History Characters / HoozukinoReitetsu

There are a buttload of characters in Hoozuki no Reitetsu, but these are the main ones.

Needs way more added to it.
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[[folder: Japanese Underworld]]

!Hōzuki
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HirokiYasumoto
The titular protagonist, Hōzuki is the stern second-in-command to Lord Enma and takes his job very seriously. He remains calm no matter the current crisis, and when he's not busy running Hell he likes to raise goldfish plants.
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%%* BadassBaritone: Naturally, considering who his voice actor is.
* BerserkButton:
** Don't tell him that he looks like Hakutaku. He has just enough self control to save the immediately following violence for an inanimate object. In fact, just don't be Hakutaku in particular.
** He also hates it when people disturb his sleep.
** Him being an orphan is also one in his youth, and the folks who make fun of this usually don't get off scot-free.
* {{Bishounen}}: His handsome looks are commented on quite a bit by the other characters.
* BigEater: While he normally doesn't demonstrate, he really lets loose on occasion. In Episode 1 of part 2 of Season 2, Hoozuki, Shiro and the ZashikiWarashi twins went to an eating contest at a new restaurant. He finishes his meal ahead of everyone else, and then orders the same things they did and ate them all by himself.
%%* BrutalHonesty: A ''champion'' at this.
* CarryABigStick: His trademark weapon is a spiked club.
* ChessmasterSidekick: Despite being NumberTwo to Enma, it is in fact Hoozuki the one actually running the show. As a matter of fact, the Japanese Underworld as it is today was designed by Hoozuki himself during his first meeting with Enma in the ancient times.
%%* CausticCritic
%%* DeadpanSnarker: His default mood.
* DeathGlare: His second most terrifying weapon. [[spoiler: Amazingly, he's had this ability since he was a human child]].
* EveryoneHasStandards: Even a total {{Workaholic}} like him gets frustrated every now and then by how busy Japan is.
* ExactWords: [[spoiler:When he threatened to make every last member of his old village suffer in the after life for offering him up as sacrifice, he ''meant'' it. They now serve as decorations of the Realm of Great Burning where they are doomed to burn for eternity, as per his "artistic vision"]].
* HeavySleeper: And an ''angry'' heavy sleeper at that, should you lack the gumption to wake him up early, as Enma found out the hard way.
* HumanSacrifice: He ''was one'' when [[spoiler:he was alive]]. He claims to hold no particular animosity over this, ''but'' he also [[spoiler:had every person involved in the incident burning at a stake in front of Izanami's palace]].
* NotSoAboveItAll: Hozuki is a consummate professional who takes his work very seriously. He has no issue with enjoying himself if the situation allows it though, as shown during the Bon Festival when he's decked out in food and souvenirs and beating the taiko drum.
* NumberTwo: Is this to Lord Enma. In fact, he ''enjoys'' playing TheManBehindTheMan more than actively ruling the underworld despite him being superior to Enma in every way.
%%* PerpetualFrowner: Has literally never been seen smiling.
%%* {{Sadist}}: Outright calls himself one in the anime.
* SelfMadeMan: Worked his way up through the ranks of hell to become Enma's right hand demon.
* SeriousBusiness: Hoozuki treats everything he does as this, even the more mundane things like sleeping, exercising and raising his goldfish plants.
* SoulJar: How Hoozuki the oni came to be, [[spoiler:after many spirits came to inhabit his dead body]].
* WasOnceAMan: Prior to becoming an ''oni'', he was an ordinary orphan named Cho. Until the crops started failing and [[spoiler:his fellow villagers offered him as a HumanSacrifice to bring rain.]]

