List of Shakugan no Shana characters

This article lists the characters from the Japanese light novel, manga and anime series Shakugan no Shana.

Humans and Mystes

Yuji Sakai (坂井悠二, Sakai Yūji^?) (Mystes)

Voiced by: Satoshi Hino (Japanese), Kristian Ayre (English)

Yuji, the main character of the story, is just an average high school student. However, his world is turned upside down when he discovers that he is already dead and does not have much time before he disappears. Fortunately, Yuji is a Mystes who contains a treasure known as the Reiji Maigo (零時迷子, Reiji Maigo^? "Midnight Stray Child"). Unlike normal torches, the treasure inside him restores his Power of Existence every night at midnight.

With the Reiji Maigo, Yuji has the possibility to live on like an average human as long as he makes sure that his Power of Existence does not run out before midnight. Due to Reiji Maigo, no one is sure if Yuji will age like a regular human or be immortal as he is. Since Reiji Maigo restores his power of existence, Yuji is training to use that power in the hopes of fighting with Shana. In the second season of the anime, it is mention than Yuji's power of existence is as large as King of Guze's, in terms of quantity.

Even when Yuji was ignorant of the fact that he possessed the Reiji Maigo in the first episodes of the first season of Shakugan no Shana, Yuji develops a somewhat optimistic, yet ultimately fatalistic view of his life. Even when he believed he was slated to perish as a Torch, Yuji took the information in a stride after the initial shock, and did not seem too disturbed or melancholy with the idea that everyone would simply forget about him, accepting this. Rather, his acts of heroism, demonstrated often in the series, is justified by his belief that even if his existence would one day disappear, his sacrifice would be proof that he had once lived.

Although Yuji lacks of the training and discipline of a Flame Haze, he has demonstrated an admirable amount of intelligence and logic, often thinking outside the box and solving puzzles others can't. While many Flame Hazes and Lords of the Crimson Realm would be deceived or confused by unconventional casting of magic, Yuji is able to quickly deduce and see through the ploy despite his unfamiliarity with many magical spells, enabling his allies, generally Shana, to strike at the heart of their opposition. Furthermore, by the start of the second season, Yuji's training has enabled him to foresee as well as dodge a good majority of attacks from skilled Flame Hazes such as Shana and Wilhelmina, and he has gained the ability to cast unrestricted spells.

Locked inside the Treasure are two entities. One is Johan, the lover of Pheles who created the Treasure. The other is "The Snake of the Festival" (祭礼の蛇, Sairei no Hebi^?), the Crimson Lord with the black flame and silver shadow who is a god amongst Crimson Lords and is the true leader of the Bal Masque. He is later reborn and merged with Yuji, whom he honored by telling his subordinates to refer to him as "Sairei no Hebi" Yuji Sakai (「祭礼の蛇」坂井悠二, "Sairei no Hebi" Sakai Yuji^?), unlike other Lords who used mythological names of angels, gods or demons. When Yuji first activates the Fuzetsu on his own, the presence of the silver flames indicates an omen to the The Snake of the Festival's return into the world.

Yuji is a kind person who puts others before himself. This often draws much confusion and annoyance from Shana, as prior torches from Shana's experience exhibited selfish attitudes. Simultaneously, Yuji's compassion and empathy sow the seeds of attraction between him and Shana. Yet, it also works against him in regards to newcomer Konoe Fumina.

Kazumi Yoshida (吉田一美, Yoshida Kazumi^?)

Voiced by: Ayako Kawasumi (Japanese), Chantal Strand (English)

Kazumi is a fifteen-year-old girl and Yuji's classmate. She has a crush on him, but is a bit too shy to tell him directly. In the first season, she spends most of her screen time remaining ignorant of Shana's true nature and her actual relationship with Yuji. When Shana became her love-rival, she vowed to tell Yuji her feelings and to let him decide between her and Shana.

These state of affairs, however, changed after her chance meeting with Khamsin Nbh'w, a Flame Haze, who requested her assistance in his tuning of the distortions in the city. After revealing the truth of the world to her, Khamsin provided Kazumi an eyeglass which can detect Torches after he realized Kazumi was worried if Yuji was a Torch. Kazumi decided to test the eyeglass on Yuji during the Misago Festival, and was horrified to discover that Yuji was indeed a Torch. However, as the battle with Bal Masque raged on, Yuji revealed that, with the Reiji Maigo, he would not disappear, and Kazumi eventually accepted that near the end of the season.

Kazumi carries a small relic provided to her by Khamsin during their first meeting, permitting her to move within a Fuzetsu. Yuji became aware of this in the second season.

Hayato Ike (池速人, Ike Hayato^?)

