SDCD, Izumi tells Kagura that while at first she thought she was "turning lesbian" she now knows her feelings stem from Yomi's love bleeding over into her -- though she states she has no intention of giving up on Kagura and [[IfItsYouItsOKthat she would be OK with being in a relationship with her]]. However, the epilogue implies she hooked up with Tanaka.



* BiTheWay: Yomi's love for Kagura bleeding over into her caused Izumi to wonder if she was a lesbian, and she states that she would be OK with being in a relationship with Kagura. However, the epilogue implies she got over her feelings for Kagura and hooked up with Tanaka.
* IncompatibleOrientation: Due to Yomi's feelings for Kagura bleeding over into her, Izumi develops a crush on Kagura. However, when she confesses her feelings to Kagura while the latter is amnesic, she is turned down for Kensuke despite Kagura not possessing any memories.

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* BiTheWay: Yomi's love {{Gayngst}}: During the "Spiritual Consultant" arc she angsts to Tanaka about her crush on Kagura, wondering if she's strange for Kagura bleeding over into her caused Izumi to wonder if she was liking another girl.
* IfItsYouItsOK: Insists that she's not
a lesbian, and she states that but admits she would be OK fine with being in a relationship with Kagura. However, the epilogue implies she got over her feelings for Kagura and hooked hooking up with Tanaka.
Kagura.
* IncompatibleOrientation: Due to Yomi's feelings for Kagura bleeding over into her, Izumi develops a crush on Kagura. However, when she confesses her feelings to Kagura while the latter is amnesic, she is turned down for Kensuke despite Kagura not possessing any memories.memories of her relationship with him.



* LivingOnBorrowedTime: She was killed during the Kyuubi's attack, but Kagura unwittingly resurrected her by implanting Yomi's soul into her body. It's speculated that Izumi would die again if Yomi were separated from her, but when Yomi does so to save Kagura's life Izumi is shown to be fine.

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* LivingOnBorrowedTime: She was killed during the Kyuubi's attack, but Kagura unwittingly resurrected her by implanting Yomi's soul into her body. It's speculated that Izumi would die again if Yomi were separated from her, but when Yomi does so to save Kagura's life after becoming the Black Priestess Izumi is shown to be fine.fine.
* MoralityPet: She serves as one for Yomi, who would've committed suicide had it not meant taking Izumi's life as well.



* WhatTheHellHero: When the SDCD casually kill the corrupted ghost of her father right in front of her, she lashes out at them in rage, though the SDCD disregard her protests and [[KnightTemplar insist they're doing the right thing in purging the spirits]].



* ApocalypseMaiden: She is chosen by the Kyuubi to be the Black Priestess, destined to bring about the destruction of humanity.

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* ApocalypseMaiden: She is chosen by the Kyuubi to be the Black Priestess, destined to bring about the destruction of humanity. Sozaemon realizes that destroying her as the Black Priestess would prove to the World that humanity is beyond redemption and instigate the final stage Destruction Program, and has the other ''onmyōji'' stand down.



* BattleAura: As the Black Priestess, she radiates an aura of miasma that intensifies when she's angry.



* BiTheWay: She was begrudgingly (at first) engaged to Izuna Noriyuki, and though her father offered to cancel the engagement she decided to go with it [[YamatoNadeshiko out of duty and obligation]]. However, while she was alive she was ''very'' flirtatious towards Kagura -- even kissing her to swipe the last bite of Pocky from her. After her resurrection, she expresses jealousy towards Kensuke's relationship with Kagura so intense that Izumi can feel it; and when confessing her feelings to Kagura, Izumi states that at least some of the love she feels for Kagura is bleeding over from Yomi. However, in the epilogue she and Izuna have gotten back together as ghosts.

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* BiTheWay: She was begrudgingly (at first) engaged to Izuna Noriyuki, and though her father offered to cancel the engagement she decided to go with it [[YamatoNadeshiko out of duty and obligation]]. However, while she was alive she was ''very'' flirtatious towards Kagura -- even kissing her to swipe the last bite of Pocky from her. Pocky. After her resurrection, she expresses her jealousy towards Kensuke's relationship with Kagura so intense that Izumi can feel it; and when confessing her feelings to Kagura, Izumi states that at least some of the love she feels for Kagura is bleeding over from Yomi. However, Izumi states that Yomi's love for Kagura is "[[IncestSubtext sisterly]]" and in the epilogue she and Izuna have gotten back together as ghosts.



* HellishPupils: In the manga, her pupils become vertical slits after she's corrupted by the Bane Stone.
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: She was originally a good person, but was corrupted by a Bane Stone shard and became the manga's first villain. She was "resurrected" by Kagura and became one of the main characters, showing remorse for her past villainy; but after being pushed over the DespairEventHorizon she embraces her destiny as the Black Priestess and tries to destroy the world. In the end, Kagura manages to talk her down, and Yomi bonds with her to save her life after Byakuei is killed.
* IncompatibleOrientation: Izumi states that at least some of her feelings for Kagura come from Yomi, but as far as Kagura is concerned their relationship is sisterly... despite Yomi having kissed and flirted with her while alive.
* ICannotSelfTerminate: In Episode 11 of ''Ga-Rei Zero'', Yomi tries to cut her own throat and commit seppuku, but cannot due to the Bane Stone.

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* HellishPupils: In the manga, her pupils become vertical slits after she's corrupted by the Bane Stone.
Stone and as the Black Priestess. After divesting herself of miasma, her eyes go back to normal.
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: She was originally a good person, but was corrupted by a Bane Stone shard and became the manga's first villain. She was "resurrected" by Kagura and became one of the main characters, showing remorse for her past villainy; but after being pushed over the DespairEventHorizon she embraces her destiny as the Black Priestess and tries to destroy the world. In the end, Izumi, Kensuke, and Kagura manages to talk her down, and Yomi bonds with her to save her life after Byakuei is killed.
* IncompatibleOrientation: Izumi states that at least some of her feelings for Kagura come from Yomi, but as far as Kagura is concerned their relationship is sisterly... despite Yomi having kissed and flirted with her while alive.
alive, and expressed jealous possessiveness towards her.
* ICannotSelfTerminate: In Episode 11 of ''Ga-Rei Zero'', Yomi tries to cut her own throat and commit seppuku, but cannot due to the Bane Stone. After her resurrection, she attempts to decapitate herself only to be reminded that committing suicide would mean killing Izumi as well, and asks Kensuke to kill her instead.



* PetTheDog: She ejects herself from Izumi's body while becoming the Black Priestess so as to not taint her soul with miasma.



* SharingABody: She's "resurrected" by having her soul implanted into the recently-deceased Izumi Isoyama, effectively turning Yomi into a SplitPersonality that takes over when Izumi or Kagura is in danger.

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* SharingABody: She's "resurrected" by having her soul implanted into the recently-deceased Izumi Isoyama, effectively turning Yomi into a SplitPersonality that takes over when Izumi or Kagura is are in danger.



* OmnicidalManiac: Her goal was to use the Bane Stone to start an eternal war, and sees both her own sister and subordinates as expendable.

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* NightOfTheLivingMooks: Most of her European Juugondō subordinates are undead -- with many of them being {{Shout Out}}s to horror movie monsters like Dracula and Pinhead.
* OmnicidalManiac: Her goal was to use the Bane Stone Stones to start an eternal war, and sees both her own sister and subordinates as expendable.



* TheCorruptible: Okama had been a samurai exorcist during the Sengoku Period before he came across one of the Bane Stones and was turned into an ''onryō'', forcing his apprentice to kill him.



* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Impressed by Kensuke's determination even in the face of death, Okama has a sudden HeelRealization and sacrifices himself to stop Kirin from devouring the protagonists.

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* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Impressed by Kensuke's determination even in the face of certain death, Okama has a sudden HeelRealization and sacrifices himself to stop Kirin from devouring the protagonists.