!Lord Enma
->'''Voiced by:''' Takashi Nagasako
The ruler of Japanese Hell and Hozuki's boss. It's his duty to judge the damned and assign them to hells based on their sins.
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* ButtMonkey: Despite being king of the demons, no one (Especially Hoozuki) shows him much respect.
* GentleGiant: At least 9 feet tall, and a gigantic teddy bear.
* LargeAndInCharge: He easily dwarfs those around him, though much of the "large" part is his immense girth.
* PunchClockVillain: As the ruler of Japanese Hell, it's his job to judge the deceased for their sins and punish them accordingly, but the guy's a sweet goofball when off duty.
* TheAllegedBoss: Type 2. People are shocked when they find out he's the one in charge instead of Hozuki.

!Shiro, Kakisuke, and Lurio
->'''Voiced by:''' Yumiko Kobayashi (Shiro), Hiroki Gotou (Kakisuke), Takashi Matsuyama (Lurio)
Momotarou's former companions that now work in Animal Cruelty Hell. Shiro is a white dog, Kakisuke is a monkey, and Lurio is a pheasant.
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%%* {{Keet}}: Shiro is a ball of manic energy.
* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: Kakisuke is eternally tormented by his abuse of the crab family.
* PunchClockVillain: Off the clock, they're pretty friendly. On the job, they give Cujo a run for viciousness.

!Karauri
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TetsuyaKakihara
A young demon who works alongside Nasubi under Hozuki.
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* CovertPervert: He's secretly a masochist and wants O-koh to beat him.
* OlderThanTheyLook: He's a young adult, but thanks to his species being an imp-like race he looks like a little kid.
* PrecociousCrush: Although he's technically not a kid, he still looks like one and is attracted to the obviously adult O-koh.
%%* ThoseTwoGuys: With Nasubi

!Nasubi
->'''Voiced by:''' Touko Aoyama
A young demon who works alongside Karauri under Hozuki.
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* HiddenDepths: An accomplished artist in his free time.
* NonHumanHumanoidHybrid: His mother is an imp. His father is a ''GHOST CART''.
* OlderThanTheyLook: He's a young adult, but thanks to his species being an imp-like race he looks like a little kid.
%%* TheDitz: He's a little off.
%%* ThoseTwoGuys: With Karauri

!O-Koh
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/EriKitamura
A beautiful demon that works in Mortal Hell. She has a fondness for snakes and is friends with Hozuki.
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* FemmeFatale: Since she works in Mortal Hell, it's her job to lure sinners with her beautiful looks so they can get tortured.
* FluffyTamer: She loves snakes to the point that she carries around a live pair that act as the obi for her kimono.
%%* HairDecorations
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: O-Koh's hair is a shade of light turquoise, compared to pretty much everyone else's black.

!Yasha-ichi
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenjiroTsuda
Shiro's superior in the Animal Cruelty Hell and one of its best torturers.
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%%* HappilyMarried: to Cookie

!Cookie
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Another of Shiro's superior in Animal Cruelity Hell
%%* HappilyMarried: to Yasha-ichi

!Mustard
->'''Voiced by:''' Atsumi Tanezaki
The rabbit from the Japanese folktale ''Kachi Kachi Mountain''. She works in Hell as a minion that tortures the deceased for their sins, and her methods are so brutal that she's earned the respect of Hozuki.
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* BadassAdorable: A cute little bunny. And one of Hell's most exalted torturers.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Normally a sweet, soft-spoken rabbit, but if she hears the word badger she goes into an unstoppable rampage.
* BerserkButton: Do ''not'' mention badgers around her. Anyone who does will soon regret it as it turns her immediately vicious to the offender
* KillerRabbit: Quite literally, as this rabbit is one of Hell's top torturers.
* MeaningfulName: She makes a special, painful ointment with bell peppers as the main ingredient to rub on open wounds. She calls it mustard.
%%* TortureTechnician

