666 Satan

666 Satan (O-Parts Hunter)
666～サタン～ (666 Satan)
Demographic	Shōnen
Genre	Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Manga
Author	Seishi Kishimoto
Publisher	Square Enix VIZ Media
Other publishers: Kurokawa
Serialized in	Monthly Shonen Gangan
Original run	2001 – 2007(complete)
Volumes	19 with 76 chapters.

666 Satan (666〜サタン〜), renamed O-Parts Hunter in the English language editions due to religious controversy with its name, is a manga published by Enix (later Square Enix) under its Monthly Shonen Gangan imprint, and created by Seishi Kishimoto, the younger twin brother of Masashi Kishimoto, creator of the highly popular manga series Naruto. The series draws heavily on Kabbalistic traditions and Judeo-Christian demonology for its plot, and less so on Japanese folklore. Despite Viz Media changing the title and cover slightly, the contents remain unedited as the first volume was released.

Plot

Ruby Crescent is an ordinary girl, who likes to go out with boys and go shopping. Her life is changed dramatically when her father dies and she becomes a treasure hunter as he was. Her objective is to find O-Parts: magical items hidden under the ground which grant people superhuman powers and can only be used by an O.P.T. (O-Part Tactician), Angel, or Devil. She soon meets a mysterious boy named Jio who, due to having a dark, lonely past, seeks to conquer the world. Jio is hostile to her at first, but ends up traveling with Ruby as her bodyguard. When Ruby is attacked by an O.P.T. claiming to be Satan, Jio rushes to her rescue and a battle occurs. Initially they are on the losing side, but Jio releases his true power and is revealed to be not only an O.P.T., but the real Satan. Thus, the two continue to travel together in hopes of unlocking their pasts.

Characters

Post-time skip, the characters can be divided into three major factions:

Main article: List of characters in 666 Satan

Crew of the Ophan

The main protagonists of the series. They are stuck in the middle of the fight between the Stea Republic and the Zenom Organization because several members of the group are Sephiroths, and that each group is searching for the legendary O-Parts.

Crew of the Ophan (From left to right: Cross, Amidaba, Zero (directly behind Ruby), Ruby, Jio, Ball, Jojomaru (on Ball's shoulder), Mei, Jajamaru (behind Mei), Kirin (Excluding Jin, Ponzu, Futomomotarou, and Spika)

Consists of:

• Jio Freed
• Ruby Crescent
• Ball
• Cross Biancina
• Kirin
• Amidaba
• Zero
• Mei
• Jin
• Futomomotarou
• Spika
• Ponzu

Stea Republic

Stea Republic Logo

One of the two main antagonists of the series, they are the corrupt government who is led by Amaterasu Miko.

Consists of:

• Amaterasu Miko
• Dofuwa Longess
• Mishima Kagesuge
• Ponzu
• Tsubame

Zenom Organization

An 'underground' organization with the goal of getting rid of the Stea Republic, they are led by Jack Crescent. Consists of:

Commander in Chief

• Jack Crescent

The Four Guardians

• Kujaku
• Rock
• Spika
• Mr. Franken

Chief Executives

• Baku

Senior Member

• Elga
• Shuri

Lower Member

• Wise Yuri

Combat Captains

• Museshi

Angels and Demons

Main article: 666 Satan Angels & Demons

Throughout the entire 666 Satan universe, there are angels and demons (some of which are sealed within humans) with amazing powers, all of which are being searched for by the Stea Republic (angels) and the Zenom Organization (demons) in order to awaken what is assumed to be a weapon within a Kabbalah and a reverse Kabbalah that are found on the North and South Pole respectively. As of the beginning of the time-skip all but four Angels have yet to be inserted into the Kabbalah, those four being Metatron, Zadkiel, Samuel, and Sandalphon.

Angels

Angel	Number	Virtue	Symbol	Named After	Character	Status
Metatron	1	Crown		Metatron	Cross	Sealed
Raziel	2	Wisdom		Raziel		Sealed
Jophiel	3	Intellect		Jophiel		Sealed
Zadkiel	4	Mercy		Zadkiel	Zero	Sealed
Samael	5	Justice		Samael	Rock	Sealed
Michael	6	Beauty		Michael	Mysterious Youth (clone)	Original: Sealed Clone: Destroyed
Haniel	7	Eternity		Haniel		Sealed
Raphael	8	Glory		Raphael		Sealed
Gabriel	9	Foundation		Gabriel		Sealed
Sandalphon	10	Kingdom		Sandalphon	Ruby Lilly(clone)	Original: Sealed Clone: Destroyed

Demons

Demon	Number	Virtue	Symbol	Named After	Character	Status
Lucifer (Satan)	1i	Atheism		Lucifer (Satan)	Jio	Destroyed (Absorbed by Jio)
Beelzebub	2i	Ignorance		Beelzebub	Ikaros	Sealed
Lucifuge	3i	Disinclination		Lucifuge	Yuria (Nucleus Removed)	Sealed
Astaroth	4i	Oblivion		Astaroth		Sealed
Asmodeus	5i	Cruelty		Asmodai	Jack Crescent	Sealed
Belphegor	6i	Ugliness		Belphegor	Jack Crescent	Sealed
Baal	7i	Lust		Baal		Sealed
Adramelech	8i	Avarice		Adramelech	Kujaku (Nucleus Removed)	Sealed
Lilith	9i	Chaos		Lilith	Ponzu(Nucleus Removed)	Sealed
Naamah	10i	Materialism		Naamah	Whale-like creature	Sealed

O-Parts

Main article: List of O-Parts in 666 Satan

O-Parts are 'artifacts' found throughout the world of 666 Satan. They are mainly used as weapons and also as transportation for some people. the only people who are able to use O-Parts are people called O.P.T.(O-Part Tacticians), these people are able to release their 'spirit energy' and focus it into the O-Part, where in the O-Part then absorbs the spirit, then uses it as fuel to activate its effect which can range from fire to teleportation.

Media

Main article: 666 Satan Media

The series ended with 76 chapters separated into 19 published volumes. The manga itself was published by Square Enix under its Monthly Shonen Gangan. Early 2007 there was talks of an anime series to come out in late fall/winter of the year but as of December 24, 2007 there has not been any more news of the anime series.

Similarities to Naruto

The art of 666 Satan is similar in style to that of the manga series Naruto. This similarity led to claims that 666 Satan creator Seishi Kishimoto is a copycat of Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto. Because the two are twin brothers who have been influenced by the same works, a similarity in style is to be expected.^[1][2] In addition to appearance, the protagonists of each series, Jio Freed and Naruto Uzumaki, have similar backgrounds; both have powerful demons residing within them, both grew up without parents, and both developed goals in life as a result of their loneliness.

External links

• Anime News Network entry for 666 Satan
• French Fansite
• Italian Fansite
• Official French publisher of 666 Satan
• Spanish Fansite

References