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7	Characters for the series, ''Manga/{{Isuca}}''.
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9	Warning: There will be unmarked {{spoiler}}s. Read at your own risk if you haven't gotten far into the series.
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13	!!Primary Characters
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15	[[folder:Shinichirō Asano]]
16	[[quoteright:191:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shinichirou_asano_fullbody.png]]
17	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KeisukeKoumoto
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19	An ordinary teenage boy who accidentally stumbles upon an exorcism. In doing so, he learns that he has supernatural powers, "The Eye Of Truth" which allows him to learn the True Name of supernatural beings or those with special powers, and basically enslave them, if he so chooses.
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21	* AboveTheInfluence: This guy could give Ghandi lessons in restraint.
22	* AccidentalPervert: At least OncePerEpisode, he walks in on a naked girl or gets his face shoved into her private parts.
23	* ActualPacifist: Given a choice, he'll always go for the peaceful solution, due to his lack of experience or training. It seldom works for him.
24	* BadassOnPaper: He's got quite a few rather impressive accomplishments under his belt. Still, these accomplishments occurred under very unique circumstances and are not truly a display of his skill or personal strength. This comes to bite him hard in Chapter 41.
25	* BattleCouple: He gradually forms one with Sakuya as he joins her in her exorcist battles and tries to grow stronger to fight alongside her.
26	* TheChampion: He repeatedly declares that his goal is to become Sakuya's strength and aid her in battle.
27	* ChosenConceptionPartner: Suseri is determined to have Shinichirō's baby, no matter if it's out of wedlock.
28	* CursedWithAwesome: As a result of his special powers, he effectively owns four very attractive women, and gets to kiss them all on a regular basis. Unfortunately his special powers also attract the attention of numerous supernatural horrors that want to kill him, and effectively eat his soul.
29	* DistressedDude: Due to his general lack of training or practical experience, he is often the victim of this. Still, this doesn't stop him from actually being useful or coming to the aid of others, particularly Sakuya and Suseri.
30	* TheDulcineaEffect: It's the primary reason he's in his situation. He just can not resist coming to the aid of a woman in distress. Even if she will respond with violence.
31	* EndearinglyDorky: Awkward, clumsy, and a bit socially inept, all the girls at house Shizumu like him because he's a genuinely nice guy who seeks their well-being above his own.
32	* FaceFault: His reaction when Suseri announced wanting his children, in front of him and Sakuya.
33	* GiverOfLameNames: Lampshaded and subverted. The names he chooses may seem horrible at first glance, but actually fit surprisingly well.
34	* HouseHusband: He cooks, cleans, and does laundry very effectively without complaint.
35	* IKnowYourTrueName: The primary benefit of his supernatural power.
36	* MagicKiss: His powers effectively work this way. In exchange for learning a supernatural being's True Name, he shares a portion of his spirit with it.
37	* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The Feminine Boy to Sakuya's Masculine Girl. He is a nice and sensitive NonActionGuy and basically a HouseHusband in training, while Sakuya is short-tempered and aggressive ActionGirl and without him, her house is a complete mess.
38	* MinorLivingAlone: He moved to an apartment by himself despite still being in high school because his parents left him and went to Europe to study stage magic.
39	* NiceGuy: The nicest guy in the whole series.
40	* NonActionGuy: He doesn't have combat skills and always goes for the peaceful solution. [[ActionGirlfriend Sakuya]] is the one who deals with the DemonSlaying.
41	* NowThatsUsingYourTeeth: He blocks a blow from a cursed Katana with his teeth, and that is how he acquires Yashao.
42	* OneHeadTaller: He tops Sakuya's height by a full head.
43	* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: An ordinary high-school student who ends up involved with an exorcist girl and discovers he has an unusual ability called the Eyes of Truth which allow him to divine the true name of a supernatural being or person with supernatural powers when he kisses them.
44	* ParentalAbandonment: His parents left him alone in his dorm while he was attending middle school "for training." Unfortunately, they also cut off his allowance, forcing him to find a job. He winds up working for Sakuya.
45	* SupremeChef: His cooking skill is legendary, in universe. He can even make meals with which he is not familiar with relative ease.
46	* TookALevelInBadass: By the time chapter 48 rolls around, he's able to hold his own in demon-slaying, and can wield Yashao like a master swordsman.
47	* TransferableMemory: The Eye of Truth gives him the ability to see the memories of those he kisses.
48	* WeirdnessMagnet: His "Eye of Truth" power, which he didn't even know he had, attracts the attention of many supernatural entities, most of whom are mortal threats.
49	[[/folder]]
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51	[[folder:Sakuya Shimazu]]
52	[[quoteright:216:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sakuya_shimazu_fullbody.png]]
53	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/IbukiKido
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55	The primary female character and leading love interest in the story. Current (temporary) head of the Shimazu clan.
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57	* ACupAngst: She hates to be reminded of her tiny breasts. It doesn't help that her rival Suseri has big breasts.
58	* ActionGirl: A demon hunter who uses SacredBowAndArrows as her weapons.
59	* ActionGirlfriend: She's a demon hunter who ends up dragging Shinichirō into her world, which allows him to discover his supernatural powers and join her in exorcisms.
60	* AdaptationDyeJob: Sakuya is a strawberry blonde in the manga while the anime gives her hair a shade that makes it closer to golden-blonde.
61	* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: She's ostracized by the Shimazu clan despite being the legitimate successor because her father was a Western mage.
62	* AngerBornOfWorry: The first thing she does after Shinichirō is returned safely from the Asahina household, and they're alone, is chew him out because she was terrified that something horrible had happened to him.
63	* BaitAndSwitchCharacterIntro: In her introduction, Shinichirō accidentally bumps into her and she politely smiles as she acts like she doesn't mind. Then, she steps on his foot and smirks maliciously, showing she isn't so nice after all.
64	* BattleCouple: She and Shinichirō upgrade into an exorcist couple as he becomes more combat capable and they fall in love.