!Zashiki Warashi
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuiOgura (Niko), Creator/SatomiSato (Ichiko)
Twin ZashikiWarashi Hoozuki finds in an abandoned house. They come to live in the Hell Palace afterwards.
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* BigEater: So long as you serve them red bean rice and soup.
%%* CreepyTwins: Can be just slightly creepy or ''really'' creepy.
* CreepyMonotone: Both of them speak like this 24/7. They also ''laugh'' and express ''anger'' like that, while remaining as deadpan as ever.
* EverybodyCallsHimBarkeep: The twins initially had no name to tell themselves apart, due to them not needing those in the past, and as such everybody is content with addressing them by their title alone.
* GenkiGirl: Genki ''Girls'' to be exact. Despite their eternal DullSurprise expressions, zashiki warashi are noted by Hoozuki to be mischievous in nature. Sure enough, the first thing they do upon arrival at the Hell Palace is to run ''everywhere''.
* MeaningfulName: Hoozuki decided to name them Ichiko and Niko, literally meaning "little No.1" and "little No.2", respectively. Ichiko is the black-haired twin, and she gets the "No.1" name because she's generally the one to speak first.

%%!Stripping Hag
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[[folder: Shangri La]]
! Hakutaku
A divine beast of good luck and vast knowledge that resides in Shangri-La. He works as a pharmacist, teaching herbal medicine to Momotarou and rabbits. He's a philandering womanizer who, despite looking a lot like him, hates Hozuki's guts.
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%%* {{Bishounen}}: A good looking lady killer.
* ButtMonkey: Is constantly getting smacked around by Hozuki and the girls he's cheated on.
* TerribleArtist: A recurring gag is his complete inability to draw.
* TheCasanova: He's actually pretty popular with the ladies, but every time he gets a new girlfriend he gets dumped (and beat up) almost immediately after due to his cheating ways.
%%* TheMedic

!Momotarou

A popular hero from Japanese folklore that defeated an island of oni. At first he caused trouble in hell trying to relive his glory days, but he mellowed out after Hozuki sent him to Shangri-La to become Hakutaku's assistant.
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* HeelRealization: Realizes how much of a jerk he's been trying to be a hero again, and becomes much nicer as a result.
* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: A legendary hero of Japanese myth. Now an apprentice medicine maker for a dopey God.
* PunnyName: His name translates to 'peach boy', and one of his duties in Shangri-La is picking peaches.
%%* TookALevelInKindness
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[[folder: Others]]
!Ox Head and Horse Head

Guardians of the gate of Hell
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* BigBeautifulWoman: Both applies since they are both larger than the other demons

!Satan
Ruler of European Hell
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* TheDevilIsALoser: A dorky {{Otaku}} who gets even less respect than Enma gets from Hozuki.
!Beelzebub
Satan's right hand man
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* NeverLiveItDown: Kakisuke is eternally tormented by his abuse of the crab family.

* MeaningfulName: Hoozuki decided to name them Ichiko and Niko, literally meaning "little No.1" and "little No.2", respectively.

* BadassBaritone: Naturally, considering who his voice actor is.
* BerserkButton: Don't tell him that he looks like Hakutaku. He has just enough self control to save the immediately following violence for an inanimate object. In fact, just don't be Hakutaku in particular.

* BrutalHonesty: A ''champion'' at this.

* DeadpanSnarker: His default mood.

* HumanSacrifice: [[spoiler:He ''was one'' when he was alive.]]

* PerpetualFrowner: Has literally never been seen smiling.
* {{Sadist}}: Outright calls himself one in the anime.

* WasOnceAMan: [[spoiler:Prior to becoming an ''oni'', he was an ordinary orphan named Cho. Until the crops started failing and his fellow villagers offered him as a HumanSacrifice to bring rain.]]

* {{Keet}}: Shiro is a ball of manic energy.

* ThoseTwoGuys: With Nasubi

* TheDitz: He's a little off.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Karauri

* HappilyMarried: to Cookie

* HappilyMarried: to Yasha-ichi

* BerserkButton: Do NOT mention badgers around her. Trust us, you'll regret it.
* KillerRabbit: Quite literally.