* WhenYouComingHomeDad: His father is a salaryman who begrudgingly gives it his all despite hating his job -- making him vulnerable to being taken over by a Bane Stone. While Tanaka doesn't dwell on it, he does remark to his father that they should spend more time together.

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* WhenYouComingHomeDad: His father is a salaryman who begrudgingly gives it his all despite hating his job -- making him vulnerable to being taken over by a Bane Stone. While Tanaka doesn't dwell on it, he does remark to his father that they should spend more time together.together doing things they both enjoy, like playing rock music.



* SuperPoweredEvilSide: His draconic form is the result of him being corrupted by a Bane Stone fragment.
* {{Reincarnation}}: In the epilogue, Byakuei and Kirin are shown to have been reborn as puppies, curled up together in the form of a yin yang.

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* SuperPoweredEvilSide: His draconic form is the result of him being corrupted by SpontaneousWeaponCreation: He can pull a Bane Stone fragment.two-bladed holy sword from his tail, which in Kagura's hands essentially becomes a dual-bladed lightsaber.
* SuperPoweredEvilSide: His two-headed draconic form is the result of him being corrupted by a Bane Stone fragment.
* {{Reincarnation}}: He's initially stated to be an incarnation of the Kyuubi that manifested shortly after it was vanquished, though he's eventually shown to be an inugami corrupted by one of the Bane Stones. In the epilogue, Byakuei and Kirin are shown to have been reborn as puppies, curled up together in the form of a yin yang.



* TheChooserOfTheOne: It selects the candidates for the White Priestess and Black Priestess -- choosing Kagura due to her being the latest in a long lineage of ''onmyōji'' and ties to Byukuei (despite her also being its host, and therefore at risk of death and/or turning into an ''onmyōji''), and Yomi as the Black Priestess based on Kagura's memories and her having embraced the darkness out of a desire to escape her fate.

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* TheChooserOfTheOne: It Upon creating Naraku, it selects the candidates for the White Priestess and Black Priestess -- choosing Kagura due to her being the latest in a long lineage of ''onmyōji'' and ties to Byukuei (despite her also being its host, host at the time, and therefore at risk of death and/or turning into an ''onmyōji''), ''onryō''), and Yomi as the Black Priestess based on Kagura's memories and her having embraced the darkness out of a desire to escape her fate.



* DestroyerDeity: Okama and the Land God refer to it as such when speaking about the Destruction Program and Yomi's role as the Black Priestess, saying it was born from the will of the planet to purify the land of Japan -- absorbing the ''kegare'' produced by humanity's hatred before manifesting to destroy the world. The Bane Stones and Tamamo-no-Mae factor into the Destruction Program by corrupting spirits and selecting candidates for the role of the Black Priestess.

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* DestroyerDeity: Okama and the Land God refer to it as such when speaking about the Destruction Program and Yomi's role as the Black Priestess, saying it was born from the will of the planet to purify the land of Japan -- absorbing the ''kegare'' produced by humanity's hatred before manifesting in order to destroy the world.create a zone of intense miasma called Naraku. The Bane Stones and Tamamo-no-Mae factor into the Destruction Program by corrupting spirits and selecting candidates for the role of the Black Priestess.



* SealedEvilInASixPack: Its power was sealed into the ''Sesshoseki'' or Bane Stone, which was split into multiple shards. The goal of the antagonists -- particularly Mitogawa -- is to assemble the Bane Stone and summon the Kyuubi to get a wish granted.

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* SealedEvilInASixPack: Its power was sealed into the ten ''Sesshoseki'' or Bane Stone, which was split into multiple shards. Stones. The goal of the antagonists -- particularly Mitogawa and Setsuna -- is to assemble the Bane Stone Stones and summon the Kyuubi to get a wish granted.granted.
* ShroudedInMyth: It's so ancient that the details of its origin and history have become lost to time and legend, and it's reputed to just be an exceptionally powerful Spirit-Beast when it's actually something much worse.
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* DarkSkinnedBlonde: The Land God in a towering man with an impressive [[WhiteHairBlackHeart white beard and hair]], and HadesShaded skin. He is also a harbinger of the end of the world.

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* DarkSkinnedBlonde: The Land God in a towering man with an impressive [[WhiteHairBlackHeart white beard and hair]], and HadesShaded skin. He is also describes himself as a harbinger of the end of the world.



* GoCartingWithBowser: Okama and Izuna hit it off right away, and the undead samurai and ninja are shown having a playful snowball fight with Izuna and Michael in Chapter 45.
* PhysicalGod: The Land God is an entity born from the will and power of the planet, and reveals that both the Tengu and Kyuubi are the same sort of beings. He was even worshipped in ancient times as a god of the land.

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* GoCartingWithBowser: GoKartingWithBowser: Okama and Izuna hit it off right away, and the undead samurai he and ninja Hattori Naizou are shown having a playful snowball fight with Izuna and Michael in Chapter 45.
* PhysicalGod: The Land God is an entity born from the will and power of the planet, and reveals that both the Tengu and Kyuubi are the same sort of divine beings. He was even worshipped in ancient times as a god of the land.

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* EnergyAbsorption: As a guardian of the White Priestess, he has the power to absorb and purify spirtual energy.



* ThePowerOfLove: Kensuke is capable of channelling his love for Kagura into the Michael Revolution in order to cut through dimensions... though doing so gives him a temporary bald spot.

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* ThePowerOfLove: Kensuke is capable of channelling his love for Kagura in order to in order to absorb miasma, and can channel it into the Michael Revolution in order to cut through dimensions... though doing so gives him a temporary bald spot.



* TheAce: After she gets amnesia, she tries out various normal activities like cooking and sports and excels at all of them, garnering admiration from her classmates -- as before she had been holding back to uphold the masquerade.

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* TheAce: After she gets amnesia, she tries out various normal activities like cooking and sports and excels at all of them, garnering admiration from her classmates -- as before her amnesia she had been holding back to uphold the masquerade.



* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Kagura has both Yomi and Izumi express an attraction towards her -- the later mostly because she's the pseudo-reincarnation of the former.



* ForcedIntoEvil: She was forced into the role of a MafiaPrincess from a young age, and goes along with her sister's plan because she feels there's no turning back or redemption.

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* ForcedIntoEvil: She was forced into the role of a MafiaPrincess from a young age, and goes along with her sister's plan father's plans because she feels there's no turning back or redemption.



* BiTheWay: The epilogue implies she got over her feelings for Kagura and hooked up with Tanaka.

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* BiTheWay: The Yomi's love for Kagura bleeding over into her caused Izumi to wonder if she was a lesbian, and she states that she would be OK with being in a relationship with Kagura. However, the epilogue implies she got over her feelings for Kagura and hooked up with Tanaka.



* ApocalypseMaiden: She is revealed to be the Black Priestess, destined to bring about the end of the world.

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* ApocalypseMaiden: She is revealed chosen by the Kyuubi to be the Black Priestess, destined to bring about the end destruction of the world.humanity.



* BareYourMidriff: Happens this quite often thanks to loose and short seifuku shirt Yomi wears.

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* BareYourMidriff: Happens this quite often thanks to the loose and short seifuku shirt Yomi wears.



* BiTheWay: She was begrudgingly (at first) engaged to Izuna Noriyuki, and though her father offered to cancel the engagement she decided to go with it [[YamatoNadeshiko out of duty and obligation]]. However, while she was alive she was ''very'' flirtatious towards Kagura -- even kissing her to swipe the last bite of Pocky from her. After her resurrection, she expresses jealousy towards Kensuke's relationship with Kagura so intense that Izumi can feel it; and when confessing her feelings to Kagura, Izumi states that at least some of the love she feels for Kagura is bleeding over from Yomi.

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* BiTheWay: She was begrudgingly (at first) engaged to Izuna Noriyuki, and though her father offered to cancel the engagement she decided to go with it [[YamatoNadeshiko out of duty and obligation]]. However, while she was alive she was ''very'' flirtatious towards Kagura -- even kissing her to swipe the last bite of Pocky from her. After her resurrection, she expresses jealousy towards Kensuke's relationship with Kagura so intense that Izumi can feel it; and when confessing her feelings to Kagura, Izumi states that at least some of the love she feels for Kagura is bleeding over from Yomi. However, in the epilogue she and Izuna have gotten back together as ghosts.