Voiced by: Hirofumi Nojima (Japanese), Matthew Erickson (English)

Hayato, otherwise chiefly known as Ike, is a fifteen-year-old high school student and has been Yuji's friend since junior high school. He carries the title "Megane-man" ("Glasses Man"). He is secretly fond of Yoshida. However, as Yuji's loyal (and best) friend, he is the one who helps her to show her feelings toward Yuji. Ike is notably intelligent and is often unavailable due to having to study or attending extra classes outside school.

Ike is notably more emotionally-aware than single-minded Yuji. While Yuji's desire to help just about any girl is admirable, he seems unaware that this is a source of heartache for many others, especially Shana and Kazumi, and it is generally up to Ike to point this out to Yuji. This caused a slight problem when it is revealed that Ike also has feelings for Kazumi. At the end of the first season, Ike decides not to hold back where Kazumi was concerned. In the light novels, Ike is revealed to be Torch and burns out after being rejected by Yoshida.

Chigusa Sakai (坂井千草, Sakai Chigusa^?)

Voiced by: Tomo Sakurai (Japanese), Lalainia Lindbjerg (English)

Chigusa is Yuji's mother. She can seem gentle but she is strong and very intelligent. Her husband, Kantaro, works outside the country. Chigusa remains ignorant of Shana and Yuji's true nature, but becomes a source of good advice for Shana on matters where Alastor can not counsel her. The Crimson Lord himself acknowledges and bows to her wisdom after a phone call between the two of them. Described as a woman who can accept anything, she seems to harbor absolutely no problems with Shana often visiting Yuji under the pretext of "training".

As Shana's affection for Yuji grow, she begins to seek out Chigusa more often for advice or help. Generally, this is in the form of asking her to teach Shana how to make a bento, as she is repeatedly jealous at Kazumi's ability to make Yuji a bento for lunch. Chigusa often coaches Shana through the steps, despite her obvious, if not dangerous, lack of progress. Chigusa may have bitten off more than she can chew when she attempted to teach Wilhelmina Carmel, an even more disastrous cook, which resulted in a rather large mess in the kitchen.

It has been implied that in recent volumes, she was seen pregnant. Also, Kantaro has referred to her past, that she seems to have been raised in an orphanage.

Keisaku Sato (佐藤啓作, Satō Keisaku^?)

Voiced by: Kenji Nojima (Japanese), Brad Swaile (English)

Keisaku, a fifteen-year-old high school student, is Eita's friend and class-skipping companion. When Margery Daw came to Misaki City, she randomly chose the Keisaku and Eita to be her guides to the city. When he and Eita found a Haridan, a magical map to the city that Friagne had been using until his demise, the two often acted as support. Being a member of a wealthy family and independent of his parents, his house becomes a place for Eita and Margery to stay. He and Eita like Margery, but he hides his feelings, although when betrayed by Margery, he displayed emotions even more powerful than Eita's. Keisaku has notably chose Yuji out as a rival, especially after he realized that Yuji was training against Flame Hazes such as Shana and Wilhelmina. He is one of the characters with great alteration from novel to anime. He is more sociable and somewhat cheerful, and is friend to Yuji and Ike from the beginning of the story.

Eita Tanaka (田中栄太, Tanaka Eita^?)

Voiced by: Takayuki Kondou (Japanese), Alistair Abell (English)

Eita, a fifteen-year-old high school student, is a well-built classmate of Yuji's. When Margery Daw came to Misaki City, she randomly chose the two to be her guides to the city. When he and Keisaku found a Haridan, a magical map to the city that Friagne had been using until his demise, the two often acted as support. He, as well as Keisaku, shows respect, admiration and affection towards Margery as an "ane-san" (respectable elder sister), but his feelings are more apparent than Keisaku's. However, he has shown some obvious affection towards Matake Ogata. Like Keisaku, he is a friend to Yuji and Ike from the start in the novel.

Matake Ogata (緒方真竹, Ogata Matake^?)

Voiced by: Yumiko Kobayashi

Matake is Yuji's classmate. She is a strong-willed physically active girl, as well as a bit of a tomboy. She also has feelings for Eita, and worries about his well-being.

Kantaro Sakai (坂井貫太郎, Sakai Kantarō^?)

Voiced by: Keiji Fujiwara

Kentaro is Yuji's father. He first made his appearance in volume nine of the light novels. He usually resides outside Japan, but enjoys making sudden visits to the Sakai household, surprising his family. Despite his skinny figure, his athletic senses are good enough to retaliate a flying kick from Shana without scratch, who was mistaken that he was an enemy (although this particular defense was just a lucky one). His tailing and investigation skills are first-class, so good that even Shana couldn't follow him. During on a plot to save Yuji from being destroyed by Wilhelmina in the novels, he tricks the latter with clever timed exchanges of borrowed mascot suits. He eats an astonishing amount of food, and his eating method is just as absurd.

