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Miboshi | |
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| Full Name | Raneisei |
| Nicknames | Nirusha |
| Birthdate | December 4 (Sagittarius) |
| Constellation | Winnowing Basket |
| Age | Over 100 |
| Gender | Male |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye Color | Red (Younger) |
| Known Relatives | Unnamed Father Neiran (Mother) |
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| Additional Information | |
| Beast God | Seiryuu |
| Title | Seven Star Warrior, Miboshi |
| Rank | Warrior |
| Occupation | Buddhist Monk Warrior Zhòu shī
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| Manga | Chapter |
| Anime | Episode |
| Created by | Yuu Watase |
| Voiced by | Nakazawa Midori (Anime) |
- "Why? You are a human! Strong. Gentle. A girl more noble than anyone else."
- —Miboshi to Reipin/Neiran
- "Well then, I too will live...carrying this Byouko. I'll never kill a tiger again, Neiran..."
- —Miboshi to Reipin/Neiran
- "You and I are the same. We're human!"
- —Miboshi to Reipin/Neiran
- "Soi, your rival for love shouldn't be the Priestess of Seiryuu."
- —Miboshi to Soi
Miboshi (箕宿), a.k.a. Mimadou, is one of the Seiryuu celestial warriors. His real name is Raneisei (羅涅征), but he also goes by the alias Nirusha (ニルシャ). He was born under the constellation winnowing basket (箕). He looks young, but he is actually one of the oldest warriors. He is the last Seiryuu warrior to appear.
He also appeared in Fushigi Yuugi: Byakko Ibun, taking a much more important role.
Background[]
In Mysterious Play, Miboshi's body is essentially dead- at least his spirit inhabits the unfortunate body of a shrine priest he chose to invade, and that's about all that is known except he's a parasite who shifts from body to body.
Miboshi appears extensively as the villain of the piece in Tamahome's Light Novel Shugyoku Den (under the name of Mimadou, where he uses serpents to do unseemly things to young women and also uses his power of possession to create all kinds of problems for Tama and his young village friends).
The one-shot manga Byakko Ibun shows a part of his past, from before he became a parasite spirit. It reveals him as a powerful spellcaster from the very start, and as a man who once was reserved but ultimately kind-hearted.
In the three-part omake which is Tale of the Forbidden Hot Spring Resort, Miboshi is close friends with Tomo and the only Seiryu warrior who is aware, cautious and afraid on Nakago's anger and annoyance even remarking Soi that Nakago doesn't feel about her. Miboshi also shows his curiosity after Chiriko tells them to crossdress, stating that what else he can do.
Appearance[]
Miboshi carries a Tibetan Prayer wheel with points at the ends and floats around. He wears a green robe tied with a yellow sash, as well as jewelry, and has a third evil eye on his forehead. He always floats and appears to be like Chichiri, a mage.
In Byakko Ibun, Miboshi's original appearance is seen. He is a tall, dark-haired young man with tiger-like marks on the left side of his body, and lacks an ear after fighting a tiger. He covers half his face with his bangs and is dressed in black clothes.
Abilities[]
According to Chichiri, Miboshi can summon one of the highest-level beasts and take over another person's body. He takes over Chiriko's body and saying that it's so easy to take control of children's body because of the body's immaturity and weakness (referring to Chiriko). He also can silence the enemy or drain his enemy's ability to speak. He activates his power when the Tibetan Prayer wheel's black lines spin around the scroll.
In Byakko Ibun, it is also known that he is a powerful spell caster who uses talismans in battle. He's also very charismatic and a blew to inspire other peoples to not give up or run away when in the darkest hours of their life.[1]
Plot[]
He first appears seeing Soi behind the room where Nakago and Yui are. Soi is very confused until someone appears along with many monks and tells her that her rival for love shouldn't be the priestess of Seiryuu. His face is not seen in his brief appearance.
Miboshi takes away Tatara, one of the remaining Byakko Senshi (the others being Tamahome's master Tokaki and his wife Subaru), next off the Byakko tower (off camera) and becomes the owner of the tower Xi Fang told Miaka about. It is believed that he is the one who sends monsters there because he has the ability to summon monsters and high-level demons.