* GuardianEntity: After Byakuei is killed by Kirin, Yomi takes its place to save Kagura's life.

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* GuardianEntity: After Byakuei is killed by Kirin, Yomi takes its Yomi's love for Kagura lets her purge herself of the miasma corrupting her soul and take Byakuei's place to save Kagura's life.life. In the epilogue, she's shown as a ghost giving Kagura and Kensuke kendo lessons, and going on group dates with them and Izuna.



* TogetherInDeath: She and Izuna -- who refused to pass on -- are shown to be a couple again.

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* TogetherInDeath: She and Izuna -- who refused to pass on after his death -- are shown to be a couple again.
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* TheLostLenore: His mate was corrupted by a Bane Stone and became an ''onryō'', crumbling away when it was removed.

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* TheLostLenore: His mate was corrupted by a Bane Stone and became an ''onryō'', crumbling away when it was removed. His mate's ghost returns in the finale and they resume their relationship in the epilogue.



* ChooserOfTheOne: It selects the candidates for the White Pristess and Black Priestess -- choosing Kagura due to her being the latest in a long lineage of ''onmyōji'' and ties to Byukuei (despite her also being its host, and therefore at risk of death and/or turning into an ''onmyōji''), and Yomi as the Black Priestess based on Kagura's memories and her having embraced the darkness in order to change the world.

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* ChooserOfTheOne: TheChooserOfTheOne: It selects the candidates for the White Pristess Priestess and Black Priestess -- choosing Kagura due to her being the latest in a long lineage of ''onmyōji'' and ties to Byukuei (despite her also being its host, and therefore at risk of death and/or turning into an ''onmyōji''), and Yomi as the Black Priestess based on Kagura's memories and her having embraced the darkness in order out of a desire to change the world.escape her fate.



* DestroyerDeity: Okama refers to it as such when speaking to Yomi about her role as the Black Priestess, saying it was born from the will of the planet to purify the land of Japan -- absorbing the ''kegare'' produced by humanity's hatred before manifesting to destroy the world. The Bane Stones and Tamamo-no-Mae factor into the Destruction Program by corrupting spirits and selecting candidates for the role of the Black Priestess.

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* DestroyerDeity: Okama refers and the Land God refer to it as such when speaking to Yomi about her the Destruction Program and Yomi's role as the Black Priestess, saying it was born from the will of the planet to purify the land of Japan -- absorbing the ''kegare'' produced by humanity's hatred before manifesting to destroy the world. The Bane Stones and Tamamo-no-Mae factor into the Destruction Program by corrupting spirits and selecting candidates for the role of the Black Priestess.

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* {{Reincarnation}}: He is the reincarnation of Okama Zankuro's apprentice.



* BiTheWay: The epilogue implies she got over her feelings for Kagura and hooked up with Tanaka.



* OmnicidalManiac: As an ''''onryō'', she intended to disrupt Tokyo's ''reimyaku'' to summon the Tengu, assimilate it, and destroy Japan.

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* OmnicidalManiac: As an ''''onryō'', ''onryō'', she intended to disrupt Tokyo's ''reimyaku'' to summon the Tengu, assimilate it, and destroy Japan.




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* TogetherInDeath: She and Izuna -- who refused to pass on -- are shown to be a couple again.



* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Impressed by Kensuke's determination even in the face of death, Okama has a sudden HeelRealization and sacrifices himself to stop Kirin from devouring the protagonists.



* FusionDance: Byakuei fuses with the Tengu to become a deity capable of going toe-to-toe with the Asura Kyuubi.



* {{Reincarnation}}: In the epilogue, Byakuei and Kirin are shown to have been reborn as puppies, curled up together in the form of a yin yang.



* FusionDance: He is assimilated by Byakuei, becoming a light counterpart to Asura Kyuubi.



* {{Reincarnation}}: It coalesced from remnants of the Kyuubi after it was destroyed by Kensuke and Byakuei.

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* FusionDance: It absorbs the Asura formed from Naraku to become a three-headed version of Kyuubi.
* {{Reincarnation}}: It coalesced from remnants of the Kyuubi after it was destroyed by Kensuke and Byakuei. In the epilogue, he and Byakuei and Kirin are shown to have been reborn as puppies, curled up together in the form of a yin yang.

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* DarkSkinnedBlonde: The nameless man in a suit has an impressive [[WhiteHairBlackHeart white beard and hair]], and HadesShaded skin. He is also a harbinger of the end of the world.

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* DarkSkinnedBlonde: The nameless man Land God in a suit has towering man with an impressive [[WhiteHairBlackHeart white beard and hair]], and HadesShaded skin. He is also a harbinger of the end of the world.



* PhysicalGod: The Nameless Man is an entity born from the will and power of the planet, and reveals that both the Tengu and Kyuubi are the same sort of beings. He was even worshipped in ancient times as a god of the land.

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* PhysicalGod: The Nameless Man Land God is an entity born from the will and power of the planet, and reveals that both the Tengu and Kyuubi are the same sort of beings. He was even worshipped in ancient times as a god of the land.






* LivingStructureMonster: He can transform into a nigh-indestructable ''nurikabe'', using it to shield others from danger.

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* LivingStructureMonster: He can transform into a nigh-indestructable nigh-indestructible ''nurikabe'', using it to shield others from danger.


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* DestroyerDeity: Okama refers to it as such when speaking to Yomi about her role as the Black Priestess, saying it was born from the will of the planet to purify the land of Japan -- absorbing the ''kegare'' produced by humanity's hatred before manifesting to destroy the world. The Bane Stones and Tamamo-no-Mae factor into the Destruction Program by corrupting spirits and selecting candidates for the role of the Black Priestess.

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* MsFanserve: She's a busty half-foreign girl who blatantly flirts with Kensuke, propositions that he become her "slave" in lieu of her just cutting him open to get the Bane Stone shard imbedded in his body, jokingly offering to sleep with him, and opening her shirt to expose her Bane stone... and ample cleavage.

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* MsFanserve: She's a busty half-foreign girl who blatantly flirts with Kensuke, propositions that he become her "slave" in lieu of her just cutting him open to get the Bane Stone shard imbedded embedded in his body, jokingly offering to sleep with him, and opening her shirt to expose her Bane stone... and ample cleavage.



* BadassGay: She is revealed to be a lesbian with a crush on Kagura, and is capable of holding her own against monsters -- mostly due to her SharingABody with Yomi, as by her own admission she's otherwise unremarkable.
* IncompatibleOrientation: Izumi confesses her feelings to Kagura while the latter is amnesic, but she is turned down for Kensuke despite Kagura not possessing any memories.

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* BadassGay: She is revealed to be a lesbian with a crush on Kagura, and is capable of holding her own against monsters -- mostly due to her SharingABody with Yomi, as by her own admission she's otherwise unremarkable.
* IncompatibleOrientation: Due to Yomi's feelings for Kagura bleeding over into her, Izumi develops a crush on Kagura. However, when she confesses her feelings to Kagura while the latter is amnesic, but she is turned down for Kensuke despite Kagura not possessing any memories.



* SharingABody: It's revealed that she is possessed by Yomi, who sometimes takes control and early on impersonates her.

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* SharingABody: It's revealed that she is possessed by Yomi, who Yomi's soul was implanted into her body, enabling the ''onryō'' to sometimes takes control and early on impersonates of her.