Yukari Hirai (平井ゆかり, Hirai Yukari^?)

Voiced by: Masumi Asano

Yukari was Yuji's classmate. She liked Ike, but she dies when a Rinne appears on her way home. Shana makes a Torch of Yukari that same day. Unfortunately, her flame burns out on the next day and she disappears as a result. The fading of her existence teaches Yuji some very valuable lessons about both the world around him, and his own inability to affect it. Shana uses the remains of Yukari's existence as an illusion to shift the perception of other's identification of Yukari Hirai to herself (others see her as Yukari Hirai, but she does not visually look like Yukari Hirai).

Tenmoku Ikko (天目一個, Tenmoku Ikko^? "The One Celestial Eye") (Mystes)

Voiced by: Takayuki Sugo

Tenmoku Ikko is a Mystes known as "the worst Mystes in history" or "monster torch", he is a huge man wearing samurai armor and one-eyed Oni mask. Tenmoku Ikko was a man who became Mystes of his own will so he could find the strongest person who he could entrust the treasure Nietono no Shana to - a sword made to destroy Crimson Denizens. In the anime, Tenmoku Ikko ironically reverses the usual order of things by consuming a Crimson Denizen, possibly to empower himself - or simply to end an annoying interference with Tenmoku Ikko's desire to face 'a strong one'. After Shana defeats him with a daring attack, she receives the Nietono no Shana.

Flame Hazes and Lords of the Crimson Realm

Shana (シャナ, Shana^?) / "Slayer with Flaming Hair and Burning Eyes" (「炎髪灼眼の討ち手」, "Enpatsu Shakugan no Uchite"^?) (Flame Haze)

Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya (Japanese), Tabitha St. Germain (English)

Shana is the female lead of the show and a Flame Haze. Initially she is concentrated solely on her duty as a Flame Haze, going as far as to not bearing even a name. She sees Yuji only as a Torch, an object, marginally interesting because of his status as a Mystes. Yuji, in his need to humanize her, chose to name her "Shana" after her katana. However, she slowly opens up to Yuji, coming to think of him as a person, despite being a Torch, and eventually comes to love him. Until she met Yuji, she was identified by only her Flame Haze title "Slayer with Flaming Hair and Burning Eyes," or her katana, Nietono Shana (贄殿遮那, Nietono Shana^? "Vairocana of the Offering Room"). Shana has a habit of saying "Urusai! Urusai! Urusai!" ("Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!") whenever Yuji asks her questions or makes remarks that disturb her original worldview or embarrass her. But in reality they really care for each other. She has a great fondness for melon bread. Shana is shown to be highly intelligent in the series, she has gotten a perfect score on every exam and is talented in Phys. Ed.

Shana is clearly a powerful and talented Flame Haze, known and feared by most Tomogara by title alone. This has allowed her to defeat many powerful Tomogara along the plot, and permits her many different abilities, including her proficiency with the Nietono Shana, the ability to wield flame, manipulate the power of existence, harbor extrasensory traits, and fly with wings of flame. Her duty initially made her indifferent towards human life, but through Yuji's influence, Shana has opened up slightly, although she still remains confused and disgruntled by some human traits which she considers as pointless, although some of it is used to mask her jealousy of her desired monopoly on Yuji.

Despite being the title character of the anime, Shana has few character relations with many of the characters in the show. Her main social interest is Yuji, whom she sees as her love interest, although she never admits it (except once at the end of season one). Her relationship with Yuji is one of the driving forces of the series. Shana takes orders and advice from the Crimson Lord she is bond to, Alastor, and has a mentor and guardian in the form of Wilhelmina Carmel. Kazumi Yoshida is her love-rival for Yuji, and Shana treats her with contempt and disdain. She generally treats most other characters with ignorance and indifference, with the exception of Chigusa Sakai, who she looks to as a source in answering certain difficulties when Alastor or Wilhelmina are unable to do so. Shana eventually starts to be more open to the other characters, especially in regards to her relationship with Kazumi becoming more friendly.

Alastor (アラストール, Arasutōru^?) / "Flame of Heavens" (「天壌の劫火」, "Tenjō no Gōka"^?) (Lord of the Crimson Realm)

Voiced by: Masashi Ebara (Japanese), Paul Dobson (English)

Alastor is the Lord of the Crimson Realm to whom Shana is bound. He expresses his will through a divine vessel called the Cocytus, which (in Shana's case) takes the form of a pendant. Alastor is considered to be the strongest of all Lords or Denizens, even comparable to a god in the Crimson Realm. But even so, he tries to keep the Denizens from consuming Power of Existence. Unlike other lords that have a Flame Haze, his contractor can perform a method called Tenpa Jyousai (天破壌砕, Heaven Destruction Earth Break^?), which requires a lot of Power of Existence and will manifest him to the world to consume all Denizens around him. This method is his Flame Haze's last resort, as prior to Shana, no Flame Haze had survived after using it. Alastor and Shana seem to have a parent-child dynamic at first, but Alastor is aware that Shana must grow up and may be trying to adapt.