65	* CannotSpitItOut: Even after she admits to herself and her love rivals that she likes Shinichirō, it still takes quite some time before Sakuya admits it to him.
66	* ClingyJealousGirl: She ''really'' does not like it when any other girl gets too close to Shinichirō, especially Suseri.
67	* DefrostingIceQueen: She starts out as a BitchInSheepsClothing with a nasty temper, but mellows over the course of the series, thanks to Shinichirō's influence.
68	* DemonSlaying: It's her job as a member of the Shimazu clan.
69	* DudeHesLikeInAComa: In Chapter 32, she kisses Shinichirō while he's knocked out on the ground.
70	* EekAMouse: She freaks out when she faces a swarm of mice lead by a rat spirit.
71	* FaceFault: When Suseri announced being willing to become Shinichirō's concubine for the sake of bearing his children before both Shinichirō and herself, she and Shinichirō wear the exact same expression.
72	* FieryRedhead: She has strawberry blonde hair and is a hotheaded {{Tsundere}}.
73	* FirstGirlWins: The first girl introduced, the first to meet Shinichirō and his indisputable main LoveInterest [[spoiler:as well as the one he chooses as his girlfriend at the end]].
74	* HairTriggerTemper: She has a pretty nasty temper, lashing out at Shinichirō over the smallest things.
75	* HeIsNotMyBoyfriend: She protests when people act like Shinichirō is her boyfriend, not that she does a good job pretending she doesn't ''want'' that to be the case.
76	* HimeCut: She has blunt bangs, cheek-length sidelocks, and hip-length straight hair. She's also the first candidate to becoming the next family head of the wealthy Shimazu family.
77	* HumanizingTears: She's usually headstrong and prideful, yet she can't stop herself from crying when she admits how much she misses her parents.
78	* HypocriticalHumor: Sees nothing wrong with living in a pigsty, yet is terrified of rats.
79	* IWillFindYou: The main reason why she wants to become the Shimazu family head is so that she can find her parents, who went missing eight years prior.
80	* ImportantHaircut: She cuts her hair short in the final chapter [[spoiler:after she gives up her position as candidate for family head. This also symbolizes her moving on from the death of her parents because she had sworn she wouldn't cut her hair until she reunited with her parents.]]
81	%%* ImprobableAimingSkills
82	* LittleMissBadass: Her body is small, but she's a very capable exorcist.
83	* LoveConfessor: In Chapter 32, Sakuya finally admits to her love rivals that she's in love with Shinichirō and won't let anyone else have him.
84	* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The Masculine Girl to Shinichirō's Feminine Boy. She is short-tempered and aggressive ActionGirl and without Shinichirō, her house is a complete mess. Shinichirō, on the other hand, is a nice and sensitive NonActionGuy and basically a HouseHusband in training.
85	* MinorLivingAlone: At the beginning of the series, she lives alone in a cluttered mansion designated as a branch family house because the members of the Shimazu clan have made clear they don't want her around. Before she realizes it, she ends up with Shinichirō and the rest of the harem living with her.
86	* TheNapoleon: She has a short fuse for a girl so small.
87	* {{Ojou}}: She's the heiress of an old, wealthy clan and lives in a BigFancyHouse.
88	* OlderThanSheLooks: She is a high school student, but she looks like a 12 year old.
89	* PaperThinDisguise: She infiltrates the Asahina household in disguise. Said disguise being a pair of glasses and a hat. Somehow, Sakuya is surprised when Lilia isn't fooled by it.
90	* ParentalAbandonment: Her parents went out to subdue a spirit, they did not return, and the only witnesses refuse to tell her what happened, or why.
91	* ProperlyParanoid: Having your father's side of the family trying to kill you in the most sadistic way possible, and having your mother's side of the family trying to make you "disappear" will make most people have this reaction.
92	* ReluctantFanserviceGirl: She's the only girl around who takes an issue with nudity. She hates how often she ends up naked and in humiliating positions with Shinichirō.
93	* SacredBowAndArrows: Sakuya uses a bow and arrows with spiritual power to seal monsters.
94	* SelfMadeOrphan: Doubling as a MercyKill. [[spoiler:Towards the end of the manga, Sakuya discovers her father has been reduced to a specter driven by the desire to save his wife from a seal and her mother, who has been possessed by a demon, asks Sakuya to kill them both before the demon completely takes control over her. Sakuya grants her mother's wish and delivers the final blow to her parents.]]
95	* ShadingColourDissonance: The manga uses a dark shade for her hair, suggesting that her hair color is something like brown or red. The coloured pictures show her with strawberry blonde hair, though. Later chapters do correct this by giving her hair a much lighter shade.
96	* SignatureHeadgear: She always wears a red and yellow bow at the back of her head.
97	* SlaveToPR: She will do anything she can to preserve her reputation of a model student at school, which is why she wants no one to find out she has a boy living at her house.
98	* StrongFamilyResemblance: She looks like a smaller carbon copy of her mother, but with the hair color of her father.
99	* TinyTyrannicalGirl: Short, bossy and aggressive.
100	* TokenMiniMoe: The youngest-looking girl in the main cast.
101	* TookALevelInKindness: At the start of the series, she's an arrogant girl who is constantly badmouthing and hitting Shinichirō. By the later chapters, she becomes nicer thanks to Shinichirō.
102	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Irish Stew. This being something that Shinichirō is not familiar with has not stopped her from enjoying it. Even though he doesn't make it "right," Sakuya has no complaints regarding its taste.
103	* TrashOfTheTitans: Her house starts out as a huge mess. She then hires Shinichirō to clean it for her.
104	* {{Tsundere}}: Harsh type. She's hotheaded and overbearing, but she acts like that to not let the lower members of her clan look down on her because of her parentage. She gets easily angry whenever Shinichirō is having an AccidentalPervert moment with her or another girl of his harem, yet it doesn't take her much to admit that she has a crush on him and she can be nice to him when she wants to.
