Alice 19th

Alice 19th
ありす19th (Arisu Naintīnsu)
Demographic	Shōjo
Genre	Adventure, Fantasy, Magical Girl, Romance
Manga
Author	Yuu Watase
Publisher	Shogakukan
Other publishers: VIZ Media Glénat Egmont Manga and Anime PlayPress
Serialized in	Shōjo Comic
Original run	June 20 2001 – April 2003
Volumes	7[1]

Alice 19th (ありす19th; Arisu Naintīnsu) is a manga written by Yuu Watase (creator of the popular manga series Ceres: Celestial Legend and Fushigi Yūgi), and was serialized in the manga magazine Shōjo Comic. Much like Watase's previous works, Alice 19th is a shōjo manga, but unlike her previous works, which were strongly influenced by Chinese culture and history, Alice 19th has a distinctly Western feel to it. As of 2007 Alice 19th has been released in English by Viz Media. There are seven volumes total in the series, which is published in the traditional right-to-left format with foot-noted sound effects.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Characters 2.1 Main characters 2.2 Supporting characters 3 List of Lotis Words 4 List of Maram Words 5 References 6 External links

Plot

The story follows Alice Seno, a fifteen-year-old girl forever shadowed by her older sister Mayura, who is good at everything she does. At school she is known as "Mayura's little sister" and is relentlessly tormented by the older girls who know that Alice is too meek to fight back. Alice harbors a deep affection for Kyô Wakamiya, a handsome upperclassman who is on the archery team with Mayura. On the way to school one day, Alice rescues a white rabbit from the road despite the danger to herself, but she is rescued by Kyô and receives from the rabbit a bracelet with a single red stone. The rabbit she saves, however, is no ordinary rabbit. The rabbit reveals her true form to Alice and introduces herself as Nyozeka. Alice is told that she is destined to become a Lotis Master. The Lotis Masters use the power of words and communication to enter the Inner Heart of others. It is a powerful ability to be used carefully as Alice soon finds out. Using the power of the Lotis Words, which reveal themselves to be in the form of runes, Alice accidentally makes her older sister disappear during a dispute over Kyou, whom Mayura had begun dating. Alice then must use the Lotis Words to try and bring her sister back from the dark. She is joined by Kyô who proves to have the Lotis powers as well, and by Frey, another Lotis master who has trained with the masters and arrives with the intention to marry Alice. Unfortunately, Mayura has been taken by the power of the Maram Words, the dark reflection of the Lotis Words. Their only hope lies in Alice and Kyô becoming the legendary Neo-Masters to discover the lost word binding both Maram and Lotis.

Characters

Main characters

Alice Seno (瀬野 ありす, Seno Arisu^?) 

Fifteen-year-old Alice becomes a Lotis Master when she saves Nyozeka from the middle of the road, using the Lotis Word for courage. She likes Kyô but can never muster the courage to tell that to him. She is very quiet and does not have many friends.

Despite the fact her sister has become a threat to her life, she still loves Mayura and feels guilty about hurting her, and she is convinced Mayura once will become the sister she was once before. Alice has no trust in herself which causes her to be to afraid to say what is on her mind.

Mayura Seno (瀬野 真由良, Seno Mayura^?) 

Alice's older sister Mayura is beautiful and good at everything. She is on the archery team with Kyô and excels in school. Perhaps her only flaw is her allergy towards animals. She loves Kyô, but unlike Alice was able to tell him and worked hard to get him to date her. She tried to set Alice up with another boy. She vanishes when Alice accidentally wishes her away and hatred in her heart makes her an easy target for the Maram Words. She becomes a Maram Master and tries to kill Alice and separate her from Kyô once she has been dumped by him due to his feelings for Alice.

Kyô Wakamiya (若宮 叶, Wakamiya Kyō^?) 

Kyô is a junior in the same school as Alice and Mayura. An orphan, he lives with his aunt and uncle and helps in their cafe. His father was an abusive drunk and Kyô fears that someday he will be like that too. He dated Mayura and later must deal with his feelings for Alice. Mayura puts a curse into him that feeds itself from his hatred he feels towards his father, and because of this Alice cannot say anything loving to him or the flames of hate will burn Kyô. The curse can be lifted if he overcomes his own hatred.

Nyozeka (ニョゼカ, Nyozeka^?) 

The rabbit that Alice saves at the beginning of the series turns out to be a spirit-rabbit who then becomes Alice's guide to the Lotis power. She has three forms: a white rabbit with an, a more anthropomorphic form dressed in ritual robes, and a plushie form for when Alice must go out in public with her.

Frey Weilhausen (フレイ・ウィルハーゼン, Furei Uiruhazen^?) 

A Lotis Master who studied with the great Masters. At first he hides from Kyô and Alice the truth of his training and the legend of the Neo-Masters. He is a persistent playboy who is likely to flirt with any girl who catches his eye. Yet under all this hides a more serious person who knows a lot more about the Lotis Words than he lets on. He is also obsessed with jam. Although he may seem happy and energetic, he has a hidden sorrow. He, like Kyô, has feelings for Alice.

Christopher William Orson Andrew Roland XIII (クリストファー・ウィリアム・オーソン・アンドリュー・ローランド13世, Kurisutofua Uiriamu Oson Andoriyu Rorando 13^?) 

