Shiki Tsukai


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 Monthly Shōnen Sirius, and has been licensed in North America by Del Rey Manga.

Story

Just before 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 humanoid kijyuu 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. Now spring and winter Shiki Tsukai fight against summer and fall to protect the human race.

Terminology

;Shinra Banshou
;Shinra
;Shikifu
;Sigil Dates
;Shiki Tsukai
;Kijyuu
;Formation

Characters

;Akira Kizuki
;Koyomi Sakuragi
;Rei Seichouji
;Junichiro Kizuki
;Megumi Kizuki
;Satsuki Inanae
;Kengo Inanae
;Moe Mutsuki
;Fumiya Kirihara
;Nanayo Rangetsu
;Ryuka Kato
;Kureha Kazumatsuri
;Mina Suzukure
;Rinsho Matsukaze
;Shin Seichouji

Kijyuu

;Tsukuyomi
;Gao
;Benjamin
;Ryuta
;Hien
;Water Orge

Season abilities

Spring

;March
;April
;May

Summer

;June
;July
;August

Fall

;September
;October
;November

Winter

;December
;January
;February

Reception

Katherine Dacey felt that the manga borrowed its environmental themes from X.