105	* TsurimeEyes: She has the typical sharp eye shape found in {{Tsundere}}s.
106	* UptownGirl: Sakuya is the successor of a very wealthy clan and she falls for Shinichirō, the son of a middle-class family who works as her housekeeper.
107	* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: She is terrified of rats.
108	[[/folder]]
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110	[[folder:Suseri Shimazu]]
111	[[quoteright:268:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/suseri_shimazu_fullbody.png]]
112	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MaoIchimichi
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114	Sakuya's younger cousin and rival for the title of being head of the Shimazu clan.
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116	%%* ActionGirl
117	* AmbiguouslyBi: She used the same "bathing" technique on both Shinichirō and Sakuya, and frequently "bathes" with her handmaiden as well. Make of that what you will.
118	* ArmorPiercingQuestion: In confronting her mother, she makes Sagiri realize just how stupid the attack on Shinichirō was.
119	---> '''Suseri:'''"Stories spreading about Shinichirō being attacked in the middle of the night. What do you think would have happened if Shinichirō died?"
120	* BadassBoast: She delivers one to her mother before leaving, never to return.
121	---> "Please don't harm Shinichirō again, Mother. I don't know if I will be able to hold back."
122	* BedmateReveal: She sneaks into Shinichirō's bed, naked, in chapter 48. Sakuya finds them in a ''very'' compromising position moments later.
123	* BigBreastPride: Her large breasts are her primary perceived advantage against Sakuya for Shinichirō's affections.
124	* BigDamnHeroes: She and her Thunderbeast, Shiro, rescue Shinichirō when he was being attacked from behind by a skeleton that crawled out from the ground in chapter 48.
125	* BigLittleSister: While she's a cousin instead of a literal little sister, Suseri addresses Sakuya as her older sister by a year. It's hard to tell Suseri is the younger one of the two because Sakuya is much shorter and less well-endowed than Suseri.
126	* BlowYouAway: She has a {{Kamaitachi}} that controls the wind.
127	* BuxomBeautyStandard: She has a well-endowed figure that Shinichirō is often caught staring at.
128	* CallingTheOldWomanOut: Thanks to Shinichirō, she decides not to let Sagiri simply push her around anymore. She eventually succeeds by the time chapters 46 and 47 rolls around, where Suseri reveals she has proof of her mother's wrongdoing, and ''very politely'' tells her self-righteous mother not to harm Shinichirō again and that she can't return to Kamakura. Sagiri [[SoreLoser does not take it well]].
129	* DeathGlare: She gives one to Sagiri when she confronts her about killing Shinichirō in chapter 46. She also glares at Sagiri after knocking Domeki down by the end of chapter 47 before she leaves Sagiri's house forever.
130	* DefrostingIceQueen: She starts out as somewhat emotionless and solely focused on becoming the next head, but she begins to open up to Shinichirō after he spends a little time with her and learns more about her strict upbringing due to her mother.
131	* DemonSlaying: Again, it's her job as a member of the Shimazu clan.
132	* DrivenByEnvy: Against Sakuya. While her mother made her go through TrainingFromHell, it looked like Sakuya had a normal childhood, laughing and playing with her parents.
133	* DudeHesLikeInAComa: In Chapter 24, she steals a kiss from Shinichirō when he's injured and unconscious so she can increase her power and face the Raiju.
134	* {{Foil}}: Suseri is TheStoic and has big breasts to contrast Sakuya's {{Tsundere}}ness and flat chest.
135	* HeroicSeductress: She employs this against Shinichirō in episode 3 in an attempt to lure him away from Sakuya. She starts by washing his back with her breasts and later says she'll do anything he wants her to in exchange for giving her power similar to how he did to Sakuya.
136	* HopelessSuitor: By the end of the series, Suseri knows that she won't get Shinichirō because he already chose Sakuya and she can't change his mind. That doesn't stop her from trying to get pregnant with his baby.
137	* IJustWantToBeYou: Deep down, she envies Sakuya's life because of her easier upbringing and her position as the family head. [[spoiler:This is why her true name is Sakuya.]]
138	* IKnowYouKnowIKnow: She spots conclusive proof that her mother was present at the scene of the war zone that is the Sakuya house in chapter 42.
139	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She may be a rude and callous jerk, but doesn't share her mother's self-righteousness.
140	* LethalChef: Lampshaded. She ''thinks'' she's good at making soup. She isn't. Her handmaiden specifically says that it's a life-threatening endeavor.
141	* MarryForLove: Instead of going along with her mother's plans to find her a "proper" husband, Suseri decides that she only wants to have a baby with the man she loves even if it means becoming a concubine.
142	* MidSeasonUpgrade: She adds a Thunderbeast to her arsenal of spirits, thanks to Shinichirō.
143	* {{Miko}}: She fits just about every aspect of this trope, from personality to uniform. The only thing she's not seen doing that a Miko does, is maintaining a shrine.
144	* NoSocialSkills: Her FantasyForbiddingMother didn't think that dealing with the public was a ''necessary skill'' to be a clan head, and so Suseri is almost completely clueless when it comes to dealing with people. She gets over it later on.
145	* TheResenter: She resents Sakuya because of how strict her upbringing was, compared to how carefree the latter seemed to be... at first.
146	* TheRival: She's competing with Sakuya for the position of family head and Shinichirō's affections.
147	* SacrificedBasicSkillForAwesomeTraining: From a young age, Sagiri made Suseri go through a rigorous training to make her a powerful exorcist and never let Suseri even consider learning anything that wasn't needed to become the family head. Prior to meeting Shinichirō, Suseri didn't even know how to use a mop, or how to buy groceries.
148	* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: She doesn't feel the slightest sense of embarrassment in showing her naked body to Shinichirō.
149	* SheCleansUpNicely: Suseri looks fairly good in regular street clothing as seen in episode 8. Prior to Shinichirō helping her to buy it, she always wore her school uniform or a Miko outfit to perform exorcisms with.
150	* ShockAndAwe: Her second spirit, the thunder beast {{Raiju}}, uses lightning as well as physical attacks.
