Daughter of a well-connected Bakufu official's family, Hasegawa Taizou 長谷� 泰三, who was from a poorer samura needed family, married into her family. Willing to humble herself for her husband's sake, she knelt to beg for forgiveness on her husband's behalf (for dressing inappropriately to work) at his superior's house, even though the superior is of lower social rank than her own family.
The lead character of the series. She is a bubbly girl who has magical powers which she uses only in secret. That is because she is forbidden by her parents to use it. It is only when her cooking teacher Washu discovered her magical powers that they are to be of use. Except for the absence of freckles and the triangular mark on her forehead, she looks similar to her metaseries counterpart.
Also said as Okiku. She represents Benzaiten.
Mahiru represents Ebisu and tends to carry around a fish with her.
Han Solo's Wookie companion, a skilled mechanic and a fearsome fighter. As the son of the chieftain Attichitcuk, Chewbacca fought against the CIS on Kashyyyk during the Clone wars, and helped Jedi Master Yoda escape from Order 66. Due to the Wookies aiding the Jedi, the now Imperial forces retaliated against Kashyyyk, forcing Chewbacca to leave the planet. He was later saved from Imperial and Trandoshan slavers by the Imperial lieutenant Han Solo, whom he stayed with ever since.
An Imperial senator and the princess of Alderaan, as well as a figurehead for the Rebellion. She was captured by the Empire above Tatooine when her Corellian corvette Tantive IV was transporting the Death Star plans to a rebel base, and was later rescued from aboard the Death Star by Luke Skywalker and Han Solo.
One of the survivors from the Battle of Yavin, Wedge Antilles continued fighting for the Rebellion throughout the civil war, and formed the elite Rogue Squadron along with Luke Skywalker. He was also the one who destroyed the second Death Star along with Lando Calrissian during the battle of Endor.