Chris is a Lotis Master from Great Britain. He joins Alice and Kyô and helps them train with the intention of defeating the Maram Masters. He is quite serious, stern, and mature - except whenever desserts are concerned. Like the other characters, he has a dark secret.

Pai Mei-Lin (白 梅玲, Pai Mei-Rin^?) 

The stylish Mei-Lin comes from Shanghai, China. A Lotis Master like Chris, she intends to help Alice and Kyô to defeat the Maram. While she lived alone in Shanghai, she had plenty of female friends to keep her company and, with her great figure and flawless skin, worked as a model. Possessing a strong sense of justice, she is an expert in Tai Chi Quan ("supreme ultimate fist," a form of moving meditation).

Billy MacDowell (ビリー・マクドウェル, Biri Makudoureu^?) 

Hailing from the United States, Billy, like Chris, is a Lotis Master intending to help Alice and Kyô beat the Maram. A postman from a small quiet town, he loves a good fight and is also very kind and generous. He adores children and is sometimes shy. He has a fiancée back in the United States.

Family

In Alice 19th, some of the characters' families, such as Alice's parents and Kyô's uncle Yuki Rengedô and aunt Maki Rengedô, have important roles in the story. Alice and Kyô must repair their relations with their parents as part of their effort to redeem Mayura from the darkness, and Kyô's aunt and uncle must also deal with the darkness in their own hearts so that they may better understand Kyô.

Supporting characters

Tatsuya Matsujo

A male classmate of Alice's. Mayura notices that Alice was falling in love with Kyô, so she tries to bring Tatsuya and Alice together. Tatsuya notices that Alice is more interested in Kyô and becomes jealous, but when Alice uses the Lotis Words to purify his inner heart, he accepts that Alice isn't interested in dating him.

Ôshii

A classmate of Alice who bullies her, she has a crush on Kyô. She almost blackmails Kyô to be her boyfriend by threatening tell his "dark secret;" however, Kyô refuses. Ôshii then tells the entire school that Kyô once tried to kill a classmate from another. It is revealed Ôshii suffers from a Maram monster in her that has been in her heart for a very long time. When Alice defeats the Maram monster, Ôshii becomes a much nicer person who even begins to support Alice.

Kazuki

A friend of Kyô, he has a secret crush on Mayura. She tricks him into separating Alice and Kyô. He gets a Maram into his heart because of his anger towards Alice and Kyô. However, he is able to fight against the Maram and sacrifice himself for Kyô.

Eric

A Lotis Master and the chief at Frey Weilhausen's northern European Lotsuan chapter. He treats a Frey like a son, but he is sickly and becomes disillusioned with the Lotis Words.

Samuel

A blond teenage boy who is a Maram Master. He lets Mayura use his body so she can wander the outside world without allowing Alice and Kyô to enter her "inner heart." He tries to get Kyô on his side and uses his powers to exploit the darkness in the hearts of Kyô's aunt and uncle. It is revealed he was once part of a church choir and people admired his beautiful voice, but other members from the choir became jealous and put pieces of glass into his food which caused him to lose his voice.

Kayna

A female Maram Master who appears later on the manga. She shows a strong hatred towards youth and children. Eventually it becomes clear that her darkness was born due to her lover leaving her for a much more younger woman. Her fear is to become old. She has a love of plants, but she laments that she cannot keep them from wilting.

List of Lotis Words

Lotis Words

Name	Num.	Meaning
Mano	1st	Love, Affection
Pasa	2nd	True, Sincerity, Determination
Dana	3rd	Water, Blessing
Iru	4th	Flames, Passion, Banish
Sakua	5th	Wisdom, Listen, Knowledge, Understanding
Jeta	6th	Victory, Fight, War, Justice
Riiya	7th	Defense, Elude, Avoid, Wall, Barrier, Shield
Rana	8th	Hope, Joy, Glory, Happiness
Aleto	9th	Cleanse, Purity, Reason
Uido	10th	Trust, Appreciation, Self-Sacrifice
Ruta	11th	Persevere, Will
Sarto	12th	Beauty, Uprightness, Completeness, Oneness
Shibi	13th	Peace, Calm, Tranquility
Jiva	14th	Recovery, Heal
San	15th	Friendship, Comrade, Circle
Kara	16th	Protect, Cover, Cloth
Rajei	17th	Sun, Light
Fora	18th	Time, Flow, Continuity, Eternity
Rangu	19th	Courage, Action
Utei	20th	See, Awaken
Sheto	21st	Life, Longevity, Fate
Sama	22nd	Path, Guide, Possibility
Vimuku	23rd	Release, Wind, Wings
Yugu	24th	Fulfillment, Tree

List of Maram Words

Maram Words

Name	Meaning
Byoma	Sickness, Illness
Baya	Fall
Daara	Storm
Disuri	Hatred
Jata	Jealous
Kasha	Confess
Manu	Barrier
Matsu	Obey, Restrain
Mudoru	Curse
Niru	Stop, Halt, Old Age
Rajika	Death, Sleep
Ramito	Spoil, Destroy
Shana	Starve, Thirst
Shini	Despair
Sura	Rage, Carnage, Conquer
Veeta	Hide
Vuina	Rejection

References

External links

• VIZ Media - Manga publisher.