151	* SiblingRivalry: By chapter 49, her relationship with Sakuya more or less boils down to this.
152	* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: She falls in love with Shinichirō because he shows her many things she wasn't allowed to know and helps her find the courage she needs to stop living by the orders of her controlling mother.
153	* SlippingAMickey: She has her maid drug Shinichirō's tea so she can sneak into his room at night and try to seduce him without resistance, due to him being temporarily paralyzed. Shinichirō only forgives her because she truly does not comprehend why that is inappropriate.
154	* TheStoic: Learning how to emote is also something her mother thought "unnecessary."
155	* SugarAndIcePersonality: Comes across as cold, distant and stoic, but this is only the result of her strict upbringing and once he becomes closer to her, she reveals a cute and loving side to Shinichirō, deciding she ''really'' wants to bear Shinichirō's children, even if it means being Shinichirō's concubine.
156	* SummonMagic: She summons spirits to help her in battle.
157	* TookALevelInKindness: She's a lot nicer in the later chapters as opposed to her first appearance due to Shinichirō's influence.
158	* TrophyChild: The real reason Sagiri is so obsessed with making Suseri the next Shimazu family head is because she's extremely bitter about the fact that she never surpassed her sister, Sakuya's mother, and making Suseri a better potential successor than Sakuya is Sagiri's way of getting back at her mother and sister for treating her as a subsidiary as well as indirectly trying to take control of the family through controlling Suseri.
159	* UndyingLoyalty: To Shinichirō, and after growing closer to him starts showing shades of this to [[TheRival Sakuya]] as well.
160	* UnrequitedLoveLastsForever: At the end of the manga, Suseri still refuses to give up on having Shinichirō's baby even though he's now dating Sakuya and Suseri knows his feelings won't change.
161	* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: This is the biggest hurdle in her understanding her feelings for Shinichirō, as she has no benchmark for comparison. The one thing that is constant is that she's certain she wants to bear his children, whether she's legally married or not.
162	* YamatoNadeshiko: Fits this role completely.
163	* YouCantGoHomeAgain: In chapter 47, when the battle's over, Suseri flat out tells Sagiri that, after all that's happened between them and the fact that her mother attempted to harm Shinichirō, she can't return to Kamakura.
164	[[/folder]]
165
166	[[folder:Tamako "Tama"]]
167	[[quoteright:227:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tamako_isuca.png]]
168	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KaoriSadohara
169
170	A nekomata that Shinichirō unwittingly rescues from Sakuya. She ends up being his first True Name slave, revealing his "Eye of Truth" ability in the process.
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172	%%* ActionGirl
173	* BakenekoAndNekomata: Being a Nekomata, her true form is that of a giant two-tailed cat. She spends most of her time with the appearance of a girl with cat ears, though.
174	* CatGirl: LittleBitBeastly variety. She's a Nekomata with the ability to turn into a girl with cat ears and sometimes a tail.
175	* CuteBruiser: She's very cute, but she can punch holes in concrete walls.
176	* CuteLittleFangs: Goes along with being a nekomata.
177	%%* FriendlyEnemy: To Sakuya.
178	* TheGlomp: Her favorite way of greeting Shinichirō, especially if she's completely nude.
179	* GoingCommando: She does not like wearing panties or bras. Undergarments are apparently an alien concept to her. Partially justified in that panties aren't exactly designed to accommodate a tail. Another thing justifying this is that her past life was a common house cat. House cats don't wear clothes.
180	* HappinessInSlavery: All that's missing is a collar engraved with "Property of Shinichirō Asano." If she ever got one, she'd be ''ecstatic!''
181	* InnocentFanserviceGirl: If given permission, she would happily run around naked. In fact, she sees nothing wrong with glomping Shinichirō and giving him MarshmallowHell while naked.
182	* LightningBruiser: She's very strong and agile in her "empowered" human form. Her normal human form is more of a FragileSpeedster, and her "true" form seems to be more of a GlassCannon.
183	* MegaNeko: In her true form, she's a ''very'' big kitty indeed.
184	* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Lampshaded. She calls Shinichirō her master, and will happily do anything she can to protect and serve him.
185	* PowerMakesYourHairGrow: Absorbing some of Shinichirō's energy causes her hair to grow incredibly long for the brief time.
186	* SproutingEars: When she puts some concentration, she can hide her cat ears to appear perfectly human. They still sprout back when she gets excited.
187	* UndyingLoyalty: She's completely loyal to her master Shinichirō.
188	[[/folder]]
189
190	[[folder:Yashao]]
191	[[quoteright:146:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yaksha.jpg]]
192
193	A cursed katana that Shinichirō acquires upon learning its True Name.
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195	* AmbiguouslyBrown: Her ethnicity is unclear, but she's very dark-skinned.
196	* CulturedBadass: Her speech is exceedingly polite and graceful, yet her human form can single-highhandedly defeat Sakuya, Suseri, and an empowered Tamako simultaneously with a single blow, and chapter 41 says her human form is ''weaker'' than her katana form.
197	* EquippableAlly: She's a katana wielded by Shinichirō and can take the form of a woman.
198	* EvilWeapon: {{Subverted\|Trope}}. She's a cursed sword called "evil" by Nadeshiko and Nami, and she was certainly quite hostile when introduced in her katana form. However, once she's "awakened" and taken on a human form, the worst she's done is playfully strip Sakuya and Suseri, as well as give Shinichirō MarshmallowHell while nude. Suseri and Sakuya have both done worse. Even her initial hostility as a katana can be justified by the fact that she was not aware of her actions, and was acting purely on instinct.
199	* FemmeFatale: Played as straight as they come. She plays up her sexuality for all its worth, but if Shinichirō accepts, he could die.
200	* TheGadfly: She loves giving Shinichirō MarshmallowHell while Sakuya is watching, just to see her react.
201	* KatanasAreJustBetter: She's a Katana.
