Shiki Tsukai

is an action manga written by To-Ru Zekuu and illustrated by Yuna Takanagi. It is serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Shōnen Sirius, and has been licensed in North America by Del Rey Manga.

tory

Upon his fourteenth birthday, Akira Kizuki discovers that he is a "shiki tsukai", a magical warrior with the ability to control the seasons. He is a special one called the "Shinra" He soon finds himself being protected by an attractive "shiki tsukai" named Koyomi. As "shiki tsukai", they are keepers of the seasons and defend them against the evil forces that threaten to destroy the delicate balance of the natural order.

Characters

;Akira Kizuki:Akira is the fourteen year old protagonist of "Shiki Tsukai". His birthday is December 3. He is a kindhearted boy who loves nature and animals. When he turns fourteen, he discovers not only that he is a "shiki tsukai", but one with the rare ability to control all four seasons at once, the "Shinra". His abilities are immeasurable. Owing to his great power he is drawn into the war of seasons.

;Koyomi Sakuragi:A fifteen year old girl with a straight forward personality, which sometimes surprises the people around her. Koyomi is a "shiki tsukai" of March, enabling her to control the season of spring. She also has the special power to turn into a weapon. She has been assigned to protect Akira until he is fifteen, she fights alongside him because his powers have not fully awakened yet. She usually wears her long pink hair in a ponytail. Her birthday is in March.

;Rei Seichouji:Akira's teacher. She is a "Shiki Tsukai" of February. Her birthday is February 2. She is very powerful and has a fantastic body. She is also a rival to Akira's mother for Akira's father. She is a humanitarian and she loves cats.

;Junichiro Kizuki:Akira's father, a very handsome man. Junichiro works for the Sakuragi Corporation. Unknown to Akira, his father actually knows about the "shiki tsukai".

;Megumi Kizuki:Akira's mother, she acts very youthful [usually mistaken as Akira's sister] . Most people would never guess that she has had a child before.

;Satsuki Inanae:Satsuki is Akira's childhood friend and his classmate. She believes that she is like an older sister to Akira. She calls Akira "Ah-chan", which he seems to dislike. She eventually awakens to her powers as the shiki tsukai of May in third volume of the manga.

;Kengo Inanae:Satsuki's father. Is revealed to be the shiki tsukai of May, in the third volume.

;Moe Mutsuki:A young girl who is the shiki tsukai of January. She is a miko and usually wears her hair in pigtails tied with miniature pom-poms.

;Fumiya Kirihara:Fumiya is also Akira's childhood friend and his classmate. He is very composed and sharp. He says in volume 2 that he trusts Akira with his personal life very much.

;Nanayo Rangetsu:A violet-haired woman possessing the powers of July, as well as control of a familiar in the shape of a butterfly. Often wears a cap and has sadistic tendencies.

;Kureha Kazumatsuri:A buxom woman with the powers of September.