Margery Daw (マージョリー・ドー, Mājorī Dō^?) / "Chanter of Elegies" (「弔詞の詠み手」, "Chōshi no Yomite"^?) (Flame Haze)

Voiced by: Hitomi Nabatame (Japanese), Janyse Jaud (English)

Margery is a tall, "well-endowed" and mature blond Flame Haze with a drinking habit. She uses the book Grimoire, which is the divine vessel through which Marchosias, to whom she is bound, expresses his will. Her specialty seems to be unrestricted spells, and her main powers focus around chanting spells and turning into a werewolf. She casts spells by chanting an "Improvisational Poem of Slaughter" (屠殺の即興詩, Tosatsu no Sokkyōshi^?). Eita and Keisaku look up to her because she saved their lives once. Her reason for becoming a Flame Haze is to get revenge on a Denizen with a silver-colored flame (who is somehow linked to the Reiji Maigo within Yuji). Even before her installation as a Flame Haze, she lived only for vengeance. She was once a daughter of a landlord in medieval time, but after countless betrayals, her father was killed and she had ended up in a brothel. She gained a chance to avenge for her misery and humiliation on her enemies, only to see them be destroyed by the Silver. Her fury from being stolen of the last reason to live had attracted the attention of Marchosias. In the anime, Margery's focus shifts from fighting simply to eradicate Crimson Denizens to fighting to protect the Balance. She notes her fighting skills are no less for the shift in focus. In the light novels, Margery would not only face the Silver in an unsuccessful battle, but would later realize that the Silver had been acting on her wish for revenge in her life of misery prior to becoming a Flame Haze before she nearly got killed by Sairei no Hebi Sakai Yuji.

Marchosias (マルコシアス, Marukoshiasu^?) / "Claw and Fangs of Violation" (「蹂躙の爪牙」, "Jūrin no Sōga"^?) (Lord of the Crimson Realm)

Voiced by: Mitsuo Iwata (Japanese), Trevor Devall (English)

Marchosias is the Crimson Lord to whom Margery Daw is bound. He expresses his will through the divine vessel Grimoire, which takes the form of a book. He talks wildly, makes comments without remorse, and often teases Margery, often earning a retaliatory punch. He does genuinely care about her, however, perhaps not in the form of friendship but as a companion in battle. The dynamic of their relationship is quite different than that between Shana and Alastor; Marchosias will serve as Margery's vehicle from time to time and occasionally suffers physical abuse at her hands, but they seem to be equals in their quest. In the anime, Marchosias craves battle more than protecting the balance. He has an 'ultimate attack' called the "Flame of Illusion", which summons a dragon-like form around his Flame Haze instead of the usual werewolf form; this shape is powerful enough to cause damage that can pierce a Timestop Seal. In the anime, when Margery temporarily sinks into apathy, Marchosias displays at least a measure of wisdom and understanding for her plight. Nevertheless, he is quick to re-ignite Margery's spark so they may continue their battle against the Denizens and is not above using trickery to do so.

Wilhelmina Carmel (ヴィルヘルミナ・カルメル, Viruherumina Karumeru^?) / "Manipulator of Ten Thousand Ribbons" (「万条の仕手」, "Banjō no Shite"^?) (Flame Haze)

Voiced by: Shizuka Ito (Japanese), Anna Cummer (English)

Wilhelmina is a young lady that wears a maid's uniform all the time. She is bound to Tiamat, whose will resides in the divine vessel Persona, which shifts forms between a headband, and a mask when in battle. During the great war, Persona's shape was a tiara. Her title's meaning is like the term for a player (in chess) who can predict moves far ahead.

She is one of the great Flame Haze from the age of the great war, fighting alongside her friend, Mathilde Saint-Omer (the previous "Slayer with Flaming Hair and Blazing Eyes"). Together, they are like the counterpart of the "Pair of Wings" combination between the Crimson Denizens Merihim and Illuyankas. Her ability is the power to control an infinite number of ribbons which appear from around her. Wilhelmina, who always speaks in an overly formal and polite manner, has nearly no expression. She's very skillful in many things, like singing and house chores, and is the one who took care of Shana during the girl's training at Tendōkyū. Cooking, however, is one of her weaknesses; this was made even more evident in the second season, after her attempts at cooking crashed Chigusa's kitchen.