202	* LivingWeapon: Once the sword awakes, it's revealed it has a conscience of its own and can even take human form.
203	* MarshmallowHell: She gives one of these to Shinichirō to stop him from commanding her to return to her katana form. After that, it's one of her favorite activities with him.
204	%%* MsFanservice
205	* NominalHero: Lampshaded. Nami Shimazu explicitly calls her "evil." She's only loyal to the heroic side of the story because Shinichirō is her master.
206	* TheNudifier: She can and will strip the other ladies in the harem naked when she's annoyed, or being flirtatious, or both.
207	* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: She tries to join Shinichirō in the bath and unashamedly gives him MarshmallowHell while stark naked.
208	* SpellMyNameWithAnS: She's been called Yashano, Yasyano, Yashao and several other names throughout the manga.
209	* TheTease: She's ''really'' good at this. She's offered "to teach Shinichirō about women."
210	* ThirdPersonPerson: She refers to herself as "this one".
211	* WeaponWieldsYou: She has this ability in her Katana form. Good thing [[NiceGuy Shinichirō]] is her master.
212	* {{Youkai}}: She's a tsukumogami created from the katana of a samurai.
213	[[/folder]]
214
215	!!Supporting Characters
216
217	[[folder:Nadeshiko Souma]]
218	[[quoteright:244:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nedeshiko_souma_fullbody.png]]
219	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SaekoZougou
220
221	The teacher/guidance counselor that recommended Shinichirō work at Sakuya's house at the beginning of the story, so he could pay his bills. She also happens to be a high ranked family servant of the Shimazu clan.
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223	* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: Lampshaded and averted. She said this word for word when she noticed Shinichirō's talents as a HouseHusband, but she was [[TheGadfly kidding]], or was she?
224	* BuxomBeautyStandard: Her sizable chest is the main reason why she's considered a HotTeacher InUniverse. She seems to have that belief in general, and even advises the similarly busty Suseri in the power of IHaveBoobsYouMustObey.
225	* DatePeepers: Throughout all of chapter 46, she's been watching over Sakuya's date with Shinichirō, and sending texts to Sakuya's cell phone with strategic hints to help make the date a success. Shinichirō sees through it almost immediately.
226	* EveryoneHasStandards: She was shocked and angry when Shinichirō revealed Sagiri's attempted assassination, and "Isuca's" VillainousRescue.
227	* TheGadfly: She loves teasing Shinichirō and Sakuya just to get a reaction.
228	* GirlishPigtails: She tied her hair into twintails when she was younger.
229	* HaremNanny: Contrary to most examples of this trope, she wants romantic progression from Shinichirō to his girls, particularly towards Sakuya and/or Suseri.
230	%%* HotTeacher
231	* IronicName: Her name is Nadeshiko, yet she completely averts the trope.
232	* ManipulativeBitch: Although a benevolent one, at least towards the main characters.
233	* MarionetteMaster: She specializes in creating puppets. Some of her creations look no different from real people. She's also the maker of the puppet bodies Nami uses.
234	* MsExposition: Justified, she's a teacher, and it's her job, as the head of the recon squad to explain the MonsterOfTheWeek, and the supernatural setting to Shinichirō (and the audience).
235	* ShipperOnDeck: She's constantly scheming behind the scenes to see Shinichirō grow closer to both Sakuya and Suseri.
236	[[/folder]]
237
238	[[folder:Nami Shimazu]]
239	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nami_shimazu.png]]
240	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/IkueOtani
241
242	The current (true) head of the Shimazu clan and the grandmother of both Suseri and Sakuya.
243	----
244	* BadassAdorable: Though she looks like a 10-year-old, she is easily the strongest Demon Slayer of the Shimazu clan.
245	* DualAgeModes: She frequently switches between two puppet bodies. One looks like a girl in her late teens and the other looks like a ten-year-old.
246	* GamerChick: She's quite skilled in video games. Her SecretTestOfCharacter involves one. An Omake has her finding out about M.M.O.s and disappearing for a week.
247	* LoopholeAbuse: Though she is either forbidden or unable to speak of what truly happened to Sakuya's parents, [[spoiler: that doesn't stop her from kissing Shinichirō and letting him read her memories.]]
248	* OlderThanSheLooks: PlayedWith. The Nami we always see is a puppet that Nadeshiko made based on the appearance Nami had when she was young. We have no idea of how the real Nami looks like, although she shouldn't look as youthful as her puppet given that she's a grandmother.
249	%%* ReasonableAuthorityFigure:
250	* RemoteBody: She uses puppets created by Nadeshiko to move around. Her real body was paralyzed after getting hit in one of her weak points and is currently sealed under the Shimazu main house.
251	* SchoolUniformsAreTheNewBlack: The wardrobe of her puppet bodies consists exclusively of SailorFuku.
252	* SecretTestOfCharacter: Delivers one to Shinichirō while acting like a BrattyHalfPint. [[spoiler: He passed.]]
253	* ShipperOnDeck: She actively ships Shinichirō and Sakuya. (Probably Shinichirō and Suseri too.)
254	* SupernaturallyYoungParent: While she's the grandmother of Sakuya and Suseri, Nami only shows herself through remote-controlled puppets that look like Nami when she was a teenager and a child.
255	[[/folder]]
256
257	[[folder:Matsuri Souma]]
258	[[quoteright:188:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/matsuri_souma.png]]
259	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AkaneKohinata
260
261	Suseri's maid. She was assigned by the Shimazu clan to tend to all of Suseri's daily, mundane needs.
262	----
263	* AffectionateNickname: Suseri calls her "Mari".
264	* CombatMedic: She specializes in healing magics.
265	* {{Meido}}: When she's not helping Suseri with Demon Slaying, she is this, for which Shinichirō is rightly grateful.
266	* SatelliteCharacter: Her role consists of really nothing but assisting and following her mistress Suseri.
267	* ShipperOnDeck: She strongly supports Suseri x Shinichirō.