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* BlackEyesOfEvil: Okama's eyes are solid black, highlighting his nature as an evil spirit.
* CoDragons: They manifested to serve Yomi in her role as the Black Priestess, and guide her towards bringing about the end of the world.
* DarkSkinnedBlonde: The nameless man in a suit has an impressive [[WhiteHairBlackHeart white beard and hair]], and HadesShaded skin. He is also a harbinger of the end of the world.
* DudeLooksLikeALady: Okama Zankuro is a man, but is so pretty that he is mistaken for a woman.
* EnemyMine: For the interests of protecting Yomi, they form a brief alliance with Kagura, Kensuke, and the other protagonists.
* FallenHero: Okama Zankuro and Hattori Naizou were once exorcists who belonged to the same organization that evolved into the SDCD, but are now extremely powerful ''onryō''.
* GoCartingWithBowser: Okama and Izuna hit it off right away, and the undead samurai and ninja are shown having a playful snowball fight with Izuna and Michael in Chapter 45.
* PhysicalGod: The Nameless Man is an entity born from the will and power of the planet, and reveals that both the Tengu and Kyuubi are the same sort of beings. He was even worshipped in ancient times as a god of the land.
* MasterSwordsman: Being an ''onryō'' of exceptional power, Okama can draw and wield his sword better than any human.
* {{Ninja}}: Hattori Naizou is a shinobi who wears a ComicBook/{{Batman}}-esque outfit.

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* GuardianEntity: He can summon a two-headed samurai called Shuwaretsu.


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* MurderIsTheBestSolution: He advocated for killing Kagura when she became the Kyuubi's host, and for killing Izumi when she was discovered to contain Yomi's soul.


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* ShipperOnDeck: He supports Izumi x Kagura purely because he thinks GirlOnGirlIsHot.

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* ClosetKey: For Izumi, who realizes she is a lesbian after falling in love with Kagura.



* PaperTalisman: Her weapon of choice are ofuda charms and shikigami, which she can use use to create humanoid constructs and deflect attacks.

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* PaperTalisman: Her weapon of choice are ofuda charms and shikigami, which she can use use to create humanoid constructs and deflect attacks.attacks.
* PutOnABus: She starts out as one of the main characters but is quickly sidelined and returns to Kyoto after the SDCD is shut down.

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* SharingABody: It's revealed that she is possessed by Yomi, who sometimes takes control and early on impersonates her.



* BiTheWay: She was begrudgingly (at first) engaged to Izuna Noriyuki, and though her father offered to cancel the engagement she decided to go with it [[YamatoNadeshiko out of duty and obligation]]. However, while she was alive she was ''very'' flirtatious towards Kagura -- even kissing her to swipe the last bite of Pocky from her. While confessing her feelings to Kagura, Izumi states that at least some of what she feels is bleeding over from Yomi.

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* BiTheWay: She was begrudgingly (at first) engaged to Izuna Noriyuki, and though her father offered to cancel the engagement she decided to go with it [[YamatoNadeshiko out of duty and obligation]]. However, while she was alive she was ''very'' flirtatious towards Kagura -- even kissing her to swipe the last bite of Pocky from her. While After her resurrection, she expresses jealousy towards Kensuke's relationship with Kagura so intense that Izumi can feel it; and when confessing her feelings to Kagura, Izumi states that at least some of what the love she feels for Kagura is bleeding over from Yomi.


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* ClingyJealousGirl: Izumi notes that whenever she looks at Kensuke and Kagura together she feels disquieting jealousy, and after Yomi takes over to save Kagura from the Jinmengyo she quietly whispers that she won't let anyone take Kagura from her again.

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* ShipperOnDeck: She tries to get Kagura to confess her feelings for Kensuke, and supports their relationship.



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* MysticalWhiteHair: While she's now bald and wears a wig, in her youth she had white hair signifying her mystical prowess.


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* HeroOfAnotherStory: He's the protagonist of the spinoff ''Ga-Rei: Tsuina no shou''.
* MysticalWhiteHair: Like his sister and grandmother, he has white hair signifying his status as a powerful ''onmyōji''.

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* TheAce: After she gets amnesia, she tries out various normal activities like cooking and sports and excels at all of them, garnering admiration from her classmates -- as before she had been holding back to uphold the masquerade.



* SupernaturalMartialArts: She's a skilled martial artist with superhuman physical abilities.



* BadassGay: She is revealed to be a lesbian with a crush on Kagura, and is capable of holding her own against monsters -- mostly due to her SharingABody with Yomi.

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[[folder:Tanaka]]

* CasanovaWannabe: He's jealous of Kensuke's popularity with girls, and tries to flirt with Kagura and Izumi to no avail.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: While he was aware spirits existed, he couldn't see them himself and had no idea Kensuke and Kagura were exorcists. He also remains oblivious to the fact that his father nearly died in a landslide and became possessed by a Bane Stone.
* OccultDetective: Decides to put Kensuke and Kagura's supernatural abilities to use as Spiritual Consultants, not realizing had until-recently been employed by the Japanese government as exorcists.
* PutOnABus: He starts off as a side character for comic relief purposes, but becomes a main character during the Spiritual Consultant arc. However, when things get serious again [[ShooOutTheClowns he's sidelined once more]].
* WhenYouComingHomeDad: His father is a salaryman who begrudgingly gives it his all despite hating his job -- making him vulnerable to being taken over by a Bane Stone. While Tanaka doesn't dwell on it, he does remark to his father that they should spend more time together.
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* AmnesiasicHero: After being freed from the Kyuubi, she has amnesia and slowly regains her memories.

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* HeelFaceTurn: She was an antagonist during first half of the Juugondō arc, but she became an ally and close friend of Kagura and Kensuke after her sister tried to kill her and doing some soul-searching with Izuna.

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* HeelFaceTurn: She was an antagonist during the first half of the Juugondō arc, but she became an ally and close friend of Kagura and Kensuke after her sister tried to kill her and doing some soul-searching with Izuna.



* BlackEyesOfCrazy: As an ''onryō'' and the Black Priestess, she has black sclera and HellishPupils, accentuating her corrupted status.

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* BlackEyesOfCrazy: As an ''onryō'' and the Black Priestess, she has black sclera sclera, red irises, and HellishPupils, accentuating HellishPupils that accentuate her corrupted status.



* HiddenAgendaVillain: Mitogawa's goals in serving Tamamo-no-Mae remain a mystery, and during the second half of the Juugondō arc he helps both Kagura's group and the Juugondō -- maintaining that he's a neutral party whose goal is to see the rivival of the Kyuubi.



* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: He destroys Yomi by ripping out her Bane Stone shard, which he had bequeathed to her in the first place.

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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: He picked Yomi as one of the candidates to become the Kyuubi's host, but destroys Yomi her by ripping out her Bane Stone shard, -- which he had bequeathed to her in the first place.place -- after she fails to unleash the Tengu.



* BlackEyesOfCrazy: When she taps into the power of her Bane Stone shards, her sclera turn black.



* EatingTheEnemy: Should a monster prove too powerful for Kagrua to dispatch on her own, she summons Byakuei to devour it.

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* EatingTheEnemy: Should a monster prove too powerful for Kagrua Kagrua's main method of dispatching monsters is to dispatch on her own, she summons summon Byakuei to devour it.them.

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* HeelFaceTurn: She was an antagonist during the Juugondō arc, but became an ally and close friend of Kagura and Kensuke after doing some soul-searching with Izuna.

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* DaddysLittleVillain: She was raised in a culture of organized crime and taught to kill from a young age, molding her into a Social Darwinist with a secret desire for a normal life. She sought to claim the Bane Stones for her father so that he could rule over the world of organized crime, but after he was fatally wounded protecting her from her own sister his last words for her were to live a normal life.
* HeelFaceTurn: She was an antagonist during first half of the Juugondō arc, but she became an ally and close friend of Kagura and Kensuke after her sister tried to kill her and doing some soul-searching with Izuna.



* IJustWantToBeNormal: She confesses to Kensuke that deep down she just wants a normal life free from the death and corruption of organized crime, though she [[ThenLetMeBeEvil sees herself as too-far gone]] -- at least until her father sacrifices himself to save her and she's taken in by the SDCD.



* TheRival: She is initially one to Kagura; taking a liking to Kensuke and flirting with him, while seeking to collect all the Bane Stone shards.

