* First appearance: Battle 175 * Age: 18 * Type: Sei * Type: Satsujin Ken * Yomi Symbol: Ice * Martial Art: Command Sambo Boris Ivanov is a member of Yomi, a practitioner of Command Sambo, and the leading disciple of Alexander Gaider. He is the second Yomi member to fight Kenichi in a duel and is one of the first four Yomi members transferred to Kenichi's school. Boris is usually seen in a military outfit due to his loyalty to his country and has a muscular build. His hair is silver and spiked in the back and usually has a small headband around his forehead. He was seen in a school uniform to fit in at Kenichi's school. Being a Russian soldier and the right hand man to a colonel, Boris frequently acts in a militaristic manner. He strictly upholds orders and believes orders are absolute, as he will follow any order from his master or his teacher without question or hesitation. He also particularly hates anyone who disobeys orders, and seems jealous when he finds someone with greater loyalty than his. He seems to have a small degree of respect for anyone who is willing to speak against him openly. Although he is an enemy of Kenichi, he will work with him to take down some opponents and find ways to listen to him, such as hearing Kenichi's words as advice and tips, not orders. He will also find loop holes to turn orders to his advantage without going against them. Like Ethan, he was one of the few Yomi students to actually leave a good impression on most of the students their and held a respect for his teacher, Ono Kyouko, doing anything she asked without question and always did good deeds at his school. The teacher always thought of Boris as a very kind person, which may not be an overestimation, as he did ally with Kenichi to keep her safe from his own men due to loop holes he found, suggesting he may not be as bad as he seems and actually be more lenient towards Katsujin Ken. He gets along well with his militia men as they follow him as soldiers and commander but doesn't seem to listen to Kanou Shou until he hears his master's orders first. Boris is also the first opponent to acknowledge Kenichi for his strength, even to the point of even conceding that he is stronger.
First appearance: Battle 258 Age: 80+ Type: Sei Type: Satsujin Ken Yami Symbol: Water Martial Arts: Jujutsu (Kushinada Style) Kushinada Mikumo is the Jujutsu Master of Yami's One Shadow Nine Fists and the Master of Kushinada Chikage. It is worth noting that she is the only female member within the Nine Fists so far. Mikumo appears a curvaceous and very well-endowed woman in her mid 20's to early 30's. This is most likely due to her family's experimentation on their bodies to slow down their aging process. She has been seen driving in a sports car (clashing with her Japanese style hakama) towards a destination presumed to be Diego's location not long after Diego transformed into the "Angry Steel Fist." She has long waist length black hair, wears an open Kimono to show off her bosom and usually wears a bead necklace around her neck. In her youth, her hair was shorter, down to her chin and her breasts were not as large and she was slightly shorter. Mikumo is one of the most emotionless and serious members of Yami shown. She rarely shows any other emotions other than surprise and always keeps a melancholy face. She believes in keeping your emotions in control is important for battle and one should not lose your temper or it will dull your skills. She treats Chikage very well, more than any other member of Yomi, possibly because she's her disciple and seems to treat her as her own daughter. She seems to be fond of meditating, as she tends to meditate when she has free time. Mikumo holds the belief that empathy is weakness and that the strong do not let their heart be shaken by the weak. She used this to her advantage to make Ethan Stanley fight more ruthlessly against Kenichi to save his sister. However, she acts oddly feminine when she recounts her past adventures with Hayato, chiding him for being "hardly charming," covering half of her face with the sleeve of her hakama, and referring back to the events as "the hot fires blazing between us." Mikumo has worked with Fuurinji Hayato against Yami in the past, and a flashback reveals a much younger Hayato and what appears to be only a slightly younger Mikumo on the battlefield. It was hinted that the two may have shared a deeper relation at one time, though Hayato denies this, saying that "the only things that burned were the forts and tanks." What has turned her to the path of Yami is unknown at this point; however, it is suggested it was after the loss of someone she held dear.