Wilhelmina hates Yuji as an overprotective mother might hate her daughter's boyfriend, and constantly refers to him as "the Mystes". This is possibly due to Wilhelmina's own desire to gain Shana's affections. She has, in the anime, advocated killing him so as to keep the Reiji Maigo out of the hands of the Bal Masqué and had to be stopped from performing the deed herself twice by Shana. In the anime's second season, Wilhelmina has begun to, more or less, accept Yuji's presence, if not his influence on Shana, and, on Shana's request, becomes Yuji's training partner when Shana is otherwise not available. When she inquires deeper into the Keeper spell surrounding the Reiji Maigo, Wilhelmina begans to ponder of a possible arrival of her old friend, Pheles of the Saihyou, in Misaki City and leaves town with some unknown agenda in mind. In the light novels version, Yuji retaliates and nearly kills Wilhelmina with the Blutsauger in a wild rage that the latter barely survives. Wilhelmina always uses de arimasu, the uncontracted form of desu normally seen only in writing, to end her sentences.

Tiamat (ティアマトー, Tiamatō^?) / "Crown-and-Sash of Fantasies" (「夢幻の冠帯」, "Mugen no Kantai"^?) (Lord of the Crimson Realm)

Voiced by: Akeno Watanabe (Japanese), Lisa Ann Beley (English)

Tiamet is the female Crimson Lord to whom Wilhelmina is bound. She is described by her own Flame Haze as a most unsociable entity; she is taciturn and to the point, saying nothing more than what is necessary, usually in a monotone, betraying no emotion regardless of the situation. In the novels, her lines are always written in kanji, with no hiragana or katakana.

Khamsin Nbh'w (カムシン・ネブハーウ, Kamushin Nebuhāu^?) / "Mobilizer of Ceremonial Equipment" (「儀装の駆り手」, "Gisō no Karite"^?) (Flame Haze)

Voiced by: Junko Minagawa

Khamsin is the Flame Haze contracted to Behemoth. While he is one of the oldest Flame Haze in history, perhaps even thousands of years old, he bears the appearance like a ten-year-old Middle-Eastern boy. Although a Flame Haze, Khamsin's primary function is not that of defeating Tomogara, but acting as a tuner, dispelling the distortion caused by battles between the Flame Haze and Tomogara. Despite this, Khamsin also has combat capability, and has the ability to create and move stone golem-like creatures and control stones. He is very powerful, but is more famous for his accuracy, or lack thereof, in his attacks. In the anime, Khamsin and Behemoth are collectively labeled 'the geezers' by Margery Daw. Tellingly, the once battle-happy Flame Haze expressed some uneasiness and reluctance for the notion that they might join in battle against the Crimson Denizens. He was formerly a prince who had dreamed of becoming a great warrior, but when he became a Flame Haze to fend off the Denizen, he was forgotten by everyone as the price for the contract.

Behemoth (ベヘモット, Behemotto^?) / "Steadfast Sharp Peak" (「不抜の尖嶺」, "Fubatsu no Senrei"^?) (Lord of the Crimson Realm)

Voiced by: Katsuhisa Houki

Behemoth is the Crimson Lord whose will resides in the bracelet Khamsin wears. He speaks like an old man. With his Flame Haze, his mission seems not to be the protection the balance of worlds through hunting the Denizens, but instead by re-tuning places where the distortion is too great, such as Misaki city, where Friagne had created so many Torches in his preparation for the City Devourer.

Yuri Chvojka (ユーリイ・フヴォイカ, Yurī Fuvoika^?) / "Leader of Spirits" (「魑勢の牽き手」, "Chisei no Hikite"^?) (Flame Haze)

Voiced by: Yūko Sanpei

Yuri is an inexperienced sixteen-year-old Flame Haze boy, who wore an unnecessary pair of eyeglasses. He has power to control small animals and insects as a messengers, spies, and measurement, or wrap himself inside them and fly like cannonball. He was an Ukranian immigrant, but during his voyage to America, the ship was attacked by one of the Krakens(sea-bound Denizens). Near his death he made contract with Valac and defeated the denizen, but failed to save his family and other passengers. After reaching America, he worked under East Edge. Completeing his vengeance so quickly that he couldn't develop the hatred nor passion vital for the cause of Flame Haze and lacked the coolness and rationality needed for suvival, but instead he wished to protect people with his own life, which other Flame Haze's thought dangerous.

He met Margery, who had her first contact with Annaberg and Sydonay, and wished to assist her but was rejected. Still, he jumped into the battle, saving Margery and had succesfully defeated Annaberg. With little enegy left, he tried to fight Sydonay, but took a fatal bolw instead and was caught in the crossfire between him and Margery and perished.