268	* SupremeChef: To the surprise of everyone, her cooking is enough to impress Shinichirō.
269	* UndyingLoyalty: Wherever Suseri goes, Matsuri will follow her without question.
270	[[/folder]]
271
272	!!Antagonists
273
274	[[folder:Kaya "Isuca" Asahina]]
275	[[quoteright:282:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/isuca_fullbody.png]]
276	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyumiFujimura
277
278	A powerful mage that seeks the destruction of the Shimazu clan, and everyone in it.
279	----
280	%%* AxCrazy
281	* ApocalypseMaiden: [[spoiler:She's the key to summoning an apocalyptic demon from the spiritual world.]]
282	* AnArmAndALeg: Suffers this after a confrontation with Nami Shimazu in the manga, with Sakuya in the anime.
283	* BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork: She's the one who ends up defeating Sagiri Shimazu in chapter 41 of the manga.
284	* TheBully: She out of her way to harass the main characters, takes sadistic pleasure in the main character's suffering, and enjoys seeing the characters struggle in futility. As such, she hates when the characters stand up to her.
285	* CastFromLifespan: Chapter 42 reveals that the same spiritual energy that animates her body also fuels her magic.
286	* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: As of chapter 42, only Ildanna is unaffected, and that's presumably because he knows her True Name.
287	* CuteAndPsycho: The psycho part is lampshaded in the anime.
288	* DeadManWalking: Chapter 43 reveals that her homunculus body has already passed its expiration date.
289	* FangsAreEvil: She shows off her fangs every time she brings up her SlasherSmile.
290	* FreudianExcuse: She has memories of being sadistically killed by Nami Shimazu. She is forced to relive that pain every time she "sleeps." [[spoiler: Chapter 49 implies these memories are false.]]
291	* LightEmUp: She uses light-based attacks and magic.
292	%%* LightIsNotGood
293	* LukeIAmYourFather: There are strong hints that the spirit belonging to Sakuya's mother is in the homunculus body. The most notable of which are when she talks in her sleep. [[spoiler:The final chapters reveal that the homunculus is meant to be the vessel for a world-destroying demon the Asahina family is trying to summon. Eight years prior, the ritual was stopped by Sakuya's mother, who used her own body as a sacrifice to trap the demon in the spirit world. The homunculus stayed linked to both the demon and Sakuya's mother in the spirit world, although she's mainly controlled by the demon.]]
294	* MoralMyopia: She sees nothing wrong with sadistically slaughtering everyone in the Shimazu clan, and (in the anime) only objects to her clan summoning monsters to attack innocent, uninvolved civilians because it's inefficient, not because civilians are being attacked, but should anyone actually defy her successfully, or gods forbid, actually cause her the slightest injury, even accidentally, it's an unforgivable offense worthy of a FateWorseThanDeath.
295	* OurHomunculiAreDifferent: A homunculus created by alchemy.
296	* SlasherSmile: This might as well be her default expression. The only time this changes is when Sakuya retaliates against her abuse and actually manages to cause damage, and then her expression is a mask of pure rage.
297	* VillainousCrush: She has a strong attraction towards Shinichirō and her attempts at seducing him reach serious FanDisservice levels. Her actions in Chapter 42 border on AttemptedRape.
298	* VillainousRescue: Towards Shinichirō in chapter 41.
299	[[/folder]]
300
301	[[folder:Ildana]]
302
303	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa
304	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ildanach.png]]
305	A masked man with long, blond hair whom The Western Mage calls "father" and whose orders she almost unquestioningly obeys, particularly when said orders involve attacking the Shimazu clan.
306	----
307	* AmbiguouslyEvil: For most of the series, it's not quite clear if his actions against the Shimazu clan are of his own volition, or if he's being controlled via his True Name, Tokiharu Asahina. [[spoiler:Near the end of the manga, it's revealed he's working with the Asahina clan to help them release an apocalyptic demon that Sakuya's mother sealed within her body before trapping it in the spiritual world.]]
308	* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:The real Tokiharu died shortly after he lost Kaya eight years ago. However, part of his soul was left in his ring and created Ildana to fulfill Tokiharu's final wish of bringing Kaya back from the spiritual world.]]
309	* FirstEpisodeTwist: The fact that he ''may'' be Sakuya's father is made immediately obvious on his first appearance.
310	* IconicItem: He wears a very distinctive ring that only one other person has ever worn in the series; Sakuya's father.
311	* LargeAndInCharge: He's the tallest character yet shown, and seems to be the most powerful.
312	* LoveMakesYouEvil: While it's hard to call him evil, Sakuya's father swore he would do everything it took to save his wife [[spoiler:even if it meant releasing a world-destroying demon that she sealed within her body]].
313	* LukeIMightBeYourFather: Sakuya is convinced that Ildana is her DisappearedDad because they wear the same ring. However, Nami is very insistent in that Ildana isn't Sakuya's father. [[spoiler:Turns out Nami wasn't lying, technically. Ildana is just a manifestation of Sakuya's father's wish to save his wife that gained a form through his ring. Sakuya's father is long gone.]]
314	* MalevolentMaskedMan: He always wears a mask and he's the most mysterious antagonist in the series.
315	* NoFaceUnderTheMask: [[spoiler:Sakuya blasts Ildana's mask off in the final battle, and there's nothing behind it but empty air.]]
316	* SoulFragment: [[spoiler:The true nature of Ildana is a piece of Tokiharu's soul that was left in his ring when he died and stayed in the world of the living with the sole purpose of saving Kaya.]]
317	* ThatManIsDead: He claims that Sakuya's father, Tokiharu is gone and he's only Ildana. [[spoiler:This is more literal than it seemed at first. Tokiharu really is long dead and Ildana is nothing but a remnant of his soul that is only trying to achieve his goal to save Kaya.]]
318	[[/folder]]
319
320	[[folder:Sagiri Shimazu]]
321	[[quoteright:245:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sagiri_shimazu.jpg]]
322	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KazueIkura
323
324	Suseri's mother. She is obsessed with making her daughter the next clan head and is adamantly opposed to Shinichirō, whom she considers inferior to the point of being sub-human.