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* TheRival: She is initially one to Kagura; taking a liking to Kensuke and flirting with him, while seeking to collect all the Bane Stone shards.shards in order to seize control of the criminal underworld for her father.
* {{Tsundere}}: After her HeelFaceTurn, she acts like Kagura is still her enemy but it's obvious that they're friends.



* BackFromTheDead: She was killed during the Kyuubi's attack on Tokyo, but was resurrected by Kagura.



* ButNotTooForeign: He's a tall man with white hair and occidental features, but he has a Japanese last name.

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* ButNotTooForeign: He's a tall man with white hair and occidental features, and usually lives in Australia; but he has a Japanese last name.name, indicating that he's at least partially of Japanese descent.



* OccidentalOtaku: He's from America, but trained to be a blacksmith and exorcist.

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* OccidentalOtaku: He's from America, Australia, but trained to be a blacksmith lives in isolation in the mountains of Japan and exorcist.practises both Japanese swordsmithing and spiritual techniques.

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* IWasOnceALooker: In her youth during World War II, she was an attractive young woman.


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* OldSoldier: She was a young woman during World War II, and faced off against Shizuru Imawano's father -- who was fighting on the side of the Americans.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: May intervenes when her father tries to persuade Naraku to make her the leader of the Isayama clan, and says that Yomi is a much better choice despite not being blood related. She later reveals that she did so intending for Yomi to have a tragic "accident" so that she could take over. After she's killed by Mitogawa and is resurrected with a Bane Stone, she kills her uncle under the Sesshoseki's control and later taunts Yomi over it.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: May intervenes when her father tries to persuade Naraku to make her the leader of the Isayama clan, and says that Yomi is a much better choice despite not being blood related.blood-related. She later reveals that she did so intending for Yomi to have a tragic "accident" so that she could take over. After she's killed by Mitogawa and is resurrected with a Bane Stone, she kills her uncle under the Sesshoseki's control and later taunts Yomi over it.



* ExtraEyes: In his Bane Stone-corrupted form he has four eyes on each head.



* MultipleHeadCase: After Kagura unleashes his "full power" so that he can devour the Tengu, he grows a second head.

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* MultipleHeadCase: After Kagura unleashes In his "full power" so that Bane Stone-corrupted form he can devour the Tengu, has two heads.
* MultipleTailedBeast: In his Bane Stone-corrupted form
he grows a second head.has two tails.



* NestedMouths: It has a very [[Franchise/{{Alien}} Xenomorph]]-esque telescopic inner jaw that it uses to devour spirits.



* ShockAndAwe: It possesses electrical abilities, and can fire bolts of lightning.

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[[folder:Tsuitate Tanuki]]
* AllAsiansWearConicalStrawHats: He wears a tiny ''kasa'' hat.
* LivingStructureMonster: He can transform into a nigh-indestructable ''nurikabe'', using it to shield others from danger.
* TheLostLenore: His mate was corrupted by a Bane Stone and became an ''onryō'', crumbling away when it was removed.
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* FinGore: While trying to help Kagura and Izumi escape the SDCD, she gets the fingers on her left hand cut off.


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* GratuitousEnglish: She peppers her speech with short English sentences to highlight the fact that she's not from Japan.
* MsFanserve: She's a busty half-foreign girl who blatantly flirts with Kensuke, propositions that he become her "slave" in lieu of her just cutting him open to get the Bane Stone shard imbedded in his body, jokingly offering to sleep with him, and opening her shirt to expose her Bane stone... and ample cleavage.


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* SleepModeSize: After the battle with Kyuubi, he is reverted to a tiny puppy-like form -- though he can resume his true form when Kagura is in danger.


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* SeaMonster: It's an aquatic beast with a head like a sperm whale, a body like an eel's, and catfish barbels.
* SealedBadassInACan: It's sealed in a dagger wielded by Shizuru.
* ShockAndAwe: It possesses electrical abilities, and can fire bolts of lightning.
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Kensuke's parents run a kendo dojo, and his boisterous father frequently goes on overseas trips to take advantage of foreign fascination with samurai. He considers them an embarassment and remarks to Kagura that it's better they don't come home.

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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Kensuke's parents run a kendo dojo, and his boisterous father frequently goes on overseas trips to take advantage of foreign fascination with samurai. He considers them an embarassment embarrassment and remarks to Kagura that it's better they don't come home.



* EyeColorChange: When he taps into the Bane Stone shard that Yomi gave him to attack Mitogawa, his sclera turn black and his pupils into vertical slits.




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* SwordBeam: Using the Michael 12, he could channel his spiritual energy into it and fire a blast powerful enough to wound the Tengu.



* MysticalWhiteHair: She's got white hair, signifying her status as the heir of one of the most-powerful onmyoji families in Japan.

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* MysticalWhiteHair: She's got white hair, hair -- or at least a wig -- signifying her status as the heir of one of the most-powerful onmyoji ''onmyōji'' families in Japan.



* MagicStaff: He wields a Buddhist ''khakkhara'' as a polearm, and can use it to channel his ''onmyōdō''.



* {{BFS}}: After accepting her role as the Black Priestess, Yomi manifests a massive nine-branched sword.

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* {{BFS}}: {{BFS}}:
** As illustrated in Chapter 10, Shishio is a black-bladed nodachi as long as Yomi is tall.
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After accepting her role as the Black Priestess, Yomi manifests a massive nine-branched sword.



* CoolSword: In life and as an ''onryō'', she wielded a supernatural katana called Shishio, which contained the ''nue'' Ranguren. As the Black Priestess, she can summon a seven-branched {{BFS}}.

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* CoolSword: In life and as an ''onryō'', she wielded a supernatural katana nodachi called Shishio, which contained the ''nue'' Ranguren. As the Black Priestess, she can summon a seven-branched {{BFS}}.



* OmnicidalManiac: As an ''''onryō'', she intended to disrupt Tokyo's ''reimyaku'' to destroy Japan.

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* OmnicidalManiac: As an ''''onryō'', she intended to disrupt Tokyo's ''reimyaku'' to summon the Tengu, assimilate it, and destroy Japan.



[[folder:Kazuhiro Mitogawa]]

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[[folder:Kazuhiro [[folder:Kazuhiko Mitogawa]]



* EyeScream: He replaced his left eye with a Bane Stone.



* OmnicidalManiac: Her goal was to use the Bane Stone to start an eternal war, and sees both her own sister and subordinates as expendible.

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* OmnicidalManiac: Her goal was to use the Bane Stone to start an eternal war, and sees both her own sister and subordinates as expendible.expendable.



* MultipleHeadCase: After Kagura unleashes his "full power" so that he can devour the Tengu, he grows a second head.



[[folder:Tengu]]
* BlackEyesOfEvil: After absorbing a shard of the Bane Stone its eyes turn solid black.
* HornedHumanoid: It has a massive jagged horn jutting from its forehead.
* PhysicalGod: It's a god of destruction so powerful it could decimate Japan if it was unsealed.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: Consuming a piece of the Bane Stone caused its lips and cheeks to disappear, exposing its teeth.
* SealedEvilInACan: It was sealed beneath Hibiya Park. Yomi manages to partially unseal it, but it's sealed away again.
* WaveMotionGun: It can fire a massive beam of spiritual energy from its horn powerful enough to slice through buildings like a hot knife through butter.
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* {{Reincarnation}}: It coalesced from remnants of the Kyuubi after it was destroyed by Kensuke.

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* ApocalypseMaiden: As the host of the Kyuubi, she annihilates a sizable chunk of Tokyo and would have gone on to devastate all of Japan had she not been stopped.
* AmnesiasicHero: After being freed from the Kyuubi, she has amnesia and slowly regains her memories.



* AxCrazy: In the manga, after being corrupted by the Bane Stone she becomes consumed by bloodlust and hatred, slaughtering those who were once her comrades and maniacally declaring her intent to destroy everything.