Valac (ウァラク, Waraku^?) / "President of Reptiles" (「虺蜴の帥」, "Kieki no Sui"^?) (Lord of the Crimson Realm)

Voiced by: Kotomi Yamakawa

Valac is the Crimson Lord who expresses her will through the knife-like vessel Goverla. She speaks rather wearily, yet she looks after her partner Yuri with kindness. She had many partners before Yuri, whom many of them were powerful but suicidal avengers that none had stayed alive too long.

East Edge (イーストエッジ, Īsutoejji^?) / "Summoner of Star River" (「星河の喚び手」, "Seiga no Yobite"^?) (Flame Haze)

Voiced by: Kenji Nomura

East Edge is the Native-American Flame Haze who runs the Outlaw disguised as a news agency in New York and took care of Yuri. He despises the term "New World" named by Europeans. He is one of the four powerful Flame Haze called "The Four Gods of Earth", who had protected the continent for centuries. In nineteenth century, the Four Gods and their comrades had plotted to destroy the government of the United States to liberate their fellow natives who had suffered from the invasion of white people. Many Flame Haze stood up to stop the plot, leading to a civil war between two groups of Flame Haze's, but this costed dearly as the balance of the world had collapsed and the Denizens wrecked havoc as they pleased. The Four Gods had no choice but to give up the plan, along with the passion to protect the world that expanded by sacrificing their fellow people and the great earth. With a suggestion from a tuner, they each became the keeper of the four Outlaws in four major cities of the USA.

Quetzalcóatl (ケツアルコアトル, Ketuarukoatoru^?) / "Windy Echo of Enlightenment" (「啓導の籟」, "Keidō no Fue"^?) (Lord of the Crimson Realm)

Voiced by: Kan Tanaka

Quetzalcóatl is the Crimson Lord who is contracted to East Edge. He speaks through an engraved stone medallion with short, but deep and heavy voice. During the "civil war", he had agreed to the destruction of the USA along with his partner.

Rinne and Denizens of the Crimson Realm

Friagne / Kariuto (「狩人」フリアグネ, Kariuto^? "The Hunter") (Crimson Lord)

Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe (Japanese), Trevor Devall (English)

Friagne, also known as "Flame Haze Murderer", takes his name's meaning as his hobby, "treasure hunter". He is a powerful Tomogara arrayed in robes of untarnishable white. Unlike other Tomogara, he doesn't associate with the organization Bal Masqué. He has very intimate relationship with his favorite doll, Marianne. He wants Marianne to have her own existence, not just that of a Rinne who needs to depend on the power from its master to exist. He has a vast collection of Treasure Items (powerful tools or implements contained within Mystes), pictured as mountain of treasure in an extra story in Guren (Itou Noizi artbook), of which all are useless. This is also the reason for his having the largest collection of hougu: most are not the highly sought battle-use Hougu.

Marianne (マリアンヌ, Marianne^?) (Rinne)

Voiced by: Kimiko Koyama (Japanese), Nicole Bouma (English)

Marianne is one of Friagne's Rinne servants. Friagne seems to treasure her a bit more than is healthy for him. She usually takes the form of a doll.

Lamies / Shikabane Hiroi／Rasen no Fūkin (「屍拾い」／「螺旋の風琴」ラミー, Shikabane Hiroi／Rasen no Fūkin^? "Corpse Retriever" / "The Spiral Organ") (Crimson Denizen)

Voiced by: Motomu Kiyokawa (Japanese), Ron Halder (English)

Lamies is a Crimson Denizen who utilizes the Torch of an old man as means to travel in secrecy. Lamies collects the Power of Existence from torches on the verge of flickering out; he is rare among Denizens in that he respects the balance and does not simply feed on people. As his nickname 'Corpse Retriever' indicates, he only draws power from torches that would perish any moment anyway. Lamies is a master wizard, renowned for his past feats of creating the most prominent Unrestricted Methods (Jizai Hou), including the Fuzetsu itself. It seems that he is gathering power of existence in order to achieve a great goal. He is an old acquaintance of Alastor, but does not take part in battles. His, in fact her true name is "Rasen no Fuukin (The Spiral Organ)"; in the past, she used the name Leanan-sidhe, and assumed the form of a young girl.

Sorath / Aizenji (「愛染自」ソラト, Aizenji^? "He who Loves Himself") (Crimson Denizen)

Voiced by: Ryoko Shiraishi

Sorath is an extravagant occidental looking boy with a beautiful hair, continuously perplexed despite being Tyrael's elder brother, and is subject to the passion and whims of his younger sister. With the "Butsuyoku" (an arms type hoogu) he uses "the olfactory sense of desire" to seek powers of existence. He is armed with a sword called "Blutsauger" (german for "blood drinker"), which is capable of damaging anything that it touches if a user channels power of existence into it. He is obsessed with, and is searching for the "Nietono no Shana" (Shana's Sword). His obsession with the sword proved to be his undoing in the end.

