- Ayakashi Ayashi
:A cross-dressing Shinto priest. He fights using several different firearms.
;Nihongo|Saizō|宰蔵:anime voices|Michi Nino|Stephanie Sheh:A young girl who dresses as a boy because of her background in the theatre, where women are not allowed to perform. She fights using a paper fan which unfolds to become a long rope of paper. She was also born with the power to perform a mysterious dance which attracts Yōi.
;Nihongo|Abi|アビ:anime voices|Rikiya Koyama|Jamieson Price:A man from the mountains, fights using a spear which can split mid-throw into four lesser, seemingly magical spears. He seems to have a close relationship with Edo Genbatsu.
outh Edo Magistrate
;Nihongo|Torii Yōzō|鳥居耀蔵:anime voices|Norio Wakamoto:The South Edo Magistrate, Lord of "Kai". A strong supporter of the Chief Elder Mizuno Tadakuni Tenpo Reforms.
;Nihongo|Honjō Tatsusuke|本庄辰輔:anime voices|Seiji Sasaki:A retainer of Torii Yōzō. He works under him as spy.
;Nihongo|Hanai Toraichi|花井虎一:anime voices|Tomohiro Nishimura:A Rangaku scholar.
;Nihongo|Matsue Sote|松江ソテ:anime voices|Shoko Tsuda:A relative of Honjō Tatsusuke.
hogunate government
;Nihongo|
Atobe Yoshisuke |跡部良弼:anime voices|Takaya Hashi:Biological brother of Mizuno Tadakuni, the financial magistrate and political opponent of Torii Yōzō. Ogasawara's superior.;Nihongo|
Abe Masahiro |阿部正弘:anime voices|Kenji Hamada:Appointed as Elder at age 25. He negotiated on behalf of the Shogun government with Matthew Perry.;Nihongo|
Toyama Kagemoto |遠山景元:Recently been dismissed from the post of North Edo Magistrate and has been transferred to the post of Chief Censor. Political opponent of Torii Yōzō.Other characters
;Nihongo|Atl|アトル|Atoru:anime voices|Fumiko Orikasa|Julie Ann Taylor:An Aztec girl who works in a circus alongside her massive horse, Nihongo|Yukiwa|雪輪|.
;Nihongo|Kumoshichi|雲七:anime voices|Yuji Ueda|Doug Stone (voice actor):Yuki's friend. No one except Yuki can see him. He is actually a Yōi created by Yuki. After fusing with another Yōi, Quetzalcoatl, he takes the shape of a talking horse.
;Nihongo|Ōta|央太:anime voices|Chinami Nishimura:A youngster offered in sacrifice to a Yōi, but escaped with her mother.
;Nihongo|Tae|たえ:anime voices|Aya Hisakawa:Ōta's mother.
;Nihongo|Tamahei|玉兵:anime voices|Wizumi:A bumbling auxiliary policeman (Okappiki) obsessed with catching Yuki.
;Nihongo|The Western Ones|西のもの|Nishi no Mono:A group of masked bandits whose goals are a mystery. Like Ryūdo, they can use Ayagami and often create Yōi. They are led by a man called Akamatsu, who has an X-shaped scar on his face.
;Nihongo|
Kawanabe Kyosai |河鍋暁斎|Kawanabe Kyōsai, also known as nihongo|Shūzaburō|甲斐周三郎|Kai Shūzaburō:anime voices|Minami Takayama:A young painter with remarkable talent. He was once sent briefly to the Other World after he grabbed a severed head which was floating down the river and nearly drowned. He is confident and self-assured beyond his years. He often visits brothels despite being underage, claiming (perhaps truthfully) that he is there to practice his observational art, and because he developed some interest on Atl. He proved to be useful to the Ayashi providing reliable information and protecting Atl from harm in their absence.Media
"Tenpō Ibun Ayakashi Ayashi" was first created as an original anime series which was later adapted into a manga.
Anime
The "Tenpō Ibun Ayakashi Ayashi" anime series first aired in Japan on
October 7 2006 in the 6pm Saturday primetime slot on MBS and TBS. It was originally slated to be 52 episodes; however, due to low ratings during its broadcast run, the series' length was cut in half, to 25 episodes. A new anime series, "Toward the Terra ", took over the timeslot, starting in April 2007.TV episodes
OVA episodes
A short series of OVA episodes, the nihongo|"Ayashi Divine Comedy"|奇士神曲|Ayashi Shinkyoku, was included with the sixth, seventh, and eighth Region 2 DVD volumes. The series spans five episodes in all.
Theme music
;Opening Theme:
*"Ryūsei Miracle" byIkimono-gakari (eps 1-12)
*"Lone Star" byCaptain Straydum (eps 13-25);Ending Theme:
*"Winding Road" byPorno Graffitti (eps 1-12)
*"Ai Toiu Kotoba" by Saki (eps 13-25)Manga
The "Tenpō Ibun Ayakashi Ayashi" manga written by Japanese
mangaka Yaeko Ninagawa was first serialized in the Japanese manga magazine "Young Gangan " in October 2006, published bySquare Enix .External links
* [http://www.ayakashiayashi.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.bones.co.jp/ayakashi_yota/index.html bones' official site for "Tenpō Ibun Ayakashi Ayashi"]
* [http://mbs.jp/ayakashi/index2.html MBS' official website for "Tenpō Ibun Ayakashi Ayashi"]
* [http://www.animax.co.jp/feature/index.php?program=NN10000385 Animax's official website for "Tenpō Ibun Ayakashi Ayashi"]
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