* CreepyTwins: Can be just slightly creepy or ''really'' creepy.

* {{Bishounen}}: A good looking lady killer.

* WasOnceAMan: [[spoiler:Prior to becoming an ''oni'', he was an ordinary orphan named Cho. Until the crops started failing and his fellow villagers offered him as a human sacrifice to bring rain.]]

* CreepyMonotone: Both of them speak like this 24/7. They also ''laugh'' like that while remaining as deadpan as ever.

* NoNameGiven: They spend an entire episode trying to get suggestions from everyone, but aren't satisfied with the results. Eventually the cast settled upon Niko for the white-haired girl and Ichiko for the black one, respectively.

* ExactWords: [[spoiler:When he threatened to make every last member of his old village suffer in the after life for offering him up as sacrifice, he ''meant'' it. They now serve as decorations of the Realm of Burning Hell where they are doomed to burn for eternity]].

* NumberTwo: Is this to Lord Enma.

* WasOnceAMan: [[spoiler:Started life as a human sacrifice to bring rain.]]

[[folder: Shigoku]]

* BerserkButton: Don't tell him that he looks like Hakutaku. He has just enough self control to save the immediately following violence for an inanimate object.

Momotarou's former pets that now work in Animal Cruelty Hell. Shiro is a white dog, Kakisuke is a monkey, and Lurio is a pheasant.

%%* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

Shiro's superior in Animal Cruelity Hell

* NoNameGiven: They spend an entire episode trying to get suggestions from everyone, but aren't satisfied with the results.

* TerribleArtist: A recurring gag is his complete inability to dram.

* CausticCritic
* DeadpanSnarker

* GentleGiant

* TheDitz

* HairDecorations
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

* BadassAdorable

* KillerRabbit

* TortureTechnician

* {{Bishounen}}

* TerribleArtist

* TheMedic

* HowTheMightyHaveFallen

* TookALevelInKindness

!Stripping Hag

!Ox Head and Horse Head
Guardians of the gate of Hell
* BigBeautifulWoman: Both applies since they are both larger than the other demons

!Momotarou

A popular hero from Japanese folklore. Works in Shangri-La

* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: He comes to Hell hoping to reclaim his GloryDays. It goes poorly, and eventually gets a real job.

!Momotarou

A popular hero from Japanese folklore. Works in Shangri-La

* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: He comes to Hell hoping to reclaim his GloryDays. It goes poorly, and eventually gets a real job.

!Shiro

One of Momotarou's pets. Works in Animal Cruelty Hell.

* PunchClockVillain: Off the clock, he's a typical friendly pooch. On the job, he gives Cujo a run for viciousness.

!Kakisuke

Another one of Momotarou's pets. A monkey that works in Animal Cruelty Hell.

!Lurio

Another one of Momotarou's pets. A pheasant that works in Animal Cruelty Hell.

!Karauri
A young demon who works alongside Nasubi
* PrecociousCrush: He has a crush on O-Koh

A young demon who works alongside Karauri

A rabbit who Hozuki respects for her brutality.
* BerserkButton: Dont ever mention badgers in front of her
* KillerRabbit: She is a softspoken rabbit that delivered very cruel punishment in Hell.

A mythical beast who works in Shangri-La

Secretary to Lord Enma, Hōzuki is a very stern demon who takes his job seriously.

* BerserkButton: Don't tell him that he looks like Hakutaku. He has just enough self control to save the immediately following violence for an inanimate inject.

* NotSoAboveItAll: Hozuki is a consummate professional who takes his work very seriously. He has no idea with enjoying himself as the situation allows, as shown when, at the Bon Festival, he's decked out in food and souvenirs and beating the taiko drum.

* {{Sadist}}: In fact, he refers to himself as being one in the anime.

Ruler of Japanese Hell

* ButtMonkey: Despite being basically king of the demons, no one (Especially Hoozuki) shows him much respect.
%% ComedicSociopath

!Stripping Hag