* BreakoutVillain: While she was vanquished at the end of the first arc, the popularity of ''Anime/GaReiZero'' led to her being brought back [[HeelFaceTurn as one of the good guys]].



* CoolSword: In life and as an ''onryō'', she wielded a supernatural katana called Shishio, which contained the ''nue'' Ranguren. As the Black Priestess, she can summon a seven-branched {{BFS}}.



* HellishPupils: In the manga, her pupils become vertical slits after she's corrupted by the Bane Stone.



* OmnicidalManiac: As an ''''onryō'', she intended to disrupt Tokyo's ley lines and unleash the vengeful ghost of Emperor Sutoki to destroy Japan.

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* OmnicidalManiac: As an ''''onryō'', she intended to disrupt Tokyo's ley lines and unleash the vengeful ghost of Emperor Sutoki ''reimyaku'' to destroy Japan. Japan.
* PowerDyesYourHair: On the cover of Volume 3 her Bane Stone-augmented ''onryō'' form is shown with red hair, as opposed to the black hair she had in life.



* RedEyesTakeWarning: The cover of Volume 3 depicts her with red irises in her ''onryō'' form.



* StringyHairedGhostGirl: She was corrupted by a Bane Stone shard implanted into her by Kazuhiro Mitogawa, which after her death turned her into an ''onryō''.

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* StringyHairedGhostGirl: She was corrupted by a Bane Stone shard implanted into her by Kazuhiro Mitogawa, which after even before her death turned her into an ''onryō''.


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* GodOfEvil: Mitogawa refers to it as such, saying it devastated three dynasties in India and China -- a reference to the legend of Tamamo-no-Mae.

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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Kensuke's parents run a kendo dojo, and his boisterous father frequently goes on overseas trips to take advantage of foreign fascination with samurai. He considers them an embarassment and remarks to Kagura that it's better they don't come home.
* CovertPervert: He's constantly imagining ecchi situations with Kagura -- especially early on -- and low-key freaking out about them. The only reason he agreed to join the Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Department in the first place was because a gust of wind gave him a look at her panties.
* FaceOfAThug: He's noted to sometimes have a scary appearance, causing a the ghost of a young girl who'd been following him and Kagura on their date to break down in tears.
* MasterSwordsman: His father trained him extensively in kendo, and he continues to improve over the course of the series.




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* SoulPower: He's noted to be spiritually powerful enough to see ghosts, which are drawn to him. He resented this ever since he was a child and lashed out at them until meeting Kagura, who is able to exorcise them.




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* SheIsAllGrownUp: As lecherously observed by Noriyuki, in the two years between ''Ga-Rei Zero'' and ''Ga-Rei'' Kagura went from being a young girl to a young woman; and as a result of ArtEvolution continued to become increasingly busty over the course of the series.
* SummonMagic: She has an ''inugami'' called Shiro/Byakuei sealed inside her, which she uses to vanquish evil spirits.



!! Countermeasures Department

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!! Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Department
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[[folder:Koyoko Fujiko]]
* MysticalWhiteHair: She's got white hair, signifying her status as the heir of one of the most-powerful onmyoji families in Japan.
* PaperTalisman: Her weapon of choice are ofuda charms and shikigami, which she can use use to create humanoid constructs and deflect attacks.
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* BlindWeaponmaster: He's blinded by Mitogawa, but this doesn't slow him down at all and most people don't even realize he can't see.



* TheTrickster: His easygoing and cheerful personality, conman tendencies, and lecherous attitude have him called a trickster by many of the other characters, though he's capable of being serious when the situation calls for it.



[[folder:Michael]]
* UltimateBlacksmith: He can turn just about anything -- even a clothes iron -- into a tool for exorcism.

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[[folder:Michael]]
[[folder:Mine Fujiko]]
* UltimateBlacksmith: He can turn just about anything -- even MiniatureSeniorCitizens: She's a clothes iron -- into a tool for exorcism.positively tiny middle-aged woman and Koyoko's grandmother.


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* ButNotTooForeign: He's a tall man with white hair and occidental features, but he has a Japanese last name.
* MrFanservice: He's a ''very'' well-built man who wears nothing but a ''fundoshi'' -- traditional Japanese undergarments.
* OccidentalOtaku: He's from America, but trained to be a blacksmith and exorcist.
* PoweredArmor: He dons a suit of totally-not-Film/IronMan armor to hold off the SDCD when they try to kill Yomi following her resurrection.
* UltimateBlacksmith: He can turn just about anything -- even a clothes iron -- into a tool for exorcism.
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* AltarDiplomacy: He was engaged to Yomi solely because his father wanted a piece of the Isayama family's prestige, and as soon as Yomi was crippled and accused of murder the engagement was cancelled.



* HandsomeLech: He flirts with just about every attractive girl he meets, which is a source of annoyance for Kagura but plays into his CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass schtick.
* PlotTriggeringDeath: He is killed when the Japanese government decides to assassinate Izumi/Yomi in order to prevent her from awakening to her destiny as the Black Priestess. This pushes Yomi across the DespairEventHorizon again and causes her to embrace said destiny as the Black Priestess.



* BiTheWay: She was begrudgingly (at first) engaged to Izuna Noriyuki, but while she was alive she was ''very'' flirtatious towards Kagura -- even kissing her to swipe the last bite of Pocky from her. While confessing her feelings to Kagura, Izumi states that at least some of what she feels is bleeding over from Yomi.

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* BiTheWay: She was begrudgingly (at first) engaged to Izuna Noriyuki, but and though her father offered to cancel the engagement she decided to go with it [[YamatoNadeshiko out of duty and obligation]]. However, while she was alive she was ''very'' flirtatious towards Kagura -- even kissing her to swipe the last bite of Pocky from her. While confessing her feelings to Kagura, Izumi states that at least some of what she feels is bleeding over from Yomi.

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* BiTheWay: She was engaged to Izuna Noriyuki, but while she was alive she was ''very'' flirtatious towards Kagura -- even kissing her to swipe the last bite of Pocky from her. While confessing her feelings to Kagura, Izumi states that at least some of what she feels is bleeding over from Yomi.

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* BiTheWay: She was begrudgingly (at first) engaged to Izuna Noriyuki, but while she was alive she was ''very'' flirtatious towards Kagura -- even kissing her to swipe the last bite of Pocky from her. While confessing her feelings to Kagura, Izumi states that at least some of what she feels is bleeding over from Yomi.



* BrokenPedestal: Becomes one for Kagura after she realizes Yomi ''did'' kill Mei, and her rejection is what pushes Yomi over the brink of her DespairEventHorizon and causes her to accept Mitogawa's offer of a Bane Stone shard.



* ProtagonistJourneyToVillain: ''Ga Rei Zero'' chronicles the story of her fall from one of the Countermeasures Department's top exorcists to the murderous ''onryō'' introduced in the manga's first arc, and provided her with such a surge in popularity that she was brought back as a main character.

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* IncompatibleOrientation: Izumi states that at least some of her feelings for Kagura come from Yomi, but as far as Kagura is concerned their relationship is sisterly... despite Yomi having kissed and flirted with her while alive.
* ICannotSelfTerminate: In Episode 11 of ''Ga-Rei Zero'', Yomi tries to cut her own throat and commit seppuku, but cannot due to the Bane Stone.
* ProtagonistJourneyToVillain: ''Ga Rei ''Ga-Rei Zero'' chronicles the story of her fall from one of the Countermeasures Department's top exorcists to the murderous ''onryō'' introduced in the manga's first arc, and provided her with such a surge in popularity that she was brought back as a main character.