Tyrael / Aizenta (「愛染他」ティリエル, Aizenta^? "She who Loves Him") (Crimson Denizen)

Voiced by: Yukari Tamura

Tyrael is Sorath's younger sister. Though being the younger one, she thinks and acts in a much more mature way and teaches everything to her almost will-less brother. Their relationship is most likely incestuous; Tyrael has stated that her only goal in life is to fulfill every desire of her 'onii-sama' and to protect him. She will do so without regrets, even if it means sacrificing her power of existence, or even her own life. She can use an Unrestricted Method called "Cradle Garden" with the aid of a hougu, which alters a fuzetsu so its area becomes an advantage to the siblings.

Merihim a.k.a Shiro / Niji no Tsubasa (「虹の翼」メリヒム, Niji no Tsubasa^? "Rainbow Wings") (Crimson Lord)

Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi

Merihim is one of the lords that gather in Tomurai no Kane (or Toten Glocke) under the "Meiou no Kan" Azis. Merihim and the dragon shaped Illuyankas are famous as the "Pair of Wings". He also has the title Niji no Kenshi (虹の剣士, Niji no Kenshi^? "Rainbow Swordsman"). Wilhelmina loves him, but Merihim is crazily in love with Mathilde, who in turn, loved Alastor. To fulfill his promise to the woman he loved, he changed shape into the skeleton Shana known as Shiro and trained the next successor of "Enpatsu Shakugan no Uchite" title. His promise is his only motivation, however.

Pheles / Saihyou (「彩飄」フィレス, Saihyou^? "Colorful Flutter") (Crimson Lord)

Voiced by: Marina Inoue

Pheles is a lord who once loved and still loves a human, Johan. In order to be able to be with him forever, together they created the most precious treasure in Guze, a Treasure that can grant eternity to the Mystes bearing it: the Reiji Maigo. Due to the Reiji Maigo, she doesn't have to consume other humans' power of existence; she can get enough to survive from Johan without him being in danger of disappearing. Due to a fight against the Bal Masque's assassin Broken Blade that severely wounded Johan, she sealed her lover into the Reiji Maigo. She was unaware that Broken Blade had also placed the Silver into the Hougu simultaneously. The Reiji Maigo was then lost, so now she searches for him everywhere　with an Unrestricted Method “The Wheel of Wind” (Kaze no Tenrin), a guiding beacon that becomes a duplicate of her own when the target is found. In the light novels, Johan commandeers Yuji's body to persuade her from sacrificing the current Mystes to bring him back and Pheles agrees to her lover's wish before leaving for parts unknown.

She is friends with Wilhelmina who once she had saved from the trap set by the Denizen Lord Sabrac. She does not appear in the first season of the anime but appears in the second season around the end of episode twelve amid her search for the Reiji Maigo.

Mare / Gisuikyō (「戯睡郷」メア, Gisuikyō^?) (Crimson Denizen)

Voiced by: Sanae Kobayashi

Mare is the antagonist in the Shakugan no Shana Playstation 2 game. Mare also appears in the second season of the anime, where she uses a hougu to place Yuji into a "transient yet eternal" dream world where he relives events from his past as if they were happening all over again.

Bal Masqué

An organization of Denizens who moved into the human world. It is currently led under three powerful figures called the Trinity. Their goal is yet unknown, but they seem to be interested in the Reiji Maigo, which resides in Yuji. Using the Reiji Maigo, they plan on overflowing the land with Power of Existence - storing huge amounts of power such that so that it becomes a "spring of existence", sustaining all Denizens for a long time.

Sydonay / Senpen (「千変」シュドナイ, Senpen^? "Thousand Change") (Crimson Lord)

Voiced by: Kenta Miyake

Sydonay is one of the Trinity of the Bal Masqué, entitled as the "General". For some time, he stayed outside of the Organization, because he wanted the freedom to do as he wants, such as serving the Denizens as a bodyguard for his personal hobby. However, after finding Reiji Maigo, he has returned to his previous position. He has great shape-shifting abilities, being able to change into various chimeras. Sydonay and Margery are known to be enemies already in the past during the battle and "reunion" with her.

Hecate / Itadaki no Kura (「頂の座」ヘカテー, Itadaki no Kura^? "Supreme Throne") (Crimson Lord)

Voiced by: Mamiko Noto

Hecate is one of the Trinity of the Bal Masqué, entitled as "the Priestess". She also controls the movements of Seireiden, Bal Masqué's base. A small pale girl with white cape and hat, she doesn't speak much. Sydonay seems to care for her a lot. Bel Peol always mentions her having "eternal existence". Her position is very important with respect to what the Bal Masqué plans to do with Reiji Maigo, since she is the one who will be taking the power of Reiji Maigo and sending it out to everything in Seireiden.

