Chichiri





Star Pattern: Gemini
Name: Chichiri
Name Meaning: "Face of the Monk"
Pronunciation: "Chich-i-lee"
Real Name: Ri Houjun
Age: 24
Birthdate: May 21st
Birthplace: Shouryuu
Family: Unknown
Height: 175 cm - 5' 9"
Hair Color: Light blue
Eye Color: Brown
Blood Type: Unknown
Seishi Power: Polymorphing and Magic
Character of Suzaku: "Sho" - Well
Location of Character: Knee
Interests: Fishing
Flaws: Guilt complex over situation with fiance and best-friend
Seiyuu: Tomokazu Seki
English Dub: Sean Mitchell

Information: Chichiri is probably one of the most intriguing characters in Fushigi Yuugi. As the masked monk, Chichiri provides the spiritual, magical, and elder support of the group. To hide his tragic past, Chichiri wears the smiling mask to hide the scar which covers and shuts his left eye forever, and adds a cute "no da" to almost every sentence. The "no da"s seem to disappear when he becomes serious about whatever he is talking about.

Chichiri is also the oldest of all the Suzaku Seishis. 

The Tragic Past of Chichiri:
Hikou is Chichiri's best friend and Kouran is the girl that Chichiri is to marry.
All Hikou did was steal a kiss and an embrace from Kouran, but she was a very proper girl, so she felt she had to break off her engagement to Chichiri. All Chichiri knew was that his fiance broke thir engagement after an "incident" with his best friend Hikou. Naturally, a fight insued, but so did a flood which ravaged Chichiri's town of Sohryu. Kouran and Chichiri's family died in the flood, while Chichiri faced off with Hikou. Due to the high velocity waters of the flood, a situation occured during their faceoff: Hikou was going to be washed off the edge of a cliff, but Chichiri caught his hand and tried to hold on. While struggling to save his friend, a log came rushing towards Chichiri threatening to hit him in the face....so, Chichiri reflexively let go of his friend's hand to guard his face from the high-speed log and failed. As a result, he lost his friend and his eye in the same moment.

Kit's Comment: Okay, in the Fushigi Yuugi series practically everyone falls in love with the main character, Miaka, and I hate that! Chichiri is one of very few people who DOESN'T fall in love with Miaka! And that's a BIG plus right there!

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