* First appearance: Battle 266 * Type: Sei * Type: Satsujin Ken * Martial Arts: Chinese Kenpo Ro Jisei was one of Ma Sougetsu's old friends and, according to Ma Kensei, was responsible for leading him down the path of the Satsujin Ken. He was a member of Yami and Chou Enshin's master. He is a member of the One Shadow Nine Fists while Ma Sougetsu is not present. Ro first appeared with his features mostly hidden during the One Shadow Nine Fists meeting after the death of Kanou Shou, to which he expresses his belief that Shou wasn't worthy of inheriting his techniques without explicitly stating his reason. After that, he doesn't appear again until his disciple's match against Tanimoto Natsu. Ro and Sougetsu watch the fight until Tanimoto wins the match and earn the Moon symbol of Yomi. Ro's fate as well as Chou's after they are replaced is unknown, but it is implied that he is either training his disciple or is in search for another disciple after his own was disposed of.
Eagle Vision is a well-known and respected commander from Cephiro's neighbouring country, Autozam, a technologically advanced world reliant on the mental energy of its citizens for its power. It is clear right away that Eagle is an enigmatic and forceful tactician, and though a gentle and chivalrous gentleman, he is the leader of Autozam's invasion of Cephiro. His father is the President of Autozam. When Lantis visited Autozam in the past, he and Eagle became close friends. It is often speculated amongst fans whether Eagle's love ever develops into something more. Eagle comes to Cephiro with hopes of duplicating the Pillar System back on his home world, and also wishes to actually become the Pillar for personal reasons. Eagle is in fact very sick and wasn't even supposed to be alive by the time he made it to Cephiro. Eagle reveals to Hikaru that he wants to become the Pillar to spare Lantis' life and be in an eternal sleep with Cephiro. It's stated (more so implied) in the second season of the series that Eagle was in love with Lantis, when Hikaru apologized for "Hurting the one Lantis loved most." In the end, Hikaru tells him it is unfair of him to leave all his loved ones behind and saves him, bringing him back to Cephiro and starting him on the road to restoring his health. In the anime, however, Eagle sacrifices himself in order to save the Magic Knights. It is unknown what happened to Autozam after his death, but in manga, Autozam becomes an allied country of Cephiro. In the OVA he is Emeraude's brother and does his best to keep his sister happy. This includes trying to destroy the Earth because he's certain that's what his sister wants. Eagle also appears in Tsubasa alongside comrades Lantis and Geo. He is named after the Eagle Vision, and the FTO (mecha he pilots) is named after the Mitsubishi FTO. Autozam is named after a line of Mazda cars, Autozam.
Age: 23 Height: 175 cm Weight: 64 kg Daisuke is the protagonist of the story. He works as a grade school teacher and is in charge of the third grade class 3-1. He often ends up in situations that make it appear as if he is sexually harassing Rin; though, he believes to be the other way around, with him as the victim. Later on in the series he begins to grow attached to Rin more and more. He is at first unsure about his feelings for Rin, but later on he comes to the conclusion that it is fatherly love and nothing more. (Source: Wikipedia) In truth, he was only fooling himself as his feelings for Rin were romantic and not paternal. He eventually comes to terms that he is in love with Rin because of who she is, rather than how she looks or who she looks like. The two later become a couple on her 16th birthday.
Age: 7, 11, 16 Birthday: August 17 (Leo) Height: 142 cm Weight: 34 kg BWH: 73-61-74 Rin is a young girl in third grade who has an intense crush on her teacher Daisuke. She has a mischievous nature and has proclaimed herself to be Daisuke's girlfriend; she will go to great lengths to make him fall in love with her. This has resulted in her crossing moral and legal boundaries many times, including blackmail and taking advantage of Daisuke's inability to respond to her forcibly advances by threatening to scream that he is trying to molest her, when in fact it is her that is making those advances. Despite Rin's mischievous nature she has shown herself to care deeply for her friends and family, going to any length to defend them. Also much of her bad behaviour is a result of trying to hide the traces of the vulnerable little girl she used to be as a result of a tragedy in her past.
Age: 10 Zodiac Sign: Capricorn Height: 148 cm Weight: 42 kg Sizes: 80 - 68 - 78 Another of Rin's friends, Mimi is a quiet girl who is unusually well-developed for a third grader. She was picked on by Aoki's predecessor, and quit coming to school to protect herself. In revenge Rin wrote threatening notes to him that caused him to eventually quit due to "work-related stress". After Aoki takes on the job of teaching the class, he manages to convince Mimi to come back to class. She is very studious and has a secret crush on Reiji. In the end of the manga she convinced Reiji to answer her feelings.