325	----
326	* AbusiveMom: She constantly tells Suseri that if she fails to become the clan head, ousting Sakuya in the process, then she is worthless as a human being, and that's on a ''good'' day. Given that Sagiri was thrown aside for her sister when she was young, this is understandable.
327	* ArrangedMarriage: She was forced to marry the man Sakuya's mother was supposed to marry, but rejected in favor of Sakuya's father.
328	* BerserkButton: Anything that reminds her of Kaya will make her furious.
329	* BornInTheWrongCentury: Prior to UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, her views on marriage and child rearing were the norm in Japan, and in some remote places, "traditional" families still act that way, almost three score later at the anime's airing, treating children as extensions of the family will, not as people, and seeing the well-being of the clan's name as the penultimate virtue that everything and everyone must be sacrificed, if need be, to preserve. The fact that Japanese society, as a whole, was forced to see this mindset as wrong with Japan's surrender at the end of the war baffles, confuses, and utterly infuriates her.
330	* DidntSeeThatComing: She was utterly shocked when Suseri presented her fan to her in chapter 46, and leaves her house at the end of Chapter 47.
331	* EvilMatriarch: She's quickly heading into this, if she's not there already.
332	* EyeScream: She's missing her left eye due to failing a ritual to control a powerful spirit.
333	* FamilyThemeNaming: Like her daughter Suseri, Sagiri has a given name that ends in "ri".
334	* FantasyForbiddingMother: She tries to forbid Suseri from seeing, hearing, doing or even learning about anything that she believes has nothing to do with running the Shimazu clan. [[spoiler:It eventually comes back to bite her]].
335	* ForYourOwnGood: She claims that forcing Suseri to become a PuppetKing running the clan will make Suseri happy, later. She then goes on to lampshade it as an excuse for trying to kill Shinichirō. Suseri points out how suicidally stupid the act is.
336	* FreudianExcuse: She claims her mother, Nami Shimazu, forced her to undergo the same upbringing that Suseri is going through, to force her into the role of Clan Head, but when she proved incompetent, she was thrown aside for her sister, Sakuya's mother, and then got that woman's "leftover husband" when she married Sakuya's father.
337	* GoodScarsEvilScars: Bears one on the left side of her face, across where her eye should be.
338	* HidingBehindYourBangs: She has a blind left eye which is always covered by her bangs.
339	* InsaneTrollLogic: Why yes, Sagiri knows how to make her daughter, Suseri, happy. The secret is giving Suseri the same upbringing that made HER miserable, force Suseri to take up the reins of the Shimazu clan, as a PuppetKing, [[ArrangedMarriage find Suseri a "proper" husband]], and to accomplish all that, all she needs to do is kill the guy who ''actually makes Suseri happy.''
340	--->"[[ForYourOwnGood Don't worry, Shinichirō, she'll thank me later.]] [[MurderIsTheBestSolution Now please, just go ahead and die quietly.]] [[EvilLaugh Hahahahahah!]]"
341	* ItsAllAboutMe: Any scene where she's ranting to herself or in her thought bubbles, you will see that this trope is her entire motivation for making Suseri a PuppetKing. "Finally, after all ''my'' waiting, all my pain, all my humiliation, all my frustration will be avenged!"
342	* {{Jerkass}}: Let's face it, with her ruthless demeanor, arrogance, interest in making Suseri the PuppetKing of the next clan and opposition towards Shinichirō to the point of killing him, Sagiri is not one of the nicest human beings by a long shot. Even Suseri and Shinichirō are aware of this.
343	* JerkassHasAPoint: Sagiri has a point about Shinichirō being a worthless husband since she was underwent the same upbringing that Suseri put herself through. She was cast aside in favor of Kaya, who eventually married Sakuya's father. Sagiri called Sakuya's father a worthless husband as well.
344	* KnightTemplar: Sagiri views her actions as righteous, and won't change her mind no matter how seemingly heinous her actions can become.
345	* LaserGuidedKarma: Her self-righteous behavior towards Suseri, as well as her viewing of Shinichirō as an "unworthy" husband to Suseri to the point that she decides to kill him, eventually leads to Suseri to actually refuse to return to Kamakura and tell her mother not to harm Shinichirō again, meaning [[spoiler: Sagiri has essentially lost the only remaining person she really loves]].
346	* MisplacedRetribution: She starts lashing out at Matsuri the moment Suseri stands up to her, especially when Suseri points out just how idiotic and counter-productive killing Shinichirō would have been for her.
347	* MoralMyopia: After all the crap she's pulled, she has the gall to call Suseri an "unreasonable child" in chapter 47, and then rudely and dismissively tells her to "make it quick" regarding her complaints. Suseri is all too happy to comply.
348	---> '''Suseri:''' "...The other day, I found this in the Yokohama Garden. ''[presents her mother's fan to her]'' That night... you attacked Shinichirō-sama, didn't you, Mother? ''[gives her a DeathGlare]'' Please, tell me the reason, Mother."
349	* MyBelovedSmother: She has put Suseri through a very strict and rigorous upbringing to make her a more suitable family head candidate than Sakuya. Shinichirō's influence motivates Suseri to start doing things she wants by her own terms instead of merely obeying her mother.
350	* NeverMyFault: At the end of chapter 47, she threatens Suseri with her guardian spirit, and when Suseri's maid ''pleads'' with her to relent, she tries to strike down said maid for "becoming a hindrance." She is then shocked that Suseri strikes down the guardian spirit and walks away. Her last appearance has her honestly, and completely, failing to comprehend why she never gets what ''she'' wishes for.
351	* NotSoStoic: Despite her stoic and strict personality, Sagiri can easily lose her cool, such as when Kaya attacks her in Chapter 41, and when Suseri tells her about her aunt's marriage and finally decides to leave Kamakura in Chapter 47.
