The Characters
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Aozaru
青猿
Tsuki no Kage, Kage no Umi
The physical and sentient incarnation of the scabbard of the Suiguutou (Water Monkey Sword).
Aozaru — 青猿 (blue + monkey)
Asano Ikuya
浅野郁也
Tsuki no Kage, Kage no Umi
Kaze no Banri, Reimei no Sora
An anime-only character. Asano is a classmate of Youko's, and he is swept away to the world of the Twelve Kingdoms with Youko and another classmate, Sugimoto Yuuka. Asano is a naturally cowardly person, which contrasts with Yuuka's desire for adventure. He remains a supporting character throughout both Youko arcs in the anime.
Asano Ikuya — 浅野郁也
(shallow + rustic + perfume + to be)
Asen
阿選
Tasogare no Kishi, Akatsuki no Sora
Imperial guard general of Tai.
Jou Asen — 丈阿選 (stature + flatter + choose)
Bokukou — 朴高 (plain + high)
Atsuyu
斡由
Higashi no Watatsumi, Nishi no Soukai
His full name is Gen Atsuyu (元斡由). He is the governor of Gen Province in En, but not too long after Shouryuu became the emperor of En, Atsuyu attempted to pull a coup d'etat over him. In the process, Atsuyu became the benefactor of Kouya. However, he was extremely narcissistic and was not able to pull off any sort of revolt, though he did give Rokuta quite a scare. In the end, he was killed by Shouryuu. Atsuyu is his azana (nickname). His real name is Setsuyuu (接祐).
Gen Atsuyu — 元斡由
(origin + administer + reason)
Setsuyuu — 接祐 (contact + help)