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* AmbitionIsEvil: Her fatal flaw is her ambition, which her Bane Stone shard drove up to eleven.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: May intervenes when her father tries to persuade Naraku to make her the leader of the Isayama clan, and says that Yomi is a much better choice despite not being blood related. She later reveals that she did so intending for Yomi to have a tragic "accident" so that she could take over. After she's killed by Mitogawa and is resurrected with a Bane Stone, she kills her uncle under the Sesshoseki's control and later taunts Yomi over it.
* DyingAsYourself: She is freed from the Bane Stone shard's influence just after gloating that she murdered Yomi's father. Her last words are a desperate attempt to explain what happened and plead for mercy that goes unheard as Yomi brutally kills her in a vengeful rage.
* NaginatasAreFeminine: Mei wields a naginata disguised as a parasol.
* ReforgedIntoAMinion: She's killed by Mitogawa and resurrected using a Bane Stone shard, leading to her murdering Yomi's father to usurp control of the clan.
* SmugSnake: She goes out of her way to be cruel to Yomi and especially Kagura.
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* EyeColorChange: When tapping into the full power of the Bane Stone, [[BlackEyesOfCrazy her sclera turn black with pupil-less irises]]; though she stops before fully succumbing to its corruption and becoming an ''onryō'' like Yomi.
* IncompatibleOrientation: Izumi confesses her feelings to Kagura while the latter is amnesic, but she is turned down for Kensuke.

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* EyeColorChange: When tapping into the full power of the Bane Stone, [[BlackEyesOfCrazy her sclera turn black with pupil-less irises]]; though she stops just before fully succumbing to its corruption and becoming an ''onryō'' like Yomi.
* IncompatibleOrientation: Izumi confesses her feelings to RoaringRampageOfRevenge: When Setsuna Imawano mortally wounds Kensuke, Kagura while releases the latter is amnesic, but she is turned down for Kensuke.seal on her Bane Stone shard and willingly taps into its dark power in an attempt to obliterate her, nearly transforming into an ''onryō'' like Yomi had.



!! Countermeasures Department

[[folder:Izuna Noriyuki]]
* GuardianEntity: He's bonded to a pack of tube foxes that he uses to gather information and spy on people.

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!! Countermeasures Department

[[folder:Izuna Noriyuki]]
[[folder:Shizuru Imawano]]

* GuardianEntity: He's bonded to ButNotTooForeign: She's part-Japanese, part European; being descended from a pack sect of tube foxes that he uses to gather information ''onmyōji'' who escaped overseas and spy on people.got involved in organized crime.
* HeelFaceTurn: She was an antagonist during the Juugondō arc, but became an ally and close friend of Kagura and Kensuke after doing some soul-searching with Izuna.
* ForcedIntoEvil: She was forced into the role of a MafiaPrincess from a young age, and goes along with her sister's plan because she feels there's no turning back or redemption.
* TheRival: She is initially one to Kagura; taking a liking to Kensuke and flirting with him, while seeking to collect all the Bane Stone shards.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Like her sister, she has white hair and is a member of a criminal syndicate; though after her HeelFaceTurn it loses this significance.



[[folder:Michael]]
* UltimateBlacksmith: He can turn just about anything -- even a clothes iron -- into a tool for exorcism.

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[[folder:Michael]]
[[folder:Izumi Isoyama]]

* UltimateBlacksmith: He can turn just about anything BadassGay: She is revealed to be a lesbian with a crush on Kagura, and is capable of holding her own against monsters -- even a clothes iron -- mostly due to her SharingABody with Yomi.
* IncompatibleOrientation: Izumi confesses her feelings to Kagura while the latter is amnesic, but she is turned down for Kensuke despite Kagura not possessing any memories.
* LivingOnBorrowedTime: She was killed during the Kyuubi's attack, but Kagura unwittingly resurrected her by implanting Yomi's soul
into a tool for exorcism.her body. It's speculated that Izumi would die again if Yomi were separated from her, but when Yomi does so to save Kagura's life Izumi is shown to be fine.



!! Countermeasures Department

[[folder:Izuna Noriyuki]]
* GuardianEntity: He's bonded to a pack of tube foxes that he uses to gather information and spy on people.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Michael]]
* UltimateBlacksmith: He can turn just about anything -- even a clothes iron -- into a tool for exorcism.
[[/folder]]



* BackFromTheDead: She's "resurrected" by having her soul implanted into the recently-deceased Izumi Isoyama, effectively turning Yomi into a SplitPersonality that takes over when Izumi or Kagura is in danger.



* SharingABody: She's "resurrected" by having her soul implanted into the recently-deceased Izumi Isoyama, effectively turning Yomi into a SplitPersonality that takes over when Izumi or Kagura is in danger.



!! Spirit-Beasts

[[folder:Byakuei]]

* EatingTheEnemy: Should a monster prove too powerful for Kagrua to dispatch on her own, she summons Byakuei to devour it.
* GuardianEntity: He is bound to the head of the Tsuchimiya clan, protecting them if they face a monster they cannot overcome on their own.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: He's actually an inugami, but due to being corrupted by a Bane Stone he initially resembles a dragon. Once it's removed he's restored to his original canine form.
* SealedBadassInACan: He is sealed inside the body of the head of the Tsuchimiya clan, his current host being Kagura.
* SuperPoweredEvilSide: His draconic form is the result of him being corrupted by a Bane Stone fragment.

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!! Spirit-Beasts

[[folder:Byakuei]]

[[folder:Kazuhiro Mitogawa]]

* EatingTheEnemy: Should AnimalMotif: He can summon and transform into a monster prove too powerful for Kagrua swarm of [[ButterflyOfDeathAndRebirth creepy butterflies]], and can sprout butterfly wings to dispatch on her own, she summons Byakuei to devour it.
fly.
* GuardianEntity: He is bound to BigBad: Of the head first few arcs of the Tsuchimiya clan, protecting them if they face a monster they cannot overcome on their own.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: He's actually an inugami, but due
manga and of ''Ga Rei Zero'', having masterminded Yomi's corruption in order to being corrupted gather the Bane Stones, summon the Kyuubi, and resurrect his mother.
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: His goal was to resurrect his mother, who is disgusted
by a the carnage he wrought and kills him herself.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: He destroys Yomi by ripping out her
Bane Stone shard, which he initially resembles a dragon. Once it's removed he's restored had bequeathed to his original canine form.
* SealedBadassInACan: He is sealed inside
her in the body of the head of the Tsuchimiya clan, his current host being Kagura.
* SuperPoweredEvilSide: His draconic form is the result of him being corrupted by a Bane Stone fragment.
first place.



[[folder:Ranguren]]
* BreathWeapon: It can fire lightning from its mouth.
* ExtraEyes: It has a total of twelve eyes.
* MixAndMatchCritters: As a ''nue'', it resembles a gigantic twelve-eyed lion with multiple serpentine tails.
* SealedBadassInACan: It is sealed into Yomi's katana, Shishio.

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[[folder:Ranguren]]
[[folder:Setsuna Imawano]]

* BreathWeapon: It can fire lightning from its mouth.BigBad: She becomes the main villain of the second arc, seeking to wipe out the Countermeasures Department (and all-but succeeding) and nearly claiming possession of the completed Bane Stone.
* ButNotTooForeign: She's part-Japanese, part European.

* ExtraEyes: It MafiaPrincess: She's the leader of the Juugondō, a sect of ''onmyōji'' who escaped overseas and got involved in organized crime.
* MismatchedEyes: Her Eye of Satori
has a total of twelve eyes.
white iris and [[HellishPupils vertically-slitted pupil]], enabling her to read minds.
* MixAndMatchCritters: As a ''nue'', it resembles a gigantic twelve-eyed lion with multiple serpentine tails.
OmnicidalManiac: Her goal was to use the Bane Stone to start an eternal war, and sees both her own sister and subordinates as expendible.
* SealedBadassInACan: It SelfMadeOrphan: She murders her own father to take over the Juugondō.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: She
is sealed into Yomi's katana, Shishio.a white-haired gangster who believes that WarIsGlorious and wants to start a ForeverWar.