352	* ParentalMarriageVeto: She disapproves of Suseri wanting to marry a "lowly outsider" such as Shinichirō.
353	* PrimAndProperBun: She wears her hair in a high bun, befitting her position as an uptight and overly strict mother.
354	* {{Pride}}: She is almost blinded by her arrogance.
355	* ScarsAreForever: She has a rather nasty scar on the left side of her face.
356	* SoreLoser: Sagiri does ''not'' take it well when Suseri decides to leave Kamakura to follow her own path to become head of the next Shimazu clan.
357	* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Despite her official romanization rendering her name as Sagiri, she is sometimes called, Saguri, Sakiri, among other names, and there doesn't seem to be a consistent pattern.
358	* TheSvengali: She sees Suseri, her own daughter, as being a valuable asset for only one reason, becoming a PuppetKing to run the Shimazu clan. Towards that end, she has forced Suseri to become the most powerful summoner possible, and will not hesitate to sacrifice her if she fails in any test, even an impossibly deadly one, like subduing a Thunder Beast, alone and virtually unarmed. She is then shocked when Suseri eventually has had enough and leaves.
359	* ThisCannotBe: Several times. The most prominent is Chapter 41 with the VillainousRescue.
360	* TroubledAbuser: She claims to be this, due to the actions of her mother, Nami Shimazu. Her testimony does not fit with Nami's known behavior to date, however. The fact that she's also doing a good job of trying to murder Shinichirō with premeditation at the time does not help with her credibility.
361	* UngratefulBitch: Despite Shinichirō saving her daughter's life on numerous occasions, helping said daughter actually ''succeed'' at tasks that would make her a fine front runner for clan head, like subduing a Thunder Beast, if not actually guarantee the position, and generally proving himself an extremely valuable asset, she still deems him "unworthy" to be Suseri's husband, not because of any character or behavioral flaw, but simply because he's an "outsider." As such, he needs to be "removed." However, it eventually comes back to bite her.
362	* VicariouslyAmbitious: Sees herself as the rightful ruler of the Shimazu clan, but since she can't take the position herself due to the clan's bylaws, she tries to force her daughter, Suseri into the position, as a PuppetKing. She completely falls apart when Suseri declares that she's going to follow her own path, not the one her mother imagines for herself, even if she does become the Clan head.
363	* VillainBall: Her "plan" in chapter 41 is, at best, incredibly short-sighted and inefficient. Even if she had succeeded in killing Shinichirō, she left her magical "fingerprints" everywhere, had no alibi, had already set herself up as the prime suspect in previous chapters, and would have had to contend with the testimony of two immortal witnesses that are physically incapable of lying. Furthermore, did she really expect that Suseri, as the daughter of a traitor, would be more welcome than a simple "black sheep" who is already slated for the job of clan head, in a clan that firmly follows the SinsOfOurFathers philosophy? And that's presuming that killing Shinichirō didn't doom the clan directly, as he was a pivotal part of the clan's defenses.
364	* VirtueIsWeakness: She thinks being married "for love" is actually a strike against Suseri's relationship with Shinichirō. Suseri can only pity her as she leaves the woman's house forever.
365	* WellIntentionedExtremist: In her eyes, all of her {{Jerkass}} behavior is to ensure the safety and protection of her own clan and Suseri.
366	[[/folder]]
367
368	[[folder:Akiyuki Asahina]]
369	The chief of the Asahina clan, and the one giving the orders for the war of extermination against the Shimazu clan.
370	----
371	* CainAndAbel: He calls Ildana "nii-san," meaning "brother." Whether he's the Cain or the Abel is yet to be determined, but his actions to date would lead one to think "Cain."
372	* IKnowYourTrueName: Implied. He seems to be controlling Ildana that way. He specifically makes a point of gloating that Ildana has to follow his every order.
373	* TheManBehindTheMan: As nasty as The Western Mage is, this guy is nastier.
374	* WarForFunAndProfit: In addition to some, as yet, unmentioned grudge against the Shimazu clan, he's attempting to steal some gem that apparently allows Nami Shimazu to control her puppet bodies.
375	[[/folder]]
376
377	!!Other Characters
378
379	[[folder:Lilia Asahina]]
380	A small girl introduced as the heir of the Asahina clan in chapter 26.
381	----
382	%%* GirlishPigtails:
383	* {{Hypocrite}}: Knowing full well that the Asahina clan has broken into and attacked Shimazu clan houses, and public buildings, she attacks Sakuya from behind for "poor manners" when Sakuya infiltrates the Asahina main house looking for Shinichirō in chapter 43.
384	* TheMole: Her father has her spying on the homonculous, "The Western mage." Needless to say, she's not very good at it, and gets trounced almost immediately.
385	%%* {{Ojou}}
386	* SplitPersonalityTakeover: She may suffer from this. Every time the "teddybear" talks, it's in BeigeProse with a contralto, leading to TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior.
387	* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: She discusses the Asahina's plan to invade and annihilate the Shimazu clan as if she was going on a picnic.
388	[[/folder]]
389
390	[[folder:Kanae and Fuzuki]]
391	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SarahEmiBridcutt (Kanae), Yumeha Koda (Fuzuki)
392
393	Two of Sakuya's classmates who idolize her at school for being "a proper upper class lady."
394	----
395	* TheGadfly: In one of the bonus chapters between 44 and 45, one of them is seen tricking Shinichirō into embracing her and then, when Shinichirō is out of sight, she reveals to Sakuya that she's GoingCommando just to get a reaction.
396	* LockedOutOfTheLoop: They have no knowledge of the supernatural side of the world setting, the politics of the Shimazu household, Sakuya's living arrangement with Shinichirō, or anything having to do with Sakuya's daily trials and tribulations.
397	* MuggleBestFriend: They have no special magic powers or abilities.
398	* SchoolNewspaperNewshound: They write for the school newspaper.
399	* ThoseTwoGuys: They're always seen together.
400	[[/folder]]
401

Context Characters / Isuca