Miboshi personally appears when Miaka went to the tower when the two people kiss exactly when the sun sets nothing can ever tear them apart. Miaka sees Nakago and forces him to bring her to Yui but then Miboshi uses his magic to make Miaka lose her voice so she cannot talk to Yui. They then knock out Miaka and bring her to the dungeon where Tatara, one of the Byakko seven, is imprisoned and is being tortured by Soi. Nakago demands Shinzaho, but Tatara refuses, so he remains in the dungeon.
After Tatara and Miaka escape the locked room to try to go after Yui, Tatara goes alone and catches up with Yui, and tells her to return the Shinzaho to him. Yui, speechless, stops running and Miboshi appears and summons monsters, which Tatara all defeats and Miboshi tells him that his body is too weak. Miboshi tells Yui to go (that) way and is fetched by Nakago after the Byakko couple and the other Suzaku warriors with Miaka appear.
Tatara is held hostage, but he manages to defeat Miboshi along with killing him. Miboshi, covered in blood takes over Chiriko's body and summons a high-leveled beast, and the movement of the monster alone even caused the building to shake. Then Chiriko stabs himself, managing to defeat Miboshi along with his life, and Miboshi and Chiriko die here.
Byakko Ibun[]
In Fushigi Yuugi: Byakko Ibun, a younger Miboshi appears under the alias of Nirusha, though his actual name is Raneisei. He is a spell caster who hunts tigers. He was born in Kutou and his father was the user of Byouko, a powerful curse. Prior to the series, it was known that Miboshi's father had failed to return this curse and neutralize it; this led to it affecting everyone within the family, including Miboshi himself who will be ultimately consumed by it.
Miboshi, under the name Nirusha, travels through the world, hunting tigers to undo the curse and being feared by everyone for his powers and single-minded determination. In said travels he meets an abused little girl named Reipin, who manages to get close to him: he renames her Neiran (like his mother) and helps her in her darkest hours.
Fushigi Yuugi: Byakko Senki[]
In Fushigi Yuugi: Byakko Senki, Miboshi was encountered by Tokaki and Suzuno in chapter 6. He was surprised seeing Byakko's spirit behind Suzuno, and it even scared his Mao Gui spirits. He deceptively gave Suzuno a "talisman" which is really a cursed Zhiren Gu, in order to keep track her whereabouts. Then Sudeva's warrior monks arrived to fetch him, in which Tokaki immediately teleports away with Suzuno.
He is next seen arriving in the Mahara's palace, just in time to save Neiran's charade by creating an illusion of white light. This was enough to convince everyone that Neiran was indeed the Priestess of Byakko. Afterwards, it was revealed that Sudeva knew Neiran was a fake all along, and credited Miboshi for creating such convincing illusion. Then, Maramikara took possession of Sudeva and agreed to work with Miboshi in eliminating the real priestess, which is Suzuno. Maramikara gave Miboshi a dark staff that can amplify his black magic so that he could kill Suzuno.
Afterwards, Miboshi returns to the Mahara's palace and was appointed to be her personal guardian, much to the dismay of both the Mahara and the Hoshiyo-miko. He goes in Neiran's room, in which both happily recounted their past, and how glad they were in seeing each other again. Then, Miboshi abruptly said that he knew she was an imposter and that the Sangha's plans align with hers. He even told her that she can actually control the evil spirits Chang Gui within her and command them. Using his dark staff, Miboshi proceeded to command Neiran's Chang Gui spirits and took possession of the warrior monks nearby to look for and kill Suzuno. In no time, the Chang Gui spirits, who turns the monks into tiger-like beasts attack the village where Suzuno is. Within the brutal encounter, the power of the celestial warrior Tatara was awakened, killing all the beasts. At the cost of someone's life, Suzuno was protected, and Miboshi declared this one as a loss and commanded the Chang Gui spirits to retreat.
Gallery[]
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| e v | Seiryuu | |
| Members: | Nakago | Soi | Amiboshi | Suboshi | Ashitare | Tomo | Miboshi | |
References[]
- ↑ Byakko Ibun manga