[[folder:Kyuubi]]
* AnimalisticAbomination: It vaguely resembles a massive nine-tailed fox... except its tails are tentacles, it has scales, and is comprised of corrupted spiritual energy so potent that even people without TrueSight can see it. It's later revealed to be an entity that plays a key role in the destruction and restoration of the world.
* TheCorruption: Its spiritual energy gives those who use the Bane Stone shards superhuman abilities, but corrupts them into ''onryō'' unless they take ample precautions.
* SealedEvilInASixPack: Its power was sealed into the ''Sesshoseki'' or Bane Stone, which was split into multiple shards. The goal of the antagonists -- particularly Mitogawa -- is to assemble the Bane Stone and summon the Kyuubi to get a wish granted.

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[[folder:Kyuubi]]
!! Spirit-Beasts

[[folder:Byakuei]]

* AnimalisticAbomination: It vaguely EatingTheEnemy: Should a monster prove too powerful for Kagrua to dispatch on her own, she summons Byakuei to devour it.
* GuardianEntity: He is bound to the head of the Tsuchimiya clan, protecting them if they face a monster they cannot overcome on their own.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: He's actually an inugami, but due to being corrupted by a Bane Stone he initially
resembles a massive nine-tailed fox... except its tails are tentacles, it has scales, and dragon. Once it's removed he's restored to his original canine form.
* SealedBadassInACan: He
is comprised sealed inside the body of the head of the Tsuchimiya clan, his current host being Kagura.
* SuperPoweredEvilSide: His draconic form is the result of him being
corrupted spiritual energy so potent that even people without TrueSight can see it. It's later revealed to be an entity that plays by a key role in the destruction and restoration of the world.
* TheCorruption: Its spiritual energy gives those who use the
Bane Stone shards superhuman abilities, but corrupts them into ''onryō'' unless they take ample precautions.
* SealedEvilInASixPack: Its power was sealed into the ''Sesshoseki'' or Bane Stone, which was split into multiple shards. The goal of the antagonists -- particularly Mitogawa -- is to assemble the Bane Stone and summon the Kyuubi to get a wish granted.
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[[folder:Ranguren]]
* BreathWeapon: It can fire lightning from its mouth.
* ExtraEyes: It has a total of twelve eyes.
* MixAndMatchCritters: As a ''nue'', it resembles a gigantic twelve-eyed lion with multiple serpentine tails.
* SealedBadassInACan: It is sealed into Yomi's katana, Shishio.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kyuubi]]
* AnimalisticAbomination: It vaguely resembles a massive nine-tailed fox... except its tails are tentacles, it has scales, and is comprised of corrupted spiritual energy so potent that even people without TrueSight can see it. It's later revealed to be an entity that plays a key role in the destruction and restoration of the world.
* TheCorruption: Its spiritual energy gives those who use the Bane Stone shards superhuman abilities, but corrupts them into ''onryō'' unless they take ample precautions.
* SealedEvilInASixPack: Its power was sealed into the ''Sesshoseki'' or Bane Stone, which was split into multiple shards. The goal of the antagonists -- particularly Mitogawa -- is to assemble the Bane Stone and summon the Kyuubi to get a wish granted.
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[[folder:Izuna Noriyuki]]
* GuardianEntity: He's bonded to a pack of tube foxes that he uses to gather information and spy on people.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Michael]]
* UltimateBlacksmith: He can turn just about anything -- even a clothes iron -- into a tool for exorcism.
[[/folder]]


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* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: She was originally a good person, but was corrupted by a Bane Stone shard and became the manga's first villain. She was "resurrected" by Kagura and became one of the main characters, showing remorse for her past villainy; but after being pushed over the DespairEventHorizon she embraces her destiny as the Black Priestess and tries to destroy the world. In the end, Kagura manages to talk her down, and Yomi bonds with her to save her life after Byakuei is killed.
* ProtagonistJourneyToVillain: ''Ga Rei Zero'' chronicles the story of her fall from one of the Countermeasures Department's top exorcists to the murderous ''onryō'' introduced in the manga's first arc, and provided her with such a surge in popularity that she was brought back as a main character.
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Characters that appear in ''Manga/GaRei'' and its prequel ''Anime/GaReiZero''.

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!! Main Caracters

[[folder:Kensuke Nimura]]

* ThePowerOfLove: Kensuke is capable of channelling his love for Kagura into the Michael Revolution in order to cut through dimensions... though doing so gives him a temporary bald spot.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kagura Tsuchimiya]]

* EyeColorChange: When tapping into the full power of the Bane Stone, [[BlackEyesOfCrazy her sclera turn black with pupil-less irises]]; though she stops before fully succumbing to its corruption and becoming an ''onryō'' like Yomi.
* IncompatibleOrientation: Izumi confesses her feelings to Kagura while the latter is amnesic, but she is turned down for Kensuke.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: ''Ga-Rei Zero'' reveals her relationship with Yomi was like this while the latter was still alive, with them bathing together and playing the Pocky game.

[[/folder]]

!! Countermeasures Department

!! Antagonists

[[folder:Yomi Isayama]]

* ApocalypseMaiden: She is revealed to be the Black Priestess, destined to bring about the end of the world.
* BackFromTheDead: She's "resurrected" by having her soul implanted into the recently-deceased Izumi Isoyama, effectively turning Yomi into a SplitPersonality that takes over when Izumi or Kagura is in danger.
* {{BFS}}: After accepting her role as the Black Priestess, Yomi manifests a massive nine-branched sword.
* BiTheWay: She was engaged to Izuna Noriyuki, but while she was alive she was ''very'' flirtatious towards Kagura -- even kissing her to swipe the last bite of Pocky from her. While confessing her feelings to Kagura, Izumi states that at least some of what she feels is bleeding over from Yomi.
* BlackEyesOfCrazy: As an ''onryō'' and the Black Priestess, she has black sclera and HellishPupils, accentuating her corrupted status.
* GuardianEntity: After Byakuei is killed by Kirin, Yomi takes its place to save Kagura's life.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: After the Bane Stone-corrupted Mei kills her father, Yomi goes berserk and kills her.
* StringyHairedGhostGirl: She was corrupted by a Bane Stone shard implanted into her by Kazuhiro Mitogawa, which after her death turned her into an ''onryō''.

[[/folder]]

!! Spirit-Beasts

[[folder:Byakuei]]

* EatingTheEnemy: Should a monster prove too powerful for Kagrua to dispatch on her own, she summons Byakuei to devour it.
* GuardianEntity: He is bound to the head of the Tsuchimiya clan, protecting them if they face a monster they cannot overcome on their own.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: He's actually an inugami, but due to being corrupted by a Bane Stone he initially resembles a dragon. Once it's removed he's restored to his original canine form.
* SealedBadassInACan: He is sealed inside the body of the head of the Tsuchimiya clan, his current host being Kagura.
* SuperPoweredEvilSide: His draconic form is the result of him being corrupted by a Bane Stone fragment.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ranguren]]
* BreathWeapon: It can fire lightning from its mouth.
* ExtraEyes: It has a total of twelve eyes.
* MixAndMatchCritters: As a ''nue'', it resembles a gigantic twelve-eyed lion with multiple serpentine tails.
* SealedBadassInACan: It is sealed into Yomi's katana, Shishio.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kyuubi]]
* AnimalisticAbomination: It vaguely resembles a massive nine-tailed fox... except its tails are tentacles, it has scales, and is comprised of corrupted spiritual energy so potent that even people without TrueSight can see it. It's later revealed to be an entity that plays a key role in the destruction and restoration of the world.
* TheCorruption: Its spiritual energy gives those who use the Bane Stone shards superhuman abilities, but corrupts them into ''onryō'' unless they take ample precautions.
* SealedEvilInASixPack: Its power was sealed into the ''Sesshoseki'' or Bane Stone, which was split into multiple shards. The goal of the antagonists -- particularly Mitogawa -- is to assemble the Bane Stone and summon the Kyuubi to get a wish granted.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kirin]]
* EvilCounterpart: It is one to Byakuei, being a dark canid beast bound to Yomi in her role as the Black Priestess.
* {{Reincarnation}}: It coalesced from remnants of the Kyuubi after it was destroyed by Kensuke.
[[/folder]]

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