Hecate is a sad, quiet character, who has taken up the habit of prayer - despite having no one to pray to and despite Bel Peol considering it an odd thing to do - and frequently laments that she is 'empty'. In the light novels, it is implied that Hecate is praying to the Balle Masque's god, the Ceremonial Snake of the Festival. In contrast to her counterpart in the anime, the light novels depict Hecate as a cold and feared leader that even the entire Balle Masque itself fear her. Her prayers center around her desire to fill up her emptiness. Her nigh-infinite capacity for storing power of existence comes with the price of her apparently having a low sense of self; in a sense, Hecate is a perfect void. She possesses the unique power of synchronization, allowing her to merge with other entities and experience their sense of self.

In the anime, Hecate synchronized with Yuji, allowing her to draw on his sense of self to fill the void inside of her. The purpose of this synchronization was more sinister, however; once midnight struck, the Reiji Maigo attempted to restore the power of existence of its bearer. Since Yuji and Hecate were synchronized at the time, Reiji Maigo started pouring out an infinite amount of power in an attempt to fill Hecate's capacity. She is defeated by Yuji when he points out that the memories and feelings Hecate is reveling in are not hers, but his. When he says that Hecate is just as empty as she was before synchronizing, she is forced to face the void that lies inside of her and loses control of the synchronization, Seireiden and herself, requiring Sydonay to save her.

In the second season of the anime, the transfer student Konoe Fumina bears an absolute resemblance to Hecate, though, it is not known if it is just coincidence or whether Hecate is going under an alias as part of the Balle Masque's plan for the Reiji Maigo. Nonetheless, her growing bond to Yuji has Shana and Yoshida on the edge of uneasiness, which slightly lessens after a study session.

Bel Peol / Gyakuri no Saisha (「逆理の裁者」ベルペオル, Gyakuri no Saisha^? "Judge of Paradoxes") (Crimson Lord)

Voiced by: Sayaka Ohara (Japanese), Paula Lindberg (English)

Bel Peol is one of the Trinity of the Bal Masqué, entitled as the "Strategist". Takes the form of a woman with three eyes, but has an eyepatch covering her right eye. A scheming character that would have no qualms in manipulating her unsuspecting subordinates and sending them to die. Apparently she also has a gift for engendering loyalty in her subordinates, such as Vine, as she is capable of inspiring them to perform obviously dangerous tasks on her behalf. Her strategic skills are balanced by a considerable aptitude for combat.

Vine / Ryuugan (「琉眼」ウィネ, Ryuugan^? "Glazed Eyes") (Crimson Denizen)

Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Japanese), Peter New (English)

Vine is a subordinate of Bel Peol. Depicted as a motorcycle-rider, with only his eyes visible due to his bodysuit clothing. He brought the Gordian Knot, which can activate a large-scale destructive Unrestricted Method, to the Tendoukyuu (Palace of Heaven's Road) to stop the exaltation of the new Enpatsu Shakugan no Uchite (i.e. Shana).

Orgon / Senseirei (「千征令」オルゴン, Senseirei^? "Commander of Thousand Conquests") (Crimson Lord)

Voiced by: Atsushi Ono (Japanese), Scott McNeil (English)

Orgon is a subordinate of Bel Peol. Depicted with a transparent body in an old-French royal costume. Sent on a different mission with respect to Vine, but the destination is still Tendoukyū (Palace of Heaven's Road), only to meet his fearful doom when facing his old rival- Rainbow Wings, Merihim.

Dantalion / Tantankyuukyuu (「探耽求究」ダンタリオン, Tantankyuukyuu^? "The Discovery-Addicted Utmost-Researcher") (Crimson Lord)

Voiced by: Nobuo Tobita

Dantalion is a stereotypical mad scientist. Dantalion is not liked by most Denizens, even in the Bal Masque, because he would do research on their own people. Among the Trinity, Bel Peol does not like him and Sydonay hates him, but somehow Hecate seems close to him, even calling him "ojiisama" (the greeting toward grandfathers or respectable seniors) and protected him most of the time from getting into trouble with the higher-ups. He created a lot of treasure tools, from creatures like the "Rinne" Cantate Domino 28 (a parody of Tetsujin 28) to huge trains. He's also notorious for conducting meaningless experiments, for the sake of conducting experiments, which in the end serves no actual useful purpose but to cause exaggerated alert to others.

See also

• List of Shakugan no Shana episodes